Chapter 57 Blackmail

  When Ou Yang asked about his storage bag, Zhang Heng's heart was delighted, but on the surface, he looked unhappy and explained in a dejected tone: "Two days ago, I went to Du Tian Fort to buy some materials for cultivation, but unfortunately, I encountered eight robbers on the way. They claimed to be the 'Luo Shan Eight Saints' and their leader had a spiritual artifact. Under their siege, I could only desperately escape, but was eventually hit by the leader's spiritual artifact. Fortunately, my storage bag helped me withstand it, otherwise... you wouldn't see me now, Master..."

  After listening to Zhang Heng's account of his "misfortune", which almost cost him his life, Ou Yang Lao Zu also felt a little shocked. If Zhang Heng had really died unfortunately, who would help him obtain the heavenly treasure left behind by the Blood Kill God Emperor?

  "Luoshan Eight Saints?" A flash of murderous intent passed through Ou Yang's eyes, "A few Qi-refining stage loose cultivators dare to call themselves saints?"

  Poor "Luoshan Eight Evils" who had been successfully "counter-raped" by Zhang Heng, even in death, they still couldn't escape the fate of being squeezed dry of all exploitable value by Zhang Heng.

  Zhang Heng nodded repeatedly: "Yes, those eight guys knew I was a disciple of the sect and still dared to take action. After failing, they probably left this area..."

  Ou Yang's old ancestor pondered for a moment, then turned to Zhang Heng and said: "Let's not mention those bandits for now, has your storage bag fallen into their hands?"

  Zhang Heng had the heart to say that his storage bag had fallen into the hands of those thieves, so he could cheat some more things out of them. This Old Master Ouyang wouldn't let him go "naked" to the Blood Kill Cave Mansion to steal treasure, would he?

  But Zhang Heng did not dare to deceive the other party like this.

  You should know that previously, the other party had given him a jade tube and a mid-grade spiritual instrument. Who knows if they had tampered with these two items?

  So Zhang Heng was still quite "honest" and said: "The storage bag broke in a few places, lost a few small things, fortunately the important things were not lost. However, that storage bag is probably no longer usable..."

  Ou Yang's old ancestor sank into thought for a moment and muttered to himself: "It seems that I didn't think it through thoroughly."

  Zhang Heng lowered his head and waited for Old Man Ouyang to give him some compensation. He thought to himself, at the very least, he should be given a storage bag of slightly better quality.

  In Zhang Heng's expectant state of mind, Ou Yang Old Ancestor slapped the storage bag and instantly took out a suit of armor that shone with a faint blue light.

  "Could it be a defensive spiritual artifact?" Zhang Heng's eyes lit up.

  "Ah, this is a mid-grade defensive spiritual artifact, the best I can offer you at present. Take it and use it to protect yourself. With this armor on, those mobs won't be able to harm you in the slightest."

  Zhang Heng took over this armor and said excitedly: "Thank you for the old ancestor's gift..."

  I thought this was just a low-grade defensive spirit artifact, but unexpectedly, the Ou Yang ancestor took out a mid-grade defensive spirit artifact.

  The value of this defensive spirit artifact is extraordinary, and the value of this mid-grade defensive spirit artifact is even higher than that of a high-grade spirit artifact.

  To know that in the entire Fangyun Mountain, except for Wu Ling, Zhang Heng had not heard of any other inner door disciple having a defensive spiritual artifact.

  With this mid-grade defensive spirit artifact, Zhang Heng would almost be invincible in the Blood Kill Cave Mansion from now on. The other Qi-refining cultivators of Fangyun Mountain wouldn't even think about posing a threat to him.

  It can be said that in order to obtain the extraordinary treasure of the Blood Killing Cave Mansion, Ouyang Old Ancestor took out all the mid-grade spiritual artifacts that were not cheap, and wanted to arm Zhang Heng, this key to opening the treasury, into a turtle shell that was impenetrable to swords and guns.

  Zhang Heng stroked the complex array pattern on this mid-grade defensive spirit artifact with his hand, and a thick and solid feeling came from his palm.

  Zhang Heng couldn't help but imagine that if he were to refine this defensive spirit artifact, would it be possible for his perverted cultivation to suddenly enter the realm of minor completion.

  In that canyon, after "refining" the entire iceberg, Zhang Heng not only cultivated the Void Flame but also greatly improved his Variant Skill. At this moment, he was already close to reaching the Small Success stage.

  "As for your broken storage bag, go get a new one from the Sect Master's nephew." Ou Yang Old Ancestor said calmly.

  "How can this be? The expected goal has not been reached, Zhang Heng's face is smiling, and he carefully asks: "If the disciple got the treasure in that cave and put it in this ordinary storage bag, I don't know if the storage bag can protect the treasure inside..."

  Ou Yang's expression suddenly turned cold, his eyes fixed intently on Zhang Heng, the air around him seeming to freeze as well. A faint, cold smile played on his lips: "You little scamp, do you really think you can extort me?"

  Zhang Heng's heart also skipped a beat, and he didn't know if he had offended the old man. He respectfully said: "Disciple is also thinking of the treasure that Master will soon obtain, how can it be said that I am extorting you?"

  "Hahaha." Ou Yang's old ancestor burst into loud laughter, his eyes filled with thick joy: "You're even more confident than I am in obtaining the treasure from the Blood Kill Cave Mansion, and you've thought it through more thoroughly than I have too."

  Ou Yang's eyes gleamed with profound meaning as he gazed at Zhang Heng, his smile fading from the corners of his mouth. His expression turned bland as he said, "Ordinary storage bags aren't particularly valuable; they usually just expand the space inside by ten to several dozen times. However, higher-grade storage bags are different - not only are their materials extremely precious, but their internal space is also expanded by over a hundred times. This requires a much higher level of skill from the cultivators who craft them. Take my own storage bag, for example - its internal space has been expanded by over two hundred times. But such a storage bag doesn't come cheap, either..."

  Zhang Heng was somewhat surprised by this, according to Old Master Ouyang's words, these high-quality storage bags were actually much more expensive than a defensive spiritual artifact.

  Zhang Heng felt a slight disappointment, it seemed he could only go to Zhang Men and ask for an inferior storage bag.

  "But I do have a storage bag of relatively good quality in my hand." Just as Zhang Heng had completely given up on extorting a storage bag from here, Ou Yang Lao Zu suddenly pulled out a dark purple storage bag from who-knows-where.

  Zhang Heng cursed inwardly, since he still had a high-quality storage bag in his hand, why did he have to show off here.

  "The material of this storage bag itself is extremely hard, even if it's a foundation-building monk, it's very difficult to damage it. The space inside has also expanded hundreds of times. Originally, this storage bag was left for my future apprentice to use, since you need it, I'll give it to you first." Old Master Ouyang handed the storage bag over to Zhang Heng with a calm expression.

  Zhang Heng couldn't hide the joy on his face, and after taking over the storage bag, he put the spiritual pills and defensive spiritual instruments he had just obtained from Old Ancestor Ouyang into this storage bag.

  With a flick of his hand, he tapped the storage bag and then pinched another seal. His divine sense scanned it, and indeed, the space inside was five to six times larger than the previous low-quality storage bag.

  "There's still a year before the Lidong Prefecture opens, I've already rewarded you with quite a few Boling Dan, hoping that by then you can enter the late stage of Lianqi, only then will our plan have a chance to succeed." Ouyang Old Ancestor reminded.

  Zhang Heng couldn't help but feel puzzled, why did Ouyang Laozu repeatedly emphasize that he had to cultivate to the later stage of Qi refining. He remembered that in the past, Ouyang was still full of confidence, trying to rely on Zhang Heng's advantage in divine sense, plus the hidden effect of the Wind and Rain technique, to enter the Blood Killing God Emperor alone and obtain the treasures inside.

  "With my current cultivation plus the two great advantages of Windwalk and Divine Sense, can't I succeed?"

  Zhang Heng asked inexplicably.

  "Previously it might have been possible, but now it's very difficult to succeed."

  "Has something unexpected happened again?" Zhang Heng read some information from Ou Yang's expression, what kind of thing could make a cultivator in the Yuandan period like him show such emotion?

  Ou Yang's old ancestor sank into thought for a moment before saying: "It is time for you to know some truth."

  At this point, Ou Yang's old ancestor continuously cast several spells with his hands, setting up several unknown seals around him. The air was also filled with a solemn atmosphere.