Chapter 448: Having Self-Awareness Wang Qingjun

At the Taiyi Immortal Sect, a particularly spacious bluestone plaza featured a golden giant tower, over three hundred zhang tall, standing majestically in its center. Thousands of Taiyi Immortal Sect disciples gathered around the plaza.

The surface of the golden tower was intricately carved with numerous mythical birds and fierce beasts. These creatures appeared alive, continuously moving across the tower's facade. Numerous profound runes were visible on the tower's surface, and the three large characters "Myriad Demon Pagoda" could be faintly discerned.

Su Bingbing stood among the crowd, her gaze fixed on the Myriad Demon Pagoda. On the ninth and tenth floors of the Myriad Demon Pagoda, countless runes lit up, indicating that someone was battling inside.

On the tenth floor of the Myriad Demon Pagoda, Wang Mingren was fiercely battling three high-grade second-tier demonic beasts: a giant blue python, a large green eagle, and a yellow giant tiger with two wings on its back. All three beasts were covered in wounds.

Centered around Wang Mingren, an area spanning a hundred zhang was engulfed in a crimson sea of fire, with heat waves continuously rolling. A massive red gourd floated above his head, continuously spewing crimson flames.

Wang Mingren's face was somewhat pale. With his cultivation at the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, dealing with three second-tier demonic beasts was proving difficult. To achieve a good ranking in the sect's grand competition, he had prepared in advance.

Wang Mingren summoned two red command banners. As immense spiritual power poured into them, the banners expanded more than ten times in size. On their surfaces, a lifelike crimson phoenix and a lifelike crimson young flood dragon were embroidered respectively. The Dragon-Phoenix Banners, high-grade magical artifacts, had incorporated the essence souls of a high-grade second-tier demonic bird and a flood dragon, providing both offensive and defensive capabilities.

"Transform!"

With a soft shout from Wang Mingren, countless red runes lit up on the two red banners. A crisp bird cry and a deafening dragon roar echoed, and the two red banners transformed into an enormous crimson phoenix and an enormous crimson flood dragon, lunging at the green eagle and yellow giant tiger.

Wang Mingren formed a hand seal. Countless red mists appeared in the sky above him, forming a massive crimson fire cloud. After the crimson fire cloud churned for a moment, crimson fireballs, each the size of a watermelon, flew out from it, striking the blue giant python.

Booming! For a time, continuous booming sounds resounded, and heat waves surged.

The crimson phoenix and crimson flood dragon blocked the green eagle and yellow giant tiger, allowing Wang Mingren to free his hands and focus on dealing with the blue giant python. Relying on his mastery of both gold and fire elemental spells, and with the aid of his Natal Artifact, the Mother-Child Dragon-Phoenix Rings, he quickly eliminated the blue giant python. The remaining green eagle and yellow giant tiger were naturally no match for him.

Less than fifteen minutes later, the Mother-Child Dragon-Phoenix Rings pierced through the green eagle's body. The green eagle disintegrated into specks of green light and vanished.

Wang Mingren's face was devoid of color, looking as if he had overexerted his spiritual power. He retracted his magical artifacts, and countless runes lit up beneath his feet. He felt a blur before his eyes, suddenly appearing in a spacious hall. On both sides of the hall were numerous stone chambers, most of which were closed.

Several Core Formation cultivators stood within the hall, Xu Zihua among them.

"Disciple Wang Mingren greets Master and all martial uncles."

"Haha, your master knew you could clear the tenth floor. Find a stone chamber and rest well; the grand competition is nearing its end." Xu Zihua said with a smile, his eyes filled with joy.

Only by clearing the tenth floor would one qualify to enter the Taiyi Secret Realm.

Wang Mingren bowed respectfully to Xu Zihua and the others, then turned and walked towards a stone chamber.

In the ruins of Jinyang Sect, a certain underground cave.

Wang Qingjun was controlling a massive golden armored guard, fiercely battling two enormous red spiders. His luck seemed rather poor; he had been teleported directly into a second-tier demonic beast's lair. Wang Qingjun was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment, possessing relatively low strength. Wang Ruyan had given him a high-grade second-tier puppet beast, a set of second-tier formation flags, five second-tier attack talismans, and three self-destructing magical artifacts. The surrounding stone walls were reddish-gold and uneven.

The two red spiders were merely mid-grade second-tier demonic beasts, completely no match for the high-grade second-tier puppet beast. The golden armored guard was too large. The spider webs they sprayed could not fully cover the entire golden armored guard, and when they spat flames to attack it, the golden armored guard remained completely unharmed.

Wang Qingjun decided to finish the battle quickly, summoning two black orbs, each the size of an egg, which shot directly towards the two red spiders.

Booming! Two loud explosions resounded. The two black orbs burst open, releasing countless black iron nails that flew out, striking the bodies of the two red spiders and emitting clanging sounds. Cracks appeared on the backs of the two red spiders, with faint traces of blood visible.

The golden armored guard brandished the golden long saber in its hand, striking at one of the red spiders. The red spider attempted to dodge, but the ground beneath its feet suddenly glowed with a dazzling yellow light. A powerful gravitational force appeared out of thin air, rendering it unable to move an inch. With a shriek, this red spider was cleaved in half by the golden armored guard. The other red spider soon followed its companion's fate.

Wang Qingjun collected the corpses of the two red spiders. He then summoned two red flying swords, which struck the stone wall, producing dull clanging sounds. Two shallow sword marks appeared on the wall. He formed a hand seal, and the golden long saber in the golden armored guard's hand flared with light, striking at the stone wall. The golden armored guard struck seven times consecutively, cleaving off a piece of reddish-gold ore the size of a watermelon.

Wang Qingjun inspected it closely, his face revealing profound joy. "Crimson Gold Ore, this is a high-grade second-tier artifact refining material."

He calmed his excited emotions and stepped outwards. Outside, there were more than a dozen passages of varying sizes. Wang Qingjun randomly chose one, but after walking out, he found another dozen passages, resembling a labyrinth. Wang Qingjun was certain that he was in a mine.

He returned to the red spiders' lair, flipped his hand to take out dozens of yellow formation flags, threw them near the cave entrance, and cast several hand seals onto the formation plate. A large expanse of yellow mist appeared out of thin air, transforming into an uneven yellow stone wall, sealing off the exit.

Wang Qingjun had a clear understanding of his own capabilities. He was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment. While he could deal with demonic beasts using his high-grade second-tier puppet beast, he might not be a match for other Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was important to remember that two hundred Foundation Establishment cultivators had entered the Jinyang Sect ruins; besides Wang Ruyan and the three others, everyone else was a disciple from various immortal cultivation sects, with several cultivators even at the ninth level of Foundation Establishment.

He didn't know the whereabouts of Wang Ruyan and the other three, and couldn't contact them. Rather than venturing out and risking danger, it would be better to hide in the mine and excavate Crimson Gold Ore. Once the time was up, he would be automatically teleported out, not only ensuring his safety but also allowing him to make a small fortune.

Wang Qingjun formed a hand seal, and the golden armored guard brandished the golden long saber in its hand, striking at the stone wall. Clanging sounds of metal striking rock echoed within the mine. The mine where Wang Qingjun was located had been sealed by his second-tier formation. The sounds of the golden armored guard excavating Crimson Gold Ore could not be transmitted outside. Even if someone passed by, they wouldn't hear anything, allowing Wang Qingjun to excavate the Crimson Gold Ore with peace of mind.