For cultivators like Xiaojuezi and Feng Linglaodao, the allure of a cultivation method was immense. For cultivators without any foundation like them, the only way to make a name for themselves was to find the cultivation methods left behind by their predecessors, and the Yellow Spring Scripture was clearly one of these methods.
"Of course not, I was just asking casually," Feng Linglaodao said through clenched teeth.
It was clearly impossible for him to give up on finding the Yellow Spring Scripture at this point.
The two men cautiously entered the wooden door.
To their surprise, inside the wooden house, there was complete silence. Forget about the guarding monster, there wasn't even anything decent to be found. At first glance, there was only a nearly decaying wooden board laying in the center of the room. Xiaojuezi went over and lifted the wooden board, and underneath, there was a depiction of an ancient map. The characters on the map were extremely complex, and with their cultivation levels, they couldn't discern any clues.
“How could this happen? Didn't the treasure map clearly say that this is where the spiritual transformation of the Yellow Springs Immortal took place?” Xiao Juezi was somewhat crazy.
He gave up his identity as a national teacher and ventured deep into this place with Fengling Lao Dao, just to gain a future, but in the end, the place recorded on the treasure map turned out to be completely empty, how could he be willing to accept this? The two of them searched the room carefully again, but in the end, they found nothing.
"Do you think this ancient map could be a teleportation array?" They circled around, and their gaze once again fell back on the ancient map on the ground.
The room was empty, and if there truly was any of the Yellow Springs Immortal's legacy, this ancient map should be the only possibility.
"It's possible," Fengling Lao Dao pondered.
"The Yellow Springs Immortal was a scattered immortal during his lifetime, and that kind of existence is beyond our imagination. Perhaps behind this ancient map, there is another world."
The two hesitated.
They could not discern any clues from the ancient map, and had no idea what was hidden behind it. It could be endless treasure, or a terrifying monster waiting for them.
"Since we've come this far, we can't leave empty-handed," Xiao Juezi said, patting his storage pouch and taking out an item.
This was a rusty sword, which Xiao Juezhi had obtained not long ago from a ruin on the outskirts. With the artifact in hand, Xiao Juezi's courage increased significantly. Fengling Lao Dao, seeing this, also took out an item, a pottery-shaped artifact with densely engraved ancient texts, obviously not an ordinary object.
"Fengling, we both don't want to be inferior to others, risking entering this place just to secure a future. If we can obtain the Yellow Springs scripture this time, you and I can elevate ourselves and become superior beings, no longer confined to this small mortal realm!" Xiao Juezi suddenly said.
Fengling Lao Dao nodded, not saying much.
Inside the City of the Dead, danger lurked everywhere. Both of them were only in the Qi Refining realm, and any random demon could easily take them out. Therefore, the two of them were like grasshoppers tied to a string, whether the other's words were sincere or not, they had to choose to believe.
Seeing this, Xiao Juezi didn't say anything further, and carefully entered the ancient map while holding the rusty sword. Fengling Lao Dao followed closely behind.
The moment they stepped into the range of the ancient map, a faint light suddenly flashed on the ancient map, and each ancient character seemed to come to life and flew out of the map, surrounding the two of them and forming an ancient column.
Buzz!!
As the earth shook, when the two of them came to their senses, they found themselves on a small floating island, which was not large, about five hundred square meters in size. Around them was endless darkness, with no signs of life visible.
"It is indeed a teleportation array, haha..."
After the initial excitement, the two were drawn to a white-haired Daoist seated in the center of the small island.
The Daoist was in a cross-legged position, with white hair hanging straight down, wearing a light yellow Daoist robe with rusting cycle maps on the edges. A small golden book floated above the Daoist's legs, emitting a golden light.
"The Yellow Springs scripture! That person must be the Yellow Springs Immortal!" Both of them showed greedy looks in their eyes at the same time.
To be immortal after death for thousands of years showed the unnamed Daoist's cultivation during his lifetime.
"Not only that, look at the golden box beside him, it must be housing an otherworldly spirit pill. And that bamboo scroll must contain the Yellow Springs Immortal's tribulation insights," Fengling Lao Dao swallowed his saliva, his greed becoming more apparent.
Just as the two were about to approach and take the treasure, a deep growl brought them back to reality.
A black demon dog suddenly appeared in front of the white-haired Daoist, blocking the path forward for the two. The eerie flame in the demon dog's strange eyes flickered like ghostly fires, shining in a gloomy blue color.
"A monster guarding the relics?!" Fengling Lao Dao tightened his grip on the high-quality artifact in his hand and instinctively took a step back.
The aura emanating from the demon dog was stronger than an ordinary scattered immortal, almost on par with those old monsters who had crossed the scattered immortal tribulation.
"That should be it," Xiao Juezi asserted, "But how did this monster appear?"
They did not detect the presence of the demon dog before entering.
"Who knows, it might even be a method of the Yellow Springs Immortal," Fengling Lao Dao's gaze was locked on the floating scripture, "You quickly find a way to seal this beast, and then we can both comprehend this supreme scripture and the spirit pill together."
Xiao Juezi nodded, and took out a piece, a scroll adorned with a dragon and gushing water.
After unfurling the scroll, Xiao Juezi bit his finger, dripping blood onto the scroll, then flicked his hand to release a seal onto the dragon and water imagery. Instantly, a terrifying aura emanated from the scroll, as if an ancient demon had been resurrected.
At this moment, the demon dog let out a low growl and charged towards them.
Xiao Juezi leaped forward, shielding the scroll and shouting, "Fengling, just hold it back for ten breaths, and the sealed demonic soul can be resurrected..."
Simultaneously, a burst of sword energy surged from his hand, striking at the demon dog.
A high-quality artifact cannot be easily refined, even by an expert who has crossed the first scattered immortal tribulation, indicating its power.
But when the sword struck, the demon dog didn't even attempt to evade, easily shattering the sword energy with its mouth. It wasn't that the high-quality artifact wasn't powerful, but Xiao Juezi's cultivation was too low. After all, he had not even passed the scattered immortal tribulation, and had no trace of immortal energy in his body. A mere high-quality artifact was not enough to pose a threat to the demon dog.
"Collect!" At this point, Fengling Lao Dao also made his move.
The artifact in his hand was different from the broken sword, clearly a kind of restraining artifact.
The demon dog struggled in the air, managing to dodge the suction force. Without the activation of immortal energy, the high-quality artifact was difficult to exert its effect.
Only three breaths had passed.
After the demon dog landed on the ground, it let out a low growl.
In the endless darkness, a terrifying demonic aura gathered, forming a huge black sphere in front of the demon dog's mouth.
"This is bad!" Xiao Juezi's face changed.
He took out another item from his storage pouch, this time not an artifact, but a spiritual talisman.
Spitting out a mouthful of blood, Xiao Juezi shouted angrily, "Blast!"
The talisman flew out, rotating in the air before heading towards the demon dog. At the same time, the demon dog raised its head, and the black sphere in its mouth suddenly shot out as a black beam, aimed directly at Xiao Juezi. On the other side, Fengling Lao Dao was also hit by the aftermath and was blown away.
Boom!
The spiritual symbol clashed with the dark aura, creating a loud explosion.
Xiao Juezi spurted blood, being shaken and thrown away.
Feng Ling, seeing the situation, ignored Xiao Juezi and, with a wave of his sleeves, flew towards the white-bearded Daoist while reaching out with his right hand to grab the golden scripture.