txolops Chapter 292 Three Jade Slips
Chapter 292 Three Jade Slips
Luo Ming felt the support and excitement of Tianjing Sanren, and his last trace of worry vanished. He took a deep breath, his eyes burning with fighting spirit.
"Thank you, senior! Without further ado, let's begin preparations! First, we need to select a target..."
He raised his head, his gaze sharp as lightning, and began to quickly search and distinguish among the hundreds of floating orbs of light.
Since he was looking for secret techniques, he was looking for what he lacked. Now that he possessed all five elements, he could cultivate almost all secret techniques.
The target was quickly locked on. A purple ball of light crackling with wisps of lightning caught Luo Ming's attention, and next to it was a jade slip radiating pure wood-attribute spiritual energy, accompanied by a faint misty color, which made Luo Ming's eyes light up.
Wood-attribute illusion magic? Wouldn't that be perfect for me?
"These are the ones!"
A glint flashed in Luo Ming's eyes. "Let's take that illusion technique first, and then, if the situation allows, we'll take that lightning-attribute technique!"
With a thought, he summoned twelve Xuan Yuan Pearls from his dantian, which floated around him along a specific trajectory, emitting a hazy blue and pale gold halo. A heavy, stagnant, and all-sealing aura began to permeate the air.
At the same time, the Five Spirit Bracelet on his wrist flashed with a faint light, and nearly ten thousand Gold-Eating Insects surged out. However, they did not disperse. Instead, like a well-trained army, they instantly condensed into a layer of extremely dense, constantly high-speed flapping dark gold "insect armor" within a three-foot radius around his body!
The insect shell was almost airtight, and countless tiny devouring forces emanated from it, frantically absorbing and eliminating all spiritual energy fluctuations around Luo Ming, making the area around him seem like a place devoid of spiritual energy.
Inside the spirit beast pouch, the Xuan Turtle received the command, let out a low roar, and pushed its innate Yuan Magnetic Divine Power to its limit! An invisible and intangible force field quietly spread out from Luo Ming as the center. Although the range was compressed to a very small size, the intensity was unprecedented, causing the light around Luo Ming to be slightly distorted.
"Senior, are you ready?" Luo Ming whispered to himself.
"Haha! I've been prepared for this for a long time." Tianjing Sanren laughed loudly, temporarily possessing the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror, hovering above Luo Ming's head. The mirror surface shone brightly with golden light, and a mysterious golden beam of light, which seemed to be able to fix space, suddenly descended on Luo Ming's head!
The magic field, along with Luo Ming and the Xuan Yuan Pearl, the Gold-Eating Insect Armor, and the Yuan Magnetic Field surrounding him, were firmly encased within it!
"Now!"
Luo Ming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and his figure moved like lightning. Without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the cyan light sphere that had been locked onto and was emanating a wood-attribute aura! His palm passed through the seemingly tough "divine barrier" without any resistance and grabbed it!
The instant his fingertip touched the jade slip inside the cyan sphere of light
"Buzz—!!!"
The entire second floor of the Sutra Repository suddenly trembled! A massive and irresistible spatial teleportation force, like a primordial beast awakening, surged forth from all directions and from the depths of the void, instantly locking onto Luo Ming and attempting to drag him and the bone fragment in his hand away from this place!
"Buzz!"
The Xuan Yuan Formation, composed of twelve Xuan Yuan Pearls, was the first to unleash its power! The azure spiritual light surged, intertwining with the pale golden Geng Metal Qi, instantly forming a thick, solid, and almost tangible water wall around Luo Ming!
This water wall not only contains the power of pure Xuan water, but also carries the original characteristic of the Xuan Yuan Pearl itself, which is as heavy as a mountain. It is as if an invisible mountain is pressing down on Luo Ming, firmly "nailing" him to the spot, and using extreme weight to resist the teleportation force that wants to "pull" him away!
Immediately afterwards, the swarm of Gold-Eating Insects covering Luo Ming emitted an even higher-pitched and more violent buzzing sound! The dark gold patterns on the carapace of each Gold-Eating Insect seemed to come alive, bursting out with dazzling golden light! This greatly interfered with and weakened the stability and power of the teleportation restriction!
With the addition of the primordial magnetic field and the divine power of the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror, the surging teleportation power was like waves crashing against an ancient reef. Although it stirred up violent spatial ripples, it could not shake its foundation, nor could it penetrate into it to affect Luo Ming inside!
"It's done!" Luo Ming was overjoyed! He could clearly feel that the terrifying spatial power that was enough to instantly teleport away a Nascent Soul cultivator was actually temporarily blocked, isolated, and weakened outside his body by the superposition, resonance, and perfect coordination of these four forces!
Although the pressure from all directions caused his magical power to pour out like a flood, consuming a huge amount and seemingly on the verge of collapse, at least he withstood it for now! He wasn't immediately teleported away!
"Time is running out! Seize the moment!"
A fierce glint flashed in Luo Ming's eyes. He endured the terrifying pressure emanating from his body and strode towards the lightning-attribute orb beside him!
He took a liking to the jade slip inside that seemed to contain top-tier lightning-attribute techniques or supernatural abilities! Lightning techniques are extremely yang and powerful, capable of warding off evil and demons. They might be surprisingly effective in dealing with certain sinister methods in the future, and could also enrich his own attack methods.
"Buzz—!!!"
The moment he touched the second jade slip, the entire second floor of the Scripture Pavilion seemed to be enraged! A terrifying teleportation force, twice as powerful as before, crashed down like the sky collapsing! The balance that had been barely maintained was instantly shattered!
"Snap!"
The pale blue force field of the Xuan Yuan Grand Array was the first to let out a mournful cry of being overwhelmed, and fine cracks appeared at its edges! The dark gold insect armor shield formed by the Gold-Eating Insect swarm fluctuated violently, and countless Gold-Eating Insects were shaken by the suddenly increased spatial compression force, causing their mouthparts to bleed.
The Xuan Turtle's magnetic field was compressed to almost touching Luo Ming's body surface. Even the golden light pillar formed by the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror rippled violently, and the runes on its surface flickered, as if they would collapse at any moment!
To Luo Ming's surprise, his four layers of techniques were still able to withstand the teleportation restriction, which did not take him away.
"Could it be...?" Luo Ming's eyes turned bloodshot, and a terrifying madness erupted from them! He stared intently at the light sphere closest to him, which looked inconspicuous and whose spiritual energy fluctuations were peaceful.
The most important reason for choosing this one is that it's the closest to him. Anyway, anything that can be put on the second floor can't be too bad, so taking one more is a bonus.
However, the terrifying spatial teleportation power at this moment froze his body, making it extremely difficult for Luo Ming to even lift his foot.
"I've never fought this hard against demonic beasts before. I never expected retrieving a treasure to be this difficult." Luo Ming smiled bitterly to himself, then unleashed the full power of the Myriad Spirits Blood Technique.
His blood and qi suddenly ignited! An even more powerful and terrifying force surged wildly from his limbs, bones, and internal organs! His body expanded in an instant, and his height increased by several inches out of thin air.
His already bulging muscles became even more exaggerated and ferocious, and the sound of blood surging beneath his skin was like a roaring river! His entire aura instantly became more violent, fierce, and oppressive, like a humanoid beast!
This is a life-or-death secret technique recorded in the "Blood Manual of Ten Thousand Spirits" that briefly stimulates the body's potential and greatly enhances strength and defense. The effect is amazing, but one will fall into a period of weakness afterward.
Luo Ming hadn't planned to use it lightly, but with such an opportunity before him, how could he back down? He was confident that with the powerful regenerative abilities brought by his Wood Spirit Body, as long as there weren't any intense life-or-death battles in the next few days, he would be able to recover before entering the core of the inner palace.
If that doesn't work, he still has the Imperial Essence Pill given to him by the Bearded Man, so he has no worries whatsoever.
"roar!"
Luo Ming, who had transformed into a "little giant," let out a roar that was not human. The burning blood and frantically circulating magic power mixed together and actually temporarily withstood the increased teleportation pressure!
He lifted his legs again, which felt as heavy as lead and as heavy as a mountain, and moved with immense difficulty toward the "ordinary" jade slip, each step leaving a deep pit! With each step, the "ground" beneath his feet left a clear, cracked footprint!
Finally, after paying a huge price and almost exhausting the brief burst of power brought by the Blood Burning Secret Technique, his fan-like, veiny hand barely reached the jade slip, his five fingers gripping it tightly like iron pincers!
"BOOM—!!!"
The moment he grasped the third jade slip, the entire second floor of the Scripture Pavilion seemed to erupt in fury! An ultimate teleportation force, far surpassing anything before and indescribable, as if a portion of the Void Heaven Palace's primordial power had been drawn upon, suddenly descended!
This force is no longer "pulling," but crushing, rejecting, and erasing! It will completely drive this audacious "ant" who has repeatedly challenged the rules, along with the opportunity he stole that "does not belong to him," out of this space!
"puff--!"
Luo Ming felt as if he were being crushed by a mountain. His four layers of protection—the Xuan Yuan Grand Array, the Gold-Eating Insect Armor, the Yuan Magnetic Field, and the Eight Gates Golden Light Mirror Shield—collapsed and disintegrated instantly like paper in the face of this ultimate power!
Immediately afterwards—
"Whoosh—!!!"
A dazzling, pure white beam of light shot up from beneath Luo Ming's feet, instantly engulfing him completely!
The white light vanished the next moment.
Luo Ming, along with the three jade slips he "stole," has completely disappeared from the second floor of the Sutra Repository.
In the same spot, only the other orbs of light that still floated silently, and the still-raging spatial ripples and chaotic spiritual energy currents in the air, silently recounted the thrilling and rule-breaking "plunder" that had just taken place.
Just a few breaths after Luo Ming was enveloped by that ultimate teleportation power and disappeared in a dazzling white light.
On the second floor of the Sutra Repository, near the still-unsettled chaotic spatial ripples, another soft white teleportation beam suddenly lit up.
As the light faded, a figure appeared, completely shrouded in a wide black robe. It was Yuan Yao.
She was clearly also randomly assigned to a different starting point by the teleportation mechanism here, and only now has she arrived at the core area of this second level.
Upon appearing, Yuan Yao was immediately awestruck by the hundreds of jade spheres of light floating in the air, radiating various beautiful spiritual lights. The pure and vast spiritual energy fluctuations and ancient and profound aura made her instantly realize that what was collected here was far superior to the common items on the first floor.