Chapter 289: Chapter 264: Co-ed Practice? _1
Ignorant of their injuries, the two pressed onwards at full speed. Fortunately, for the next half day, the assassins did not catch up with them.
Half a day later, they stopped by a vast lake.
The lake was immense, stretching out as far as the eye could see.
"Yinuo, is this the treasure location you were talking about? Is it under the lake?"
Lu Yan asked.
Yinuo gave Lu Yan a clever smirk, saying: "Exactly, it’s under the lake. In the final years of the Dagu Dynasty, the royal family, knowing their empire was about to collapse, hid a large quantity of treasure and resources in many states, as a plan for their resurgence."
"This place is the Dagu Royal Family’s treasure site in Xuan Zhou, we have to go down."
Having said that, Shen Yinuo jumped into the lake, twisting her body like a mermaid, and swam towards the bottom.
Lu Yan also followed her into the lake.
Before long, they arrived at the bottom of the lake and swam several miles forward to find a crevice.
From the crevice, water was gushing out, sweeping away the surrounding silt.
"Could it be, this lake is connected to an underground river?"
A thought came to Lu Yan’s mind.
Without any hesitation, Shen Yinuo swam into the crevice and Lu Yan followed closely behind her.
Passing through the crevice, they discovered it was indeed an underground river.
They continued along the river for more than ten miles until they found a protruding rock on the side of the river. There was no water on this rock but there was a crevice, like a passage.
They climbed onto the rock and followed the crevice forward. After a while, the space became wide open.
Lu Yan saw a stone wall ahead, on which was a bronze door, adorned with antique patterns.
"Is the treasure location you mentioned beyond this bronze door?"
Lu Yan asked.
Shen Yinuo nodded, picked up a rock, and flung it at the bronze door.
Suddenly, intricate patterns appeared on the bronze door and the surrounding stone walls, intertwining in a mysterious and unpredictable manner.
"Will Power Pattern."
Lu Yan was taken aback.
Wasn’t this supposed to be a treasure place left by the Dagu Dynasty? Why would there be a Will Power Pattern?
"To be precise, this is not exactly a Will Power Pattern, but a Wish Pattern. It’s a derivative of the Will Power Pattern, created by martial arts masters based on ancient ruins. The power it uses is not willpower, but a force woven from the Heavenly Earth Power and soul power invoked by those at the Primordial Spirit Realm."
"Its great power and unpredictable nature share a profound similarity with the Will Power Pattern."
Shen Yinuo explained.
Lu Yan asked, "So, only those at the Primordial Spirit Realm can master this Wish Pattern?"
"Indeed."
Shen Yinuo nodded.
"Given the protection of the Will Power Pattern, how can we get in?"
Lu Yan asked.
"Simple."
In Shen Yinuo’s hands appeared an ancient token, it was purple and gold and had the character ’Wan’ on it.
"Wan?"
Lu Yan’s eyes lit up.
He remembered that the royal family of the Dagu Dynasty was surnamed ’Wan’.
Shen Yinuo infused the token with Inner Strength and then threw it towards the bronze door.
There was an indentation on the bronze door that perfectly fit the token.
When the token settled into the indentation, the surrounding Wish Patterns disappeared, and with a creak, the bronze door automatically opened.
"Let’s go."
Shen Yinuo stepped forward, she took the token back as she passed through the bronze door.
After the two of them entered, the bronze door closed automatically.
Lu Yan looked around.
Behind the bronze door was a spacious cave. Around the cave were shelves, but they were empty.
"There used to be lots of good stuff here. Martial Pills, Sumi Mustard Seed Bags, secret martial arts manuals, and even divine weapons. I’ve collected them all. The rapid rise in my cultivation level is also thanks to the Martial Pills from here. Oh, this Sumi Mustard Seed Bag was also found here."
Shen Yinuo explained.
Seeing that Lu Yan was still somewhat doubtful, Shen Yinuo unfolded a map and clearly marked on it were routes and some red dots.
"I found this map in an ancient cave dwelling. It marks some of the Dagu Royal Family’s hiding places. The token was also found there."
Shen Yinuo explained further, adding: "The bronze door and Wish Pattern can provide a barrier of protection, even if the Shengxuan Sect finds this place, it would still hold them off for some time. We should recover from our injuries first."
That said, Shen Yinuo took out a Martial Pill to ingest, starting to heal her injuries.
Lu Yan also took out a Martial Pill to ingest.
...
Not long after Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo entered the cave, a few shadows appeared at the lakeside.
Among them were Xueyue and Yinyue, as well as several other assassins all of whom were at the True Body Realm.
"According to Bloodkill’s detection, they are nearby. Search!"
Xueyue gave the order.
The assassins obeyed, scattering to search the vicinity.
Despite scouring the area within a radius of a hundred miles, they failed to find any trace of Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo.
"What’s the matter? According to the Bloodkill detection, they should be within a range of dozens of miles. How come there is no trace of them? Did they hide underground?"
Yinyue frowned, his gloomy face turning even darker.
"Deploy more people to search. Even if we have to dig three feet into the ground, we must find them."
Xueyue ordered.
Days passed and more and more assassins arrived at the location.
Of course, it was impossible for them all to be of the True Body Realm. Most of them were at the Master Level.
But despite searching for seven days straight, not a single trace was found.
In the end, Xueyue’s gaze fell on the vast lake in front of him.
Could it be possible they were hiding in the lake?
Even a master level expert, although possessing prolonged breath control, would not be able to hold their breath and hide underwater for a long period.
Let alone the masters, even those at the True Body Realm wouldn’t be able to hide for so many days.
But even if it seems impossible, they must still search.
"Go and check the bottom of the lake."
Xueyue ordered.
Splash, splash...
A dozen assassins plunged into the lake.
A moment later, one of them surfaced.
"Reporting to Master Xueyue, we found a crack at the bottom of the lake, leading to an underground river," the assassin reported.
"Underground river?"
Xueyue’s eyes brightened, "They must be hiding within the underground river. Follow me down to investigate."
Xueyue personally plunged into the lake.
Before long, they stood before a massive bronze door.
"I’ll break it."
A Master Level assassin sprang forward, his palms striking towards the bronze door.
As he approached, a dense pattern of Will Power emerged around the bronze door, swirling around the assassin like countless snakes, producing roaring flames and enveloped him.
"Ah, Master, save me..."
The assassin screamed as he was reduced to ashes in an instant.
"Will power... could it be, is this place a cave left by a Primordial Spirit Realm power?"
Xueyue did not mourn the loss of his subordinate, but instead he seemed excited.
His war sword unsheathed, he attacked the door with a fierce Sword Qi. But it was stopped by the dense pattern of Will Power.
"Join forces, attack from afar, and obliterate these patterns."
Xueyue ordered.
In an instant, dozens of assassins attacked simultaneously, their collective Sword Qi, palm strength, and fist strength bombarding the Will Power.
...
Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo had recovered to their peak condition in two days, and their injuries stabilized.
Then, Lu Yan began to explore inside the cave.
There was a passage behind the cave, leading deeper in.
"The treasure chamber of the Dagu Royal Family is vast. I suspect that each cave leads to another, each holding treasures. Sadly, I’ve only obtained the treasures from the first cave. I couldn’t enter the second one," Shen Yinuo said.
"Why? Because of the Will Power?"
Lu Yan asked.
"Not only the Will Power, but also two Immortal Beast puppets. I could break the Will Power, but the two Immortal Beast puppets were very powerful. Even though they are only at the True Body Realm level one, their physical bodies are powerful enough to compare to a Middle-Grade True Body. I’m no match for them," Shen Yinuo explained.
"Immortal Beast puppets? Something related to immortality?" Lu Yan asked.
"’Immortal Beasts’ are just a name. They are Alien Beasts, into whose bodies Immortal Bones have been planted. Once the Alien Beast has completely integrated with the Immortal Bone, its constitution will undergo a transformation, and its physical body will be far superior to ordinary Alien Beasts," she explained.
"After an Immortal Beast dies, it can be transformed into a puppet through a special process, similar to the process of refining corpses," Shen Yinuo said.
"Can we defeat them if we join forces?" Lu Yan asked.
Shen Yinuo shook her head, "We can’t. A Middle-Grade True Body is much stronger than an Inferior True Body. If your cultivation level can break through the Sixth-Level Master, and I also make some progress and reach the Sixth-Level Master Peak, maybe we can try to fight."
Lu Yan forced a smile.
Increase in cultivation was not something that could be achieved overnight.
He had just broken through the fifth level recently. To break through the sixth level, even with enough Martial Pills, it would take at least a few years.
"How many Martial Pills do you have?" Shen Yinuo suddenly asked.
"Over seven thousand."
Lu Yan answered honestly.
During his stay in Xuanhuo City, he had disguised himself and exchanged all his Martial Coupons for Martial Pills at the World Bank.
He even took a lot of benefits secretly when he joined Chu Feng and others in dealing with Yan Clan.
Chu Feng and others turned a blind eye.
Therefore, he now had over 7000 Martial Pills in his Sumi Mustard Seed Bag.
"I still have three thousand level three Martial Pills. That should be enough."
Shen Yinuo muttered.
"Enough for what?" Lu Yan asked curiously.
Shen Yinuo’s face flushed, "I have a technique that could quickly increase our cultivation level and breakthrough in a short period."
"What kind of method?" Lu Yan was surprised.
"The divine manifestation in my body is the Great Sun Melting Furnace. Martial cultivators can perceive and understand various mysterious techniques or corresponding martial arts from their divine manifestations."
"I have perceived a special method from within the Great Sun Melting Furnace, called the Yin Yang Melting Furnace Method. It allows men and women to cultivate together, use the power of the Great Sun Melting Furnace to quickly refine Martial Pills and Martial Food into pure energy, and mix them within the bodies of the two cultivators. In this way, their cultivation level can quickly improve."
"But there’s a catch..." she stammered, her face redder than ever.
"Is it a Dual Cultivation method?" Lu Yan’s heart skipped a beat. "It really exists? Let’s start, or we will be caught unprepared."
"We need to be naked to practice..." She blushed as she spoke.
"Is that all?" Lu Yan replied.
"What did you think it was?" Shen Yinuo instinctively asked, then realized what he meant, she angrily said, "Shameless."
"What are we waiting for? If we delay any longer, the assassins of Shengxuan Sect will find us and we won’t have any time left," Lu Yan said, waving his hand and revealing large crates filled with Martial Pills.
Shen Yinuo’s face flushed, but she didn’t resist. She also brought out her Martial Pills, undressing.
In a moment, a perfect body appeared before his eyes.
Lu Yan was completely spellbound.
