Zhang Ling's heart stirred, and he injected a little more spiritual power into the small bell. Immediately, a layer of purple light emerged on the small bell, followed by the sound of chiming. The sound, when heard, made the spiritual power throughout his body surge slightly. This chiming sound was another divine ability that the two-headed wolf had used earlier.
These two powers seemed to be attack methods, and Zhang Ling couldn't help but rejoice. Moreover, this small bell was no ordinary item; it was an ancient treasure. The power it would unleash when fully activated was unimaginable.
He had only recently entered the Golden Core stage, and his natal magic weapon had just been condensed, its power still insufficient. Now, just when he lacked attack methods, obtaining this ancient treasure filled Zhang Ling with great joy.
"I didn't expect to meet a fellow Daoist here; you've also broken through to the Golden Core stage. It seems we have quite the fate together."
Suddenly, a hearty laugh entered his ears. Zhang Ling's expression changed, and he hurriedly turned around to see a cultivator standing about twenty zhang away, looking at him with a smile.
Zhang Ling scanned the person and was also surprised.
This was a black-faced man wearing a black cloak, with a smiling appearance, as if he were an old friend he had known for a long time.
After clearly seeing this person's face, Zhang Ling was shocked.
This was the expert proficient in sword control techniques, Tu Fei, whom he had encountered when he was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, during the siege of the Earth Armor Beast and the killing of Elder Chen.
This person's strength was the same as his at the time, but relying on his profound sword control techniques, he could withstand attacks from Golden Core cultivators. His strength was extremely high.
Now, seeing the spiritual pressure emanating from this person, which was the same as his own, in the early stage of Golden Core cultivation, Zhang Ling dared not underestimate him.
"What? Daoist friend doesn't remember Tu?"
Tu Fei saw that Zhang Ling didn't react for a moment, and asked with a chuckle.
"So it's Daoist friend Tu; it's truly fate to meet you here." Hearing this person's words, Zhang Ling couldn't help but smile wryly.
Zhang Ling suddenly shifted his gaze and glanced at the scarlet glowing black chain that Tu Fei was holding in his hand, slightly surprised.
The chain looked to be several zhang long, and judging from the spiritual light on it, it was not an ordinary treasure; it seemed to be an ancient treasure as well.
"Hehe, Daoist friend has also seen that this is an ancient treasure, right? That's right, this item, like the bronze bell in your hand, was obtained from this Spirit Sealing Pagoda."
Hearing this, Zhang Ling just smiled faintly and, with a flip of his hand, put the purple-black bronze bell into his sleeve. He heard Tu Fei's voice again. This person turned his head and stared at the white jade pagoda between the two of them, saying leisurely.
"The so-called Spirit Sealing Pagoda is actually the same as the Spirit Sealing Pillar. Its function is roughly the same, which is to seal something. It can be used to preserve the spirituality of magic treasures and magical instruments for a long time, just like this Spirit Sealing Pagoda preserves these magic treasures and ancient treasures. Another function is to seal things that are difficult to destroy, such as powerful ghosts and corpse kings."
"Oh? Daoist friend knows so much about the situation here; could it be that you have been here before?"
"Hehe, Tu has only read a few ancient books. I think this Spirit Sealing Pagoda is a bit special. The treasures sealed inside are all under a forbidden curse. Once taken out, they will attract powerful demons and ghosts. Only by killing the demons and ghosts can the treasures be obtained."
As he spoke, Tu Fei suddenly paused and shook the chain in his hand. "Daoist friend, are you interested in taking treasures with me?"
Looking at this person's simple and honest smiling appearance, Zhang Ling narrowed his eyes without committing himself. He naturally knew about Spirit Sealing Pillars, but he had never heard of Spirit Sealing Pagodas.
However, judging from the attack of the two-headed wolf he had just encountered, what this person said was likely true. He couldn't help but look at the white jade pagoda again.
As for this person's offer to cooperate in taking treasures, Zhang Ling dared not believe it lightly. He didn't want to have any involvement with this person now. But to turn around and leave, he was a little reluctant.
After all, there were so many light clusters in the white pagoda, each containing a treasure, and there were three or four items that seemed to be ancient treasures. With this kind of temptation in front of him, Zhang Ling hesitated for a moment.
Just then, Tu Fei suddenly looked up in one direction, and Zhang Ling also reacted instantly. He swept his divine sense in that direction, and his expression also sank.
Then he heard a burst of loud laughter.
"Haha, there is such a magnificent jade pagoda here; it seems to be an extraordinary treasure, could it be an ancient treasure?"
As the voice came, Zhang Ling saw two rays of light, one black and one green, flying out from the other side of the wall. They were very fast and instantly approached the white pagoda.
Zhang Ling recognized the figures in the two rays of light; they were actually two of the five foreign Golden Core cultivators who had led the team before.
The red-robed old man among the two was the Yin Wind Old Monster, the one with the highest cultivation among the five, whose strength had reached the late stage of Golden Core.
The other person was wrapped in black cloth, only revealing a pair of eyes. If Zhang Ling remembered correctly, he seemed to be called the枯木上人 (Kumu Shangren), but judging from the spiritual power fluctuations on this person, he had also reached the middle stage of Golden Core.
Seeing these two people, Zhang Ling's expression sank. This person had only shown the cultivation of the early stage of Core Formation before; now, his mid-stage cultivation was obviously hidden before.
It's just that only these two people appeared now, and the other three were nowhere to be seen.
"Eh, who are you?"
In an instant, the two arrived above the white pagoda, and then they also discovered Zhang Ling and the others.
Zhang Ling had no intention of replying at all. Instead, the spiritual power in his body surged, and his hands quickly pinched the magic formula. Before the two arrived, he had formed three Xuanling Shields outside his body to protect himself.
At the same time, his figure retreated a distance to the rear, away from the location of the white jade pagoda.
The Tu Fei, who had been standing not far from him, showed great enthusiasm. "Two more Daoist friends have come. Are the two interested in taking treasures together with us?"
Faced with Tu Fei's sincere invitation, the newly arrived Yin Wind Old Monster and the other frowned. Yin Wind Old Monster first glanced at Tu Fei and Zhang Ling, then turned his head and circled the white jade pagoda with great interest,
Subsequently, he also discovered the dozen or so clusters of spiritual light, and joy appeared on his face. It was clear that he had detected that these spiritual lights contained extraordinary treasures.
Only to hear Yin Wind Shangren snorted coldly, and said with a flash of baleful aura in his eyes. "Two early stage kids also want to take treasures, while this deity is in a good mood, you directly retreat and I will never make things difficult for you, if you stay here again, then don't blame the old man for being ruthless."
As he said this, he burst out a heavy Yin Sha Qi, forming a black whirlwind that danced rapidly outside his body. The powerful pressure belonging to the late Golden Core stage was all unleashed.
Even the Kumu Shangren behind him changed his expression slightly.
Zhang Ling sensed the powerful spiritual pressure on this Yin Wind Old Monster, his face was ugly, and he was thinking whether to retreat and leave it at that.
Facing a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator, he was confident that he still had the power to fight, but he was no match for a late-stage expert.
