"Little junior brother, you can rest assured about this."
Ji Xianyuan explained to everyone present, not just Bai Zihe, "All of you here are pillars of the Longevity Realm. Losing any one of you, or being corrupted by dark and strange entities, would be a tremendous loss and disaster."
"Therefore..."
With a wave of Ji Xianyuan's hand, countless transparent crystal balls appeared before everyone. They were crystal clear, free of any impurities, and could clearly reflect the faces of everyone present.
Ji Xianyuan introduced, "This item is called the 'True Spirit Pearl.' As long as true essence is infused into it, any dark and strange entities within a ten-mile radius cannot escape its detection, and their location will appear on it."
"Furthermore..."
"If the owner of the infused true essence has already been corrupted by dark and strange entities, this True Spirit Pearl in my hand will carry specific information."
As her words fell,
The True Spirit Pearls flew rapidly, stopping before each person in the hall.
Bai Zihe took one, played with it for a moment, found nothing special, and put it away.
Many cultivators, however, immediately infused their true essence into them, felt them curiously, and then put them away.
Seeing this,
Dugu Jian breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fortunately, he hadn't been forced to infuse true essence into everyone on the spot.
Otherwise, he might have been discovered, which would have been very bad indeed.
"Eighth Senior Sister..."
Bai Zihe felt the urgency of the situation and stood up, saying, "Since there's a specific method to find them, I won't linger. I'll head straight for Miao territory."
"Good."
Ji Xianyuan nodded, then assigned tasks to the others in the hall.
Emerging from the hall,
Bai Zihe summoned the Zhu Tian Sword and flew directly towards Miao territory.
Along the way, he extended a wisp of his divine sense to examine the treasures he had obtained from the ancient sand dune city.
It had to be said,
The immortal's hoard was quite substantial.
Most of the treasures inside were of the immortal artifact level.
Of course, Bai Zihe couldn't use most of them.
"Hmm?"
Just then, the little tower's voice sounded in Bai Zihe's mind, surprisingly asking, "That sword just now, take a closer look?"
Hearing this, Bai Zihe decisively picked up the sword.
This sword...
If he remembered correctly, it was one of the three treasure swords Dugu Jian had chosen. It was filled with extremely potent fire element spiritual energy.
If used to perform fire element techniques, it would be twice as effective.
"Perhaps..."
The little tower suddenly said, "If you melt this sword, you might get an unexpected surprise. But whether that's the case..."
A surprise?
Bai Zihe asked with slight surprise, "What kind of surprise is inside?"
"It contains a trace of karma fire!"
The little tower explained, "Whether it was during the forging process or among the forging materials, it contains the aura of karma fire."
Bai Zihe was instantly ecstatic.
Karma fire...
This was the ultimate power of the fire element.
It was far superior to Weak Water.
Legend had it that,
No matter how powerful a cultivator was, if they were tainted by karma fire, their souls would be scattered, and they would die a death from which there was no return.
With this...
It would be enough for him to comprehend the Body of Fire!
Of course, if this sword were refined into his own life-bound divine weapon and used for regular combat, it would also greatly enhance his combat power.
After all,
When others discovered that Bai Zihe's sword energy contained both Weak Water and karma fire, who wouldn't be confused? Who could withstand that!
Even if the opponent wielded an immortal artifact, it would likely be instantly melted.
This was too terrifying.
Upon learning this, Bai Zihe became excited.
He left only a small portion of his divine sense to control the flying sword towards the Miao territory, while he himself began to study the treasure sword.
This sword...
It was over three feet long and two inches wide. Its material was indiscernible, its entire body was fiery red, and its craftsmanship was extremely meticulous. In any case, Bai Zihe couldn't find the slightest flaw.
However,
After fiddling with it for a long time, Bai Zihe still didn't know how to extract the trace of karma fire aura from it, and finally concluded that his strength was still too weak.
After several hours of flight,
Bai Zihe finally arrived in the Miao territory.
He suddenly remembered something.
When he left Suhang City, Miao Yinuo had returned to Miao territory on her own, and had said that the next time they met, she might already be the Gu King!
So...
"Whoosh—"
Bai Zihe identified the direction and landed in a spot.
It was precisely the place where he had first arrived in Miao territory.
Returning to this familiar place, Bai Zihe's strength had undergone a drastic transformation.
This time...
He headed directly towards the tower.
He traveled at lightning speed, and within a few flashes, the tower appeared within Bai Zihe's sight.
"Stop!"
"Who are you?"
"This is a sacred place, and outsiders are not allowed to cause trouble!"
"If you don't have the Gu King's summons, get lost quickly."
Before Bai Zihe could get close, several Miao guards appeared and blocked his path.
They were fierce and intimidating, and their words were equally impolite.
Summons from the Gu King?
Bai Zihe's sword-like eyebrows twitched slightly.
It seemed that a new Gu King had appeared here.
He wondered if it was Miao Yinuo.
Thus, Bai Zihe said, "I've come to find your Gu King. Is your Gu King inside now?"
With Bai Zihe's strength, he could have easily forced his way in.
However, after probing with his divine sense, he discovered that the outside of the tower was enveloped by a layer of unfamiliar aura, so he didn't state that directly.
"Who do you think you are?"
The guards remained impolite, sneering at Bai Zihe, "Countless people come to pay homage to the Gu King every day. Do we have to let them all in?"
"If you can't produce a token, get lost!"
"Otherwise..."
"Don't blame us for being impolite."
Bai Zihe's expression instantly turned cold.
He was only speaking politely out of consideration for the previous Gu King's help and for Miao Miao's sake.
But these people, relying on their status as tower guards, were so arrogant...
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
"Slap!"
Without Bai Zihe making any obvious move, the guards felt themselves being struck with solid slaps, sending them flying.
One spat blood.
One lost teeth.
One's mouth was crooked.
One spoke with a lisp.
"Damn!"
"Damn it, you dare to hit people!"
"Let's go, take this scoundrel down first!"
"You dare to cause trouble here? You must be tired of living!"
Without further ado,
The guards got up and immediately charged at Bai Zihe again.
A cold light flashed in Bai Zihe's eyes, and his attack became much heavier. He directly raised his palm and pushed forward.
"Boom..."
"Bang..."
"Crash..."
The four men were sent flying over ten meters like kites with broken strings before landing heavily, unable to utter another word.
The immense commotion immediately alerted the figures inside the tower.
A figure appeared at the top of the tower.
It was none other than the Evil King!