#39 - Zhenyu Tower
This is… What’s going on?
Jun Wu Xie was taken aback the moment he arrived at the Eternal Life Shrine.
Inside the shrine, the nine ancient cyan stone steles shrouded in mist occasionally glowed with the sword-shaped inscriptions, and specks of light flew out, rushing towards the nine-story ancient pagoda deep within.
These light specks emitted a sword intent that threatened to shatter one's soul, violent and full of slaughter.
The ancient pagoda was trembling slightly, and from within came the sound of iron chains being rattled, clanging loudly.
His heart pounding with alarm, he walked towards the depths.
The ancient pagoda was no longer as blurry as it had been in the past.
It was now completely visible.
The nine-story ancient pagoda, covered in cracks, appeared to be made of bronze, yet seemed to be more than just bronze.
At the base of the pagoda, on either side of the entrance, were engraved ancient characters from a prehistoric era.
Order locks the heavens!
Emperor's Pagoda suppresses the universe!
At the top of the pagoda were also engraved three words: 'Town-Universe Pagoda!'
Strands of terrifying aura overflowed from within the Town-Universe Pagoda.
Jun Wu Xie couldn't help but tremble.
The feeling was as if the most terrifying evil in the world was awakening inside, about to slaughter the heavens!
He felt as if his body and soul were about to裂open, as if he was about to be annihilated in both body and spirit.
“Senior, what's going on?”
He looked at the ancient pagoda, his heart pounding with fear. What could possibly be inside the pagoda to be so terrifying?
“I have been away for quite some time.” The mysterious woman's voice echoed from within the pagoda: “The Town-Universe Pagoda has nine levels, each level suppressing the most terrifying evil beings from the prehistoric era.”
“Are you saying that you are inside the pagoda to suppress them?” Jun Wu Xie realized the seriousness of the situation, pointing to the cyan stone steles, and said: “Then what about those nine stone steles?”
“My presence in the pagoda is not solely for suppressing them. The sword steles you mentioned are the sword inscription tombstones of the nine evil beings suppressed in the pagoda. This time, with my departure from the Town-Universe Pagoda, they seized the opportunity to communicate with the sword steles, using sword intent to nourish themselves, attempting to break free. Based on the current situation, although I can sever their connection with the sword steles, it will be difficult to suppress them for much longer.”
“Then what should we do? If they break free…”
“If it weren't for helping you solve your troubles, why would I have gone so far.”
“Does Senior regret helping me?”
“Do you regret killing the people from Sky Net Tower?”
“I don’t regret it!” Jun Wu Xie's eyes were firm, and he said: “If I were given the choice again, I would still do it, even if I died on the spirit boat!”
“Why?”
“Because they hurt the person I care about the most! If one doesn't dare to stand up when their loved ones are bullied, what's the point of living? A soldier should rather break than bend, how can they live in humiliation!”
“Well said, in that case, I don't regret helping you either.” The mysterious woman said calmly: “The heart of a soldier should be to advance bravely, and never retreat in the face of any difficulties or enemies. You must remember this, no matter what, you must keep your spine straight! If your spine is bent, then you are destined to find it difficult to comprehend the great perfection of military intent.”
“Senior, I remember. How much longer can you suppress the evil beings within this Town-Universe Pagoda?”
“I can only suppress the evil beings on the first level for half a year at most. The degree of recovery on the subsequent levels is slightly lower, so the time will be longer. Therefore, you should now do something.”
“Senior, what can I do?”
Jun Wu Xie was a little dazed. Although he didn't want the evil beings to break free, what could he do with his strength?
“What you need to do is to find Primordial Divine Metal. As long as I have Primordial Divine Metal, I can repair the Town-Universe Pagoda. As you can see, the Town-Universe Pagoda is severely damaged; otherwise, the evil beings inside would never be able to break free.”
“Primordial Divine Metal?”
Jun Wu Xie was dumbfounded. Where could he find such a thing?
“Back then, the owner of the Town-Universe Pagoda used nine types of Primordial Divine Metal to refine the Town-Universe Pagoda. The first to ninth levels each used one type of Primordial Divine Metal, namely: Phoenix Divine Metal, Chaos Divine Metal, Lapis Lazuli Immortal Metal, Solar True Gold, Lunar True Gold, Hongmeng Divine Metal, Green Tear Immortal Metal, Heart of the Universe, and Eternal Divine Metal.”
Jun Wu Xie: …
Just hearing the names of these divine metals was enough to know how rare and difficult they were to find. These things were all materials containing the origin of the world. As a small body cultivator in the Innate Realm, he felt a headache just thinking about it.
“But, does this world really have these divine materials?”
The mysterious woman said: “Of course, I have already sensed its aura.”
“Where is it?”
“It is within the Great Zhou territory, in the Dragon Ridge Mountains. There, auspicious aura is being nurtured, and I believe it has already been discovered by cultivators within the Great Zhou territory. When the secret land containing the Phoenix Divine Metal opens, you can find an opportunity to sneak in and obtain it.”
“I… I’ll try my best!”
Jun Wu Xie didn't have much confidence in his heart. This kind of thing was rare in the world, and once it appeared, it would surely stir up the winds and clouds of the world.
Moreover, even if the secret land opened, he didn't know how many experts would go inside to search for treasures. It would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens to snatch food from their mouths.
“If you cannot obtain the Phoenix Divine Metal, once the evil being on the first level is released, everyone will die, and you and your sister will be no exception. Furthermore, you also need this divine metal to assist in opening your body's Eight Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury.”
“I understand, even if I risk my life, I cannot let him come out and harm Yue Yao!” After Jun Wu Xie finished speaking, he was silent for a moment, and said: “Senior mentioned the Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury before. What exactly is this Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury?”
“The Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury is hidden within the human body. Each time an Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury is opened, it is equivalent to stimulating the potential of the human body. It can enhance the origin essence, strengthen the meridians, tendons, bones, and flesh, and greatly increase the power of blood circulation.”
“There are eight Extraordinary Meridians in the human body: Rest Gate, Life Gate, Open Gate, Injury Gate, Du Gate, Scenery Gate, Shock Gate, and Death Gate. Each gate corresponds to different parts of the body. Each time a gate is opened, it is even possible to obtain an Extraordinary Meridians Divine Power.”
After the mysterious woman finished speaking, a piece of shimmering text rushed out from the Town-Universe Pagoda and entered Jun Wu Xie's brow.
His mind was filled with a large amount of information, which was a detailed explanation of the Extraordinary Meridians Secret Treasury.
“To open the gates, one must at least reach the Cave Heaven Realm? Besides needing the assistance of Primordial Divine Metal, one also needs Life Blood Pills?”
After Jun Wu Xie digested this information, he realized how perverted it was to cultivate the Extraordinary Meridians. Who could meet these conditions?
The easiest to obtain among them, the Life Blood Pill, was also a five-star superb-grade pill refined from Life Blood Essence and Life Spring Water!
Five-star superb-grade, what kind of concept was that? It would probably require at least gold coins worth hundreds of millions.
Moreover, the five-star superb-grade Life Blood Pill could only be used to open the Rest Gate. By the time one reached the second gate, it would directly increase to seven-star superb-grade!
“Alright, you should carefully comprehend the few military intents I displayed when I killed people before. In the next few days, don't bother me if there's nothing important.”
After the mysterious woman finished speaking, she fell silent.
Jun Wu Xie moved away from the Town-Universe Pagoda and returned to the place where he usually cultivated. Enduring the sword intent overflowing from the sword stele, he closed his eyes and began to recall the few moves displayed by the mysterious woman.
A military saint, every one of her movements contained the supreme truth of military principles.
He knew very well that this kind of opportunity was extremely rare, so he watched very attentively at the time.
“The way of the military, the aura of a soldier should be the same as the form, referring to the aura and momentum of a soldier?”
He recalled the scene at the time in his mind while thinking.
Gradually, he seemed to have caught a trace of something, but when he wanted to grasp it, it was nowhere to be found.
