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Chapter 899: Chapter 899: Must Win Three Consecutive Matches
When Yang Xiaotian enveloped the Time Divine Stele with the power of the Eternal Divine Body, the surrounding space was collapsing at an alarming rate around him.
Yang Xiaotian let out a loud shout, activated all his power, and instantly pulled the Time Divine Stele from the ground.
The moment he pulled up the Time Divine Stele, the collapsing space around him had already closed to just a few meters away.
Without a second thought, Yang Xiaotian, carrying the Time Divine Stele, soared into the sky.
Bang!
As Yang Xiaotian soared, the collapsing space had already swallowed the place where he had been standing.
Because there were no restrictions above him as he soared, Yang Xiaotian smoothly escaped the airspace above Step-Snow Lake.
Yang Xiaotian landed outside of Step-Snow Lake.
Emerging from Step-Snow Lake, Yang Xiaotian still broke out in a cold sweat.
If he had been a moment slower, what would have happened?
"He would have been swallowed by the collapsing space!" Master Ding said.
So, it was fortunate that he was a step faster.
Yang Xiaotian looked toward the distant herb garden and walked toward it.
Gazing at the Flower of the Nether in the herb garden, Yang Xiaotian felt puzzled, was it planted by Liang Li or the Master of Time?
Because so far, many of the Flowers of the Nether he had encountered had been planted by the Master of Time.
It seemed that many places bore the traces of the Master of Time.
"This question, when you meet the Master of Time later, you can ask him then," Master Ding said.
The Master of Time, huh?
Yang Xiaotian nodded, he felt that once he obtained the Time Divine Tree, it might not be long before he could meet the Master of Time.
In front of him, the herb garden had powers of the Ages and Chaos, and Yang Xiaotian activated the powers of the Eternal Divine Body and the Chaos Divine Body, easily passing through the restrictions of the herb garden and arriving in front of the Flower of the Nether.
Yang Xiaotian took the Flower of the Nether.
With this Flower of the Nether, he could consume it to strive toward the triple realm of the Divine Master.
Then, without further ado, he placed the Innate Spirit Soil from the herb garden into the soil cultivating the Primordial Universe Divine Tree.
Instantly, the Primordial Universe Divine Tree’s radiance greatly increased.
Those outside like the Kaitian Dominator probably hadn’t expected that Yang Xiaotian not only obtained the Time Divine Stele but also took away the Flower of the Nether and the Innate Spirit Soil.
Only then did Yang Xiaotian arrive in front of the Main Hall.
The Main Hall was indeed where Liang Li had truly practiced.
The Hanhai Boat should be inside the Main Hall.
Perhaps there were other treasures as well.
Yang Xiaotian felt a surge of excitement.
He arrived in front of the grand doors of the Main Hall, which were heavily restricted, but they could be opened using the Heavenly Dragon Technique from the Heavenly Dragon Zither Score, and only the Heavenly Dragon Technique could unlock these grand doors.
Yang Xiaotian studied it for a while, and instead of summoning the Heavenly Dragon Holy Zither, he began to move his hands forward.
Before Yang Xiaotian, it seemed as if zither strings appeared in midair, and as he manipulated them, musical notes flew out, transforming into streams of Heavenly Dragons, then submerged into the grand doors of the Main Hall.
Without a zither, yet he played the Heavenly Dragon Musical Notes!
This signified that Yang Xiaotian had entered the "Zither-less" realm.
"Manifest Saint" is the realm of the Zither Saint.
And "Zither-less" is even above Manifest Saint; this is the realm of the Zither Immortal!
Though there are no immortals in the world, Yang Xiaotian had reached the realm of the Zither Immortal.
Seeing Yang Xiaotian produce the Heavenly Dragon Musical Notes without using a zither, Master Ding felt a surge of emotion, "This super freak!"
As the Heavenly Dragon Musical Notes continuously flooded the area, the Main Hall’s door glowed and slowly opened.
Once the Main Hall’s door had finally opened, Yang Xiaotian stepped inside.
Inside the hall, just like the palace in the Dark Forest, there were piles of various books, which Yang Xiaotian examined. They were also related to zither, Go, painting, calligraphy, astronomy, and geography.
Among them were several notebooks from Liang Li.
Yang Xiaotian briefly looked through them, and then took all the notebooks and books.
After that, he began searching for the Hanhai Boat.
Finally, in a secret chamber, he found the Hanhai Boat.
Placed in the chamber, the Hanhai Boat looked like a small fishing boat, dull and lackluster. If it were thrown on the street, people probably wouldn’t recognize it as one of the top ten divine vessels of the Divine Domain.
However, what puzzled Yang Xiaotian was that after he had refined the Hanhai Boat with his blood, he discovered that it was missing a small piece.
If a Divine Sword were missing a small piece, its power would be greatly affected, let alone the Hanhai Boat, a flying Divine Artifact. Given that such devices face immense air resistance when traversing spaces, missing a piece would definitely have a significant impact.
As for the kind of impact it would have, he would have to test it after he got out to know for sure.
Yang Xiaotian secured the Hanhai Boat and searched the Main Hall again, finding no other treasures, and then left the Main Hall.
He took another stroll through the Hanhai Palace.
At this time, everyone from the Kaitian Academy was eagerly waiting outside, their eyes filled with anticipation.
The exterior of the Hanhai Palace was tightly surrounded by the people from Kaitian Academy, yet it was completely silent; nobody dared to make a sound.
When Yang Xiaotian walked out of the Hanhai Palace and saw the crowd of Kaitian Academy’s elite, he wasn’t surprised. His gaze landed on the Kaitian Dominator.
"Senior Zhu," Yang Xiaotian bowed with cupped fists to the Kaitian Dominator.
The Kaitian Dominator, in a complicated mood, smiled at Yang Xiaotian, "I didn’t expect that our Kaitian Academy’s immovable Hanhai Zither could be played by Young Mansion Master Yang."
"It truly took me by surprise."
Then, he fixed his gaze intensely on Yang Xiaotian, "I wonder how Young Mansion Master Yang managed to play our Kaitian Academy’s Hanhai Zither?"
At this moment, the Kaitian Dominator and Wei Sheng and others still did not know that Yang Xiaotian had already taken the Time Divine Stele, the Hanhai Boat, and the Innate Spirit Soil.
Hearing the Kaitian Dominator’s question, Yang Xiaotian shook his head, "Being able to play the Hanhai Zither was purely a fluke."
A fluke?
Many Ancestors from the Kaitian Academy gave a snort of disdain upon hearing this.
"Yang Xiaotian, during the last apprenticing ceremony, we competed in zither music, and I was careless and lost to you. Since you’ve come to our academy today, how about we have another competition?" Young Master Jiusheng spoke up, "If you lose, you must reveal the method you used to play the Hanhai Zither!"
Seeing everyone staring at him intently, Yang Xiaotian said, "What if you lose?"
Young Master Jiusheng was stunned, him lose?
Clearly, he hadn’t considered the possibility of losing.
"If you lose, I want one hundred jars of Heavenly Dao Holy Water and two lower grade Chaos Spirit Veins," declared Yang Xiaotian.
The Kaitian Academy was wealthy, and since it was a rare visit, naturally he wanted to take more things with him.
Upon hearing this, an Ancestor immediately became furious, "Yang Xiaotian, don’t be greedy. You should rightfully give us the method to play the Hanhai Zither!"
"Good!" laughed the Kaitian Dominator, "If you can defeat Shu Peng, Zhang Xian, and Zeng Shuyin, then I will give you one hundred jars of Heavenly Dao Holy Water, and two lower grade Chaos Spirit Veins."
Clearly, Yang Xiaotian would need to win three matches consecutively.
If Yang Xiaotian lost any match, he would have to reveal the method to play the Hanhai Zither.
Deng Shupeng was this generation’s highest zither disciple of the Kaitian Academy, while Zhang Xian and Zeng Shuyin were the most skilled in Go and calligraphy among the Inner Sect Disciples.
Thus, Yang Xiaotian must be proficient in zither music, Go, and calligraphy.
He didn’t believe that Yang Xiaotian was proficient in both Go and calligraphy!
