Zhang Xuan/Abilities

Overview

Cultivation

Abilities

Items

Library of Heaven's Path[]

The Library of Heaven's Path (天道图书馆, lit. "Heavenly Dao Library") allows Zhang Xuan to compile a book on a cultivator as long as the cultivator executes a battle technique in front of him or by touching a person who is unconscious. The compiled book would contain information about the cultivator's background, abilities, and flaws in his cultivation.

At the same time, the Library of Heaven's Path can compile books on ongoing processes such as an activated formation or a pill forging process through direct sight, and on artifacts or non-living objects through direct touch. Similarly, the book would reflect information concerning the ongoing process or the artifact, including its flaws. A book is also compiled by eating a dish of food, it shows how it was cooked and its history, completing a superior Gourmet skill.

This allows him to guide other apothecaries on their pill forging process to forge perfect pills, and his ability to discern flaws in artifacts allows him to enhance their abilities through resolving their flaws, thus allowing him to earn the acknowledgement of artifact spirits easily.
However, one shortfall of this ability is that it only grants him knowledge of what he's in direct contact or direct line of sight with, unless it forms a larger system. Also, for formations within formations, the Library of Heaven's Path would only be able to discern the inner formation unless he has an overview of the entire larger formation, as shown in the Qiu Wu Palace arc

Other than that, the Library of Heaven's Path also has the ability to collect books through touch. This ability can be activated regardless of the presence of seals on the book itself. Zhang Xuan is able to access the books in the Library of Heaven's Path as well, and his reading speed in the Library of Heaven's Path is stated to be enhanced by more than a hundredfold as compared to outside, thus allowing him to accrue much more knowledge as compared to an average master teacher.

Chapter 29, imprinted all of the books in Hongtian Academy's Teacher Compendium Pavilion in the Library of Heaven's Path in his head.There are books on all kinds of fields, Cultivation technique, battle technique, cultivation of medical herbs… even on male-female relationship.
After the Library of Heaven's Path was upgraded in Chapter 763, he was able to collect books into the Library of Heaven's Path just through a direct line of sight with the books, and he could assimilate the content of a book into his memory just by flipping through the corresponding book in the Library of Heaven's Path.
The Library of Heaven's Path also has the ability to compile books of similar nature together, and through taking the correct portions from each individual book, it's able to form a flawless manual. Through this ability, Zhang Xuan was able to form the Heaven's Path Divine Art, Heaven's Path Golden Body, Heaven's Path Sword Art, etc.

The strength of the abilities of the Library of Heaven’s Path depends mainly on the power of the heaven’s in the realm one is in.

The Great Codex of Spring and Autumn created by Kong Shi was assimilated into the Library of Heaven's Path with the help of Luo Ruoxin which was revealed in Chapter 1790. It has the capability to speed up time by 10 times of the Master Teacher Continent, 100 times of Azure, 1000 times of the Ethereal Hall in Azure and 10,000 times of the Firmament.

When he earns the earnest gratitude of his students as a result of his impartation of knowledge, the Library of Heaven's Path has a chance of condensing a golden page in the Book of Heaven's Path. The uses of the golden page are as follows:

It can be used to enhance his Soul Depth by 5. He tried to use it in this way again at Soul Depth 29.9 but failed, noting that nothing was happening and the golden page wasn't being consumed.
It can also be used to assimilate the content of all of the books he has collected in the Library of Heaven's Path into his head instantaneously
The golden page can be used to seal objects and living beings and store them in the Book of Heaven's Path, such as in the case of Vicious.
The golden page can be consumed to temporarily materialize the Book of Heaven's Path and use it as a weapon to crush his enemy. The prowess of this ability seems to depend on the tier of his Library of Heaven's Path, as this ability appears to grow stronger each time the Library of Heaven's Path is upgraded.
The golden page can be used to purify the inner lineages of the members of the sage clan, as shown with Zhang Jiuxiao in chapter 1453 - Bloodline Enhancement.

Heaven's Path Cultivation Techniques[]

All Heaven's Path Techniques are created by compilations of books and techniques on the varying subjects.

Hongtian Nine Dan Formula (Ch-14) - Lowest mortal cultivation technique. Cultivated from the previous owner of the body. It is a skill created by the founder of Hongtian Academy. The skill consists of nine dans, with each of the dan corresponding to the cultivation realm of the cultivator! One of the most common cultivation technique in Hongtian Academy. Fixing flaws with the Library of Heaven's Path.
Heaven's Path Divine Art (Ch-15) - Cultivation Technique with superior Zhenqi. Only Zhang Xuan can cultivate this technique. Other people can cultivate only the simplified version that Zhang Xuan gives them. The purity of the Heaven's Path zhenqi made it an unparalleled tool in healing injuries, rejuvenating one's stamina, augmenting one's life force, and inducing a breakthrough in cultivation...
Heaven's Path Golden Body (Ch-51) - Physical Body Cultivation Technique
- Heaven's Path Golden Body 2-dan (Ch-390) - Upgraded version of Heaven's Path Golden Body, but can also absorb spirit beast blood.
- Fused with Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body (4 Flaws - (Ch-672) and Intensity of flaws reduced - (Ch-852))
- Heaven's Path Golden Body (Ch-1211) - Upgraded version of Heaven's Path Golden Body
Heaven's Path Spear Art (Ch-145) - Comprehend Spear Intent fast. Only has a single movement.
Heaven's Path Painting Art (Ch-161) - Technique for painting
Heaven's Path Movement Art (Ch-169) - Needs to cultivate the Heaven's Path Golden Body to use its full potential without harm. This movement is practically like teleporting.
- The Red Dust Heaven Ascending Steps - Parallel Heaven Scroll (Incomplete - (Ch - 475) and Complete - (Ch.703)). Merged perfectly with the Heaven's Path Movement Art. (Ch-1034)
Heaven's Path Leg Art (Ch-169) - Needs to cultivate the Heaven's Path Golden Body to use its full potential without harm.
Heaven's Path Fist Art (Ch-169) - Allows his strength to be enhanced by a single fold instantaneously.
Heaven's Path Disguise Art (Ch-264) - Needs to be able to freely move the muscles to perfectly diguise, like the Heaven's Path Golden Body.
Heaven's Path Poison Art (Ch-282) - Will grant immunity towards poison and can convert the Heaven's Path zhenqi into a lethal aura that was impossible to withstand. Once it seeps into one's veins, even a Zhizun realm expert would be unable to neutralize it. Even though it wasn't the Innate Poison Body, he had achieved perfect immunity to poisons concocted by 3-star poison masters and below. After cultivating the Heaven's Path Poison Art, on top of curing people and inducing a breakthrough in their cultivation, my Heaven's Path zhenqi can also be turned into lethal poison with a single thought, killing an enemy instantaneously!"
Heaven's Path Sword Art (Ch-338) - Comprehend Sword Intent fast. Only has a single movement.
Heaven's Path Saber Art (Ch-338) - Comprehend Saber Intent fast. Only has a single movement.
Heaven's Path Formation Art (480) - emphasized on continuity and smooth flow instead. There was more flexibility in it. Perfect 3-dan and 4-dan.
Heaven's Path Soul Art (Ch-507) - Cultivation for Soul. This is better than Soul Oracle's cultivation technique because it does not have the Five Soul Declines.
Heaven's Path Smith Art (Ch-665) - Smithing is the art of creating tools suitable for human use. The best tool is a human's body, and the essence to Heaven's Path Smith Art is to forge a weapon through a human's body. They were the [Heaven's Path Smith Art] books from 1-star to 6-star.As long as he studied all of them, his understanding of smithing would become on par with a real 6-star blacksmith.
Heaven's Path Beast Taming Art (Ch-691) -
Heaven's Path Terpsichorean Art (Ch-769) - To become a terpsichore, one must have a powerful soul and a dance that is nearly aligned with nature in order to draw it out... The purpose of dancing is to enhance the strength of the soul to the utmost limit, thus drawing out its full might...
Heaven's Path Physician Art (Ch-795) - Way of Medicine
Heaven's Path Demonic Tune Art (Ch-825)
Saint Ascension Decipher (Ch-915) - Cultivation Technique for high tier Origin Cores. (Flaws: Scarlet Firefly Fruit needed for a breakthrough to Half Saint, a Lightning Resonance Stone for a breakthrough to Nascent Saint, and the Seven-Colored Earth Jade Essence for a breakthrough to Saint realm.)
Heaven's Path Celestial Designing Art (Ch-920)
Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Palm (Ch-1070) - Saint intermediate-tier palm art created by ancient sage Qiu Wu with 27 Flaws in it. Zhang Xuan reduced the Flaws to 9. Became a flawless technique in Ch-1174.
Heaven's Path Spirit Enchantment Art (Ch-1098) - For Spirit Awakener occupation. Enchantment was the act of using one's soul energy to nourish the spirit of an artifact or the soul of a cultivator.
Grand Constellation Finger (Ch-1127) - Saint tier battle technique. Zhang Xuan reduced the flaws to 5.
Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel (Ch-1174) - The Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel was a technique that granted one the ability to manipulate space, so in the strictest sense, it couldn't be considered as a cultivation technique or a battle technique. If one were to fully master the secret art, one would be able to manipulate space and traverse through it freely. The secret art could be divided into five realms, which were namely Compress, Traverse, Control (Ch-1358), Creation, and Destruction.
- 1-dan Compress (Ch-1174) - One who masters the 1-dan Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel would be able to compress space, allowing one to cover a distance of a hundred meters in a single step... If used well in battle, it could allow one to catch one's opponents off guard and launch a surprise assault or escape from a cornered situation!
- 2-dan Traverse (Ch-1270) - Traverse could be considered as a deepening of the concept of Compress. Through a greater understanding of space, one would be able to execute movements reminiscent of teleportation, covering a distance of several hundred meters in an instant.
- 3-dan Control (Ch-1358) - Control referred to gaining the ability to manipulate space. Upon reaching this realm, folded space and the sort would no longer be able to trap one. In fact, one would even be able to tap into the strength harnessed within these spaces to suppress one's opponent.
- 4-dan Creation (Ch-1590) - he level of Creation did entail the idea of creating new space, but it was limited to creating small folded spaces rather than naturally stable spaces like the Master Teacher Continent.
- 5-dan Destruction (Ch-XXXX) - Destruction was at a different level. It was about tearing through space to achieve true freedom. To put it in simpler terms, a cultivator who had comprehended Destruction would not only be able to traverse freely with their soul, even their body would be able to tread through space freely! Only upon reaching that realm would one be considered to have reached the pinnacle of space, achieving true freedom and strength.
- Dominion / Domain

Three Swords of Lingxu (Ch-1283) - Saint high-tier sword technique created by the Old Sword Maestro. Zhang Xuan decides to start cultivating it only after perfecting it.
- Sea Severing Sword (Ch-1328) : This sword art required the simultaneous cooperation of 108 swords.
- Ocean Cataclysm Sword
- Heaven Desecration Sword
- Fusion of the 3 Sword Arts (Ch-1967) : Combined the 3 of them into one after comprehending the Gods' Sword Intent. It is an AOE skill.
Flowing Water Swordsmanship (Ch-1327) - Saint high-tier sword technique created by the 3rd Sanctum Head of the Sanctum of Sages : Jian Liushui. Flawless technique.
Heavenly Demon Great Sorrow Fist (Ch-1365) - Saint high tier fist art created by ancient sage Qiu Wu. Has 31 Flaws in it which was reduced to 28.
Heaven's Path Teleportation Formation Art (Ch-1480) - An ability branching from the formations occupation that allows one to construct a formation allowing one to teleport over distances.
Severing Yang Finger (Ch-1520) - Saint pinnacle battle technique that is similar to the Grand Constellation Finger. Made into a Flawless technique.
Heaven’s Path Temporal Art (1632) - Time laws based on the Zhang clan archives - Imparts simplified version to Zhang Jiuxiao prior to duel with Hundred Schools of Philosophers
Heaven’s Path Heart Tempering Art (Ch-1695) - A technique to cultivate the state of mind
Heaven's Path Hammer Art (Ch-2084)

Unique Cultivation Technique[]

Pathos of Heaven (Ch-2080-81) - Emotional Relationship Cultivation Technique. It is a cultivation technique that is beyond the understanding of the heavens. it is far stronger than the perfect Heaven’s Path Divine Art that he had cultivated thus far. (Created by Zhang Xuan)

Bond of Allegiance (Ch-2080-81) : Based on Sun Qiang. First sentimentality he comprehended was the sentiments between a master and a subordinate. Represents values like mutual trust, loyalty, brotherhood. Cultivation technique for Semi-Divinity Realm.
- Sword Art - A Heart of Intertwined Threads (Ch-2086)
Camaraderie of Brothers (Ch-2098) : Based on Little Chick. Second sentimentality he comprehended was the sentiments between brothers. To look after each other’s back and protect one another in the face of true danger, this was brotherhood! Cultivation technique for God Realm.
- Sword Art - Unyielding Loyalty (Ch-2141)
Ties of Teacher and Student (Ch-2148) : Based on his direct disciples. Third sentimentality he comprehended was the intertwining sentiments for one another. The purest relationship between a teacher and a student required both parties to selflessly give their all to each other. They did not share blood bonds with one another, but their relationship had already transcended that. Only a bond untouched by greed and other temptations would be able to remain strong and unyielding. A flower does not drop from the tree because it is heartless. It morphs into spring soil and nourishes the next generation of flowers. Cultivation technique for Celestial God Realm.
- Sword Art - A day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father (Ch-2179)
Parent and Child (Ch-2220) : Based on his parents. Fourth sentimentality he comprehended was the sentiments of a parent, the deepest and noblest love in the world. The act of humbly supporting their child, not expecting anything in return. They did not wish to tie down their child and limit his future, but at the same time, they could not bear to see him braving so many dangers. This was the contradictory feeling of a parent, the sentiments they felt for their children! Cultivation technique for God King Realm.
- Sword Art - Filial Piety (Ch-2220)
Love (Ch-2234) : Based on Luo Ruoxin. As long as they were together, death was nothing to fear! Having cast aside all her hesitation, there was nothing holding her back! Even if the heavens collapse, I’ll be satisfied as long as I’m with you. A pair of lovebirds we shall be in the heavens, a pair of branches we intertwine on earth. Even the heavens and earth are limited by time, but our feelings shall be eternal! What is there to rejoice about life? What is there to grief about death? The seas can dry up, and the stones can be ground down, but even if the world were to be obliterated, our feelings will last through time. Cultivation Technique for God Monarch Realm.
- Sword Art - Unknown (Ch-2262)

Eye of Insight[]

The Eye of Insight is a unique ability that only a very small group of talented master teachers will comprehend upon reaching 6-star master teacher. However, Zhang Xuan managed to gain this ability while undergoing his 2-star master teacher examination (Chapter 370).

The activation of the Eye of Insight allows Zhang Xuan to discern the flaws and history of objects or cultivators that are of equal cultivation realm as him, but as he undergoes more acknowledgement of Celestial Master Teacher and his Eye of Insight is further upgraded, he's able to see objects or cultivators that are several tiers stronger than him.

The Eye of Insight is known to be classified into several realms:

The first realm is known as Discerning Facade, which allows one to see through all disguises, viewing an object or individual right at its core.
The second realm is Infinitesimal Keenness, which allows one to see through the qualities of an object such as its weight, size, and material with absolute precision. Through this ability, one is able to see through the strengths and flaws in a cultivation technique as well.
The third realm is Origin or History Tracing. At this realm, one is able to peer through the origin of a matter and determine its crux. In essence, it allows one to see an artifact and battle techniques down to the bare fundamentals and uncover disappeared trails.
The fourth realm is Demon Vanquisher. It's only at this realm that the Eye of Insight gains offensive prowess. It allows one to tear apart the space of wherever one lays one's sight upon, and in terms of prowess, it was said to be on par with Ancient Sage Qiu Wu's Heavenly Art of Dimension Unravel.
The fifth realm is Phantasmagoric Construct. An illusory world created through the eye, this technique allows one to plunge even experts surpassing Saint 9-dan into living hell, a nightmare that they will never awake from.

Zhang Xuan had achieved the first 3 realms of the Eye of Insight as soon as he awakened it.

Divine Eyes of Ninth Netherworld[]

Optic Art (Ch-1296)

1-dan Gaze of Deities and Demons - With just one look, one would be able to crush the mental state of a cultivator, rendering them incapable of fighting against one!
2-dan Asura's Wrath- With just a glance, one would be able to bring scorching inferno to the lands, as if hell had descended upon the world.

Celestial Master Teacher[]

Due to the huge significance that Celestial Master Teacher possesses in the world as a result of Kong Shi, Celestial Master Teachers are able to easily win the acknowledgement of other master teachers, as seen when Zhang Xuan used the unique aura that only Celestial Master Teachers are able to emanate to win the acknowledgement of every single preceding principal of the Hongyuan Master Teacher Academy.

Every acknowledgement of Celestial Master Teacher would also result in a significant rise in the Soul Depth, allowing the individual to peer through the essence of the world with ease.

Other than that, it appears that being a Celestial Master Teacher doesn't accord one any unique ability and the position is more symbolic in nature, as it's believed that an individual who is able to earn even the acknowledgement of a heavens is bound to accomplish feats that are on par with the prior Celestial Master Teacher, Kong shi.

Impartation of Heaven's Will[]

Unique Ability of a Master Teacher.

The Impartation of Heaven's Will is an ability that is triggered when a master teacher utters words that resonate with the essence of the world, which means that there must be no or very few falsehood contained within those words.

Through the Impartation of Heaven's Will, by expending his Soul Depth, Zhang Xuan could easily induce trust in another. On top of that, he could also drive another person's cultivation through his words.

Mind of Void[]

This is an ability that Zhang Xuan has gained from the third acknowledgement of Celestial Master Teacher (Ch-669).

Mind of Void is a capability which allows one's physical body to move solely on habit or instincts, even if there's no soul or intent driving it. This meant that even when Zhang Xuan's soul is drawn out of his body, his body is still able to fend itself against enemies, as seen in the Jingyuan City Poison Hall arc (Ch-998).

At the same time, this ability also allows the physical body to cultivate automatically, which meant that it's possible for Zhang Xuan to raise his physical body cultivation and soul cultivation simultaneously, as seen when he absorbed the energy contained within his lightning tribulation to cultivate (Ch-1341).

However, it should be noted that this is an ability that is only usually found in the heritage of the soul oracles instead.

Heart Of A Teacher[]

Unique Ability Of a Master Teacher.(Ch- 877)

Just like the Eye of Insight, this is a unique ability that only master teachers could comprehend. Only those who persisted in their path as a true teacher would be able to comprehend this ability and reach greater heights.Legend had it that only 8-star master teachers could comprehend this ability, Zhang Xuan managed to comprehend while being a 4-star master teacher.

A person with the Heart of a Teacher was no longer confined by the boundaries of race. His Impartation of Heaven's Will would be effective on even savage beasts and spirit beasts, allowing him to turn them into his students, achieving, in the truest sense, enlightenment devoid of discrimination. His lectures are also capable of causing animals (902), artifacts(1181) and inanimate objects cultivate(1244). In a sense, a person who had comprehended the Heart of a Teacher could be considered to be nearly on par with a Celestial Master Teacher!

Will of Mind[]

Heart of Tranquil Water[]

(Ch - 31)

The stronger one’s mind is, the greater control they have over their cultivation. As a result, one’s cultivation can surge even more swiftly, thus allowing them to reach greater heights in the future.

That’s precisely the reason why experts classified the Will of Mind into many different levels.

Heart of Tranquil Water is the 2-dan realm of it!

Vanquishing Facade, Lucid Mind[]

"This is... the realm which even 4-star master teachers find it hard to achieve, [Vanquishing Facade, Lucid Mind] (ch- 439)

Upon reaching this level, one would be able to peer through chaos to see the crux of the matter. At the same time, with a clearer mind, one's analytical power would grow substantially stronger.

Even though it was far from a match for the Eye of Insight, it was useful in the sense that it provided a master teacher with a greater degree of rationalizing abilities.

Word of Law[]

(Ch-1891, 1909)

An ability that turns one's diction into laws of the world, compelling elements of the world to obey one's commands. On the surface it might seem similar to Impartation of Heaven's Will, but in truth it was much more terrifying than that. Before the Word of Law, all spatial and temporal laws mean nothing. This was not a manipulation of space or time, but the very elements of the world! The act of stopping would become a new element of the world, forcing one to abide by it.

Zhang Xuan comprehended it in Chapter 1909 and officially became a World's Teacher. He did this while comprehending a method to breakthrough to Ancient Sage.

Weapon Intent[]

Basic Intent in Fist, Sword, Saber & Spear

Legend had it that if one were to reach a certain level in the comprehension of Spear Heart, they would be able to become the spear themself.

Even without a spear in hand, they could wield their body like a spear through the manifestation of their Spear Intent and challenge anyone who stood in their way! (Ch - 785)

Sword Intent --> Sword Heart --> Sword Quintessence

Sword Heart[]

Sword Heart was the state of driving one's sword with one's heart, controlling it with one's intentions. Every move made in this state could be considered as a sword art in itself. (Ch - 444)

Partial : Ch.386 (Call of the Myriad Swords... This is the realm beyond that of Sword Intent, Sword Heart)
Middle : Ch.597
Upper : Ch.1273 (From the pure Sword Intent, it could be deduced that Zhang Xuan had long reached the level of Upper Sword Heart, just a step away from Half-Quintessence (Ch-1280))

Sword Quintessence[]

With the deepening of my comprehension toward swords, I can now infuse Sword Intent even to the simplest of movements. Also, when I’m wielding a sword, the fighting prowess I can exert is around twofold as compared to when I’m fighting with fist art or palm art. Achieved “Servility of the Myriad Swords… Sword Quintessence" at Sword Lagoon (Ch.1281)

Strength : Ch.1281 (Three Swords of Lingxu : Sea Severing Sword, Ocean Cataclysm Sword, and Heaven Desecration Sword)
Defense : Ch.1326 (Flowing Water Swordsmanship)
Speed : Ch.1467 (Zhang Clan's Swordsmanship)
Fused the Above 3 Quintessences : Ch.1468

Gods' Sword Intent : Ch.1949, 2003