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Dry Slowly aged and went over, Jin took down the left-year-old piece. It was only about a foot long.

The surface was covered in dust, looking rather dusty.

Lin Xuan brushed his sleeves and opened it up. Five crystal stones as large as eggs came into view, but they were not particularly eye-catching.

"What is this?" Moon's face showed confusion as well.

It turned out to be a round crystal. The released spiritual energy from it was only that of a low-grade crystal stone. Such things could still count as treasures for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, but in Lin Xuan’s eyes and those of his young master, they were completely useless.

A First Stage Separation cultivator actually left such an item behind in their cave dwelling—it was too embarrassing.

Lin Xuan felt a bit surprised, but quickly showed a thoughtful expression.

This crystal seemed familiar to him.

Lin Xuan pondered as he took a green one into his palm. It gave off warmth. The spiritual energy was similar to that of a mid-grade crystal stone, but with Lin Xuan’s powerful divine sense, he could feel it wasn’t just an illusion.

Could it be...

Lin Xuan had a hunch.

After a moment's hesitation, he extended a finger and lightly struck the crystal in his palm. A sword light shot out from his fingertip and stabbed into the surface of that crystal.

A crack appeared…

Initially only as large as the tip of his finger, but soon it spread wider. It was enough to accommodate them both.

This place seemed to still be an independent space.

Looking around, the mountain peaks extended endlessly in all directions. Strange clouds with multicolored hues floated in the sky, creating a strange atmosphere.

This could not possibly be Cloud Ridge Mountain.

Field Little Sword's face turned slightly green.

Even though he had consumed his second consciousness and broken boundary talisman, couldn't he escape from the demon's lair?

A hint of disappointment appeared on Field Little Sword’s face. But as soon as he recovered from this soft emotion, he regained his calm composure.

Although his path to cultivation was full of hardships, he would not easily fall. He would definitely find a way out of this predicament.

It didn’t matter if it wasn't Cloud Ridge Mountain; just think of another way to get out.

Even though he no longer had the broken boundary talisman, he could still find an exit with his treasure.

Field Little Sword closed his eyes and released his divine sense. His face showed a look of surprise after some effort.

How is this possible?

He felt that there was a vast lake several miles away.

The terrain here was peculiar. He should go check it out; maybe there would be clues to an exit.

Field Little Sword transformed into a streak of light and flew towards the place he had just identified.

On the other side, Lin Xuan finally opened the second wooden box—a small ring slightly smaller than the first one.

Inside was empty with no treasures. Lin Xuan's face couldn't help but show disappointment.

"Master, isn’t this already taken?" Moon’s weak voice reached his ears.

"Nonsense, if someone had come here, the array would have been destroyed long ago," Lin Xuan said. "Besides, a giant pangolin is an advanced-stage demon cultivator with opened divine intelligence. Although it might make some mistakes, it still has the duty to guard this cave dwelling and protect its master's remains. Even a low-grade treasure wouldn’t easily enter."

"Mmm, Master, you’re right, but why would there be nothing inside?"

"Could there be an inner layer?" Wu Yun'er proposed.

Lin Xuan’s heart stirred; this was indeed possible. He released his divine sense, but found no results. This wasn't surprising as some wood did have the effect of blocking divine senses.

Lin Xuan tightened his fingers and carefully split the wooden box. A talisman fell out.

Lin Xuan's eyes were quick, snatching it into his palm.

Lin Xuan squinted. It appeared to be a talisman, but was vastly different from ordinary ones. Not only was the material of the paper very special, but the spiritual energy fluctuations were astonishing as well.

Apart from countless profound inscriptions, there was also a needle about an inch long drawn in the center.

Lifelike!

Lin Xuan recognized it with just one glance and couldn't help feeling elated.

"Treasure Talisman!"

Moon exclaimed, her face full of joy.

"What? Is this what people call a treasure talisman?" Wu Yun'er's eyes sparkled as she spoke. This experience on Cloud Ridge Mountain had greatly strengthened her psychological resilience. She had experienced too many dangers and faced numerous legendary treasures.

An excellent crystal stone, a treasure talisman—anyone could stir up a storm in the cultivation world with either one. Although she was just hearing about them, she hadn't expected to see them herself. Even an Immortal Stage cultivator might not have such good fortune.

Although she felt a bit envious, she knew that her current Condensation Core stage couldn’t possibly own such treasures. Moreover, Master Lin wouldn’t give it to her either, so she quickly suppressed any such thoughts and only showed a few faint traces of admiration.

Noticing the fluctuations in her heart, Lin Xuan nodded. Many cultivators fell due to greed, but Wu Yun'er’s current understanding was quite good. This would make her cultivation path much smoother.

Lin Xuan thought this way before focusing his attention back on the talisman.

Unlike what he had obtained at Jade Profound Sect, this treasure talisman seemed to be a water attribute item.

Although cultivators could have dual attributes after reaching Separation Stage, most still used single-attribute treasures. However, don’t underestimate them.

The power of single-attribute treasures was no less formidable, especially for flying needles, which were rare and even more mysterious when used in combat.

Lin Xuan’s gaze fell on the last box.

Boom!

The ground trembled as two late-stage Immortal Stage existences joined forces. Although they didn’t have a broken boundary talisman, their brute strength finally broke through that independent space, creating a crack wide enough for them to pass through.

True Monarch of Northern Void and the demon exchanged glances before flying into the entrance one after another.

"What is this?"

Seeing the unfamiliar scenery, True Monarch of Northern Void’s face showed shock. The same went for the demon; he hadn’t expected that outside was still an independent space.

The two old monsters looked at each other, their gazes falling on those multicolored clouds in the distance.

"This is the aura of a heavenly tribulation. That black well's demon had extremely broad knowledge and recognized the origin of the tribulation clouds right away," True Monarch of Northern Void said.

"What? A heavenly tribulation? Are you sure?" True Monarch of Northern Void’s composure was shocked as he stared wide-eyed. He hadn’t expected that his prophecy would come true, originally just using the demon's treasure to lure cultivators into a trap. But it turned out there really were some.

"Since there are tribulation clouds, the other party must have failed their tribulation and left something behind," True Monarch of Northern Void licked his lips, showing greed in his eyes.

"I don’t know for sure, but let’s check."

"Why? Don't you want to catch Field Little Sword?"

"Nonsense, that brat is definitely here. I won’t let him escape. Also, Brother Northern Void, do you remember the late-stage Immortal who entered Cloud Ridge Mountain and disappeared mysteriously? I couldn’t find any clues no matter how hard I searched."

"Are you saying he’s also here?"

"He must be. I’ll use my divine sense to search again," Lin Xuan said with a smile. (To be continued)

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