Chapter 342: Chapter 318: Deriving a Dantian Again
’Besides, from their tone just now, it’s clear the Qi Emperor and Tuxin aren’t on the same page. I can use this to my advantage on the road and avoid a lot of trouble.’
As these thoughts crossed his mind, Huangg Ling arrived before a palace integrated with a complex array.
The palace was protected by an extremely powerful Restriction. Any stranger who broke in would certainly be injured by the seals within. With defenses this meticulous, it had to be the Divine Holy Empire’s Treasure Vault.
"Your Majesty!"
The moment Huangg Ling arrived before the palace, two figures flashed into view. Based on their auras alone, their strength had likely reached the Potential List Level.
Only a Secret Realm Powerhouse like Huangg Chen could command experts of this caliber to guard the Treasure Vault.
"Hmph. I need to enter the Treasure Vault to retrieve something. Open the Restriction for me," Huangg Ling grunted.
"Your Majesty, please present Lord Chenn’s token," one of the figures said.
Lord Chenn was Huangg Chen, the Secret Realm ancestor of the Royal Family.
"Here!" With a flourish, Huangg Ling produced a special Token from his robes and handed it over.
The figure swept the Token with his spirit, seemingly completing his inspection. The two guards nodded to each other, each took a step back, and with a flip of their hands, produced key-like objects. They inserted them into two keyholes on the palace doors. With a WHOOSH, the grand doors swung open.
"Alright." Huangg Ling and the two figures strode inside.
’A perfect chance!’
Seeing the two guards enter with Huangg Ling, Nie Yun let out a soft, excited cry and silently followed. However, the moment he reached the entrance, he was swept by a beam of light.
’I can’t believe there’s another trap at the door!’ Nie Yun cried out internally. He was about to flee when he realized the light had no intention of harming him. It seemed to only be recording the soul signature of anyone who entered.
’In any case, I’m using Disguise Qi right now; even my soul signature is altered to match Huangg Chen’s, so I’m not afraid of it being recorded.’ Since he hadn’t triggered anything, Nie Yun abandoned the idea of escaping. With a flicker, he entered the great hall and hid in an unseen corner.
The Divine Holy Empire’s Treasure Vault was even vaster than the Zi Qiong Mountain Range. Row after row of shelf-like structures were laden with all sorts of elixirs and treasures, an endless and innumerable collection.
It was no wonder. No matter how powerful the forces in the Zi Qiong Mountain Range were, the Qi Sea Continent was ultimately controlled by the Human Race. They could only acquire treasures through covert means. The Divine Holy Empire, however, could do so openly. The sheer wealth of their collection was almost unimaginable!
This was the difference between a criminal organization and a nation. No matter how powerful or wealthy an organization was, it had to operate in the shadows and could never compare to the apparatus of a state.
’Is that Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid? Holy crap, there are over a dozen jade vials here, that’s at least a hundred drops!’
With a casual glance, Nie Yun spotted over a dozen jade vials on a shelf. A faint sniff was all it took to confirm they were all filled with Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid!
He had gone through so much trouble just to obtain a single drop back then, yet here were hundreds. It was simply astounding!
’I wonder how many Mid-Grade Spirit Stones are here. If there are enough, the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse could unleash even greater power!’ Nie Yun mused.
"Alright, you have retrieved the item you came for. Please leave immediately. This is a rule set by Lord Chenn, and we cannot change it," one of the figures said respectfully just as Huangg Ling finished collecting his item.
Although Huangg Ling was the Emperor of the Empire, the Treasure Vault was actually under Huangg Chen’s control. Even he was not qualified to linger here for long.
"Understood." Huangg Ling didn’t argue. He packed away the item he came for and followed the two figures out.
RUMBLE!
A moment later, a deafening roar echoed as the Restriction sealed the entire hall once more, plunging the room back into darkness.
’Haha, all of this is mine now! But before that, I need to find the Imperial Crown!’
Although the treasures were right before his eyes, Nie Yun didn’t let the excitement go to his head.
Even though a Restriction guarded the outside, Nie Yun was certain that every single treasure here was also individually protected by a Restriction. Otherwise, anyone could just waltz in and take what they wanted, and the two guards wouldn’t have needed to ask for the so-called token, nor would they have followed Huangg Ling inside.
’First, I’ll find the Imperial Crown, circulate the Nameless Technique, and open the Celestial Eye Dantian!’
His most important objective this time was to find the Imperial Crown, absorb its special aura, and open a new Dantian. No amount of treasure could compare to the value of this task!
Having made his decision, Nie Yun swept the area with his Spiritual Power and quietly moved toward the place where the Tracking Qi was densest.
To avoid touching the Restrictions, he took each step with extreme caution. A distance of a dozen steps felt like it took two centuries to cross. Even with his level of strength, a light sweat beaded on his forehead.
These Restrictions were simply too powerful. They weren’t something that should even exist on the Qi Sea Continent!
After just a few steps, Nie Yun had already discovered that the Restrictions inside the Treasure Vault were all linked to the grand Restriction outside. When the main Restriction was active, every single step inside the vault was a potential deathtrap. If he touched even one, it would trigger immense trouble. Even with his current strength, escaping would likely be difficult!
Terrifying!
As expected of the number one empire on the Qi Sea Continent. Their methods for protecting their treasures alone were beyond comparison for any other empire or faction.
’Thousand Threads Hand! Imperial Crown, come to me!’
Arriving before the Imperial Crown, Nie Yun’s palm weaved through the air like a fluttering butterfly, passing through the Restriction and snatching the crown out.
The Thousand Threads Hand was a special thieving technique he had learned from the Divine Thief Qiang Huan back in the day. It allowed one to steal treasures from within special seals without touching the seal at all.
RUMBLE!
The moment the Imperial Crown landed in his palm, the dormant Nameless Technique inside him began to tremble like an earthquake. Waves of a special, profound hum resounded in his mind.
GURGLE! GURGLE!
Within his Qi Sea, the Ten Great Dantians seemed to sense the circulation of the Nameless Technique and began to churn with joy. The True Qi within them formed into nebula-like vortexes.
’The Nameless Technique is circulating, and Bloodline Factors are being derived!’
This was a familiar process, so Nie Yun wasn’t surprised. He accelerated the Nameless Technique’s absorption of the special aura. A series of crisp cracks echoed from his Qi Sea as the previously stalled Nameless Technique began to circulate once more.
The last time he absorbed the special aura from the Iron Trigram, much of it had been consumed to expand his Qi Sea, causing the derivation of Bloodline Factors to stop unexpectedly. At the time, he thought the process had failed, but he later discovered that three new Dantians had appeared in his Qi Sea.
Now, with an ample supply of the special aura, the Nameless Technique resumed circulating from where it had left off. Streaks of light flashed within his Qi Sea as Bloodline Factors slowly began to form, one by one.
In other words, the Nameless Technique wasn’t starting from scratch this time. It was continuing from where it had stopped before, carrying on with the same speed and mystery. Finally, the Nameless Technique’s circulation reached its end, as if a full cycle had been completed. It had accumulated power to its absolute limit, just waiting for a qualitative leap, a monumental transformation!
Without a doubt, this transformation would be absolutely earth-shattering, allowing him to soar to new heights!
P.S. How many Dantians do you think he’ll get this time? Gaga! (To be continued...)
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