Chapter 495: Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar, Preaching Jade (First update, requesting all)

In the center of the golden hall, a stone stele standing four to five zhang tall still stood erect.

The Fire Crystal Palace covered an area of about a li, but its interior height was a full thirty to forty meters, enough to accommodate large Demon Pets.

Some text was carved onto the stone stele; judging from the content, Flame King Di Zhiyi had placed his centuries of collections and heritage within these thirty-six Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars.

It was unknown what materials these thirty-six Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars were made of, but they could automatically absorb energy from the surroundings and were wrapped in layers of restrictions of different colors.

The bottom of the stone stele also described the methods for obtaining the treasures, totaling two ways.

From the moment Li Zhangsheng and the others entered the Fire Crystal Palace, there was a ten-minute window to forcibly break through the restrictions of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars.

After ten minutes passed, the restrictions of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars would automatically dissipate; at that time, the treasures inside would detach from the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars, and if no one intercepted them, they would automatically scatter throughout the Secret Realm for those fated to obtain them.

After reading the content on the stone stele, the hearts of the Heavenly Prides were filled with ecstasy, and they couldn't wait to summon their Demon Pets to attack the nearest Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars.

From the time they entered the Fire Crystal Palace until now, two minutes had already passed, which meant they still had eight minutes left.

While they were attacking, Li Zhangsheng had already projected his Mental Power, wanting to use his ability to probe the energy fluctuations of the treasures.

Unfortunately, the restrictions of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars were quite peculiar; just like the Treasure Pavilion Third Floor of the Yuanling Academy, Li Zhangsheng's Mental Power disappeared without a trace, as if a clay ox had entered the sea.

"How is this possible!"

Suddenly, exclamations rang out; Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but glance over and discovered that the attacks of most Demon Pets landed on the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars without even causing a ripple.

A Heavenly Pride refused to believe it and began cooperating with Heavenly Prides from the same faction to besiege a Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar together.

The result was the same as before; the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar remained completely motionless, seemingly entirely immune to the attacks of the Demon Pets.

In the Yuanling Academy camp, even when Zhao Shuyi, Xu Xiangzhi, and Wang Xinyi joined forces, they could not make the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar produce a ripple.

Not far away, Luo Jing's Demon Pets attacked a Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar, and unexpectedly, wisps of ripples appeared.

Judging from the situation, either the restrictions on different Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars were different, or there was some other reason.

Li Zhangsheng stroked his chin and said in a consultative tone: "Luo Jing, have your Demon Pets attack the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar that Zhao Shuyi and the others attacked before."

Luo Jing did not refuse and immediately directed the Demon Pets to change their attack target; astonishingly, this Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar also rippled with wisps of light.

Zhao Shuyi and the others looked at each other, feeling a bit confused.

Logically speaking, although Luo Jing's personal ability was stronger, the combined offensive of Zhao Shuyi and the others should have surpassed Luo Jing's Demon Pets, so why did Luo Jing succeed while they failed?

Li Zhangsheng said again: "Luo Jing, except for this Leader-level Nekomata, have the other Demon Pets stop attacking!"

Luo Jing had a total of two Leader-level Demon Pets, and the Nekomata was one of them.

Luo Jing continued to follow instructions, and an unexpected thing happened: the Nekomata's attack landed on the restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar, and once again, wisps of ripples appeared.

Judging from the degree of the ripples, it was equivalent to the degree when the numerous Demon Pets had besieged the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar before!

Seeing this situation, Li Zhangsheng quickly reached a conclusion; his mouth moved as he began to transmit his voice to Luo Jing and the others.

"Everyone, the restrictions of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars are quite peculiar; they are immune to attacks from Demon Pets below the Leader level!"

Hearing Li Zhangsheng's conclusion, Zhao Shuyi and the others couldn't help but show disappointed expressions, but they had not yet given up and joined forces with Luo Jing's Demon Pets to attack the same Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar.

Unfortunately, judging from the ripples on the restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar, it was equivalent to the degree of the Nekomata's individual attack before!

Seeing this situation, Li Zhangsheng couldn't help but shake his head and stopped paying attention to them.

The most important thing now was time; after reaching his conclusion, Li Zhangsheng had seven minutes left, and he had to break through the restriction of a Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar as soon as possible to seize some treasures.

Since he could not probe the energy aura, Li Zhangsheng turned his attention to the Jade Slips and books.

Flame King Di Zhiyi's heritage must be concentrated in the Jade Slips and books.

Compared to unknown treasures, knowledge was actually more important because it could be passed down continuously, and the help it brought might very well not be inferior to those treasures.

The Jade Slips and books that could be treated seriously by Flame King Di Zhiyi and placed inside the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillars, even if they were not Flame King Di Zhiyi's heritage, were likely extraordinary and could very well contain Top-tier Secret Techniques or even Top-tier Demon Taming Arts.

Immediately, Li Zhangsheng began to search for a target and arrived in front of a Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar.

Suspended inside this pillar was a jade-textured book, emitting a hazy green halo.

Li Zhangsheng did not know what was recorded in the jade-textured book, but just looking at its material, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

"Preaching Jade!"

Li Zhangsheng saw at a glance that this was a jade-textured book made of Preaching Jade; Preaching Jade was a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object-level material, and one could imagine how important the knowledge recorded in this book must be.

Li Zhangsheng reached out and touched his Monster Pet Bag; several rays of light flashed, and the Treasure-Hunting Mouse, Light Blessing Bird, Young Red Dragon, and Venomous Flying Dragon appeared on the scene.

As for the two Leader-level Komodo beasts he had just subdued, Li Zhangsheng had not yet tamed them.

"Attack!"

Li Zhangsheng pointed at the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar in front of him and issued the order to attack.

The four Demon Pets launched long-range attacks one after another, focusing their fire on the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar in front of them.

Under their offensive, the restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar rippled intensely; what made people frown was that the brilliance on the restriction dimmed for a moment, but then fully recovered before the next attack.

The Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar could gather the energy within the Fire Crystal Palace, and the material composing the Fire Crystal Palace could naturally gather a large amount of energy; to drain the energy within the Fire Crystal Palace would likely require a large amount of time.

The problem was, there was a time limit!

Li Zhangsheng figured it out; it was nothing more than insufficient attack intensity, which was the same as the Treasure Vat restriction in the Baisheng King Secret Realm—as long as the consumption rate of the restriction exceeded the recovery rate, one could obtain the treasures inside.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng began to summon his Demon Pets in succession.

Within a few breaths, Li Zhangsheng summoned all his Demon Pets, a full nine formal Demon Pets and four Temporary Spirit Pets.

The most terrifying thing was that they had all reached the Leader level!

At this time, there was no need to hide his strength; he would take the benefits in front of him first, not to mention he still had a few trump cards left.

Gulp~

Not far away, Dou Yuanbiao saw Li Zhangsheng's truly luxurious Demon Pet lineup and couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva, his heart filled with wariness.

Dou Yuanbiao had fought Li Zhangsheng last night and was very clear about the strength of seven of those Demon Pets.

It was just that Li Zhangsheng had only released seven Demon Pets last night, and now there were a full thirteen; even if the Temporary Spirit Pets were slightly inferior, with such a lineup, Dou Yuanbiao already understood that he was no match for Li Zhangsheng, so it would be strange if he wasn't wary.

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall" was not just a saying; Li Zhangsheng already had the strength to threaten his life.

However, now was not the time to talk about this; he had to obtain Flame King Di Zhiyi's heritage first.

Just like Dou Yuanbiao, Liu Xudong was also filled with apprehension, hurriedly gathering those family Heavenly Prides who could not pose a threat to the Restriction, keeping a constant watch on Li Zhangsheng.

For the sake of safety, Li Zhangsheng sat on the Third-Grade Star Palace Lotus Platform, shrouded by Rich starlight.

The Demon Pets were already in position, ready to launch an offensive at any time.

"Attack!"

Under Li Zhangsheng's command, the Demon Pets launched their long-range attacks one after another.

Destruction Beam, Blazing Light Sword, Pillar of Ice, Darkness Sword, Venom Breath, Earth Wave, Dragon Breath, Leaf Blade Slash, Explosive Fireball, Thunder Beam, Holy Light Judgment...

In an instant, thirteen long-range attacks of different forms landed on the Restriction.

Under the onslaught of the Demon Pets, the Restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar rippled violently, and the color of the Restriction dimmed by thirty percent in an instant!

However, the energy on the Restriction was also recovering rapidly; by the time the Demon Pets launched their second round of attacks, the Restriction had already recovered by twenty percent.

Li Zhangsheng could not help but frown; according to his estimation, it would take about eight rounds to completely break the Restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar.

Under the continuous offensive of the Demon Pets, the Restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar began to ripple even more intensely than before.

Li Zhangsheng appeared to be staring intently at the Restriction, but in reality, he was diverting a significant portion of his focus to observe his surroundings; there were many Heavenly Prides here, and it was hard to guarantee that those factions unable to break the Restriction wouldn't have thoughts of snatching it.

The Imperial Family and the Langya Liu Clan went without saying; only the Tiantai Sect and the Royal Academy were unable to break the Restriction, but they each had two Siji Heavenly Pride, and if they joined forces, there might be a possibility of breaking the Restriction.

According to Li Zhangsheng's estimation, unless one possessed more than ten Leader-level Demon Pets, it would be impossible to break the Restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar.

The Tiantai Sect and the Royal Academy began to negotiate, and in the end, they seemed to have reached an agreement; the four Siji Heavenly Pride commanded their Leader-level Demon Pets to begin attacking the Restriction.

Among the four, Dou Yuansheng had the most Leader-level Demon Pets, possessing a full five, and when added to the Leader-level Demon Pets of the other three, the total reached 12, barely enough to shake the Restriction of the Heavenly Gang Returning Origin Pillar.

In this way, the Third Rank Heavenly Prides of the five major factions had nothing to do, and could only watch helplessly as others attacked the Restriction, their hearts burning with Jealousy.

The Third Rank Heavenly Prides were the weakest in strength but the most numerous, which was undoubtedly a source of instability; who knew if they would suddenly interfere when you were about to succeed, or directly take action to snatch the treasure.

This was also the reason why Li Zhangsheng was full of caution; his strength was naturally beyond reproach, but if he were interfered with by them, it would inevitably lead to twice the effort for half the result.

At this moment, Luo Jing and the others arrived before Li Zhangsheng, and Luo Jing spoke directly: "Changsheng, do you need help?"

Li Zhangsheng looked at Luo Jing and nodded in agreement.

Although Luo Jing's help was not significant, it could at least speed up the progress a little.

As for Zhao Shuyi and the other two, they stood on the perimeter to Guard, keeping a constant watch against other factions.

(End of this chapter)