381: On what grounds?

Chen Xuan waved his hand and lowered his voice to explain, "It's just a guess."

When that Grand Elder of Yuling Valley fell off the stage just now, Chen Xuan had already recognized this God-Tier Divine Ability.

It was precisely the One Thought Void-Shattering Art that he had cultivated.

With just a slight thought, one could construct a spatial field to trap enemies; with another thought, one could cause that space to collapse, the Dao to disintegrate, and the Physical Body and Divine Soul to turn into nothingness together.

Of course, to reach such a level, one must have enough Spiritual Qi for support.

It was a method with very high consumption, so Chen Xuan generally wouldn't use this move.

His earlier warning meant that as long as Miss Fang wasn't too clever for her own good, she at least wouldn't end up with the same fate as the previous Grand Elder. As for the final result...

That was not something he needed to worry about.

After all, what was recorded on the glazed lamp was, in the end, only an Incomplete Manual.

The figure in the blue dress taking the stage naturally attracted the attention of many forces.

After all, the reputation of the Medicine Hut was much greater than that of Yuling Valley, and the surrounding discussions gradually quieted down as everyone began to watch the show.

Fang Yusheng took a deep breath, slowly extended her jade-like hand, and lightly placed it on the glazed lamp.

The moment her fingertips touched it, she felt a majestic Aura rushing toward her, several times more violent than she had anticipated, as if an invisible mountain were pressing down on her shoulders, causing her breath to hitch.

She slowly closed her eyes, first browsing through all the information and runes provided within the glazed lamp.

Then, remembering Chen Xuan's reminder, she thought about it and did not forcibly urge her Spiritual Qi to follow the rune patterns flowing on the surface of the glazed lamp like the Grand Elder of Yuling Valley had done.

Instead, she divided it into leftward and rightward rotations, complementing each other.

Between the suction and the pressure, a wonderful cycle was formed.

Shrouded in the light of the glazed lamp, Fang Yusheng's figure was sometimes pressed into a slight bow, with fine beads of sweat seeping from her forehead, and sometimes her brows relaxed as the Spiritual Qi flowed smoothly, her expression gradually becoming peaceful.

Everyone watched with rapt attention, their hearts rising and falling along with her state.

"This Manager Fang indeed has her own insights, but I wonder if she can succeed."

"Look quickly, the light of the glazed lamp has changed; it seems to be resonating with her Spiritual Qi."

"This girl has such great composure; she's much smarter than that old fogey from Yuling Valley!"

The Sect Master of Yuling Valley stood to the side, his expression becoming increasingly unsightly as he stared fixedly at Fang Yusheng on the platform, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Immersed in the rhythm of the runes, Fang Yusheng felt as if a vast spatial scroll had unfolded before her eyes, with countless spatial Law fragments flowing past.

She tried to catch those fragments, wanting to piece together the complete image of the scroll, but then she suddenly discovered...

Wait, where are my fragments?

This was the missing part of the Divine Ability; even if one knew the way the Divine Ability operated, the missing blanks still existed, clearly requiring one to rely on their own understanding of spatial techniques to fill the gaps.

Once she understood this, Fang Yusheng quickly withdrew from her realization, opened her eyes with a bitter smile, and then left the stage dejectedly.

The Medicine Hut's withdrawal allowed many Cultivators who had been secretly breaking into a cold sweat to quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

Returning to the side of the others, Fang Yusheng bowed slightly to Chen Xuan: "Thank you for the pointer, Peak Master Chen. Although I did not succeed this time, I have benefited greatly."

Chen Xuan still only nodded faintly, without saying much.

A moment later!

In the following moments, two or three more Sect forces took turns to go up and try, but the results were naturally obvious. It was just a matter of how long they could endure on the stage.

After Han Chen went up with a smile to "join the fun" and came back down unharmed, Chen Xuan looked around and said calmly, "It seems no result will be seen here. Why don't we go and take our seats?"

Just as they turned around to head toward the guest seats, a clear and mellow voice suddenly came from behind:

"I didn't expect the Fellow Daoists of the Dao Seeking Sect to be here as well!"

Li Xuantong stepped forward, his gaze landing precisely on Chen Xuan as he said loudly, "I was quite offensive during the Ancient Platform discussion earlier. I hope you won't take it to heart, Fellow Daoist."

Chen Xuan cupped his hands and asked, "And Your Excellency is?"

Li Xuantong's expression froze instantly, while he constantly comforted himself that the other party was merely being arrogant in their success and that he didn't need to pay it any mind, focusing on maintaining his composure.

Chen Xuan truly couldn't remember this person; there were many people at the Ancient Platform earlier, and his attention had basically been on the two Heavenly Venerates.

This was followed by successive visits from the Tiangong Pavilion and the Medicine Hut.

Besides, who would specifically remember a man?

Were the various Fairies at that Ancient Platform not glamorous enough?

"You certainly have a sense of humor, Fellow Daoist." Li Xuantong gave a light laugh, maintaining a suave posture.

Han Chen explained from the side, "This is Elder Li of the Wansheng Dao Court. Peak Master Chen has just arrived in the Huangji Prefecture, so I hope Elder Li won't take offense."

Li Xuantong waved his hand and smiled, "I am not that narrow-minded. Moreover, all who come are honored guests. Peak Master Chen's actions in the Rain God Continent have also made me feel a sense of admiration."

"Since you've come all this way, Fellow Daoist Chen, why not go up and give it a try? Perhaps this god rank spatial Divine Ability is exactly your Opportunity."

"No need."

Chen Xuan shook his head and refused without a second thought, "I don't have much interest in the Opportunity of this Divine Ability. If the Dream-Gathering Butterfly or the wine bamboo were here, I would indeed go up and try."

Li Xuantong was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting the other party to not play by the rules. He felt as if he had thrown a heavy punch into cotton, with nowhere to exert his strength.

He had originally wanted to see the people from the Dao Seeking Sect make fools of themselves to dampen their spirits.

Just then, a mocking laugh rang out.

The Sect Master of Yuling Valley walked out slowly, his gaze sweeping over Chen Xuan as he said to Li Xuantong with a half-smile, "Fellow Daoist Li, I think you should stop wasting your breath. With the Dao Seeking Sect's deep foundation, I imagine Peak Master Chen has some self-awareness and knows that going up would be futile. Why subject himself to humiliation?"

Sure enough, as soon as he spoke, he noticed Fang Yusheng's gaze turning toward them.

Since the Wansheng Dao Court intended to target Chen Xuan, this was a good chance to suppress the Dao Seeking Sect. He was naturally happy to lend a hand; such an Opportunity was rare and not to be missed.

After all, opportunities were hard to come by.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan did not get angry but instead smiled slightly: "You are absolutely right, Fellow Daoist. At least if I don't go on stage, I won't end up like your Sect's Grand Elder, leaving in a pathetic state and becoming a laughingstock."

As soon as these words were spoken, a burst of uncontrollable low laughter erupted around them. Gazes shifted in unison toward the group from Yuling Valley, causing the Disciples of Yuling Valley to turn bright red.

The Sect Master of Yuling Valley's face darkened instantly, anger surging in his eyes as he gritted his teeth and said, "I heard Peak Master Chen's grand talk earlier and thought you were already determined to obtain the Divine Ability within this glazed lamp. I didn't expect it to just be empty talk!"

"How about this? If Peak Master Chen can truly comprehend the Divine Ability in this glazed lamp, my Yuling Valley will produce four Heaven Rank Prodigy Magic Treasures as a wager and present them with both hands, no questions asked!"

Chen Xuan glanced at him indifferently, "And if I fail to comprehend it, then what?"

The Sect Master smiled, "Since it's a wager, there must be stakes to make it interesting. If you fail to comprehend it..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Fang Yusheng, who was standing nearby, interjected softly, "If Peak Master Chen fails to comprehend it, my Medicine Hut can compensate with three saint-grade pills on his behalf."

"This..."

Witnessing this scene, the Sect Master of Yuling Valley's expression froze, and he was momentarily at a loss for words.

The value of saint-grade pills was not in the least inferior to four heaven-rank magic treasures, and in some cases, they were even more scarce and precious. The Medicine Hut was actually so straightforward in backing this man.

Being shown such favor by a Heavenly Venerate power gave him a feeling that he had already lost even before the match had begun.

Wait, on what grounds?

Could it be that just because he was a bit more handsome, he could charm people to the point where their souls were turned upside down?