Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

"I didn't know at first, entering the core, even triggering the Divine Domain Flowing Colors, naturally I also understood now..."

After a while, Empyrean Kong sighed heavily.

Zhang Xuan nodded, expressing his sentiment, "You really have a strong body!"

"If you keep obsessing over these useless matters, there's nothing worthwhile to talk about..." Empyrean Kong seemed quite exasperated.

"Not talking about these, are there any other taboos in this place?"

Knowing it wasn't the time to dwell on those questions, Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask.

"Also, no pets allowed, no starting fires at will, no random killing, only at specific locations can one take action..."

Empyrean Kong listed more than a dozen rules in succession.

Zhang Xuan memorized them all.
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Having someone enter in advance was indeed convenient. Knowing these rules, firstly, he could avoid trouble, and secondly, if used well, he could also better trap Mo Baiye.

"I need to continue refining the core. Speed up as well, through my Sensing, among the people who came this time, there are those exceeding Galaxy 6-dan!"

Empyrean Kong explained a few more sentences.

"Alright!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

He didn't need to investigate this point, as he had already been aware.

The Heaven Mandate Domain, ranked 21st on the mainland, had suddenly opened. Even though three days wasn't a long time, it was enough for a large number of strong individuals to make their way here.

Galaxy 6-dan in Zouyi Royal City could be considered the pinnacle, but in the face of even larger forces, it wasn't significant.

"Um, be wary of Primordial Beasts that are rodents, be cautious of the washer, and try to keep your clothes clean..." Empyrean Kong continued speaking, but his speech was cut off halfway, not completely done explaining, as the surrounding mist dissipated once more, and the voice ended.

Knowing that the power of the sword qi was exhausted and continuing to display might likely draw the scrutiny of the heavenly path, Zhang Xuan dared not continue but instead stood in place pondering.

He understood there were rules, but… what was a washer?

And what did keeping your clothes clean mean?

What exactly were rodent-like Primordial Beasts?

"First, let's find Xiaoyu and others. It seems this place isn't as safe as I imagined..."

Knowing he couldn't guess it all on his own and that only seeing with his own eyes could confirm it, Zhang Xuan determined the direction and continued moving forward.

This time, he didn't run swiftly using zhenqi, but strolled as if leisurely walking in a garden, relying solely on physical body strength for movement, indeed not encountering any ghost walls anymore; the tree he had encountered before never reappeared.

"Weird rules..."

Zhang Xuan mused inwardly.

As he progressed, his Eye of Insight was always operative, yet he didn't see any formation or spatial fluctuations, which clearly indicated that the power of the rules exceeded the observable range and was hard to detect. If not for Empyrean Kong's explanations, without spending a lot of time, he might not have realized something was amiss.

He flipped his wrist, took out a heap of food, and wanted to try eating to see if it would incur any punishment, hesitated for a moment, but ultimately did not dare to touch.

Relying on physical body strength to jog, after about half an hour, suddenly a mark appeared in front of him, formed by three leaves arranged in a plum blossom shape, the middle leaf pointing towards a place.

"There are people from the Fu Family passing by!"

Zhang Xuan's eyes brightened,

This was a mark left by the people of the Fu Family.

As a large family, they naturally knew that upon entering the Heaven Mandate Domain, they would be directly spread out, so they had made arrangements in advance. Any disciples needed to leave marks so that later, if someone saw them, they would follow the marks and quickly gather.

Following the direction pointed by the leaves, Zhang Xuan ran over, and after traveling for more than two miles, he heard the roar of the wind ahead, as if someone was fighting.

"Could it be that a member of the Fu Family has encountered danger?"

Feeling perplexed, he didn't stop moving; it didn't take long for Zhang Xuan to reach the direction where the sound originated, he looked up,

A figure was battling a Primordial Beast.

It was a young woman, around twenty some years of age, cultivation somewhere between Galaxy 1-dan and 2-dan, dressed in pale gray clothes with a small bamboo leaf embroidered on the fabric's corner.

The opposing Primordial Beast was a Green-faced White Tiger, its strength around Galaxy 2-dan, just slightly stronger than hers.

Had it not been for the artifacts and methods this woman carried, she might have already been bitten in the throat.

After watching for a while, Zhang Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

He didn't recognize this woman; she definitely wasn't a member of the Fu Family. She wielded a pair of iron hooks as weapons, her battle techniques were also very peculiar, completely different from those he had seen before.

Being continuously attacked by the Green-faced White Tiger, she was now in a state of disarray. If he didn't intervene, there was a high chance she would be killed.

To save or not to save?

In such a place, before completely understanding the situation, it was best not to act like a saint, but watching someone being killed without acting was also not his wish; hesitating for a moment, he activated the power of disguise, altering his appearance.

At this moment, he was half a head taller and more muscular; as for his age, he appeared to be in his thirties, with no trace of his earlier features.

Even though he had kept a low profile since arriving in Zouyi City and hadn't instigated trouble, with Mo Baiye as an "enemy", it was better to be prepared in advance.

Anyway, with many people from Zhilan Valley, not three thousand but at least over two thousand, with many unacquainted faces, one more or less was unknown to others.

With everything in place, Zhang Xuan then carried his Cold Nether Sword and approached the battling parties, stopping about 30 meters away, quietly leaning against a large tree, and asked with a slight smile, "Do you need my help?"

"Who are you?"

The woman wielding double hooks, not expecting anyone nearby, suddenly looked panicked, pushing back the Green-faced White Tiger with several moves, heavily gasping for breath.

Obviously, the last two moves had greatly exhausted her; even though she was not weak, she was still having a difficult time to recover.

"I'm just passing by; if you do not need my help, I'll be on my way..."

Zhang Xuan said.

The woman hesitated, looked again at the White Tiger in front of her, her heart thumping nervously.

Clearly, she knew she could not defeat the mighty beast on her own.

"I need help..."

The woman nodded, then said, "As long as you help me, after this Green-faced White Tiger is killed, I can give you its fur..."

The most valuable parts of this Primordial Beast were the inner core and the fur, offering even one of these was already her biggest concession.

"Fur?" Zhang Xuan shook his head.

"Then..."

The woman clenched her teeth, "I'll give you the inner core!"

Upon seeing that he still didn't respond, the woman's heart sank, "You can't possibly want both, right? I might look a bit in disarray, but if I just [Sacrifice], killing it is still quite easy..."

"Then you [Sacrifice], I'll take my leave..."

Zhang Xuan waved his hand and turned to leave.

"You..."

Seeing him truly walking away without any hesitation, the woman could no longer hold back, "Then what do you want? It can't be that you want both the inner core and the fur, right?"

"I want Destiny Plates, I'll help you kill it, give me one hundred Destiny Plates!" Zhang Xuan spoke out.