Chapter 617: Chapter 560: Treasures Everywhere
"It won’t kill you."
Su Xiaoxiao softly persuaded, looking at him with utmost certainty in her eyes.
Like hell I’ll believe you!
Han Yu directly cursed in his heart.
Outside, the situation was dire, tribulation clouds were thick, red tribulation thunder.
Even experts like them avoided this, and now she’s asking him to go out?
This was no different from telling him to go to his death.
Su Xiaoxiao was also rummaging in her robe, seemingly searching for something. Before long, she actually pulled out a large black cauldron.
Looking at the object in Su Xiaoxiao’s hand, Han Yu’s face turned darker than the cauldron itself.
So she doesn’t even plan to lie to me?
Wants me to take the blame?
"Ahem, ahem..."
Su Xiaoxiao awkwardly coughed a few times, embarrassed, knowing the item in her hand could easily be misunderstood.
"This isn’t what you think it is."
Objects she produced couldn’t possibly be ordinary.
Even if it was a cauldron, it wouldn’t be an ordinary cauldron.
"You might as well not explain."
Han Yu glanced at the cauldron, which was still growing larger, and couldn’t help but twitch his mouth.
Su Xiaoxiao seriously stopped the cauldron when it reached seven feet in size.
"This is a top-tier Spiritual Treasure."
Who the heck turns a Spiritual Treasure into a cauldron? What a weirdo.
Han Yu’s thoughts were swirling with sarcasm.
Su Xiaoxiao was about to speak again but couldn’t help being interrupted.
"Why don’t you let me finish, try not to have so many inner monologues."
Han Yu’s constant griping really affected his train of thought.
Only after Han Yu pouted did Su Xiaoxiao continue to speak.
"This cauldron may look like a pot, but it’s actually a defensive treasure."
When Su Xiaoxiao said this, Han Yu wanted to retort several times but eventually held back.
After all, who seriously fights with a cauldron on their head? It’s such an eyesore, isn’t it?
Actually, Su Xiaoxiao’s plan was simple, for Han Yu to carry the large black cauldron out, then travel to a certain area of the sea.
"I’ll give you an artifact. Use it to open the entrance to the pocket realm, then go in and help me gather people."
Sounds simple, right?
So Han Yu responded without thinking, "I refuse."
If it were that simple, there’s plenty of people here they could have picked. Why him!
So Han Yu shook his head like a rattling drum.
Su Xiaoxiao’s face grew anxious. Clearly, Han Yu misunderstood.
"You’re the only one who can do this, no one else can."
Han Yu didn’t believe it for a second, Su Xiaoxiao and the others are all stronger than him, and yet they’re saying that only he can handle this suicide mission? Even a fool wouldn’t buy that.
Su Xiaoxiao smirked bitterly, he wasn’t lying, the five of them were indeed strong, but the red tribulation thunder was even stronger.
Their weak bodies were always cultivators’ Achilles’ heel. To accomplish this, only Han Yu’s thick-skinned, durable body could do it.
"Don’t joke around, you’re afraid of dying, but don’t you think I am?"
Han Yu snorted, there’s no way he could withstand the red tribulation thunder either.
"You won’t die, the purple tribulation thunder didn’t kill you, which proves your physical body is strong enough, and this cauldron can share part of the thunder’s power. As long as your body performs reliably, you definitely won’t die."
Su Xiaoxiao spoke with unwavering confidence, as if she was sure nothing would happen to Han Yu.
"This black cauldron is really that strong?"
Han Yu skeptically glanced at the pitch-black object on the ground, unable to see anything remarkable about it.
"Ten times, I estimate it can help you withstand ten tribulation strikes."
Su Xiaoxiao gestured assertively.
"Have you tried it?"
Han Yu asked in surprise, staring at him unabashedly.
Uh!
Su Xiaoxiao was at a loss for words, truthfully, he hadn’t tried it, everything was just theoretical speculation.
"Well, maybe five times, I’m sure it can help withstand five times."
Adopting a cautious attitude, Su Xiaoxiao suddenly cut the estimate in half.
With the cauldron’s support, the red tribulation thunder’s power could be halved at most, the greatest possibility was that the thunder reaching Han Yu would be at purple thunder level.
And those who could survive the purple thunder were rare.
The five of them could act, but they didn’t have bodies as resilient as his!
If they made a mistake and got hit even once, their lives would be forfeit.
But with Han Yu, it was different. At least he could afford to fail five times before dying.
"I refuse."
Han Yu shook his head; he didn’t need to think twice about such a life-threatening task.
Although it was boring inside, it was much better than risking his life.
"I won’t let you help for nothing."
Su Xiaoxiao offered great incentives, but couldn’t move Han Yu.
Things that cultivators could use, he simply couldn’t, so no matter how good the stuff you offered, it would be useless.
You could tell from the pile of favors the Fifth Tower owed him back then.
Spirit Stones are useless.
Magical Treasures are useless.
Everything related to cultivators is useless.
Su Xiaoxiao was at a loss; for this matter, Han Yu had to willingly agree, and he couldn’t even be forced.
But with this stubborn attitude, it was truly headache-inducing.
"Don’t you want anything?"
Su Xiaoxiao’s face was complex, and he was equally shaken inside. He had never seen a cultivator he couldn’t impress.
It wasn’t about not being able to impress him; it was about not hitting the right spot.
Han Yu only wanted Qi Fortune, continuous Qi Fortune, but it was inappropriate to ask for such a thing, and they might not even have it.
"Let him dig deeper; he has things with Qi Fortune on him."
In the foggy Sea of Consciousness, suddenly came the voice of the Artifact Spirit!
Just when Su Xiaoxiao was taking out items, it clearly sensed a breath of Qi Fortune.
"What do you mean?"
Han Yu hadn’t seen the Artifact Spirit make any moves for days; it always hid dead tight in front of those stronger than him, but now it suddenly appeared voluntarily.
"No nonsense, have him take it out to see."
The Artifact Spirit said succinctly, then hid again.
Following the Artifact Spirit’s words, Han Yu looked at the other with a strange expression and spoke, "How about you take out whatever you have on you, maybe something will interest me."
"Really?"
Su Xiaoxiao was overjoyed; he only had a few things with him, and if Han Yu really liked any of them, he wouldn’t mind giving them away.
Soon, a drum, a zither, a scroll, and a jade stone appeared floating before Han Yu.
"That jade stone contains ten years of Qi Fortune!"
As the voice from the Sea of Consciousness came, the incredulous tone of the Artifact Spirit was evident.
The Qi Fortune could actually be contained in a stone?
Han Yu was equally full of disbelief; wasn’t Qi Fortune supposed to be favored by heaven and earth?
When did heaven and earth start favoring stones?
"What’s this stone?"
Driven by curiosity, Han Yu couldn’t help but ask Su Xiaoxiao.
"Inquiry Stone!"
Su Xiaoxiao’s face was strange; how could he possibly understand why the other party would be interested in this thing?
But then again, it seemed sensible.
This thing is favored by heaven and earth, naturally blessed with Qi Fortune, though it can’t affect the holder directly, the holder can erode the Qi Fortune within the stone to deduce their own path.
It’s considered a top-notch treasure.
But what he didn’t expect was that Han Yu’s next words left him dumbstruck.
"How about a few hundred pounds, and I’ll take the lightning for you."
A few hundred pounds?
No, Su Xiaoxiao really wanted to tell him that, even though it’s a stone, it’s not something you find everywhere; asking for it by weight?
Bold indeed!
"This thing is scarce; even in a true small realm, there probably isn’t much. I picked this up by a lucky chance."
Su Xiaoxiao intended to convey the rarity of the item, but Han Yu’s eyes suddenly shone.
"What did you say? You can pick it from the ground?"
Su Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a bit tired; he found it impossible to communicate normally with Han Yu, like they were never quite on the same page.
I said it’s scarce, and you ask if you can pick it from the ground?
But the only good news was that Han Yu seemed a little tempted.
"Can you sense it when the stone is on the ground?"
Han Yu recalled the Artifact Spirit’s ability; within a radius of a few miles, it could sniff out Qi Fortune.
If he could get in there...
Though he’d never been inside, in Han Yu’s imagination, the place was already brimming with treasures.
"Yes."
The Artifact Spirit’s reply made him even more delighted.
So, others relied on lucky chances, but when it came to him, couldn’t he just pick them up directly?
"Are you sure it won’t kill anyone?"
While Han Yu spoke, he seized the jade stone discreetly...
