Chapter 951 - 175: The Jade Talisman’s Secret, the Rich Ruins

Chapter 951: Chapter 175: The Jade Talisman’s Secret, the Rich Ruins

With a light slap of his hand, that Jade Talisman appeared in Zhou Xun’s palm,

This talisman was entirely a verdant jade color, warm and smooth to the touch, neither metal nor jade, extremely peculiar,

He examined it carefully.

The patterns on the Jade Talisman were ancient and mysterious, emitting a faint glow, and on it was also carved an ancient seal script character, "Heng",

Seeing this, Zhou Xun slapped his waist, and three streaks of Spirit Light flew out, transforming into three Jade Talismans of the same size and similar form.

Only the characters on them were a bit different,

They were respectively the "Yu" token, the "Xuan" token, and the "Yuan" token.

Adding this newly obtained "Heng" token,

This couldn’t help but remind Zhou Xun of the legend of the Thunder Night Sect’s Ancient Seven Halls, namely the "Celestial Yang", "Phecda", "Celestial Profound", "Celestial Ornament", "Dubhe", "Celestial Essence", and "Celestial Universe" seven halls.

If that was truly the case, then Zhou Xun already held as many as four,

Only the three Jade Talismans of "Celestial Yang", "Phecda", and "Dubhe" remained.

"I wonder what kind of opportunity will appear if I gather all the Jade Talismans?" However, Zhou Xun could vaguely sense that it was definitely linked to some great secret!

He then flipped his hand and placed the four Jade Talismans together, stowing them away carefully.

He would leave it for future exploration.

Continuing his inventory, Zhou Xun obtained more than ten extremely rare treasures: there were rare Spirit Ores that could serve as main materials for Top-Grade Spiritual Treasures, and there were also Demonic Secret Materials exceedingly rare in the Cultivation Realm,

It was just a pity that, for him as he was now, they were still unusable, or not suitable,

"But if I attend an exchange meeting in the future, these treasures can then show their true value!"

After all, these were the treasures in Master Hundred Bones’ Storage Bag; how could there be anything ordinary among them.

Once he finished counting, Zhou Xun finally had the leisure to take stock of his surroundings.

Zhou Xun lifted his gaze and looked around; all that entered his sight was a vast, boundless forest.

Towering trees blotted out the sky and sun; only mottled light filtered down, and the air was filled with a damp aura, mixed with the fresh scent of soil and vegetation.

The ground underfoot was soft, covered in a thick layer of fallen leaves; every step produced a faint rustling sound.

It was just a pity that this nearby area had been reduced to dust under his and Master Hundred Bones’ Magical Combat; who knew how many years it would take to return to its former state.

Zhou Xun slapped his waist, and two streaks of Spirit Light flew out, landing on the ground,

The yellow Spirit Light turned into a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old youth, with a resolute expression and a tail covered in Scale Armor dragging behind him,

This was precisely the Profound Armor Armadillo Xiaojia.

The golden Spirit Light turned into a Child of about eight or nine years old, dressed in a short golden shirt, eyes bright like stars, exuding a lively spiritual aura; two rounded dragon horns on his forehead added a few degrees of childishness.

"Greetings, Master!"

As soon as they appeared, the two beasts respectfully performed a deep bow.

"For the time being, the duty of keeping watch falls to you two!"

Zhou Xun gave a brief instruction!

"Yes!"

Immediately, Zhou Xun took out a Tier Four Middle-Grade Defense Talisman, activated it, and stuck it on his body,

A golden, semi-transparent Light Shield rose up, enveloping Zhou Xun within.

With this Defense Light Shield here, and with the Celestial Profound Spirit Armor on Zhou Xun’s body, even if he suffered a sneak attack from a Peak Nascent Soul Cultivator,

He would still be able to block it,

Winning himself time for a counterattack.

After doing all this, the three of them set off. Xiaojia took the lead, Xiaojin brought up the rear, Zhou Xun in the middle, and the three advanced slowly toward the deeper parts of the ruins.

...

A quarter of an hour later, they were still lingering within the deep mountain forest,

First, they hadn’t used Flying Escape, but were simply moving close to the ground, so their speed was naturally much slower.

Second, this Secret Realm was indeed large, in no way inferior to the Celestial Profound Secret Realm of those years.

"Hm, what’s that?"

Suddenly, Xiaojia, who was walking at the front, cried out in surprise,

"What is it?"

Zhou Xun followed the Profound Armor Armadillo’s line of sight and saw that beneath a massive boulder several dozen zhang away, there grew two Spirit Herbs about half a foot tall, emerald green and dripping with vitality, their leaves streaked with fine blue filaments.

"This is... a Tier Four Low-Grade Spirit Medicine—Blue Spirit Grass!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed,

Although he now had Middle-Stage Nascent Soul Cultivation, this Spirit Medicine wasn’t of much use to him,

But in just such a short distance, they had already found a Tier Four Spirit Medicine; this alone showed how rich this Secret Realm was.

Xiaojin and Xiaojia were likewise overjoyed. This item wasn’t of much use to Zhou Xun, but for the two of them, who were still at Tier Four Low-Grade,

It already counted as a rare treasure.

Moreover, there just happened to be two stalks of this Spirit Medicine, just enough for the two beasts to split evenly.

So Xiaojia quickly stepped forward; arriving before the two stalks of Blue Spirit Grass, he was about to reach out and pluck them.

"Wait!" Zhou Xun’s voice cut off Xiaojia’s movement.

Just as Xiaojia was about to look back and ask why, a streak of Black Light shot over, carrying a foul black wind that made the two Blue Spirit Grasses sway wildly.

Fortunately, Xiaojia reacted quickly. He immediately flashed to the side, dodging that strike. Focusing his gaze, he saw that it was actually two Black Snakes over a zhang long.

Don’t be fooled by their small size; they were nonetheless Tier Three Peak Demon Beasts.

Xiaojia was irritated. He, a堂堂 Tier Four Demon Emperor, had almost fallen for this thing’s trick, and Xiaojin had seen it; at this moment, he was probably already thinking of who-knows-what way to laugh at him.

So he lashed his tail, and the ground rumbled with a muffled boom. Centered on him, circles of earth-yellow ripples visible to the naked eye rapidly spread out.

Where the two Black Snakes were, the ground instantly shattered, and countless sharp earth spikes burst forth from the soil, stabbing toward the Black Snakes like a dense forest of spears.

The Black Snakes reacted extremely quickly; their bodies twisted and writhed like black lightning. Relying on their small and agile bodies, they wove freely through the dense earth spikes, emerging completely unscathed.