In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
Being in the wilderness, Ziyue did not dare to expend too much mental energy.
Thus, after engraving another six restrictions, he stopped and rested.
In this way, in addition to the 12 restrictions he had carved previously, the number of restrictions on the Soul Gathering Flag had soared from the original 33 to 51.
"Fifty-one restrictions. This is already considered a relatively powerful Intermediate Grade Magic Tool. It is only three restrictions away from reaching fifty-four and becoming a High Grade Magic Tool.
Moreover, the carving of restrictions was still as easy as before. It had not reached the limit of the Dharma artifact's material.
Obviously, it was not difficult to upgrade it to a high-level Dharma artifact.
I just don't know if it can be upgraded to a top-level Dharma artifact in one go. "
Ziyue once again raised his expectations for the Soul Gathering Flag.
A top-level Dharma artifact contained an Earth Demon Restriction. The power it could unleash far surpassed that of a high-level Dharma artifact.
For example, the Seal of Mountains and Rivers on his body. When it was used, it was as if mountains and rivers were falling. It was unstoppable and truly terrifying.
Naturally, it made him look forward to it.
Casually putting away the Soul Gathering Flag, Ziyue took out the Zhou Tianyan Spell Mirror.
The Zhou Tianyan Spell Mirror was a spirit artifact. Spirit artifacts were sentient and could be kept in one's body. Compared to a Dharma artifact, not only was it more powerful, but it was also much more convenient and faster.
However, to refine it to the extent that it could be used was countless times more difficult than a Dharma artifact.
After a few days, Ziyue had only managed to refine it preliminarily. It would still take a long time to refine it freely and keep the Zhou Tianyan Spell Mirror in one's body.
However, he was not in a hurry. He would be able to refine it completely if he took a period of time every day.
This also relied on painstaking effort.
However, very quickly, Ziyue's hand paused and he put away the Zhou Tianyan Spell Mirror again. He looked calmly in the direction of the door.
"This rain came too quickly and too heavily.
In the wilderness, there's not even a place to hide from the rain … If I had known, I wouldn't have taken this path … "
"Old Liu, did you remember wrongly?
We've been walking for an hour. "
"We're here, we're here. Look, isn't that it?"
"Hey, there's indeed a rundown temple. Everyone, let's go in quickly."
…
Under the pouring rain, there was a faint sound of shouting. Then, a group of people could be seen pulling a carriage towards the dilapidated temple.
Soon, a group of more than ten people walked into the dilapidated temple with swords and sabers in their hands. Their bodies were dripping wet.
When they saw Ziyue and the big black dog lying beside him, they were all stunned.
Then, he stepped in without a care in the world.
Behind them was a woman in purple clothes. However, her face was covered with a brocade cloth, revealing only a pair of bright and clear eyes.
Perhaps because she had been sitting in the carriage all this time, the woman's body was not wet.
"First, clear out a clean place for Miss Qing to rest."
A person who looked like a manager called out and politely greeted the purple-clad woman.
Soon, two strong men cleaned up the ground under the statue.
Following that, the others tore down the doors, windows, and other items in the dilapidated temple and set them on fire.
Some of them even took off their clothes and wrung out a large handful of rainwater.
Ziyue glanced at them without batting an eyelid. He could not help but feel a little strange.
This group of people was obviously a group of escorts. Judging from the logo on the carriage outside, they seemed to be called the Four Seas Escort Agency.
These escorts were not weak. With Ziyue's eyesight, he could naturally tell that the weakest among them were martial artists who had refined their internal organs. The slightly stronger ones were at the peak of internal refinement.
There were three who were above the realm of internal energy.
The manager who spoke earlier seemed to be the leader of this group of escorts. He was also the strongest among the three of them. He was probably at the level of a third-rate master.
However, the woman they were escorting gave Ziyue a very strange feeling. She seemed to be very strong, but also seemed to be weak. She was erratic and sometimes strong, and sometimes weak.
His heart shuddered. He naturally knew that this woman was not simple.
In fact, he could tell at a glance that she did not fit in with this group of people from the Four Seas Escort Agency.
However, what puzzled him was why the other party was with the escort agency's people.
Logically speaking, based on the aura he sensed, the strength of this woman in purple should be far superior to this group of escorts.
"Cough, cough!"
Suddenly, the woman in purple coughed softly. Vaguely, there seemed to be a wisp of blood Qi.
Was she injured?
Ziyue finally understood.
After that, he did not pay too much attention to her.
In the wilderness, it was best not to pay too much attention to strangers who met by chance.
With outsiders around, Ziyue naturally could not continue to refine the Heavenly Expansion Spell Mirror or destroy the restrictive power in the storage bag.
Therefore, he quietly began to cultivate the protective technique, Golden Bell Shield.
He had upgraded the Golden Bell Shield to the fifth level. Under complete control, he could naturally conceal his aura completely. In addition, the Aura Concealment Technique was in effect at all times. Therefore, Ziyue's aura was concealed and did not attract attention.
In addition to cultivating the Golden Bell Shield, Ziyue also focused on the cultivation of immortal techniques.
A few days ago, he had upgraded the Purple Qi Visualization Technique to the ninth level. As the quantity of his spiritual power soared, the spiritual power in his body also turned into a mist and became extremely dense.
Although this had greatly increased his strength, the ninth level of the Purple Qi Visualization Technique was the limit of this technique. Ziyue had perfected it, so there was no possibility of upgrading it again.
He could only upgrade it again if he went to the Chaoyang Sect and found the follow-up method or switched to other immortal techniques.
However, there was another problem in front of him. It was a problem that he, or anyone who cultivated immortal techniques at the ninth level of the Qi Refinement Stage, had to face.
That was breaking through to the Enlightenment Stage!
The itinerant cultivator, Old Man Wu, had cultivated immortal techniques for more than a hundred years. Other than the Breakthrough Elixir, the Enlightenment Elixir was difficult to find. He was not well prepared, but he still failed to break through to the next level and died.
Although Bai Ziyue had the Attribute Panel, he was not confident that he would be able to pass this hurdle with the help of the Attribute Panel.
After all, if he relied on spiritual power to upgrade, he first had to learn a certain technique.
Not to mention that he did not have a technique for the Enlightenment Stage, even if he did, he did not have the corresponding realm. How could he learn it?
Therefore, he estimated that he did not have much of an advantage over other cultivators when it came to the Enlightenment Stage.
He soon recalled a special Immortal Art that he had acquired from the storage bag he was given.
The Five Directions Pure Yuan Technique!
With the help of this technique, he could directly improve the purity of his spiritual power and approach that of an Enlightenment Stage cultivator.
Not only could it improve his strength, but it could also increase the probability of his immortal techniques enlightening his apertures by twenty to thirty percent. The effect was already comparable to the Breakthrough Elixir or even the Enlightenment Elixir.
However, after carefully studying it, he could not help but frown again.
The Five Directions Pure Yuan Technique was different from other immortal techniques. It required the power of heavenly materials and earthly treasures to be cultivated, which was relatively more troublesome.
"Only with the help of treasures with the innate five elements can one ignite the five spiritual apertures and officially start cultivating the Five Directions Pure Yuan Technique.
A treasure that possesses the Innate Qi of the five elements and is divided into the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. It's surely extremely precious and isn't so easy to find. "
Bai Ziyue pondered silently, feeling somewhat vexed.
When he was in Wujiang County, he had actually considered this and had split his attention to look for it.
However, whether it was the Scorching Sun Gang's treasury or asking Lee Hoon, Xie Gu Cang, and the others, he did not find anything.
This was also one of the reasons why he was so anxious to leave Wujiang County as soon as possible.
At this moment, Ziyue sensed that someone was approaching him. He could not help but open his eyes and ask indifferently, "What do you want?"
That person jumped in fright, then revealed an indifferent smile and said, "Little brother, did you come alone?"
"What's the matter?"
Ziyue's voice was cold. He had already sensed that this person was harboring some malicious intent.
"After the heavy rain, our dry rations are all wet.
In addition, we have been living in the open for more than ten days and have not eaten meat much, so we want to buy your dog to eat a hot one. "
That person's mouth opened and he said with a smile, "Look, how about ten taels of silver?
Your dog is only a little sturdy, in the city, it is worth at most five taels. "
The little black dog that was originally lying next to Bai Ziyue seemed to have heard this person's words and suddenly became alert. It immediately woke up and bared its teeth, letting out a threatening growl.
The brawny man did not care and looked calm and unruffled. He faintly revealed the long saber at his waist.
Naturally, he could see that this black dog was mysterious and knew that it was a strange beast.
But, so what?
As a martial artist, how many strange beasts had he eaten?
It just so happened that his internal cultivation was at a critical moment and he needed sufficient Qi and blood to stabilize it.
In the wilderness, there were many kinds of wild beasts, but strange beasts with sufficient Qi and blood like this black dog were not everywhere.
That was why he had the idea to slaughter this black dog and use it as a resource for his own advancement.
"Not for sale."
Bai Ziyue lifted his head slightly and said in a calm tone.
"Are you sure?"
He raised his voice slightly, but his tone was filled with a frightening chill. He said, "Do you know the consequences of rejecting us?"
As soon as his voice fell, a few burly men beside the bonfire stood up and casually picked up their weapons.
"Oh?
What consequences? "
Bai Ziyue stood up slowly with a cold look in his eyes.
He did not want to cause trouble, but some people just had to seek their own deaths.
At this moment, the black puppy's entire body tensed up, looking like it was ready to attack.
As long as Ziyue gave the order, it would immediately rush forward and tear this person who dared to suggest eating its meat into pieces.
Not far away, a few people from the Four Seas Escort Agency who were above the internal energy realm glanced at them. They did not seem to care and instead looked like they were watching a show.