Chapter 68: The Black Gold Ape (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

  "I can naturally determine that the green bronze belongs to Zhongzhou." The wicked Taoist hesitated slightly, then said: "The matter of that year was noisy and widely spread. The most widely circulated rumor is that the Demon Emperor took away the treasure of the Eastern Wastes, the Huáng Tǎ (Yellow Tower), as a burial object for his own death. The Yellow Tower indeed disappeared during that time period, and everyone believed it was his doing. Apart from this, there is another more secretive legend, which claims that the Yellow Tower was not stolen by the Demon Emperor. He did take action to find a burial object, but what he stole was actually Zhongzhou's mysterious artifact. As for this green bronze, it is mysterious and unpredictable, few people in the Eastern Wastes know about it, even if they have heard of it, they are not very clear."

  "Is this how you judged it?" Ye Fan looked puzzled.

  "The tomb of the Demon Emperor, it turns out that there is no abandoned tower, which denies the first legend. I naturally thought of Qingtong." When he said this, the wicked Taoist gave himself a slap in the face and said: "I never thought that in my lifetime of treasure hunting, I would be blinded by Qingtong and miss it."

  "How did you come to your senses later and realize something was wrong?"

  "Because it was ordinary beyond reason, without a single flaw, all methods were deceived, and in retrospect, this was clearly the biggest flaw. Even an ordinary piece of scrap copper couldn't be so 'ordinary'..."

  Ye Fan let out a deliberate sigh and said, "Who would have thought that I'm so extraordinary? With just a flick of my wrist, I discarded the object that's comparable to the Archaic Tower like it was an old shoe. What a pity, no one saw it; I think at that moment, I must have looked like a divine being descending upon the mortal world, with an unparalleled elegance and beauty that transcends the ages."

  "Are you intentionally provoking me? You're asking for a beating!" The wicked Taoist's nose was almost twisted with rage.

  Although Ye Fan thought that the fat Taoist was very despicable, he wasn't a completely evil person, so he didn't fear him too much. He said: "Taoist master, calm your anger. Right now, the most important thing for you is to think of a way to retrieve that green copper block as soon as possible. Perhaps the ancient tower is also in the underground tomb below. Maybe you haven't lost the treasure after all, and instead have a good chance of getting two things."

  "It's impossible for the Tower of Desolation to be in the Temple of Darkness!" Although he said so, the wicked Taoist still released Ye Fan and carefully thought about what to do next.

  "I'll give it another shot!" Fat Daoist said, walking towards the Black Pool once again. He couldn't get the mysterious green bronze out of his mind and was unwilling to give up on it.

  Boom

  At this moment, a huge whirlpool suddenly appeared in the black cold pool, and a ferocious beast slowly floated up, appearing in the black water. Its whole body was pitch-black, as if it were cast from dark gold, emitting a strange and eerie aura.

  Its shape is strange and weird, with three heads, the middle head resembles a human ape, the left and right heads are bird and snake heads respectively. Its body is like a "dark horse" cast in black gold, its whole body has no feathers, covered with black scales, shining with metallic luster, looking strong and powerful.

  It was a giant beast over ten meters long, roaring in the water and emitting low-pitched howls, making Ye Fan feel that his soul was somewhat fluttering, as if he was about to leave his body.

  "Concentrate your mind!" The fat Taoist shouted in a low voice: "It's actually true that there is such a thing, dwelling in the most yin place under heaven, its roar can shatter a person's soul, it's an extremely powerful alien beast, named Wujin Ape..."

  This massive, pitch-black beast with three heads is known as the Wujin Ape. Although it has three heads, only the central ape head possesses intelligence, while the bird and snake heads on either side can exhibit magical abilities but lack thought.

  However, there are also legends that the bird head and snake head cast in black gold can also open up spiritual intelligence. Once the Black Gold Ape evolves to that realm, it becomes extremely terrifying. Unless a top-notch master takes action, it is impossible to eradicate it, at which point its magical powers will be overwhelming.

  Ye Fan listened intently, remembered in his heart, calmed his mind and concentrated his spirit, being enveloped by the overflowing radiance of the fat Daoist, his soul stabilized and no longer felt a sense of drifting.

  Boom

  At this moment, the Black Water Ape suddenly emerged from the dark water, stirring up endless black waves, and charged towards Fat Daoist and Ye Fan.

  "Hiss"

  The wicked Taoist reacted quickly, drawing a circle with one hand, and a green misty light overflowed, instantly bursting like fireworks, a dazzling and bewildering aura enveloping him and Ye Fan. The black fog that could freeze and shatter stone blocks was completely blocked outside, and at the same time, he wrote a large "seal" character in the air with a few strokes.

  "Off with his head!"

  The fat Taoist lightly shouted, and the "seal" character in the void suddenly shone brightly, as if it were carved from jade, with a clear shape and texture, and flew forward with a swoosh.

  Bang

  Solid and substantial, printed on the body of the dark golden gibbon, making a "hissing" sound, emitting waves of cold black fog, gradually merging into the dark golden beast's body.

  "Roar......"

  Wujin Yuan's body shook violently, and the two lowered heads slowly lifted up. The bird head opened its mouth, and in an instant, a fierce lightning bolt shot out. The snake head spat out a black flame, which seemed to scorch even the void itself.

  "Extreme Yin Lightning and Netherflame!"

  The fat Taoist was shocked, pulling Ye Fan back a few steps in a hurry, opening his mouth to spit out a small blood-colored shield, shining with light, unfolding against the wind, transforming into four or five zhang high, blocking in front of him.

  "Bang bang bang"

  Electric sparks danced, black flames burned fiercely, all crashing against the crimson shield like blood, with flashes of crystal clear red light bursting out.

  "This black and gold gibbon is not simple, the bird head and snake head on either side seem to have opened up spiritual wisdom before, but were pierced by humans and lost their spiritual wisdom again!" The fat Taoist showed a solemn expression, if the three heads of the black and gold gibbon all had spiritual wisdom at the same time, even a powerful cultivator would only be able to run away.

  "It's okay, the two skulls aren't in perfect condition..." He muttered to himself, the powerful attack of the black and gold ape caused the shield that shone like a red gemstone to shake violently, but it ultimately withstood it.

  "Cut!"

  Just then, a brilliant light burst out of the Fat Monk's Sea of Suffering, like a bright moon, shining brightly and heading straight for the Black Gold Ape.

  Bang

  The golden ape in the middle of Wujin burst out two golden lights from its eyes, shooting onto the bright jade plate like a full moon, and both were shocked.

  The wicked Taoist looked shocked and said, "It seems that all three skulls have been recreated by someone, with terrifying scars on them. It appears that in the past, it successfully opened up the spiritual wisdom of all three skulls. If we had met back then, I would have had to run away."

  The Wujin Ape not only lost its spiritual wisdom in both left and right skulls, but the middle ape head also suffered heavy damage, making it difficult to reappear its former magical power, and was gradually suppressed by the wicked Taoist.

  Bang

  But when the wicked Taoist tried to capture it, the Wujin Ape struggled violently, and its entire body suddenly burst out with a piercing black gold light, instantly breaking free from its restraints and sinking into the dark pool.

  "This thing is indeed terrifying. If all three of its heads were to recover, there would be few people who could subdue it." The fat Taoist priest's expression turned grave.

  At this moment, the bottomless cold pond suddenly fluctuated violently, and below it seemed that something was about to rush out. The black whirlpool surged up with boundless huge waves, and the black mist surged towards all directions.

  The mountain ridge was shrouded in mist, icy cold and piercing to the bone. Many places were frozen and cracked, and many rocks turned into powder after being swept by the dark fog.

  "Dao Chang, didn't you say that yin tombs hide in the dark and won't surface? Why is it so terrifying now?"

  "Maybe I accidentally did something just now and caused trouble."

  "What did you do?"

  "I was thousands of meters deep in the Black Pool when I saw a damaged stone monument with the words 'Ming Pool' carved on it. I pulled it out and threw it into the depths of the Black Pool. I thought that after it sank to the bottom, it might have touched the tomb of the Demon Emperor."

  "Dao Chang, you wouldn't have smashed that broken stele onto the Yāo Emperor's dark temple, would you?"

  "Who would have known that beneath the deep pool was the dark tomb of the Demon Emperor..."

  "Whoosh"

  At this moment, the black whirlpool inside the deep pool churned with splashing water, and a team of dark soldiers wearing black iron armor rushed out, each holding a dark and gloomy black blade.

  "This is......" Ye Fan was shocked.

  The fat Taoist also showed a look of surprise, pulling Ye Fan back and saying: "What's going on? What's strange about the tomb of the Demon Emperor? Could it be that there are terrifying tomb guardians? What kind of creatures are these?"

  In the dark pool, waves of water churned and foamed, and one by one, battered ancient war chariots emerged from the dark pool, carrying loads of dark soldiers. They wore iron armor all over their bodies, covering every inch, and in their hands they held either black yin knives or black meng spears.