Chapter 62: Wu Ling's Capital

  Wu Ling said in surprise: "Senior brother, what use do you have for these crystal stones? Even ordinary foundation-building cultivators aren't qualified to use mid-grade crystal stones."

  Zhang Heng let out a small sigh: "This time, I spent almost all my crystal stones buying materials in Dugu Sky Castle. And this time, I also obtained a damaged array disc from Dugu Sky Castle, which requires higher quality crystal stones to activate."

  "Array disc?" Wu Ling's eyes lit up, "Can't low-grade crystal stones be activated?"

  Zhang Heng nodded: "So I still need some medium-grade crystal stones, Wu Shidi, do you have any here? This array disk might come in handy when we get to the cave mansion."

  As for the matter of the array disc, Zhang Heng did not conceal it from Wu Ling either. After all, this thing was also used to deal with Ouyang Tiande.

  "My junior brother's luck isn't bad, he actually managed to obtain an extremely rare array disc. In my estimation, the array method activated by a mid-grade crystal stone can even pose a certain threat to Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."

  Wu Ling didn't ask Zhang Heng to take out the array disk either, and there was a hint of envy on his face.

  Zhang Heng thought to himself, if he hadn't made the Heart Demon's Oath, how could he have obtained a Battle Plate? However, because of this, he had also taken in his first disciple in his life, and it was a disciple with a crippled Spiritual Root.

  "How many mid-grade crystal stones does Master want?" Wu Ling asked calmly.

  Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat as he heard this. It seemed that Wu Ling indeed had quite a few mid-grade crystal stones in his possession. He wondered where Wu Ling had obtained these things from.

  After a slight hesitation, Zhang Heng reported a number: "It's best to have eight pieces."

  Each time an array is activated, the spiritual energy of the crystal embedded in it will be consumed. The longer the array is used, the more likely the crystal inside the array plate will exhaust all its energy.

  Zhang Heng didn't know how long four mid-grade crystal stones could support this array disc either, so he reported the number eight.

  He slightly sized up Wu Ling and found that his expression hadn't changed at all, possibly the eight mid-grade crystal stones still hadn't reached his bottom line.

  Wu Ling didn't say much, patted his storage bag with one hand, and immediately took out over a dozen mid-grade crystal stones from inside. With a "clattering" sound, they rolled onto the ground.

  "This is sixteen pieces of mid-grade crystal stone, if it's not enough, you can ask me for more." Wu Ling's face was calm and steady, he took out the sixteen pieces of mid-grade crystal stone in one breath, without even blinking his eyes.

  How thick is this guy's skin? Zhang Heng couldn't help but think. If so, why didn't he report a few more numbers just now, Zhang Heng felt a slight regret in his heart.

  Zhang Heng put all the crystals into his storage bag and thanked Wu Ling repeatedly.

  Wu Ling smiled faintly and said, "This is only right, you can naturally take these things away. If there's still something lacking, you can also come to me for it."

  His gaze fell on a new storage bag that Zhang Heng had just obtained, and Wu Ling said with a hint of surprise: "This storage bag was given to you by Ouyang Tiande, right? The quality is not bad."

  Zhang Heng smiled slyly: "My original storage bag was damaged, and Old Master Ouyang also gave me this storage bag for his own benefit."

  "Didn't Old Master Ouyang stop you from coming out this time?" Wu Ling supported his cheek with his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.

  Zhang Heng's expression turned solemn again, and he sighed: "Yes, I don't know what that Old Master Ouyang did to me, but I can sense my approximate location within a certain range."

  "Junior brother, you seem to be very familiar with that old guy, and your divine sense is also very strong. Do you know what he did to me?" Zhang Heng looked at Wu Ling with some expectation.

  Wu Ling nodded and said: "Then let me take a look, but I can already guess some of it."

  After finishing speaking, Wu Ling used his spiritual sense to sweep a glance over Zhang Heng's body, not even sparing the storage bag.

  Zhang Heng tightly retracted his divine sense and also opened a small opening of the storage bag, allowing the other party to check.

  Anyway, Zhang Heng's storage bag didn't have anything earth-shattering in it. Even the snow lotus transformed by Ning Xuefeng would at most be regarded as some kind of rare and precious treasure.

  Moreover, the "wealth" in Wu Ling's hands seems to be quite objective, and it can be seen from the fact that he casually gave away a mid-grade crystal stone.

  Zhang Heng's greatest secret was his perverted skill, and everything else seemed insignificant in comparison. Moreover, Zhang Heng's cultivation of the perverted skill corresponded to the levels of the Xianxia realm, so he wasn't afraid that the other party could see through any flaws.

  After a while, Wu Ling finally let out a slight sigh and said to Zhang Heng, "There shouldn't be any tricks in the storage bag, the problem is still with you."

  Zhang Heng's heart skipped a beat as he spoke out his own inference in his mind: "Is it because of the Soul-Devouring Gu?"

  As for Zhang Heng's speculation, Wu Ling did not deny it, but instead said in a slightly solemn tone: "Indeed, this Soul-Devouring Gu is connected to Ouyang Tiande's mind, and within a certain distance, he can sense your general location. But that's not the worst part, what's even more terrifying is his cultivation of the Zi Ji Xuan Mo...

  From the previous narrative, Zhang Heng has learned that Zixuan Xuanmo Gong is a cultivation method of Zixuan Scattered People. With this set of methods, Zixuan Scattered People can have few enemies in the same stage. It can be said that half of Zixuan Scattered People's reputation in those years came from this method.

  It can be seen from this that the Purple Extreme Phantom Art is formidable.

  "With a hint of reminiscence, Wu Ling said: 'If I'm not mistaken, you've been hit with a tracking spell called 'Purple Extreme Seal'. The principle behind it is to embed an extremely special mark into another person's body. This spell is extremely secretive and the person affected will find it very difficult to detect its existence.'"

  Zhang Heng's face lit up with joy: "So, you're saying that you have a way to eliminate this technique?"

  If there was a way to get rid of the tracking mark on his body, Zhang Heng would be able to completely shake off the shadow of Ouyang Old Ancestor and have a wide range of places to go in the world.

  Wu Ling shook his head and said: "As for the Soul-Devouring Gu on your body, I still have a few percent confidence in removing it, but as for the Zi Ji Yin, I'm afraid I can't help."

  "Since you can see that I've been affected by the 'Purple Extreme Seal', how could there be no way to remove it?" Zhang Heng looked at Wu Ling unyieldingly.

  Wu Ling stood up from the couch and walked a few steps inside the house, his expression unchanged as he said: "To remove this imprint, one must have a cultivator of the Purple Extreme Phantom Technique come in person. However, I haven't cultivated the Purple Extreme Phantom Technique because cultivators who cultivate this technique will produce a response within a certain distance from each other. Moreover, this technique is extremely difficult to cultivate and without superhuman talent and perseverance, it's impossible to succeed."

  Zhang Heng's face showed a hint of disappointment, and he also understood what Wu Ling had said. Even if he had the manual for the Zi Ji Xuan Mo Gong, he didn't dare to cultivate it. Once he cultivated this technique, he would be discovered by Ouyang Tiande, who was also cultivating the Zi Ji Xuan Mo Gong. This way, he wouldn't be able to stay in Fang Yun Shan for over a decade.

  "You don't have to worry, actually, as long as you find a cultivator with a higher cultivation level than Ou Yang's ancestor, there is hope to remove the 'Purple Extreme Seal' from your body. In my estimation, Ou Yang Tian De is only a cultivator in the early stages of forming his elixir core at this time. In the entire Three Star Domain, cultivators who have formed their elixir core are not very rare and can be encountered. At that time, as long as you pay some price, you can ask for their help." Wu Ling advised.

  "That's good, as long as this trip to the cave is successful, everything will be easy." Zhang Heng could only secretly sigh at his bad luck.

  Wu Ling's gaze swept over Zhang Heng's storage bag again, and he smiled: "Brother, you bought two third-grade talismans this time when you went to Du Tianbao?"

  Zhang Heng didn't think it was strange either. He had already let the other person inspect his storage bag earlier, and nodded: "I'm also doing this to give myself more trump cards."

  Wu Ling chuckled: "Why didn't you say so earlier, Brother? I also have some of these three-stage talismans."

  "Did you also go and buy one?"

  Wu Ling smiled silently, patted the storage bag with one hand, and took out a large handful of talismans in different colors. A special spiritual power fluctuation occurred inside the house.

  "Are these all third-order talismans?" Zhang Heng asked incredulously, his expression shocked and uncertain.

  "En, they're all third-order talismans. I have over fifty of them here, you can take them for your own protection, Brother Zhang." Wu Ling handed the talismans to Zhang Heng with a smile.

  "This is a third-order talisman worth hundreds of crystal stones each, how can he take out so many at once?"

  Zhang Heng took over this handful of third-order talismans, his face somewhat strange, but still put these talismans into the storage bag.

  The capital in Wu Ling's hands once again exceeded Zhang Heng's imagination. He thought to himself, "Could this guy have some sort of connection with the ancestors of the Tang family?"

  Zhang Heng felt that this guy was even more valuable than what Ouyang Old Ancestor possessed.

  Suddenly, an idea flashed through Zhang Heng's mind - could Ou Ling be Tang Zhoushan himself, or had he inherited Tang Zhoushan's mantle?

  Tang Zhoushan, this alchemist who has been dead for hundreds of years, is he still not content with his fate, and for the sake of personal gain, laid out a chess game that spans hundreds of years?

  At this moment, Zhang Heng felt a deep sense of awe and reverence for the person who could be considered his nominal ancestor, despite being someone who had already passed away.

  (Chapter 2 is over, and we're about to get into the main topic of Volume 2. Originally, I planned to write 100 chapters for Volume 1, but most readers found it too slow, as you can tell from that poll.)

  Who still has tickets? If you have any, just throw them at me! Just venting...