Cultivation Starting from Full Talent-Chapter 152 - 150: All Efforts Wasted

Chapter 152: Chapter 150: All Efforts Wasted

An hour later.

“Whish~~~”

Amid the sound, the prohibition of the Outer Hall collapsed like mountains crumbling, threads of light ceaselessly descending from the sky and hitting the ground, disappearing without a trace in a blink of an eye.

Ning Daoran quickly raised his hand, collecting the Array Flag Array Plate of the Undying Pear Blossom Array.

“Jianjia, young friend, you truly are a Second Order Array Master!”

The Soul-devouring Demon’s eyes shone brightly: “Back then, even several Golden Core cultivators and I couldn’t break through the prohibition after half a month. Yet, young friend, you’ve managed to decipher it so easily.”

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“It was just luck.”

Ning Daoran said, “After entering the Outer Hall, if we really find the Flying Star Centipede, I hope Senior can share it with me. I entered the Feixing Secret Realm solely for this creature.”

“Don’t worry, young friend!”

The Soul-devouring Demon laughed heartily: “Fellow Daoists, the Outer Hall has been opened… There are countless opportunities hidden within the Outer Hall. Please feel free to seek them out. In five days, let’s reconvene here and then proceed to the Inner Hall together, how about that?”

“What Fellow Daoist has said is extremely reasonable.”

Master Du Ye smiled and said: “Let’s do that.”

Then, he looked at Immortal Ning Yu: “Ning Yu, come with me, to help you obtain a Jiedan opportunity!”

“Yes, Uncle-Master!”

Immortal Ning Yu’s face gleamed with excitement.

“Jianjia, young friend.”

Lay Practitioner Bai Ming smiled and said, “Old man is going to seek an opportunity too, young friend, take care.”

Once he had entered the Inner Hall, there was no need to entangle too much with Ning Daoran anymore; someone in the Mid-stage Foundation Establishment was just a burden to carry along.

At this moment, the Soul-devouring Demon, Old Demon Qin had already flown off, heading straight for the Outer Hall.

“Jianjia, young friend.”

Old Monster Jinxia said in a deep voice: “Let’s go, old man knows some secrets of the Outer Hall, knows where a precious treasure is hidden. How about we go and acquire it together? Don’t worry, old man will certainly not treat you unfairly.”

“Alright.”

Ning Daoran involuntarily agreed, naturally having no room to refuse.

Besides, when crossing the Flowing Ice River, it was Old Monster Jinxia who protected him with the Eight Diagrams Green Scroll, and he indeed owed him a favor.

Of course, he was mostly compelled; Ning Daoran certainly didn’t think Old Monster Jinxia was a kind person.

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Outer Hall.

Ancient stone columns were covered with frost, the temperature within the Feixing Secret Realm was not ordinarily low.

In the sky, threads of meteors twinkled past, containing within them spatial fissures capable of killing a Golden Core Expert.

Ning Daoran looked up at the sky, marveled in his heart.

This Feixing Secret Realm was indeed extraordinary, it looked like a place where precious treasures could be found!

Inside the Spirit Garden Cave Heaven, Big Stupid Deer also sat in front of a wooden house looking at the scenery outside the secret realm, too astounded for words.

As for Little Blackie, it lay lazily inside the Spirit Beast Bag sleeping.

When not needed, it absolutely wouldn’t move an inch.

Of course, it didn’t want to come out either; with Golden Core Cultivators and Third-tier Demon Beasts roaming outside, it, merely a Second Order runt, would be nothing but a delivery snack if it showed up.

“Be careful.”

Old Monster Jinxia suddenly stopped and said, “There is an invisible spatial fissure ahead, do not be careless.”

Ning Daoran became slightly stern, gingerly stepping on the ground and summoning a sliver of the thin Eighteen Layer Evergreen Technique Power to spread forth. Indeed, there was a space in the air ahead harboring an incomplete spatial rift.

If he really walked over there, he would end up just like Zhang Nan.

He was secretly alarmed, having been too careless.

He must probe the path with the Eighteen Layer Evergreen Technique Power from now on, and caution was paramount!

And clearly, Old Monster Jinxia had been inside the Outer Hall before.

Soon after, ancient stone houses appeared in a corner of the Outer Hall, spaced out like stars in the sky.

If one scanned with Divine Sense, they could easily find out that half of the stone houses still possessed strong prohibitions around them, and naturally, what was hidden inside were the legendary opportunities and treasures.

Ning Daoran’s gaze swept around, deepening his understanding of the area.

About half of the stone houses were empty, their treasures already taken.

Each opening of the Feixing Secret Realm lasted roughly a month, so the time left for the cultivators from outside was very brief; one must break the prohibition and obtain the treasures within a short period, or else they’d return empty-handed.

“Jianjia, young friend, we’ve arrived.”

Before a huge stone house, Old Monster Jinxia waved his hand, and the camouflage prohibition surrounding it was pushed aside by a powerful Mana, revealing the intact prohibition behind it.

Behind the prohibition, inside the stone house, there was glittering light; on an ancient stone table, a gold ancient lamp was strikingly placed.

Even from several meters away, Ning Daoran could feel the rich Spiritual Energy emanating from the gold ancient lamp.

This was definitely an exceptional treasure, perhaps an Innate Magical Treasure as the legends described!

Ning Daoran frequently visited the Scripture Pavilion, having read a wide assortment of texts.

He had a certain degree of recognition of Innate Magical Treasures, implying that the era in which the treasure was formed was extremely ancient, and it might even exist before the appearance of the Cultivation World.

Therefore, a Third-tier Magical Treasure that is also an Innate Magical Treasure would naturally have far greater power than those of the same tier!

And not just its power, but just in terms of stature, it was far superior as well!

“This item…”

Old Monster Jinxia’s eyes burned with fervor; he stared fixedly at the gold ancient lamp and said, “This item is my Nascent Condensation Opportunity… If young friend can help me open this prohibition and obtain the ancient treasure, I’ll definitely reward you handsomely!”

Ning Daoran thought to himself if you don’t kill me, I’ll be grateful as it is; what reward are you talking about?

However, his face remained composed as he said, “Senior Jinxia, please allow me to study this prohibition first.”

“Go ahead, young friend, do as you wish. I’ll protect you.”

Old Monster Jinxia stepped back several paces, waiting at a suitable distance.

At this moment, Ning Daoran’s mind was as clear as a mirror.

No wonder Old Monster Jinxia had been so caring along the way, it turned out he had this intention in mind.

With his level of cultivation, even if he tried to forcefully break the prohibition, not to mention a month, even a year might not be enough to succeed.

Thus, Old Monster Jinxia had protected Ning Daoran along the way as though he were a benevolent elder, fearing for his life before they reached their destination, all because he needed him as a Second Order Array Master to help break this ancient prohibition.

As for the treasures within the prohibition, if indeed there was an Innate Magical Treasure, once Old Monster Jinxia refined it into his Lifebound Magical Treasure, and with the addition of the Nascent Condensing Pill, his chances of advancing to the Nascent Soul would be quite high.

After all, having a powerful Magical Treasure for protection was one of the most important factors in successfully making a Breakthrough.

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The cold wind howled, and Ning Daoran felt a chill in his heart.

“Fellow Daoist, this prohibition is at least Third-tier and ancient, employing both nesting and overlapping Array techniques, with an extremely complex structure inside it,”

Ning Daoran observed while speaking calmly, “Even if I really can break it, I’m afraid it will take quite a long time.”

“Oh?”

Old Monster Jinxia’s eyes lit up, “How long exactly will you need?”

“At least five days, and it will use up a significant amount of Array materials.”

“You needn’t worry about that!”

Old Monster Jinxia threw a heavy Storage Bag over and said, “These are forty thousand Spirit Stones, which should be enough to compensate for the loss of your materials. I ask for nothing else but for you to quickly break the prohibition. If I obtain the treasure, I’ll also give you a great deal of treasures and opportunities.”

“Alright, I’ll give it my all!”

“That is excellent, I appreciate the effort, fellow Daoist!”

At this time, Old Monster Jinxia’s expression was extremely eager.

Ning Daoran began to break the prohibition.

With a light pat of the Storage Bag, various Array materials flew out one after another, constantly being refined in his hands, and he set up another prohibition on the ground.

Using the newly-established prohibition, he gradually gnawed away at the original prohibition, much like dung beetles roll dung.

It was an excruciatingly long process, with no room for error.

Old Monster Jinxia sat cross-legged to the side, beginning to close his eyes and recuperate.

Ning Daoran wasn’t in a rush, breaking down the prohibition bit by bit, always maintaining his mana in a saturated state.

In this way, even if Old Monster Jinxia suddenly turned hostile, it wouldn’t matter, since Ning Daoran was in the Late-Stage Foundation Establishment period and, should it come to a fight, he might not necessarily lose to a Middle Stage Golden Core Cultivator.

As for whether or not to snatch the Innate Magical Treasure inside the stone house, that would depend on circumstances. Who knows what situation might arise once the prohibition is opened.

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Five days later.

Accompanied by a sizzling sound, only the thinnest layer remained of the ancient prohibition before them.

“Is it about to be broken?”

Old Monster Jinxia was exhilarated, “Fellow Daoist Jianjia, put in a little more effort!”

Ning Daoran was somewhat speechless, do you think this is like giving birth?

He continuously cast spell after spell, driving his own prohibition to crush forward, and finally a sound similar to breaking glass echoed in the air—the ancient prohibition was finally broken!

“My Innate Magical Treasure!”

A surge of intense mana erupted instantly, as Old Monster Jinxia got into a posture ready to seize the treasure.

Under the powerful impact, Ning Daoran stumbled several steps backwards.

Old Monster Jinxia rushed into the stone house.

However, the golden ancient lamp that had been placed on the stone table appeared as ephemeral as a flower in a mirror or a moon in the water, suddenly vanishing without a trace amidst ripples.

“What?!”

Old Monster Jinxia was shocked, “Is this all a trick?!”

At the site where the golden ancient lamp had disappeared, a stream of prohibition burst forth, and following it a strong presence descended from the sky as if a Transmission Array had been activated, and a Third-tier Puppet fell from the heavens!

“Roar~~~”

Ning Daoran looked and saw a Third-tier Early-stage Puppet Demon Tiger.

The Demon Tiger, crafted entirely from sturdy metals and other materials, swung its claws, targeting straight for Old Monster Jinxia’s chest!

“Damn you!!”

Old Monster Jinxia abruptly spread his fingers wide, his mana erupting in force. Under the influence of the Burning Sea Divine Technique, a fiery red colossal hand descended from the sky, instantly pressing the Puppet Demon Tiger down to the ground.

His eyes turned blood-red, “I’ve been waiting for thirty years, only to be fooled in the end!”

“You beast, give me back my thirty years!”

Instantly, Old Monster Jinxia’s Daoist Heart began to collapse, venting all his anger and disappointment on the Puppet Demon Tiger.

He even directly used the Eight Diagrams Green Scroll to smash the puppet’s head.

In a short time, the Third-tier Early-stage Puppet Demon Tiger was torn into a heap of fragments.

Then, Old Monster Jinxia’s gaze turned towards Ning Daoran.

That gaze was quite intense!

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‘It’s finally my turn, huh?’

Ning Daoran remained composed, his sleeve’s hand already clenching a Second-Order High-Grade Divine Speed Talisman.

He calmly looked toward Old Monster Jinxia and said, “Senior Jinxia, unfortunately, there was no Secret Treasure beneath the prohibition. It must be fate. However, even if the Outer Hall yielded nothing, perhaps there are still gains to be made in the Inner Hall?”

“Humph!”

Old Monster Jinxia’s gaze was ice-cold, “I observed your breaking of the prohibition and it seems you didn’t use as many materials as you claimed. Perhaps you should return some of those forty thousand Spirit Stones I gave you?”

“Of course.”

Ning Daoran immediately returned half of the Spirit Stones, “Here are twenty thousand Spirit Stones, please take them back, Senior.”

“Humph!”

Old Monster Jinxia unceremoniously accepted the Spirit Stones. Those twenty thousand Spirit Stones would serve as this youngster’s ransom, a sign of his sensibility!