372: Chapter 372 Double Pupils Battle Azure Dragon

"Senior Brother, what exactly is this?"

"Why do I feel like this aura is similar to when we were in Kaifeng..."

Shi Suiyan looked at the stone lion with some panic, taking half a step forward as if to shield Zhou Yan behind her.

In front of her, the stone lion was in a bizarre state.

Although its vitality was increasing, it was becoming harder for it to move, and as the flowers and trees grew, the stone lion continued to shrink.

Seeing this scene again, Zhou Yan also felt a bit creeped out. But Zhou Yan knew the outcome, so he patted Shi Suiyan's shoulder to signal her not to panic.

"This indeed has to do with that person named Alias in Kaifeng, but don't be afraid. It's still within a controllable range, and I just wanted to test something."

Just now, Zhou Yan had taken out the item he previously obtained, "Sprouts that Die in New Life," and stuffed it into the stone lion's mouth.

He had once experimented with this thing on that demonic cultivator surnamed Hu. After capturing that guy back then, he had nothing better to do, so he stuffed this into him.

Since it was bound in advance, if any accident occurred, he could try to retrieve it, so Zhou Yan wanted to give it a try.

As a result, that Bearded Man underwent a mutation directly.

The upper limit of the other party's health bar rose rapidly, but his own status was declining sharply.

Although his health became thicker and thicker, reaching the Core Formation level, he was ultimately killed.

He even dropped a bottle of Standard Health Potion for Zhou Yan.

This thing was strange; it was the first time Zhou Yan had seen it.

In the past, he always took Medicinal Pills refined by Huo Zhongshan. Later, after taking in a few Disciples from Pill Peak, the quality and quantity of Alchemy greatly improved, so he started using those Medicinal Pills.

But then this thing suddenly appeared, making Zhou Yan afraid to use it, so he had been keeping it all this time.

That item was then sealed away.

He didn't expect it to come in handy now.

"Didn't that guy say 'To Live is to Die'?"

Zhou Yan moved closer, looking at the stone lion twitching slightly on the ground.

"I just wanted to try adding some vitality to it, but simply feeding it Medicinal Pills might not work, so I took this out."

"This thing was obtained from Alias. Once planted or accidentally consumed, it will burst with vigorous life force, and this life force will also produce some strange effects, ultimately leading to the user's death."

"I just thought I'd give it a try. If increasing its vitality didn't work, maybe the special effect could solve it. Now it seems I'm not sure which effect worked, but the outcome is indeed good."

After a while, the stone lion could no longer move, and then it spat out a Talisman.

Zhou Yan picked it up and only then realized something was wrong.

"This Talisman isn't yellow; it's actually golden?" Zhou Yan had seen many Talismans, but this was the first time he had seen one like this.

Shi Suiyan also stepped forward to take a look.

"This should be a special item in this Secret Realm. It should be in many places and can play a role later, though I can't see its specific function."

Hearing Shi Suiyan say this, Zhou Yan took out the small cloth bag containing medicine from before.

These things were all very strange.

In the past, unnamed items would at least have an "Unidentified" tag, but these two couldn't even be scanned, and even his newly acquired eyes couldn't see any use for them.

"Then what about this? Do you know what this is?"

Shi Suiyan looked at the cloth bag in Zhou Yan's hand, pondered for a moment, and then spoke.

"This should also be one of those special items. Although I haven't seen it, I remember they all have the same aura. Once you've seen one, you can recognize the others."

After saying that, Shi Suiyan took out a dagger from her Storage Pouch.

"I got this from that maze. Although I can't see through this power in other timelines, I can roughly know where this thing is, so I went to find it first."

"Through it, I can also know what other similar things are."

After hearing Shi Suiyan finish, Zhou Yan looked at the small cloth bag and the golden Talisman again.

He probed with his eyes, and sure enough, they both carried a special aura, like the scent of green grass after rain.

However, the scent was a bit faint, and because the small cloth bag had its own medicinal smell, it suppressed this scent; if one didn't investigate carefully, it would be even harder to detect.

But after comparing it with the dagger, it became much clearer.

"So what exactly is the use of this thing?"

"According to my information, it should be related to a certain stage later on, and taking too many might actually be bad."

"Oh, holy crap, Xuanyuan Qingyao? Where did you pop up from?"

The two of them then saw that Xuanyuan Qingyao was currently standing at the boundary between the starry sky and daylight, waving at them.

"I just arrived and wanted to find you for help. I've been bullied; Brother Zhou, give me a hand."

"Also, can one still come out after going into this place?"

Xuanyuan Qingyao looked at the place in front of her and also felt it was strange. When she looked into the distance with them earlier, it didn't look this big.

Why was it so big now? Moreover, she could feel a sense of fragmentation in the space, and Shi Suiyan was inside.

Zhou Yan and the other finally realized they were still inside.

So they hurriedly walked out.

The two tried to step out, and there were no obstacles; they came out very easily.

After they came out, the original small plain, stone lion, and iron tower behind them returned to their previous state.

A small patch of grass, a stone lion, and an iron tower, as if nothing had ever happened.

And when Zhou Yan approached again, he could directly touch the stone lion; there were no more magical effects.

"Hey, you mentioned that golden Talisman just now, what are you doing?"

Xuanyuan Qingyao suddenly hugged Zhou Yan's leg, expressionless but with tears streaming down her face.

Shi Suiyan pulled at her leg from behind, trying to pull her away from Zhou Yan.

"What are you doing! Get up!"

Xuanyuan Qingyao only hugged tighter and said with a look of grievance.

"I originally found the bodhi tree that Bai Ling mentioned before and wanted to wait for you all to come together. But suddenly a group of Yao Race came and beat me up without a word."

"As soon as I thought about waiting for you, I clenched my teeth and held on for a long time. It really hurt from their beating, and I couldn't win, so I was forced to come find you."

"Brother Zhou, you must avenge me, wahhh..."

"Brother Zhou, it hurts so much."

Zhou Yan's face scrunched up. If Xuanyuan Qingyao weren't quite good-looking, he would have already kicked her in the face.

He looked at Xuanyuan Qingyao's panel; not a single drop of health was lost, not even mana was missing, and there were no negative debuffs. How did she have the nerve to say that?

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Ao Ye walked through the bamboo forest, looking at the nearby lake and wooden bridge. This place was much wider than the small path he had taken before.

"Immortal Master Lingming, are you still not coming out after leading me here?"

"Hiding blindly is useless."

"Here, if you don't find that thing, no one can leave."

"I can still hold out; after all, my subordinates will help me get what I want in advance. But you probably can't wait, right?"

"I know you; you came here just to get a bodhi fruit to repair your fragmented body."

While wandering around, Ao Ye searched everywhere for Bai Ling's traces.

"Calculating the time, my subordinates should have already gotten this bodhi fruit. As long as you obediently come out and let me deal with you here..."

"After we leave, what's the harm in giving you ten?"

Ao Ye stopped in his tracks.

He was absolutely certain Bai Ling was nearby, but unsure of the specific location. Obviously, the other party had used a high-level concealment Spell.

"Still not speaking? My patience is limited."

Finally, Ao Ye locked his gaze under the wooden bridge.

"If you won't speak, then don't speak at all!"

Thunder flickered in Ao Ye's hand as he struck the wooden bridge.

Under the surge of lightning, the wooden bridge instantly shattered, debris scattering everywhere.

But there was nothing there.

Just as Ao Ye subconsciously turned around to look behind him, a Puppet stood there, holding a wooden plaque.

"You've been fooled."

Ao Ye's pupils shrank sharply. Turning back around, Bai Ling appeared behind him, his face charred and his whole body in a wretched state.

With a resolute expression, he slammed a fist hard into Ao Ye's face, sending him flying back and crashing into the bamboo forest.

At the same time, every bamboo in the forest was inscribed with a Formation, all of which erupted at this moment.

Seventy-two Formations overlapped, trapping Ao Ye within.

Having done all this, Bai Ling also collapsed to the ground, propping himself up with one hand, forcing himself to stay upright.

The charring all over his body showed that his condition was extremely poor.

Earlier, he had hidden his figure under the bridge, having long anticipated that Ao Ye would discover his location. But even when hit head-on, he didn't make a sound, taking advantage of the other party's weakness of having weak Divine Sense here.

The Yao Race was inherently weaker than the Human Race in this aspect, let alone in this place.

So, when the other party's attention was drawn by the Puppet, he happened to have an opportunity to punch the other party into the Formation.

But this was only the beginning.

One of his eyes was tightly shut due to pain, while in the other eye, two pupils were clearly distinct. At this moment, a touch of blue gradually stained that eye.

And in another part of this bamboo forest.

While strolling, Long Tianxing suddenly discovered a small hut, like a pavilion for people to rest. He walked straight in and then saw a large scroll hanging on the wall.

On it, the word "Zen" was written in Chinese.

Long Tianxing originally couldn't understand these characters, but at the first sight of the scroll, he inexplicably understood the meaning of this word.

"What kind of place is this again?"