Chapter 3882: 藏经阁

A large expanse of azure, red, and gold flames surged from the ground, heading straight for the blue-robed maiden. The blue-robed maiden slapped her right hand towards the void, and a giant blue palm instantly appeared, colliding with the red lightning. The red lightning shattered the giant blue palm, easily tore through the blue-robed maiden's protective spiritual light, and struck her body. Simultaneously, the three-colored flames swept over, engulfing her. Lightning flashed and thunder roared continuously, as thick bolts of red lightning struck down one after another.

"Alright, we've tested enough. Madam, retract the talisman soldier! Crafting one is not easy; there's no need to destroy it here," Wang Changsheng said.

Wang Ruyan nodded. With a flick of her hand sign, a brilliant blue light emanated from the blue-robed maiden's body, transforming into countless enigmatic blue runes that flew down the mountain. A rumbling sound of thunder echoed as thick silver lightning bolts tore through the sky, striking the blue runes. At the same time, raging flames surged from the ground. The blue runes suddenly coalesced, taking on the appearance of the blue-robed maiden. After a burst of blue light from her body, she dissipated into specks of blue light. The next moment, specks of blue light emerged beside Wang Ruyan, and the blue-robed maiden appeared, looking pale and weakened. Wang Ruyan retrieved her sub-soul. With a hand sign, the blue-robed maiden transformed into a shimmering blue talisman that vanished into her sleeve.

Wang Changsheng and the others strode quickly up the mountain. Wang Ruyan conjured a small blue umbrella, which cast down a thick blue light curtain, protecting them. Wang Changsheng opened his mouth and spat out Glazed Ice Flames, which landed on the ground, forming a snow-blue wall of fire that enveloped them. As they walked up the mountain, the fire wall moved with them. Everywhere it passed, the red flames completely dissipated. Silver lightning struck the surface of the small blue umbrella. The umbrella rotated slightly, causing the silver lightning to disperse. Before long, they reached the mountaintop. A plaza lay before them, with the Cangli Pagoda at its center.

"Master, let's head straight to the Cangli Pagoda!" Wang Huanyu said.

Wang Changsheng nodded. Wang Huanyu opened his mouth and spewed a silver light, striking the void. The void rippled, revealing a several-zhang-wide opening, into which they flew. There were no spatial restrictions on the plaza, so Wang Huanyu was not hindered.

At the entrance of the Cangli Pagoda, ripples appeared in the void, and a several-zhang-wide opening emerged. A giant blue fist instantly shot out, striking the pagoda gate. The pagoda gate shook slightly, and countless enigmatic runes instantly emerged. A lifelike golden thunder dragon appeared on the gate. It suddenly opened its mouth and spat a thick golden lightning bolt that entered the opening, causing it to expand significantly. As the void fluctuated, over a dozen openings, each about a zhang wide, appeared near the Cangli Pagoda. A giant blue fist and a giant blue palm covered with enigmatic musical notes flew out from two of the openings, heading straight for the Cangli Pagoda gate. With a thunderous roar, the giant blue fist and giant blue palm successively struck the pagoda gate. The gate shook slightly, and the thunder dragon continuously spat out two thick golden lightning bolts, striking the two openings. The openings collapsed, but quickly reappeared. Wang Changsheng and Wang Ruyan cast spells to attack the pagoda gate from within the temporary space. The golden thunder dragon on the gate's surface continuously spat out thick golden lightning bolts, striking the openings. After a quarter of an hour, the golden thunder dragon spat out another golden lightning bolt, then let out a sharp dragon's roar before dissipating. The formation had run out of energy, and it was unknown how long it would take to recover. A giant blue fist flew out from an opening and smashed onto the pagoda gate, which shattered immediately. A graceful blue-robed maiden flew out from an opening and entered the Cangli Pagoda.

The main hall was spacious and brightly lit. On the stone wall was a mural depicting an old man in a green robe, possessing an otherworldly demeanor. To the left was a green stone staircase leading to the second floor. As soon as she entered the Cangli Pagoda, the stone wall glowed with a dazzling golden light, and four humanoid puppet beasts of different colors appeared.

"True Immortal stage puppets!" the blue-robed maiden frowned and said.

As soon as they appeared, they all attacked the blue-robed maiden. A mass of blue fire lit up, and a blue fire phoenix appeared—it was the Glazed Ice Flames. With a gentle flap of its wings, it split into four, colliding with the four puppet beasts. The puppet beasts' bodies quickly froze, becoming encased in ice. Wang Changsheng and the others flew in. The Lihuo True Eye appeared between Wang Ruyan's eyebrows. She lightly tapped her right index finger, and a blue sound wave swept out, passing over the bodies of the four puppet beasts. The ice shattered, revealing the puppet beasts, which then collapsed. The immortal essence stones providing their energy had been shattered by the blue sound wave, causing them to lose their ability to attack. Wang Changsheng had no use for these four True Immortal stage puppets, but giving them to his clan members would be beneficial. Wang Changsheng collected the four puppet beasts and walked towards the second floor.

The second floor of the Cangli Pagoda contained dozens of tall green bookshelves, laden with numerous jade slips, bamboo slips, and books. The bookshelves were covered in dust, and there wasn't even a formation. These ancient texts were likely common goods. Even if they were common goods, Wang Changsheng didn't let them go; he collected them all. Upon reaching the third floor, they saw dozens of green bookshelves, also filled with ancient texts, which Wang Changsheng took entirely. They continued ascending to higher floors, collecting every ancient text they found.

The layout of the thirty-sixth floor was more elegant, with portraits of cultivators hanging on the walls, likely ancestors of the Li family. There were nine bookshelves made of green spiritual jade, each holding numerous jade slips and crystal spheres, all protected by restrictions. The power of these restrictions was minimal, unable to stop them, and they easily broke through them. Wang Changsheng collected the texts from the shelves and walked towards the staircase leading to the thirty-seventh floor. A faint golden light barrier blocked his path, but Wang Changsheng shattered it with a single punch. There were no bookshelves on this floor, but ten guest rooms. On the wall hung a portrait of a solemn-faced old man in a golden robe. They pushed open the room doors, but found nothing of value inside. The thirty-seventh floor was already the topmost, with no thirty-eighth floor.

"There's something wrong here, a spatial restriction," Wang Huanyu said, pointing at the wall next to the portrait. A dazzling silver light surged from his right hand as he slapped the wall. The void rippled, revealing an opening about a zhang wide, and Wang Changsheng and the others flew inside. They appeared in a hundred-zhang-wide space. They could see a green offering table covered by a faint golden light barrier. On the table were five jade slips of different colors, a blue crystal sphere, and a golden scroll. The golden light barrier was covered with countless enigmatic runes, emitting faint spatial fluctuations.

"A spatial restriction! It seems the contents of these five jade slips are very important. What kind of treasure is that golden scroll? To be stored here of all places," Wang Changsheng wondered.