Chapter 1717: Dream Sword Saint Breakthrough

The Heaven's Path Grimoire is not only capable of striking people but also helps record book content and improves one's state of mind.

He had used it twice before, each time directly raising his state of mind by 5.0 points. Now that his cultivation had stalled, he could use this. Once he broke through the 29.9-point barrier, he would possess the mindset of an Ancient Sage!

Although he had only met an Ancient Sage once and had smashed him to death, he knew how terrifying they were, having kept the corpse in his ring. If his state of mind could reach that level, would he be able to protect himself if he encountered another Ancient Sage?

Even if he couldn't achieve that, with a higher state of mind, his disguise as an Ancient Sage would definitely be undetectable to others!

A strong state of mind was definitely the best cheat for disguise. As long as one's state of mind was sufficient, no expert of the same level would be able to see through it.

“Let’s try it!”

With burning eyes, he carefully recalled the feeling of his state of mind improving the first time he used the Heaven's Path Grimoire. He closed and opened his eyes, “Improve my state of mind!”

Nothing happened.

He closed and opened his eyes again: “State of mind, improve!”

Still nothing.

The Heaven's Path Grimoire floated quietly in the library, as if mocking his attempts.

“Help me improve my state of mind!”

“Improve, state of mind!”

“Break through 29.9…”

After trying more than a dozen times in a row, and finding that the Heaven's Path Grimoire still had no reaction, Zhang Xuan could only rub his temples, a helpless expression on his face.

It seemed the Heaven's Path Grimoire couldn't help him improve either.

Cultivating his state of mind was indeed not that simple!

It looked like he needed to prepare for a long battle. If one day didn't work, then two; if two didn't work, then three… At worst, it should be possible in half a month, right?

If he still couldn't break through, he would have to find a way to test if there was a sixth Heavenly Impartation for Master Teachers or something similar.

Feeling a wave of melancholy, he was about to check Sword Saint Xing's state of mind when he felt spiritual energy rapidly gathering nearby. He turned his head and saw Sword Saint Meng, whose state of mind had reached 29.9 points and was stuck at the ‘whimsical’ barrier, suddenly break through, directly reaching the Indestructible Realm!

Her talent was originally extremely high. The reason she couldn't break through was her concern for her son. Now that her son was found and her state of mind had improved again, she took that step directly.

In the Indestructible Realm, one's Primordial Spirit was incorruptible and indestructible. No external force could affect one's thoughts. With a mere thought, one could tear through space!

This level was already the pinnacle of existence below an Ancient Sage.

Spiritual energy rapidly surged into her body, and Sword Saint Meng's power quickly ascended.

Seeing that it would take a long time for her to fully consolidate her breakthrough, Zhang Xuan flicked his finger, and a rank-9 pill immediately flew over.

The pill melted upon entering her mouth. Immediately, a robust surge of spiritual energy exploded within her, and the previously obstructed meridians instantly cleared.

Seeing that her breakthrough was now without any danger, Zhang Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With the opening of the Temple of Confucius and its myriad dangers, the stronger their power, the greater their means of survival. Although he was a transmigrated soul, he recognized the deep affection Sword Saint Xing and Sword Saint Meng had for him, and in his heart, he had long regarded them as his parents.

Under such circumstances, he naturally hoped they would become even stronger.

Turning to look at Sword Saint Xing in front of the crystal ball, he saw that his state of mind, like Sword Saint Meng's, was continuously improving by 0.1 points at a time. Before long, it also reached 29.9, unable to advance further.

“My state of mind has also reached its limit…”

With eyes gleaming, Sword Saint Xing approached.

“You… aren’t breaking through?”

Seeing his excited expression, unlike his mother who was preparing to push into the Indestructible Realm, Zhang Xuan looked at him quizzically.

“My state of mind just broke through, there’s no rush. I'll make my push after I adjust for a while…” Sword Saint Xing nodded.

“Adjust what? Hurry up and do it! I just saw that the reason you couldn't break through was due to blocked meridians. I have a pill here; take it, and it will unblock your meridians, allowing you to directly make the breakthrough…”

With a flick of his finger, Zhang Xuan offered another pill.

His wife had already broken through; was he waiting to be lectured back home if he continued to adjust?

“I…”

Sword Saint Xing was stunned.

Could it be… that his cultivation was too slow, and his son looked down on him for it?

That's true!

A year ago, you just stepped into the martial artist realm, and I was at the whimsical state of mind.

Half a year ago, you were at the Saint realm, and I was still at the whimsical state of mind.

A few days ago, you were at Great Sage One-Reborn, Imperishable Body, and I was still at the whimsical state of mind…

Today, you're already in the Golden Body realm, and I'm still stuck at whimsical…

If I don't speed up, I'll truly be caught up with!

Without further hesitation, he swallowed the pill. As the medicinal energy dissolved within him, he immediately felt a stream of pure true qi rapidly flowing through his meridians, clearing all obstructions in his body in the blink of an eye.

A powerful aura erupted from his glabella, and the power that had bound him for years immediately broke through.

“This…”

He had broken through before even having a chance to sit down and cultivate. Sword Saint Xing felt as if he were dreaming.

This… this breakthrough felt like a joke!

However, knowing it wasn't the time for shock, he closed his eyes and began cultivating.

“There’s still some time left, who else wants to continue?”

Seeing that both his parents had reached the Indestructible Realm, Zhang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, and looked at Luo Ruoxi and Wu Chen before him.

“No need. Miss and I have already reached the limits of our states of mind. Even if we cultivate, it won't make any difference!”

Wu Chen clasped his fists.

“Limits? Are they all 29.9 points?” Zhang Xuan was surprised.

He had thought they were merely ordinary Indestructible Realm cultivators, but he hadn't expected their state of mind scores to be so formidable.

“The crystal ball is no longer useful to us. We've only used less than half an hour so far. Are you going to refund us for the remaining half-hour?”

Zhang Xuan looked at the middle-aged man nearby.

The middle-aged man's face twitched.

Others would come to cultivate, and a 0.1-point increase in an hour would be enough to excite them for half a month. Yet these three, in less than half an hour, all reached 29.9 points… And what's more, they felt that paying a peak Saint artifact was a loss and wanted a refund…

He had never seen anyone so stingy!

“What, you don't want to refund?” Zhang Xuan frowned.

“That's not it… It is our honor for you to achieve breakthroughs here at our Mind Reflection Pavilion. How about this: today's hour is on me; I won't charge you…”

Seeing that the other party was serious about wanting the money, the middle-aged man gritted his teeth and flipped his wrist, returning the peak Saint artifact he had just received from them.

Although he lost half an hour's worth of service, the sudden appearance of five experts with a 29.9 state of mind, three of whom achieved their breakthroughs here, would be tremendous publicity for them.

Overall, it was a gain.

“That's more like it…”

Retrieving the peak Saint artifact into his ring, Zhang Xuan nodded with satisfaction.

The middle-aged man said no more. He turned to look at the crystal ball not far away, his eyes glinting. “They all broke through so quickly. If I go up, will I also advance rapidly?”

With that thought, he no longer hesitated and hurried over.

Once activated, the formation within the crystal ball had a minimum duration of one hour. Since they weren't using it anymore, the remaining time would be wasted. He might as well use it himself.

He placed his hand on it, and after an unknown amount of time, he saw that the state of mind score in the air showed no change at all.

It was only then that he realized it had nothing to do with the crystal ball itself…