A wraith wanted to pull Ya 'er, who was in Zhou Wen's arms, but Zhou Wen casually waved his hand and reduced it to ashes.
Demonic Neonate continued lurking in the lake and didn't come out with Zhou Wen. Zhou Wen looked at Demonic Neonate in surprise and realized that the wraith-like things didn't pester Demonic Neonate as though she didn't exist.
Demonic Neonate isn't leaving. I'm afraid she feels that there will be a chance. Why don't I observe a little longer? Zhou Wen thought for a moment and hid in the nearby forest to observe the battle in the lake.
Soon, Zhou Wen realized that the wraith-like things couldn't leave the lake as though there was some barrier outside the lake.
Is it because the scarecrow can't leave the lake? Zhou Wen guessed.
The last time he passed by, the scarecrow didn't attack him. Back then, he had taken a path by the lake and was less than two meters away from the lake.
Such a distance was probably nothing to a terrifying existence like the scarecrow. There were only two possibilities why it didn't attack Zhou Wen.
One was that it didn't want to attack, and the other was that it had no way of leaving the lake.
If the scarecrow really can't leave the lake, there might still be a chance to snatch the purple copper ball back. As Zhou Wen was pondering, he suddenly heard Yin Talisman King's voice.
"Zhou Wen, let's make a deal. If you take me out of the lake, I'll help you contract the strongest Guardian." Yin Talisman King was pleasantly surprised when he realized that Zhou Wen had rushed out of the lake.
He was surprised that Zhou Wen could escape the lake. This person was always able to exceed his expectations. He had lived for so many years, but he had never suffered such a huge loss from a human without a contracted Guardian.
He was naturally happy that Zhou Wen could escape the lake. This might be his chance of survival.
Zhou Wen thought for a moment and shouted at the lake, "Tell me first what that purple copper ball is. What's its use?"
As Yin Talisman King fought the scarecrow, he said, "That's First Mountain Copper."
Zhou Wen couldn't help but be slightly taken aback when he heard the name First Mountain Copper.
First Mountain Copper wasn't the name of a type of copper. First Mountain was a place. In myths and legends, Yellow Emperor went to First Mountain to mine copper and cast a cauldron to suppress China's providence.
There were many different opinions as to where the first mountain was. Several regions said that their place was the real first mountain, but Zhou Wen didn't know which was true.
However, even if the legends were true, First Mountain Copper was only a metal material used to cast cauldrons. Was it worth it for existences like Yin Talisman King and Scarecrow to fight over?
"Don't tell me that you snatched the First Mountain Bronze to forge a cauldron," Zhou Wen said.
Yin Talisman King was in danger of being killed by the scarecrow. Upon hearing Zhou Wen's words, he felt a little stifled, but he had no choice but to patiently say, "The true value of First Mountain Copper isn't because of the material itself. The so-called First Mountain was not really called the First Mountain. It was the place where the Yellow Emperor and Chiyou had arranged their armies and fought. Countless experts from both sides died. The blood of humans, immortals, and demons dyed the mountains red and soaked the copper mines in the mountains. The Yellow Emperor forged a cauldron out of blood-stained bronze to suppress the fate of all ages. What kind of supreme treasure was that? Emperor Qin went through so much trouble to find the First Mountain Copper, hoping to use the blood essence of humans, immortals, and demons in it to refine the Elixir of Immortality. "
"Unfortunately, even after Emperor Qin passed away, the First Mountain Copper wasn't refined. Instead, the blood essence inside became more and more condensed. It absorbed the essence energy in the pill furnace and turned into two copper balls. These two copper balls can be said to be the embryos of the Elixir of Immortality. They can also be said to be the strongest forging material among humans."
"Is that all?" Zhou Wen felt that Yin Talisman King hadn't finished explaining the matter of the First Mountain Copper.
If that was the case, why would the scarecrow snatch it? It had an immortal body to begin with, and it couldn't use human artifacts.
The situation on Yin Talisman King's side wasn't optimistic. His crystal-like body was already tainted with the scarecrow's demonic aura. He couldn't last much longer.
"If you are willing to help me out of the lake, we can forget our past grudges. I can also help you refine the First Mountain Copper. Only I know how to refine it …" Yin Talisman King tried to persuade Zhou Wen.
"I want to help you too, but I'm not strong enough. I can't help you." How could Zhou Wen be willing to help Yin Talisman King? It was best if such an old fellow died.
"Even if you don't need to refine the First Mountain Copper, you should need a Companion Beast, right? I know where the Companion Beast used by Yellow Emperor back then is. That Companion Beast has already returned to its Companion Egg form. With my help, you will definitely be able to obtain it." Yin Talisman King continued throwing out his chips.
However, Zhou Wen was completely unmoved. He pretended not to hear Yin Talisman King's extravagant words.
When Yin Talisman King saw that Zhou Wen clearly wanted him dead, it was useless to say anything else. He immediately steeled his heart and didn't waste his breath. While he still had the strength to fight, he suddenly advanced instead of retreating and slammed into the scarecrow.
Inside Yin Talisman King's crystalline jade-like body, dark golden mysterious symbols flowed. The mysterious symbols suddenly collided with one another.
Boom!
A golden beam of light soared into the sky like a nuclear explosion, forming a huge golden mushroom cloud that caused the entire lake to churn.
The powerful shockwave directly blew up the nearby forest, and the mountain walls also began to collapse.
Zhou Wen summoned Tyrant Behemoth to block in front of him as Truth Listener monitored the battlefield. He saw the scarecrow's body scatter amidst the golden explosion.
However, the situation was somewhat different from what Zhou Wen had imagined. After the scarecrow's body scattered, it transformed into countless wraiths as though its body wasn't corporeal. The straw was formed from wraiths.
The wraiths that were relatively close to Yin Talisman King were disintegrated by the terrifying golden light. Many of them died.
A cold beam of light flew out of the explosion. After rushing out of the lake, it landed on the ground and vanished in a flash.
Zhou Wen knew that it was definitely a backup plan left behind by Yin Talisman King, but he couldn't stop it from escaping in time. By the time Zhou Wen rushed over, the cold beam had already escaped through the ground. It was probably already fifty kilometers away.
Even this can't kill him? Zhou Wen was somewhat depressed as he turned to look at the lake.
The remaining wraiths in the lake were condensing towards a black core. All the wraiths were condensing towards the core. The large number of wraiths turned into a portion of the core's exterior, gradually forming the scarecrow's body.
Before it could condense into a scarecrow again, a black-purple sword beam suddenly flashed. Demonic Neonate's demonic sword had already pierced through the black monster core.
The moment the monster core was pierced, the wraiths in the lake let out ear-piercing screams. Then, they saw the soul light shine brightly as wraiths rose into the sky amidst the light. There were so many wraiths that it was an extremely spectacular scene.
When all the wraiths vanished into the sky, Demonic Neonate flew back to the shore with the purple bronze ball in one hand and the demonic sword in the other.
The black monster core was still pierced through the demonic sword. It was shaped like a walnut, but its texture was like a black gem. It was still beating like a heart.
If not for Grim Demon's strength suppressing the monster core, it would have long fled.
Before Zhou Wen could ask Demonic Neonate what it was, Demonic Neonate had already opened her mouth and bit off the monster core like a skewer. After chewing a few times, she swallowed it.
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