"Brother Li, have you had too much to drink?"
Wang Pangzi was stunned by his words and tentatively reached out a hand before retracting it, looking at Li Xuan.
Li Xuan was speechless. Then, with a thought, Jing Hun instantly appeared and pressed against Wang Pangzi's forehead. Wang Pangzi was dumbfounded. He had been breached without the slightest awareness?
"Brother Wang, this is my full strength," Li Xuan said with a smile.
Wang Pangzi looked at Li Xuan with a complex expression, then nodded. "Your strength is too far beyond your level. I once heard the clan elder say that those prodigies among prodigies could continuously squeeze their potential to increase their strength. Although the progress was a bit slow, they could fight across levels. I thought I was like what the clan elder described, but it turns out Brother Li is."
"You can do it too," Li Xuan patted Wang Pangzi's shoulder, then raised his wine jar and smiled. "Come, let's drink."
"Drink!" Wang Pangzi also laughed and raised his wine jar to drink with him.
Time passed, and after five days of ambushing and robbing at the outer pass of Qingmeng Mountain, Li Xuan and Wang Pangzi entered Qingmeng Mountain.
Li Xuan now possessed sixty-five million mid-grade spirit stones. In five days, he had accumulated sixty million. This was unimaginable on the Cangmang Continent. Even Wang Pangzi had chosen to go into seclusion to improve his strength, as this amount of spirit stones was enough to support his cultivation needs.
With Wang Pangzi in seclusion, Li Xuan also chose to temper his physical body. As the fifth rotation of the Nine Revolutions of Spirit Tempering was activated, Li Xuan's body entered the process.
Time passed, and ten days later, a booming sound startled Li Xuan from his tempering. Li Xuan stopped tempering with a thought, and in the next moment, his figure directly appeared outside the stone cave. Wang Pangzi's figure was slowly descending in mid-air.
Half-Saint.
Seeing the aura emanating from Wang Pangzi, Li Xuan smiled and nodded. Martial Saint realm initial stage. Wang Pangzi had successfully broken through.
"Congratulations," Li Xuan said with a smile.
Wang Pangzi chuckled and then looked at Li Xuan. "Brother Li, give me another sword."
Li Xuan nodded slightly, and in the next moment, Jing Hun attacked.
Puchi!
With a sound of breaking wind, an invisible barrier in front of Wang Pangzi was instantly shattered. Jing Hun appeared and was precisely three inches from Wang Pangzi's forehead. Wang Pangzi's expression was solemn, his golden light shimmering like a golden Buddha. Jing Hun could not advance any further.
"After this breakthrough, your defense and strength have increased several times over. This sword strike of mine is probably no longer a threat to you, Brother Wang," Li Xuan said with a smile as he withdrew Jing Hun.
Wang Pangzi, however, shook his head slightly. "My divine ability focuses on physical defense. Among those of the same level, almost no one can get this close to me. Yet, Brother Li's sword has already reached three inches from my forehead. If Brother Li's strength were to advance further, my defense would not hold."
Wang Pangzi knew the power of his Immovable King defense, but even so, Li Xuan's sword had reached three inches from his forehead. It was important to note that Li Xuan was only in the initial stage of the Martial God realm, while he had already reached the Half-Saint realm. If Li Xuan were to break through to the middle stage of the Martial God realm, Wang Pangzi felt that Li Xuan would definitely be able to break through his defense.
Li Xuan smiled. He had indeed used his full strength in that sword strike. However, if he were to activate his sword intent, the outcome might be different. Although Li Xuan also knew that Wang Pangzi might have some hidden trump cards, only a real life-or-death battle could determine who was stronger.
"Brother Wang, what do we do next?" Li Xuan asked. After all, Wang Pangzi had now broken through to the Half-Saint realm, and the quickest way to stabilize his cultivation was through combat. Moreover, their purpose in entering this Divine Burial Ground was to become stronger.
Wang Pangzi thought for a moment and then said, "Let's go to Treasure Hunting Ground."
"Treasure Hunting Ground?" Li Xuan was surprised.
Wang Pangzi explained, "The Treasure Hunting Ground is a place in the second region that many people like to explore. Someone once found an immortal artifact there. Although it was somewhat damaged, its power was not comparable to ordinary spirit weapons. Even if it were sold at an auction, it would fetch a considerable price."
"You can even find immortal artifacts here?" Li Xuan was surprised. If what Wang Pangzi said was true, then this Treasure Hunting Ground was truly a treasure trove. Furthermore, Li Xuan was in need of spirit weapons. If he could find an immortal artifact or even a treasure-grade spirit sword, the seal on the Prison Suppression could be strengthened.
Wang Pangzi nodded. "Legend has it that someone was recognized by a treasure-grade spirit weapon, and that person also became an unparalleled expert because of that treasure-grade spirit weapon."
Li Xuan's heart burned with desire. "Brother Wang, let's go now."
Wang Pangzi was surprised by Li Xuan's eagerness. However, he didn't pay much attention to it. Wang Pangzi had thought about entering the Treasure Hunting Ground to search for treasures before, but his strength was not enough to protect himself then. If he found a treasure, it would inevitably attract envy, and in this Divine Burial Ground, disputes often led to death.
"Let's go." Wang Pangzi nodded, then moved and led Li Xuan towards the Treasure Hunting Ground.
Along the way, Li Xuan and Wang Pangzi encountered many prodigies from other worlds, but upon seeing them, these individuals chose to retreat or even detour. Thus, in just two hours, Li Xuan and Wang Pangzi arrived at the Quanling Mountain Range where the Treasure Hunting Ground was located.
"There seem to be many people here," Li Xuan sensed, a hint of surprise in his eyes. In the moment of sensing, Li Xuan had already detected no less than a hundred life auras within the Quanling Mountain Range. However, Li Xuan was even more drawn to the Treasure Hunting Ground.
Wang Pangzi nodded. "Many people hope to find one or two treasures in the Treasure Hunting Ground, and this place is considered a widely acknowledged forbidden zone for combat. Therefore, the number of people is naturally very large."
"Forbidden zone? You mean we can't fight inside?" Li Xuan asked curiously.
Wang Pangzi nodded slightly. "This is a tacit understanding among various factions. After all, the purpose here is to hunt for treasures. If anyone violates this rule, the six major forces will kill them."
Li Xuan nodded, then smiled. "In that case, even if I find a great treasure inside, I can retreat safely. That's good."
Wang Pangzi, however, shook his head with a wry smile. "Inside, you will naturally be unharmed. Unless you intend to stay inside forever, once you find a great treasure, you will immediately send a message to your respective faction team for support. And those without backing will almost never survive."
Li Xuan fell silent. The law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, existed everywhere.