BTTH: I have a key to travel to Wu Dong Qian Kun.

Chapter 175: Martial Hall

After sending off the Ancient Void Dragon clan, Xiao Tian checked himself. The Dragon Phoenix bloodline that Zi Yan had given him had fused with the Heavenly Dragon Qi inside him, activating the ancient dragon essence blood. This caused a significant increase in his physical strength.

Now, under his skin, the original golden glow of his Nirvana Golden Body had transformed into a purple-golden color, and his body was being strengthened at an even faster rate.

Xiao Tian clenched his fist, and numerous purple-gold dragon scales appeared on his skin. These scales covered his entire body like armor, giving an impression of being indestructible.

"Now, my Azure Dragon Armor has become the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor," Xiao Tian thought, feeling the strength of the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor. "With the current strength of the Dragon Phoenix Ancient Armor, even a peak Dou Zun wouldn't be able to harm me."

"Dragon Transformation!"

Xiao Tian fully activated the Azure Dragon Transformation Art. Instantly, his arms and legs transformed into dragon claws.

"Before, only my arms could transform into dragon claws. Now my legs can too. This is quite a harvest," he thought as he dispelled the Azure Dragon Transformation Art.

"I've been away from the Dao Sect for a while now. It's time to go back and check things out," he decided. After informing everyone, he used the spatial gate to leave.

In the Eastern Profound Domain, at the Dao Sect's Desolate Hall, a spatial gate opened, and Xiao Tian appeared silently. However, due to his connection with the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, his arrival was immediately sensed by it.

Lin Dong flew down from a pavilion and greeted Xiao Tian, "Brother Xiao Tian, you're finally back."

"How have things been lately?" Xiao Tian asked.

Lin Dong shook his head, "Brother Xiao Tian, while you were gone, I've been challenged quite a bit. They don't dare to challenge you, so they see me as an easy target."

"Haha!" Xiao Tian laughed, "With the Devouring Ancestral Symbol, they shouldn't be able to trouble you much, right?"

Lin Dong nodded, "Unless their cultivation is much higher than mine, I've pretty much beaten them all up. They won't dare to look down on us from the lower dynasties anymore."

Currently, Lin Dong had reached the strength of a seven Yuan Nirvana Realm, placing him among the top young disciples in the Dao Sect.

"By the way, Brother Xiao Tian!" Lin Dong handed the Devouring Ancestral Symbol back to Xiao Tian, "Here, this is yours."

Xiao Tian nodded and accepted the symbol. Then he asked Lin Dong, "Where is Xiao Yan? I want to send him for some training."

"Brother Xiao Tian!" Xiao Yan came out from the pavilion just as Xiao Tian finished speaking.

Previously, during their time in the Ancient Hall, Xiao Tian had killed the leader of the Demon Tiger Dynasty and obtained the unrefined Sky Demon Tiger Bone. With the Sky Demon Tiger Bone and the Pill River, Xiao Yan's cultivation had reached the Nirvana Realm and had now progressed to the six Yuan Nirvana Realm.

"Little Marten, come out!" Xiao Tian summoned Little Marten through the spatial gate.

Though Little Marten did not reveal any of its cultivation, Xiao Yan could instinctively feel the immense danger.

Xiao Tian told Lin Dong, "There is a place in the Eastern Profound Domain that is beneficial for Xiao Yan's cultivation. I will have Little Marten take him there for some training. They will be back in a while."

"That's a good thing. I support it," Lin Dong agreed.

After sending off Little Marten and Xiao Yan, Xiao Tian headed straight to the Martial Hall. The Desolate Hall was vast, with numerous towering peaks shrouded in mist, resembling a fairyland. Training sounds could be faintly heard from some peaks.

Xiao Tian flew over and landed on a towering peak near the center of the Desolate Hall. At the top of this peak stood an enormous ancient stone tower. Surrounding the stone tower were pathways paved with blue stones, leading to various parts of the mountain. Many disciples of the Desolate Hall were coming and going.

This stone tower was the Martial Hall. As Xiao Tian approached, he noticed an old man in a gray robe sweeping the fallen leaves. The old man's face was wrinkled and his eyes were a cloudy white, indicating blindness. To the uninformed, he might seem like an ordinary janitor, but Xiao Tian knew that this old man was the strongest person in the Desolate Hall.

Xiao Tian nodded to the old man before stepping inside. Inside the stone tower was a vast hall, filled with an ancient aura, with soft lights flickering around. There were no books or scrolls, only stone tablets of varying sizes.

The martial arts of the Dao Sect were stored in these stone tablets. The hall contained an overwhelming number of martial arts techniques. Any one of them, if taken outside, would cause a bloody conflict among dynasties. Here, however, they were available for free observation.

Many people were in the hall, either staring intently at the stone tablets or sitting cross-legged, immersed in the martial arts world.

Xiao Tian ignored the people and the tablets and headed straight to the deepest part of the hall. One of his reasons for coming to the Dao Sect was to obtain the Great Desolation Scripture.

To comprehend the Great Desolation Scripture, he first needed to understand the Desolation Force from the Desolation Stone and condense the Desolation Seed.

Soon, Xiao Tian stopped in front of a huge platform. Before him was a massive gray stone, about a hundred meters in diameter, standing quietly. The stone was spherical, dark gray, covered with moss, and had tiny cracks on its surface, emitting an indescribable aura.

As Xiao Tian sensed the aura, his mind momentarily became dazed. He felt like he was in an ancient, desolate land. The feeling of desolation permeated his heart, and even his Dou Qi started to flow sluggishly under its influence.

"What a powerful Desolation Force!" Xiao Tian instantly regained his senses and stepped forward. Before him was a stone tablet inscribed with numerous characters. This tablet recorded the cultivation method of the Desolation Force, known as the Desolation Art.

The Desolation Art was divided into ten levels and was a mandatory cultivation technique for personal disciples of the Desolate Hall. To cultivate it, one had to absorb the Desolation Force from the Desolation Stone and condense it into the Desolation Seed, which would be nurtured by one's Yuan Power.

Without the Desolation Stone, it was impossible to cultivate the Desolation Art or develop the Desolation Force. After memorizing the Desolation Art, Xiao Tian moved forward.

Soon, he surpassed the disciples absorbing the Desolation Force a hundred meters away. His actions attracted their attention, and they watched him curiously.

"Isn't that Xiao Tian who defeated Senior Sister Ying Xiaoxiao?"

Recognizing him, the disciples were shocked to see the long-absent Xiao Tian reappear.

(End of Chapter)

Friends, if you want to read chapters in advance, subscribe to my patreon.

You can also buy the book if you are only interested in reading the novel.