ragginovel Chapter 73 Mirror Tower
Chapter 73 Mirror Tower
The closer one gets to the center of the secret realm, the stronger the Flame Demon becomes.
However, their strength is only reflected in their size; although they may have a few more Golden Fire Spirit Stones on their chests, they are not upgraded to high-grade spirit stones.
This made Fan Jingmei a little disappointed.
After all, Luo Qing dealt with these Foundation Establishment level Flame Demons with a single punch, leaving her with no sense of danger, only the joy of a successful outcome.
The reason behind this is that Luo Qing's refinement has increased the basic power of the Blood Bone Fist from 160% to 280% in one go!
After being amplified tenfold by the evil energy, this low-grade first-rank spell, in Luo Qing's hands, could actually reach more than 300% of the power of a high-grade first-rank spell.
Furthermore, his original second-stage Golden Body, after transforming into a third-stage Golden Body, also saw its rank upgraded to the first-tier high-grade, as detailed below:
"Three-fold Golden Body (First-tier High-grade)"
Basic cost: 4 Health Points
Skill restrictions: None
基础威能：精20（50%），纯阳12（35%），肺金20（10%），脾土10（5%）
Additional bonus: Health 10 (40%)
The upgrade in rank doubled all the requirements, but even so, Luo Qing was still able to reach 127% of the base power.
The mystical technique "Condensing the Dharma Body" can combine the power of these two into a single attack.
In other words, even without additional blood energy to amplify his third-stage golden body, Luo Qing's current punches are equivalent to 427% of a first-tier high-grade spell!
What's even more terrifying is that Luo Qing consumes very little mana and blood energy with each punch, which makes him not only able to fight and withstand attacks, but also incredibly resilient, truly deserving the title of "monster".
Three days passed, and Luo Qing had already gathered the two hundred gold fire spirit stones needed for the two of them to leave the Golden Sun Secret Realm.
This is not Luo Qing's limit, but rather the only limit to the density of the Flame Demons.
After three days of travel, they finally arrived at the nearest Mirror Tower.
Looking up, the Mirror Tower is made entirely of reddish-gold rocks, towering into the clouds, with a huge round mirror floating on top.
However, compared to the towering Mirror Tower, what is more striking is the devastated scene surrounding it.
On the ground, deep, bottomless ravines crisscrossed, some torn apart by powerful magic, others smashed open by some immense force.
Broken fragments of magical artifacts and dried, blackened bloodstains were scattered everywhere. There were even a few places where faint traces of Nascent Soul cultivators' spiritual energy remained, indicating that a tremendous battle had taken place here.
Fan Jingmei crouched down, her fingertips brushing against a shattered piece of stone from the tower wall, her delicate brows furrowed, full of doubt:
"I wonder who did this, turning such a beautiful secret realm into this mess."
Although Luo Qing did not speak, he knew in his heart that this must have been the work of a Nascent Soul cultivator from the Star Palace.
After all, the most famous achievement of the Heavenly Mirror Master was that he single-handedly killed the previous Star Palace Master.
With such deep-seated hatred, how could the powerful Star Palace let it go? In the end, they successfully surrounded and killed him!
"Don't worry about the past, let's go inside and talk about it first."
Luo Qing withdrew her gaze and strode towards the entrance of the Mirror Tower.
As expected, the restrictions around the Mirror Tower were numerous, with strands of crimson-gold light intertwining and radiating sharp restrictive fluctuations. A slight mistake could trigger a killing formation.
Fortunately, the two found a jade slip containing a map of the Mirror Tower in Zhou Yuan's storage bag.
This map is clearly based on information obtained by Crimson Fire Island through multiple explorations of the Golden Sun Secret Realm. It not only depicts the internal structure of the Mirror Tower in detail but also marks the dangerous restrictions in various places.
For those problems that are truly unavoidable, there are either solutions or specific talismans and magical artifacts.
Relying on the wisdom of these predecessors, Luo Qing arrived at the square entrance in just one day.
"Stay close," Luo Qing instructed, then stepped inside first.
Fan Jingmei followed closely behind, already gripping the magic weapon tightly in her hand, cautiously surveying her surroundings.
The interior of the Mirror Tower was much more spacious than I had imagined, and the walls themselves radiated golden light, so the lighting was not dim at all.
Everywhere you look, there are signs of ransacking. Bookshelves are overturned, alchemy furnaces are broken into pieces, and useless jade slips and broken talismans are scattered on the ground.
"Just as rumored." Luo Qing glanced around, her eyes calm and unwavering. "Anything of value has already been taken."
Looking at the mess, Fan Jingmei couldn't help but sigh.
"Those seniors went too far, leaving not a single scrap."
The two ventured deeper into the tower, encountering the same sights along the way, until they finally made a discovery at the core area of the top floor.
On one side of the top floor, a huge teleportation array sat quietly.
This array is composed of countless crimson-gold array patterns. Although it has weathered many years of wind and frost, and the spiritual light on the array patterns has dimmed, the overall structure remains intact and has not been damaged.
"This is the teleportation array that takes you out of the secret realm!"
Fan Jingmei's eyes lit up, and she quickly stepped forward to carefully examine the teleportation array.
I never expected them to find a way out so easily!
She didn't even consider that without Luo Qing, she would have difficulty finding even a hundred Flame Demons, let alone hunting them in an unfavorable environment.
Without a map of Crimson Fire Island, they had to go through a lot of trouble just to get close to the Border Tower!
Seeing the way out with his own eyes, Luo Qing couldn't help but feel relieved.
Looking at the very center of this place, there is a gigantic formation that is ten times more complex.
Compared to the teleportation array, this array was treated completely differently. Not only were most of the array patterns damaged, but a large amount of the materials used to set up the array were also broken, clearly indicating that it had been deliberately sabotaged.
"Master, this should be the grand formation controlling the Heavenly Golden Mirror above."
"Can you understand it?"
"Yes, these remaining array patterns and the patterns on the Heavenly Gold Mirror have many similarities."
"I see. Is there any possibility of repairing this formation?"
Luo Qing asked the question that concerned her most.
By controlling just one Heavenly Golden Mirror, Luo Qing can gather the Golden Yang Fire Qi in the secret realm and obtain the Golden Yang Divine Fire.
Furthermore, he can use it to control the heat at will.
"It will take time to analyze, and Mengbao can't guarantee it either."
"It's alright, just give it a try. If it doesn't work, we'll leave immediately."
Luo Qing was also open-minded; it wasn't that she absolutely had to obtain the Golden Sun Divine Fire.
If one path is blocked, there are other paths to take.
"This formation is quite ingenious. I need to study it for a few days. If you don't want to wait, you can simply activate the teleportation array and leave."
After walking directly into the remnants of the formation and sitting down cross-legged, Luo Qing said to Fan Jingmei.
"No rush. Once you've figured it out, we'll go hunt some more fire demons. You know how difficult it is to get a mid-grade spirit stone outside."
Fan Jingmei was unwilling to leave this "treasure land" so soon.