Chapter 27: Failure at the Border Crossing

  Although the Ling Stone contains a large amount of heavenly energy, it is not something that ordinary warriors can absorb. Even the lowest grade Ling Stone's heavenly energy can only be absorbed by those who have reached the Wu Huang level. However, due to the current scarcity of Ling Stones, even low-grade Ling Stones are usually only possessed by powerful Wu Zun experts, while those below Wu Zun use Jing Qi Dan instead.

  The exchange ratio of Jing Qi Dan and Ling Shi is 10:1, which means that ten Jing Qi Dan can be exchanged for one low-grade Ling Shi. If we consider the amount of spiritual energy contained in them, then ten Jing Qi Dan contain far more spiritual energy than a single low-grade Ling Shi, it's just that the spiritual energy within the low-grade Ling Shi is more refined.

  Xu Hua was still somewhat moved by Jiang Lao's actions. "Don't worry, with these elixirs I'll be able to break through soon."

  "Then you can go back, don't come looking for me recently, I need to retreat and break through. Also, I've already given the order, the higher-ups at the Academy won't bother you." A few days ago, Old Jiang suddenly felt that a breakthrough was imminent, but he still waited until now to prepare for it.

  As for Jiang Lao wanting to break through, he was naturally very happy. Looking at Jiang Lao who had already disappeared from sight, Xu Hua stood up and left. He also had things to arrange, and he also wanted to break through.

  ……

  Xu Hua's figure appeared once again in front of the students, and as he walked by, all the students would greet him with a respectful "Sheng Zi!"

  Xu Hua initially nodded in agreement, but later became numb and walked away on his own.

  After Xu Hua left, the news of Shengzi's return spread quickly throughout the school.

  In front of the gate, a figure slowly approached, and the two guards at the gate immediately said respectfully: "Holy Son."

  "Can Jianchen be found?" Xu Hua nodded slightly.

  The two guards immediately responded: "Yes, not only is the host present, but also Xu Ning, the senior scholar."

  It's better that both of them are here, "Take me to see Jian Chen."

  "Shengzi, come with me," he said at the same time to the person beside him. "Xiao Fang, you stay here and watch, I'll take Shengzi to see the master of the house."

  All the way through, there weren't many people they met, and when they met Xu Hua, they didn't show much shock, just some excitement as they called out: "Holy Son".

  "Holy Son, the master is inside. You can go in yourself." The guard didn't have the qualifications to enter the grand hall before him and could only watch as Xu Hua entered.

  As he walked in, he indeed saw Xiu Ning and Jian Chen. From a distance, Xu Hua heard their voices and slowly walked over. The Martial Emperor's hearing was incredibly keen, and before long, the two of them heard the footsteps. Their eyes scanned around, and immediately, excitement filled their faces.

  "The Holy Son has come out of the pass? What a wonderful and congratulatory occasion."

  Xu Hua said with feigned anger: "Are you two being too polite? What's this 'Holy Son' nonsense, where are you putting me? Just call me by my name!"

  "Haha, I knew you wouldn't like it!" Jianchen burst out laughing and then said to Xuning: "This time you lost! It's not easy, finally won against you once."

  Xu Ning smiled awkwardly, "Brother Xu, you've finally appeared. We were waiting for your orders."

  "Xu Ning, this doesn't seem like you! I think you're not the kind of person who gives up easily!" Xu Hua said with some surprise.

  Jian Chen said at this time: "Xu Ning, I also find it strange. We have been fighting for so many years, but I've never seen you concede easily."

  Xu Ning smiled awkwardly, "I won't admit defeat! After all, Brother Xu is a pervert, I think it's too hard to surpass him. I still have some self-awareness, and besides, I haven't completely admitted defeat yet! The future is long ahead of us! Our Wu Huang can live for two hundred years, and I'm only twenty-seven. Who knows, maybe in the future, I'll have an adventure that surpasses Brother Xu!"

  "Xu Ning, I'm waiting for you! Just hoping for a chance encounter isn't enough, is it? I won't take long to break through again, don't let it be that by the time I've broken through to Wu Zun, you still haven't broken through!" Xu Hua couldn't help but smile, Xu Ning was willing to stake his entire life on catching up with him, and Xu Hua felt a sense of comfort in this, at least he had this determination, which meant that his future achievements wouldn't be low.

  "This is really abnormal! By the way, Brother Xu, you are now a Holy Son, and it's time to unify all the students in the school. This is not a small force!" Jianchen quickly shifted the topic, compared with Xuhua, he was not looking for trouble.

  Xu Ning also nodded in agreement, indicating that unifying all students is a must.

  "I'm about to go into seclusion, and these matters will be troubling you two." Xu Hua had already made up his mind, he just wouldn't personally take care of it, and the two in front of him were originally the master and mistress of the house, so letting them handle it was just right.

  "We had already guessed it, it was only a matter of time before you surpassed us anyway. Don't worry, I'll take care of the school's affairs for you." Jian Chen and Xun Ning rolled their eyes, but said helplessly.

  "As for the name, I've already thought of it. Let's just call it Longfeng Hall! The implication is that every student from Tiannan Prefecture will become a dragon or a phoenix in the future..." Xu Hua then went on to discuss some of the main matters regarding Longfeng Hall with them in detail.

  As for Xu Hua's set, Jianchen and Xuning were quite surprised, not expecting him to understand the formation of a force so thoroughly.

  It wasn't until late at night that Xu Hua quietly left by himself.

  After leaving, Xu Hua went to the library's book pavilions to check some materials. For some changes in himself, Xu Hua still hoped to figure it out as soon as possible. Although there was no second body cultivator besides Xu Hua in the academy, there were still records of body cultivators.

  After reviewing the materials for a whole day, Xu Hua roughly understood the reason. Body cultivators develop their physical potential, and among top-notch martial artists, body cultivators of the same rank are far stronger than others. However, they also consume a lot, and true body cultivators mostly like to eat demon beast meat. Demon beast meat contains a large amount of energy, which not only replenishes the consumption of body cultivators but also enhances their strength. The weaker the cultivation, the more frequent the replenishment.

  "It seems that I'll have to store a large amount of demon beast meat in my spatial ring from now on." It was just demon beast meat, and for Xuhua, it was completely stress-free. His spatial ring still had a large amount of Jiaolong meat and python meat.

  After that, Xu Hua lost interest in staying in the library and returned to his own independent courtyard, starting a closed-door cultivation, not leaving until he reached the level of Wu Wang.

  While Xu Hua was in seclusion, Jian Chen and Xu Ning also revealed Xu Hua's intentions to all the disciples. Previously, they had already disbanded the Sword Sect and Gun Hall, merging them into the newly established Dragon Phoenix Temple. Next, Dan Tang and Qing Bang also joined, and gradually other members followed suit. The integration of the entire school was not something that could be accomplished in just ten days or a month, after all some disciples were out on missions and might not return for two or three months.

  This time, the integration was unusually smooth. In less than ten days, most of the notified students had already joined the newly established Longfeng Hall. For these few days, Jianchen and Xuning were extremely busy, with many details still waiting for them to perfect.

  Just today, Xu Hua finally condensed another drop of True Liquid. The eighty-one drops of True Liquid in his body were enough to stun most Martial Kings. After condensing this drop of True Liquid, Xu Hua stopped and prepared to rest well, and then make the final breakthrough when he was spiritually full.

  At this time, the unification of Longfeng Hall in the Academy was still ongoing. The high-level officials of the Academy had not appeared, and there were only some ordinary instructors, but their strength was not high. The strongest among them was only at the early stage of Wu Huang, and most of them were only at the late stage of Wu Wang's strength. Many instructors also joined Longfeng Hall one after another. Now, in the eyes of the Academy, Longfeng Hall was the orthodox school, and they thought that the Academy would eventually be controlled by Shengzi. Joining Longfeng Hall now was also a good choice.

  Three days later, Xu Hua finally woke up. After waking up, the first thing he did was eat. He ate a full 50 kilograms of Jiaolong meat before feeling full, and then practiced "True Dragon Body Fist" in the courtyard for a while.

  "Start impacting the Tian Di Xuan Guan! Hope to succeed at once!" After finishing his fist, Xu Hua sat cross-legged in the house and began to break through Wu Wang. All along, Xu Hua had a weakness, that was he couldn't fly, but as long as he broke through Wu Wang, all of this wouldn't be a problem.

  Under Xu Hua's mobilization, a large amount of true liquid surged out from the dantian and flowed through the meridians throughout his body to reach the outside of the Tian Di Xuan Guan. At the Tian Di Xuan Guan, there was a thick membrane where a large amount of true energy gathered, constantly pounding against the gate in front of him. As long as he broke through this gate, the Tian Di Xuan Guan would be opened, and Xu Hua would become an official Wu Wang strongman.

  Boom! Boom! Boom!

  A massive amount of true energy slammed into the gate, producing a huge sound, but the gate didn't budge.

  Xu Hua did not give up and once again mobilized a large amount of true energy, striking the gate with another loud crash, but the result was no different except for the louder crashing sound.

  Once, once again, and once more...

  Xu Hua's face grew increasingly unsightly, and he wildly manipulated the true energy within the vortex, striking the gate once more. Until there was no longer a single thread of true energy that could be manipulated within the vortex, he still couldn't blast open this gate. It was like an iron wall, firmly blocking Xu Hua's attack, and even if Xu Hua exhausted all the true energy in his body, it could only cause the gate to shake unsteadily.

  "Ah...... why? Why?! Is heaven going to stop me from breaking through?!" Xu Hua screamed frantically.

  "Hmph!"

  A mouthful of fresh blood spurted out, and Xu Hua trembled and stepped back several steps.

  It is a huge defect for Xu Hua that he cannot break through the Wu Wang. To reach the level of Yu Qi Fei Xing, he must break through the third layer of Lian Ti, the blood-changing period. For Xu Hua, it's not something that can be achieved in the short term. For someone who cultivates the Extreme Dao and takes the Yi Jin Duan Gu Dan, the Rou Rou period, Yi Jin period, and Quan Gu period are relatively easy, but the Huan Xue period is a huge hurdle, extremely difficult to break through.

  So for a moment, being unable to break through Wu Wang was a huge stimulus for Xu Hua, which is why he lost his composure.

  Hoo... Hoo...

  Taking a few deep breaths, Xu Hua's mind slowly calmed down, and after a moment of quiet contemplation, when he lifted his head again, his eyes were filled with hope and determination.

  "Even if I couldn't break through Wu Wang, what's the big deal? As long as I can break through the blood exchange period and fly with my aura, it's just a matter of time. As long as my body is still here and my mind is still intact, then I haven't failed! Since the true energy in my body can't break through that gate, I'll continue to increase the true energy in my body until I can break through that gate."