Chapter Five: The Lamp of Many Treasures

  "Pffft!"

  Yun Zhongzi spat out a mouthful of blood and stumbled backward several steps before regaining his footing.

  Yun Zhongzi's expression was extremely unsightly, his face gloomy as he gazed at the massive stone in front of him. Originally, Yun Zhongzi had planned to rely on his Golden Immortal initial-stage cultivation to fully activate the yuanqi within his body and refine this protective membrane, so that he could store this strange rock in his gourd. However, he greatly underestimated the power of this protective membrane. In just an instant, with full force refinement, not only did he fail to refine the protective membrane in the slightest, but instead suffered a backlash, injuring himself internally.

  Take a deep breath, glare at the giant stone fiercely, then flash into the forest not far behind, find a place with the most concentrated aura, sit down cross-legged, and start meditating to recover his own magical powers.

  Half a month later, Yun Zhongzi not only fully recovered his own magical powers, but also healed his internal injuries.

  Yun Zhongzi returned to the giant stone, with the experience of last time, Yun Zhongzi did not pour all his magic power into the protective film at once, but instead slowly injected a small amount of magic power into the protective film. When he found that there was no change, he appropriately added more magic power, and at the same time, Yun Zhongzi began to refine this layer of protective film.

  This time, nothing unexpected happened, and the refining was successful, but the speed of refining was very slow. Nevertheless, it made Yun Zhongzi overjoyed, of course, Yun Zhongzi didn't get carried away by this change, after all, being able to refine doesn't necessarily mean getting this strange stone.

  Yun Zhongzi first refined it for a day, then stopped. Although the effect was not great, a hole had already appeared on the entire protective film, about the size of a table. Yun Zhongzi's main purpose in stopping was to confirm whether this layer of protective film had automatic repair capabilities. According to his current cultivation level, he couldn't refine the entire protective film at once. Even if he refined it while recovering his own law power, he still couldn't do it. If this layer of protective film had automatic repair capabilities, then during the time he stopped to recover his law power, the place where he refined would have already been automatically repaired. To be on the safe side, Yun Zhongzi decided to confirm and then take the next action.

  What annoyed Yun Zhongzi was that this strange stone actually had the ability to automatically repair itself, but fortunately, its self-repairing ability was extremely weak. The hole that Yun Zhongzi spent a day refining was able to self-repair in ten days, so as long as he spent more time, Yun Zhongzi could completely refine the entire protective film.

  After Yun Zhongzi restored his Fa Li to its peak state, he began to refine the protective membrane seriously. The effect this time was simply worlds apart from the last time. It took twenty days of effort, and he actually refined one-tenth of the protective membrane, which made Yun Zhongzi overjoyed.

  Hurry back to the forest to recover his magic, and so refine, recover, refine, recover... In the blink of an eye, a year had passed. On this day, looking at the protective film that had just disappeared on the rock, Yun Zhongzi's tired face finally revealed a smile of harvest.

  Yun Zhongzi had just revealed a smile for a moment when he suddenly stared wide-eyed and beckoned excitedly towards the giant stone.

  In an instant, the boulder quickly shrank in a tremor, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a transparent "tile". It's called a tile because its shape is almost identical to that of a tile, with four right angles, the top protruding and the bottom concave. Although the arc is not large, it looks very much like a tile.

  Yun Zhongzi carefully examined the "tile" in his hand, unable to see anything extraordinary about it, just like an ordinary tile. However, it was crystal clear and transparent. Yun Zhongzi tried again and again to test its hardness, but the result shocked and excited him. With his current cultivation level, plus the treasure, he couldn't damage the object at all with a full-force strike. How could this not excite Yun Zhongzi?

  He picked up his mood and said, "Since it's like a tile from the previous life, but also like crystal, let's call this thing Crystal Tile!"

  Yun Zhong put the crystal tiles into his own green gourd, and then filled the brown gourd's yellow sand into the deep pit produced by collecting the crystal tiles, and floated towards the desert behind the forest.

  Acquired the second crystal slate. Thanks to previous experience, a lot of time was saved and it only took ten months to get this crystal slate in hand.

  Finally, Yun Zhongzi obtained four more crystal tiles in the vicinity, for a total of six crystal tiles. Of course, he also spent four years doing so, but during this period, Yun Zhongzi had another gain - his cultivation broke through and advanced to the middle stage of Golden Immortal, which was indeed a joy added upon joy.

  Yun Zhongzi still hoped to find a few crystal tiles nearby, but unfortunately, he had searched the entire area of tens of thousands of miles without any gain. He shook his head, "It seems that there are no other crystal tiles around here. With these crystal tiles, after spending some more time, my idea should be successful. However, these crystal tiles are not simple, and using them up would be a waste. Alas, I'll continue to search and see if I can find other materials that can do the job." Then Yun Zhongzi flew towards Mount Buzhou again.

  Winter goes and spring comes, the moon rises and the sun sets, time flies quickly, in the blink of an eye thirty years have passed. In a numb search along the way, Yun Zhongzi almost mechanically unfolded his divine sense to search, search again, as if in his mind, between heaven and earth, only two words remained: Search and Buzhou Mountain!

  "Whoa..."

  Suddenly, a loud thunderclap exploded in Yun Zhongzi's mind, and his body shook violently as he flew through the air, almost falling to the ground.

  Steady his body, Yun Zhongzi vaguely raised his head to look towards the source of the sound, only to see a high mountain far away from Yun Zhongzi, with dark clouds and rolling thunder.

  "Someone's fighting? With a scale like that, it seems to be an expert!" Yun Zhongzi muttered two sentences, changed direction, and flew towards the peak in an instant.

  It wasn't until they reached the peak that they discovered a valley behind it, which was now being ravaged by divine lightning. Although thick smoke billowed everywhere, Cloud Middle Child's current cultivation level allowed him to see through the smoke and behold the true scene in the valley. A gaunt Daoist stood at the forefront of the smoke, his face dark and gloomy as he gazed out at the rolling clouds of smoke.

  Only a thick smoke was seen, and a precious pagoda stood in the air. The pagoda had six layers and eight sides, with an octagonal top, each side of which hung a golden bell. The eight sides were all covered with strange ancient seals, which seemed to be swimming on the surface like tadpoles. One side was inscribed with three large, ancient characters: "Duobao Pagoda". Below the pagoda stood a stout Taoist priest.

  Seeing this scene, Yun Zhongzi muttered to himself in his heart, why does he look a bit familiar!

  "Ah, Duobao? This is indeed the birth spirit treasure of Duobao Daoist, the Duobao Tower! I didn't expect to meet the future great disciple of Juejiao here. No wonder, Duobao's cultivation is even higher than mine." Yun Zhongzi was shocked when he saw the three big words "Duobao Tower", and then whispered in a low voice that was almost inaudible, "According to legend, this Duobao Daoist will eventually be transformed by Laozi into a Buddhist and become one of the founders of Buddhism - Sakyamuni. Although it's an act of desperation, it can also be considered as betraying his own faith. However, there is no record of what happened after he became Sakyamuni."

  The entire tower of the Tower of Treasures shone with golden light, and layer upon layer of thin membranes continuously emerged from the tower to resist the divine lightning. At the same time, the golden bells on the eight corners of the Tower of Treasures rang out automatically without any wind, echoing through the void. The ripples spread towards the descending divine lightning, and under the obstruction of the ripples, the divine lightning's power slowed down, making it much easier for the Tower of Treasures to resist the divine lightning.

  Yun Zhongzi originally wanted to hide aside, quietly paying attention, but apparently his idea fell through. The thin Taoist priest stopped attacking Duobao and turned to look in his direction, saying loudly: "I don't know which Taoist friend is on the side, I'm polite to Burn Lamp!"

  At this time, Duobao Daoren had also cleared the divine thunder in front of him and rushed towards this side, shouting loudly: "Fellow Taoist, hurry up and leave. Reng Deng is harboring evil intentions, fellow Taoist must not interfere with trivial matters and bring trouble upon yourself."

  In an instant, Yun Zhongzi judged the reason behind it. It seemed that Rulan had made a move on Duobao, and thinking about Rulan's legend, it was likely that he had been tempted by treasure. According to his temperament, it would be better to have one less thing rather than one more, but upon hearing Duobao's words, he appeared in person instead.

  "Haha, you two Taoist friends are really enthusiastic! Actually, they were practicing here, and Cloud Son has the courtesy. He was originally a white cloud who had attained the Tao, skilled in hiding his body shape. If it weren't for the fact that the two of them had higher cultivation levels than him, how could they have easily discovered him? Even so, he still startled them both, and this cultivation of his wasn't something to be taken lightly!"

  "I see, the two of us have nothing better to do, so we're just verifying each other's words. It's not worth telling others about! Fellow Daoist, if you have nothing else to do, then please take your leave!" said Burning Lamp, his eyes fixed intently on Cloud Middle Child.

  "You're really shameless, aren't you? You still have the face to say such things. I'll fight you today!" Daoist Duobao said, clearly not good at arguing back, and couldn't help but retort after hearing what Reng Deng had to say!

  Seeing Duo Bao's performance, Yun Zhongzi secretly shook his head in his heart. Compared to Ruo Lan, Duo Bao was far inferior and it was no wonder that he would later put aside the great righteousness of the sect for the life and death of a fellow disciple.

  Don't think much, immediately started to say, "Since Fung Lam Taoist friend has this elegant interest, I am willing to be the judge, to show fairness, Fung Lam Taoist friend see if it's good?" Although it is said that he is acting as a judge, Yun Zhongzi's body is leaning towards Duo Bao, and Duo Bao is not stupid either. The two of them are secretly forming an alliance.

  "What kind of person is this, and at a glance, the cat's out of the bag. His face unconsciously darkened, and his heart also sank into deep thought: 'A treasure like this is so troublesome, and it even has a high-quality innate spiritual treasure - the Treasure Tower. Whether or not I can get my hands on it is still unknown. And now another mysterious person, Yun Zhongzi, appears, making it difficult to please him as well.' For now, let's put this matter aside."

  "The poor Taoist suddenly remembered that there was still something important to attend to, so he said 'Next time, next time I'll discuss the Tao with you two again.' Lian Deng Pi smiled insincerely and disappeared into the sky without waiting for a response from the other two."

  "Thank you, fellow Taoist, for saving my life. I'm deeply grateful and will definitely repay you in the future." Duobao said sincerely.

  Yun Zhongzi burst out laughing and said, "Fellow Daoist, you're being too serious. I just couldn't stand the behavior of Fenger, so I took care of him. You don't have to worry about it."

  Although he said so, in his heart Yun Zhongzi didn't think that way. Before the Three Pure Ones became saints, their relationship should have been good. Duobao was the first disciple of Jie Teaching, and if Yuanshi Tianzun knew that he had seen death but not rescued him, it would definitely leave a bad impression, and even offend Tongtian Teachings. Although he offended Rendlamp, he could still distinguish between the pros and cons.

  People who truly understand gratitude will not put thank you on their lips, but Duobao is such a person. He thinks Yun Zhongzi is worth getting along with and can't help but talk more. Yun Zhongzi also intends to make friends, and the two have a sense of cherishing each other.

  ……

  Duobao Road said, "Now that things have been settled here, I don't know where you will go next. Will we still have a chance to meet again in the future?"

  Yun Zhongzi gazed into the distance, staring at the road to Mount Buzhou. "I plan to go to Mount Buzhou and pay homage to one of the Three Pure Ones as my master."

  Yun Zhongzi didn't say he wanted to worship Yuanshi Tianzun as his master, after all, the Three Pure Ones were originally one family. Now, whether there are any conflicts between the Three Pure Ones, Yun Zhongzi doesn't know. If there aren't any conflicts yet, but he himself says he wants to worship Yuanshi as his master, it will definitely offend Laozi and Tongtian Jiao's face. Who knows, if this matter reaches Tongtian Jiao's ears in the future, he won't have a good impression of him, and might even destroy him during the Investiture of the Gods war. At that time, there would be no place to cry.

  Moreover, if he says he wants to worship Yuanshi Tianzun as his master in front of this future Da Jiao's great disciple, it will naturally make Duobao not have a good face for him. Although Duobao's current cultivation is not much stronger than his own, Yun Zhongzi knows that Duobao is extremely diligent and hardworking in his practice. Furthermore, since Duobao will become the master of one sect in the future, his innate talent is not to be mentioned, but with a diligent heart for seeking the Tao, Duobao's future strength will definitely not be weak. There is no reason for Yun Zhongzi to dig such a big hole for himself because of one sentence, so he only said that he wants to worship one of the Three Pure Ones as his master.