172: A breakthrough is imminent

Xiao Ruobai's gaze fell on the seven star secret token clutched in Xiao Pangzi's hand.

"Give me the token first."

Although Wang Xiaopang was a little reluctant, he still obediently handed over both the main token and the sub-token, muttering, "Big Brother, you must keep it safe. This is our key to the Treasure Trove..."

Xiao Ruobai took the token but didn't handle it himself. Instead, he handed it to Fang Hanyu beside him: "Hanyu, deal with this."

Fang Hanyu nodded slightly and took the two tokens.

He pointed his fingers like a sword. There was no dazzling light on his fingertips; instead, a wisp of faint, almost imperceptible Chaos Qi, as if it could devour everything, condensed.

This wisp of Chaos Sword Intent was extremely restrained, yet it carried a terrifying power of annihilation.

He lightly tapped his fingertip, and that wisp of Chaos Sword Intent, like the most precise carving knife, silently brushed over the surface of the main token and the sub-token.

The faint Star Power fluctuations that originally emanated from the tokens, which could be detected by Glazed Holy Land's special methods, instantly melted like ice upon contact with the Chaos Sword Intent, completely isolated and sealed deep within the tokens.

At this moment, the tokens looked even more ancient and unadorned, as if they were just two ordinary objects of ancient times, with no trace of energy leaking out.

"It's done."

Fang Hanyu handed the processed tokens back to Xiao Ruobai.

The Seal formed by the Chaos Sword Intent would be extremely difficult to detect and break unless one's Cultivation was far superior to his and they were proficient in this Dao.

Xiao Ruobai took the tokens, sensed them, and confirmed that the tracking sensation had completely disappeared.

He casually tossed the tokens to the eagerly watching Wang Xiaopang: "This item is yours; you keep it safe."

Wang Xiaopang clumsily caught them, feeling that the tokens had become "plain and unremarkable."

"Brilliant! Truly brilliant! Senior Brother Fang's Seal is absolutely amazing! Now let's see how those guys can track us!"

After dealing with Sinking River's matter and thoroughly cleaning up the traces at the scene, Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, and Wang Xiaopang quickly left the area and found an extremely hidden cave in the continuous desolate mountains and wilderness to hide.

After setting up several layers of Isolation Formations, Xiao Ruobai looked at Fang Hanyu.

"Junior Brother, I feel like I can't suppress my Realm anymore!"

After a long period of comprehending Revered Master's palm power, which contained supreme Dao Rhyme, at the edge of the palm print, their already overflowing Spiritual Qi and comprehension of the world finally reached a critical point.

Fang Hanyu nodded slightly, a wisp of Chaos Sword Qi spontaneously flowing from his fingertip, tearing through the air: "I also feel it; the Bottleneck has loosened, and the Heavenly Human Realm barrier is within reach."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaopang's small eyes immediately lit up: "You're going to Breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm?! That's great! Will Fat Master be able to strut around unhindered from now on?"

Xiao Ruobai ignored his jesting and mused, "Although this place is secluded, a Breakthrough to the Heavenly Human Realm will cause a significant stir and inevitably attract prying eyes. We need to find an absolutely safe place."

As soon as he finished speaking, as if remembering something, he flipped his palm, and a delicate and exquisite nine-story small tower, exuding an ancient andvicissitudes of life aura, appeared in his palm.

It was precisely that Sacred Artifact obtained from the Secret Realm, the Tongtian Pagoda!

Seeing the small tower, Wang Xiaopang curiously leaned over: "Huh? Big Brother, what kind of Treasure is this? It looks quite impressive."

Xiao Ruobai's tone was calm: "A spatial Sacred Artifact, containing its own universe, perfect for a place of secluded Cultivation."

At this moment, on the top floor of the tower, the space was vast, and Dao Rhyme was abundant.

A slightly ethereal, handsome but deeply haggard Divine Soul was sitting idly in the Void Realm; it was the Half-Saint Ling Qiong.

Ling Qiong felt like he was going crazy!

Ever since that young man named Xiao Ruobai became the new Revered Master of the Tongtian Pagoda, he had thought his good days had arrived.

After all, with such a heaven-defying genius, by following him, his remnant Soul might recover faster, and he might even see the light of day again.

But who would have thought?!

That young man... that young man was simply eccentric!

After obtaining a Sacred Artifact like the Tongtian Pagoda, shouldn't a normal person be ecstatic, immediately enter to explore its mysteries, and Cultivate frantically with the Dao Rhyme and rich Spiritual Qi within the tower?

But he!

Ever since that time, he had never entered again!

As if he had completely forgotten that he possessed such an awesome Sacred Artifact!

Ling Qiong waited and waited, until the flowers withered, until his Divine Soul was almost falling apart!

He began to doubt life, doubt tower-life, and even wondered if Xiao Ruobai had been killed outside?

But he could vaguely feel that the tower's main body was safe and sound.

"What is this young man... doing? Is my Tongtian Pagoda not as good as the outside world's allure?"

Ling Qiong frantically pulled at his ethereal hair.

"Could it be that he's a road idiot and can't find the tower's entrance? Impossible, you can enter with just a thought!"

Just as Ling Qiong's resentment was about to break through the heavens, preparing to actively contact the outside world at the cost of consuming Soul Power... the space within the tower fluctuated.

Xiao Ruobai, Fang Hanyu, and a curious-looking fat man suddenly appeared in the tower.

Ling Qiong was stunned at first, then overjoyed, almost shedding tears of joy!

He finally came! He finally remembered this tower!

He immediately tidied his appearance (though it was useless) and prepared to assume the air of a Half-Saint Senior, ready to properly educate this irresponsible new Revered Master.

However, before he could speak, he was astonished by the sight before him.

Xiao Ruobai and Fang Hanyu, as if performing a magic trick, began to take things out of their respective Magic Treasures.

First, several warm, jade-like stoppers were pulled out, and the clear, amber-like Innate Spirit Marrow, containing an indescribable aura of life Origin, gently swayed, and an incomparably pure Dao Rhyme instantly permeated the air.

Just the escaping aura made Ling Qiong's remnant Soul feel like a long-awaited rain after a drought, experiencing a comfort and palpitation originating from the depths of his Soul.

Next, Xiao Ruobai took out a jade jar carved from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade, carefully opened the lid, and with a spiritual force, gently drew out a few strangely shaped tea leaves.

These tea leaves were not emerald green but presented a mysterious grey-gold color, with natural vein patterns outliningVague DaoTexture.

An indescribable fresh Dao fragrance emanated, making those who smelled it feel their minds clear and their distracting thoughts vanish.

Wang Xiaopang's small eyes instantly widened, staring intently at those few tea leaves, sniffing hard, his face first showing extreme disbelief, then stammering:

"This... this aroma, Dao Rhyme born spontaneously, could it be the legendary enlightenment tea?"

He shook his head violently, as if trying to shake off that overly astonishing thought: "Impossible... such a divine item has been extinct for ten thousand years..."

But then, he looked at Xiao Ruobai with reverence, thinking of his unfathomable Revered Master, and a look of realization appeared on his plump face.

Xiao Ruobai ignored his internal thoughts, took out top-grade spiritual spring water, skillfully brewed the tea, and poured a cup for himself and Fang Hanyu.