A Sect from a Spirit Vein

Chapter 287 - 247: Inside the Treasure Pearl

This isn’t a slanted pit, but a completely dry lake, revealing a vast expanse of lakebed. Those slopes are the islands within the lake.

This dried lake valley spans a hundred miles in circumference, with its deepest point reaching a hundred fathoms.

Today, there isn’t a single drop of water in the lake valley, and the exposed lakebed is full of huge gaps and cracks. On the islands within the lake, various pavilions, towers, palaces, and courtyards were once built, but now they have become ruins, almost entirely turning into debris.

Looking into the lake valley and imagining the days of Jichuan Profound Monarch’s glory, when the lake waters rippled and the scenery on Huxing Island varied, it was a splendid view. Jichuan Profound Monarch could bring friends and family in anytime, making it a carefree paradise and refuge treasure land.

Two thousand years of change, truly sigh-inducing.

The rumors were true; this Treasure Pearl forms a realm on its own, lacking a Spirit Vein and cannot generate Spiritual Qi by itself, yet it closely resembles a Void Refining True Monarch’s Grotto Heaven.

But now in this hundred-mile area, Spiritual Qi is still relatively abundant. It should be the Spiritual Qi drawn from the Spirit Vein of Yuqing Mountain, which is now the power source for the Treasure Pearl. Once depleted and if not replenished, the Primordial Pearl will be immobilized.

A flash of light appeared before the two, and a hazy humanoid figure shrouded in iridescent light emerged—it was the Artifact Spirit of the Primordial Pearl.

"Lu Qian, take a look yourself at what you want."

Lu Qian responded, taking Wu Yan and flying up, searching and inspecting within Huxing Island accompanied by the Pearl Spirit.

During the decisive battle two thousand years ago, the Primordial Pearl suffered severe injuries, planted into the Spirit Vein for a long self-repair process.

Initially, all Spiritual Qi in Yuqing Mountain’s Spirit Vein was absorbed by the Primordial Pearl, rendering the vein hidden and never detected by anyone else.

Not until a few hundred years had the pearl’s wounds started healing, reducing the absorption of Spiritual Qi, and excess Spiritual Qi appeared on Yuqing Mountain. This was then discovered by the Zhou Family ancestor, becoming the Zhou Family Ancestral Land.

Throughout this long time, the Spirit Vein’s Spiritual Qi was all used for self-repair, naturally leaving no force to maintain the numerous buildings within the Spirit Pearl. Thus, now the lake within the pearl has dried up, the buildings are collapsed, presenting a desolate scene.

Without even the Spiritual Qi to maintain buildings, how can one expect to sustain the treasury?

Lu Qian flew with Wu Yan, observing with heartache.

The Primordial Pearl forms its own realm, so Jichuan Profound Monarch stored almost all his fortunes within the Pearl. Yet after being washed by the river of time, these once rare treasures on earth have all become useless due to the lack of Spiritual Qi nourishment.

An ancient building engraved with "Arsenal" appeared before Lu Qian, and with a gentle push, the two doors collapsed with a bang. Amidst the rising dust, rows upon rows of swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, chains, rings, spikes, shields, armors, bells, and cauldrons appeared before Lu Qian.

The least of what’s collected by Jichuan Profound Monarch were at the level of Magical Treasure existence. But now...

Lu Qian casually picked up a grayish Flying Sword, flicked his finger on the blade, and with a "crack," the Treasure Sword snapped in half.

No matter how rare and how powerful these Treasure Artifacts once were, after one or two thousand years without Spiritual Qi nourishment, all spiritual nature has been lost, thoroughly becoming a pile of scrap metal.

He then went to the Alchemy Room, where all sizes of porcelain bottles and gourds filled every corner. Wu Yan curiously opened one, and a rotten smell gushed out, along with faint black mist erupting, frightening her to throw the bottle away.

The Talisman Storage Room, Jade Talismans, Golden Talismans, various Beast Bone and Skin Exotic Talismans have become tattered remnants.

The Spirit Medicine Garden, once incomparably precious and worth thousands of gold for each Immortal Elixir, has decayed into a pile of dust.

Even Spirit Plants, Spiritual Ores, and various rare materials have all decayed and become useless.

Seeing such a desolate scene, Lu Qian couldn’t help but let out a long sigh, trying to comfort himself.

Alas, the Primordial Pearl isn’t a Grotto Heaven after all. All of this can only be said to be nature’s will. Wu Yan being favored by the Treasure Pearl is already an immense fortune; one shouldn’t ask for more.

Wu Yan carefully spoke from the side, "Pearl Spirit Senior, isn’t there anything undamaged here?"

Lu Qian lifted his head from the pile of rubble, since all the treasures were damaged, the only thing left that could serve as inheritance must be—

"Yes, there is." Pearl Spirit nodded, "There are still many Jade Scrolls over there, various kinds of books."

The only thing Jichuan Profound Monarch left, collected from various sects, the most top-notch Cultivation Technique Scriptures!

This is the treasure trove of techniques of the Cangzhou master, a true millennium-old inheritance foundation.

However, no matter how extraordinary the Divine Skill Secret Manuals are, they don’t help change the current situation much. Lu Qian already had a plan in mind but decided to look at them later.

"Oh, and there’s this, which I just acquired." Pearl Spirit suddenly waved his hand, and a beam of light rose from a distant small island, and a scroll elegantly floated over.

Lu Qian’s eyes widened, his heart speeding up.

This was precisely the Xuanguang Sect’s guardian treasure, the Immortal Dragon Slayer Painting!

Unable to resist, he grabbed the Dragon-Slaying Painting and unfolded it. On the scroll, a fierce and vicious ink dragon was about to swoop down, eighteen Immortals with fluttering robes raised their Dragon-Slaying Swords, flying to pierce, the unstoppable momentum making Wu Yan utterly mesmerized.

Pearl Spirit spoke up, "You seem to like it very much, why not take it?"

Lu Qian took a deep breath; this treasure is genuinely good. At least nine Foundation Establishment cultivators can activate it, possessing the might of the Early Stage of Golden Core, and if activated by eighteen Foundation Establishers, its power rivals Late-Stage Golden Core.

If this treasure could be used properly, Yunshan Sect might even rally some allies to secure independence, establishing a unique Foundation Establishment Alliance!

However, it won’t work.

Xuanguang Sect, Kong Family Castle, Shahe Gang, Spirit Talisman Sect—all these people know the Immortal Dragon Slayer Painting was taken by the Primordial Pearl.

Once I reveal the Immortal Dragon Slayer Painting, confirming my deep connection with the Primordial Pearl, they need not act themselves; merely spreading the rumor that Yunshan Sect might have the Primordial Pearl will immediately bring disaster upon Yunshan Sect.

And keeping the secret of Immortal Dragon Slayer Painting is unrealistic because every time it is used, so many Foundation Establishers must act together, and the more people involved, the more likely secrets will leak. It can’t be expected that each usage involves requiring everyone to swear a Dao Heart Oath for secrecy, can it?

That means waiting for Master Fengfeng, Hee Yangchen, the other two Peak Masters, Kong Lingde, Han Wen, Zhang Hansong, Zhuang Qing, and Hong Fei all to pass away before openly using the Dragon-Slaying Painting...

How long must one wait!

A Secret Treasure capable of changing the battle’s outcome isn’t promising in the short term, so Lu Qian reluctantly shook his head, returning the Dragon-Slaying Painting to Pearl Spirit.

Pearl Spirit didn’t say more, leading them to another island. Here, a five-story pavilion had half collapsed; within the heavy ruins lay invaluable Cultivation Technique Inheritances, silently awaiting daylight.

Artifact Spirit gently clapped, and the stored Spiritual Qi surged.

The ground shivered slightly, and with a crash, the decayed pavilion collapsed entirely.

In the shocked eyes of Lu Qian and Wu Yan, Jade Scrolls, Jade Books, assorted Scrolls, Silk Books, and Atlas burst out from the rubble, soaring into the sky, swirling above the island like a massive school of fish.