Chapter 1691

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Double Restriction

"It's harder for an Arcanist to become a Saint than a Martial Saint. Once one becomes a Saint, there will be a Heavenly Tribulation. This Heavenly Tribulation will definitely be more terrifying than the Martial Saint's Heavenly Tribulation!"

"If I break through on this fragment continent, the Heavenly Tribulation will be too powerful. It will inevitably attract Jiang Zuomei or even the terrifying existence hidden in the Shattered Leaf Abyss. This is not good for me. That's why I stopped my cultivation in advance and didn't break through."

Zhuowen explained with a smile. Xiao Hei showed a look of understanding and couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. "Kid, you're quite thoughtful."

"Let's go. I'm going to search this fragment continent. Maybe I can find something good."

After saying that, Zhuowen turned into a rainbow and disappeared from the entrance of the basin.

This fragment continent was very big. Zhuowen saw several restrictions as he passed by. These restrictions weren't strong and Zhuowen could break them with a wave of his hand.

However, Zhuowen was disappointed that there was nothing in these restrictions. Even if there was, it had lost its spirituality due to the passage of time and was basically unusable.

In the western part of the fragment, Zhuowen stopped and frowned slightly. With his Devouring Curse Restriction Minor Accomplishment, he could easily break through most of the restrictions on this fragment continent. However, he couldn't find anything good in them.

However, Zhuowen didn't come out empty-handed. With a flip of his right hand, a milky white crystal appeared in his hand. This crystal was called an Immortal Crystal. It contained rich Immortal Core Power.

This Immortal Crystal had unimaginable benefits for Immortal Sage Realm cultivators. It could accelerate the cultivation of Immortal Sage Realm cultivators. Zhuowen also found that using Immortal Core Power to activate the Slaughtering Finger of Acheron was much more powerful than using Saint Energy.

After all, the Slaughtering Finger of Acheron was an Immortal Technique. It could only be activated with Immortal Core Power. Even if the threshold of the Slaughtering Finger of Acheron was very low, it was no exception.

There were more or less such Celestial Crystals in all kinds of Restrictive Formations. Zhuowen had collected about 655 of them along the way.

As for Immortal Crystals, there were actually many major powers in the Central Plains that possessed them. However, the amount of Immortal Crystals wasn't a lot. Basically, these major powers wouldn't bring the Immortal Crystals with them. Instead, they would store them in secret places. Only Half-Immortals and Immortal Sages were qualified to use them.

Immortal Crystals contained surging Immortal Elemental Energy, which was enough to accelerate the cultivation speed of Half-Immortal and Immortal Sage experts. Coupled with the fact that they were rare in Middle Earth, they were precious to the major powers.

Even Lei Qingtian, the patriarch of the Lightning Branch of the Windthunder Clan, didn't have any Immortal Crystals on him. It wasn't that he didn't want to, but he couldn't bear to.

Although almost a hundred Celestial Crystals wasn't a lot, it was enough to cause many powers in the Central Region to covet it. Of course, even though the Celestial Core Power contained within these Celestial Crystals was surging, it was still incomparable to Lei Qingtian's Soul Core.

After all, Lei Qingtian's Soul Core was a genuine Earthly Immortal. Moreover, it was one of the best Earthly Immortals. The Celestial Core Power contained within his Soul Core was enormous. How could a mere hundred Immortal Crystals compare to it?

"The war back then was too intense. Too much time had passed. If it wasn't for an extremely powerful treasure, I'm afraid it wouldn't have been able to withstand the erosion of time. Only these Immortal Crystals could be preserved until now," Xiao Hei said with a sigh.

Zhuowen's eyes flickered as he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Hei, didn't you say that you once found a Restrictive Formation trap that was even more powerful than the one in the basin?

Where are those Restrictive Formations? "

Xiao Hei pondered for a moment before he said in a deep voice, "Back then, I did find two extremely powerful Restrictive Formations. However, the Restrictive Formations on these two Restrictive Formations were much more powerful than the one in the basin. Even if your Devouring Spell Restriction had reached the initial stage, it would still be difficult for you to destroy those two Restrictive Formations."

"We can give it a try!" Zhuowen said.

"Then we'll do as you say. Follow me. Those two Restrictive Formations are near the western region. Moreover, the two Restrictive Formations are not far from each other. Back then, I didn't learn any Restrictive Formation Techniques. I was completely relying on my experience to break them. However, in the end, I returned empty-handed."

As Xiao Hei spoke, he turned into a ray of black light and led Zhuowen toward the western region.

Zhuo Wen followed closely behind Blackie. After around the time for an incense stick to burn, Blackie stopped moving, and a withered tree stood before it.

This withered wooden stake was only half a foot long. Countless roots extended to the ground as if they were rooting.

The withered wooden stake was very ordinary. However, such a withered wooden stake standing on a piece of barren land looked extremely abnormal.

Hundreds of feet behind the withered wooden stake, a corpse was buried in the ground. Only the upper body was exposed. The corpse was wearing a leather armor.

The surface of the leather armor was as smooth as a mirror. It was bright white and emitted specks of starlight. At a glance, one could tell that this leather armor was unusual.

"Boy, the two Restrictive Formations are here. One is the withered wooden stake, and the other is the corpse wearing leather armor hundreds of feet behind the withered wooden stake. Moreover, I suspect that these two Restrictive Formations are likely to be a series of Restrictive Formations. The two of them complement each other. It will be very difficult to break them." Xiao Hei sighed softly.

Zhuowen narrowed his eyes and formed a seal with his right hand. Immediately, a series of seals shot out from his right hand. These seals covered Zhuowen's body and formed a defensive barrier. Then, Zhuowen took a step towards the withered wooden stake.

When Zhuowen walked within ten feet of the withered wooden stake, an invisible ripple spread out and forcibly obstructed Zhuowen's footsteps, preventing him from moving forward.

"Break!"

Without hesitation, Zhuowen pointed his right sword finger. A huge curse character appeared from his fingertip and spread out. Then, the invisible ripple spread more and more violently. Zhuowen directly stepped within ten feet of the withered wooden stake.

When Zhuowen stepped within ten feet of the withered wooden stake, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the withered wooden stake. The sky suddenly darkened as if Zhuowen had angered a god at this moment.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! In an instant, the withered wooden stake began to collide. It grew from five feet to ten thousand feet in size and turned into a towering tree. Withered vines violently swept out from the huge tree and wrapped around Zhuowen in all directions.

Zhuowen's pupils shrank. He pointed his right hand and the Underworld Water Droplets turned into a defensive barrier in front of the vines. At the same time, Zhuowen used the Devouring Curse Seal to form a second defensive barrier.

Boom! Boom!

Boom! The vines swept over in an instant and blasted on the defensive barrier of the Underworld Water Droplets and the curse seal. Immediately, a series of explosive sounds erupted.

At this moment, Zhuowen was very calm. He didn't care about the exploding Underworld Water Droplets and the curse seal at all. His eyes were fixed on the towering tree as if he was observing something.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After five breaths, the Underworld Water Droplets and the curse seal completely collapsed. Then, the vines swept towards Zhuowen at lightning speed. Zhuowen's eyes were like torches. He suddenly spread out the thunder wings behind his back. With the help of the two laws of the void and the explosive steps, he suddenly disappeared from the spot. All the vines pounced on empty air.

When Zhuo Wen reappeared, he was already at the bottom of the tree. He stared at the dense roots at the bottom of the tree with a resolute look in his eyes. With a wave of his right hand, the Ninth Yang Dao Sword flew out and landed in his hand. Then, he slashed fiercely.

The blazing Sun Sword Qi flashed through the roots. Then, the dense roots instantly exploded. The roots spurted out cherry red blood as if the roots were the meridians in a human body.

Zhuowen's eyes were filled with surprise. However, he stomped his right foot and used the speed of teleportation to dodge the incoming vines. Meanwhile, Zhuowen swept towards the roots at the bottom of the tree in another direction.

When Zhuowen held the Ninth Yang Dao Sword and was about to slash at the roots on this side, an extremely strong sense of danger suddenly rose in his mind.

Whoosh!

Under the roots, a bony hand suddenly stretched out. This bony hand grabbed Zhuowen's Ninth Yang Dao Sword. With a clang, countless sparks flew. Then, Zhuowen's pupils shrank. The Ninth Yang Dao Sword was directly rebounded, and he also took a few steps back.

After stabilizing himself, Zhuo Wen discovered that a skeleton in leather armor was slowly walking out from under the roots in front of him. This skeleton was the one with the lower half of its body buried behind the towering tree a few dozen meters away.

When the skeleton finally walked out of the roots at the bottom, Zhuowen's pupils shrank. This skeleton did not have a lower body at all. Its lower body was actually formed by countless roots. These roots were connected to the towering tree like other vines and moved according to the tree's command.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Whoosh! The skeleton slowly raised its head and looked at Zhuowen. Its two rows of fleshless teeth opened slightly, as if it was grinning. Then, under the control of the roots, it suddenly rushed towards Zhuowen. Along with it were countless vines.

Zhuowen's expression changed slightly. With the help of his lightning wings, explosive steps, and void laws, he teleported again and again, dodging the countless vines' attacks. Even if some of the vines were about to reach him, Zhuowen twisted his wrist and the Ninth Yang Dao Sword basically cut the vines.

However, what gave Zhuo Wen a headache was the skeleton. The lower body of the skeleton was made up of many intertwined roots. Its speed was much faster than the vines, and it was able to catch up with Zhuo Wen every time.

What made Zhuowen feel even more helpless was that the skeleton, which looked like it could break at any time, was actually as hard as iron. No matter how his Ninth Yang Dao Sword slashed at it, it could not break. He did not know if it was the effect of the leather armor on the skeleton's body, but the skeleton looked as if it could break at any time.

Bang!

The skeleton whistled and instantly arrived in front of Zhuo Wen. Then, it threw a punch at Zhuo Wen. The eerie white bones brought with them a chilly wind as they flew towards Zhuo Wen's face.

Zhuowen held the long sword in his right hand horizontally. After a clanging sound, Zhuowen let out a muffled groan and retreated continuously. Using the gap in his retreat, Zhuowen immediately used his fastest speed to escape from the restriction's range.

The moment Zhuowen retreated, the towering tree slowly shrank. The skeleton also went back under the tree's roots and returned to the form of a withered tree.