Chapter 540: Exceeding the Quota

After collecting the blood water.

Wang Jianqiang pondered for a moment and took out the circular necklace.

He sat cross-legged on the spot.

He circulated his Spiritual Power and attempted to refine it.

Seeing this, Gu Xinran did not disturb him.

She stood silently to the side and waited.

A month's time passed in a flash.

On this day.

Wang Jianqiang's closed eyes slowly opened, and a look of joy flashed across his face.

"How is it? Did you succeed?"

Seeing Wang Jianqiang wake up, Gu Xinran asked curiously.

Wang Jianqiang smiled and nodded.

This item came from that Ancient Cultivator and was of a very high grade.

He had originally thought the difficulty of refining it would be great and that he would at most be able to refine a portion of it.

He had not expected the refining process to be unexpectedly smooth.

In a mere month's time.

This circular Magic Treasure had been completely refined by him.

After the refining was complete, he had already mastered all the information regarding this metal ring.

This item is called the Beast Taming Ring.

Its function is singular: to control demonic beasts.

The previous madness of the demonic beasts within the Taicang Mountain Range was caused by the power released and controlled by this item.

As he spoke.

Wang Jianqiang waved his palm.

He put away the powerful sword that had suppressed the Ancient Cultivator.

Seeing this, Gu Xinran did not show the slightest change in expression.

The Ancient Battlefield was found by Wang Jianqiang, and being able to enter this inner world of the Altar was also Wang Jianqiang's credit.

Even the Ancient Cultivator was killed by Wang Jianqiang.

The items left behind by the other party were naturally Wang Jianqiang's.

It was already quite good that she was able to get a share of the blood water.

As for the long sword and the metal ring, she had not harbored the slightest thought about them from beginning to end.

After pondering for a moment, she said.

"Since this Ancient Cultivator was able to spread the power of the Magic Treasure to the Taicang Mountain Range, it means that a breach must have appeared in this space."

"If we can find this breach, perhaps we can leave safely without having to face the ten demonic beasts outside."

Wang Jianqiang smiled and shook his head, "There is no need for such trouble; I already have a way to deal with those ten demonic beasts."

Gu Xinran was startled; she looked thoughtfully at the metal ring floating in front of Wang Jianqiang and nodded.

In the desolate world.

Ten massive demonic beasts were entrenched in the sky.

Their gazes were fixed tightly on the broken Altar below.

Suddenly.

A light flashed on the broken Altar, and two figures flashed out.

Seeing these two figures, fierce light simultaneously welled up in the eyes of the ten demonic beasts.

"Let's go out."

Wang Jianqiang looked at Gu Xinran and wrapped his arm around her waist.

A look of shyness flashed across Gu Xinran's face.

But she did not break free.

Under Wang Jianqiang's lead, they easily passed through the Formation outside the Altar.

This time.

Because she had the experience from last time, she did not close her eyes but was observing carefully.

She clearly discovered.

The moment they made contact with the Formation's light screen.

Wang Jianqiang seemed to have merged into one with the Formation; his simple body movements perfectly matched the trajectory of the Formation's power flow!

To be able to do this, one must have completely seen through the Formation to make it possible.

How did this guy do it?

A special ability?

Or pure attainment in the Array Path?

A look of amazement flashed in Gu Xinran's eyes.

She leaned more toward the first possibility.

The Formation before them likely originated from the ancient era.

Although it had been eroded by the long passage of time, the power of the Formation had already been greatly reduced.

But even for a Sixth-tier Array Master, I fear they could only manage to crack it, unable to pass through as easily as if it were nothing, like Wang Jianqiang.

With Nascent Soul Stage cultivation, to have practiced the Array Path to the Seventh-Rank?

Throughout history, no one has ever achieved this.

Not to mention that Wang Jianqiang also divides his focus between cultivation and the path of alchemy.

This makes it even more impossible.

This is no longer a question of whether there is enough time.

However.

Even relying on special means to pass through an Array is astonishing enough.

"Roar~"

Just at this moment.

A roar came, interrupting Gu Xinran's deep thoughts.

She looked up.

Those ten demon beasts were swooping down toward them.

Her expression tightened as she looked at Wang Jianqiang, "Daoist Friend Wang!"

"Rest assured."

Wang Jianqiang's expression was indifferent.

He took out the Beast Taming Ring without haste.

He pointed a finger at the Beast Taming Ring.

The Beast Taming Ring trembled.

It erupted with a dazzling red Spirit Light.

The next moment.

Those ten swooping demon beasts suddenly stalled in mid-air.

A flash of confusion crossed their eyes.

Then they regained clarity.

When they looked at Wang Jianqiang again, the fierce light in their eyes had completely dissipated, replaced by profound awe.

Hum~

Spirit Light flashed across the bodies of the ten demon beasts simultaneously.

The next moment.

The Spirit Light dissipated.

The massive figures of the ten Spirit Beasts vanished, replaced by ten human figures.

The ten figures flashed.

They appeared before Wang Jianqiang and bowed respectfully to him.

"Greetings, Master."

Seeing this scene, Gu Xinran was stunned.

She immediately realized.

That metal ring was actually a Magic Treasure for controlling demon beasts.

No wonder it could make all the demon beasts in the Taicang Mountain Range go mad.

And no wonder Wang Jianqiang was so confident in dealing with the ten demon beasts before them.

So.

These ten demon beasts were originally controlled by the metal ring.

"Rise."

Wang Jianqiang nodded toward the ten figures.

"Yes."

The ten responded respectfully and straightened their backs.

Wang Jianqiang looked at the ten people, pondered for a moment, and said, "Do you have any way to open the exit to this Ancient Battlefield?"

The ten looked at each other.

Then they shook their heads.

One woman with a bewitching appearance spoke, "Reporting to Master, we were previously controlled by the person in the Altar, doing their bidding."

"But regarding this space, we have not the slightest ability to control it."

Hearing this, Wang Jianqiang nodded.

If he remembered correctly.

This woman was transformed from a white snake, and her strength was the greatest among the ten demon beasts.

He looked at Gu Xinran and smiled, "It seems the task of breaking the exit will have to be done by you."

Gu Xinran nodded.

Taicang Mountain Range.

Above a high mountain.

A massive tombstone stood in the void.

At the boundary where the tombstone met the void, a sharp Sword Light suddenly slashed through the space, revealing a dark hole several zhang wide.

The next moment.

Twelve figures walked out from the cave entrance one after another.

Gu Xinran gazed out at this mountain range.

A feeling of joy at having survived a disaster suddenly rose in her heart.

Who could have imagined it.

That the upper echelons of the Dark Pavilion would be so unreliable.

It was clearly a carefully selected mission, universally acknowledged as low difficulty.

Yet it involved an Ancient Cultivator with terrifying strength.

It almost caused her to meet with misfortune as well.

She secretly grumbled in her heart.

She handed the long sword in her hand toward Wang Jianqiang.

Wang Jianqiang reached out to take it, and with a flash of Spirit Light, he put the long sword away.

This sword was a treasure capable of Suppressing that powerful Ancient Cultivator.

It could be called the greatest harvest of this trip.

Afterwards, he took out the Beast Taming Ring.

He pointed a finger at the Beast Taming Ring.

An invisible ripple spread out from the Beast Taming Ring.

The next moment.

Red specks of light flew out from the bodies of the demonic beasts all over the mountain range, gathered toward the Beast Taming Ring, and then merged into it.

As the red specks of light left their bodies.

The crazed demonic beasts all returned to normal.

After the last red speck of light merged into the Beast Taming Ring.

Wang Jianqiang waved his palm.

He put the Beast Taming Ring away.

He let out a long breath, looked at Gu Xinran, and smiled, "I should count as having exceeded the mission requirements now, right?"