Lu Qi and Cao Yi had already entered the treasure trove, but Gu Zheng had only just broken out of the frozen space.
When Cao Yi had broken the immortal formation from the outside, Gu Zheng had still been in the cage formed by the Thundertooth Sword. When he saw Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi escape, Gu Zheng could have kept the cage and escaped with Meow Meow, but he didn't.
According to the Artifact Spirit, there were generally only two ways to crack the various Arrays. One was to crack them from the inside, and the other was to crack them from the outside. Because of the different Arrays, the difficulty of cracking them from the inside and from the outside was also different.
The Immortal Array was a very high level array. This kind of array could be small enough to be set up with Immortal Energy and large enough to be set up with Heaven and Earth Energy. A complicated Immortal Array like the Triple Layer Immortal Array was already considered a high level array.
Three-layered immortal formations and even higher level formations had one thing in common. When an immortal formation was broken from the outside, if there was an outsider with a strong presence, then the original space of the immortal formation would become frozen.
In the immortal formation space, everything that belonged to the immortal formation would be frozen. For the outsider trapped in the immortal formation space, they would also be in a state of stillness. And this stillness was very scary. If one couldn't break out of it within an hour, then they would die and become part of the immortal formation space.
It was very difficult to break out of it without the help of external forces, unless one had the ability to move with a thought! Although this request sounded simple, it was not simple at all. Being trapped in a 'frozen space' state was a very special state. Immortal energy could not be used here. Even the thought of bringing out an Immortal artifact was not possible. At any rate, the space here was frozen.
So how could one move in a frozen state? To put it bluntly, one had to grasp a certain level of space law and use it to break out of the frozen space!
To Cao Yi, who understood the immortal formation space, anyone trapped in a frozen space would die without a doubt. But to Gu Zheng, breaking out of it was just a matter of thought.
After all, Gu Zheng had already comprehended some space law and had his own immortal domain.
After all, Gu Zheng was Gokusen's successor. The Gokusen Token that had long been integrated into his body carried the Desolate Void Space.
Although Gu Zheng had easily broken free of his own immobility by entering the Chaos Space, it took him quite some time to help Meow Meow do the same. Because in the law of space freezing, if a person wanted to help another person break free from the frozen state, the power he exerted on the other person would be greatly weakened.
When Lu Qi and Cao Yi entered the treasury, the motionless Meow Meow finally let out a long sigh with Gu Zheng's help.
"There's an especially stifling feeling. My thoughts are still there, but I can't feel my physical body at all."
Meow Meow stuck out its tongue at Gu Zheng and took a deep breath.
"Are you alright now?"
Gu Zheng smiled and pinched Meow Meow's cheek.
"I'm fine." Meow Meow stuck out its tongue. "Mister, why didn't you run before?"
When Gongsun Changsheng and Lu Qi were running away, Meow Meow had looked at Gu Zheng. What she saw in Gu Zheng's eyes wasn't panic, but a faint smile.
"I didn't run because I wanted to stay."
Gu Zheng paused, then continued, "Meow Meow, do you know why I insisted on staying in the killing formation?"
Meow Meow understood that Gu Zheng was referring to the time before the killing formation was activated. Gongsun Changsheng had asked him to leave, but he had insisted on staying.
"I thought you wanted to kill those two at the right time, but it seems that's not the case." Meow Meow smiled.
"There were two reasons why I insisted on staying. First, I didn't want any unpredictable variables to happen in the formation, but I couldn't do anything outside."
When Gu Zheng said the first reason, Meow Meow's heart warmed. It stuck out its tongue at Gu Zheng again. Meow Meow understood that the unpredictable variables naturally included her own safety.
"The second reason was that after the Celestial Snail Grotto opened, I talked to your sister. She felt that there should be a source of evil Qi in the immortal formation, or in other words, in the treasure trove.
"Tang Mo can recover from his injuries by devouring evil energy. I've always had high hopes for Tang Mo, looking forward to the day when he'll be able to fully recover. This strange evil Qi should be Tang Mo's food, but the truth is, Tang Mo doesn't react to the threads in the air at all. Your sister said that even though the filaments can be considered Tang Mo's food, they are too small, so Tang Mo disdains them. "
"Later, I thought that if Tang Mo doesn't react to the threads, and if there's a source of evil Qi in the immortal formation or treasure trove, would Tang Mo react to the source of evil Qi? To be able to produce so much evil Qi, the source should be able to attract Tang Mo, so I insisted on staying. "
As soon as Gu Zheng finished speaking, Meow Meow immediately asked, "Sir, what's the situation now?"
"The situation now is that I haven't taken out Tang Mo yet, so I still don't know if my guess is correct!" Gu Zheng said excitedly.
"Your guess is correct!"
The artifact spirit's voice suddenly rang out. "The things inside the four skull spheres are the source of evil Qi. They're definitely a great supplement for Tang Mo! This time, Tang Mo's degree of repair will have a great breakthrough. It might even be upgraded to a high-grade immortal artifact! "
"It can't be, right?"
Gu Zheng's eyes widened. Although he knew that the source of evil would definitely have a different reaction, Tang Mo's current repair required an enormous amount of evil energy.
After devouring the evil artifact spirit in the nine-story blood pagoda, Tang Mo's rate of repair had risen from the elementary level of 95% to the intermediate level of 20%.
The evil artifact spirit itself was an extremely rare creature, and there was no need to doubt its strength. The first time Gu Zheng had seen the immortal realm, it had displayed it. Such an existence was able to raise Tang Mo's rate of repair from the elementary level of 95% to the intermediate level of 20%. Even if Gu Zheng had high hopes for the source of evil Qi, he felt that if it could raise Tang Mo's rate of repair to 50%, he would be very satisfied.
But now, the artifact spirit was telling him that Tang Mo's intermediate level repair would be completed because of this. How could he not be shocked?
"There's a reason why I said this. Just now, I wanted to explore the inside of the skull spheres, but I didn't succeed. My divine sense was blocked by a layer of extremely evil energy. If it weren't for the restriction of the 'Space Stop' law, I'm afraid that this extremely pure evil Qi would have followed my divine sense back! For this to happen, it can only mean that this core is extremely extraordinary, and there are a total of four such cores here. "
"I have to say, your luck is really good. All sorts of coincidences allowed the 'Space Stop' to be formed. If it weren't for the restriction of the 'Space Stop' law, even if your Tang Mo could devour this evil Qi, with your current cultivation, you might not be able to make Tang Mo eat it. The source of the evil Qi in these four skull spheres is really too extraordinary."
The artifact spirit paused for a moment before continuing, "In addition, other than the source of the evil Qi, you have other gains. As for how great these gains will be, it's still hard to say, but this is also your opportunity!"
"Other gains? What are you referring to? "
Gu Zheng's eyes widened, but he still didn't know what the artifact spirit was referring to.
"I'll tell you this after Tang Mo devours the evil Qi!"
Looking inside, the artifact spirit winked at Gu Zheng and covered its mouth to laugh.
"Okay!"
Gu Zheng smiled and then took Tang Mo out of the primitive space.
"Hum …"
As soon as Tang Mo appeared, it immediately shook violently. At the same time, it conveyed an unprecedented desire to devour the thing in the skull spheres to Gu Zheng.
What was even more peculiar was that Gu Zheng had an additional feeling in his heart. This feeling came from the four skull spheres. Gu Zheng could feel their fear of Tang Mo, as if they had met their nemesis.
Gu Zheng held Tang Mo in his hand and inserted it into the skull spheres.
Although this insertion didn't touch the core, and the depth of the insertion was only the depth of a skull, it was already an unprecedented breakthrough! In the process of breaking the formation, neither Meow Meow nor Lu Qi had caused this degree of damage to the skull spheres. It seemed that everything had its vanquisher!
A black light flickered on Tang Mo's body. The hundreds of skulls on the originally still skull sphere began to distort as though they were in extreme pain. During this process, the red light in their eye sockets was gradually devoured by Tang Mo.
"Hualala …"
As Tang Mo devoured, the skulls that were originally wrapped around the core turned into pieces of dried bones and fell from the sphere. The original appearance of the sphere was gradually exposed to Gu Zheng.
The dark red ball was like a huge piece of amber. Inside the amber, there was a faint shadow, making it impossible to see what it was.
A strange and crisp sound was heard. Tang Mo, who was originally only pressing against the sphere, automatically pierced a little inside the sphere.
The sphere itself was a purer evil aura. Tang Mo, who had pierced into it, began to devour it crazily, and the extent of its damage gradually increased in the process.
In about two minutes, the outer layer of evil aura was completely devoured, and Gu Zheng finally saw what the real core was.
The core was a hand, a hand with red hair!
Gu Zheng was greatly shocked. The core could not be seen through by the Weapon Spirit. Previously, when he was protecting himself, he had hit Lu Qi, who was equipped with an intermediate immortal weapon, into the air and played with him like a ball.
Gu Zheng had considered the possibility that the core might be something strange. It might even be some kind of creature. But none of his guesses were as shocking as the hand he was seeing right now.
What did a hand represent? It represented only a part of a body, which was extremely frightening to think about!
Gu Zheng was still in shock, but Tang Mo did not hesitate at all. He moved forward again and pierced the red-haired hand.
"Crack crack crack crack …"
After Tang Mo pierced the red-haired hand, it actually clenched its fist, and the joints made explosive sounds. It was as loud as thunder, and it shook Gu Zheng's eardrums until they hurt!
"Gu Zheng, I have to say that the opportunity you obtained this time is really too lucky!"
This was the first time Gu Zheng had heard the Weapon Spirit speak in a shocked tone.
Gu Zheng was also shocked. He swallowed his saliva and waited for the Weapon Spirit to speak again.
"Let me tell you this! The body in which the hand was located had been dead for an unknown number of years, and the energy contained in the hand had been depleted by an unknown number of times! Now, it is like a broken gecko tail. It looks calm on the surface, but when it is stung, it will still instinctively twist. "
"An instinctive clench of a fist can break the law of 'Still Space' and cause such a loud noise. If this is not 'Still Space', but in the outside world, this simple clench of a fist can definitely produce rolling thunder!"
"If a hand is like this, I can only tell you that when this body was alive, its strength was not lower than that of a Holy Immortal!"
The Artifact Spirit's words caused Gu Zheng's heart to tremble to an extreme degree!
What was a Holy Immortal? According to the Weapon Spirit, Holy Immortals were the pinnacle of cultivators. In the entire Untainted Land, there were only nine Holy Immortals, including Gokusen!
Although he was shocked, Gu Zheng's eyes immediately lit up. "Weapon Spirit, since this is a body part similar to that of a Holy Immortal, is there any other better use for it?"
"You have already comprehended the Way of Food and Drink. When you look at it, what will you discover?" The Weapon Spirit asked in reply.
"Ah? This is a hand! I didn't look at it with a different perspective. "Gu Zheng was sweating profusely.
"I didn't ask you to eat it. Just look at it with the perspective of Way, and then tell me what you see." The Weapon Spirit said.
"I saw chaos and red light. According to the understanding of the Way of Food and Drink, it is a perfect ingredient, but at the same time, it is an ingredient that does not match at all. It is an ingredient that cannot be eaten and has no grade!" Gu Zheng was shocked.
"Yes, when one's strength reaches that level, it contains at least several kinds of laws, and can be considered as a part of Way! No matter if you eat it or refine it, there are only two results according to common sense. Either you comprehend the Way it contains, or you are not tolerated by Way, and die from the backlash of Way! "
The Weapon Spirit paused and then said, "You'd better not have any ideas about it. Almost no one dares to have any ideas about it. If you are not careful and suffer from the backlash of Way, even a Holy Immortal will die!"
"Why do I have to be shocked one after another today!"
Gu Zheng's heart was beating very fast. He couldn't help but take a deep breath. "Weapon Spirit, what's the matter with Tang Mo? Does it not have to suffer from the backlash of Way because it is an inanimate object? "
Even after taking a deep breath, Gu Zheng still felt that his thoughts were a little confused, and he couldn't express what he wanted to ask clearly. However, the Weapon Spirit gave him an "understanding" smile in the Inner Vision.
"Tang Mo's Celestial Artifact is also beyond my expectations!"
The Weapon Spirit sighed and then said, "When you first obtained it on Heavenly Mountain, I thought it was a very high-grade Celestial Artifact. After that, you recognized it as your master. As a low-grade Celestial Artifact, its first divine ability, 'Ink Dye', contained the power of laws. This made me feel that Tang Mo should be a top-grade Celestial Artifact! Moreover, Tang Mo could inherit the divine ability to repair the object it used. This characteristic made me feel that it was very interesting, and I was looking forward to its repair. "
"Later, after the evil Weapon Spirit was destroyed in the Chaos Tower, Tang Mo completed the initial repair after devouring the evil Weapon Spirit and became a mid-grade Celestial Artifact. To be honest, I was actually quite disappointed with Tang Mo's advancement this time! I think you should also understand the reason. It's because of its second divine ability. "
"Tang Mo's second divine ability only retained a large amount of power and inherited the storage time of the divine ability. This characteristic really made me feel very speechless! After all, if the thing used to repair Tang Mo was just a plant or a strange stone that didn't have any divine abilities, it naturally wouldn't have any divine abilities to inherit. This characteristic is already imperfect. Coincidentally, after Tang Mo devoured a spirit body with a divine ability and recovered, he was unable to inherit the spirit body's divine ability. This caused his second divine ability to be even more flawed! "
Tang Mo could inherit the characteristics of divine abilities by devouring spirit pills and inner cores. Gu Zheng had benefited from this when he was in the Shu Ruins. After leaving the Shu Ruins, Tang Mo had devoured the demon spirit refined by Ancestor Xue Guang and even the evil Weapon Spirit's core in the nine-story blood tower. However, because they were both spirits, they didn't inherit any divine ability at all.
"Tang Mo's second divine ability is still okay! After all, when he was in the Shu Ruins, because the storage time of divine abilities was too short, he had to quickly devour spirit pills or inner cores to inherit the divine ability every time he needed to use it. This was really troublesome! Now that the storage time of his divine ability has been greatly increased, I can let him devour what he needs without worrying about wasting the divine ability because of the short storage time. Moreover, this great increase in power isn't just for a year or so. As long as I don't use it, it will exist forever, "Gu Zheng said.
"Why don't you say that he can only inherit one divine ability at a time and that the divine ability's storage time is still not very long?"
The Weapon Spirit rolled his eyes and pointed out some imperfections in Tang Mo's devouring characteristics.
"It's still being repaired. Maybe it will become perfect in the future?" Gu Zheng said unwillingly.
"Alright, I was quite shocked at first. How did it become a daily bickering?"
The Weapon Spirit rolled his eyes again and continued to talk about what he didn't finish just now.
"Because Tang Mo's second divine ability wasn't ideal, my expectations for it were lowered a lot. I even thought that even if it was completely repaired, it would only be an ordinary top-notch immortal weapon. But now, Tang Mo is different. I have no choice but to reevaluate its grade! "
"There were a total of two things that I didn't expect in the 'still space'! One was that the source of the evil aura was the severed limb. You already know all the inferences about the severed limb, so I don't need to talk about how powerful it is. "
"The second thing is naturally about Tang Mo. If you didn't have Tang Mo, we would all have died here today! The instinctive reaction of the severed limb isn't as simple as what you see now. It can break the law of 'still space' by clenching its fist and trigger lightning. Doesn't it know how to attack? It knows how to attack! It's just that it met Tang Mo, its nemesis. Tang Mo restrained its attack! "
Gu Zheng understood what the Weapon Spirit said. After all, he was Tang Mo's master. He could feel that Tang Mo restrained the red-haired palm! It was precisely because of his doubts towards Tang Mo that he felt that he was unable to express himself clearly when he asked the Artifact Spirit. After all, the things he felt, the things he saw, and even the things he guessed were all shocking!
"Your Chaos Tower is a top-grade Immortal Artifact. Your Flipping Sky Seal is also a top-grade Immortal Artifact! However, I have a feeling that Tang Mo is definitely a Immortal Artifact that surpasses the Chaos Tower and the Flipping Sky Seal! "
"As far as I know, a top-grade Immortal Artifact, as the name suggests, is already the top of the Immortal Artifacts. Although there are differences in strength, they are still within a certain range. The feeling that Tang Mo gives me is that it has surpassed the so-called top-grade category! But as far as I know, there is no Immortal Artifact that surpasses this category, so I can't give you an answer. Can you understand what I mean? "
Looking inside, the Artifact Spirit was similarly shocked, while Gu Zheng nodded at her.
Tang Mo had finished devouring the red-haired palm. The palm, which could trigger lightning with a clench of its fist, had melted completely. After devouring an entire skull ball, Tang Mo's mid-grade Immortal Artifact had recovered 50% of its original 20%!
"How is it? Is there any change in Tang Mo? "
The artifact spirit hastily asked when Gu Zheng held Tang Mo, who had just swallowed the first skeletal sphere, in his hand.
"Artifact Spirit, do you still remember what happened to Tang Mo when he completed 50% of the primary restoration?" Gu Zheng asked.
"Of course I remember. Otherwise, why would I ask you if there were any changes?" The Weapon Spirit said.
"In the beginning, the Divine Powers that Tang Mo could inherit from the restorations were only 75% of the original Divine Powers. Later, after completing 50% of the primary restoration, the Divine Powers that it could inherit from the restorations were increased to 100% of the original Divine Powers. Now, Tang Mo's mid-grade restoration has passed the 50% threshold. The Divine Powers that it could inherit from the restorations were increased to 150% of the original Divine Powers, which is 1.5 times! "Gu Zheng said.
"Did it inherit any Divine Powers?" The Weapon Spirit asked again.
"No. After all, this is only a palm!" Gu Zheng shook his head.
"You can't say that. Although it's only a palm, it's not an ordinary palm. Quickly use Tang Mo to devour the other skull balls!" The Weapon Spirit said excitedly.
"Okay."
Gu Zheng smiled faintly and inserted Tang Mo into the second skull sphere.
When Tang Mo devoured the second skull ball, its speed was obviously much faster than when it devoured the first one. The core of this skull ball was wrapped in a foot with red hair.
After Tang Mo devoured the second skeletal sphere, the original 50% recovery rate became 80%.
"The energy contained in the foot is greater than the palm. Now, the restoration is 80% complete. The remaining two skull balls should be wrapped in a hand and a foot. It seems that your previous guess was not wrong. Tang Mo should be able to advance to a high-grade Immortal Artifact this time! "
Gu Zheng paused and then said, "However, your expectations were disappointed again. Tang Mo did not inherit any Divine Powers."
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