As the exploration went deeper, more and more cultivators visited the swamp where Zhou Xun’s incarnation was located,

but, shockingly, less than a quarter of the cultivators who entered the swamp were able to come out,

even if several late-stage Core Formation cultivators worked together, the result was the same,

and these cultivators who escaped were all terrified,

they all said there was great terror inside the swamp!

Gradually, the danger of this swamp began to spread among the cultivators who entered the Secret Realm!

The cultivators who received the news also gradually avoided this place while exploring for treasures.

After all, they came in for treasure hunting and improving their cultivation, not to court death!

...

In the center of the white mist, looking at the scene before him, Zhou Xun stopped,

after a moment of contemplation, he moved his hand with a spell, a spirit light hit the empty space in front of him,

only to see a semi-transparent cyan light shield suddenly appear, with streaming runes on it, quite extraordinary.

It even swallowed the spirit light that Zhou Xun emitted!

This incarnation of Zhou Xun was originally at middle-stage Core Formation cultivation, condensing a Half-Step Golden Core, with mana strength comparable to ordinary late-stage Core Formation cultivators,

not to mention the enhancement from the Celestial Profound Spirit Armor,

even a casual strike could reach the Tier Three Level!

Yet this array, operating freely without anyone hosting it, swallowed this attack, how extraordinary!

"Could this be... a Tier Four Array!"

Zhou Xun had discussed Tier Four Arrays with Master Nanyue during their exchanges,

this ability to devour spell attacks is generally only found in Tier Four or higher arrays!

Therefore, Zhou Xun guessed that the grade of the array in front of him is at least above Tier Four Low-Grade!

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun felt a headache and found it extremely troublesome!

Because according to the divination from the Small Divination Compass, the goal of this trip—the Profound Jade Lotus—is located inside this array!

A spirit medicine, actually has a Tier Four Array for protection!

"Could it be that the Profound Jade Lotus was actually artificially planted?"

The Celestial Profound Sect was indeed once a top sect in the Central Continent, indeed extraordinary, with the ability to plant Tier Four High-Grade spirit medicines, these are Tier Four High-Grade spirit plant skills!

This also means the Celestial Profound Sect has a Tier Four High-Grade spirit plant cultivator inheritance,

"This makes me even more eager for the core inheritance of the Celestial Profound Sect!"

Admiration aside, this array also brought Zhou Xun great trouble!

A Tier Four Array, even if an early-stage Nascent Soul cultivator relies on brute force, it’s difficult to break through!

And Zhou Xun’s current combat power clearly doesn’t reach the Nascent Soul Level, which means Zhou Xun cannot enter!

Should he give up?

Just a step away, the Profound Jade Lotus is within reach, suddenly asking him to give up is really unwilling.

This is a Tier Four High-Grade spirit medicine, representing more than two points of spirit root sensitivity.

Reaching the Celestial Spirit Root level, every point of improvement could be the key to his future breakthroughs!

"Fortunately, my array skills have now reached Tier Three Low-Grade, maybe I can try to find the spiritual power nodes of the array to break it!"

It’s a pity that Zhou Xun’s Thousand-Answering Insect is with his main body, otherwise, it would definitely be twice the result with half the effort for Zhou Xun to break the array,

at this time, he can only try his best!

Zhou Xun moved, came to the side of the light shield,

pinched a spell with both hands and chanted a curse, sending out rays of spirit light hitting the light shield in front of him,

causing ripples!

Taking this opportunity, Zhou Xun immediately spread out his divine sense, covering the light shield, carefully sensing, hoping to detect the spiritual power nodes of the array.

But to Zhou Xun’s frustration, the array was too advanced, with his current cultivation, he couldn’t sense the spiritual power veins of this array at all,

trying to use the spiritual power nodes to pinpoint and break the array was naturally impossible.

"It seems the only way left is brute force!"

"Well, let’s give it a try and then decide!"

Zhou Xun, with steadfast determination, naturally couldn’t give up so easily,

he slapped his waist, and a palm-sized jade talisman appeared in his hand, with a golden claw engraved on it,

it was the spoils of war after defeating Yuan Mountain in the Thunder Accumulation Mountain Range that day!

This treasure’s power is strong, definitely at the Tier Four Level,

hoping that with the enhancement of the Celestial Profound Spirit Armor, it can exert the power of the Tier Four Level!

Zhou Xun pinched a spell with both hands, chanting mantras, his palms surging with mana, channeling it into the Golden Claw Jade Talisman!

Suddenly, a strong suction came from the jade talisman in his hand, drawing a third of Zhou Xun’s mana uncontrollably into the jade talisman!

"Boom!"

At this moment, the jade talisman flashed, and a three-zhang-sized golden claw appeared in front of Zhou Xun,

on the surface, restrained in spiritual light, it seemed very ordinary, like a mortal object!

But Zhou Xun knew well its power!

Then he changed the spell, stretched out his hand pointing at the light shield in front of him!

"Rumble!"

The golden claw suddenly flashed, turning into a shadow, the next moment appearing in front of the light shield, grabbing fiercely and hitting heavily upon it.

The collision’s aftershock spread all around, causing the golden jade plate light shield on Zhou Xun’s body to waver!

"This power definitely reached the Tier Four Level!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed, hurriedly looked at the light shield!

However, a disappointing scene appeared, the light shield just rippled for a while, then returned to normal, actually resolving the power of the golden claw so simply.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun couldn’t help but feel a hint of regret!

"Is it possible that I really have to leave the treasure mountain empty-handed?"

At this moment, suddenly, there was a commotion from Zhou Xun’s storage bag!

Zhou Xun was puzzled but still opened the storage bag to check,

inside, two jade boxes were slightly flickering!

"Aren’t these the two jade boxes where I stored the jade talismans, could it be..."

Zhou Xun patted his hand, and the two jade boxes flew out automatically, then opened automatically,

as the boxes opened in an instant, the two jade talismans stored inside flew out automatically,

suspended in front of Zhou Xun,

and faintly glowing, constantly flickering,

just as Zhou Xun was wondering why the jade talismans were glowing, the array in front of Zhou Xun unexpectedly broke open a person-high passage at the light shield.

The array seemed to have a spiritual connection, actually releasing the defense!

"Could it be that this jade pendant has something to do with this Secret Realm!"

Zhou Xun then recalled the origin of the two jade talismans,

the first one was what he obtained after killing the Grand Elder of the Celestial Feather Sect back then, and this talisman was wrapped extremely carefully, at a glance you could tell it had a significant origin.

"That’s right, the Celestial Feather Sect and the Celestial Profound Sect!"

"These two once had significant ties, thinking about it now, just their names differ by one word,"

"It seems there must be a connection that I don’t know!"

Zhou Xun contemplated.

But the focus now is still the Profound Jade Lotus, as for the relationship between the jade talisman and the Secret Realm, it can be investigated later,

so Zhou Xun pinched a spell, and with a flicker of his figure, he slipped through the passage into the array.