Library of Heaven’s Path

Chapter 2087 Meeting Palace Master Du Once More

It was no wonder this fellow had not made a move since disappearing back then. Zhang Xuan had thought that the other party was finding a way to recover his full strength, but who could have known that the other party’s goal was to bide his time so that he could acquire the Aura of Divinity!

In fact, the other party might even have known that he would not be able to obtain the Library of Heaven’s Path back then, so he intentionally set this scheme up to bait him.

But why did that fellow not challenge the palace on his own? Was it because he was unable to challenge it or because he was unable to clear it?

Considering how the will on the third floor had been left behind by the real Kong shi, perhaps the latter might have used some means to prevent the fake Kong shi from entering, similar to how his clone was unable to enter the palace.

Wait a moment, could it be that…

A thought surfaced in Zhang Xuan’s mind as his gaze darted toward his clone, who was standing with a smug smile on his face.

His clone did not seem to be embarrassed because the palace had rejected his entry. If anything, he only seemed disappointed that he had not been able to show off.

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment before retracting his gaze. It isn’t the time for me to be thinking about this right now. I can’t let that fellow escape. Once he absorbs the Aura of Divinity and reaches the level of the gods, I won’t stand a chance against him…

He could not help but be worried about the current situation.

In the first place, the fake Kong shi was no weaker than him. If the other party really made a breakthrough, he would be doomed no matter how many Semi-Divinity realm cultivators he could rally to his side.

The only reason the fake Kong shi needed to lie low was because he was unable to find the catalyst that he needed to make a breakthrough. However, the situation was different now that he had acquired the Aura of Divinity.

No matter what, he had to stop the other party!

It was just that… the other party had already run away.

Even if there was something he could do, he had to find a way to get out of there first!

With the altar destroyed, he no longer had a way to return to the Forsaken Continent. If he had obtained the Aura of Divinity earlier, he would have been able to reach the level of the gods. If so, he could have just returned by breaking apart space.

But now… his route had been completely destroyed.

The only reason Kong shi was able to traverse through space was because of the Paragon Blackmirror and the Evanescent Boots, Zhang Xuan thought as he recalled what had happened earlier.

Even though the Evanescent Boots were not a Semi-Divinity artifact, they granted their wearer the special ability to traverse through space. When used together with the Paragon Blackmirror, Kong shi was able to move at speeds that even Zhang Xuan was unable to do anything about!

This was not a good situation. It meant that if Kong shi attempted to harm his direct disciples, there was not much that he could do.

Even though Zhang Xuan felt a little anxious inside, he was still able to keep a rational head. He quickly ran through everything that had happened over the last few days to figure out the current situation.

“Kong shi snatched the ‘神（God), character from here, and the founder of the Ascendant Cloud Sword Pavilion took half a character away with him. The fact that there are traces of that here means that the palace is likely the real Hall of Gods. In turn, that also means that the place I entered back then was a fake!”

Previously, he had thought that the place where he had been assaulted by the ten Semi-Divinity realm cultivators was the real Hall of Gods, but from the current looks of it, he had been misled.

Most likely, it was a place that the fake Kong shi had specially prepared in order to corner him. That might even have been the real headquarters of the Ethereal Hall!

Thinking back, it was weird how there had been no one to be seen in the headquarters of the Ethereal Hall when he arrived back then. Furthermore, the entire area was even planted with explosive formations…

Who in their right mind would plant explosives in their headquarters, as if expecting that it would be breached by an enemy? That did not make sense at all!