Chapter 287: Treasure Vault (For Platinum Alliance Leader)
Chapter 287: Treasure Vault (For Platinum Alliance Leader)
The Shard World.
Inside the Treasure Vault.
The heavy stone door closed, and layers of restrictive multicolored light automatically manifested.
Darkness descended, and silence enveloped the surroundings. . .
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Suddenly, upon the bronze fragment, streaks of light shimmered, flowing with brilliant colors, converging into mysterious and unfathomable runes.
The runes continuously spread outwards, transforming into a gate of light!
Fang Xi's figure stepped out from the light gate, surveying the surroundings of the Treasure Vault.
On numerous glistening white stone platforms, translucent restrictions formed spherical covers.
Through the restrictions, one could discern high-grade beast hides, spirit wood, and even. . .
"Hiss. . . Profound Crystal Essence and Celestial Fire Glazes!"
Fang Xi looked at a white stone platform, and a hint of delight immediately crossed his face.
"Even if I don't need these two Core Formation Spiritual Items, they would be excellent, whether for trading or for nurturing my subordinates. . ."
"The Wu people originally had no knowledge of formations or restrictions. . . these defensive restrictions, I was the one who taught them."
Fang Xi was at least a Grade 3 Array Master now; silently breaking through the restrictions posed no significant problem for him.
With a sweep of his divine consciousness, he had already identified the most valuable items in the Treasure Vault.
The first, of course, was the bronze fragment!
The second was these fire and water Core Formation Spiritual Items.
The third most precious was a pile of several-hundred-year-old Vermilion Fruits!
The Vermilion Fruit Tree was a spirit root of heaven and earth, and the Vermilion Fruits it bore, even when consumed raw, had the miraculous effect of enhancing a cultivator's magical power!
The ones here with Dan Ya were actually five or six hundred years old, which would make countless cultivators in the cultivation world envious.
"If refined into pills, they would also be effective in improving the magical power of Core Formation cultivators."
"What a pity. . . there are no thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruits!"
"Although there are thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruit Trees in the holy land, they are all under powerful restrictions. The thousand-year-old Vermilion Fruits can only be harvested once every hundred years, and their quantity is limited. . . Black Nirvana City's last share was stolen by the Heavenly Demons. . ."
Finally, Fang Xi also took a fancy to a piece of Grade 3 spirit wood. Judging by its spiritual light, it might have already reached the high-grade of Grade 3!
"Unfortunately. . . there's no treasure-patterned crystal!"
"Dan Ya knows my mirror needs treasure patterns, so it's impossible for her to place them together. . ."
Fang Xi sighed, then swiped his storage ring, taking out several small, colorful flags.
Puff! Puff!
Several flagpoles were directly inserted into the interior of the Treasure Vault, setting up a small sound-isolating and energy-blocking formation.
Immediately, he took out an array disk, inserted mid-grade spirit stones into it, and began to murmur incantations towards the restrictive light shield sealing the Core Formation Spiritual Items before him.
"It would be easy to forcefully break the restrictions, but to do so silently and keep it hidden from all the Wu people would be somewhat difficult. . ."
"Fortunately, I taught them this; all changes adhere to the same basic principles. . ."
A green light shimmered in Fang Xi's eyes. Suddenly, he formed a hand seal and declared: "Open!"
An array flag shot into the stone platform's restriction, actually prying open a small circular hole!
A layer of green light shimmered on Fang Xi's hand as he reached into the restriction and retrieved the bronze mirror fragment.
The moment the fragment touched his palm, it seemed to turn illusory, transforming into a ray of light that drilled straight into his body.
In the depths of his Sea of Consciousness, the 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' rumbled slightly, and a missing piece was completely restored!
At the same time, unknown information emerged.
This allowed Fang Xi to know that the third unknown world had finally opened!
"Alright. . ."
With the most important task completed, Fang Xi immediately felt a sense of relief.
After finishing all this, he immediately withdrew the array-breaking flag, warily observing the movements of the restriction and the Treasure Vault.
Although the stone platform was now empty, the restrictive light cover flickered erratically for a few moments before stabilizing again.
The outer Treasure Vault restrictions were not alarmed, and the guarding Great Wu detected no abnormalities.
"Very good. . . In that case, I can take a bit more."
"Even if I were to forcefully attack the restrictions, I couldn't break through a large number of stone platforms and take the treasures in a short time. . ."
"After all, I'm considered Dan Ya's teacher. . . it's not too much for a teacher to collect some tuition fees from a student. . . right?"
Fang Xi continued to activate the array disk, opening the restrictions, and retrieved the 'Profound Crystal Essence' and 'Celestial Fire Glazes'.
The restrictions around the Treasure Vault began to tremble again, but no warning was triggered.
This told Fang Xi that his time was running out.
He immediately turned to his next target—the Vermilion Fruits!
After repeating the process, one by one, the jujube-sized Vermilion Fruits were collected into his jade box, his face beaming with unconcealed joy.
"Good. . . next is that piece of Grade 3 spirit wood."
Observing that the Treasure Vault's restrictions were still functioning normally, Fang Xi immediately went to the fourth stone platform.
But at this very moment, the consecutive breaches of restrictions finally triggered a chain reaction.
The restrictions roared inexplicably, forcibly breaking through the concealment formation Fang Xi had set up, sending out an alarm to the outside.
"Such a nuisance!"
He frowned, and the Green Reaping Sword appeared in his hand. He struck down with a single sword slash!
Shwish!
The Immortal Slaying Sword Qi shimmered, a streak of green light faintly gleaming with specks of gold. It struck the stone platform's restriction, causing its five-colored brilliance to flash wildly, yet it remained stable.
Seeing this, Fang Xi frowned, then flicked his finger, sending out the Wood Spirit Sword.
The combined power of the two sword lights finally cleaved open the stone platform's restriction, allowing him to collect that piece of high-grade Grade 3 spirit wood.
By this time, the Treasure Vault's internal array had activated, attempting to trap the intruder within the vault.
Even outside, the Great Wu were already shrieking in alarm, ordering someone to notify Dan Ya.
"Sigh!"
Fang Xi let out a faint sigh. Wisps of mist appeared around his body, and in the blink of an eye, he transformed into a Wu King with a cold expression and dark treasure patterns etched upon his face!
"Earth-Shaking Talisman!"
After completing his disguise, Fang Xi waved his hand, and a talisman appeared within it, instantly activated!
Roar! Roar!
Amidst the earth-shaking rumble, the Treasure Vault's array shattered directly, a large quantity of rocks crashed down, and a long crack appeared in the mountain itself.
Fang Xi transformed into a dark shadow, rushing out from the mountain fissure.
The Great Wu, who were about to encircle him, sensed Fang Xi's terrifying presence and immediately retreated swiftly: "It's a Wu King. . . quickly, go inform the City Lord!"
Fang Xi broke out of the encirclement, pinpointed a direction, and in an instant, flew out of the city. His figure flickered a few times, then vanished into the air.
And behind him, a golden light was already flashing!
It was Dan Ya, who, having received the news, abandoned the grand sacrifice and was now using the Golden Light Earth-Traversing Talisman to give chase!
Fang Xi plunged directly into the earth, his divine consciousness extended to its limit.
Confirming that Dan Ya had not locked onto him with her divine consciousness, he immediately chose to cross over!
The void flickered, and his figure disappeared.
A moment later, Dan Ya arrived in that area. Dozens of black-red demonic lights, tens of feet long, plowed the ground back and forth.
"Damn it, a strange Wu King. . . Who could it be?"
Dan Ya's expression was cold as she returned to Black Nirvana City.
"Respected Wu King, I failed in guarding the Treasure Vault. I am willing to accept punishment!"
The Great Wu guarding the Treasure Vault knelt before Dan Ya, his forehead pressed tightly to the ground.
"Let me inspect the Treasure Vault first. . ."
Dan Ya entered the Treasure Vault. Streaks of dark light revolved around her, like numerous arms, clearing away the large amount of shattered stone.
Her divine consciousness swept over the stone platform that originally held the Vermilion Fruits. Seeing that the spiritual items within had been swept clean, she merely frowned slightly.
Immediately, she then saw the stone platform where the Core Formation Spiritual Items had been located. Discovering it shattered into pieces and the Profound Crystal Essence and Celestial Fire Glazes gone, a flicker of anger crossed her face.
These were items she had painstakingly acquired after forming her Demonic Core, intending to nurture the next generation, but now they were gone. . .
Not knowing what she thought of, Dan Ya's face suddenly went pale.
She no longer looked at the losses on the other stone platforms, but went directly to the stone platform that had held the bronze mirror fragment. Her expression became blank.
On the spot, only shattered stones remained.
That bronze mirror fragment had actually vanished without a trace!
"It's. . . it's gone. . ."
Even Dan Ya couldn't help but feel a void in her heart at this moment, as if she had lost something incredibly precious.
That bronze mirror fragment had accompanied her for over a century!
It had also taught her demonic arts, talismans, and formations. . .
How could it be gone?
How could it possibly be gone?
Dan Ya's divine consciousness thoroughly searched the entire Treasure Vault several times, but ultimately had to reluctantly accept this reality.
Her 'great opportunity' was gone!
"How did that Wu King know there was a fragment in the Treasure Vault? How did he know he *had* to take the fragment?"
Dan Ya's suspicious gaze fell upon the Great Wu who had rushed over from the tribe, but then she secretly shook her head.
She had never revealed the secret of the fragment to anyone.
At this moment, she was consumed by raging fury: "No matter who you are. . . don't let Dan Ya find you, or else. . ."
...
South Barrens Cultivation World.
"Hahaha. . ."
A burst of hearty laughter emanated from the cave dwelling.
Fang Xi sat cross-legged, his face alight with an unconcealable smile.
Before him lay a box of Vermilion Fruits, and besides those, there was a crystal that looked like congealed profound water, and a glaze with flames burning within. . .
All these spiritual items radiated astonishing spiritual energy.
"Two spiritual items for forming a Golden Core through water and fire. . . their value is immeasurable. If Old Ghost Lu Qing saw them, he might even empty out the entire Green Wood Sect's foundation. . ."
"Five-hundred-year-old Vermilion Fruits. . . I can certainly greatly improve my alchemy skills with these. And the spirit wood. . . perhaps I can refine it into the 'Green Reaping Sword' to enhance its grade and power. . ."
"Not to mention. . . the Shard World is now open to me; in the future, it's practically at my beck and call!"
"And. . . there's even a third world."
Fang Xi's eyes flickered.
After repairing one component, the current 'All-Heavens Precious Mirror' now possessed the ability to open a third world.
However, he currently had no desire to rashly cross over.
After all, he truly couldn't say what that world was like. What if he encountered danger the moment he transmigrated?
Fang Xi therefore chose to play it safe first.
Within Situ Jiu's corpse refinement inheritance, in the final 'Corpse Control Art', there was a divine sense secret art that allowed a cultivator's partial divine soul to possess a refined corpse, gaining all of its senses.
It was said that this secret art could overcome the drawback of ordinary puppet refined corpses only being controllable within the limits of the master's divine consciousness.
Although it had other restrictions, it truly possessed some of the style of a demonic sect's 'External Avatar'!
'Once I master this secret art, I can first dispatch a puppet or a refined corpse to the third world to gather intelligence. . . '
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