Chapter 396

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing stood behind, calling out in a loud voice to the Wen Bone Puppets: "Advance toward the depths of the Zhuan Gu Zhong."

Crack!

This group of Wen Bone Puppets moved with neat, uniform actions, immediately walking toward the entrance.

At this time, Xu Zhangqing summoned a Fire Crow from the Spirit Beast Ring; because Ya Da had the highest potential and could not be easily lost, he chose Ya Wu.

He first fed it some tasty things, only then letting it enter the Secret Realm.

Out of safety considerations, it did not fly randomly in the air, but instead stepped on the head of a Wen Bone Puppet.

Two small eyeballs rolled around, sizing up the surroundings, taking everything into view.

Xu Zhangqing closed his eyes, swiftly switching to Shared Vision.

Instantly, the situation inside the Zhuan Gu Zhong could be seen clearly.

The outermost Outer Perimeter quicksand area was everywhere covered in golden fine sand.

However, one must not underestimate these things.

On them were engraved "Repulsion Runes"; anything not belonging here, as soon as it approached, would float up, and then suffer a mass attack by the sand.

Previously, when Xu Zhangqing used the fortress to enter Inside and explore, it had occurred once.

On the Surface, the damage did not look very great.

But in Reality, once deeply trapped, it was Absolutely impossible to Detach.

Fortunately, these Wen Bone Puppets belonged to "One's Own People", therefore they would not be attacked.

As they continuously went deeper, many hexagonal Crystals emitting a faint light appeared around, overall Amber Color, looking like some kind of crystallized substance.

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing summoned another Fire Crow, this time Ya Si, letting it fly into the Secret Realm, pick up a Crystal in its beak and bring it back.

Gah-woo~

Ya Si called out as if claiming merit.

Xu Zhangqing touched its head: "Done well."

Afterward, he concentrated his attention on the Amber Color hexagonal Crystal, while comparing it with the Knowledge and information inscribed in his mind.

It looked similar to Sand Crystal, and on it were likewise engraved runes.

Xu Zhangqing compared them, discovering it was the reverse of the Repulsion Rune; from a professional angle of Analysis, it should belong to a type of Settling Rune, only more ancient.

As long as one carries it, one can temporarily be immune to the Repulsion Rune's effect.

However, this thing was optional for Xu Zhangqing; as long as he had not reached Golden Core Stage, he would Absolutely not enter the Secret Realm.

Even the Settling Rune he did not need to care about; After All, the era is developing, everything is Progressing, this kind of complicated ancient rune was Eliminated long ago.

Now there are simpler Settling Runes with better effects.

As they continuously advanced forward and went deeper, new things soon appeared.

They looked like amber, but what was sealed inside were not insects, leaves, or such things; instead they were bones, all kinds of bones.

There were lower legs, thighs, a section of finger bone, and so on; in short, similar to the Wen Bone Puppets, perhaps they were a part of their bodies.

Xu Zhangqing was Thoughtful: "If they were General runes, they would certainly not be like this; I estimate there is something different on them.

You go a Trip, pick up... a section of finger bone and bring it back."

Ya Si "gah-woo"ed, flapping its wings, once again flying into the Secret Realm.

Not long after, it brought the thing back.

Moreover, not only in its mouth.

It also used its Claws to bring back a section of leg bone.

Xu Zhangqing was Surprised: "You're quite smart."

He Immediately took out Top-grade Spirit Rice, personally feeding Ya Si.

The little Fellow ate and ate, unexpectedly "hum-hum"ing, appearing exceptionally Enjoyable.

At the Same Time, Xu Zhangqing picked up the finger bone and leg bone, Carefully Observing them.

Sure enough, as he guessed, there were indeed runes on them, and they were different from the Repulsion Rune and Settling Rune just now.

Because the runes in this Secret Realm were all rather ancient, Xu Zhangqing had no way to Confirm exactly which type they were, he could only "follow the clues".

Taking Advantage that the Left Side had no new Discoveries yet, he began to Carefully Observe, analogize, even Consume Spiritual Power, starting to outline from nothing.

Anyway, inside the Personal Space, any Surprise that Occurs can be controlled.

As he engraved bit by bit, Spiritual Light flickered weakly in the air.

Only, it had no effect or characteristic at all, Overall very General.

Xu Zhangqing Saw This, pondered: "Since it is not an Actively triggered type, that means it is Passively triggered, or a kind of amplification."

Next Time during Artifact Refining I can try, see what the effect is.

When Xu Zhangqing once again closed his eyes, switching to Shared Vision, he suddenly discovered the scene Ya Wu saw had undergone a not small change.

The originally golden quicksand had actually turned black, like a viscous swamp.

Any Wen Bone Puppet that approached would sink bit by bit into it, and Regardless of how they struggled, they could not Detach.

Ya Wu saw this and Decisively took flight, Abandoning the first puppet it had perched on.

Then it turned direction, flying toward another puppet, landing anew on its skull top.

Xu Zhangqing Saw This, secretly thought: "Either things reverse at the extreme, or some treasure is hidden inside."

After silently memorizing the location, he continued to monitor the situation opposite.

This time, the Wen Bone Puppet had gradually detached from the Outer Perimeter's flowing sand district.

As expected, it should have arrived at the middle region.

Countless ruined buildings appeared, many of which had already collapsed.

In the corners of these buildings, many flowers that came into being and perished could be seen.

Overall, they were similar to the Spirit Flower, existing from growth to withering only in an instant.

There was also some kind of spiritual rune on them, even more complex and ancient.

Xu Zhangqing tried to have Ya Si pick them, but after several attempts, he still couldn't do it.

Ya Si was very intelligent, but despite trying many methods and ways, it still had no effect.

Xu Zhangqing thoughtfully said: "Unless the existence time of this flower is extended, even if it can be harvested, it still won't reach Shou Li."

Seeing this, he did not let Ya Si continue, telling it to come back first.

You must know, this is a Secret Realm that opens only once every Five Hundred Years, and the danger inside is beyond compare.

Ya Si is so intelligent; if it died inside, it would be somewhat of a pity.

After about the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, many exactly same stones appeared ahead.

Their surfaces flowed with Five-Colored Stone light, looking quite mysterious.

This time, without waiting for Xu Zhangqing to issue a command, Ya Si, which had failed once before, seemed to want to demonstrate enough value and immediately flew in.

Soon, it returned clutching a stone.

Xu Zhangqing opened his eyes, took the stone with one hand and touched Ya Si's head with the other: "Don't do that next time; check for danger before acting."

Ya Si blinked its eyes, then made a "ga wu" sound, as if responding.

Xu Zhangqing said somewhat regretfully: "Although you are smarter than Ya Da, your potential is somewhat lacking in that aspect; otherwise I really would want to cultivate you."

Of the five Fire Crows, he understood Ya Da the best.

This fellow bullied the weak and feared the strong, and was especially good at lording it over those in his own nest.

Because it had the highest potential, it was ranked first and even became the leader.

As for Ya Si, previously he didn't know much about it; if not for this accidental contact, he truly wouldn't have known that among the five Fire Crows, it was the smartest one!