Zhang Yan arrived at the Forbidden Formation and looked around. He saw that it was a vast expanse and there was no distinction between up and down. As he looked deeper, it was covered by endless fog and he didn't know where to go.
He was already prepared for this, he took out the treasure map presented by the Ying King and shone it upwards. It was as if he was holding up a fire in the dark night, a ray of light shot towards the sky. After a short while, countless golden talismans fell down and floated around in the sky.
This talisman was the formation door that led to the inside. However, there were only ten or so that led to the right path. Once someone touched it, they would trigger the Forbidden Formation and be forcefully sent out.
With the secret map in hand, he naturally wouldn't make a mistake. Without hesitation, he chose one of the talisman doors and jumped in.
There were many talisman doors and one after another. He followed the map and used about ten breaths of time. Just Now, he passed through all of them. In the end, his eyes lit up and he realized that he had landed in front of a palace square. He knew that he had arrived at the boundary of the land.
Borrowing the hands of the five Taoist Masters to threaten Luo Mengze and obtain the real treasure was actually a bold idea that he came up with on the spur of the moment.
According to his original plan, he would ask for Tao Zhenren's help and when Guo Yuan Jun attacked, this Taoist Master would hold him back and then use the North Sea Sword to kill him.
However, there were too many variables that he couldn't control. Thus, he could only try to push it from the back. Whether or not it would be successful depended on the will of the heavens. He didn't have much hope for success or failure.
However, he didn't think that things would go so smoothly and he really arrived at this place.
Just as he was about to go forward, he suddenly stopped and looked back. He thought to himself, 'Those few people obviously don't have the secret map of the Forbidden Formation but they could still find the correct path in such a short amount of time. I wonder how they did it. '
Thinking about this, he smiled. This was the ability of the Taoist Master. As long as he cultivated to such a level in the future, he would be able to understand the profoundness of it. There was no need to think too much about it. He threw it to the back of his head and went into the palace.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at a thirty-meter-tall altar with military racks above it. A great axe that shone with brilliant golden light rested horizontally, its brilliance illuminating the entire hall, extremely glaring. There was a Demonic Flood Dragon entrenched on the axe, scales and ridges protruding out one after another, its body wrapped around the long handle. Its head was at the back of the battle-axe, half protruding and half hidden; it looked exceptionally ferocious. The front end of the battle-axe just so happened to have a claw firmly clasping the battle-axe's spine, its tendons and joints bulged out, a fierce and barbaric aura assaulted their faces.
He was about to step forward. A ray of light suddenly rose from the axe, and a young general wearing a black robe and black armor walked out. This person's eyebrows reached his temples, and the bridge of his nose was straight. He had a dignified demeanor. There was a moustache on his chin, and he glanced down at Zhang Xuan. He said disdainfully, "Leave, you're not the person I'm waiting for."
He was about to turn back, but Zhang Yan's next words made him unconsciously pause.
"Just Now, you've seen that Spiritual Master who came in, they're already discussing how to work together to capture you. If they really come here, how are you going to resist?"
The young general raised his eyebrows. He thought that he might be able to handle one or two people, but if the four of them came Just Now, the outcome would definitely not be good.
He slowly turned around and said stubbornly, "At most, we'll just fight to the death. If I don't do anything, what can they do?"
Zhang Yan was slightly surprised and said, "If you're taken out, it won't be up to you anymore. If you leave the restrictions here, if you don't choose a master to refine your true spirit, how long can you live in this world?"
This sentence hit the nail on the head. Even if it was a true treasure, if it wasn't refined for thousands of years, it would be hard for its true spirit to be permanent. At this step, it would most likely go out to find a master.
And this treasure had already been without a master for thousands of years, yet it still hadn't left this celestial city. Thus, Zhang Yan guessed that Patriarch Da Mi had done something here.
The young general sneered and said, "After saying so much, aren't you still asking me to recognize you as my master? But you're just a Yuanying cultivator. Since I'm not willing to follow them, then it's even more impossible for me to go with you. "
Zhang Yan observed his expression and saw that there was a hint of annoyance between his brows. He knew that he was right. He was most afraid that the other party would ignore him. Now that he was willing to talk, it was easy to handle. He smiled and said, "How about this, I don't need you to follow me. I only need you to help me eliminate a monster. After that, you can leave or stay as you please."
In his heart, killing Guo Yuan Jun was the most important thing. He had never thought of making this treasure obediently yield.
Although his cultivation was not as good as the few Spiritual Masters outside, the conditions that he could offer were unparalleled. And this true spirit could be said to be threatened from the outside and had no way out from the inside. There was a high chance that it would be convinced by him.
As long as it was in his hands, he could still think of a way to get it in the future. If it insisted on leaving, then there was no loss.
As expected, once he said this, the young general was moved and said, "Really?"
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "If you don't believe me, I can swear on it right now."
The young general hesitated for a while and suddenly raised his head. He made up his mind and said, "Okay, I hope you remember what you said now."
With a flash of light, his figure disappeared. The huge battle-ax suddenly flew up and threw down.
Zhang Yan stretched out his hand and grabbed it. He felt his arm tremble slightly and a dragon's roar shook the golden hall.
He picked it up and saw that the handle was engraved with the words "Mysterious Dragon Sun Embracing Battle-Ax". He nodded and immediately channeled his spiritual qi inside to refine it. However, to completely refine it, the true spirit was still needed. Therefore, he couldn't be considered the owner of this treasure. If this battle-ax was unwilling, he couldn't control it at all.
However, he was already satisfied with this result. With a push of his magic power, the item turned into a ray of light and flew into his sleeve. Then, he rode on the light and flew back the way he came. After passing through the hundred talisman doors, he walked out of the Xuan Monument.
The people outside were already impatient. Seeing him come out, the young man waved his hand and said, "Friends, follow me inside to subdue this treasure."
Zhang Yan stood in front of the monument and cupped his hands. He said, "Friends …"
The young man waved his hand and said, "Two hours are almost up. If Sect Leader Zhang has anything to say, you can come back and say it."
Zhang Yan smiled and said, "I have already taken out the real treasure. There's no need for you to go anymore."
"What?"
Everyone was startled and looked at him in disbelief.
Just Now, they let Zhang Yan go down and try. That was only because of Tao Zhenren. They never thought he would really be able to take the treasure.
Why didn't the treasure go to them but to a Yuanying cultivator? Could it be that this person was related to the treasure and knew this would happen, so he was just using them? Thinking of this, the middle-aged cultivator and the white-clothed woman looked unhappy.
The young man did not care about this and asked curiously, "That real treasure is arrogant and unruly. How did Sect Leader Zhang convince it?"
Zhang Yan knew that he had to give an explanation for this matter. Otherwise, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction. He smiled and said, "To put it bluntly, it's not worth mentioning."
He immediately told them what happened inside Just Now with half truths and half lies.
When everyone heard that the treasure was only temporarily staying by his side and did not really want to recognize him as its master, they finally calmed down.
The young man sighed and said, "Indeed, there is no gain without loss. Since Friend Zhang has already obtained the real treasure and has the help of Tao Zhenren and Zheng Daoren, even without us, we should be able to deal with Guo Yuan Jun. We have disciples in our sect that need to be taken care of, so it's time for us to leave."
While he was speaking, a golden light suddenly flew over from the sky.
When the middle-aged cultivator saw this, his expression slightly froze. He waved his hand and took the letter. He opened it and quickly read it, then casually put the letter away and said in a deep voice, "Everyone, that Guo Yuan Jun seems to be acting strangely again. I also need to go back."
At this time, Zhang Yan stepped forward and called out, "Daoist Gan, wait."
The middle-aged cultivator looked at him and said, "Is there anything else, Sect Leader Zhang?"
Zhang Yan bowed and said, "Since Daoist Gan wants to return to the sect, why don't you give the pearl of life to me? That way, your sect's disciples will not be slaughtered by that Guo Yuan Jun."
The white-clothed woman said coldly, "What does Sect Leader Zhang mean? Are you afraid that Daoist Gan won't be able to protect your sect's disciples?"
Zhang Yan also knew that his words could easily offend the other party, but he had to do this.
Since he had obtained the true treasure, he naturally had to bear the heavy responsibility of dealing with Guo Yuan Jun. But after this Daoist Gan returned, it was very likely that he would return the pearl of life to Guo Yuan Jun to avoid disaster.
If this Heavenly Demon had five Star Pearls, his strength would definitely be much stronger than it was now. This was not what he wanted.
The middle-aged cultivator took a deep look at him and said with a double meaning, "Sect Leader Zhang, you are really brave."
He raised his hand, took out the Origin Bead, and tossed it to Zhang Yan, saying, "Sect Master Zhang, take it well." When he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve, turned into a wisp of clear air, and flew away.
When the white-clothed woman saw that he had left, she also jumped into the clouds. Not long after, she caught up to the middle-aged cultivator and said with a slight rebuke, "Shouting, although the pearl is not very important, if we give it to him, won't it show that our three sects are useless?"
The middle-aged cultivator said, "The pearl is indeed useless. If we give it to him, it will also save my disciple from a disaster."
The white-clothed woman sighed and said, "We have worked hard, but it has benefited that junior."
The middle-aged cultivator sneered and said, "How can Guo Yuan Jun be so easy to deal with? Even with the help of the true treasure, he might not be able to win."
The white-clothed woman was surprised and said, "Isn't there still Zheng Weixing and Sect Leader Tao?"
The middle-aged cultivator said, "Zheng Weixing is narrow-minded. Seeing that his grandmaster's treasure is taken by someone else instead of him, he will definitely be angry and might not be willing to help. As for Sect Leader Tao, if the true treasure is in his hands, he can still fight with Guo Yuan Jun. But if it is in Daoist Zhang's hands, the result will be very hard to say."
East Victory South State, Dachen Country.
Within a radius of a thousand miles, poisonous miasma filled the air and all humans and animals died.
A wisp of smoke slowly gathered, and the ten thousand feet centipede was gone. Instead, it turned into a handsome scholar.
He raised his hands slightly and spun around. He could not help but nod in satisfaction.
Although he repelled the three Grotto-Heavens previously, he could not catch up to them. Now that he had turned into a human, he could use the cultivator's instrument to fly, so he would not be helpless.
After using his mind to sense for a moment, his scarlet red eyes narrowed. He was a little astonished. The remaining five Yuan Beads had actually gathered together. He muttered to himself, "That's good too. It saves this lord a lot of trouble."
He reached out and took out the Hundred Shadow Sword left behind by Shang Qingjun. With a wave of his hand, he dispersed the primordial spirit and true consciousness within it.
The sword did not have true consciousness, so it did not have any other uses. However, he only needed to use it to fly, so he did not care about anything else. He sneered and took out the sword. A fierce sword gleam opened up a path, tearing the clouds apart and heading north.
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