Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Destiny-Chapter 445: Ten Days

“Pfft!”

In Tianli City, within the small courtyard where Zhang Xuan resided, the space rippled, and a figure abruptly appeared, crashing heavily onto the ground as blood spewed uncontrollably.

It was none other than Zhang Xuan, who had just escaped from the hands of Crown Prince Yuanqing.

Using the spatial anchor of the New World, he managed to break free from the opponent’s spatial lockdown, but the cost was devastating internal injuries. The forced forging of the Karma Fire Red Lotus Relics compounded his condition;even with the Eternal Heart breaking through to the Nine Orifices, recovery within a short period seemed impossible.

More alarmingly, with the power of Frost Demon Lord’s Essence Pill and You Hai completely depleted, his strength had regressed to Galaxy 7-dan. The immense backlash surged continuously, bringing soul-tearing pain that left him on the brink of unconsciousness at any moment.

“I can’t stay here. I must leave immediately. If Crown Prince Yuanqing tracks me down, death will be inevitable…”

Suppressing the waves of dizziness crashing through his mind, Zhang Xuan struggled to his feet and stumbled out of the courtyard.

“Sun Qiang, Sun Qiang…”

He couldn’t help but call out aloud.

Despite his agony, he had returned to take Sun Qiang and the others away. If Empyrean Kong shi had already been captured, losing them as well would be an unacceptable blow.

Despite several calls, there was no response. Zhang Xuan’s heart sank.

Could it be that during the pill trial, Crown Prince Yuanqing had already made his move?

It was a very real possibility.

This man had long known that the pill trial’s ultimate goal was to kill him. Removing potential threats in advance and eradicating future troubles was entirely in line with his methods.

Their brief encounters had been enough to reveal the Crown Prince’s cold and ruthless nature—someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his aims.

He shoved open the doors to the receiving hall. An overwhelming stench of blood assaulted his senses, making him rush inside.

Several corpses lay sprawled across the floor, their faces disturbingly familiar. They were the subordinates Zhang Xuan had hired a few days ago. Their throats had been severed, and they had died where they fell.

After searching around, he failed to locate Yu Xiaoyu, Liu Mingyue, or even Sun Qiang. Zhang Xuan stepped outside.

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Soon, he opened all the rooms in the courtyard but found no trace of them.

“They should still be alive, but where could they have gone…”

Zhang Xuan frowned.

Yu Xiaoyu and Liu Mingyue had cultivated fragments of the heavens linked to him. If they had died, he would have sensed it. Since there was no reaction, it indicated they were still alive;their whereabouts, however, remained a mystery.

“Forget it. I should hide first and heal before searching further!”

Realizing that even if he found them in his current state, he would be powerless to help, Zhang Xuan decided against further deliberation. His figure flickered and vanished into thin air.

The next moment, he appeared within a Teleportation Formation in Ziling City.

This was where he had comprehended Space Destiny and left behind a spatial imprint, enabling him to teleport here at will with a mere thought.

Since it wasn’t a scheduled teleportation time, the place was deserted. Zhang Xuan quietly left and, ten minutes later, found himself seated inside an isolated mountain cave.

Located deep within the mountains near Ziling City, it was a desolate area seldom visited by people. With a flick of his wrist, Zhang Xuan arranged the formation flags he had brought from the courtyard, activating a formation that concealed all traces within the cave.

Though he had severed the karmic ties between himself and Blue Cloud Venerable using the White Bone Sky Observation Relics during his escape, rendering them temporarily untraceable, he dared not lower his guard.

In his current state, he lacked the strength to resist anyone. Be it the Crown Prince or experts from the Buddhist Sect, discovery would spell certain doom.

Truthfully, the safest option would have been returning to the New World, where no one could find him. However, that would prevent him from absorbing Origin qi, which was essential for his recovery. Such a move would be meaningless.

Sitting cross-legged, he began to calm his mind.

Although he was severely injured, his gains had been substantial.

The most valuable acquisition was, without a doubt, the Eternal Heart. With this heart, as long as he remained alive, his cultivation would only grow higher. The so-called Life Sea Realm would no longer pose any shackles to him.

Moreover, when his energy was fully replenished, he could still unleash the combat strength of a Peak Life Sea 9-dan cultivator.

Directing his intentions inward, he could clearly sense the heart within his body. With every beat, it drew in boundless Origin qi, saturating the Suspended Realm.

Previously, extracting Origin qi was akin to scooping water with a spoon. Now, it was as though the world’s most powerful pump had been installed.

No matter how vast the capacity, with time, it would eventually overflow!

Pushing the heart’s rhythms out of his mind, Zhang Xuan flicked his wrist, and a mountain of items appeared before him.

These were spoils obtained from Jiang Li and You Hai. While You Hai didn’t possess many artifacts aside from a decent Soul Summoning Banner, Jiang Li was a different story—he was a treasure trove.

As the world’s foremost alchemist, Jiang Li possessed an endless variety of medicines, not to mention pills as numerous as the stars in the sky.

Anyone else obtaining such a trove, with no familiarity concerning the pill properties, would refrain from consuming them recklessly. But Zhang Xuan was different. With just a light touch of his finger, corresponding books would appear within the Library of Heaven’s Path. Not only could he identify their properties, but even their flaws would be laid bare.

It didn’t take long to select a few recovery pills, which he quickly consumed.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle!

With the heart’s steady rhythm, the medicinal power spread throughout his body, alleviating the tearing pain within his soul.

However, he still felt incredibly fatigued, as though he hadn’t slept in ten days and nights. Exhaustion gnawed at him, threatening to pull him into unconsciousness at any moment.

“Forget it. I won’t force it. Sleeping a little should help a lot…”

Seeing no better alternative, Zhang Xuan stored the remaining pills back into the New World. No longer holding out, he lay down on the ground and drifted into a profound slumber.

As he slept, the Eternal Heart continued to beat, channeling the dense medicinal power through every cell of his body.

Buzz!

No one knew how much time had passed, but as the energy within his body amassed to its limit, a faint hum echoed. His cultivation surged from Galaxy 7-dan to Galaxy 8-dan!

Breaking through during sleep—something unimaginable in the past—was now a reality!

This was the terror of the Eternal Heart!

Even when resting, even without actively cultivating, its ceaseless pulses would extract power, ensuring constant growth without pause.

It was precisely due to this heaven-defying nature that Crown Prince Yuanqing, despite being a prodigy who had encountered countless artifacts since childhood, was willing to spend decades meticulously planning, all for this moment.

Rumble!

After breaking through to Galaxy 8-dan, the heart continued to channel energy, and Zhang Xuan’s cultivation did not halt, gradually climbing further.

The earlier battle, waged with Frost Demon Lord’s Essence Pill, had nearly drained him and brought him to death’s door. Yet, it had also thoroughly expanded all of his meridians. This meant that, although he was currently only at Galaxy 8-dan, the width and fortification of his meridians were comparable to those of a Peak Life Sea 9-dan expert.

This was akin to a max-leveled character rebuilding from scratch, but with the physical capacity of their former strength. One could only imagine how rapid the growth would be.

As Zhang Xuan slept, the Eternal Heart diligently powered his cultivation upward. Eventually, after an indeterminate amount of time, he groggily awoke and slowly opened his eyes.

“I actually slept for ten whole days?”

Upon confirming the length of his slumber, Zhang Xuan was flabbergasted.