Soon, Jiang Li arrived at the edge of the formation.
Within the formation, where mountains and vital energy intertwined, a powerful spiritual force sealed everything around.
The edge of the formation pulsed with a dangerous aura, as if an unseen power was tearing everything apart.
This unseen force made Jiang Li feel no small amount of threat. Clearly, the formation was immensely powerful and possessed significant destructive force.
"Great Void Technique!!!"
Jiang Li took a deep breath and then unleashed the Great Void Technique.
The Great Void Technique was taught to Jiang Li by Jiang Ye Fei in the Yellow Springs Treasure Vault. It was an Emperor-tier divine ability of the Great Emperor of the Void, allowing one to merge with the void and become one with it. Combined with Jiang Li's already fused Void King Body, it was incredibly potent. Once activated, it could enter a state of near invincibility.
With the Great Void Technique activated, Jiang Li merged with the void and swiftly dashed towards the interior of the formation.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment Jiang Li entered the formation, the surrounding vital energy surged, erupting with a violent impact that continuously struck where Jiang Li was.
The numerous mountains within also unleashed unseen powers, bombarding him.
The terrifying impact force was enough to obliterate everything.
The mountain forest echoed with an incredibly violent roar.
However, as Jiang Li was now one with the void, the terrifying impacts from his surroundings could not cause him any harm.
Watching the vast expanse of impacts, Jiang Li felt a sense of calm.
Two quarters of an hour later, relying on the powerful Great Void Technique, Jiang Li successfully passed through the formation and reached the foot of the central mountain peak where the Tian Ji Quasi-Emperor's secret trove was located.
"This Great Void Technique still consumes quite a lot of spiritual energy!" At the foot of the mountain, Jiang Li murmured softly, much of his spiritual energy already depleted.
Even as Jiang Li's cultivation increased, the spiritual energy consumption of the Great Void Technique remained stubbornly high.
However, after using it, Jiang Li's fusion with the void also deepened, making him less vulnerable even if the void shattered.
"Master, the Pan Wu Divine Sword has finished upgrading!" Just then, an urgent voice sounded in Jiang Li's ear.
The Nightmare Beast emerged from the Yellow Springs Saint Slayer Painting, holding the brand-new Pan Wu Divine Sword, a look of excitement on its face.
Jiang Li's eyes lit up; it was upgraded.
Immediately, Jiang Li willed it, and the fused and upgraded Pan Wu Divine Sword appeared in his hand.
Holding the Pan Wu Divine Sword, Jiang Li instantly felt the terrifying power contained within this new sword. wisps of destructive aura coiled around it.
"Rumble!!!"
Jiang Li gently swung the Pan Wu Divine Sword. Instantly, a terrifying sword light that could tear through everything shot towards a nearby mountain peak.
With an incomparably terrifying roar, the massive mountain peak was instantly cleaved in two by the peerless sword light.
"Such immense power, worthy of being a Half-Emperor artifact!" Jiang Li's pupils contracted, shocked by the terrifying impact.
He hadn't used any divine abilities; a simple sword strike possessed such destructive power.
"Well done. Take this cultivation technique and cultivate it!" Jiang Li took a deep breath and then flicked his right hand, touching the Nightmare Beast's forehead.
Instantly, a profound and obscure stream of information surged into the Nightmare Beast's mind.
It was Jiang Li's Tai Ling Ju Shen Jue.
Sensing the Tai Ling Ju Shen Jue in its mind, the Nightmare Beast's heart was filled with excitement, and it was full of confidence in its future with this cultivation technique.
"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this technique!" the Nightmare Beast said gratefully, filled with excitement.
With this divine soul cultivation technique, the Nightmare Beast could improve its strength even faster.
"Alright, let's hurry up. The Tian Ji Quasi-Emperor's secret trove is on this mountain peak!" Jiang Li then looked at the towering mountain peak before him.
The Nightmare Beast nodded, and then the man and beast swiftly dashed upwards.
Jiang Li unleashed the Great Kun Peng Technique, his body like a bolt of lightning, soaring upwards with incredible speed.
Soon, they reached the clouds. The surrounding aura became even more intense, and the scorching sun and bright moon in the sky released terrifying spiritual energy.
The upper reaches of the mountain peak were filled with an ancient aura. There were no spiritual plants here; it was a desolate expanse, scarred and desolate as far as the eye could see.
Under Jiang Li's swift ascent, they soon reached the very summit of the mountain peak.
The summit was filled with both scorching hot and bone-chillingly cold energies. These two forces intertwined, creating a bizarre spectacle of ice and fire.
The surrounding rocks emitted faint tearing sounds under the intermingling of heat and cold.
Jiang Li ignored the surrounding wonders and strange rocks, instead searching for the entrance to the Tian Ji Quasi-Emperor's secret trove.
Jiang Li activated his spiritual power and the Nine Palaces Eye Technique, rapidly scanning the mountaintop.
Soon, Jiang Li sensed faint, abnormal fluctuations on a rock at the center of the mountaintop.
The surface of this massive rock was incredibly smooth, adorned with extremely peculiar patterns. The spiritual energy released by the sun and moon was slowly absorbed by these patterns, vanishing from the summit.
"It seems the entrance is here!" Jiang Li said, looking at the rock carved with special patterns.
However, Jiang Li didn't know how to proceed. He only knew the coordinates of the secret trove but not how to open it.
"Master, try taking out the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda!" the Nightmare Beast beside him suggested.
Jiang Li then took out the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda from his spatial ring.
"Rumble!!!"
The moment the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda was taken out, the massive central rock let out a violent rumble.
The patterns on the rock glowed brilliantly, and streaks of powerful vital energy continuously radiated outwards.
The Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda in Jiang Li's hand also emitted waves of brilliant light.
The light from the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda and the light from the central rock reflected each other, and in an instant, brilliant streams of light covered the entire mountaintop.
Even the surrounding spiritual energy seemed to be affected by these streams of light, its vital energy completely suppressed.
"Screech!!!"
Moments later, a tearing sound came from the central rock, and the massive stone slowly shattered along the mysterious patterns.
Even more brilliant light erupted from the cracks, and the mountaintop shook violently, as if something terrifying was about to emerge from the fractured fissures.
Jiang Li flashed forward, holding the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda, and quickly retreated from the shattered area.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
Before long, the massive rock in the center of the mountain peak completely shattered, and a blue vortex emanating a terrifying aura emerged from the fractured area.
An extremely oppressive force emanated from the vortex, and the Tian Ji Sun Moon Pagoda in Jiang Li's hand also seemed to be summoned, continuously flashing with light.
It was opened, the Tian Ji Quasi-Emperor's secret trove...