Chapter 1189: Chapter 358: So This Is the Secret Recipe to Break Through the Spirit Severing Realm!
Moreover, these one thousand top-grade Spirit Stones are all of the Five Elements, with as many as two hundred Wood Attribute Spirit Stones!
"This is a big profit!"
Spiritual light flashed rapidly at the fingertips, and under the precise guidance of the [Double Pupils], ten thousand Spirit Seals pierced into the restriction nodes like a torrential downpour.
"Crack, crack-crack——"
The subtle sounds of breaking echoed consecutively, the single-color restriction unraveled as if being drawn out, silver threads breaking one by one, scattering tiny sparks.
Zhou Qing’s sealing speed increased, the veins on his forehead bulging, clearly managing ten thousand Spirit Seals at once under haste was a considerable burden for him.
"Snap!"
As time passed little by little, shortly after, the last silver thread snapped with a sound!
Over a thousand jade boxes simultaneously glimmered faintly, Zhou Qing flicked his robe, and the Storage Bag’s mouth sucked in all the jade boxes like a giant whale ingesting water.
"Done!"
With the last jade box swallowed into the bag, Zhou Qing finally let out a long breath.
A flash of fervor glinted in his eyes—so many Five Elements Spirit Stones were enough for him to accomplish much.
He glanced at the time, there was still some left, and his gaze then swept towards other treasures in the pavilion...
Behind the Spirit Stone area, various rare spirit materials were displayed.
Millennium Dark Yin Wood, Scarlet Flame Gold Essence, Nine Nether Nether Iron, Celestial Silkworm Silk... each one enough to stir a storm outside.
Zhou Qing’s gaze burned intensely, his Adam’s apple involuntarily moving.
However, in the [Heavy Pupils]’ field of view, these treasures were all firmly sealed by single-color restrictions, like prey entangled by silver threads.
"This tower has only seven levels, the Spirit Severing Realm restriction on the Star Gem cracked by Sikong Yan, yet the sixth level is merely a single-color restriction..."
His thoughts whirled, a flash of brilliance in his eyes, "Could it be that the protection weakens as one goes lower? Possibly even without restriction?"
The time was already insufficient, he needed to do things as conveniently as possible now.
Just as he prepared to move, the [Double Pupils] suddenly caught an anomaly——
On the ground of the Spirit Jade, a dark golden fine line perfectly integrated into the jade pattern.
It meandered like a Spiritual Snake and finally converged at the bottom of the central cyan jade pillar, forming a highly concealed array eye.
If it weren’t for an inadvertent glance, he wouldn’t have noticed this hidden detail.
"What is this...?!"
Zhou Qing’s heart suddenly raced.
He held his breath, crouched down, and his fingertips formed several Spirit Seals, slowly probing along the pattern. When the Spiritual Power touched the array eye——
"Crack."
The cyan jade pillar silently split open, revealing a square inch dark compartment.
A jade scroll flowing with starlight lay quietly inside, and there was a note attached beside it:
[I am curious, as the second person to see this, are you excited?]
"’I’?!"
Zhou Qing’s pupils contracted abruptly, "The Emperor’s handiwork?!"
A chill instantly climbed up the back of his neck along his spine.
He didn’t dare touch it rashly, instead fully activating the [Double Pupils] for meticulous inspection, but still found nothing.
Then he repeatedly checked the cyan jade pillar, yet it remained ordinary.
He crouched down again, stared at the jade scroll in the dark compartment, his gaze once more falling on that note.
The word "I" shocked him to the core.
In the present Holy Martial Dynasty, only the Emperor could use this self-reference.
After all, the Holy Martial Dynasty was promoted to a fourth-level cultivation country from the Old Emperor, and the Nine-Level Palace was established to exhibit imperial prestige.
If this object wasn’t left by the current Emperor, it must be the handiwork of the Old Emperor.
"Something’s fishy!" Zhou Qing cautiously retreated a step and immediately performed [Daily Reflection].
[Spirit Severing Realm Secret Formula: This was intentionally hidden here by the Old Emperor of the Holy Martial Dynasty, and can be used to breakthrough to the Spirit Severing Realm.]
[No Spiritual Power marks were left on this secret formula to prevent others from discovering it.]
"What?"
Upon seeing the feedback information, Zhou Qing’s pupils shrank rapidly, his face filled with disbelief.
Throughout the Holy Martial Dynasty, countless Divinity Transformation Realm Perfection cultivators dreamt of it, and many foreign Spirit Severing Realm powerhouses coveted it for years.
Even Sikong Yan, who was upstairs breaking restrictions at the moment, plotted for years with this goal—the breakthrough Spirit Severing Realm secret technique was blatantly placed in front of him like this?
If not for his unwavering trust in [Daily Reflection], he wouldn’t dare believe, no matter what, that such an important secret formula would appear so casually.
This is too simple, too juvenile!
Previously, Sikong Yan, as the Crown Prince, believed the most dangerous place was the safest, and even searched here specially.
Now, it appears that judgment was correct; indeed, it was under the proverbial lamp.
When Sikong Yan was only in the Nascent Soul Realm years ago, how could he have discovered this item hidden in such a conspicuous place?
Even now, being a fourth-level Array Master himself, he almost missed it.
Were it not for the constant operation of the [Heavy Pupils], guarding against hidden restrictions.
Were it not for the gathering of numerous rare Spirit Seals within himself, how could he have found and opened this dark compartment?
Although the appearance of this Spirit Severing secret technique seemed too easy, it was truly interconnected, fitting precisely with heavenly mysteries.
It’s important to know this place is the Nine-Level Palace, with Spirit Severing Realm experts stationed year-round.
For outsiders to seize the secret formula, they must breach the palace first, then unravel the Three-Color Restriction.
Finally, find this item among thousands of treasures—just the last step alone, even if Shen Hanyi came personally, he might hardly discover it.
Zhou Qing took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his turbulent emotions, his Adam’s apple involuntarily moving, with the heart pounding fiercely in his chest.
In a daze, he seemed to see the scene of his master and senior uncles breaking through to the Spirit Severing Realm.
"I must see what this so-called secret formula really is!"
He was about to reach out, but paused again.
After a slight hesitation, he took out a specially made pair of gloves to put on.
To prevent accidents, he did not directly pick up the jade scroll but lightly touched it with his fingertip, Divine Sense flowing like a trickle, slowly seeping in——
