Meanwhile, Meng Zhao in Yanzhou had already received news that Tong Lie had defeated Xie Wanzhi, yet he did not know that he had become Tong Lie's next target for a challenge.
After consecutively meeting the Pudu Cult Master to discuss peace negotiations with the Pudu Cult, then arranging to meet Ye Huan, the master of the Demon Venerable Hall, and finally earning his father-in-law's approval, he and Xue Zihou hurried without pause toward the Divine Saber Hall to visit the Purple Lightning Saber Lord and the many experts of the Divine Saber Hall.
Only Meng Zhao and Xue Zihou traveled along the way. Tan Cai'er did not come with them, remaining in the Tan Family, so their journey should not have been slow.
However, after Meng Zhao's guidance, Xue Zihou had recently begun to gain entry into and understanding of the secret martial art known as the Eight Demonic Saber Techniques. His cultivation and comprehension of the Way of the Saber and the demonic path, if not advancing a thousand miles a day, were still changing with each passing day.
Along the way, he repeatedly challenged Meng Zhao with his saber. Though he was defeated in a single move every time, the impact he brought Meng Zhao grew with each passing day. This was enough to show that the power of the Demonic Saber had already crossed layer upon layer of empty space and entered his body.
As for Meng Zhao, after his conversation with Monk Huikong at that temple, where he obtained the Hengshun Bell and several secret formulas, he too had made considerable progress in cultivation. He comprehended a secret technique for refining divine weapons, which he named the Forging Soldier Art.
It treated one's own body as a divine weapon, using Primordial Spirit Power to stimulate