Soon, without the previous obstacles, Zhang Tian and the others smoothly entered the temple.
Inside the temple, Zhang Tian saw that many wall pillars had collapsed, likely due to the collapse of the underground palace.
Zhang Tian looked up at the sky; it was noon.
Fortunately, it wasn't night. If it were, they would also have to guard against surrounding wild beasts.
After escaping, everyone felt a sense of relief.
At the same time, Professor Li and Xiao Guang felt a wave of fatigue.
After all, they had been tense for so many days, and in the tomb chamber, they couldn't distinguish day from night.
It was natural for them to be exhausted after enduring for so many days.
Upon returning, everyone sat on the ground, and Professor Li and the other quickly fell into a deep sleep.
At this moment, Zhang Qilin extended his hand.
A bead emitting a red light appeared before them.
The red bead looked very translucent, and a strong power could be felt from the fiery red bead.
A golden radiance gently spread out.
Before long, the surrounding temple was filled with golden energy.
This was the precious spiritual energy they had felt in the Heavenly Palace before.
"It's the Muchen Bead!"
Upon seeing the Muchen Bead before them, Fatty and Shirley Yang spoke almost simultaneously.
Their faces showed surprise and excitement.
Finally, they had obtained the Muchen Bead. With the Muchen Bead, the curse on their bodies might also dissipate.
Zhang Tian's gaze fell upon the bead.
[Item: Muchen Bead!]
[Item Grade: Supreme Grade Magical Artifact!]
[Item Ability: Contains fire essence within. Absorbers can cleanse their impurities and aid in their cultivation.]
[Item Description: This bead is the phoenix's gall transformed from the Earth Mother. It contains fire essence and is one of the few extremely yang objects in heaven and earth.]
A voice echoed in his mind.
Zhang Tian rejoiced inwardly.
Originally, Zhang Tian had been contemplating how to cleanse the curse on his body, but now it seemed he didn't need to worry at all.
He could simply absorb it directly.
In that case, it was not an exaggeration to call the Muchen Bead a Supreme Grade Magical Artifact.
Its abilities were indeed very powerful.
This also seemed to be one of the few Supreme Grade Magical Artifacts Zhang Tian had encountered.
The Jingjue Jade Eye was likely also a Supreme Grade Magical Artifact.
"Boss, how do we use this?"
Fatty asked dejectedly.
Having only the bead and not being able to use it was more unbearable than being prevented from enjoying something.
"Absorb the fire essence within the bead to cleanse the curse on your body."
Zhang Tian said.
Immediately, he placed his hand on the bead.
At this moment, within the spatial dimension.
Queen Jingjue watched the scene unfold.
She did not step forward to stop it.
Instead, she calmly observed the situation.
"I didn't expect their luck to be so good, to actually obtain the Muchen Bead."
Queen Jingjue mused, truly envious of Zhang Tian's fortune.
She looked at her hand.
Zhang Tian had pulled her into the illusory space at the risk of his own life, which left Queen Jingjue momentarily stunned.
"Humming."
As Zhang Tian absorbed the bead, flames began to swirl wildly around his body.
Following that, the curse mark on Zhang Tian's back also began to fade and disappear.
Concurrently, Zhang Tian's cultivation was also stirred by the fire essence.
Streams of power surged into his dantian.
Soon, Zhang Tian was immersed in the process.
"Boss looks like he's enjoying himself."
Fatty looked at Zhang Tian's blissful expression with anticipation.
"Boom!"
The next moment, a loud explosion was heard from Zhang Tian's dantian.
Zhang Tian's cultivation had actually broken through at this moment.
Although it was only a breakthrough to the middle stage of the Inner Core realm, this simple advancement had propelled Zhang Tian's strength forward by more than just one step.
It could be said that simply advancing from the early stage to the middle stage had more than doubled Zhang Tian's cultivation and true qi reserves.
This demonstrated the power of the Muchen Bead.
"So powerful."
Hu Bayi and Fatty were dumbfounded.
Breaking through so easily, how powerful must the Muchen Bead be.
Zhang Tian currently felt countless fire essences burning within him.
He had to absorb them quickly, otherwise, it would lead to a backlash, similar to Xian Wang.
Zhang Tian opened his eyes and quickly handed the Muchen Bead to Zhang Qilin.
"Absorb the essence within."
After speaking, Zhang Tian closed his eyes.
Zhang Qilin placed his hand on the bead and absorbed it. With a simple absorption, his eyes widened.
Subsequently, his cultivation also began to stir.
The Muchen Bead was inherently an extremely yang object, and Zhang Qilin's Qilin blood was also extremely yang.
Thus, it integrated easily.
After absorbing a wisp of energy, Zhang Qilin passed it to Hu Bayi.
Then, everyone absorbed it one after another.
Purifying their bodies while also commencing their cultivation.
The Muchen Bead formed one wisp of fire essence every one hundred years.
Xian Wang had been buried for thousands of years, and inside there were already dozens of wisps of essence.
Therefore, healing Zhang Tian and the others was a simple matter.
Even after everyone had absorbed enough, there would still be a few wisps of essence left.
Soon, within the temple, Zhang Tian and the others were all engrossed in cultivation.
Time passed swiftly.
Three days later.
Zhang Tian was the first to open his eyes.
He shook off the cobwebs from his body.
He looked around.
The temple had been cleaned.
Zhang Tian's cultivation had reached the perfected middle stage of the Inner Core realm and had also stabilized.
Zhang Tian's current cultivation was more than double what it was before.
Zhang Tian felt that if he were to possess the Muchen Bead and live for a thousand years, his strength would likely surpass that of Xian Wang.
He looked around.
Besides the cleaned temple, there were also some papers and other items scattered around.
"Young Master Zhang, you're awake."
Seeing Zhang Tian stir, Xiao Guang, who was nearby, exclaimed with excitement.
They had slept for a day, and when they woke up the next day, Zhang Tian and the others were lying there.
Motionless, but remembering Zhang Tian's strength, Professor Li advised Xiao Guang not to disturb them.
And so, the current scene unfolded.
Zhang Tian nodded.
"Thank you for guarding us here."
Zhang Tian said softly.
Being interrupted during cultivation could be terrifying. At best, it could lead to qi deviation; at worst, it could damage one's foundation.
Xiao Guang not disturbing him was a praiseworthy act.
"Not at all, it was just a small effort. Moreover, during these past few days, we've also studied all the surrounding murals and discovered a new one."
Xiao Guang was a little excited.
"New murals?"
A hint of confusion flashed in Zhang Tian's eyes.
Xiao Guang nodded seriously.
"Teacher Li discovered that there is actually another space within the entire wall. We didn't notice it before because we were focused on entering the tomb chamber."
"That space was accidentally opened by Teacher Li."
Xiao Guang explained.
Zhang Tian was curious about what this hidden space could be.
"So that's how it is. Can you take me to see it?"
Zhang Tian asked.
Xiao Guang nodded.
"Yes, we were just about to do that. Furthermore, Teacher Li seems to have discovered some clues and has already deciphered some leads."
Xiao Guang said, leading Zhang Tian behind a stone pillar.
After being cleaned, the surroundings here appeared somewhat revitalized.
At the same time, behind the pillar and a wall, Professor Li's figure appeared.
As Zhang Tian walked further in, his heart was struck with surprise upon seeing the murals. These murals were definitely not from Xian Wang's tomb!