Chapter 460 Crimson Heaven? Crimson Heaven! (6.2K)
The Emperor's Secret Treasury.
Through a hidden entrance in the coiled dragon pillar, Wang Yu used spatial techniques to instantly enter a secret chamber, the exact location of which was still unclear.
However, this so-called secret vault is not very large.
It's a building that resembles a plaza. After all, Dongji Capital is only one of the four capitals, and the emperor probably doesn't stay here for long. He mainly handles affairs in the main capital.
The dome here is inlaid with a large number of intricately carved fluorite stones, and the soft white light emitted by them illuminates this dark place very clearly.
Rows of stone pillars stand neatly in the square.
At the top is a basin-shaped platform, on which treasures float, and there are quite strict restrictions. The stone pillars are also covered with dense text.
However… upon seeing the so-called “treasure,” Wang Yu’s expression turned strange.
Floating on the first stone pillar is an ordinary ruler, with an inscription that reads: "[The Emperor-Striking Ruler—once wielded by Imperial Tutor Cang Wu, it reddened the palm of the young Human Emperor.]"
Wang Yu: "..."
This is just an ordinary ruler, at most with an old-fashioned design; it's a real antique.
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
It seems reasonable for a man to collect these kinds of things?
The second stone pillar [Milk Potato Pastry – It nearly choked the young emperor to death; this was the first time a human emperor had faced a life-or-death crisis!]
The potatoes here are actually peanuts, named for their shape and growth in the soil. Looking at this shriveled, inexplicable object, Wang Yu showed a human-like expression of disgust.
That's so unreliable!
"No wonder you hid it away, so you could admire it secretly when you have time, right?"
He was internally complaining.
Wang Yu continued reading, only to be utterly disappointed each time.
There are palace maids' undergarments, the emperor's teeth, and broken hairs here. The stone pillar records that it was obtained by making the younger sister cry.
It had venomous snake fangs, a wooden horse-shaped stool, and two dog testicles. Who knows what kind of creature the young human emperor was? He was like someone who could climb trees to steal birds' nests and dive into the water to catch turtles.
Purely a terrifying little boy.
There was even a skull that he had deliberately kept from the first time he killed an enemy. Wang Yu was speechless.
The fact that these things were preserved shows that the ancient human emperor still possessed the childlike innocence and youthful spirit of a man; otherwise, he would not have preserved them.
He must be an interesting person.
It wasn't until the twenty-sixth stone pillar that the emperor was finally freed from that trivial accident, but by then the young emperor in the story had already reached adolescence.
The treasure is finally beginning to emerge.
"【Water Cloud Sleeves】—When Consort De was young, she and the Emperor secretly pledged their love to each other, using her personal magic treasure as proof. Many years later, she joined the harem and finally achieved a happy ending."
Wang Yu muttered to himself that although the story of the stone pillar was written from a third-person perspective, it praised the Human Emperor throughout, making it hard to believe its authenticity.
It's obvious who wrote the pen.
The Water Cloud Sleeve is a top-grade fourth-tier magic weapon that can be used in combination with any magic robe. Wang Yu took it out and threw it into his Sea Heart Ring.
That was his first achievement.
The dozens of stone pillars that follow record a series of short stories, all praising the charm of the human emperor, who conquered countless beautiful young women without revealing his identity.
The young ladies of the General and the Prime Minister's mansion were all deceived and lost their virginity before marriage.
The treasures were mostly women's personal items, mostly of fourth-tier quality, such as jade pendants, bracelets, hairpins, hair ornaments, hair ties, and small dressing mirrors... The most outrageous item was a breast wrap.
According to records, it was a breast binder worn by female generals of the Immortal Dynasty.
When Wang Yu took it out, he could still smell a faint fragrance. After hesitating for a moment, he put it back. He didn't need this thing, and it felt strange to give it to another woman.
It's unusual that they gave up a treasure of considerable value.
Having escaped the story of the "Succubus Emperor," the Emperor has unknowingly walked past hundreds of stone pillars and has finally transitioned from adolescence to adulthood.
During this period, the emperor seemed to be obsessed with physical training, and he liked to invite the sons of generals to fight in the Forbidden Garden. He was addicted to the feeling of each punch landing on his skin.
The gains at this stage were somewhat pleasantly surprising.
Most of them were obtained by defeating someone or by gambling; they came in all sorts of forms, including his first melee weapon.
【Three-pointed double-edged spear】—Originally a mid-grade fifth-tier spiritual treasure, it later followed the young human emperor to kill three million ice-clan beasts, defeat all the geniuses of the time, and was appointed by the immortals as the first human emperor.
In the battle against the second-generation Ice Emperor, Yu Guiwu was severely damaged and fell to the level of a fourth-grade top-quality magic weapon, losing all its spirituality.
The records of the stone pillar story contain many secrets.
Wang Yu found it quite interesting.
Although this three-pointed double-edged spear is a damaged spiritual treasure, it is more suitable for his current stage of use and is more suitable for use in the state of the extreme yin dragon body than the flesh and blood demon sword.
It's a pretty good magic weapon.
Furthermore, there is a possibility of repair. As far as Wang Yu knows, the lotus seeds produced by the seven-colored lotus have the effect of activating spirituality and even restoring spirituality.
This treasure is very rare, but it is still rumored to exist today.
The Emperor's refusal to repair it was not due to incompetence, but perhaps because he valued the story and legend behind it more. Given his status and resources, he did not need the effect of one or two spiritual treasures.
Finding meaning in the stories behind his achievements is even more significant for someone who has reached the pinnacle of success.
Judging from his previous achievements, he is indeed that kind of person.
only.
Judging from the information revealed in the story of the stone pillar, when the Human Emperor was young, the Ancient Immortal Dynasty had just been established, and at that time, the immortal in charge of the Ice Prison Realm was still in power.
It should be pointed out here that this immortal is not the same being as the immortal who ultimately annihilated the lineage of the Human Emperor mentioned by the Crown Princess.
The first human emperor was likely a descendant of the immortal attendants and divine generals.
Exceptionally gifted.
He possessed spiritual-level aptitude from birth and was known as the "True Dragon Spirit Body." He was different from others from a young age and attracted the attention of immortals. He was only identified as the first Human Emperor in his youth.
At that time, the four capitals were newly established, and the ancestor of geomancers traveled around setting up extraordinary feng shui arrangements, clearly arranging the future cultivation path of the human emperor.
Unfortunately, the Emperor's talent still exceeded expectations.
He eventually followed the immortal to the upper realm, and then became the second human emperor, the unlucky guy whom the crown princess said was beheaded by the second immortal from the lower realm for his crimes.
The ancient immortal dynasty should have been prosperous and long-lasting, but it perished after only two generations. Wang Yu suspected that it might be related to the first human emperor of the upper realm.
After all, wherever there are people, there will be conflicts and factions. Although the Upper Realm Immortal Palace is powerful, its internal competition must be fierce.
Given the personality of the first emperor, it was perfectly normal for him to offend some people.
Otherwise, the second immortal wouldn't have been so violent.
In the subsequent ancient demon uprisings, the immortals who descended to the mortal realm each met with a bad end, giving it a somewhat "curse of certain death" feel and revealing a strange aspect.
Wang Yu couldn't help but think of the Beast God. His experience at the Ancient Beast Ancestral God Mountain had given him a glimpse into the true nature of the Ice Prison Realm.
Now, through the Emperor's Secret Treasury, more details have been filled in.
The only pity is that no special medium that truly records secrets, like the black stone tablet, has been found to this day.
This stone tablet appears to be indestructible.
During his youth, Wang Yu acquired a large number of bloodline artifacts belonging to body cultivators, but unfortunately, these things were more selective about their owners than natal magic weapons.
The very few bloodline artifacts that can be passed down must be inherited by the bloodline descendants of the original owner. In the hands of outsiders, they are just ordinary sharp weapons.
Having reached this point, the Emperor's Secret Treasury yielded less than the Longevity Medicine Treasury outside, though it satisfied a great deal of his curiosity.
The last leg of the journey.
As the Emperor entered adulthood, many of the stone pillars were empty, indicating that he would spend very little time in Dongjikyo afterward.
Often, a long period of time passes before a few records are made, but treasures of this level that have commemorative significance are even more precious.
The Creation Longevity Pill, a top-grade fifth-rank pill bestowed upon him by his eldest son, the second Human Emperor, can increase the lifespan of a Nascent Soul cultivator by one thousand years.
The stone pillar records that this was the first time he had received a gift from his eldest son.
For the emperor, emotional value outweighed practical utility.
This item is the most valuable item Wang Yu obtained from the secret vault. Once exposed, all the Nascent Soul cultivators in the Ice Prison Realm would stop at nothing to seize it.
The situation in the Ice Prison Realm is particularly unique. An extra thousand years of lifespan allows for more thorough preparation, waiting for the day when the prison can truly be broken.
At the end of the secret vault, through the Panlong Ring.
He discovered a stone wall covered with disordered patterns. Through the authority of the Panlong Ring, many of the patterns combined to form the core essence of a supernatural technique.
so……
"The Legacy of the First Human Emperor!"
Wang Yu was taken aback. After a thorough inspection, he discovered that many of the inheritances inside were of a relatively low level, perhaps they were engraved when he was young.
Some special secret techniques have many limitations, and there are very few that Wang Yu can meet the requirements for and that are suitable for him.
Just as Wang Yu was enthusiastically searching for a suitable successor.
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--outside world.
The Crimson Heaven Demon Lord walked out of the Golden Palace with a gloomy expression. Judging from his ragged appearance, he had obviously suffered a small loss. He held a ball of golden metal in his hand, which exuded a faint dragon aura.
This was his only gain from his "daring raid" of the imperial palace.
This is the "Qi Luck Dragon Gold" forcibly extracted from the dragon throne; it is essentially just a type of gold essence refined using special secret techniques.
However, after being nourished by the fortune of the Immortal Dynasty for countless years, and further enriched by the purple aura of the Human Emperor, it underwent a special mutation, making it one of a kind in the Ice Prison Realm.
While ordinary magical artifacts may seem unremarkable, certain artifacts with special effects can produce extraordinary results, making them rare and unique treasures that can only be used in specific situations.
Reaching the fifth rank was barely enough for Chi Tian.
They won't leave empty-handed.
But his mood was not very good. As the saying goes, once bitten, twice shy, and his goal had shifted away from those flashy but impractical buildings.
Following the rules of the cultivation world, I decided to look for places like alchemy rooms and artifact rooms. Surely I wouldn't come up empty-handed.
With the immense divine sense of a Nascent Soul cultivator, even if they cannot fly, they can still cover the entire Eastern Capital and conduct an extremely detailed search.
It happened naturally.
Chitian's second target was the Longevity Medicine Storehouse.
Inside the medicine storehouse at that time.
The progress of the Yellow Springs Temple Master is 8 items, and the progress of the Proud Sun Old Demon is 5 items. If this continues, it will take at least half a month to pack up and take away all the spiritual items in the medicine storehouse.
They were aware that the Crimson Heaven Demon Lord was in the palace.
Continuing to drag things out like this is not a solution.
They would likely be caught red-handed when Chi Tian entered the medicine storehouse, but there were a great many fifth-grade precious pills here, and neither side felt it was appropriate to divide them equally or according to their strength.
Thus, they entered a dilemma, wanting Wang Yu to help them quickly retrieve all the precious pills and spiritual herbs, but also not wanting to lose their own interests.
This made the old demon of the blazing sun even more anxious.
After all, his speed in breaking through the restrictions was far slower than that of the Yellow Springs Temple Master; he tended to share the burden equally, or even take the lion's share.
After all, Wang Yu is from the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect, so he should have the upper hand, but it's also true that he's not as skilled as others.
Considering the plan to deal with Chitian later.
He was in a hurry because the medicine storehouse might go bankrupt due to uneven distribution of the harvest. He needed at least one high-grade fifth-tier breakthrough pill.
Only by combining this with the secret techniques of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect can one have a chance to break through the threshold of the Nascent Soul stage, which also involves the issue of time.
To attack Chi Tian, one must strike him dead in one blow.
Otherwise, let alone secret techniques, the very survival of the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect would depend on the whims of the Refining Heaven Demon Sect. Given their large size and resources, such a gamble would be somewhat counterproductive.
The allure of reaching the Divine Transformation Realm is right before my eyes.
It's impossible for him to ignore it. He's already given up the opportunity of the Heavenly Star Tower once, and he can't afford to miss it this time no matter what.
"A secret method to avoid demonic contamination..."
The Old Demon of the Proud Sun was preoccupied with his own thoughts. He suddenly glanced at the Master of the Yellow Springs Temple. Theoretically speaking, the predicament he was facing was also the predicament of the other party.
If even the other party doesn't possess this special secret technique, then how can this risk be avoided...?
Since we had already agreed to this collaboration...
Clearly, they were confident in their plans.
Could it be that the Master of Huangquan Temple has other methods?
Upon realizing the crucial factor of the sun, he immediately considered making a deal with it. The warehouse full of precious pills and spiritual herbs, as well as Wang Yu's exceptionally high level of authority, were all his bargaining chips.
Upon realizing this, Jiaoyang suddenly spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Huangquan, I have an idea, you..."
Before he finished speaking, the entire Longevity Medicine Storehouse suddenly trembled, and extremely terrifying demonic energy fluctuations were transmitted in from the outside, with the aura of the Crimson Heaven Demon Lord being incredibly dense.
As the two old demons locked eyes, they both saw horror in each other's eyes.
"There's no time, so let's get to the point."
"Old Demon of the Blazing Sun," he said quickly.
"Master, Wang Yu will quickly retrieve all the precious pills and spiritual herbs. You will take 60%, and I will take 40%. But we need your method to prevent them from being contaminated by demons. What do you say?"
The abbot of Huangquan Temple frowned deeply.
"You can't use my method."
"How would you know I can't use it if you don't tell me?"
"Never mind."
Knowing that time was of the essence, the Abbot of Huangquan Temple decisively pointed out a wisp of divine consciousness into the palm of the Proud Sun Demon.
After sensing the information within, his expression turned extremely ugly.
The method the other party uses to avoid being infected by the demon is very simple.
Just three words.
——Into hell!
The Yellow Springs mentioned here refers to the real Yellow Springs, which was developed from the corpses of the Yellow Springs White Bone Path after years of management and research into secret methods.
In the secret realm, a true tributary of the Yellow Springs has been drawn out, and with endless death as a sacrifice, a true Yellow Springs River has been opened up.
Its power level has subtly surpassed the Nascent Soul realm. With the corrosive properties of the Yellow Springs power, it can naturally suppress the demonic trap in the Nascent Soul inheritance.
Over the years, Huangquan Temple has continuously used the spirit-drawing array that condenses spirit stones to create an entire desolate desert. This true "death" involves the concepts and rules of heaven and earth.
On the surface, they attempted to destroy the Ice Prison Realm to break free from their cage and gain true freedom, but in secret, they were drawing out the true Yellow Springs tributary, causing it to flow through the desolate desert.
This is their true goal: a stable path to becoming a deity!
Only by reaching the pinnacle of the Ice Prison Realm can one gain a better perspective to oversee the overall situation and devise a true strategy to break free.
Furthermore, due to the unique nature of the power of the Yellow Springs.
Unless one cultivates the "Yellow Springs and Azure Heavens Scripture", cultivators who follow other paths will not be able to achieve the same effect through the power of the Yellow Springs.
More likely, before it could be cleansed of the demonic influence, it was itself turned into a pool of muddy water by the Yellow Springs. This secret method involves the true secrets of the Yellow Springs Temple.
therefore.
The abbot didn't go into too much detail, only briefly describing what the power of the Yellow Springs could do, which was the root of the old demon of the proud sun's disappointment.
He can't walk the path that others take.
"Let's get the treasure first, and we'll talk about everything else after we've got it."
The situation is urgent, and the most important thing is to leave the Longevity Medicine Storehouse first. After all, no matter what choice we make later, Wang Yu will need to try to trigger the Yin-Yang Killing Array hidden in Dongjijing.
However.
The two had been talking for a while.
Wang Yu remained leaning against the vermilion pillar, unmoved. The Proud Sun Demon immediately showed suspicion and pressed his divine sense fiercely towards Wang Yu.
Aurora Illusion immediately revealed a mocking smile.
With a pop, it exploded into dreamlike, colorful specks of light and disappeared.
The abbot of Huangquan Temple also had a gloomy expression.
He suddenly rushed to the pillar and examined it for a long time with a serious expression, but found no problem.
After all, it was a secret vault personally set up by the first emperor.
If one does not want to suffer social death, one must have used all the means one has learned in one's life, and even after reaching the peak of one's cultivation, one must have specially reinforced it.
The coiled dragon vermilion pillar was merely an entrance equipped with spatial mechanisms; the real Wang Yu had long since left the Longevity Medicine Storehouse.
Without Wang Yu's help, Jiao Yang and the Yellow Springs Temple Master alone wouldn't even be able to leave the Longevity Medicine Storehouse, let alone with the Crimson Heaven Demon Lord breaking the seal outside.
If they make too much noise, Chi Tian will definitely notice.
At that time, it will be a matter of fleeing or fighting.
They will all end up badly.
For a moment, both of them felt like they had been tricked.
The abbot of Huangquan Temple was even more outspoken.
"Jiaoyang, your methods of managing people are extremely disappointing."
"It's all because of your petty schemes. Otherwise, how could Wang Yu have developed a grudge against me? How dare you say that!"
In fact, Wang Yu's choice was quite normal.
Jiaoyang's actions have already proven that he is untrustworthy, and Wang Yu will not trust the Master of Huangquan Temple even more. No matter how eloquent his words are, the key is to see what he does.
Moreover, Wang Yu had no sense of belonging to the Reverse Spirit Blood Sect.
Aside from a limited number of people, scheming against the Proud Sun Demon was a matter of no concern whatsoever. Anyone who dared to threaten him would naturally have to bear the feeling of being bitten back by an "ant".
Let them kill Chi Tian; he's not going to get involved.
The situation took a sharp turn for the worse.
Aside from exchanging a few sarcastic remarks, the two had no other way to deal with each other, but it didn't escalate to the point of a fight.
Take a deep breath.
"This is what the Abbot of Huangquan Temple said."
"Things haven't reached the point of despair yet; there's still a glimmer of hope. Have you forgotten why we came here in the first place?"
The old demon of the blazing sun suddenly remembered.
"You mean... there might be a spiritual object here that can deal with Chi Tian?"
"It doesn't necessarily have to be a spiritual object; it could also be a restriction or an array."
"Let's search around first. I remember that the Azure Water Demon Lord was killed by Wang Yu's scheme in the medicine storehouse. There might be a similar arrangement here."
Indeed, it was just as the Master of Huangquan Temple had guessed.
The restrictions on the Longevity Medicine Treasury are a level higher than those on the Immortal Official Medicine Treasury, and there is also a hidden destruction restriction, which was set up by the first Human Emperor to prevent outsiders from entering the secret treasury.
It's convenient to destroy evidence in a critical moment, but whether they can find and trigger it depends on their methods.
The more critical the situation, the calmer one must be, so as to find a glimmer of hope in the most desperate circumstances. Both of them have faced countless dangers to have grown to where they are today.
The current situation is just a little more serious.
They did not seek to kill Chi Tian, but only to find a chance to survive.
Not long after.
With a deafening roar, the giant spiritual light shield that had enveloped the entire Longevity Medicine Treasury shattered completely, and all the doors were flung open by the violent gale.
If there were previous restrictions and protections, divine sense could not penetrate them and see what was inside.
Now that the restriction has been broken, the Crimson Heaven Demon Lord immediately realized the problem.
Someone beat them to it!
The first person he thought of was Wang Yu, because he had entered the palace before. If he really had unimaginable authority, then all the treasures here would definitely have been taken away.
Therefore, my already gloomy mood turned into a raging storm, and my anger was waiting to be vented.
Fortunately.
The few restrictions that had been broken were gone, and the presence of a large number of fifth-grade precious pills and spiritual herbs finally brought the gloomy sky to a brighter one, making me feel much better.
“Jiaonu and children, come in and break the ban.”
"yes!"
The three dragons and two children were all at the Nascent Soul stage. Although the two children looked like children, they had deliberately retained their virginity due to the cultivation of a special secret technique.
In reality, he has been with Chi Tian for many years and is a veteran monster.
He had subordinates who did hard labor.
He was able to break through the restrictions outside the precious pill more quickly, and saw his subordinates begin to work.
Chi Tian himself snorted coldly and looked into the darkness on one side of the dome. There were two little mice hiding above the beam. No wonder not many spiritual items were taken from here.
"The scorching sun, the underworld."
"What... you took my things and now you want to ambush me?"
They were all old men with long-standing aliases. At the Nascent Soul Ceremony back then, Chi Tian had seen almost all the top Nascent Soul experts in the world.
We were old acquaintances to some extent.
Suddenly exposed, the two stopped hiding and walked out openly, bowing respectfully to Chi Tian, showing no trace of their previous determination to kill.
"Huang Quan has met the Venerable One."
"Jiaoyang greets the Venerable One."
"I cannot accept your courtesy. To make a long story short, hand over your belongings. I will personally search your storage rings."
Upon hearing this, even though Jiaoyang and Huangquan had anticipated it.
But he still felt incredibly aggrieved and dissatisfied. They were all powerful figures in the demonic path, and none of them had ever been treated like this. Storage rings, which are highly personal items, must contain some secrets.
Without removing the divine imprint, others cannot open it.
It offers a high degree of privacy.
However, taking Youmingzi as a warning, the two men looked at each other and obediently bowed their heads in submission, offering their storage rings with both hands.
One of them was Zhuo's illustrious ancestor, who held a revered position.
One is the master of the Yellow Springs Temple, who rules over a powerful demonic sect.
Yet, under the coercion of the Nascent Soul Venerable, he became so sensible.
Chi Tian's lips curled into a mocking smile. Dare to touch what's in his possession? Just hand it over and that'll be the end of it.
--Innocent!
He was just worried about not having a reason to kill them, but they delivered themselves to his doorstep. He was more tolerant of the scorching sun, but he couldn't tolerate the Yellow Springs Temple Master at all.
The murderous intent in his heart had long been brewing to its limit.
The moment he took the storage ring, he made his move without hesitation.
The demonic claws of life cultivation suddenly reached out, their target being the nascent soul within the main body of the Yellow Springs Temple—the objective was quite clear!
That's all for today's update, totaling 6,200 words.
(End of this chapter)
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