Zhang Xiaohua used the most clumsy method to figure out the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation, committing it firmly to memory. He then put away all the Five Elements Pearls before flying over to the azure gourd. The azure gourd was not large, even a size smaller than ordinary gourds. Its surface shimmered with azure radiance, and to the naked eye, a faint glow flowed across it, amid which countless tadpole-like talismans flickered in and out of sight!
Yet when Zhang Xiaohua swept it with his divine sense, the gourd appeared different from what his eyes saw. It gave off only the slightest ripple of vital energy, somewhat unlike an ordinary magical artifact, and seemed to possess nothing particularly remarkable!
This made Zhang Xiaohua even more delighted. He now possessed quite a few magical artifacts and had gradually learned that the less obvious an artifact's vital energy fluctuations were, the more formidable it tended to be. To say nothing else, the bracelet on his own left arm had not the slightest fluctuation of vital energy!
With that thought, Zhang Xiaohua reached out to grab the azure gourd!
The instant Zhang Xiaohua's hand touched the azure gourd, a burst of emerald radiance flashed and knocked his hand aside, preventing him from drawing even an inch closer.
"Alas." Zhang Xiaohua sighed, but there was not the least disappointment on his face. He had long expected this result. For something so important, it would have been strange if it had not been protected by some powerful restriction.
Moreover, Zhang Xiaohua knew that this restriction was certainly beyond his current ability to break. If he wanted to force his way through it, he could only use the nameless flow within his left arm. Yet he was currently trapped inside the restriction and still needed