novelhk Chapter 549 Senior, you tricked me!
Chapter 549 Senior, you tricked me!
Chapter 549 Senior, you tricked me!
Deep within Leiyan Valley, an enormous stone palace stands silently.
Xiao Bai and Lin Dong appeared in a wide corridor.
A unique medicinal fragrance filled the air.
The fragrance was not strong, but extremely pure, refreshing the mind and spirit, as if even the circulation of one's vital energy had accelerated.
"This is... a miraculous medicine?!"
Lin Dong sniffed, his eyes shining. The scent was coming from a stone chamber not far ahead.
The interior space was not large, about three zhang square, but it was arranged very neatly.
Various kinds of medicinal herbs were emitting a pleasant fragrance.
"The Celestial Spirit Tree?!"
In the corner, a small, withered tree, about three feet tall, had leaves adorned with rune-like patterns, their surfaces shimmering with a faint light.
Lin Dong's eyes shone brightly at that moment, and his breathing became more rapid.
The Heavenly Talisman Tree holds an incredibly strong allure for talisman masters at the Spirit Talisman Master level.
This is because it can help people break through to the Heavenly Talisman Master level with a 100% success rate!
And he was at the Spirit Talisman Master level!
He first looked at Xiao Bai subconsciously, his eyes filled with questions, after all, everything here was discovered by the senior.
Xiao Bai was not interested in the Heavenly Talisman Tree.
His gaze wasn't on the small tree at all; instead, he was looking at the other medicinal herbs in the stone chamber.
In the Tianxuan Continent, there is no proper alchemist profession at all.
So-called "elixirs," such as the Pure Yuan Pill and the Nirvana Pill, are not actually true elixirs at all; they are merely energy crystals forcibly condensed by extracting the energy of heaven and earth.
It has a similar effect to the Warcraft Crystal Core, but the energy is purer.
When people from the Tianxuan Continent obtain spiritual medicine, they either swallow it directly or, if they are particular, boil it into a medicinal soup.
"It can't compare to the various types of pills with different effects that exist in the Dou Qi Continent."
Xiao Bai was filled with emotion.
Who is he?
The number one alchemist in the Dou Qi Continent!
Ninth-Rank Profound Pill Master!
He once refined a peerless elixir that attracted the Nine Profound Golden Lightning!
But after arriving in Tianxuan Continent, he almost forgot that he was an alchemist.
"It's quite rare to come across some miraculous herbs—"
Xiao Bai waved his hand, and an invisible force swept across the stone chamber.
These spiritual herbs are not considered high-grade; they might be just ordinary in the Tianxuan Continent. However, they all share a common characteristic: they are varieties that do not exist in the Dou Qi Continent!
"This could be of some reference value if we want to study the alchemy techniques of the Tianxuan Continent in the future."
With a thought, Xiao Bai put all the spiritual herbs in the stone chamber into his storage space.
Lin Dong watched as Xiao Bai took away the spiritual herbs, and then glanced at the lonely, withered little tree in the stone chamber. He immediately understood that this was left to him by his senior!
"Thank you so much, senior!"
Lin Dong smiled broadly and quickly stepped forward, carefully putting away the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree in a jade box, his movements as gentle as if he were handling a priceless treasure.
Indeed, for him now, this Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree is priceless!
With it, he was confident that he could break through to the Heavenly Talisman Master level in a short time, and his strength would increase several times over!
Xiao Bai didn't say anything more, turned around and left the stone chamber, continuing to walk deeper into the corridor.
Lin Dong carefully put away the Heavenly Talisman Spirit Tree and hurriedly followed.
After turning through several intersecting corridors, the space ahead suddenly opened up.
The corridor had disappeared, replaced by an extremely large main hall.
This main hall is extremely spacious.
The hall was over a hundred feet high and several hundred feet long and wide, looking just like a small square.
More than a dozen statues are placed around the main hall.
These statues are all different in shape, but they all have the same face.
At the far end of the square, a ball of light floated silently.
Through the light, one can vaguely see a strangely shaped key-like object slowly rotating in the center of the light, emitting a mysterious glow.
"Is that the ancient key?"
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Lin Dong looked at the ball of light with curiosity.
Xiao Baiguang glanced at the statues around him, a playful smile appearing on his lips.
That's not a key.
"That's the entrance to the key space."
After saying that, Xiao Bai moved and rushed towards the ball of light.
"Stay close to me."
Lin Dong was stunned upon hearing this.
Not a key? Is it an entrance?
Before he could fully understand the meaning of those words, he saw Xiao Bai already approaching the ball of light.
The next moment, a "buzz!"
The ball of light suddenly expanded, transforming into a massive vortex!
The vortex expanded to a diameter of three zhang (approximately 13 meters), its center pitch black and deep, emitting strong spatial fluctuations.
Without hesitation, Xiao Bai took a step forward and disappeared into the vortex.
At that very moment—
"Snap! Snap! Snap—"
A series of cracking sounds rang out from all around the main hall!
Lin Dong looked up and his expression changed drastically.
Cracks began to appear on the surface of the dozen or so statues!
Cracks spread rapidly, and stone chips fell in a flurry. Then, powerful auras erupted from the statue!
"These stone statues—they've actually come to life?!"
Lin Dong's pupils shrank sharply, his eyes filled with horror.
He could clearly sense that the energy fluctuations emanating from each statue were no weaker than those of Lin Clan Chief Lin Fan!
In other words, these are more than ten Nirvana Realm experts!
"What are you standing there for? Let's go!"
The urging voice of the little sable echoed in Lin Dong's mind.
As soon as he finished speaking, the nearest statue came to life!
It was a stone statue of a warrior, three zhang tall, with red light shining in its eyes. It raised its stone sword, aimed at Lin Dong, and was about to slash down with it!
Before the stone sword even arrived, its sharp sword energy had already torn through the air, emitting a piercing whistle!
"Damn it!"
Lin Dong's face turned pale, and he dared not hesitate for a moment.
"Whoosh!"
Lin Dong's figure transformed into a blur, narrowly avoiding the stone sword's slash at the last second, and rushed towards the vortex!
"boom!"
The stone sword struck the ground, and the hard stone slab shattered instantly, sending fragments flying everywhere!
Taking advantage of this brief opening, Lin Dong rushed to the front of the vortex.
He glanced back—
More than a dozen stone statues had fully awakened and were rushing towards him!
Without hesitation, Lin Dong leaped into the vortex!
"Buzz—"
My vision went black for a moment, then it lit up again.
Lin Dong found himself in a new space and hurriedly looked back—
The vortex behind them was still there, but the stone statues did not follow.
They seemed to be restricted in some way, only able to move around inside the main hall and unable to enter this space.
"Wow—that was terrifying!"
Lin Dong let out a long sigh of relief; his back was already soaked with cold sweat.
If he had been even half a step slower, he would probably have been torn to pieces by those stone statues!
He composed himself before taking in the space he was in.
This is an extremely wide plaza, entirely paved with black rock, its surface as smooth as a mirror, reflecting the faint light overhead.
The square was vast, stretching as far as the eye could see, seemingly without end.
In the center of the square, a skeleton sat quietly in a cross-legged position.
Between the remains' hands lay an ancient yellow key.
The key was about half a foot long, neither jade nor wood, with intricate and mysterious patterns engraved on its surface. It emitted a faint glow, dispelling some of the surrounding darkness.
Xiao Bai stood in front of the remains, quietly looking at the key.
He didn't go to get it immediately, but stared intently for a moment, a slight smile playing on his lips.
With a wave of his hand, a gentle force surged forth, snatching the key from the remains's hand and placing it in his palm.
The key felt warm and smooth like jade, yet also slightly cool to the touch.
The moment Xiao Bai's fingertips touched the key, a vague feeling arose in his heart.
It was as if this key had made a connection with some distant place.
"I've found you."
Xiao Bai muttered to himself, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.
He turned his head and looked in the direction of that feeling.
The gaze seemed to pierce through the barriers of space, overcoming numerous obstacles, and finally looked towards a certain ancient space that had been sealed away.
"roar!!!"
A deep dragon roar, seemingly from ancient times, resounded in Xiao Bai's mind!
In that space, a pair of enormous eyes suddenly opened!
His gaze pierced through space and met Xiao Bai's eyes!
"boom!"
An invisible shockwave erupted in the void!
The space in front of Xiao Bai shattered with a deafening roar!
"Click—"
Dark cracks spread out, forming a dense network like a spider web, emitting chilling spatial fluctuations!
But this breakage came quickly and went quickly.
In the blink of an eye, the spatial rift began to close itself, as if it had never existed.
Lin Dong stared in disbelief at the scene.
"Little Mink, Senior just... was he fighting someone?"
He simply saw Xiao Bai standing still, without any aura emanating from him, yet suddenly he made such a commotion.
This completely shattered his understanding!
"It can hardly be called a fight; it was just a clash of soul forces."
The little sable appeared on Lin Dong's shoulder, shook its head, and looked solemn.
He had just sensed that Xiao Bai was increasing his soul power to probe into the void, as if he were spying on something. Then, another powerful soul power retaliated.
The two soul forces collided in the void, causing a spatial tremor.
"Bang—it bumped into me?!"
As he watched the spatial rift slowly close, Lin Dong's eye twitched violently.
You call that a touch?!
If they were to actually fight, how terrifying would that be?
I'm afraid the entire Thunder Rock Valley will be destroyed!
"Aokiji Yao————"
Just then, Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze and chuckled, "How stingy! I just wanted to see the Dan River."
He had only used his soul power to peer into the Azure Dragon Palace to check on Danhe's situation.
As a result, Aokiji's remaining thoughts were disturbed, and his spying was forcibly interrupted.
Lin Dong and Xiao Diao looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.
Aokiji?
Who is that?
It sounds like a person's name?
Moreover, someone whom Senior Xiao Bai calls "stingy" is probably not weak either.
Xiao Bai didn't explain, but instead played with the ancient yellow key in his hand and waved to Lin Dong, who was not far away.
Lin Dong quickly stepped forward.
"Is the senior leaving?"
He seemed to sense something, and his tone was somewhat reluctant.
"Good, I have found a suitable place for seclusion, and I will stay there for a long time to come."
Xiao Bai nodded slightly, patted Lin Dong's shoulder, and smiled, "You have your own path to walk, let's part ways here."
Upon hearing this, Lin Dong felt a sense of loss.
But he knew that Senior Xiao Bai was right.
He can't stay by his seniors' side forever; otherwise, he'll never become a true strongman.
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw Xiao Bai's gaze turn toward the vortex in the passage.
Lin Dong followed the gaze and looked over. "Buzz!"
The vortex suddenly began to vibrate!
"Swish, swish, swish——"
A whooshing sound rang out as figures burst out of the vortex and landed on the plaza.
In just a few breaths, three figures appeared, and judging from the Yuan energy fluctuations emanating from them, they were all at the Nirvana Realm!
"The key is there!!"
All three of them stared at Lin Dong, their eyes filled with greed and delight.
Seeing them rushing over, Lin Dong smiled slightly, showing no sign of panic.
A mere few at the Nirvana Realm? Senior could easily crush a whole bunch of them with one hand.
He crossed his arms, ready to watch his senior display his prowess, when suddenly his body stiffened.
"Me—I'm such a senior, what about me?!"
Lin Dong looked around, but there wasn't a single person in sight.
Xiao Bai, who was just standing next to him, has now vanished without a trace!
Only a key remained, silently floating in place.
"Boy, hand over the key, and I'll spare your life!"
A furious shout came from behind.
The three men had already surrounded them, their eyes filled with murderous intent.
Lin Dong's heart sank, but he reacted extremely quickly.
He grabbed the floating key and ran away!
"Chase!"
How could those people let him go? They immediately gave chase.
Lin Dong moved like lightning, speeding across the square.
But he was only at the Creation Realm after all, and no matter how fast he was, he couldn't outrun the Nirvana Realm.
The distance between the two sides is constantly closing.
"Senior, you tricked me!!"
Lin Dong ran while shouting in grief and indignation.
Just then, Xiao Bai's light laughter rang in Lin Dong's ears, "Hehe—this is a trial for you by your senior, how can you call it a trap?"
Seeing him run towards the whirlpool, Xiao Bai's voice appeared again: "Just a reminder, there's a Nirvana Realm little girl waiting in a trap behind the whirlpool."
Lin Dong's face darkened, and he stopped abruptly, turning around to continue his escape.
"There's one more thing I almost forgot: among those remains, there's a creature waiting to be possessed—"
Upon hearing this, Lin Dong's pupils contracted sharply.
Possession?!
Looking up, he saw the remains sitting cross-legged just a few dozen meters ahead. His face darkened, and he immediately took a detour.
"Damn it!"
With wolves in front, tigers behind, and a cunning old fox in the middle ready to possess his body, Lin Dong was suddenly in dire straits.
A fierce glint flashed in his eyes, preparing him to fight to the death.
"You idiot, just channel your energy into the key and you can control this space. Kick them out! What are you running for?"
The little ferret yawned lazily and said irritably.
Lin Dong was taken aback upon hearing this, but subconsciously did as he was told, channeling his Yuan energy into the ancient yellow key in his hand.
"Buzz"
The key vibrated slightly, emitting a soft glow.
The next moment, a strange feeling welled up in Lin Dong's heart.
He seemed to have become the master of this space.
"go out!"
Lin Dong's mind raced.
"What?!"
Before the three could react, they felt an invisible force enveloping their entire bodies.
Immediately afterwards, space distorted, and they were forcibly expelled!
"Swish, swish, swish——"
The figure vanished instantly, kicked out of the space.
Not only that, but even the vortex that connected to the outside world disappeared.
Lin Dong was the only one left in the square.
"Wow—what an amazing key!"
Lin Dong held the keys and instantly beamed with joy.
Putting aside its other uses, this thing's spatial control ability alone is enough to make it a life-saving artifact!
With it, he is invincible in this space!
"Thank you so much, senior!"
Lin Dong bowed to the void, his heart filled with gratitude.
He knew that Senior Xiao Bai had deliberately left the key for him.
"Didn't you just say that your senior tricked you?"
The little sable laughed playfully, its eyes full of teasing.
Upon hearing this, Lin Dong glanced sideways and lightly rebuked, "Nonsense! Was that a trap? That was a sign of care from a senior!"
"Eh?"
The little ferret hugged its arms and shivered, looking like it couldn't take it anymore.
This guy is getting more and more shameless.
Just then, Lin Dong suddenly noticed that something was wrong with the little sable.
The guy's eyebrows were raised high, his eyes were brimming with uncontrollable joy, and his mouth was stretched to his ears, looking like he had found a treasure.
Moreover, when he was being chased all over the space earlier, the little ferret remained silent for quite a while, seemingly lost in thought.
"Little Mink, are you hiding something from me?"
Lin Dong asked suspiciously.
"Hehe—it's no harm to tell you."
The little sable proudly raised its head: "I, Lord Sable, am about to be resurrected!"
"What?!"
Lin Dong's eyes lit up, and his voice rose eight octaves: "Really?!"
"The senior just told me that the Ancient Palace—which is the secret treasure opened by this key—contains the Pill of Life and Death Reincarnation."
The little sable's eyes gleamed with excitement: "Once I get my hands on it, Lord Sable can regain his physical body!"
"The Pill of Life and Death Reincarnation —"
Lin Dong gripped the key tightly, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit.
"Don't worry, Little Mink!"
He solemnly declared, "I will definitely help you obtain the Pill of Life and Death Reincarnation!"
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