The leader of the men in black, his eyes bloodshot, caught the spirit sword with both hands, intending to break it, but Xie Zhou would not let him succeed.
A large amount of blood flowed down the blade, but he still wouldn't let go.
Xie Zhou then summoned Tao.
"Tao, beat him up!"
Several attacks struck the leader of the men in black in the legs.
"Bang bang bang!..."
Every attack landed perfectly on the man in black, whose eyes remained bloodshot as she stretched out her hands to grab Xie Zhou's arm. However, her movements were rather slow, perhaps due to her cultivation of pupil techniques.
The leader of the men in black ignored Tao's attacks and charged towards Xie Zhou. Soon, with the two working together, he had no chance to fight back. The leader of the men in black was seriously injured after only a few minutes of fighting.
"Hmm..."
Just as the final blow was about to strike, the man in black skillfully dodged the attack, creating distance between himself and Xie Zhou. He quickly moved to the side, pressed against the wall, made a sword-finger gesture with both hands, and then formed a special hand seal.
A bright light flashed by, almost blinding Xie Zhou, who instinctively raised his hand to shield his eyes.
After the light disappeared, Xie Zhou wanted to chase after them to check, but found that the leader of the men in black had long since vanished.
She frowned and pressed on the wall next to her. She remembered that before the light came on, she saw the man in black press on several dark spots around the wall. Could there be a mechanism here?
Xie Zhou decided to try it himself, but after pressing it several times, there was no response at all, so he asked the system.
"System, did you see how the leader of the men in black escaped just now?"
The system replied, "Host, didn't you notice that person making some strange hand gestures just now? Perhaps it was a teleportation array gesture!"
"That's really strange. Why don't you show me those formation hand gestures?"
Soon, several special hand gestures appeared in Xie Zhou's mind, and she began to learn them.
Upon discovering that these gestures were completely unrelated and seemed to be just a few random actions, Xie Zhou then began to follow the black-clad man's instructions and began to implement them.
After forming a few hand seals, I realized that this so-called teleportation array was completely useless, and I was still in the same place.
So she stopped trying to learn the gesture by simply sitting still.
She probably didn't know that the leader of the men in black had used a secret technique to escape this alternate dimension.
Xie Zhou, however, seemed completely unfazed, leisurely glancing around at Tao, whom he had contracted.
The system became curious: had it missed some aspect of the host's behavior?
The system then inquired, "Host, I didn't expect you to be toying with Tao instead of chasing after the leader of the men in black. Are you confident that you can catch up with the leader of the men in black?"
"Haha, you didn't know, did you? I put a talisman on him a long time ago, so I can find his trail. That's why I'm not worried."
"A move of superior skill!"
Suddenly, Tao let out a low roar, and a light array lit up beneath his feet, forming a gate of light.
"Tao, what are you doing now?"
"Since you have signed a contract with me, my things are your things too. I will now take you to see my treasure vault."
"A treasure vault? You have this!"
"Of course, there are countless things passed down through generations in our family. Come in right away."
"Is this how you go through the portal to the light?"
"That's right, you can see my treasure vault by going through a passage."
"Oh, then I'd like to see how many treasures you have in your vault?"
Xie Zhou then entered this alternate dimension.
Unexpectedly, this passage was quite unique. It seemed as if endless fluorescent lights were illuminating the passage, making the whole place feel dreamlike, just like a dream where one goes to explore for treasure.
When the treasure vault was mentioned, Xie Zhou suddenly had a flash of inspiration. It seemed that she hadn't gone to collect the reward for completing this mission. After defeating the Mighty Vajra Ape and obtaining its blood and core, it was time to distribute the reward, right?
However, Xie Zhou was not in a hurry to seek the system, but was more curious about the treasures in the vault.
Amazed, Xie Zhou was astonished to find several cabinets filled with countless treasures as soon as he entered the space.
There are magical artifacts, spirit swords, and also some talismans and such...
It was like a huge storage room, containing almost every imaginable treasure, not to mention rare items. These were things Xie Zhou never dreamed would appear before him. He patted Tao's soft head and then praised it.
"You're amazing! There are so many treasures! I'm overwhelmed by them all, it's dazzling."
She then dashed into the sea of treasures, opening each cabinet and searching for her favorite items.
"Mystic arts, martial arts manuals, this sword is not bad either, and there's also an alchemy furnace over there, it looks quite exquisite, its quality is definitely incomparable to the previous ones..."
She was like a wild beast that had just been released, frantically plundering the items, wandering around the various cabinets, as if walking through a garden of flowers, with every petal clinging to her.
Xie Zhou was very fond of these treasures and wished he could take them all with him.
Looking around, it seemed as if all the treasures stretched as far as the eye could see. He turned to Tao, who was dozing off to the side, and said, "Tao, do you know how many treasures there are?"
"Hmm... I don't know about that. I haven't observed these much. A hundred pieces... a thousand pieces, I don't know? Anyway, these all belong to the master. You can take them anytime you want."
"good!"
Afterwards, Xie Zhou got quite tired from walking around, so he stopped and finally had the mind to ask about the reward.
"System, system... why have you been so listless the whole way? I want to ask if I still have the rewards for completing the mission?"
"Host! Are you talking about defeating the Mighty Ape? The reward certainly exists, and it will be given to you now."
"Ding-dong!"
"The host has completed a mission. The reward for this mission is a magical artifact called the Peerless Sword. Note that the Peerless Sword can increase its level by absorbing other magical artifacts."
"Friendly reminder: Do not let the Peerless Sword devour too many items at once, as it may cause a backlash."
The familiar voice rang out again, and Xie Zhou smiled.
A bright light flashed, and a peerless sword appeared before Xie Zhou.
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