Chapter 519
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They were clearly terrified of Wang Baole . That was why they had only appeared now . Four of them were crying fearfully . Then, upon remembering that the awful, nasty man before them disliked the sound of weeping, they immediately slapped their mouths shut with their hands .
Only one of them, despite being equally frightened, gathered his courage and drifted forward . He stood before Wang Baole, then fell to his knees and kowtowed to Wang Baole . Then, he pulled out a pill bottle that exuded an air of decomposition, but was still relatively well-preserved, and placed it before Wang Baole . He kowtowed again . An indistinct voice drifted out from within his spirit form .
"Please… return our mother… to us…"
Wang Baole was shocked . He stared at the young spirit, then looked at the children behind it, trembling and afraid to cry out . He grabbed the pill bottle and glanced at it . He opened it, took a look inside, and was momentarily stunned .
A Universe Pill? Wang Baole hadn't seen many valuable treasures since he had arrived at the Vast Expanse Dao Palace . However, he had done some research, especially on pills and materials, which was his focus of study .
This Universe Pill, for example . He had never seen one, but he knew that this pill had a special property . It gave off a kind of black light . However, in the night, it sparkled like a bright bead .
The Universe Pill was one of the supplementary pills that aided a cultivator in advancing from the perfected Core Formation realm into the Nascent Soul realm . It would cost fifty thousand battle credits to get one from the sect .
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Wang Baole had his guesses, but he couldn't be fully confident that this was indeed a Universe Pill . Regardless, it looked quite extraordinary . He was overjoyed . After some thought, he grabbed the white-robed female spirit and threw her aside .
He didn't know how the Never-Ending Clan managed to control the spirits . With a series of hand seals, he summoned eight Dark Fires that circled the spirits and burned the remnants of whatever spell was controlling them, before recalling the Dark Fires .
During the entire process, the spirits were so terrified they dared not move an inch . Wang Baole's Dark Fire could be said to be one of the most terrifying things in the world to them . It was only slightly less terrifying than Wang Baole himself .
"Fine, fine . Just go . Don't go around scaring people anymore, alright?" Wang Baole waved his hand and ignored the spirits . He started studying the Universe Pill in detail .
The female spirit dared not linger after being released . She hastily gathered her children and fled…
After a while, Wang Baole kept the Universe Pill . He decided to inspect it further when he returned . He would verify the actual name of the pill and if it were truly a Universe Pill . If it were authentic, he would have gotten himself a good deal out of this . If it were fake… a cold light flashed in Wang Baole's eyes . He would return and find these spirits, then ask them why they had deceived him .
He turned and stared at the enormous golden beetle . After some thought, he decided to take it, as well as the corpses inside, with him as well .
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It doesn't matter if I can sell them for some credits . Let's just take them first and decide what to do with them later . There might be a chance that I can sell them off later… I have no choice . I'm poor . Wang Baole lamented . He could only say that he was only mildly satisfied with his gains for this trip .
It would be great if the pill were authentic . If it weren't, he would've made this trip at a loss . The round-trip journey cost a thousand battle credits . It also cost him so much time .
Fine . We'll just treat this as a trip to familiarize myself with the environment . Wang Baole shook his head . He turned and planned to leave . He flew into the air, determined the direction home, and headed for the protective barrier . Suddenly, the white-robed female spirit that had left earlier appeared in mid-air before him again .
Wang Baole glared at the female spirit who dared to appear before him . He was about to shout at her when the spirit shuddered and greeted Wang Baole hastily . She seemed afraid that Wang Baole might misunderstand her intentions . She tried desperately to extend her consciousness towards him .
"You want to thank me for releasing you from the spell?" Wang Baole finally understood what she was trying to say after a long time . He was deeply suspicious and formed a series of hand seals . The Dark Core inside his body activated, and a Dark Fire flew towards the female spirit and entered her forehead . It returned to Wang Baole immediately and landed on his palm . He studied it carefully and concluded that the female spirit genuinely wished to repay his favor .
After some thought, Wang Baole concluded that his gains from this trip weren't very satisfactory . He waved his hand and gestured for the female spirit to lead the way . Upon seeing Wang Baole's agreement, the female spirit appeared very happy . She flew ahead and led Wang Baole into the distance .
The journey wasn't long . They traveled for a hundred miles or so . Wang Baole kept his guard up throughout the entire journey and followed the female spirit to a region that seemed to have been formed barely a few days ago .
A mountain peak, slightly tilted to its side, sat in the Sea of Fire . It seemed stuck and immobile, and lava streamed past its sides . It seemed incomplete, as if it were only one half of a complete mountain .
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Its size was still impressive despite being one half of a full mountain . It was the size of a pavilion on a major mountain peak in the Ethereal Dao College . There were still quite a significant number of pavilions and other buildings on the mountain . Most were damaged and in ruins, but a portion seemed well preserved . They didn't seem to have suffered much damage .
This wasn't the most shocking part . What truly made Wang Baole's breathing quicken were the ten corpses lying on the mountain . There were both female and male corpses . Besides the fatal injury that killed them, they were otherwise well preserved . Wang Baole could even see the storage bags on them!
Wang Baole's eyes widened at the sight . He didn't immediately inspect the mountain . He quickly assessed the surrounding as he pulled out his Dharmic Armament cautiously . After a long while, and after completing a careful inspection of the surrounding area and concluding that there was no danger, he released a sigh of relief . He then approached the mountain carefully, his eyes burning with hunger .
After leading Wang Baole to this place, the female spirit bowed deeply and drifted away . She truly was repaying Wang Baole for not killing her and for releasing her from the hex . She had discovered this place a few days ago, but she had no interest in what was in this place . However, even with her indistinct, unclear mind, she knew that outsiders who entered this place often fought over the things that could be found here .
That was why she had located Wang Baole and brought him here . It was her way of repaying him .
This was a pleasant discovery for Wang Baole . After ensuring that there was nothing dangerous in the vicinity, he approached the mountain peak excitedly . After a closer look, his heart began to race . Heat and desire burned in his eyes .
There's no doubt . No one has entered this place before!
Just from one glance, I can see more than thirty corpses… every one of them has a storage bag . They must contain an identity token and other valuable items!
I'm going to be rich if I can get in! Wang Baole took a deep breath . Despite the deep desire he had, he didn't act recklessly . He had seen similar places during his time on the sword body . They might not draw as much attention, but they likely were places that housed great treasures as well .
However, a hex protected such areas . They protected against the Sea of Fire as well as Wang Baole's entry . He had only been able to watch and sigh, then leave in resignation .
However, the slanted mountain peak before him didn't seem to be protected by any spells . It looked like he might be able to enter with a single leap . Wang Baole wasn't a reckless person though . He studied the area carefully, then pulled out a puppet . He controlled the puppet and sent it flying forward .
The puppet resembled a Diamond Ape . It swiftly dashed forward and took a leap . As soon as it approached the mountain peak and was about to land, a black light appeared suddenly, brushing past the Diamond Ape . The Diamond Ape puppet froze, then it was sliced into multiple pieces . It exploded .
I knew it, there's a hex… Wang Baole wasn't surprised . He stood there and thought for a long while . Then, with a wave of his hand, he summoned a dozen puppets again . They dashed out and surrounded the mountain peak . Then, they charged at it at the same time .
As soon as they charged at it, the black light reappeared . It swept across the entire area swiftly . Explosions thundered as the puppets were destroyed instantly .
Wang Baole didn't ache for his loss though . Instead, his eyes shone with excitement as he waved his hand again and summoned more than fifty puppets!
There's a loophole… in this hex!