Chapter 764: Chapter 604: Immortal Mansion Treasure
Due to the damage to the spatial structure of the storage pouch, everything inside has already decayed in the dust of history.
Only some high-tier ores remained.
Qin Ming even managed to find over thirty top-grade Spirit Stones inside.
And an identity token made of profound jade, exuding an aura of Spiritual Qi.
The pattern on it was extremely simple, engraved with the character ’Star’.
Qin Ming was astonished to find that the character and pattern matched the Guiding Order that the Cloud-Fishing Elder had taken away.
Except that on the back of this Profound Jade Token, there was an additional character, ’Inspector’.
Qin Ming then used his Divine Thought to probe into it and began to browse its contents.
After a moment.
Qin Ming’s expression became extremely odd.
Lan Bing Fairy and the Heaven-Devouring Rat watched curiously from the side and asked, "Master, what have you discovered?"
"This person was actually an Inspector sent from the Spirit Realm during Ancient Times, affiliated with a force called ’Celestial Star City,’" Qin Ming explained, "However, he should have been dead for a long time."
"Spirit Realm Inspector?!" The Heaven-Devouring Rat was startled and then added, "Judging by his deathly appearance... it was a truly gruesome death, wasn’t it? Who would dare to kill an envoy of the Spirit Realm?"
Qingyang the Old Demon remarked, "So it was Celestial Star City? I have a faint impression of it; it’s said to be one of the major cities of the Human Race in the Spirit Realm."
Qin Ming gathered some fragmented information from the identity token left behind by this person.
It was known that this person was named Huang Chao, an Inspector sent from Celestial Star City in the Spirit Realm, possessing the cultivation realm of Divinity Transformation Perfection.
Originally, Huang Chao was only responsible for monitoring anomalies in the Human Realm and promptly reporting information.
Later, he was conscripted to follow other Elders, ordered to pursue a renegade Human Race Cultivator from the Spirit Realm.
This cultivator was originally a Star Guard of Celestial Star City. During an outing mission with teammates, he accidentally discovered a ’Grotto Heaven Treasure’ left by a great power of the Human Race. He then had sinister thoughts and took the opportunity to ambush and kill his colleagues before fleeing with the treasure, smuggling it to the Lower Realm, and hiding...
After a pause of several breaths.
Qin Ming gazed deeply at the floating island beneath them and continued, "The entirety of this floating island beneath us is that ’Grotto Heaven Treasure’... it’s just missing the most crucial method to unseal and activate it."
"At least the cultivation of Divinity Transformation Perfection or higher is needed to break open the restriction here."
"Hiss! A Grotto Heaven Treasure?! There must be a lot of good treasures from the Spirit Realm inside! No wonder I couldn’t open it!" The Heaven-Devouring Rat scratched its head in realization, then asked, "So how did this Huang Chao end up dying here?"
"Hmm, back then, the elders of Celestial Star City didn’t expect that the renegade cultivator from the Spirit Realm had already used the treasures from the Immortal Mansion to break through their cultivation bottleneck. Not to mention his drastically increased power, he even obtained some terrifying treasures from within."
"Subsequently, he counterattacked and killed the pursuers from the Upper Realm one after another. The final surviving elder, having no other choice, unleashed a self-destructive Great Divine Technique, sealing the entire Grotto Heaven Treasure, intending to cast it into void turbulence to completely annihilate it. But who would have thought it would fall into this Void Profound Abyss..."
"The cyan mist on the island is the sealing power set by that Void Refining Stage elder."
"The Inspector named Huang Chao was also mortally wounded in the primordial spirit and got trapped here to death."
The Heaven-Devouring Rat got goosebumps after hearing this and quickly clung to Qin Ming’s leg, saying, "Does that mean the Spirit Realm’s renegade might still be in there? Could he still be alive?"
Qin Ming raised his eyes and looked deep inside, vaguely sensing an immensely terrifying gaze watching them.
Yet it was obscured by the cyan mist and not entirely clear.
"A Grotto Heaven Treasure? Who would have thought it ended up in the Human Realm, heh heh heh!" Qingyang the Old Demon remarked with a surprised grin.
Qin Ming immediately asked, "Old Demon, do you know of this thing?"
"Yes, I’m somewhat informed. This Grotto Heaven Treasure was crafted by a great power in the Upper Realm, similar to your Little Spirit Realm, Friend Qin, serving as a life line and foundation..." explained Qingyang the Old Demon.
"It’s said that gaining a Grotto Heaven Treasure is almost equivalent to acquiring the core inheritance of a great power. The specific rank depends on the cultivation realm of those great powers."
"However, to craft such a treasure, it would require at least the cultivation above the Void Refining Stage... "
After listening, Qin Ming’s eyes flickered continuously, clearly indicating that he was not yet strong enough to explore this place fully.
He would have to return in the future when his strength had improved.
"It’s not wise to remain here for long; let’s leave now."
Qin Ming immediately mounted the Ice Crystal Nether Sparrow and left the Void Profound Abyss.
He wasn’t without gain during this expedition.
Besides obtaining a sufficient amount of Golden Flame Essence Crystals, he also found over thirty top-grade Spirit Stones, which was quite the windfall.
More importantly for him was that piece of Profound Jade Inspector Token.
This token, issued by Celestial Star City, allowed one to travel to and from the Human Realm and the Spirit Realm via the Ascension Platform.
Besides serving as an identity proof, it also functioned like the Guiding Order.
When Qin Ming sent the Demon Infant to scout ahead for him, he could use this token to go straight to Celestial Star City’s ascension platform in the Spirit Realm.
Since Cloud-Fishing Elder had returned safely, it indicated that the Immortal Welcoming Platform at Celestial Star City was, at least, still safe.
Outside the Mining Island,
Supreme Yang and many Nascent Soul cultivators, were all frowning and contemplating over matters.
If Qin Ming, the only Divinity Transformation cultivator in the Human Realm nowadays, accidentally fell in the void rift, it would be quite embarrassing.
Yet at this moment,
A flash of Spiritual Light burst forth from the rift inside the mine pit.
Finally, in mid-air, the figures of the Ice Crystal Nether Sparrow and Qin Ming appeared, to everyone’s relief.
After emerging, Qin Ming casually clasped the void, drawing in the primordial qi from between heaven and earth, which transformed into multicolored divine lights. These enveloped the void rift below the mine pit, instantly forming a grand array composed of the power of the Five Elements.
Completely sealing the place off.
This was also the result of his years of studying array dao with Qi Xiaoyu.
Every movement became an array in the making.
Especially with the Five Elements Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.
No one could open this spirit array except Qin Ming himself, and it also sealed off the leakage of the void turbulence.
If this void rift further expanded, not only would the entire Mining Island be in jeopardy, even the East Sea Cultivation Realm might suffer the consequences.
Supreme Yang and the others saw Qin Ming easily solving a problem that had been troubling them and silently marveled at the vast divine techniques of Venerable Divinity Transformation.
After handling matters, Qin Ming commanded them: "From this day forth, this island is classified as forbidden land. Without my permission, no one is allowed to approach."
"As you command, Venerable Sir!"
Everyone stiffened inwardly and quickly complied.
Even Elder Luh of East Pole Island, though reluctant, had to smile and agree.
In front of a Venerable, not to mention a mere mining island, even if it meant giving up East Pole Island, he dare not refuse...
Qin Ming collected the Golden Flame Essence Crystals and discovered a large Grotto Heaven Treasure.
He looked at the Nascent Soul cultivators and immediately took out several bottles of pills from his storage pouch, distributing them to increase their Nascent Soul Dharma Power.
To Elder Luh of East Pole Island, Qin Ming gave a few extra as compensation.
In this way, it could be considered a fair trade...
To avoid anyone claiming he engaged in robbery, damaging his long-maintained good reputation.
Elder Luh was endlessly grateful, his warm smile once again appearing on his face...
After managing the affairs of the East Sea, Qin Ming then rode the Ice Crystal Nether Sparrow back to Wangyue Island quickly.
Upon returning to the island,
Qin Ming took out the Profound Jade Inspector Token of Celestial Star City.
"I originally planned to consolidate further before ascending to the Spirit Realm, but with this item, I can have the Demon Infant’s Primordial Spirit explore for me first."
"According to Qingyang the Old Demon, Celestial Star City is, at the very least, one of the major cities of the Human Race, so there shouldn’t be any problem, right?"
"To be cautious, I’ll let the Demon Infant bring Lan Bing Fairy along, so they can flee promptly if anything happens."
Several days later,
Qin Ming had the Demon Infant’s Primordial Spirit emerge and possess an unfortunate demonic cultivator, transforming into an inconspicuous, gaunt middle-aged man.
Immediately after, he once again arrived at Luotian Daoist Palace of Primordial Extreme Mountain.
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