"Crushed to death?"
Alarmed, Zhang Xuan hurriedly turned his gaze to the area beneath Jin Yuan Ding, and sure enough, he saw a bunch of Otherworldly Demons lying haphazardly on the ground.
Most of these fellows were only at Saint 1-dan, and only one of them had reached Saint 4-dan. Even so, he was still unable to withstand the full might of the Golden Origin Cauldron. In just a single strike, he had been reduced to a meat patty, and his body was stuck tightly to the ground.
"Get out of my way!"
Seeing that Jin Yuan Ding was still standing on top of the pile of corpses, Zhang Xuan's eyebrows shot up.
"Yes!"
The cauldron hurriedly leaped away. Zhang Xuan lowered his head and counted, and it was exactly as he had seen before.
Never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined that the rampaging energy of the Golden Origin Cauldron would come crashing down on them. In the first place, they were already severely injured, and before they could even escape, they were crushed to death by the enlarged Golden Origin Cauldron.
However, their deaths were swift and decisive, and there wasn't any pain at all.
"I was intending to ask them how they got in here and what this door is … How am I supposed to interrogate them now?"
Zhang Xuan rubbed his glabella in distress.
Not only did the energy of the formation destroy all of the buildings in the ancient domain, Jin Yuan Ding had even crushed all of these fellows to death. How was he supposed to interrogate them?
"Violetleaf King, do you recognize these fellows?"
After a moment of hesitation, Zhang Xuan communicated with the Myriad Anthive Nest telepathically.
The Violetleaf King scanned the area with his Spiritual Perception, and his voice immediately sounded, "Young master, I don't recognize those Transcendent Mortal 1-dan cultivators, but that Transcendent Mortal 4-dan cultivator over there … is one of the Upper Five Kings, the Fireleaf King!"
"Fireleaf King?" Zhang Xuan was taken aback.
To think that the Fireleaf King, one of the Upper Five Kings of the Qingtian Ten Great Kings, would be crushed to death just like that, without even having to say a single line … Wasn't this a little too tragic?
"Yes. The Fireleaf King possesses the ability to control heat and flames, and in such a scorching environment, he is able to exert extraordinary fighting prowess, far surpassing that of a Saint 4-dan pinnacle cultivator … How did you all manage to kill him?"
The Violetleaf King was astonished.
Every single one of the Upper Five Kings was a formidable individual who wielded incredible skills. Yet, the young master had killed one of them, and judging from his tone, he did not even know who the culprit was …
Up until now, it seemed like six of the Ten Great Kings had died at his hands.
This fellow was simply the nemesis of the Qingtian Imperial Clan.
"Oh, I accidentally killed him …"
Zhang Xuan shook his head helplessly.
Since the other party was already dead, there was no point thinking too much into it. Zhang Xuan took the storage rings of the crowd and scanned through them, but he was unable to find any useful clues. Thus, he turned to the crowd and said, "Even though the entire area has collapsed, if this is really an ancient domain, we should still be able to find something. Let's take a look around first!"
Even if it had collapsed, there should still be some recognizable things in this place. If Ol 'Amos and the others had been here before, they should have been able to investigate it clearly.
"En!" Everyone nodded and flew off in all directions.
"Aren't you going to take a look?"
Seeing that the young lady was still standing on the spot, Zhang Xuan turned to look at her.
"If there's anything here, it should have been taken away by the Otherworldly Demons!"
Lozosy shook her head. "The fact that all of them are gathered here at the same time probably has something to do with this door. Perhaps, we still haven't reached the real ancient domain yet …"
"This …" Zhang Xuan was taken aback. He turned to look at the young lady with admiration in his eyes.
As expected of an expert from a powerful clan, her eye of discernment and knowledge were truly extraordinary.
Indeed, if this place was really an ancient domain, there was no reason for so many Otherworldly Demons to go through so much effort to break the seal on the door. Furthermore, even if there were any treasures here, they would still be in the storage rings that he had taken with him.
There was no way they would leave them behind for others to search for.
As expected, it did not take long for the crowd to return.
"This building only has a diameter of several hundred meters, and it was built in a cavern. There isn't a single trace of it left behind …"
Wu Shi walked up to Zhang Xuan and shook his head.
After four hours of recuperation, his cultivation had already returned to its peak. With a sweep of his Spiritual Perception, he was able to scan through the rubble without leaving anything behind.
"There's no need to search anymore. If I'm not mistaken, the secret lies in this door!"
Zhang Xuan waved his hand.
The crowd nodded in agreement before turning their gazes toward the door.
The door wasn't too large, roughly five meters in length and width. It was shrouded in a seal, and from time to time, it would emanate a frightening heat, making it difficult for one to approach.
"Earlier, when the energy surged through the door, I noticed that the Otherworldly Demons were attacking the seal, seemingly trying to open it!"
Zhang Xuan explained.
He dared not say that it was his soul that had seen it, so he could only say that it was the energy surging through the seal.
"Attacking the seal?" While the crowd walked up to the door, Wu Shi raised his palm and struck it.
"Don't!"
Seeing Zhang Xuan's actions, Zhang Xuan felt goosebumps rising all over his body. He wanted to stop Zhang Xuan, but it was already too late. Thus, he hurriedly bellowed, "Everyone, retreat!"
After saying those words, not daring to stop, he hurriedly retreated.
Seeing that Zhang Xuan was in such a hurry, the crowd hurriedly retreated as well. However, before they could get far, the seal suddenly flashed, and a powerful surge of energy surged upward, tearing through the lava and shooting into the sky.
But not too long later, the surge of energy surged toward the spot where they had been standing a moment ago, and the corpses lying on the ground bounced up like rubber balls.
These fellows had already been battered beyond recognition by Jin Yuan Ding, so under the surge of energy, they were immediately torn to shreds.
"This …"
Upon seeing this sight, the crowd couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat off their foreheads. This was especially so for Wu Shi, whose face had turned ghastly pale.
If not for Zhang Shi's swift reaction, most of the Otherworldly Demons would have been crushed to death by that surge of energy. Even if they managed to survive, they would surely have sustained grievous injuries.
They had thought that it was just an ordinary seal, but who could have known that an attack on it would cause such a powerful shockwave of energy?
More importantly … there was also the Heaven Reversal Formation that Zhang Shi had set up on the seal. As long as the energy was released, it would be reflected back at them. Just the thought of it was frightening.
"Given how resilient the seal is, and if we attack it, it will be reflected back at us. How are we supposed to breach it?"
Not daring to make any unnecessary movements, the crowd returned to the door fearfully and glanced at one another.
There was nothing in the surroundings, which meant that the true entrance to the ancient domain had something to do with this door. But now, they were unable to even break the seal … What should they do?
As long as they were to collide with the seal, the energy would be triggered, and … they would be attacked. The current situation was even more difficult to deal with than before.
"Those Otherworldly Demons have been here for a very long time, but they still haven't managed to decipher the seal. It will be difficult for us to break it as well!"
"The seal seems to have thinned significantly. It will take at least a few days for us to break it open …"
Just thinking about how they would have to face the relentless attacks of the Otherworldly Demons over the next few days made their scalps go numb.
"Zhang Shi, do you have any ideas?"
After a moment of discussion, President Han turned to Zhang Xuan and asked.
After the previous incident, everyone had already developed deep respect for the young principal. Even President Han had to admit that the other party's knowledge and understanding of formations far surpassed his.
"Let me think about it …"
Zhang Xuan frowned.
Under normal circumstances, as long as he could approach the door and touch the seal, he would be able to resolve the problem. However … the heat emanating from the door was simply too intense. Given his current strength, it was impossible for him to approach it!
As for the previous attack, Wu Shi's strength was still insufficient to shake the seal. At the very most, he could only wear it down. As such, he was unable to form a book from afar.
"Let's see if I can get close to it …"
Gritting his teeth, Zhang Xuan began making his way forward.
As long as he could do it, he would be able to find the flaws in the seal with the help of the Library of Heaven's Path. However, it would depend on how close he could get.
Slowly advancing forward, Zhang Xuan drove his zhenqi, but he could still feel the intense heat assaulting him, causing sweat to drip down his forehead.
Even though he had tempered his soul, his physical body and zhenqi hadn't undergone too much of a transformation. As such, it was still impossible for him to approach the door.
Hu!
Zhang Xuan stopped.
Raising his head, he shook his head helplessly. He was still twenty meters away from the door. Putting aside touching it, even without the Eye of Insight, he wouldn't be able to see it clearly.
"My physical body is still too weak. Unless I cultivate it now and strengthen it …"
Zhang Xuan sighed.
Even though his soul had been strengthened, allowing him to approach the door, he couldn't possibly release it in front of so many people. On top of that, he didn't have the Seven-colored Earth Jade Essence, so he wouldn't be able to achieve a breakthrough anytime soon. Thus, the only way out was to strengthen his physical body and come into contact with the door as quickly as possible.
With such thoughts in mind, Zhang Xuan quickly scanned the crowd.
"May I know who has the Cinnabar Sun Wood?"
"Cinnabar Sun Wood? You mean … the unique plant that lives above earth flames and relies on the scorching sun to survive? "Wu Shi frowned.
The Cinnabar Sun Wood was an extremely rare plant that could only survive above earth flames. Furthermore, it required the scorching sun to grow, and even the slightest bit of rain would incinerate it into ashes.
For this reason, it was even rarer than Saint-tier artifacts.
"That's right!"
Zhang Xuan nodded.
The Cinnabar Sun Wood was the final artifact required for one to cultivate the Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body. As long as one could find one and absorb the blazing yang energy within, one would be able to reach Major Accomplishment in the physical body cultivation technique!
Even though there was only a small cultivation stage between the Fourth and Fifth Incandescence, it was the difference between Minor Accomplishment and Major Accomplishment. For Quintuple Incandescence Golden Body, one would be able to circulate the Cinnabar Sun, Heart Yang, Lungs Yang, Spleen Yang, liver Yang, kidney Yang, and so on.
If one were to succeed, one would be able to crush a Saint 1-dan pinnacle expert or even a Saint 2-dan expert with just their physical body. Even a saint beast like the Byzantium Helios Beast would be no match for them.
"The Cinnabar Sun Wood is extremely rare. If you had asked me a few days ago, I wouldn't have been able to take it out. However … when I was strolling around Firesource City a few days ago, I happened to come across it, so I bought one. Is this the one you are looking for?"
President Han chuckled as he took out a piece of wood that was as thick as an arm and passed it over.
The Cinnabar Sun Wood was something that couldn't be found anywhere else, but in the unique environment of Firesource City, it wasn't too difficult to find one. Furthermore, Zhang Xuan had coincidentally stumbled upon it, so he bought one.
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