Zhang Ling's divine sense instantly locked onto the flying fork. Without its master's control, the magical artifact's light dimmed, turning it a dark black, making it look like an ordinary iron fork.
But after all, it was a magical artifact. Zhang Ling cast a ray of spiritual light, and the flying fork was taken into his storage bag. Then, he asked what he most wanted to know.
"I wonder if what Fellow Daoist Long said before, that he was confident in breaking the restriction here, is true?"
Now that this place has become extremely dangerous, it's best to leave quickly. He didn't want to delay any longer.
Whether it was the direction of the altar or the blood-colored eagle eye and the white jade skeleton, all were erupting with powerful energy.
"Fellow Daoist is talking about the black water curtain covering this place, right? Although this old man doesn't have absolute certainty, I have an item in hand that gives me a seventy to eighty percent chance of breaking the restriction…"
Old Long glanced at the surrounding black water curtain and replied with a chuckle, seeming quite confident.
But just as this old man turned his face to Zhang Ling and before he could finish speaking, Zhang Ling's expression changed. Without even thinking, spiritual light flared around him as he retreated more than ten zhang away.
At the same time, the Black Gold Shield transformed into a giant shield, blocking in front of him.
Ah!
Just after finishing these actions, he heard Old Long's miserable scream.
At this moment, Old Long had a look of astonishment. He didn't quite understand Zhang Ling's actions, but the sharp pain coming from his abdomen made him look down.
He saw two blood-red claws pierce through his waist and abdomen. One of the ghost claws was clutching a round bead the size of a broad bean.
Uh… this…
Looking at the azure-blue round bead, Old Long's face was filled with disbelief. This was the Golden Core he had painstakingly cultivated for many years. Old Long couldn't help but mutter, as if wanting to say something.
But then, the two blood-colored hand claws suddenly came together in the middle, and the Golden Core was crushed into powder with a 'pa' sound.
Immediately afterward, the blood-colored hand claws directly pierced out from his abdomen, turning into a blood-colored rainbow and shooting towards Zhang Ling's direction.
The light in Old Long's eyes also dimmed, and his whole body seemed to have been drained of strength, collapsing limply to the ground.
Two large holes had opened in his waist and abdomen, almost tearing him in half, and gushes of blood spurted out from them.
Old Long's consciousness gradually sank into darkness. The last scene his collapsing body saw was Zhang Ling retreating in panic.
What were those blood-colored ghost claws? He no longer had the strength to think.
The spiritual light in Old Long's eyes dissipated, and his consciousness also fell into endless darkness, leaving behind only astonishment and a trace of unwillingness on his face. But no one saw this tragic expression.
With a clang, a collision sound echoed, and the Black Gold Shield shook violently.
Zhang Ling retreated quickly, and the flying sword in his hand transformed into more than ten sword lights, attacking the blood-colored shadow.
The blood-colored shadow was like an invisible object, dodging the numerous sword lights with a few flashes, closing the distance with him, and transforming into two blood-red ghost claws. The black fingernails on them were like small knives, piercing the air and creating several hissing sounds of wind pressure.
He saw the two ghost claws separate left and right, fiercely grabbing towards him. Facing such danger, Zhang Ling's heart pounded wildly. Without even thinking, he unleashed his full cultivation.
A layer of condensed earthy-yellow spiritual light formed outside his body. This layer of spiritual light shook and then spread out within two or three zhang around him, forming a huge yellow light ball, protecting him inside.
But the two blood-colored ghost claws easily penetrated this layer of protection in the next moment. Fortunately, the speed of the ghost claws decreased immediately upon entering the yellow light, as if they had sunk into a quagmire.
This was because Zhang Ling had used all of his Heavy Yuan Profound Light, barely managing to restrain the two ghost claws.
At this moment, Zhang Ling's brow was covered in cold sweat, and the two ghost claws flashed with blood light, and a huge force came from them, showing signs of breaking free.
A cold light flashed in Zhang Ling's eyes. Without even thinking, he flicked his sleeve, and two rays of fire light flashed out. The two rays of light were only as thick as fingers, and after flashing, they struck the two ghost hands.
Immediately, a layer of crimson flames appeared on the two ghost hands. Then, with two muffled sounds of 'boom boom,' the ghost claws directly exploded in the two balls of flames, turning into blood mist and dissipating.
Zhang Ling's back was covered in cold sweat, and his heart was pounding. Damn it, he was almost killed by this ghostly thing's sneak attack.
Then, still feeling uneasy, he flipped his hand and took out two more defensive talismans, slapping them onto his body. He also carefully inspected the space within twenty-odd zhang around him with his divine sense.
Afterward, he looked towards Old Long's direction. This person was already dead. Zhang Ling couldn't help but twitch his lips a few times.
Just now, this old man was still talking, and Zhang Ling suddenly saw a flash of blood light from the corpse of Daoist Qing Mang, and two ghost claws rushed out.
With one strike, it killed Old Long, a Golden Core powerhouse. If he hadn't reacted quickly, used the Heavy Yuan Profound Light, and the two Fire Dragon Needles, he might have also faced a life-or-death situation.
Looking at the blood-colored ghost claws, it seemed to be the means of the blood-colored infant fighting with the white jade skeleton not far away. Was it the blood-colored infant's sudden attack, or a means hidden on Daoist Qing Mang's body beforehand?
Zhang Ling wasn't very clear, but looking at the situation, Daoist Qing Mang must have also suffered the blood-colored infant's attack. This also explained why Daoist Qing Mang attacked Old Long.
But whether it was like this or not, Zhang Ling didn't have the mind to think too much.
The white jade skeleton and the blood-colored infant constantly fighting not far away were erupting with astonishing momentum. Their cultivation was also far beyond what Golden Core cultivators could compare to.
And countless crimson tongues also rushed out from the altar, stalemating with the three divine statues.
At the same time, Ding Ruozhao was actually urging the bronze cauldron she had obtained from the outer altar before. Spiritual light flickered on it, seeming to be using some secret technique.
This woman's behavior also seemed strange.
Zhang Ling didn't want to stay here any longer, but he couldn't break the black water restriction outside, and he was anxious.
He couldn't get out, what should he do?
Suddenly, he thought of something, reached out, and a wisp of spiritual power was struck onto Old Long's corpse. Then, Zhang Ling took five storage bags from the corpse, two of which belonged to Daoist Qing Mang, and the remaining three belonged to Old Long.
This formation-proficient expert died just like that. This person said before that he had a way to break the restriction, but now that he's dead. Now, he can only find it himself.
Zhang Ling looked at the five storage bags in his hand, directly put Daoist Qing Mang's storage bag into his arms, and began to check Old Long's three storage bags.
The three storage bags were one black, one gray, and one yellow, all of which were high-level storage bags. They had Old Long's divine sense imprint remaining on them. When he tried to use his divine sense to check inside, he was directly blocked by the restrictions on them.
High-level storage bags can recognize their owners. Although the restrictions on them will gradually weaken until they disappear after the owner's death,
Old Long had just died, and all three storage bags had very strong divine sense restrictions on them, making it difficult to unlock them in a short time.
