That thin piece of paper, which looked like a book, possessed extraordinary strength and kept separating and reuniting. Chiming cried out incoherently and chased after it frantically.
Fortunately, Li Qiang had set up a restriction beforehand, otherwise he really wouldn't have been able to catch up with that thin piece of material.
With the help of the Yeqi Dragon Claw, Chiming finally managed to slow down the thin piece. He flew forward, his hands brimming with Divine Yi Power, grabbed the piece, and laughed heartily in the air.
Gu Xing dared not fly into the air, for that would trigger the Ancient God Restriction. He used the azure light of the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror to cover the bracelet, but his power was too depleted to retrieve it for the time being, and he could only trap the crimson bracelet.
Li Qiang retrieved it smoothly. He used the Ninefold Evolving Gilt Flowing Jade to suppress the flying divine artifact and easily caught it. The thing kept moving around in his hand, and the flashing silver light was so bright that it was hard to open one's eyes.
After Li Qiang channeled a burst of Divine Yi Power into it, it revealed its true form. It was indeed a magical artifact resembling a round fan, with a circular fan surface edged with silver. The fan surface was like semi-transparent glass, and a chilling aura emanated from it.
Li Qiang couldn't figure out how to use this magical artifact, and since he didn't have time to ponder it, he put it into his bracelet.
Chiming also put away the divine artifact. He clicked his tongue at Li Qiang and said with a grin, "Huh, that's strange. Why hasn't Boss Gu Xing collected that little thing yet? Sigh..."
Li Qiang turned his head and saw that Gu Xing had the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror hanging on his chest, and a hazy blue light shone on the crimson bracelet. It was clear that he was no longer able to retrieve it.
Li Qiang leaped into the air, shouting, "Lord Gu Xing, put away the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror! I'll put it away for you!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xing quickly retrieved the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror, not even bothering to glance at the bracelet, and immediately closed his eyes to cultivate in seclusion.
Li Qiang called out, "Junior brother, don't stand there, come along!" He had already realized that the artifact was extraordinary. Sure enough, he reached out twice, but the bracelets flew past him both times.
Chiming waved his Yeqi Dragon Staff, and beams of starlight shot out, striking the bracelet and creating a series of explosions. Li Qiang seized the opportunity to suppress the attack with the Ninefold Evolving Gilt, and then managed to retrieve the bracelet.
Chiming flew to Li Qiang's side and said, "Let me see what this thing is?"
Li Qiang handed it to him and said, "Take a look, I'll go check on Lord Gu Xing."
Chiming grabbed the bracelet, casually slipped it onto his wrist, and channeled a burst of Divine Yi Power into it. He was secretly surprised to find that it was actually a storage bracelet.
He glanced at Li Qiang and Gu Xing, then immediately searched the bracelet for anything hidden inside.
The bracelet was almost empty, containing only some materials. One item in particular delighted him: a Azure Slip.
Without hesitation, the young man hid the Azure Slip inside his bracelet, then took it off and said with a grin, "Strange, what kind of magical artifact is this?"
Li Qiang walked to Gu Xing's side, took out a Withered Green Divine Pill, and said, "Lord Gu Xing, this is the Withered Green Divine Pill. Quickly restore your strength; we need to open the Ancient God Repository behind us."
Gu Xing was overjoyed. He opened his eyes and said impatiently, " The Withered Green Divine Pill? That's wonderful!" He knew in his heart that without profound internal energy, it would be extremely dangerous here.
About an hour later, with the help of the Withered Green Divine Pill, Gu Xing finally recovered. He was a little regretful; if it weren't for the time constraints, he would have preferred to go into seclusion and cultivate in seclusion, so that his cultivation could be even more refined than before.
He stood up, but before he could speak, Chiming eagerly rushed up to him, claiming credit. "This is that divine artifact; it was us brothers who worked together to help you retrieve it."
Gu Xing looked at Chiming with a hint of helplessness and nodded, saying, " Chiming, now that you've also become the Azure Emperor's disciple, don't hold a grudge against me anymore."
Chiming handed him the bracelet, grinning, "No, how could I dare... You're Luo Heaven High Immortal, oh dear, I can't afford to offend you."
Disturbed by his antics, Gu Xing didn't even examine the divine artifact in his hand, casually putting it away as he said, "If you insist on holding a grudge, there's nothing I can do. However, I, Gu Xing, have never been afraid."
Chiming still chuckled and said, "Hey, Gu Xing Star, I wouldn't dare hold a grudge. I might have the desire, but I don't have the guts!" He still had a sarcastic tone.
Li Qiang said, "Junior brother, stop teasing Lord Gu Xing. How could a cultivator harbor such deep hatred?"
Chiming rolled his eyes at Li Qiang and said with dissatisfaction, "Big brother, can't I even have a little fun?"
Li Qiang glared and said, "Fine! What's wrong with that? You're done playing... get ready to get to work!"
Chiming said listlessly, "Work! Let's get to work! Huh, what kind of work?"
Gu Xing was completely helpless against this clown. He wisely ignored Chiming and said to Li Qiang, "In my experience, once the restrictions on the Ancient God Repository are lifted, it means that the restrictions on this layer of the Ancient God Repository are completely broken. All the divine artifacts will fly out at the same time. With the strength of the three of us, we simply cannot control the situation."
Li Qiang nodded and said, "I'm only confident I can collect one. The second one will be very difficult. The three of us can only collect a maximum of six divine artifacts. After that, most of them will fly away."
He still had something on his mind that he hadn't said. In the chaos, it was easy to lose important Cultivation Method, especially the solution the Ancient Bona People had found, which was even more crucial. To this day, he still didn't know what it was like.
Gu Xing smiled wryly, "Yes, I can only collect two items at most; any more than that and I'm overwhelmed."
Li Qiang scratched his head and said, "Let's be cautious and not rush to open it."
As they were speaking, a faint black light flew towards Gu Xing, Chiming exclaimed in surprise, "What is that?"
Gu Xing reached down and grabbed a palm-sized azure celestial artifact. His expression shifted, and he said, "This is a rumor from the Azure Emperor."
He held the object in his palm, pondered for a moment, then looked up and said, "It was given to you by High Person Yuangu..."
Gu Xing told Li Qiang what it contained: a series of numbers that seemed to be in a sequence, but he couldn't understand what it meant either.
Li Qiang was overjoyed. What Heavenly Aunt told him was the order of the Divine Spirit Instruction in the Beiye Heavenly Scripture, which was a very powerful restriction technique. However, he had some questions about the arrangement of the last section. Based on his experience using the Divine Spirit Instruction, he felt that the last restriction was very strange.
Gu Xing said, " The Azure Emperor said that if we can't wait, we can open the Ancient God Repository first, but we must use the Beiye Divine Restriction... Beiye Divine Restriction? Is that the sorting method I just gave you?"
Li Qiang nodded and said, "There are seventy-one Divine Spirit Instruction in total. Hehe, I should be able to handle it."
Chiming rubbed his hands together excitedly and said, "Let's go open the Ancient God Repository! Haha!"
Li Qiang repeatedly reviewed the order of the Divine Spirit Instruction; this was something he absolutely could not afford to get wrong.
Realizing that his current strength was no match for Li Qiang and his companion, Gu Xing hesitated for a moment before saying, "We'd better wait."
Chiming said nonchalantly, "Wait? Wait for what? Those people can't get in."
Li Qiang said, "I'll go in after I've familiarized myself with the seventy-one Divine Spirit Instruction. Strange, why are the last dozen or so Divine Spirit Instruction so difficult? Wait for me a little longer."
A slight smile appeared on Gu Xing's face as he said, "Alright, I'll meditate for a while." He sat down cross-legged and said no more.
Chiming didn't think much of it and casually took out the golden shard he had just obtained to study it.
The Seventy-One Divine Spirit Instruction should have been easy to complete, but this time was different. The first fifty or so techniques were easy to connect, but the last dozen or so techniques were very strange in their connection. Li Qiang felt that it was a bit like reciting a tongue twister. When he slowed down, it was easy to complete, but if he wanted to complete it quickly, there would always be one or two mistakes in the last dozen or so Divine Spirit Instruction. And in the Ancient God Repository, mistakes were absolutely unacceptable.
Li Qiang practiced repeatedly, and time passed slowly. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind, "It doesn't make sense. Since I already learned the restriction techniques in the Beiye Heavenly Scripture, I can use them just as well. Why did Heavenly Aunt specifically give me this Divine Spirit Instruction? I can use restrictions, so I don't need any restriction techniques at all."
He suddenly realized what was happening and felt a little unhappy. Heavenly Aunt's scheming was far too deep.
Li Qiang said calmly, "Alright, I've mastered the Divine Spirit Instruction. We can go in now."
A hint of disappointment flashed in Gu Xing's eyes as he said, "Alright, let's go in!"
Just as the three gathered and were about to go inside, a loud bang was heard, and the entire platform of the Ancient God Repository began to tremble violently, with a series of whistling sounds coming from above.
The three looked up and saw three huge crimson orbs of light descending from the sky.
Chiming exclaimed, "What the hell is that?"
Li Qiang glanced around and realized he was too late. He said calmly, "Three top experts have entered using their Divine Ability."
The tremors ended with three loud bangs, and three figures appeared on the platform: the Azure Emperor, High Person Boju, and the Heavenly Aunt, who landed on the ground.
Gu Xing hurriedly bowed and said, " Gu Xing greets the Emperor."
The Azure Emperor smiled broadly and said, "Good, good, good, Gu Xing has done a great job this time." He nodded in satisfaction.
Gu Xing visibly relaxed and stood to one side with his hands at his sides.
High Person Boju laughed and said, "Everything is under control. Hehe, after all the hardships, it's all been worth it."
The Heavenly Aunt had revealed her true form. She chuckled softly, "It seems, young brother, you've been bewitched by my Divine Spirit Instruction... Hehe, don't be angry. Once the Ancient God Repository is opened, the three of you will be very difficult to control, especially since several items inside are crucial. Once they're gone, they'll be hard to find again, and the whereabouts of the divine artifacts cannot be predicted."
Li Qiang sighed and said, "We insignificant people are no match for you. The things in the Ancient God Repository don't hold much appeal for me. I just need you three seniors to guarantee..."
The Azure Emperor interrupted him, saying, "Since you've already become my disciple, High Person Yuangu is your aunt, High Person Boju is your uncle. What kind of senior are you? You have no manners at all!"
Chiming wanted to laugh but didn't dare, so he quickly turned his head away.
Li Qiang thought to himself, "Well, here comes another free senior uncle and senior aunt."
Heavenly Aunt smiled and said, "I understand your thoughts. Don't worry, Gu Xing will definitely help you. Didn't I give you the Soul Crossing Liquid last time? What are you still worried about?"
Li Qiang was truly helpless. They had firmly grasped his weaknesses, leaving him no way to resist. They had planned every step meticulously, and they weren't worried about him not agreeing.
Li Qiang quickly figured it out. Since he couldn't beat them, why bother? There are too many things in this world that are beyond our control. It's impossible for everything to go according to our wishes. As long as he has peace of mind, that's enough.
He shrugged and said nonchalantly, "If we can successfully open the Ancient God Repository this time, I should go back to my hometown. The road back won't be easy."
High Person Boju said, "If you want to go back, that's easy. Just have Heavenly Aunt escort you, so you don't need to worry about it."
Heavenly Aunt rolled her eyes at High Person Boju, then said with a sweet, cheerful voice, "You're quite the lazy one. But I'll help with my junior nephew's matter."
Li Qiang said, "That depends on whether I can survive. If I self-destruct... everything will be for nothing." He took the opportunity to express his concerns.
The Azure Emperor said, "Don't worry, with me here, you won't self-destruct."
Without saying another word, Li Qiang took the lead and headed towards the forbidden Ancient God Repository.
This Ancient God Repository covers a vast area; Gu Xing has only opened a small portion of it, with nearly four-fifths of the area still Ancient God Restriction.
Heavenly Aunt, Boju, and Azure Emperor followed behind.
Li Qiang felt the Divine War Soul on his forehead throbbing violently, and he could clearly see a layer of silver light blocking his path.
Li Qiang tried to touch it with his hand. In a flash of silver light, a bolt of lightning struck. Unexpectedly, he was thrown off balance by the lightning and landed awkwardly on the ground.
Chiming followed behind him, laughing gleefully, "Hey big brother, why are you touching the restriction?" He laughed as he helped Li Qiang up.
After being touched, the silver light screen began to fluctuate rapidly, with flashes of light illuminating it.
Heavenly Aunt hurriedly said, "Go and break the curse quickly, or it will be troublesome!"
Chiming shouted, "I'll do it!" He plunged headfirst into the silver light screen, and with a loud bang, he flew out again, only to be caught by Azure Emperor.
High Person Boju asked in surprise, "What's going on?"
The Heavenly Aunt said, "Let all the brothers go in at the same time!"
Li Qiang, pulling Chiming along, charged forward without hesitation. In an instant, a strong golden light shot out from their foreheads and silently disappeared into the light barrier.
High Person Boju cheered, "Good, let's get ready!"
Gu Xing watched excitedly, knowing his chance had come. The rule of the immortals was that as long as one obtained a treasure through their own abilities, no one would ask for it back unless it was given away voluntarily.
He stepped forward, ready to strike at any moment.
After Li Qiang and Chiming entered the silver light curtain, both of them felt a splitting headache. The accumulated Divine Yi Power flowed out like a flood. In just a short moment, both of them collapsed into a seat, exhausted.
Li Qiang barely managed to hold onto Chiming, and the two sat facing each other cross-legged. Li Qiang mustered his last bit of strength and transmitted his voice, "Circulate your internal energy!"
The two simultaneously unleashed their power, and their depleted Divine Yi Power suddenly erupted like a volcano, causing their cultivation levels to surge uncontrollably.
In the blink of an eye, the two were like a raging fire, with towering flames shooting into the sky. Li Qiang emitted a purple glow, while Chiming's body flashed with dazzling silver starlight. The two were on the verge of self-destruction at the same time.
At this critical moment, the Mind Cage on Li Qiang's body played a huge role, not only suppressing his rapidly increasing power, but also pulling Chiming back.
The restrictions enveloping the Ancient God Repository began to crumble under the combined efforts of the two.
Heavenly Aunt was the first to enter the Ancient God Repository. She first sealed the entire space again, and then High Person Boju and Azure Emperor also entered.
The Azure Emperor rushed to Li Qiang and Chiming's side, holding a spinning wheel in his hand, rings of colorful light enveloping the two. He made a hand seal, and the spinning wheel hovered between the two, rapidly balancing their Divine Yi Power.
Li Qiang gradually regained consciousness and realized that due to the surge in his power just now, the Mind Cage on his body had vanished in an instant, and now he could only rely on this wondrous wheel to balance his power.
The Azure Emperor instructed the two to circulate their internal energy, and after a while, Li Qiang finally recovered. He didn't look for any divine artifacts, but just sat on the ground in a daze.
As soon as Chiming recovered, he immediately darted out to grab the treasures flying all over the sky.
A wave of sadness suddenly washed over Li Qiang, and his homesickness grew even stronger. All he wanted now was to go back to Earth, even if it was just to go back to Sealed Fate Planet, it would be much more pleasant than staying in Xinbo Cape.
After stabilizing the two's surging power, the Azure Emperor also devoted himself to collecting the divine artifact.
Heavenly Aunt was focused on searching for cultivation Cultivation Method and completely ignored the flying artifacts. High Person Boju and Azure Emperor did the same. Only Gu Xing and Chiming Ming chased after the flying artifacts.
Li Qiang was startled awake by a divine artifact that flashed past his eyes. He slapped himself. No matter what, being able to come to the Ancient God Repository was a kind of fate, and it would be too foolish to give up this fate. He cheered himself up and rushed out.
Only he and Chiming can fly here. Even if Heavenly Aunt has the strength of the Primordial Hermit, she wouldn't dare to fly recklessly unless she plans to leave the Ancient God Repository.
Because the restrictions on the Ancient God Repository were broken by Li Qiang and Chiming working together, two layers of restrictions were broken at once. After Heavenly Aunt entered, she immediately restricted the outer layer, and High Person Boju reinforced another layer. Therefore, although the current restrictions are not as strong as the original Ancient God's Ancient God Repository Ancient God Restriction, they are sufficient to keep all the treasures inside.
Li Qiang looked up and saw a colorful array of magical artifacts flying around in the air. Some emitted dazzling golden and silver light, while others emitted red light and blue shadows. Their shapes were also strange and bizarre, making him dizzy and unsure which one to grab. There were so many things that he didn't know where to start.
Chiming was chasing a divine artifact that shimmered with seven-colored light and was shaped like a centipede. Because it could fly, he held the Yeqi Dragon Staff and darted up and down in pursuit, shouting and making a mess of the whole scene.
The Gu Xing, carrying the Heaven-Defying Treasure Mirror, didn't want ordinary divine artifacts; he was looking for a treasure that satisfied him, so he hadn't made a move yet.
Heavenly Aunt, High Person Boju, and Azure Emperor all stood calmly in the center. During this time, High Person Boju made a move, grabbing a dark, round ball, but he seemed dissatisfied and casually tossed it to Gu Xing.
Li Qiang walked up to the three men and asked, "Why aren't you going to collect the divine artifact? What are you waiting for?"
The Azure Emperor laughed and said, "We plan to each collect one artifact. As for the other divine artifacts, we plan to use our great Divine Ability to move them out. Even the ancient immortals who can't get in from outside will participate. You can collect them based on your own strength. There's no limit to the three of you; collect as many as you can."
Li Qiang's eyes remained fixed on the flying artifacts. He said absentmindedly, "The artifacts don't matter. I'm looking for cultivation Cultivation Method and a way to resolve the Bona People's crisis... What exactly is it that can resolve the Bona People's crisis?"
Heavenly Aunt said softly, "Strange, why haven't they appeared yet?"
Li Qiang asked curiously, "What is it?"
The Azure Emperor said, "We call it the God Repository Tower. No one knows its real name. It appears briefly each time it is opened. Inside are the best divine artifacts and Cultivation Method. Your aunt's Beiye Pill Cauldron and Beiye Heavenly Scripture, and your uncle's God-Sealing Plaque, were all obtained from the God Repository Tower. Unfortunately, the God Repository Tower appears for a very short time each time, and with so many ancient immortals present, it is difficult to collect the treasures inside."
Li Qiang then understood why they only accepted one divine artifact; there were even better ones out there.
Li Qiang asked, "Can you take me in with you?"
High Person Boju said, "Nephew, you'd better not go in. If you absolutely must go in, you can only search the outermost layer. The appearance of the God Repository Tower is unpredictable. If you can't get out in time, you're doomed."
Suddenly, the Azure Emperor reached out and grabbed a square ancient bottle, its surface covered with fine, dark red patterns.
He glanced at it briefly and said, "This artifact is not bad. You can keep it to play with." He handed it to Li Qiang.
The Heavenly Aunt glanced at it, then pointed, and a divine artifact tumbled into her hand—a whip shimmering with golden light. She smiled and said, "This whip is quite good; you can take it."
Li Qiang inexplicably obtained two divine artifacts. Immediately afterwards, High Person Boju also made a move, sucking down a strangely shaped weapon from the sky and giving it to Li Qiang as well.
Chiming had been busy until now, and only then did he manage to grab the centipede-like artifact. He happily put it away, shouted, and pounced on another artifact.
In the midst of the chaos, a crisp, resounding sound rang out, and Heavenly Aunt exclaimed in a sweet voice, "Be careful, the God Repository Tower has emerged!" She made a hand seal, a smile playing on her lips.
Li Qiang was stunned. He had never seen such a beautiful scene before, as if the world had stood still.
Heavenly Aunt, High Person Boju, and Azure Emperor simultaneously performed hand seals, each concentrating their attention in preparation.
Gu Xing also stopped chasing the artifact and turned to look at it.
Chiming landed on the ground and asked curiously, "Huh, what are you doing? Whoa, what's that thing?"
A faint, melodious bell sound drifted through the air. About a meter above the ground, a point of colored light gradually shone, and the tinkling of silver bells became increasingly clear. A delicate fragrance wafted through the air. Li Qiang, Chiming, and Gu Xing stared in disbelief at the so-called God Repository Tower.
It is a tower made up of pyramid-shaped triangular structures stacked together. The entire God Repository Tower appears upside down, with the top pointing downwards and the bottom facing upwards. It consists of nine pyramidal triangular structures, each covered with rows of neat triangular doors.
The God Repository Tower is over ten meters tall, and its appearance distorts the space within a few meters around it.
Li Qiang had witnessed this method before, back in the Tanbang Continent, at the foot of Heavenly Melody City in the Sea of Wronged Souls, where the Buddha Sect Mystic Suppression Pagoda had some similarities to the God Repository Tower.
Many of the triangular doors on the God Repository Tower have been opened, while the remaining doors gleam with multicolored light.
Suddenly, Heavenly Aunt shouted, "Restrict it!"
High Person Boju sealed off the top, Azure Emperor sealed off the bottom, and Heavenly Aunt completely restricted all four sides. In an instant, the God Repository Tower was controlled to a position about two meters above the ground.
The Azure Emperor laughed, "This time we finally managed to prevent it from flying away, otherwise it would have been quite troublesome... We have enough time to take turns going in, let's stick to the old rules."
Heavenly Aunt laughed and said, "I'm the one benefiting from this collaboration. Don't worry, as long as I obtain the Cultivation Method, I will definitely share it with everyone."
Li Qiang reminded her, "Master, if there is a way to save the Bona People, you must retrieve it."
A hint of surprise flashed in Heavenly Aunt's eyes, and she smiled, "Don't worry, this is also one of my wishes." She walked towards the bottom of the God Repository Tower.
As Heavenly Aunt entered the area of God Repository Tower, the God Repository Tower immediately emitted a dazzling light, pulling her upwards, whereupon she grew smaller and smaller.
Li Qiang discovered that the route Heavenly Aunt took was extremely complex. He used his divine eye to examine it and realized that the God Repository Tower was also protected by layers of restrictions.
Chiming, eager to try, said, "Senior brother, shall we go in and have some fun too?"
Li Qiang laughed and said, "Instead of wasting this time, my brother and I would rather go and grab some ready-made divine artifacts; what's inside there is beyond our capabilities."
He's wise now. He knows his knowledge is far inferior to that of Heavenly Aunt and the others. If he insists on going in, he might implicate everyone.
Chiming sighed, "It's a pity I won't be able to see it for myself."