A Divine Weapon Guards Its Master, Recognizing Neither Kin nor Friend

"It's a little bit of a pity!"

The spiritual jade in the small world is too large, and the abundance of Spiritual Qi is also rare.

This is the 'ground' in the four methods of spiritual practice, and it even aligns with Zhang Xuezhou.

Without the Nascent Soul Yang Soul, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures Zhang Xuezhou needed to enter the Sole Self Realm was enormous, even the Qin Meng Secret Stone from the Eastern Mountain Imperial Mausoleum could not make up for it. He had never had any intention of trying to break through to the Sole Self Realm in reality.

But this giant spirit jade, transformed by the 'Origin', changed everything.

For them right now, this is an inexhaustible source of Spiritual Qi.

If Zhang Xuezhou continues to hone and immerse himself in this kind of cultivation environment, he will inevitably approach the Realm of Selflessness. Whether by using Spirit Gathering Formation to infuse Sole Self Realm energy or by using elixirs to assist him, he will have a high probability of successfully breaking through to the Sole Self Realm according to the standards of another world.

The travel cycle remained at fifteen days. The cheerful mutterings of the mallard ducks drifted over, and Zhang Xuezhou, who was honing his Realm Technique, knew it was time to set off.

"Caw caw caw, five hundred years, five hundred years!"

"Those silly birds can become demons after living for two hundred years, I'll definitely transcend the mortal realm and become a saint after five hundred years!"

"It's better that my old master is gone. Although this scourge is ruthless, the opportunities he brings are real. In just a few days, he's given me the chance to live for five hundred years!"

"Compared to that, being unable to move your body is nothing!"

"Besides, this scourge has an extra stick to protect itself, so no one dares to approach, and I've finally got some peace and quiet!"

The mallard's muttering allowed Zhang Xuezhou to guess what had recently happened to his body.

Having exited the state of refining his Realm Technique, Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Ren Anran, who was attempting to break through to the Sole Self Realm of Sovereignty, and then found a spot near the altar in the distance to lie down.

"It's a pity Sole Self Realm An Ran!"

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't that concerned about refining his Realm Technique; whether he refined it a few days earlier or a few days later didn't make much difference.

But Zhang Xuezhou really wanted to see Ren Anran break through to a higher realm.

Ren Anran's breakthrough to a higher realm might happen immediately, or it might take ten days or half a month; Zhang Xuezhou couldn't be sure of the exact time.

The best opportunity and time to break through to a higher realm are not something Ren Anran can control. Such things cannot wait; if one wants to watch, one can only wait on the sidelines.

Zhang Xuezhou clearly couldn't wait any longer.

He made a swift and decisive adjustment, and his soul then quickly entered the darkness.

The oval-shaped house built from the ancient tree remains, but the spirit and form of the ancient tree are no longer visible inside.

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the sluggish, dazed soul of the mallard duck. If he hadn't pulled the duck's soul into the hut, the mallard duck, with its limited strength, would obviously have had difficulty entering.

"On one side, Spiritual Qi nourishes the physical body, and in the middle, it can repair damage to the soul. Only my situation in Chang'an City is somewhat worse!"

Zhang Xuezhou sighed, then quickly switched places with the mallard duck and assumed his new identity in Chang'an City.

Once upon a time, his identity brought him a series of extraordinary encounters, which also guided him to continuously cultivate and improve in reality. Even just half a month ago, he still held the advantage here.

However, once the ancient tree enters into a contract, it will most likely come into contact with the source through this contract, and everything will change dramatically.

In comparison, the conditions for development here are indeed not as good.

Fortunately, there's still one treasure!

Opening his eyes, Zhang Xuezhou grabbed the spirit wood staff standing in front of him with his right hand.

Compared to the previously sickly and dying remnant green light, Zhang Xuezhou felt that the spirit wood staff in his hand was now filled with immense vitality, almost like a living being.

Perhaps due to the nurturing method, or perhaps because the ancient tree took pity on the spirit wood staff and brought about the improvement, and Zhang Xuezhou had also signed a contract with the giant tree, the spirit wood staff was now as easy for Zhang Xuezhou to use as an extension of his own arm.

Even before the cultivation method has reached the eighth and ninth levels, this spiritwood staff is already more agile than Badun's Ruyi Cudgel.

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but marvel at the sight.

He sensed the depletion of Law Power within his body, feeling that his body was severely exhausted.

The depletion of Law Power does not mean that Zhang Xuezhou lacks physical strength, but this symptom is similar to that of a serious illness.

Zhang Xuezhou obviously wouldn't move his body unless absolutely necessary, and he felt that he had been sitting cross-legged for too long, and his lower body was somewhat numb. Only the cleansing of his Law Power could dispel the numbness in his limbs.

He looked around and then shouted outside again.

"Cousin, did you put the stick away in your room?"

"I've got it!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the spiritwood staff in his hand and replied.

Although the Yin-Yang School possessed formidable Law Power, even 40% of Law Power was insufficient for the Spirit Silk Jade Lotus to expend for half a month, and Zhang Xuezhou's Law Power was once again depleted.

Without generating even a trace of Law Power, he would be powerless even if he wanted to draw upon Vast Righteous Qi.

After replying, Zhang Xuezhou saw the door to the side room being poked open by a long pole. A porcelain bottle tied to the pole with a strip of cloth slid to the end of the pole and was then continuously passed to Zhang Xuezhou, who was sitting cross-legged in the side room.

"Why are you being so cautious? Did something happen while I was unconscious?" Zhang Xuezhou shouted.

"It's a bit chaotic. Zhufu Yan was hit with a stick and knocked unconscious in your room. Xiao Huo was also hit with a stick. Wei Shao'er tried to pull Xiao Huo away and got hit with a stick as well. A Qiao came over to help Yi Shuo treat your illness and was also knocked unconscious. Marquis Pingyang didn't faint, but he destroyed three of his precious talismans. Master Gongsun ran fast and wasn't injured. He even found some folk remedies to move people away. Yi Shuo came to Maoling to ask me for help, but now no one dares to enter your room!"

Rong Tianding, who was helping in Maoling, was obviously conscripted and used rather crude methods to make contact with the men.

Zhang Xuezhou reached out and grabbed the porcelain bottle.

He simply opened the bottle and took out the medicine; a low-grade Creation Pill was already stuffed into his mouth. Strands of Law Power began to flow into his body's acupoints, continuously activating his body.

"The Marquis of Pingyang said you have a divine weapon protecting you, a weapon that doesn't discriminate between family and friends, making it impossible to approach or attack," Rong Tianding said. "Cousin, when did you acquire such a treasure?"

"That stick has been around for a while, but it's never worked properly!"

After hearing Rong Tianding's words, Zhang Xuezhou thought about how the new emperor had only avoided disaster by spending money on him, and he felt a headache coming on.

They hadn't even used the spiritwood staff against the enemy yet, and their own side was almost completely wiped out.

"Don't act recklessly... If you've already hit someone, then so be it!"

Zhang Xuezhou was about to reprimand the spiritwood staff for striking recklessly, but as he held the staff, he felt that the staff, imbued with the remnant soul, seemed to emanate a faint expectation, as if awaiting his praise.

This made Zhang Xuezhou quickly retract his intention to reprimand him.

Since some people suffer from prosopagnosia (face blindness), Zhang Xuezhou cannot expect the Spirit Wood Staff to accurately identify all sorts of people.

When preparing behavioral instructions, the approach to punishment must be clear; a one-size-fits-all approach is not feasible.

When Zhang Xuezhou left, the staff was still able to repel intruders due to its territorial instincts, a function that brought Zhang Xuezhou a pleasant surprise.

This means that Zhang Xuezhou was no longer powerless while unconscious, but rather possessed a certain degree of resistance.

Among the group repelled by the Spirit Wood Staff, Huo Qubing, who was still young, was not counted. A Qiao's cultivation was slightly inferior. Zhufu Yan and Wei Shao'er were genuine cultivators at the Divine Ability Realm, and they were also practical fighters with extremely fast reactions.

The fact that both of them, with their cultivation levels so low, were knocked unconscious means that the spiritwood staff was targeting an extremely high level when it was operating on its own. Sole Self Realm could barely protect themselves and escape.