Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet.

Chapter 494 Fragments of a Spiritual Treasure!

The Challenge Letter to the Arena of Life and Death—Upon seeing the few bold and powerful characters on the envelope, Gu Yuan's eyes flickered slightly, but he was not surprised. He did not open the envelope, but instead looked up at Gu Xuanfeng and sneered, "Could it be that you intend to challenge me to a duel on the Arena of Life and Death?"

Gu Xuanfeng smiled coldly, not answering the question directly, but saying, "Fellow Daoist Chu, on the life-and-death arena, I'll be waiting for you on the thirteenth of next month."

After saying this, he turned and left.

As he passed by Xue Shenhu, he didn't even glance at Xue Shenhu, seemingly showing him a degree of disdain.

Xue Shenhu's expression remained unchanged, but the cold light in his eyes intensified.

Gu Yuan observed all of this, lost in thought.

Previously, it was a conflict between him and Xue Shenhu, but as time went on, it gradually evolved into a conflict between him and Yuqiao Immortal Palace.

The Jade Bridge Immortal Palace was clearly not a monolithic entity; Xue Shenhu and Gu Xuanfeng did not have a harmonious relationship, but rather a competitive or even hostile one.

Xue Shenhu suffered a great loss at Gu Yuan's hands and also disgraced the Jade Bridge Immortal Palace. Last time, Xue Shenhu's third uncle, Xue Wulong, brought Xue Shenhu and his companion to the palace, hoping to regain face and take revenge. However, they failed and returned empty-handed, which led to this incident.

As a result, the reputation of Jade Bridge Immortal Palace spread far and wide, becoming increasingly renowned.

Now that Xue Shenhu can't deal with Gu Yuan, it's clear that Gu Xuanfeng has taken over the matter.

If Gu Yuan is defeated or even killed, the Jade Bridge Immortal Palace will naturally regain all the face it lost, and Gu Xuanfeng will also benefit greatly.

These benefits are both prestigious and financial.

Of course, these things have little to do with Gu Yuan.

As for the life-or-death duel with Gu Xuanfeng...

Gu Yuan didn't take it to heart; he had already regarded Gu Xuanfeng as a dead man.

Gu Yuan had fought on the life-or-death arena before, so he was naturally familiar with it.

As for Gu Xuanfeng...

Gu Yuan had just sized up the other party. Compared to Xue Shenhu, this person was also a Golden Core cultivator, and the same type of Golden Core, a second-grade Golden Core.

However, Gu Xuanfeng gave him the impression that he was stronger than Xue Shenhu.

I just don't know where this guy got the courage from. After all, although Gu Xuanfeng is stronger than Xue Shenhu, the difference is only slight... Never mind, I'll find someone to inquire about this person's identity later.

With that thought in mind, Gu Yuan turned and left.

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Back in his cave, Gu Yuan deactivated the cave's protective barriers and personally set up several more before taking out his day's harvest.

He sorted and arranged the other medicinal herbs, and then Gu Yuan took out the "broken tile".

hum hum... hum hum...

At this moment, the Taiyi Golden Bell within Gu Yuan's body also reacted once again and began to tremble slightly.

Furthermore, the surface of its bell emits a faint golden light.

These golden rays flowed along Gu Yuan's meridians and landed on the "broken tile" in Gu Yuan's hand.

Buzz—buzz buzz buzz!!!

The broken tile immediately developed spiderweb-like cracks on its surface, which spread rapidly, emitting pure golden light.

Under the golden light, the dark substance on the surface of the broken tile shattered and peeled off. Beneath the dark layer was a dull and ancient bronze color, extremely similar to the surface of Gu Yuan's Taiyi Golden Bell.

But the aura emanating from that broken tile sent chills down his spine and made his heart pound.

"This thing..."

Gu Yuan stared wide-eyed at the somewhat blurred patterns on the surface of the broken bronze fragment, a guess forming in his mind: "Could it be a fragment of the ancient spiritual treasure, the Taiyi Golden Bell?!"

Although it was just a guess, Gu Yuan knew that he might actually be right.

The aura emanating from this fragment was extremely similar to that of his natal magic weapon, the Taiyi Golden Bell, and in essence, it was far more profound and mysterious than the Taiyi Golden Bell!
Gu Yuan reacted quickly, taking out the magic weapon Nine Dragon Furnace and activating it to seal the entire training room, preventing any leakage of energy or any major disturbance.

Soon, the fragment dimmed again, but its aura and power quickly subsided.

However, Gu Yuan could sense that his natal magic weapon, the Taiyi Golden Bell, was slowly stealing the power from this fragment.

Under the extraction of the Taiyi Golden Bell, the power within the fragment was continuously drawn out like flowing water.

This theft is not immediately apparent, but the power within the fragment is quite formidable.

As for Gu Yuan's Taiyi Golden Bell, Gu Yuan, as its master, had traded his life for it, yet he could sense that the Taiyi Golden Bell's essence was constantly growing stronger.

Strands of golden threads began to spread throughout the entire bell, gradually lighting up along the patterns on it, giving it an incredibly mystical appearance.

Although this process is relatively slow, it is truly happening.

The fragment is like a dead body; its inherent power is great, but it has long been dormant and severely incomplete.

Although Gu Yuan's Taiyi Golden Bell was not of high quality, it was quite complete and possessed a trace of spirituality. Moreover, it shared a similar origin with the fragment and was instinctively devouring the power contained within the fragment.

Gu Yuan did not stop it, because it would greatly benefit his natal magic weapon, the Taiyi Golden Bell, and might even improve its quality.

As for the important role of this fragment...

Gu Yuan didn't care; no matter how important the fragments were, they had little to do with him.

On the contrary, once the power and grade of his natal magic weapon, the Taiyi Golden Bell, are improved, he will also benefit from it.

It can save a lot of time and energy.

If you encounter any trouble or a formidable enemy later, it will come in very handy.

However, Gu Yuan estimated that it would take at least two or three days for the Taiyi Golden Bell to drain the power from this fragment.

This period of time was not long, during which Gu Yuan used his magical power to help the Taiyi Golden Bell absorb the power from the fragments of the spiritual treasure.

However, at this moment, another thought echoed in Gu Yuan's mind—why was the Taiyi Golden Bell he was refining able to absorb the fragments of the spiritual treasure Taiyi Golden Bell?

The Lingbao Taiyi Golden Bell is a fragment from ancient times.

The method for refining the Taiyi Golden Bell that Gu Yuan obtained was also passed down from ancient times.

Therefore, Gu Yuan suspected that there must be some problems involved, and that the method of refining the Taiyi Golden Bell might have been deliberately leaked by someone.

Regardless, this is a good thing for Gu Yuan.

If he had followed the proper procedures to refine the Taiyi Golden Bell, it would have taken him several more years to refine it into a magical artifact.

But now, the mere fragment of the spiritual treasure he obtained today is enough to upgrade the Taiyi Golden Bell into a magic weapon.

(End of this chapter)