Chapter 458: Treasure Hunting in the Underground Palace (1)
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the Demon Path’s stronghold city.
“Our next move will no longer be to capture people from the demonic path. Instead, we will find a treasure land in the territory of the demonic path.” Xiang Zizhen looked around at everyone and said.
Apart from Xiao Shi and the three jailers who had acted together previously, five more jailers joined in. Including Xiang Zizhen, there would be ten of them working together. However, to Xiao Shi’s surprise, this operation was not a capture, but a treasure hunt.
“Everyone who participates in this operation will receive 20 contribution points regardless of the outcome.” Xiang Zizhen’s words made Xiao Shi’s heart flutter.
20 contribution points. It was equivalent to exchanging for two prisoners in prison. In that case, it was not bad.
“All your gains in the operation will belong to you. You don’t have to hand them over. Of course, 1 have to remind you that there will be a certain risk in this operation. You have to be mentally prepared.” Xiang Zizhen said solemnly.
The danger of treasure hunting was often greater than the danger of capturing. For example, before they captured him, they had already figured out the background of the Fiend Blood Valley. He knew how many Martial Soul and Martial Demon Realm experts there were. However, there was no way to obtain such clear information on treasure hunting. He only knew a rough situation. The rest would have to be explored by them.
Xiang Zizhen did not reveal much information. He only told them that the place they were going to was an underground palace.
They began to take action the next morning. Apart from the ten of them, there was another person traveling with them. When Xiao Shi saw this person, he frowned imperceptibly.
This person was not anyone else. It was the old man who had been imprisoned in his cell. The other party’s hands and feet were handcuffed and shackled. These handcuffs and leg shackles were not only made of extremely sturdy materials, but they also had a powerful seal, causing the old man’s cultivation to be sealed. He was no different from an ordinary person.
Xiao Shi did not expect the other party to travel with them.
And from this situation, the treasure land in the underground palace that they were going to this time was most likely the information provided by this old man.
This was also the greatest value of these prisoners. However, ordinary information would not reach the warden. Only some especially important information would be handled by the warden personally.
Xiao Shi looked at the old man deeply. He was secretly vigilant. As they walked forward, Xiao Shi was surprised to discover that they had actually come to the valley where the Fiend Blood Valley was!
“Could it be?” Xiao Shi had just made a guess.
Xiang Zizhen said, “The underground palace we’re going to explore this time is hidden in the Fiend Blood Valley!”
Xiao Shi and the three jailers who had acted together previously were surprised. They instantly realized that the reason why Xiang Zizhen chose to capture people here was to prepare for the exploration of the underground palace in the future.
The reason why Xiang Zizhen did not bring them directly to explore the underground palace last time was mainly for two reasons. Firstly, they did not have enough manpower at that time. Last time, there were only five of them.
Secondly, Xiang Zizhen had come last time to investigate the situation. It was impossible for him to completely believe the words of these prisoners. Only after personally investigating could he confirm if this underground palace was worth exploring.
Xiao Shi even felt that during the few days when he returned to prison, Xiang Zizhen had come alone to investigate the situation. The other party’s style of doing things was still very stable. According to the old prisoner’s guidance, they quickly arrived at a courtyard in the city where the Fiend Blood Valley was located.
This residence was very ordinary. There was nothing special about it. However, when the old man took out a polygonal compass and pressed it into the ground, the ground of the courtyard suddenly caved in, forming a hole. A gray light screen covered the entrance of the cave, preventing anyone from seeing the interior.
“After 1 go down, follow me.” Xiang Zizhen began to arrange the order to enter the underground palace. He was the first to go down. Then there was the old man. Following them were the others.
Everyone entered the underground palace one by one according to Xiang Zizhen’s arrangements. The entire underground palace was extremely narrow from the entrance, allowing people to enter. After moving forward for a few meters, it suddenly became clear.
They crawled out of the hole. In front of them was a wide space. There were countless walls in the underground palace, and they were all connected to the ceiling. Even if one flew, they could not fly too high, so it was naturally difficult to see the full appearance.
After entering the underground palace, many jailers in the team discovered that their spiritual senses were greatly suppressed here. It could only spread out to a very small area. There were even people who tried to bombard the wall but found that the wall here was incomparably firm. Even with their strength and cultivation, it was difficult to shake it.
Their spiritual sense could not penetrate these walls. This made many people frown. They felt that the environment here was very disadvantageous to them.
Xiang Zizhen also realized this. He stared at the old prisoner with a warning gaze. “Lead the way. Don’t play tricks. If I sense anything wrong with you, I’ll attack and kill you!”
The old man did not say a word and walked at the front expressionlessly. The entire underground palace was pitch-black. One couldn’t even see their fingers. In the past, with his spiritual sense, this visual darkness would not affect everyone..
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