"Crystal Jades?!"
Looking at the dense formation inlaid with Crystal Jades in front of them, the three people except Nie Wushang cried out.
Nie Wushang didn't know that each of them had a lot of Crystal Jades, so she thought they were surprised to see treasures. "It's because of the Crystal Jades that the protective formation here won't fail."
The protective formation in front of them had thousands of Crystal Jades. Even in the Middle Ages, it was still a great fortune.
Unfortunately, this formation was very profound. There was no way to crack it or take it down.
The three people quickly calmed down. Jing Xingzhi asked, "What's next?"
"What's the hurry?" Nie Wushang walked forward.
There was a small groove in the center of the protective formation.
Nie Wushang took out the black gold piece and gently put it down.
"Boom!"
The originally hazy light barrier suddenly lit up. The transparent light wall dispersed and turned into specks of dust, forming a white light curtain.
"Let's go in." Nie Wushang took the lead and walked towards the light curtain.
The light curtain seemed to be invisible, so Nie Wushang went through it without any obstacles.
Seeing this, the three of them followed suit.
As soon as they entered the cave, Mo Tiange couldn't help but narrow her eyes. The light from the surrounding spiritual treasures almost blinded the four people's eyes.
"Top-grade Vast Quartz Stone!" After adapting to the light in the cave, Jing Xingzhi glanced around and happily rushed forward.
Although the Grand Spirit Stone was not too rare, it was an excellent material for nurturing swords. It was very popular among sword cultivators, and a small piece was worth thousands of spirit stones. But in this inconspicuous storeroom, the excellent Grand Spirit Stone was just casually piled up in the corner.
Nie Wushang's lips curved when she saw his appearance, but she didn't say a word.
In the next moment, with a buzzing sound, a white light shone, and Jing Xingzhi suddenly stopped moving forward.
"What's that?" he shouted.
Nie Wushang took pleasure in his misfortune. "If there weren't any restrictions, my master would've taken everything away long ago. Why would he wait until now?"
"…"
Jing Xingzhi's face darkened, but he couldn't say anything. Nie Wushang felt very refreshed and said magnanimously, "There's nothing special about this restriction. Just break it by force."
Upon seeing Jing Xingzhi silently attacking the restrictions with a sullen expression, Mo Tiange and Qin Xi smiled at each other then moved to look for the things they wanted.
This secret storeroom didn't contain any powerful Dharma treasures. Most of them were materials and elixirs. There were even spirit talismans at the Soul Formation Stage and above to ensure that the Spiritual Qi wouldn't be lost.
Mo Tiange gave it some thought and understood.
The reason for the existence of the secret storehouse was that after the sect suffered a blow that was almost annihilated, they could still preserve a bit of incense and hope to restore the sect.
Materials and elixirs were the foundation of cultivating disciples. With enough materials and elixirs, the sect would be able to grow rapidly.
Magic treasures, on the other hand, were different. Without sufficient cultivation, one would not be able to unleash the power of magic treasures.
Just having magical treasures without cultivation was like a tree without roots, water without a source. It could not last long.
The possibility of them finding a powerful magic treasure in this storeroom was very small.
However, the materials in this storeroom were all rare top quality materials. This trip was definitely a huge profit.
Unfortunately, there were restrictions around these materials, so he could only take one or two.
Before long, Qin Xi took a fancy to a piece of Xuan Fire Jade Essence.
This piece of Xuan Fire Jade Essence was two feet high. It was fiery red and crystal clear. Although it was half a foot long, he could still clearly see the scene on the other side.
Xuan Fire Jade Essence was a top-grade material used to refine fire-attribute magic treasures. Back then, a piece of Xuan Fire Jade Essence produced in Immortal's Ruins almost caused many Nascent Soul cultivators to fight for it. Even Master Song Feng took action, which showed how precious it was.
The quality of this piece of Xuan Fire Jade Essence was similar to the one produced in Immortal's Ruins, but its size was several times bigger.
Qin Xi summoned the Three Yang Real Fire Sword and said to Mo Tiange, "You look for it first. If you see something you like, call me."
Mo Tiange nodded and walked away alone.
Although there were many materials in this storeroom, there was nothing she particularly wanted.
She had decided not to refine other offensive magic treasures. She had the Fan of Heaven and Earth and the Fusheng Sword in her hands, as well as the Great Heavenly Thunder Technique.
Although auxiliary magic treasures were damaged by the Heavenly Tribulation, they could be repaired, so there was no need to refine them.
As for medicinal pills, that was what she lacked the least.
A moment later, she stopped in front of an item.
It was a crystal the size of a fist. It was transparent and looked like a crystal.
At first glance, it was a solid object, but when she stared at it carefully, she saw that it seemed to have water ripples. After staring at it for a while, she saw a dense mist.
The strangest thing was that this thing actually didn't have spiritual aura!
"Could it be an ordinary object?" Mo Tiange muttered. She looked left and right and shook her head.
This thing couldn't be an ordinary object. The restrictions around it were even more advanced than those of those precious materials, so how could it be an ordinary object?
After looking at it for a while, Qin Xi didn't find anything she particularly wanted. He took out the Xuan Fire Jade Essence and came over. "How is it?"
Mo Tiange pointed at the crystal and said, "Can you recognize this thing?"
Qin Xi looked at it for a while, but he still couldn't figure it out. "What's this?
Why is it so strange?
It doesn't look like a material from the cultivation world at all. "
Mo Tiange thought for a while then said, "Let's take this thing away. Even we can't recognize it, so it must be extremely precious."
Qin Xi had no objection. He once again summoned the Three Yang Real Fire Sword and attacked the restrictions.
The two of them worked together. They originally thought they would be able to break the restrictions very quickly, but unexpectedly, the strength of the restrictions was beyond their imagination. After struggling for a whole hour, they only managed to make a crack.
When they got the crystal, Nie Wushang suddenly said vigilantly, "Someone's coming."
Upon hearing this, Mo Tiange, Qin Xi, and Jing Xingzhi stopped at the same time and turned around.
Nie Wushang explained, "I hid devil aura on the road, and I sensed someone passing by."
"It's them." Jing Xingzhi took back his flying sword. "Can your devil aura sense their cultivation levels?"
Nie Wushang shook her head. "No, but I can sense that there are three of them."
The four people looked at each other. In the end, Qin Xi said, "It seems your guess is correct."
"Then what should we do now?"
Nie Wushang looked at them. "To be honest, I haven't advanced to the Nascent Soul realm for long, so I don't have the slightest confidence in facing a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator."
Mo Tiange pondered for a while then asked, "Then should we hide?"
Jing Xingzhi nodded then looked at Nie Wushang. "We're here to look for treasures. There's no need to clash with them."
Qin Xi also nodded.
Although there were many treasures here, it wasn't to the point of risking their lives. It would be fine if those three people were willing to coexist peacefully, but they might think that a late stage Nascent Soul cultivator could kill all of them.
Seeing that the three of them agreed, Nie Wushang didn't hesitate. "Then let's go." She then turned around and walked towards the entrance.
"Where's your cultivation technique?" Before they left, Mo Tiange sent a voice transmission to her. "Did you get it just now?"
Nie Wushang turned her head. Her gaze seemed to be moved and grateful.
She said, "You'll know in a moment."
The four of them left the storehouse. Nie Wushang closed the protective formation with a piece of black gold and led them around the karst cave. Soon, they left.
Before long, Devil Monarch Night Frost took Tian Xuan and Hong Xiao to the storehouse. After studying it for a while, he opened the protective formation and entered the storehouse.
"We're so close. Won't we be discovered?" Jing Xingzhi couldn't help but ask as they walked in the karst cave.
"It's fine," Nie Wushang said, "There's a formation in the storehouse that forbids divine senses. Once we leave the storehouse, the rock formations in this karst cave are also strange. Even late stage Nascent Soul cultivators won't be able to discover us unless they're very close."
The four of them walked deeper and deeper into the karst cave. Gradually, the air seemed to be filled with a murderous aura.
"Where are we?" Qin Xi asked.
Nie Wushang paused for a moment then answered, "I'm going to look for a cultivation technique. You guys can stay here if you want."
Generally speaking, things like cultivation techniques were one of cultivators' secrets, and they definitely wouldn't be told to others.
Upon hearing that Nie Wushang was going to look for a cultivation technique, Qin Xi hesitated for a moment. He wanted to say that they wouldn't go with her, but from what Nie Wushang said, it seemed like she didn't mind them going with her. If he hadn't asked, she wouldn't even have told him.
He glanced at Mo Tiange, but when he saw her contemplating, he asked through voice transmission, "What's wrong?"
Mo Tiange raised her head to look at him then answered through voice transmission, "I suspect the place she went to look for cultivation techniques is also a Five Spirits Sacrificial Temple."
Qin Xi looked puzzled. "Why?"
"She cultivates the Primordial Devil Great Technique," Mo Tiange said simply.
Once she said that, Qin Xi immediately understood.
Mo Tiange once told him about the relationship between the sacrificial temple and the Primordial Devil Great Technique. He also had a stone tablet he obtained from Mei Feng, so it was very likely related to the Primordial Devil Great Technique.
Since Nie Wushang cultivated the Primordial Devil Great Technique, her cultivation technique most likely came from the sacrificial temple, so she naturally had to go there to look for it.
But …
"Her cultivation technique came from Master Song Feng?"
Mo Tiange nodded. "Correct."
Upon hearing her answer, Qin Xi shook his head. "I'm afraid she won't gain anything from this trip."
Mo Tiange paused for a moment but didn't say anything to refute.
When she heard Nie Wushang said she was going to look for a cultivation technique, this thought appeared in her mind.
Since Master Song Feng obtained his cultivation technique here, the stone tablet should've been taken away by him. No matter how Nie Wushang looked for it, she wouldn't be able to find it.
But this matter was very troublesome to explain. She thought about it and decided not to say it for now. She'd wait for Nie Wushang to see it first.
Along the dark passage, the four people moved forward in silence.
The murderous aura in the air became stronger and stronger. In the end, the Still Water Sword on Jing Xingzhi's back clanked, as if it would be unsheathed in the next moment.
Jing Xingzhi finally couldn't help but ask Nie Wushang, "What's going on? Where are you going?"
Nie Wushang glanced at him. "It's good for you." She then walked forward regardless of Jing Xingzhi's questions.
Jing Xingzhi had to restrain his impatience and follow her.
The murderous aura is good for Jing Xingzhi … A thought flashed in Mo Tiange's mind.
The Western White Tiger, Dui Jin, was a ferocious god who specialized in killing.
Could this be the White Tiger Sacrificial Temple?
Whether it was the Azure Dragon Sacrificial Temple or the Vermilion Bird Sacrificial Temple, their auras were in line with the auras of divine beasts. The murderous and ruthless aura was exactly the aura a White Tiger should have.
Sword cultivators cultivated swords, which belonged to the metal element. Therefore, sword cultivators had to control metal of the five elements.
When Gujian Sect accepted disciples, metal spiritual roots were the priority. Without metal spiritual roots, sword cultivators could only use their skin and not their bones.
The White Tiger was the essence of metal. If Jing Xingzhi could absorb a bit of the White Tiger's aura, he could cleanse his sword aura. For him, the benefits would be endless.
With this thought in mind, the murderous aura became more and more intense.