Chapter 228: 210 Restrictions

Seven figures crisscross rapidly, like seven dashed lines. Strangely, only rarely do they collide.

Every collision produces massive impact sounds, even pressing down the nearby Yellow River flow.

Suddenly, Tong Zhang leaps up, arms spread wide, like a roc diving down.

Hiss hiss.

Several golden needles shoot out from her hand, fiercely piercing a nearby upright yellow rock.

The tail of the golden needle is actually connected to a transparent thread.

The thread is remarkably tough, pulling her body off balance, actually twisting the pounce and sliding diagonally far away.

“Trying to escape!!”

A man from Celestial Lock Teaching throws out a black chain.

In mid-air, the huge lock chain is like a black dragon, creating a massive tearing sound, slamming into Celestial Maiden’s waist.

Bang!!

Amidst the subtle sound of bone cracking.

The Celestial Maiden instinctively dodges, but she’s already exhausted, unable to evade. A mouthful of blood sprays out.

If she had her original treasure armor, she could have diminished some of the force.

But the treasure armor was already given to Zhang Rongfang.

The heavy chain strikes her, like a leaf in the wind, the thread in her hand breaks, drifting down towards the Yellow River’s surface.

Gazing at the approaching surge of the river surface, Tong Zhang’s eyes are indifferent, her slender hand lightly flicks, dozens of golden needles shoot out again, piercing into a protruding rock on the riverbed.

She pulls strongly, floating horizontally.

Her toes tap on the rock, leaping towards the opposite riverbank.

“Trying to run! Chase!!”

The other five people didn’t expect she could notice such a small stone in the river amidst the extreme situation and use it to escape.

Such utilization of the environment has surpassed reason.

The rock is at least tens of meters away from them.

Immediately, Yan Xi and another from Celestial Lock Teaching both, relying on their extraordinary body techniques, descend onto that rock.

Attempting to use it to continue the pursuit.

Suddenly, a sharp whistling sound rapidly approaches from afar.

With a loud boom, a spinning black shadow crashes onto that rock.

The rock shatters, stone splinters fly.

In the middle of the rock, a giant black wheel over a meter high is embedded.

Atop the black wheel, a silhouette suddenly emerges, standing up from a squat, revealing its face.

The rock crumbles, losing its foothold.

Yan Xi and the Celestial Lock Teaching person can only scatter, landing helplessly, standing by the riverbank.

“Who are you?!” Yan Xi coldly gazes at the black wheel, if looks could kill, the intruder would have died countless times.

“So many chasing a single beautiful lady, goes against gentlemanly behavior.”

Above the black wheel, a short-haired man in white, wearing plain white Daoist clothes, with arms seemingly cast from silver metal, gazes down at the five people.

He stands on the black wheel with one foot, like walking on flat ground.

His handsome face carries a seemingly fixed, unchanging smile.

The smile instantly recalls sunshine, gentleness, mercy, peace.

Yet this smile too perfectly radiant, instead gives a sense of falsehood.

Like….

Like the exalted statues in the temple.

“Who are you??!” Yan Xi sternly stares at the other.

Just from the timing, the power and speed of the intervention, this person comes with ill intent.

“I am Ding Rui.” The man replies, “Just a chivalrous person who can’t bear seeing you bully a weak woman.”

“Where did this rabbit runt come from, crush him and continue chasing!” A Celestial Lock Teaching man growls, brandishing a black chain, creating a deep pit as he leaps like lightning at the person.

Hiss!

In mid-air, suddenly a black circular wheel appears before him, the two intersect as they land.

The Celestial Lock Teaching giant wails miserably, body sliced into two, falling into the river.

This twist gathers everyone’s gaze onto the black circular wheel.

Although the man just now was somewhat weak, he was nevertheless at the level of internal Spiritual Veins, definitely a high-level of Celestial Lock Teaching.

Yet such an immortal expert, unbelievably….

Gong Shuyin remains silent, among the hunters she only spoke initially, staying wordless thereafter.

Upon seeing the man in white Daoist clothes, self-claimed Ding Rui, she grows even quieter, quietly retreating.

That man…. indeed she doesn’t know.

But she recognizes that weapon.

Though the insignia removed, patterns and characters hidden.

But that shape’s outline cannot be concealed.

“Wish Wheel…..! That is the Wish Wheel!” Yan Xi now recognizes the weapon’s name, eyes suddenly sharp.

Only one sect in this world uses the Wish Wheel as a technique.

Suddenly, the remaining four cease movement.

The Celestial Lock Teaching giant sliced into two now climbs out of the river, body regrown, showing fear.

Facing the descending white-haired man, all six enter a bizarre standoff.

Time slowly passes until the Celestial Maiden’s figure vanishes.

Finally, the white-haired man slightly bows to the six.

“Thank you, friends, for showing face.”

His appearance from start to finish wears that perfect seeming fake smile.

“Seems there’s more of us kindhearted in this world. You agree, right?”

He lifts his head, a hint of silver flashes through his eyes.

Swish!

In the blink of an eye, he and the black circular wheel beneath disappear, as if never having appeared.

Yan Xi snorts coldly, turning to leave.

Ding Rui clearly comes from Celestial Treasure Palace, such a massive force, unless reported behind, can’t easily offend.

Gong Shuyin unmoved, quietly watches Ding Rui’s departure, pondering something.

The other few unwilling but eventually disperse respectively.

The man from the Celestial Lock Teaching who was cut into two still kept cursing under his breath.

Gong Shuyin glanced at those people, then turned around and decisively left.

Since the Great Dao Teaching was involved, the Celestial Maiden should be safe.

For the current Great Dao Teaching, which is opposing the Zhenyi Sect’s Western Sect, they didn’t mind giving them a favor.

A mere Celestial Maiden didn’t matter.

After all, the upper echelons didn’t believe that the Celestial Maiden and the Imperial Tutor Damir behind her could research a method against Spiritualization.

Those who fought for the secret treasures were mostly lower branch forces, primarily wanting to present them as gifts.

From the moment the Celestial Maiden left,

everything was completely over.

The era of the Extreme Realm had come to an end. Replacing it was the era belonging to the Western Sect and the Dao Sect.

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Celestial Treasure Palace.

Zhang Rongfang sat quietly at the desk in the bedroom, using a reishi-shaped paperweight to hold down a gray cloth, carefully examining the pattern map on it, and the special cryptic script of the Golden Wing Pavilion.

He was deciphering the cryptic script on the key in reverse, according to a cryptic dictionary.

Under the candlelight, gradually, an article about secret treasures and the human race appeared before Zhang Rongfang.

“Finally, it’s out!”

After checking the last word, Zhang Rongfang let out a breath, leaning back against the wooden chair.

Looking at the clear written translation on the paper, he felt both curious and conflicted.

With the Eastern Sect collapsing and the Golden Wing Pavilion nearing its end, at the last moment, what the Celestial Maiden transmitted to him must be something of utmost importance.

So….

He calmed his mind and started to read carefully from the beginning.

The cryptic script vaguely mentioned what was contained within the secret treasures.

Among them were hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, gold, jewels, precious antiques, and collectibles. Some special martial arts manuals and cultivation scrolls collected by the Celestial Maiden herself.

Finally, the most important part was research notes on the Spiritualization Ceremony.

The second item was about the human race.

The so-called human race actually referred to three incredibly talented individuals whose ideas were also appreciated by the Eastern Sect.

The cryptic script provided a method to contact the other two individuals.

However, it did not specifically mention the identities of the others.

The manuscript finally mentioned that the immortal root of Spiritualization had been discovered.

And within the secret treasure, this secret was hidden.

“Immortal root…..” As for wealth and such, Zhang Rongfang didn’t care, but that final, about the mystery of immortality after Spiritualization.

That was exactly what he was most interested in now.

How to kill a person with Spiritual Veins?

Picking up the translation manuscript, he showed no emotion, quickly lit it with the candle’s flame, and tossed it into the fire pit, letting it turn to ash.

’If this secret is true, then…. the Eastern Sect’s fall is not undeserved.’

Even the Spirit Court relies on Spiritualization to rule everything.

The current Great Dao Teaching is the same.

The Zhenyi Sect is probably no different.

’All the surrounding forces consider Spiritualization as the core foundation, and he’s the only one researching how to overturn the table…. if he doesn’t fall, who will?’

Shaking his head, Zhang Rongfang stopped thinking too much.

This secret treasure was indeed a hot potato, and now he absolutely couldn’t let anyone know he obtained the key.

Otherwise, even the Celestial Treasure Palace itself would never allow him to hold it.

Spiritualization is also the foundation of existence for the Great Dao Teaching.

Once overturned….

Putting away the key, he knew everything could only wait until later, when there’s an opportunity to search for treasures.

But now.

He looked at his attribute panel.

There, the free attribute was quietly showing three.

With three points already, he could try the Golden Toad Skill again.

Standing up, Zhang Rongfang returned to the center of the room, sitting cross-legged on a mat.

Calming his mind, he emptied his body and mind, letting the Qi and blood flow evenly.

After several minutes, he opened his eyes to look at the Golden Toad Skill section.

Hiss.

Three attribute points disappeared in an instant, and the text in the parentheses of the Golden Toad Skill also blurred and vanished.

“It’s done!” Zhang Rongfang felt a surge of joy in his heart.

Suddenly, the smile on his lips paused.

The three free attributes reappeared, and the Golden Toad Skill returned to its initial state, still at the First Layer’s Hidden Moon stage, with the First Layer perfected.

“Indeed, the initial medicine cannot be omitted.”

Feeling helpless, Zhang Rongfang stood up, recalling the past few days.

Today, he already inquired at the Dan Hall.

Strangely, there was not a single stalk of hundred-year Red Reishi.

The entire Dan Hall didn’t even have anyone taking up the reward he posted.

This was odd.

The Dan Hall is the top gathering place for elixirs in the Great Capital; even if the hundred-year Red Reishi is rare, it shouldn’t be completely unavailable.

Moreover, Chui Xi had promised to bring him a stalk of hundred-year Red Reishi, but then mysteriously disappeared….

He couldn’t help but think more.

Recalling what his master Chongxuan previously reminded him of, not to be distracted and to focus on the Cultivation of Literature.

Zhang Rongfang seemed to have a vague answer.

’No rush, if it truly is as such, tomorrow I will attempt to gather medicines in the Great Capital, and the truth will become apparent.’

Compared to Yangshuo and the Celestial Treasure Palace, the Great Capital is vast, with countless pharmacies, sure to find purchase channels.

One cannot deny, Chongxuan was kind to him, but what he wanted was not merely to obediently cultivate in the Celestial Treasure Palace and convert into a Spirit General.

If it was indeed the master secretly restricting, he would surely have to think of a good solution again….

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