Chapter 21: Parking Lot, I'm Waiting for You to Pay the Parking Fee

Whew!

"I can barely count as having a bit of self-preservation power now."

Zhang Xuan exhaled softly. After the last incident, the Chat Group had suddenly gone quiet; basically, no one was popping up.

Perhaps everyone had found their own fun: Meng Qi was busy improving himself, Chen Nan was busy breaking through fate, and as for Zhang Sanfeng, he should be busy with Zhang Cuishan's affairs.

With no one popping up, Zhang Xuan was happy to be idle. He had been in seclusion for five consecutive days, and just now, with the support of a continuous stream of Essence, the Nine Yang Divine Art had finally reached the Great Completion stage.

The Nine Yang Divine Art integrates profound martial arts principles; once mastered, all martial arts under heaven can be picked up and used. This art also includes techniques like the Bone Shrinking Technique and the Wall Climbing Technique.

To reach the final major barrier of the "Nine Yang Divine Art," one must endure the agony of the whole body burning with internal heat.

Either one must have the guidance of a master to open up all several hundred acupuncture points throughout the body and break through dozens of mysterious passes.

Or, like the fortuitous encounter Zhang Wuji had in the Universe Qi Bag, can one truly master the "Nine Yang Divine Art."

Otherwise, one only accumulates Nine Yang Internal Energy without knowing how to apply it; the internal energy will not circulate and regenerate infinitely, and it is easy to die from excessive energy depletion after intense combat, like the case of Master Jueyuan.

Once mastered, the first benefit is immunity to all poisons.

Secondly, there is the recovery speed and the ability to withstand damage.

How formidable is the Heavenly Sword? When Zhang Wuji was pierced by the Heavenly Sword—regardless of whether it hit vital points—at the very least, that sword went from his chest through to his back, and even after recovery, his bodily functions would have been greatly affected.

However, Zhang Wuji recovered surprisingly fast.

Not only fast, but there was not the slightest lingering effect after recovery.

There was also the time when Zhang Wuji, having just mastered the Nine Yang True Canon, came out of the Taoyuan Valley and was pushed off a ten-thousand-foot cliff by Zhu Zhangling, who repaid kindness with enmity. Relying on the Nine Yang True Canon, he only temporarily broke his leg bones, and after Yin Li helped set the bones, he recovered not long after.

From this, one can see even more clearly the terrifyingly powerful vitality that the Nine Yang True Canon brought to Zhang Wuji.

Although the Nine Yang Divine Art is far inferior to the martial arts in Covering the Sky and Divine Tomb.

But for the current Zhang Xuan, it is truly a top-tier divine art.

As for the Universe Qi Bag, Zhang Xuan indeed does not have one.

But Zhang Xuan has a top-tier expert by his side.

Zhang Sanfeng is considered a great Grandmaster who carries on the past and opens up the future in the martial arts world. To repay Zhang Xuan for his guidance, Zhang Sanfeng is also very dedicated.

In the private packet sent to Zhang Xuan, he explained all the key points of practicing the Nine Yang Divine Art very clearly, and he also made quite a lot of summaries on how to reach Great Completion, which was practically idiot-proof guidance.

Well, in any case, Zhang Sanfeng is worthy of being a martial arts expert; guiding Zhang Xuan in practicing the Nine Yang Divine Art is still no problem at all.

The only slight problem is that mastering the Nine Yang Divine Art in five days consumed quite a lot of Heaven and Earth Essence.

A large portion of the Heaven and Earth Essence was used to strengthen Zhang Xuan's body.

Normally, practicing internal energy requires accumulation over time, and internal energy naturally changes a person's physical state bit by bit; Zhang Xuan's rapid mastery in such a short time is different.

The process of strengthening the body that would originally take a long time was completed in a short period, so the consumption of Life Essence was relatively higher, but it doesn't matter; Zhang Xuan doesn't care.

The Dragon Pearl bore it all; that little bit of extra consumed Life Essence is not a big problem for the Dragon Pearl.

After all, that first dragon that appeared in Chen Nan's life, no matter how weak it was, was ultimately an existence on the verge of Dragon Transformation.

It was in a breakthrough state, unable to use its full strength, about to welcome accumulation, and at the same time, it didn't get to eat the Fire Immortal Lotus it had guarded for many years...

With a stack of negative buffs, it could still go head-to-head with the Tier 4 Great Completion peerless expert Zhuge Chengfeng; it can be said to be quite strong.

The little bit of Essence wasted halfway through practicing the Nine Yang Divine Art is just a trifle for this Dragon Pearl.

After the Nine Yang Divine Art reached Great Completion, looking at the Tier 2 prompt on the panel, the corners of Zhang Xuan's mouth couldn't help but curl up, and his whole body felt quite refreshed.

The improvement in strength was comprehensive; the physical body became further strengthened, and the internal energy further expanded, causing Zhang Xuan to look radiant.

Moreover, the Nine Yang Divine Art is still changing his state at every moment, and all bad states are moving away from him.

At this moment, his lips are red and his teeth are white, his skin is delicate; in terms of skin condition, he is even better than a woman.

Plus, after the Nine Yang Divine Art reached Great Completion, his facial features seem to have had subtle adjustments: his eyes are slightly larger, his brow bones are higher, his eyebrows are thick...

There aren't many adjustments, but these small, subtle details added together make him full of charm.

When looking in the mirror, Zhang Xuan even felt that the person in the mirror was so handsome it didn't look like himself.

"Jianghu heroes, with long sleeves fluttering, robes fluttering, like an Immortal among men."

"Perhaps it is precisely because under the blessing of internal energy, some small problems inside the body have been repaired, allowing the genetic level to present a better state, which is why there is such a heroic temperament!"

Zhang Xuan felt that this guess of his should be correct; he is still the same person, just that his overall state has become a bit better.

It is nothing more than his skin being a bit whiter, his facial features being a bit more refined, his temperament being a bit more outstanding...

These are all small changes, all small changes, not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning.

After admiring himself in front of the mirror for a while, Zhang Xuan still came back to his senses, not overly obsessed.

Waving his hand, feeling the powerful force flowing through his limbs and bones, Zhang Xuan muttered to himself: "Now I can barely count as having a bit of self-preservation power, and the figures who were spying before should have left in large numbers, so I can go out for a walk."

"Not to mention anything else, I'll go to the foot of the mountain first to take over that parking lot, and wait for Ye Tiandi to come back so I can charge him parking fees."

Zhang Xuan chuckled; this is at most a joke, but it doesn't matter if he jokes with Ye Tiandi.

More importantly, it is to go around the surroundings and see the surrounding cultivators.

It's not because of anything else, mainly because he is a bit inflated; Zhang Xuan feels he needs to go see the cultivators and straighten out his own position.

As for danger, there is a little bit, but not too much.

One is that quite a long time has passed since the Nine Dragons Pulling Coffin; at the beginning, it definitely didn't just alarm the Relevant Departments, it also alarmed many cultivators.

There must be many powerful cultivators gathered nearby; ordinary people can't feel it, but cultivators will definitely be clear.

After all, for ordinary people, it is just some kind of mythological event, but for cultivators, this is a supreme Immortal fate.

Nine true dragons dragging a coffin—any knowledgeable cultivator knows what an astonishing thing that is.

The entire Cultivation World will go crazy for it.

If Zhang Xuan remembers correctly, in order to understand the situation clearly, the Demon Race even sent a demon that had transformed into human form, disguised as Pang Bo, and lived in Pang Bo's home for many years.

From this, one can imagine how much the Cultivation World values it.

However, now that some time has passed, the corresponding investigation density has definitely decreased a lot; there might be people continuing to investigate and stay there, but the personnel left behind shouldn't be very powerful.

Zhang Xuan felt that taking a stroll around his past wouldn't be much of a problem.

At the very least, with his current cultivation, he shouldn't attract much attention, and since Zhang Xuan didn't have much interaction with Ye Fan and his group before, relatively speaking, he wouldn't draw much notice either.

He observed the tickets online for a while and booked an afternoon ticket.

Zhang Xuan simply packed a few sets of clothes and set off on his journey.

With a plot outline and a detailed breakdown, and being a practitioner of Internal Energy with a very fast typing speed, a writer is just this free.

He could write tens of thousands of words in a very short time, and then he could leisurely go out on a trip, without having to worry about updates while on the road.

The fake author: racks his brains every day, stays up late every day for the plot, and loses hair by the handful.

The real author: writes tens of thousands of words in a short time, goes on a trip at a moment's notice, relaxed, free, and unfettered.

By the time it was just turning night, Zhang Xuan finally arrived at this ancient mountain that carries countless mythological connotations.

"No mountain is greater than this, no history is more ancient than this..."

Uh, in the middle of the night, even though Zhang Xuan has mastered the Nine Yang Divine Art, he has no way to see the full picture; reciting two lines is just to fit the mood.

It is mainly because the atmosphere is right.

And as he got closer and closer to this ancient peak, the number of people filled with curiosity actually increased.

At the very least, when Zhang Xuan arrived, the tourists at the foot of the mountain were endless; among them were not only many people with black hair and black eyes like Zhang Xuan, but also many foreign friends with blonde hair and blue eyes.

The number of foreign friends was even quite large, and after a brief thought, Zhang Xuan understood the reason.

Zhang Xuan sensed a certain powerful aura on some of the foreign friends, which made his heart tighten, and he became even quieter, not acting recklessly.

Under the cover of night, groups of people set off from the foot of the mountain, and most people would spend ten yuan at the entrance to buy a bamboo walking stick for climbing.

Zhang Xuan also mingled in the crowd, keeping a low profile, bought a walking stick just like the others, and began to climb the mountain under the night sky.

He was dressed in casual sportswear and looked clean and fair; as long as he didn't actively reveal his skills, others couldn't see much out of the ordinary.

Most of those who came here to climb were aiming to reach the summit and watch the sunrise.

Zhang Xuan went along leisurely, his face calm and composed; by about three or four in the morning, he had already climbed the peak, trying his best to keep a low profile and make himself look like an ordinary person.

And during the process of climbing, he had already discovered several practitioners who were different from ordinary people.

PS: I've been positive for several days and my condition hasn't been good, which is why there is only one update. I thought I would be better long ago, but it keeps recurring. I apologize to everyone for the inconvenience!

PS: Just discovered that all mentions of Tai Shan in this chapter were deleted, speechless.

(End of this chapter)