After fifteen years of cultivation, he finally reached the pinnacle of the first rank!

Jin Gang Lao Si and the middle-aged man were both shocked. They tried their best to activate their martial arts skills and mobilize the surrounding true energy of heaven and earth, attempting to break through the restraints of the five-colored beam of light.

However, this had very limited effect, as the strange incantations that had been coiling around them were reattached to their bodies in just a few breaths.

The chilling aura seemed to penetrate their very bones, eroding their entire bodies at an even faster pace than before, and Jin Gang Lao Si and the middle-aged man, who were controlled by the beam of light, had no time to stop it.

Before long, the black aura and incantations on the hammer and the treasure completely engulfed Jin Gang Lao Si and his companion, and at the same time, the two divine weapons returned to their hands.

At this moment, the two people stood suspended in mid-air, not uttering a word, their faces expressionless and blank. Wisps of black energy and runes covered their faces, as if they had transformed into two sinister ghosts trapped in a tomb in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, the silver-armored figure standing before the towering pillar of light slowly withdrew his hand, and an indistinct voice seemed to emanate from his black hole-like face.

Then, Jin Gang Lao Si and the middle-aged man, each wielding a large hammer and a treasure respectively, had a layer of multicolored dark light appear in their eyes. Then, like walking corpses, the two flew towards the silver-armored figure.

The silver-armored figure did nothing superfluous; he simply turned around and, with Jin Gang the Fourth and the other two who had arrived, returned to the towering pillar of light.

In the blink of an eye, the three figures were engulfed by the dazzling light and disappeared.

Meanwhile, at the locations of the other three towering pillars of light in the underground White Emperor City, top martial arts masters from all over the world have also come to explore.

Without exception, no matter how profound their martial arts cultivation was, the final result was the same as that of Jin Gang Lao Si and the middle-aged man: they were all devoured by the treasures in their hands and taken away by the figure in the pillar of light.

As for the martial arts masters who did not go to the location of the pillar of light, although they were still searching throughout the city, as time went by, they gradually began to notice that something was amiss.

……

"Something's wrong with this Fire Crystal Red Lotus!"

The red-haired old woman, who was traveling with the Earth Guide Ancestor and the Dragon Cave Old Ghost, was searching for treasures in the city when she looked down and found that a layer of strange, faint incantations had appeared on her hands.

Moreover, she realized at this point that her own condition was clearly not right.

At first, she thought that it was inevitable that her martial arts strength would be damaged because she had broken through the city's mechanisms, secret techniques, and poisons.

But only then did she belatedly realize that her strength had declined significantly more than expected, because these strange incantations had been absorbing her power without her noticing.

At the same time, the Earth-Guiding Ancestor, the Dragon Cave Old Ghost, and another martial arts master all noticed that something was wrong.

The four searched the city together, not far apart from each other. The moment they noticed the appearance of the incantation, they immediately gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

"There's something seriously wrong with what's in this city. We need to find a safe place to suppress these incantations for now!"

The old ghost of the Dragon Cave was filled with shock and anger. In addition to obtaining a golden dagger, he had also recently acquired an extra treasure that was only slightly inferior to the dagger.

Therefore, his situation was significantly more serious than that of the Earthly Ancestor and the others.

Upon hearing this, the red-haired old woman, the Earth Guide Ancestor, and the others exchanged glances and immediately agreed with the Dragon Cave Old Ghost's suggestion.

After all, the incantation was silently attached to their bodies, and they had no idea of ​​its origin.

The most important thing right now is naturally to resolve this problem immediately and prevent the curse from growing stronger and causing unpredictable harm. Just then, the red-haired old woman glanced around and a five-story white jade tower built in an inconspicuous place came into her view.

"This place is not easy to find, it's actually a good spot!"

The red-haired old woman left behind a sentence, then moved and flew towards the white jade tower.

Clearly, the plan was to first check the area, and if there were no dangerous mechanisms or poisons present, then choose this place to go into seclusion to suppress and expel the incantations from the body.

However, just as the red-haired old woman approached the white jade tower, the white jade door on the first floor of the tower suddenly opened silently.

Upon seeing this, the red-haired old woman subconsciously stopped and stared at the tower's entrance, a look of vigilance appearing in her eyes.

The next moment, in the red-haired old woman's sight, she saw a handsome young man, a bald old man, and a large black cat with the body of a black panther walk out of the white jade tower in front of her.

At the same time, the three, including the Earthly Ancestor and the Dragon Cave Old Ghost, also saw the two people and the cat walking out of the tower.

However, neither the red-haired old woman nor the Earth-Guiding Ancestor had ever heard of Li Musheng's great name, but they had never actually seen him in person.

Although the Great Chu King, who was following the Earthly Ancestor, had met Li Musheng before, he was blind and naturally could not recognize Li Musheng from a distance.

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

The red-haired old woman, who was closest to them, asked in a deep voice, clearly indicating that Li Musheng and the hairless old man were not among the group of top martial arts masters who had entered the White Emperor's Tomb with the Green Mountain Pavilion Master.

If the other party can appear in the Tomb of the White Emperor, then they may be the person behind the theft of the Mountain-Turning Seal, or an "outsider" like the young man in green before.

However, given the special circumstances of the red-haired old woman and her companions, caution is paramount. They should wait until their identities are confirmed before deciding whether to take action.

At this moment, Li Musheng did not immediately respond to the question posed by the red-haired old woman, but instead looked down at a white jade bead in his hand.

The white jade bead looked ordinary and had no outward luster, but ever since Li Musheng took it out of the white jade tower, the entire five-story white jade tower behind him instantly decayed and rotted, the bricks and stones cracked and teetered on the verge of collapse, and in an instant it became a dangerous building that seemed to have stood for thousands of years!

Upon seeing this scene, not only the red-haired old woman and the old ghost from the Dragon Cave, but even the hairless old man and the big black cat following behind Li Musheng looked at it strangely.

The bald old man and the big black cat had no memory of what happened inside the white jade tower after entering it; their only memory was of Li Musheng calling them out.

In their memory, they had only just entered the White Jade Tower!

"This thing is indeed quite interesting, and it seems to have some similarities to the key to the Apocalypse Treasure."

Li Musheng looked thoughtful, naturally sensing the changes in the tower behind him.

Moreover, he had been studying the five-story tower behind him, or more accurately, the white jade bead in his hand.

As for the strange occurrences that happened after the bald old man and the big black cat entered the tower, it was actually caused by the power of this white jade bead. (End of Chapter)