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Xuan Huang's damned plan proceeded without a hitch.

He was currently getting beaten, the giant white bone hand ravaging him repeatedly, yet he couldn't damage it.

"This can't continue, or I'm doomed."

He initially wanted to test the strange alleyway's other abilities to verify his guesses, but the giant white bone hand was relentless.

Second-tier anomalies possessed more intelligence, unlike first-tier ones that acted entirely according to patterns.

Second-tier anomalies, like this strange alleyway, at least knew that energy and soul attacks were useless against Xuan Huang; whether soul shocks or will impacts, Xuan Huang easily neutralized them.

Only this giant white bone hand was something Xuan Huang couldn't handle.

Of course, it wasn't as if he had no options at all.

After several more attempts, Xuan Huang made up his mind.

Qingyun Mountain.

"Young man, going into the tower for training again? How long do you plan to last this time? Last time, you came out in less than two minutes, how about this time?"

"Yeah, I'd say it's better to accumulate points and comprehend the visualization diagrams more. You're wasting points like that."

"Yeah! Young man, you should listen to advice."

The young man was annoyed by the crowd's words and said, "This young master has plenty of points. Before the resurgence of anomalies, my family was a well-established traditional Chinese medicine family. Although there were some losses after the resurgence, many medicinal gardens still retain valuable herbs, and some herbs have even grown due to the emergence of spiritual energy, so rest assured, I have plenty of points."

The young man looked nonchalant.

His points were indeed obtained by contributing many spiritual herbs.

After the Jianmu stabilized the heavenly secrets, the exchange office collected spiritual herbs in exchange for points, and the young man exchanged a lot.

He was a cultivator, and he had already comprehended the corresponding 'Heaven and Earth Law' Tongtian Jianmu Visualization Diagram. It wasn't that he wanted to waste points, but his will wasn't strong enough, so he could only enter the tower for training.

Hearing the crowd mocking him, the young man acted arrogantly.

"This time, I must endure and temper my willpower to control it, and comprehend the visualization diagram to perfection as soon as possible."

The young man secretly resolved.

He strode towards the White Bone Pagoda.

Suddenly!

"Rumble!"

The young man, just about to enter the pagoda, suddenly staggered and almost lost his footing.

The pagoda began to tremble, rapidly shrinking until it turned into a white light and flew down the mountain.

"What? I, I just swiped my points, and I haven't even trained yet?"

The young man weakly said to the martial arts hall staff.

"Everyone, the White Bone Pagoda is temporarily closed for training. Points will be returned, or not returned, waiting for the next use."

The martial arts hall staff didn't know what had happened, only that Xuan Shi had been called by the Town Evil Department for support.

Now even the White Bone Pagoda had gone, it seemed the battle situation was very anxious.

Back to Xuan Huang's side.

He temporarily couldn't handle the giant white bone hand and thought of the White Bone Pagoda.

The White Bone Pagoda had the ability to devour bones and evolve, an ability Xuan Huang hadn't paid much attention to.

Unexpectedly, he now encountered a situation that was professionally suited to it.

"Minister, look quickly."

The White Bone Pagoda rumbled over, and the members of the Town Evil Department guarding outside the mist saw it.

"This is the White Bone Pagoda, a magical artifact refined by Xuan Shi."

The spiritualists present all knew that this pagoda could temper willpower, and the spiritualists were also very tempted, but they didn't need it at the moment.

Now that the spiritualists went to Qingyun Mountain, it was all to alleviate the erosion of the soul. Tempering willpower wasn't done, firstly because they were afraid of losing control, and secondly because alleviating the erosion was more important.

"It seems the battle situation inside is very bad. Xuan Shi has even summoned the White Bone Pagoda," Gao Xiaolan said.

"Boom!"

The White Bone Pagoda rudely rushed into the mist. Due to its own initial first-tier ability, even with many blessings, it was still very difficult.

Seeing the arrival of the White Bone Pagoda, Xuan Huang began to plan his actions.

"Condense!" The will of the small world was blessed, and the domain was fully opened.

Even a joint on the little finger was five meters long.

"Receive!"

The White Bone Pagoda's devouring power struck, and the severed section of white bone was swallowed into the pagoda.

"Crack!" Xuan Huang felt a burst of tearing pain in his will.

The giant white bone hand violently struggled to break free from the domain imprisonment.

This caused Xuan Huang to suffer an impact. With the will connected, the giant white bone hand breaking free from the imprisonment was equivalent to breaking his will condensation.

"If it really doesn't work, should I tactically retreat, sneak into the enemy's rear and make plans?"

Thinking of this, Xuan Huang made a decision, no longer going head-to-head with the giant white bone hand, but using speed to evade, waiting for the White Bone Pagoda to suppress the devoured finger bone.

The ability of the fourth refinement of One Gate Two Pillars was still too far from this second-tier anomaly.

If it were Two Gates Four Pillars or above, Xuan Huang would have the confidence to match the giant white bone hand's strength, able to go back and forth, unlike now, where he would be slapped away once attacked.

Fortunately, he had multiple protections, qi and blood, will, the will of the small world, etc., protecting his body, so he could avoid injury.

With Two Gates Four Pillars or above, not only would the strength greatly increase, but the body would also be strengthened. The strengthened body and will could exert greater power and could also borrow more power from the small world.

And if it were the power and will of Three Gates Seven Pillars or above, Xuan Huang would have the confidence to directly kill this giant white bone hand, leaving it no chance to resist.

As for Four Gates Ten Pillars? Xuan Huang would not only solve the giant white bone hand but would also directly kill the hidden strange alleyway, directly eradicating it.

In the end, he was still too weak.

About an incense stick's worth of time had passed, the sky outside was already dusk, and the waiting crowd was extremely anxious.

They occasionally looked at the churning black air in the mist.

And under the dual efforts of the Returning Ruins Great Grinding Disc and it, the White Bone Pagoda finally suppressed a section of white bone.

"Receive!"

Xuan Huang quickly put away the White Bone Pagoda, looking at the giant white bone hand that was attacking again, Xuan Huang directly disappeared.

"Boom!"

The giant white bone hand continued to attack, but the target was missed, hitting the already dilapidated building, and the dilapidated building was instantly reduced to nothing.

Under the strange rules, the giant white bone hand hesitated for a moment, as if the target had disappeared.

This really confused the anomaly. Entering the strange rules meant it wouldn't end until you were killed or escaped.

But to directly disappear? The operating mechanism of the strange rules could only dissipate.

After Xuan Huang disappeared, the pedestrian street swallowed by the mist gradually dissipated the mist, and the strange alleyway disappeared.

As soon as the strange alleyway disappeared, Xuan Huang immediately appeared.

"Hmm, disappeared by遁入大，遁入 the earth?"

Xuan Huang discovered that the direction in which the strange alleyway disappeared was silently遁入大，遁入 the earth and disappearing, which was difficult to deal with.

"The anomaly has disappeared."

"Look, it's Xuan Shi."

The mist dissipated, and the waiting spiritualists immediately noticed, discovering Xuan Huang who was pondering.

"Xuan Shi?"

"Is Xuan Shi alright?"

Xu Ruyi and the others approached, carefully probing Xuan Huang at the same time, seeing if Xuan Huang was normal.

"I'm fine," Xuan Huang turned his head and said to the crowd.

"Phew!" The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xuan Shi, how is the situation?" Xu Ruyi asked.

Xuan Huang composed himself and said, "This is bad. This eerie alley is very troublesome. Not only does it have various methods, but it's also exceptionally powerful. I even suspect this is a combination-type of eerie, not just a simple eerie alley."

"What?" Everyone was stunned by Xuan Huang's words.

Without exception, every poem is first published!

"Master Xuan, have you discovered anything?"

Xuan Huang said, "The discovery is significant. Oh, right, I wanted to ask, I remember when the eerie alley last appeared a month ago, Jin Ning's report to me was that... the Town Evil Department's Spirit Masters fought to the death, suffering considerable losses, and then the eerie alley retreated... May I ask how that Spirit Master Zhang Tian did it? Did he make any discoveries?"

"This?" Suddenly, the people from the Town Evil Department looked embarrassed.

"Ahem." Xu Ru Yi said, "Master Xuan, that was a euphemism, haha."

Xu Ru Yi's old face flushed red.

"What's the actual situation?" Xuan Huang asked.

"Uh..." Xu Ru Yi said, "The actual situation is... the eerie alley rampaged for a while and then disappeared. The Spirit Masters of our department tried to probe it but were seriously injured, and then they didn't dare continue to attack, only quickly evacuating the surrounding people."

"This?" Xuan Huang understood and only complained, "This is too much of a euphemism."

"Haha, Master Xuan, don't take it to heart. After all, the public needs uplifting news, haha..." Xu Ru Yi's smile was very unnatural, and his face was flushed.

Xuan Huang lost the interest to continue asking. He was still thinking about exchanging notes with that Spirit Master.

Well, it turns out that's the situation.

"Alright, let me tell you about my findings. This eerie alley first absorbs the fear of the masses to strengthen itself. After I broke it, a mist-like soul impact appeared, as well as countless incomplete limbs that turned into puppets;

Then, the mist condensed, and even a pure physical attack of a white bone giant hand appeared, with extremely strong power. Under the attack of the white bone giant hand, I could only barely support myself;

Although I used a trick to cut off a section of its finger bone, it didn't have much effect. Afterwards, I concealed myself, and the eerie rules disappeared. After it disappeared, I immediately investigated and found that the eerie alley escaped into the earth to leave."

After Xuan Huang finished describing, everyone thoughtfully pondered in surprise.

Xuan Huang continued, "Therefore, I suspect this is a combination-type of eerie. The eerie alley is one, and the white bone giant hand is another. Only the combination of the two has this ability."

"Combination-type?" Xu Ru Yi said in a low voice, "This type of eerie is not common, but it is very troublesome."

"That's the situation. I was slightly injured by the white bone giant hand's attack just now... Minister Xu, I'll leave this place to you. I'll leave first."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ru Yi hurriedly said, "Thank you, Master Xuan, for your help in saving the lives of three hundred innocent people. Our Town Evil Department will definitely publicize it without missing a word. Thank you, Master Xuan."

"It's my duty, Minister Xu, everyone, I'll leave first."

Xuan Huang cupped his hands, and then disappeared.

Everyone marveled at the behavior of coming and going so freely.

Moreover, there were no losses in dealing with the second-order eerie this time. This was the first time it was so comfortable, as long as they stayed behind to guard it. The Spirit Masters felt a little unaccustomed.

Xu Ru Yi was very concerned about Xuan Huang's description.

This was the first time such a clear description of the eerie alley's abilities was given. The eerie alley not only appeared in Nan City, but also in other cities.

Several reports mentioned repelling the eerie alley, and even injuring the eerie alley, but there was no record of the white bone giant hand, nor was there a record of the eerie alley's ability to escape into the earth.

Xu Ru Yi couldn't help but suspect whether his colleagues also liked 'euphemisms'.

Otherwise, it shouldn't be like this.

"It seems that the records of this eerie cannot be completely trusted. We need to have our own thoughts and need to carefully consider it."

Xu Ru Yi decided that in the future, when encountering this kind of situation, he couldn't trust the written descriptions about the eerie too much.

It was okay before, when Spirit Masters handled everything, everyone closed the door and had the final say.

Others didn't have the strength to expose the lies, and it was still up to the Town Evil Department's Spirit Masters to record whatever they wanted as the truth.

With Xuan Huang's appearance, there will be more people like martial artists and immortals in the future, and they can't be so rough.

Being discovered is embarrassing, not to mention that wrong records will harm people at critical moments.

"Spirit Masters do need competition. In just six or seven years, this kind of blatant description has become very common. If this continues, wouldn't it be a one-man show for Spirit Masters? Wouldn't whatever the Spirit Masters say be the truth?"

"Where there is an organization, there will inevitably be power, and where there is power, corruption will inevitably arise. This is something that no one can stop. We must maintain competition."

Xu Ru Yi understood. This was unavoidable in ancient and modern times, both at home and abroad. What could he do?

On the other side!

Xuan Huang returned to Qingyun Mountain.

Sun Tong, who was guarding the door, saw Xuan Huang's safe return and happily notified Sun Hui and the others.

Xuan Huang was indeed injured. It was when he was imprisoning the white bone giant hand that the imprisonment was broken, causing damage to his will.

However, the injury was not serious and could be easily recovered.

Arriving in the small world, Xuan Huang took out the white bone pagoda, which suppressed a section of the white bone finger.

Under the guidance of the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc and the efforts of the white bone pagoda to refine it, a section of white bone was being devoured.

The true meaning on the white bone flowed to the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc, while the energy of the white bone was absorbed by the white bone pagoda. This was a second-order eerie white bone.

Even a small section of it was enough for the white bone pagoda to eat its fill.

"Boom!" The momentum of the white bone pagoda continued to increase, and the white bone inside the pagoda was slowly disappearing.

By the time dawn arrived the next day, a section of white bone was officially refined.

Even though the true meaning was taken away by the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc, the energy was enough for the white bone pagoda to advance.

In the beginning, the white bone pagoda was only in the early stage of the first order, but now it has reached the middle stage of the first order, and is even extremely close to the late stage of the first order.

It was very full from just one meal. If the source was not the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc, such a rapid increase in the white bone pagoda would have taken a lot of time.

After the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc absorbed the true meaning of the white bone, although it was not a second-order existence, it was indeed a great supplement.

In addition to constantly refining the Gui Xu power recently, the Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc has reached the limit of the first order, the same level as Jian Mu.

What is needed now is no longer the accumulation of energy, but the degree of condensing the true.

If 100% condensing the true is true, it is the fourth-order True Self level.

Then the first order needs to condense 10%, the second order needs to condense 40%, the third order needs to condense 70%, and the fourth order is 100% complete.

The current Gui Xu Great Grinding Disc and Tongtian Jian Mu have both reached 30% of condensing the true, and it is not a simple 30%, but the late stage of 30%. Jian Mu is about 3.9%, and the Great Grinding Disc is about 3.8. (Note: It is not suppressing the realm, just a clear division)

Only the Heaven and Earth Furnace, which has just entered the late stage, is 30%.

However, it is not easy to reach the second order. This requires opportunity.

For example, Xuan Huang enters the second-order Tong Xuan, driving the three artifacts into the second order as the source.

Or the three artifacts devour the true meaning of the second-order eerie.

These are not easy.

Xuan Huang is still early, it will take a year to enter the second-order Tong Xuan.

But! I'm afraid of buts.

The three artifacts have constant opportunities, and with the appearance of the guiding lighthouse, the Town Spirit Tablet, they have deviated from their original trajectory.

The Town Spirit Tablet is too OP. Even absorbing the Dao蕴 flowing from the existence above the seventh-order True Spirit will advance them...

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