Library of Heaven's Path

Chapter 1567: The Secret Behind the Marriage of the Zhang Clan and the Luo Clan

Translator: StarveCleric Editor: Millman97

Chilling wind battered ceaselessly on the convoy of the Zhang Clan.

It was already in the midst of winter. While it was not as chilling as the usual weather at the Glacier Plain Court, most of the mountains were already cloaked with a thick layer of snow. Placed along with the white clouds in the air, it formed a mystical scenery of beauty.

Zhang Xuan stood in the room at the back of the aerial saint beast, frowning. Unable to hold back his curiosity anymore, he turned to the Xingmeng Sword Saints and asked, “What’s the reason behind the engagement between the Zhang Clan and the Luo Clan? Since I’m the clan head now, I should know of it as well, right?”

Initially, Zhang Xuan had thought that his parents’ impatience had stemmed from wanting to see him settle down, but after flying for some time, he could not help but feel that something was amiss.

Of the items carried by the forty aerial saint beasts, there were pills, artifacts, secret manuals, beast skin, inner cores… There was basically everything that a cultivator would ever need. Even with the Zhang Clan’s fortune, it was not something that could be prepared on the spur of a moment.

The only possibility was that they had already prepared it in advance!

Of course, that was to be expected. After all, they even held the tournament back at the Zhang Clan to find someone to marry the little princess in his place. However, this served to remind him of how adamant the Zhang Clan and the Luo Clan were in pushing this marriage forward.

Putting this together with what he had heard from Luo Xuanqing a while back, about how determined the elders of the Zhang Clan and the Luo Clan were in realizing the marriage… He would have to be fool not to realize that something was amiss!

Furthermore, he had barely reunited with his parents. Surely his parents would not want to send him away so quickly.

“This…” Hearing his son’s question, a hesitant look surfaced on Sword Saint Xing’s face.

It was clear that his son had already guessed something, and it would be impossible to hide it from him any longer.

“I told you that we shouldn’t hide it from our son, but you just wouldn’t listen! Given how smart my Xuan-er is, how could he possibly not figure it out?” Sword Saint Meng harrumphed coldly.

Turning to Zhang Xuan, she scoffed impatiently. “The Zhang Clan and the Luo Clan’s arrangement is for mankind or whatever nonsense!”

“For mankind? What does the marriage with the Luo Clan have to do with mankind?” Zhang Xuan was even more confused.

It was just a marriage between him and Luo Ruoxin! Surely it would be exaggerating to say that the whole of mankind would be affected by their marriage.

“Let me tell him instead!”

The previously-silent Yang shi suddenly sighed deeply and spoke up.

“Un.”

Seeing that Yang shi was going to speak, the Xingmeng Sword Saints nodded before falling silent.

“The bloodline ability of the Zhang Clan is time whereas the bloodline ability of the Luo Clan is space,” Yang shi said. “Senior, I believe you should be very familiar with this, right?”

Zhang Xuan nodded in response.

He had been surprised by it at the start, but after witnessing it so many times, he had already gotten used to it.

“Those two abilities come together to form the power of spacetime, and this power is the key to unlocking the seal of the Temple of Confucius!” Yang shi revealed.

“The seal of the Temple of Confucius?”

“According to legend, in order to access the area where the Great Codex of Spring and Autumn is sealed, on top of the Celestial Amulets of Legacy required, one must also wield the power of spacetime! However, this is an ability that only the strongest of Ancient Sages wield!” Yang shi explained.

“However, it’s a pity that no one has been able to achieve a breakthrough to Ancient Sage over the past ten thousand years. The few living Ancient Sages are also reaching the limits of their lifespan, such that while they are still capable of fighting short battles, it would be difficult for them to decipher the flow of spacetime in order to break the seal. More importantly, it seems that Ancient Sage experts might not be able to enter the depths of the Temple of Confucius!”

“This…” Zhang Xuan was bewildered. “If Ancient Sages are banned from entering the depths of the Temple of Confucius, why did Kong shi create a seal that requires one to wield the power of spacetime to decipher it?”