Chapter 295: Chapter 270: The Strong One in the Last Years of the Ancient Times_1
The four from the Shengxuan Sect, entering the second cave, scanned the empty cave, realizing that Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo must have cleaned it out already.
They did not linger, continuing onwards to the tunnels below.
The Wish Pattern leading to the third cave and the bronze gate presented a slight hindrance to them, but was soon overcome. They successfully shattered the large bronze door and entered the third cave.
Upon seeing the empty third cave, their faces grew grim.
"These Wish Patterns are exceptionally potent and transcendental. How did they break in?"
A Primordial Spirit Realm expert coldly said, Lixiuyu, one of the six senior elders of the Shengxuan Sect.
"Maybe, they had a special treasure. You all should have noticed the dents on each bronze door might be the keys."
The deputy sect master of the Shengxuan Sect suggested, then gazed at the stone carvings on the wall. After pondering for a moment, his eyes gleamed brilliantly, "This place is likely a treasure repository of the Dagu Dynasty."
"The Dagu Dynasty’s treasure repository?"
The others were taken aback, before scrutinizing the murals and piecing together the clues.
"Yes, it indeed is the Dagu Dynasty’s treasure, and there should be seven caves. This is only the third one. Judging from the strength of the slain Immortal Beast puppets, upcoming opponents will be even stronger. Even if the two thieves managed to break the Wish Pattern, they can’t beat the Immortal Beast puppets. The rest of the treasures are likely still intact."
The third Primordial Spirit Realm expert spoke, his eyes shining brightly.
This man, one of the six elders from Shengxuan Sect, was called Deng Cong.
Of course, his strength was far inferior to Lixiuyu, who was hailed as the first elder of the Shengxuan Sect. Lixiuyu had attained the third change of Primordial Spirit -- Out-of-body Realm, while Deng Cong was only in the first change -- Spiritual Sense Realm.
"Let’s move, let’s head to the fourth cave."
The deputy sect master was the first to proceed.
The Wish Pattern leading to the fourth cave was extremely powerful. Even for all four of them together, it took two full days to overpower it.
They didn’t understand Wish Patterns and could only use brute force to overcome, which naturally consumed both time and energy.
With the Wish Patterns gone, the bronze door couldn’t possibly resist them. They shattered the bronze door and entered the fourth cave.
Suddenly, two powerful Immortal Beast puppets pounced on them.
These two Immortal Beast puppets had reached the seventh refinement of the True Body. Combined with the middle-grade True Body, they were formidable opponents but stood no chance against the Primordial Spirit Realm experts. Deng Cong, albeit the weakest, shattered the two puppets with two palms.
Looking at the boxes, their eyes were aflame.
After they had checked every box, their spirits soared high.
"Worthy of the treasures left by the Dagu Dynasty. Such resources would be enough to train a Martial Army."
Deng Cong exclaimed excitedly.
Some level three and four martial pills, or high-ranking divine weapons, were nothing to him.
Because although they were precious, they were of little use to the Primordial Spirit Realm.
What thrilled him was the discovery of Soul Crystals inside.
Soul Crystals which could enhance the soul’s strength of Primordial Spirit Realm masters, was invaluable.
And this was just the fourth cave.
There were still three more to go.
"I’ll keep these resources for now. Upon returning to the sect, they will be distributed based on contributions."
Huang Ming, the deputy sect master of the Shengxuan Sect, said. He kept all the treasures in the Sumi Mustard Seed Bag and put it in his arms.
Lixiuyu and Deng Cong were upset by this but didn’t utter a word, acknowledging the higher status of Huang Ming.
Then, they headed towards the fifth cave.
The fifth cave’s Wish Pattern was too strong. It took all four of them half a month to eliminate it, finally enabling them to enter the fifth cave.
The Immortal Beast puppet guarding the fifth cave has shockingly reached the Primordial Spirit Realm.
However, it was only the first variation of the Primordial Spirit and could not hold back the group.
The group attacked together, quickly defeating the two Immortal Beast puppets.
The fifth cave was even larger, it’s range even wider with more boxes piled up.
"Deputy Master, I’ll help you collect some first. Rest assured, I won’t embezzle even a bit, and will hand everything over upon return to the sect."
Unable to contain himself, Deng Cong rushed towards the Sumi Mustard Seed Bag.
"Watch out..."
Suddenly, Huang Ming roared.
Deng Cong was hit with a sense of fatal danger, breaking out into a cold sweat; his soul trembled.
Whoosh!
Behind him, a sharp blade immediately cut towards his head.
In the nick of time, Deng Cong’s head shone, a brilliant, golden sword flew from the back of his head to meet the incoming blade.
At the same time, Deng Cong saw what was attacking him.
It was a pitch-black knife, exuding strong Demonic Qi.
Clang!
The swords clashed; Deng Cong’s very precious spiritual treasure, protecting both his life and cultivation, shattered, unable to withstand the demon blade’s assault.
With a splatter, Deng Cong’s head was chopped off.
But Deng Cong was not dead yet. A figure resembling a miniaturized Deng Cong darted from his head.
This was his soul.
However, its light was dim, flickering like a candle flame in the wind.
"Save me... "
Deng Cong’s terrified soul shouted, rushing towards Huang Ming and Lixiuyu.
But a large hand reached out and grabbed Deng Cong’s soul, squeezing it to explosion, became pure soul energy and was inhaled by an open mouth.
Without anyone noticing, in the cave had appeared a hulking man about three meters tall with a muscular frame, holding a demon blade in his hand.
This man was clad in a black robe, had a ferocious appearance, a wide mouth filled with tusks, and was emitting an intense demonic aura.
"Beast Demon, Mor Renkuang."
Huang Ming and Lixiuyu instantly changed color, showing a flash of fear.
"Hehe, I haven’t left the mountain for decades and didn’t expect anyone to remember me."
With a lick of his lips, Mor Renkuang’s eyes glowed darkly as he stared at Huang Ming and Lixiuyu.
Huang Ming and Lixiuyu couldn’t help but stand together holding their spiritual treasures, bracing themselves.
Primarily because the name Beast Demon was notorious for being bloodthirsty and ruthless, who wouldn’t know him?
Two thousand years ago, during the last years of the Dagu Dynasty, the world was in chaos, heroes emerged from all directions, giving rise to many powerful figures.
Among these strong figures, Demon Lord was one of the most famous.
The Demon Lord’s real name was unknown. Rumor has it that in his youth, he was a Martial Spirit enthusiast, but he had failed time and again. No matter how he used the ritual method of communicating with Martial Spirits, he could not succeed.
Latterly, Demon Lord took an alternative path. He used Demon Bone as a material during his Martial Arts cultivation, absorbing the energy from the Demon Bone to accelerate his cultivation. Unexpectedly, he succeeded and even created a method of divine-level Martial Arts, the Magic Opening Method.
With this method, the Demon Lord was able to dominate the world, becoming one of the strongest of the time, capable of contending against the Great Ancestor of the Da Chu Dynasty.
But later on, it was not known what had happened; the Demon Lord disappeared overnight and was never seen again.
However, his creation, the Magic Opening Method, was passed down.
In the next two millennia, people often learned and practiced this method from time to time, but very few succeeded.
Those who practiced it either went mad or had their demonic qi explode, causing instant death. It was even more dangerous than the path of the Martial Spirit.
For many centuries, only Beast Demon followed this method, using its demonic power to dominate and commit countless misdeeds.
Fifty years ago, several Primordial Spirit experts joined forces to hunt down Beast Demon. Beast Demon was critically injured and escaped into the vast mountains of Nanjiang, where he disappeared without a trace. But now, he has emerged here.
"The treasure of the Dagu Dynasty is mine. You all, go to hell."
Beast Demon shouted loudly. His massive body, like a wild beast, pounced, his demon blade cutting through the air towards Huang Ming and Lixiuyu.
Huang Ming and Lixiuyu, resisting with all their strength, but the moment the demonic blade descended, both men shook violently and hit the cave wall. The whole earth shook, the cave wall kept shattering, and they were hurled into deep pits of a hundred meters.
The duo was embedded in the pit, coughing up large quantities of blood, their faces as pale as a sheet.
The gap was too great.
"Primordial Spirit Fifth Transformation, he is in the Primordial Spirit Fifth Transformation!"
Huang Ming yelled in inordinate fright.
Huang Ming and Lixiuyu were both in the Primordial Spirit Third Transformation realm, the gap was just too large compared to the Fifth Transformation.
Just as Beast Demon was about to strike again and deal with Huang Ming and Lixiuyu, a treasure tower flew in from the outside, radiating thousands of rays of bright light, and stroke Beast Demon.
Beast Demon’s face slightly changed as he swung his blade at the treasure tower.
With a loud bang, Beast Demon’s arm went numb as he retreated a few steps. Meanwhile, the treasure tower fell into the hands of a middle-aged man.
"The Shengxuan Tower? Huang Xuan."
Beast Demon’s eyes narrowed slightly.
The arrival was indeed the Sect Master of Shengxuan Sect, Huang Xuan.
Huang Xuan looked at the already fallen Deng Cong, and his face turned extremely gloomy.
The Shengxuan Sect had only nine total Primordial Spirits, and the loss of one was a massive blow.
He was too late.
Initially, he thought that this place was just an ordinary cave dwelling. Sending three Primordial Spirit experts was significant enough, after all, he needed to manage the overall situation.
Information about this place was the royal treasury of the Dagu Dynasty was first spread in Mingzhou, Qizhou, and other places, reaching Xuan Zhou much later.
He heard the news and immediately rushed over, but he was a step too late.
"Sect Master."
Huang Ming and Lixiuyu were overjoyed; they struggled to crawl out and fall behind Huang Xuan, taking out their martial pills and consuming them for healing.
"Beast Demon, you hid well enough, but dared to appear and kill the elders of my Shengxuan Sect. Today, you will pay the price!"
Huang Xuan shouted coldly, his body power continuously infused into the Shengxuan Tower. The Shengxuan Tower’s light became more intense, giving off an alarming aura.
"Huang Xuan, just by you? I haven’t seen you for fifty years, and you’re still in the Fourth Transformation of the Primordial Spirit. You’re such a waste. If it weren’t for the Shengxuan Tower, I would kill you as easily as killing a chicken."
Beast Demon sneered, grinning mockingly.
Huang Xuan snorted coldly, activated the Shengxuan Tower, and attacked Beast Demon.
Beast Demon wasn’t afraid. He swung his blade to meet the attack, trading blows with the Shengxuan Tower several times without ascertaining the winner.
Neither of them wanted to break the place, so when they moved, they concentrated their power and only fought within a small range, not damaging the cave.
After several continuous strikes, they both withdrew their hands and confronted each other.
"Beast Demon, we should share the treasure here equally. How about it?"
After a moment of silence, Huang Xuan spoke.
Beast Demon was at the Fifth Transformation of the Primordial Spirit. Even if he relied on the Shengxuan Tower, he could do nothing about Beast Demon. It would be better to call a truce.
"Good, we will split the treasure equally between the two of us."
Beast Demon nodded, evidently not wanting to continue the conflict either.
"To divide the treasure fairly, you must include me."
A sharp voice echoed before a swish of blood light flashed, and an elderly man dressed in a blood robe appeared.
"Lord Xueshen."
Huang Xuan’s face changed, showing a wary look.
Although he had secretly collaborated with Xueshen Hall, when it came to wealth, Xueshen Hall would not favor him.
