From Yan Bing and Li Bo's descriptions, Wang Hao learned that the two of them were indeed from the Burning Lamp Academy, but they had entered the academy a year earlier than Wang Hao, and this time they had also entered the Twin Peaks Mountains to complete the academy's mission.
The mission was going smoothly until a fat Taoist priest tricked them, stealing the spirit beast meat they had hunted and trapping them in a formation.
Fortunately, the formation was not capable of harming anyone; it only trapped them for a quarter of an hour. After breaking the formation, the two used a secret technique to track them all the way here.
He happened to see Shi Mengqi fighting with several martial artists, so he stepped in to save her. Unexpectedly, he learned about the fat Taoist priest and then waited for Wang Hao to come out.
Wang Hao's mind raced, and he laughed, "So you were tricked by that unscrupulous Taoist priest. Perfect, this place seems to be the place where a cultivator passed away, and we might even be able to obtain a complete cultivation technique here."
“But we can’t get in.” Shi Mengqi frowned slightly. The array patterns were too complicated, and she felt dizzy after just one glance.
Wang Hao laughed and said, "Since you two are also disciples of the Burning Lamp Academy and helped repel the enemy, then we'll ambush that fat Taoist priest later and split the spoils fifty-fifty."
"This...isn't that a bit inappropriate?" The woman named Li Bo was unwilling to do so. Although she also wanted to grab the fat man and teach him a lesson, she did not want to kill him.
But Yan Bing chuckled憨厚ly and said, "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't agree, but he tricked me once, so I have to trick him back."
This seemingly unassuming barbarian wholeheartedly agreed to the ambush, but he also made it clear that he would not kill anyone, only plunder valuables.
Wang Hao gave him a strange look. This guy looked harmless and had an honest face, but he didn't seem to be very straightforward.
The group discussed the fat man's fighting strength and concluded that it was unfathomable and immeasurable. Even if Yan Bing were to fight the fat man, he would not know the extent of his power.
It should be noted that Yan Bing's cultivation had already reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, yet he was still unable to detect the man's true strength, which shows that the immoral Taoist was indeed not weak.
“Then I suggest setting up a trap with array patterns!” Li Bo took out some jade pieces and placed them at the exit without leaving a trace. Once the jade pieces were laid out, they all disappeared automatically.
Wang Hao glanced at the woman named Li Bo in surprise. He hadn't expected that someone here would know about formations. It seemed that the teaching scope of the Burning Lamp Academy was very broad.
"Can array patterns really trap him? You have to remember he broke through the restrictions to get in, so he must have done a lot of research," Shi Mengqi reminded him.
Yan Bing laughed and said, "Don't worry, Li Bo is an expert in this area. Moreover, this is a small formation, not a large one, to avoid being noticed by him. As soon as he steps in, he will lose his focus in an instant, and we will only have that short time to make a move and suppress him."
"boom!"
A loud noise came from the cave, and at the same time, smoke and mist rushed out. The fat Taoist priest was making a big commotion inside, obviously trying to break the restriction.
The crowd waited patiently and did not rush in to watch.
Over the next two hours, various sounds emanated from the ancient cave, growing louder and louder, while the rich spiritual energy surged like water.
This made Wang Hao and his companions extremely happy. Although spiritual energy is called a mysterious factor in Tianxing, cultivators also know that absorbing mysterious factors can quickly improve their cultivation level.
Conversely, all martial artists are unable to absorb the mysterious factor. However, Shi Mengqi's Nine Ancestors Heavenly King Scripture allows her to absorb both true qi and spiritual qi.
Under such rich spiritual energy, the four people's cultivation levels increased rapidly, and gradually, the place was covered by a white spiritual mist.
"I hope he gets a lot of spiritual medicine, and maybe even finds a complete cultivation manual!" Yan Bing said honestly.
Shi Mengqi was speechless. This guy was far from being as simple and honest as he seemed. He was planning to give the fat Taoist a good beating.
Wang Hao laughed, put his arm around Yan Bing's shoulder, and discussed for a long time how to make a move. The two seemed to have met too late in life.
"They're out!"
Wang Hao's five senses were very sharp, and he sensed the fat Taoist's aura, but they were hidden in the array patterns and he was not worried about giving himself away.
The fat Taoist priest emerged, groaning and cursing incessantly. His clothes were tattered, indicating he had clearly suffered a great loss inside.
"Buzz".
The array activated and lit up, causing the fat Taoist to lose his senses for a moment, his spiritual awareness and mind instantly falling into silence!
"Bang!"
Yan Bing showed no mercy, swinging his big stick from behind and striking the fat Taoist priest directly on the back of the head. The pain made the priest's eyes roll back, and he almost fainted on the spot.
The fat Taoist priest's body went limp, and he swayed as he tried to turn around. At that moment, Wang Hao, holding a brick that he had somehow managed to pry out, slammed it down on his face.
"Bang!"
"Shameless... damn it... Heavenly Venerable!" The fat Taoist priest finally rolled his eyes, knocked unconscious by the two barbarians, and swayed as he fell to the ground.
The fat Taoist priest, having been hit on the head with a club and struck with a brick, was extremely resentful. He cursed the Heavenly Venerable, rolled his eyes, and collapsed to the ground with a thud.
"Bang"
Yan Bing was very unkind; he picked up a big stick and hit the fat Taoist priest on the back of the head again, causing him to twitch and grimace even while unconscious.
Shi Mengqi's mouth formed an "o" shape. Yan Bing's simple and honest image in her heart was shaken. This guy, who looked like a primitive man and had a very simple appearance, was so skilled at hitting people with sticks.
Li Bo, on the other hand, seemed very calm, which showed that Yan Bing had done this kind of thing many times before.
On the other side, Wang Hao used his spiritual power to envelop the cracked brick in his hand and slapped it seven or eight more times on the fat Taoist's forehead. If he hadn't been controlling his strength, the fat Taoist would have been split open.
They dared not relax. The fat Taoist priest gave off an unfathomable feeling, and they dared not make a move without being cautious, for fear that the other party would wake up too quickly.
"Splash!"
Wang Hao was the first to act, prying a jade chain off the fat Taoist's wrist. It had eighteen beads on it, each a different color, and each one was dazzling and sparkling.
This should be a defensive magic weapon that can block attacks from Qi Refining Realm cultivators, but it needs to be activated manually.
Wang Hao placed the jade string directly into Shi Mengqi's hand. The string of beads was colorful, each bead as big as a longan, bursting with colorful light, which was very beautiful and radiant.
Shi Mengqi didn't stand on ceremony. She chuckled and put the pendant on her wrist, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she caressed it with her slender hands.
"Sizzle."
Wang Hao made another move, tearing open the fat Taoist's outer robe to reveal an inner armor made of silk threaded together jade pieces, shimmering and clearly not an ordinary item.
"A jade burial suit!" Yan Bing's face lit up with joy. He threw the spiked club in his hand to the ground and rubbed his hands together excitedly.
Wang Hao tried it out. The inner armor was extremely sturdy. His physical body was so strong that he had to use ninety percent of his strength to leave a finger mark on it.
Yan Bing comes from a tribe in a primeval rainforest on Earth. There is a very ancient village there, and his seventh uncle is incredibly powerful. He also has a treasure robe that protects him in unparalleled ways and is difficult to break through.
The jade burial suit, imbued with an ancient charm, has a luster, but it seems to be covered in dust, clearly an antique that has endured a long period of time.
"If you want it, do it yourself and take it off." Wang Hao chuckled. After observing that the other party didn't seem to be trying to snatch it, he decided to be generous.
Yan Bing showed no mercy, stretching out his large, fan-like hand to strip the fat Taoist's clothes off, throwing the tattered garments aside, and taking off the silk jade robe, which he immediately put on himself.
“This fat Taoist priest looks to be at least forty years old, and he’s wearing a longevity lock around his neck.” Wang Hao directly ripped a piece of purple-gold lock off the fat Taoist priest’s neck.
"Wait a minute, let me take a look." Li Bo's voice trembled as he carefully caught the toss and examined it closely.
There were no Dao patterns or spiritual energy fluctuations on the purple-gold lock; it looked very ordinary. It was only engraved with a picture of longevity, depicting an old man with long eyebrows sitting under an ancient tree.
"This... seems to be the legendary Longevity Lock!" Li Bo's voice trembled slightly, he could hardly believe it, that the fat Taoist priest would possess such a treasure.
"Isn't it just a broken lock?" Yan Bing said nonchalantly. He had been watching from the side the whole time and had already sensed that the purple-gold lock was not some kind of magic weapon.
“This might be a divine object, with the effect of suppressing fate. I also saw it in an ancient book,” Li Bo said.
Thirteen hundred years ago, there was a peerless genius on Earth named Liu Feiyu, a legend among Qi cultivators, who reached the Golden Core realm at the young age of nineteen.
His strength and achievements have shaken the world. Without a doubt, a new star has risen. To cultivate to this level in such an environment is truly extraordinary.
However, fate is cruel; he died before he was twenty years old, a truly tragic end.
“Originally, he wouldn’t have lived past fifteen; he was born destined to die young. It’s said that he was able to live to nearly twenty because of a longevity lock,” Li Bo recounted.
Wang Hao raised an eyebrow, surprised that the other party knew such secrets, clearly indicating that their background was quite impressive.
"You mean... this broken lock?" Yan Bing, carrying a large stick, stepped forward to examine it closely.
Wang Hao and Shi Mengqi also came over to observe carefully, but they didn't find anything. Wang Hao thought that it might be because their strength was insufficient to discover the secret above.
"It's called the Longevity Lock. Wearing it on your body will surely extend your lifespan. If the five major academies or financial groups of Tianxing find out, it will probably cause an uproar."
"Many powerful experts at the Heavenly Realm might come down to compete for this longevity lock." Li Bo was very surprised, never expecting to see such a treasure.
Although Wang Hao really wanted to get it and give it to Shi Mengqi, he thought about it and decided against it, because he remembered that all the cultivators discovered so far had been cursed to death by the power of the curse.
There was bound to be some residual curse power on it. Thinking of this, Wang Hao said, "You two can discuss how to divide this lock. We don't want it."
“My life is tough, and I don’t need it.” Yan Bing waved his hand magnanimously.
Li Bo looked at the three of them and then laughed, "Then I'll shamelessly accept it. To be honest, I've been having a bit of bad luck lately."
Wang Hao personally continued searching the fat Taoist for treasures. Seemingly inconspicuous items were all precious. For example, the broken hairpin on his head was actually an antique, and a light scratch produced a series of whistling sounds.
"Don't throw it away! Don't throw it away!"
Yan Bing even picked up those shoes. After being appraised, they were found to be antique treasures. Wearing them increased his speed by 20%, so he immediately put them on his own feet.
"This fat guy is really particular." Wang Hao took a Bagua diagram off his tattered Taoist robe. It turned out to be an ancient treasure with a space inside, similar to a storage ring.
In the end, he stripped the fat Taoist priest naked, and found that all the jade pieces and money pouches were precious items, not a single one of them ordinary.
This also sealed the fate of the fat Taoist priest; Wang Hao left him only a pair of large underpants and nothing else.
"Aren't we going a bit too far?" Shi Mengqi and Li Bo blushed slightly. They had never done anything like this before, and they felt somewhat guilty looking at the fat Taoist lying motionless on the ground.
Yan Bing didn't take it seriously. Just as everyone was about to leave, he asked them to wait, and then, under the gaze of the three men, he lifted up the fat Taoist's underwear.
"Ah, my eyes!" Li Bo and Shi Mengqi both turned their heads away shyly, feeling that their eyes were somewhat unclean.
Wang Hao raised an eyebrow and saw a ring roll out of the fat Taoist's underwear, indicating that there was a hidden compartment in the underwear.
"A storage ring!" Yan Bing exclaimed in surprise. He had only ever heard of storage rings in his life, and this was the first time he had ever seen one.
"How do I use this?" Yan Bing studied it for a long time but couldn't take out anything from the storage ring.
Wang Hao laughed and poured his spiritual sense into the storage ring. Instantly, the ring emitted a dazzling divine light that almost submerged the cave.
These are nine weapons: a jade dagger, a purple jade sword, a red jade spear, a black jade halberd, a white jade shield... The nine jade weapons shone brightly, dazzling and radiating a breathtaking aura.
"Nine...nine magical artifacts?!" Li Bo exclaimed in surprise.
Each small jade artifact is only a few inches long, but the radiance it emits is dazzling and incredibly vibrant.
"This is a complete set of weapons. The nine spiritual weapons combined could probably threaten cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above!" Wang Hao was also stunned. It was very rare to come across a complete set of weapons.
"This fat man is a living treasure!" Yan Bing couldn't help but exclaim. Even if you dug up a cave, you might not be able to find such a divine object.
“Continue!” Wang Hao and Yan Bing exchanged a glance, the former still thinking about that small sapling of the immortal tree.
“If we rob him completely, do you think he’ll go crazy if he wakes up?” Shi Mengqi said.
"He'd probably be furious and chase after people all over the world," Wang Hao replied affirmatively. Then, with a thought, he reached into the storage ring in his hand again.
The nine divine weapons are all jade artifacts, each no more than three inches long, warm and lustrous, and radiant.
"I have already obtained the Longevity Lock, and I have no other desires." Li Bo smiled faintly, and took the initiative to step back, not participating in the distribution of this set of combat weapons.
Shi Mengqi also stated that she would not use such a complete set of weapons, as she had never seen one before.
"Splash."
Wang Hao's hands gleamed as he pulled out a pile of treasures from the fat Taoist's storage ring, leaving everyone speechless: a purple-gold gourd, a white jade pagoda, a crimson spear... everything imaginable, all shimmering with light.
"Just how many treasures does this fat guy have? It seems like he has an inexhaustible supply."
In the end, they emptied the storage rings, finding no fewer than forty or fifty treasures, all suspended in the void, radiating auspicious light, beautiful and splendid.
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