Chapter 13

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Zhu Ganglie's mind delved into the Yangyang Ruler to investigate the White Bone Yin Tower and the disciple of Baimo Mountain.

The White Bone Yin Tower floated in the space of the Yangyang Ruler, already suppressed to the point where it showed no trace of its former might. This made Zhu Ganglie slightly relax and begin to search the Baimo Mountain disciple.

This Baimo Mountain disciple was named Zuo Fang, an elite disciple of Baimo Mountain. He had left the mountain to seek opportunities, refining the White Bone Yin Tower while looking for a chance to break through to the Manifestation Realm.

What made Zhu Ganglie frustrated was that Zuo Fang was extremely poor. Apart from half a volume of the White Bone Technique and some cultivation insights, he had nothing else, causing Zhu Ganglie to curse him as a pauper.

This half-volume book recorded the Baimo Mountain White Bone Technique, detailing the cultivation methods up to the Unification Realm, explaining the key points of cultivating White Bone power and the profound insights of the Baimo Mountain elders.

This technique had one more layer of cultivation methods than the Gourd Sword Technique of the Zhen Gang Sect, enough to establish a new sect.

However, Zhu Ganglie did not intend to cultivate the White Bone Technique; he still favored the Gourd Sword Technique.

This technique had a great future. As long as he joined the Tai Bai Jin Sect, he could hope for immortality, while the highest realm in Baimo Mountain was only the Golden Core Realm.

The only thing worth rejoicing was that this White Bone Technique recorded the methods for refining the White Bone Yin Tower, White Bone Sarira, and White Bone Heart Hammer, as well as some Baimo Mountain corpse-refining techniques and secrets.

This allowed him to operate the White Bone Yin Tower, as each magical tool had a unique refinement method and operation technique.

Without the corresponding technique, he would have to dismantle the White Bone Yin Tower's restrictions and refine it anew, losing the tool's value.

The White Bone Yin Tower was, after all, a magical tool. If used properly, it would greatly benefit his current strength, as the entire Zhen Gang Sect had very few magical tools, and many elite disciples still used talisman tools.

Moreover, the refinement method of the White Bone Yin Tower was unique. It could increase its restrictions and power by consuming a large number of ghosts and blood and bones.

Following the refinement method in the White Bone Technique, Zhu Ganglie erased Zuo Fang's spiritual energy imprint on the White Bone Yin Tower and infused his own spiritual energy, leaving his own mark.

After re-refining the White Bone Yin Tower, Zhu Ganglie gained a deeper understanding of its effects.

The White Bone Yin Tower could absorb Yin souls to enhance the power of the magical tool.

The White Bone Yin Tower was also one of the most difficult magical tools to refine in Baimo Mountain, as the base material needed to be a powerful bone, ordinary bones would not do.

Zuo Fang was fortunate, as he discovered a fragment of an ancient fierce beast's bone during his travels, which he used as the base to refine the White Bone Yin Tower.

This time, he came down the mountain to absorb Yin souls and complete the refinement of the White Bone Yin Tower, preparing for the sect's grand competition.

The White Bone Yin Tower already had one restriction, but what Zhu Ganglie regretted was that this restriction was refined using the Lesser Cloud Restriction Technique, which was slightly insufficient in power.

After mastering the White Bone Yin Tower, Zhu Ganglie threw Zuo Fang's corpse and restrained soul into the tower. A white light flashed, and Zuo Fang's corpse was melted into the tower, enhancing its power.

His soul turned into a mindless ghost, becoming a fierce soul under the control of the White Bone Yin Tower. The soul of a Qi Practitioner at the Out-of-Body Realm was more powerful than hundreds of restrained ghosts.

While Zhu Ganglie was refining, the four people had traveled dozens of miles and arrived at a Daoist temple in the mountains.

The temple was located on a hill outside a town, serene and elegant, managed by an old Daoist and three young Daoists.

The old Daoist was called Daku Zhenren, a peculiar name, but he was an ordinary person. The four Daoists had no cultivation at all. After arranging for Zhu Ganglie and the others to stay, they continued with their own tasks.

Linghu Yelang and the others immediately sat down to meditate and recover their cultivation, while Zhu Ganglie did not idle. In another room, he practiced breathing techniques to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, strengthening his soul.

When Zhu Ganglie woke up from his cultivation, it was dark again. He got up to find something to eat, as he had not yet reached the stage of abstaining from food.

After eating a simple meal, Zhu Ganglie saw that Linghu Yelang and the others were still cultivating, so he wandered around the temple.

"Daoist Kaiyang, why is there a memorial tablet in this temple? Is it a guardian deity of the Daoist sect?"

Zhu Ganglie, seeing a memorial tablet in a side hall, asked the young Daoist who was cleaning it, puzzled.

"This is not a guardian deity of the Daoist sect. Ten years ago, my master saved a severely injured general at the foot of the mountain. He died soon after, so my master set up a memorial tablet for him."

Kaiyangzi smiled and explained, making Zhu Ganglie look at the name on the tablet and read it softly: "Dou Tai!"

"This Dou Tai was a famous general of the Qingqiu Kingdom, proficient in military strategy and tactics, and had refined his physical strength to the peak of the mortal realm. Unfortunately, ten years ago, he protected the current crown prince's son and escaped from Longyan City, only to be killed by the imperial officials."

"My master said he was a loyal minister, so he set up a memorial tablet and instructed us to worship it regularly."

Kaiyangzi, who rarely interacted with people in the temple, spoke non-stop, giving Zhu Ganglie more information about the general on the tablet.

"Daoist, why did Dou Tai protect the crown prince's grandson and escape from Longyan City?"

Zhu Ganglie asked curiously, his mind filled with a bit of gossip. Zhu Ganglie's personality was quite lively, and he was only in his early twenties before he was transported, so he couldn't help but be interested in such stories.

"Heh, everyone in the Qingqiu Kingdom knows this story. It's a major public case of the royal family."

Kaiyangzi chuckled, stopped cleaning, and walked in front of Zhu Ganglie, saying, "Ten years ago, the Grand Immortal Jiang Chong and the Second Prince conspired to accuse the crown prince of using witchcraft to harm the emperor and plotting a rebellion. The current emperor, without thorough investigation, believed the crown prince was rebelling and ordered the slaughter of two thousand people in the crown prince's residence. The crown prince committed suicide in protest, entrusting the crown prince's grandson to Dou Tai, who was guarding Longyan City."

At this point, Kaiyangzi sighed softly, "Actually, the crown prince was quite wise and beloved by the people of the Qingqiu Kingdom. Fortunately, Jiang Chong and the Second Prince received their due punishment when they rebelled three years ago and were crushed by the emperor."

Zhu Ganglie sighed softly, not expecting a bit of gossip to turn into such a heavy topic. He decided not to continue the discussion and returned to his room to continue his cultivation.

In the middle of the night, while Zhu Ganglie was cultivating, his brows suddenly furrowed. The soul floating three feet above his head suddenly opened its eyes, and with a quick finger movement, a ball of spiritual energy flew into the Yangyang Ruler floating above his soul. Nine golden flowers descended, and he held the Tianxing Sword Pill, coldly staring at a black shadow that had slipped in through the window, and shouted, "What demon dares to disturb me?"

The black shadow transformed into a warrior in black armor, with a stern face.

His gaze was filled with shock as he looked at Zhu Ganglie, whose soul had left his body and was guarded by two magical tools.

After a moment of shock, the black shadow's eyes moved to Zhu Ganglie's physical body, as if searching for something.

This made Zhu Ganglie's face change. He had already identified the warrior as a battle ghost, with a soul as strong as a Qi Practitioner at the Out-of-Body Realm.

If it entered his body, it would cause significant trouble.

He quickly gripped the Tianxing Sword Pill, ready to slay the battle ghost and absorb it into the White Bone Yin Tower as a tower spirit.

At this moment, the battle ghost's eyes fell on the bronze mirror hanging around Zhu Ganglie's neck, and they flashed with great light. He bowed and knelt, saying, "Your servant Dou Tai pays respects to the crown prince's grandson!"