The Hook Paper has indeed strengthened significantly.
Li Yan made a judgnt in an instant.
On regular days, the Hook Paper would only react if it was close to or directly in contact with traces of Demonic Qi.
Yet now, it detected it without getting close to the Taoist Temple.
Without any hesitation, Li Yan imdiately stored and sensed it.
In an instant, the surroundings were shrouded in mist.
But unlike before, when the mist was so dense that nothing could be seen, now it was noticeably lighter, allowing visibility up to a hundred ters away.
Li Yan’s lips pressed lightly together, and his heart pounded.
Yin Changsheng used this thod to learn many secrets of heaven and earth, potentially even more than what was recorded in the ancient stone tablets of Wang Chan.
Thinking of this, Li Yan carefully surveyed his surroundings.
Within a hundred ters, the ground was all sandy and barren, not a blade of grass in sight, looking quite ordinary without any anomalies.
Beyond those hundred ters, it was all dense fog.
Only directly ahead, two massive black shadows lood in the mist.
Li Yan’s heart stirred, and he turned to face a different direction.
Sure enough, no matter which way he turned, those two massive black shadows always moved with him, appearing directly in front.
Li Yan imdiately understood.
Those two black shadows were where the task was to be accepted.
Rembering the past, he had once wandered in the mist, but in the end, always found the task point, and now he knew why.
Without hesitation, Li Yan continued forward.
As the distance closed, the two black shadows revealed their true form, which were two giant bronze artifacts three zhang tall.
Though they appeared aged, there was no patina, only a pale golden hue with a tallic luster.
Li Yan was stunned upon seeing them.
He had seen these things in a previous life!
Owl Vase!
An "owl" refers to an owl, also known as Chi Xiao.
So speculate that Chi Xiao was a divine bird of rchants, but since the Zhou period, its reputation has steadily declined.
Moreover, this artifact is associated with a significant historical figure.
Fu Hao!
In the past life, this item was discovered in Fu Hao’s Tomb.
This artifact is also related to warfare.
"The great affairs of the state lie in worship and warfare."
If the "Hou Mu Wu Ding" was the preeminent worship artifact of the Bronze Age in the previous life, then the Fu Hao Owl Vase was the foremost warfare artifact.
Legends associate the Chi Xiao with nightti and dreams.
Li Yan vaguely felt there might be so connection in all this...
The two Owl Vases stood on either side, forming a passageway, with nothing else in sight.
Li Yan attempted to take a step forward.
Instantly, the surrounding scene changed dramatically, revealing a well.
So that’s how it is...
The Netherworld Yin Bureau is using the Owl Vase to communicate with them!
Suppressing his excitent, Li Yan observed again.
This ti, two wells appeared simultaneously.
One was a simple stone well, with black water swirling within, representing nearby disturbances by a yin criminal, a Rejuvenator, or an evil technique prolonging life.
The other was filled with Black Well Blood Water, indicating Demonic Qi that had fled to the Human World.
Li Yan had seen these things several tis before; they were nothing new to him.
What shocked him was the surrounding environnt.
Previously, the thick mist obscured everything from view.
But now, with the mist thinning, a clear view could be seen within a hundred ters.
The surrounding ground was entirely made up of ancient sand and gravel, as if polished by sothing, barely maintaining flatness.
Besides this, in the distance, a few towering columns could be seen, along with a large foot clad in official boots, standing beside a pillar.
But everything was quite blurred.
Seeing this, inspiration flashed in Li Yan’s mind.
Columns? They were clearly the legs of a desk!
But the size of the foot was too astonishing; the foot alone was taller than him. Could it be that all the Divine Beings of the Yin Bureau were giants?
Thinking of this, Li Yan turned to look behind at the Owl Vase.
Perhaps it wasn’t that others had grown larger, but he had shrunk!
Everything before him defied normalcy, and it was the first ti Li Yan was witnessing such phenona, so he dared not show too much reaction for fear of being discovered.
In the future, if he ca more often, he might find so clues.
With that thought, he quickly stepped forward a few more steps.
His first observation was the Black Well Blood Water.
Sure enough, the escaping Demonic Qi originated from Ma Santong.
A stone coffin encased a bronze coffin, inside of which lay a blood-colored phantom in the form of a child, similarly pierced by a bronze cone.
The difference was that Ma Santong had a gaseous body, with a gourd, a fan, and a gas bag suspended within as Magic Treasures.
Though the Magic Treasures had outlines, they were also gaseous and pierced by the bronze cone, except for the gas bag’s cone which was partially withdrawn.
Li Yan found it sowhat familiar.
This looked just like his Five Directions Luo Feng Flag!
Could it be that all Magic Artifacts in the Daluo Law Realm had this appearance?
It seed that Ma Santong only managed to escape with a wisp of Demonic Qi, yet took with it the Qi trace from the "gas bag" Magic Treasure.
This object was just a flimsy pouch, and if his prediction was correct, it was surely attached to a bag-like Magic Artifact...
Receiving the task, the reward indeed remained Divine Astral.
Imdiately after, Li Yan turned toward the second well.
After viewing it, he was sowhat surprised.
The yin criminal turned out to be soone else...
...
Once again in a daze, Li Yan regained clarity.
The space inside and outside the Hook Paper clearly experienced a ti delay.
With his current advancent in Dao, the recent experience had only consud but a single breath’s worth, and the sarcastic words from the Daoist’s mouth had just been spoken.
Hearing this, others also seed skeptical.
The peaceful scene here hardly seed like anything serious.
"What’s the hurry, Daoist?"
Li Yan said calmly, "Daoist, your willingness to let us follow up the mountain suggests you also entertain doubts in your heart."
"If things aren’t made clear, it remains a potential threat... Wouldn’t you agree?"
Upon hearing this, the Daoist nad Chongxu had an indecisive look before he turned and retorted coldly, "Ling Fengzi, open the mountain gate and welco the guests!"
"Yes, Master!"
The young Daoist, Ling Fengzi, responded respectfully with clasped hands.
At this mont, doubts also rose in his heart.
Although Chongxu Daoist’s words seed harsh, his manners were quite different in this regard.
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