Clashing Again

"Come on, touch this. I think this black boulder might be a great treasure, or maybe there's a great treasure hidden underneath!"

Why should I be the one to touch you!

"You still expect nothing in return!"

"You can touch me, so I'll touch you!"

"I've already touched you, now it's your turn!"

Based on Zhang Xuezhou's exploration on this side of the mountain and Li Shaojun's exploration on the other side, the only unique thing in this secret place is the black boulder.

Zhang Xuezhou egged Li Shaojun on, and Li Shaojun finally realized what was going on.

But Li Shaojun did hesitate. The black boulder was connected to the Yellow Springs Water, and it was clearly not something to be trusted.

He shouldn't die like this, even if he has a long life, but he's unwilling to give up without exploring the area.

This secret place has three colors: a gray sky and earth, yellow spring water, and black boulders.

Anything that is different from others may have something special about it, which is why Li Shaojun wanted to find out.

Since he couldn't possibly collect the Yellow Spring Water, all that remained was to investigate the black boulder to find out what was going on.

If the black boulder is worthless, his trip will have been in vain.

They stumbled upon a secret place by sheer luck, but the disappointment of finding nothing would be immense, something Li Shaojun couldn't accept.

He walked slowly around the black boulder, examining every part of it.

"Reincarnation will subdue you, you alien races"

When Li Shaojun noticed the knife-like characters on the black boulder, he couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his liver.

This place has already been inscribed with words, so it's clear that the person who left it wouldn't leave any amazing treasures for future visitors.

"This is a monument," Li Shaojun explained. "It reads, 'By the cycle of life, you alien races will be subdued.'"

"This is the best news I've heard," Zhang Xuezhou nodded.

"Pah! You're sure you can understand these ancient characters too!"

Seeing Zhang Xuezhou's serious expression, Li Shaojun couldn't help but spit out his food, knowing that this guy had a good eye and might have also seen through some trickery.

"Since it is a guardian stele, this guardian stele must be able to draw in the Spiritual Qi of the secret place, and it may even draw in the Yellow Springs, making it difficult for the outside world to have any abundant Spiritual Qi energy," Li Shaojun said.

"I think you make a good point," Zhang Xuezhou agreed.

"Is it suppressing that person?"

Li Shaojun pointed and gestured, clearly indicating that he was referring to Bai.

"I don't know," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said, "I was standing here studying it when an old man rushed out and beat me up."

Don't lie to me!

"There really was an old man there, and we actually had a battle of Divine Sense," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Otherwise, what would I be doing standing there in a daze!"

"That makes sense!"

Li Shaojun nodded.

He couldn't help but feel around in his sleeve, and then took out a piece of yellow cloth.

"Demons and monsters, get out of here! Demons and monsters, get out of here!"

He chanted incantations over the yellow cloth, then tossed it toward the black boulder, and the yellow cloth immediately floated up into the air.

"What a wonderful treasure!" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed.

"It's just for my own peace of mind!"

Li Shaojun made a sarcastic remark, then extended his right hand.

The moment his right hand touched the black boulder, a layer of frost quickly spread over Li Shaojun's right hand, and a chilling aura mixed with a strange fragrance wafted out.

"It's a spirit..."

Li Shaojun felt his right hand was cold, but not so cold that it was unbearable.

As long as he takes a bowl of the Rejuvenating Soup, combined with the effects of Spiritual Qi energy, he will surely be able to utilize this Spiritual Qi normally.

Before he could even utter a joyful cry, a majestic old man leaped out from the black boulder.

"Anyone who is not a descendant of mine who plots to overthrow me will surely harbor rebellious intentions!"

The old man shouted at Li Shaojun and then gestured with his fingers.

"Demons and monsters, die!"

The old man pointed a finger at Li Shaojun, who collapsed without even uttering a sound, bleeding from all seven orifices.

Zhang Xuezhou's feet twitched as he tried to flee, but then he remembered that he still had the Suihou Pearl, which might be useful. Just as he reached out to take out the pearl, he saw the old man chuckle at Li Shaojun's corpse and disappear into the black boulder.

"Damn it, I was standing here studying this when an old man rushed out, beat me up, and even killed me!"

Zhang Xuezhou waited for a while before the bleeding from Li Shaojun's seven orifices stopped, and then he stood up from the ground cursing.

His words were similar to those of Zhang Xuezhou before.

Zhang Xuezhou fled in all directions, and was saved by Li Shaojun's magic touch on the Suihou Pearl. Li Shaojun, on the other hand, survived by using a life-and-death technique to counteract the attack.

He stood up and looked at Zhang Xuezhou again.

"It's your turn," Li Shaojun urged.

"I don't really want to play anymore," Zhang Xuezhou said dejectedly. "I can't beat that old man either!"

"How can you just quit like that? I've already given you my life and you're already saying you're done? You can't do this!" Li Shaojun said urgently. "You have to give me a try, let me see that old man clearly, don't let it end before I can even see anything!"

"No, no, I can't handle him," Zhang Xuezhou shook his head and said, "I'm a little afraid of him now!"

"You're scared before we've even started?"

"I just felt like he had disappeared, and then he suddenly reappeared. Who wouldn't be afraid in this situation?"

Looking at the black boulder, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but wonder what exactly the golden light inside the Suihou Pearl was.

Kong Anguo mentioned that Suihou Pearl had the ability to control yin objects, but Zhang Xuezhou did not know how to use such a treasure. He also found it difficult to judge whether the old man's form belonged to yin objects, or whether he could be restrained by Suihou Pearl.

"Why don't you try again?" Zhang Xuezhou urged. "This time I'll protect you, and I'll even bring out my treasure to take care of you!"

"That won't do. This kind of thing is something we have to try one at a time," Li Shaojun said. "If you break this rule, we can't cooperate!"

"You take one turn, I'll take one turn, right?" Zhang Xuezhou confirmed.

"Yes," Li Shaojun nodded.

"Very well, then our cooperation is over," Zhang Xuezhou said.

What does that mean?

"Would you be interested in collaborating again?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Ah?"

"It's still you and me exploring this town monument one by one. Whoever doesn't explore it is a little dog," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"OK!"

Li Shaojun thought about it for a moment, and finally nodded.

"You go first," Li Shaojun urged. "Let me see what that old man looks like!"

"You go first," Zhang Xuezhou said. "We've only just started working together, don't make me look down on you!"

"What do you mean?" Li Shaojun exclaimed in frustration, "Didn't we have an agreement?"

"That's right, we agreed on one turn for you, then one turn for me," Zhang Xuezhou said. "You go first, then I'll go second!"

"It's me again?" Li Shaojun asked, his eyes wide.

"If you insist on deciding who goes first, then let's play rock-paper-scissors to decide who goes first!"

That's much fairer than what you're saying!

Li Shaojun nodded in agreement.

After playing rock-paper-scissors three times with Zhang Xuezhou, he couldn't help but stand in front of the black boulder with a bitter expression and stretched out his hand again.