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The two of them entered quickly, and the scene along the way was the same as the teleportation scene of the Chaos Orb: the vision was blurred, and colorful particles were flashing all around them, giving a feeling of walking in a vacuum.
"We have finally arrived at the secret realm!" Huangfu Ruiyao seemed very excited as he looked at the beautiful scenery around him.
This secret place is not very big. You can see the space walls around it, and in the middle there is a magnificent palace! There are flowers all around, and the fragrance is fragrant. Some of them are species that have become extinct on the mainland, which further tells that this secret place is not simple.
Then, Huangfu Ruiyao said seriously: "Mr. Lin, if we want to enter the palace, we need to overcome many difficulties. It is difficult to succeed with the strength of one person alone, but with the strength of the two of us, as long as we unite and work together, we will definitely be able to get the treasure."
Suddenly, a halo emanated from the palace in all directions. All the leaves and petals of the flowers and plants covered by the halo automatically fell off and condensed into sword shadows, which rushed towards the two of them. The power was probably at the level of a perfect Soul Emperor.
Huangfu Rui was not surprised to see this, “Mr. Lin, don’t worry. He is not at the Soul Saint level and his power has not changed qualitatively. As long as we join forces and go all out, our chances of winning are still great.” Then he gritted his teeth and rushed forward first.
"Some challenges! A good whetstone!" Zhuang Xingyu did not plan to use his second martial soul or soul bone this time. He wanted to have a hearty battle! A good sharpening.
Zhuang Xingyu quickly let his martial spirit possess his body, and suddenly a wild aura came over him. He punched the sword shadow fiercely, and sword intent flashed around him, constantly honing Zhuang Xingyu's body and combat skills.
"First soul skill, extreme atomic breath!" A powerful high-energy ion gathered from the extreme Yin-Yang Leopard's body and then sprayed out from its mouth, fiercely colliding with the sword shadow.
On the other hand, Huangfu Ruiyao also used his soul bone skills to the fullest, releasing his fourth soul skill seven or eight times regardless of the cost, and was able to briefly display the combat power of a soul emperor level. However, it was like a tower in the void, with no power to continue.
"Five Lightning Whips!" Zhuang Xingyu quickly released his fourth soul skill. A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky. That was the first whip.
A little bit of secondary setting, not too much, just adding a few people.
Chapter 37: Human skin mask is discovered, and an opportunity is obtained
"Two whips, three whips, four whips, five whips", another four lightning bolts came one after another, each whip stronger than the last!
These lightning bolts are not chaotic, but change with each other. Each change is aimed at the attack gap of the sword shadow, breaking through the defense, reaching the origin of the sword shadow, using the force to fight back, and achieving the effect of "receiving, transforming, and launching".
After a few more attacks, with the cooperation of the two, the sword shadow was finally shattered and turned into grass leaves and flowers again. The traces of battle around it quickly disappeared, and everything returned to calm. The entire secret realm returned to its appearance when it first arrived: beautiful, peaceful, and harmonious.
"Well, Miss Huangfu, why are you looking at me like that?" Zhuang Xingyu asked puzzledly when he saw Huangfu Ruiyao staring at him.
"Face, the mask you're wearing has fallen off." Huangfu Ruiyao looked at the handsome face in front of him, especially his deep eyes, which were like an ancient well, quiet and deep, as if they could see through people's hearts. With a black outer robe, the overall temperament was simple and elegant, yet revealed nobility. For a moment, he was stunned.
Zhuang Xingyu quickly touched his cheek and found that the human skin mask had fallen off and was in the battle area in front of him. It had broken into pieces, obviously destroyed by the sword shadow during the battle.
Huangfu Ruiyao regretted in his heart: "Ah, Huangfu Ruiyao, Huangfu Ruiyao, you really embarrassed yourself. You are just a little more handsome."
Huangfu Ruiyao quickly changed the subject and said with resentment, "Young Master, you are so low-key! You look like you are only a little over 10 years old. If you hadn't attacked me just now, I would never have thought that your soul power has reached over 40 levels. It's no exaggeration to call you the number one genius in the continent! I was just amazed at your talent and was shocked for a moment. Please don't misunderstand me, young master."
By the way, she also tried to make excuses for her previous predicament, but she didn't know the principle of "there is no silver here", and the more she explained, the worse it was.
"Miss Huangfu, you are too kind. Also, I want to make it clear that I am not young at all, so don't call me 'young master'. Let's find a way to open the palace gate and go in to get the treasure!"
"No hurry, there is no other danger here. The hall can be easily opened through my family's secret method." Huangfu Ruiyao was surprisingly calm at this moment. "We can be regarded as friends who share life and death and hardships. I have always treated you with my true face and real name, but you show a false face. Could the name Lin Yuanqi also be fake?"
"You should be cautious when you go out. Besides, didn't you tell the truth, Miss Huangfu? From the way you found the treasure map, to the way you entered the secret realm and faced the sword shadow's attack, you didn't show any surprise at all, and the family secret method you just mentioned, it is obvious that you are very familiar with this secret realm."
“Haha, same to you. Let’s go get the treasure!” Huangfu Ruiyao waved his hand and walked towards the palace.
Arriving at the palace gate, Huangfu Ruiyao took out a token from his storage ring, pressed it into a groove in the middle of the gate, quickly formed seals with his hands, and muttered something.
I couldn't understand what they were saying, it must be a code word or some kind of formula.
After an incense stick of time, Huangfu Ruiyao finally finished reading and bowed respectfully towards the gate.
With a "creak", the door slowly opened!
The light source inside also turned on, and it turned out to be the precious, non-artificial [Chalcedony Beads] used as the light source. The hall was actually filled with them, and it was initially estimated that there were more than 100 of them.
You know, there is only one in the entire Pure Yang Holy Leopard clan.
It’s not that the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan can’t afford it, but this thing only looks good apart from providing lighting, and the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan pursues practical value.
If it weren’t for the fact that the chalcedony orb was a treasure offered as a tribute by a certain affiliated force when the family surrendered to the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan when the family was not in decline.
It has great symbolic significance and represents the glorious history of the family, so it was not exchanged for a resource for spiritual practice.
Although these chalcedony beads have no other functions except automatic lighting, just because the Pure Yang Saint Leopard Clan doesn't like them doesn't mean that the imperial nobles and the people of the three upper sects don't like them!
They like these things, and the rarer the things are, the more they like them, believing that this is the only way to show their status.
This was especially true for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, as the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tower was a treasure-type martial spirit, and they had no resistance to these gems.
If they were put up for auction, they would surely attract a large number of nobles and sects to scramble for them. Just these gems would easily sell for one to one million gold soul coins, which would be almost enough to cover the annual expenses of the Pure Yang Holy Leopard Clan.
"Wow! So beautiful!" Huangfu Ruiyao couldn't help but exclaim in amazement at the sight of such a magnificent palace hall.
The palace hall is magnificent, and the ceiling is decorated with colorful glazed tiles, which sparkle in the light. However, the vermilion walls around it make the palace solemn and mysterious, full of a heavy sense of history, without the slightest sense of frivolity or nouveau riche.
The shelves on both sides are filled with treasures, including exquisite porcelain, carefully carved jade, and dazzling jewelry, each of which is priceless.
In the middle of the hall, there are three jade boxes. Although they have not been opened yet, it is certain that they are the most valuable treasures in the entire hall, and the soul bones are most likely stored in them.
There are a total of 12 large pillars supporting the hall. The pillars are decorated with carved beams and painted rafters, and are hollowed out with various lifelike patterns.
"Wait! There's something wrong with the carving here!" Zhuang Xingyu wondered in his heart.
There are sculptures of a kirin stepping on a copper coin with auspicious cloud patterns on both sides, which are meant to ward off evil and attract wealth; a pair of lions playing with an hydrangea, symbolizing endless life and a long line of descendants; there are also carvings of auspicious dragons and phoenixes, golden lions and silver elephants, etc. Especially the decorations next to them, it is obvious that this is not a place for human habitation, but rather looks like a tomb.
Zhuang Xingyu traveled a lot in his previous life and visited many ancient tomb scenic spots, so he could still recognize this.
Forget it, don't think about it, as long as it's worth the money. It's designed like this, maybe it's someone else's special hobby.
Zhuang Xingyu quickly walked to the box in the middle and was about to take it when he was blocked by a layer of light. There was actually a Shangqing level seal on it. If he used the Chaos Pearl to break it forcibly, the things inside would explode.
"Divine power, could there be a divine object in here?" Zhuang Xingyu murmured.
“You can actually recognize divine power! Well, a force that can cultivate a genius like you must have relevant records. This is the opportunity left by my ancestor, a first-level deity: the Five Elements Kirin Sword God. It can be considered a challenge for future generations. Below the second-level god level, only people from my Huangfu family can take it and use it with secret methods using their bloodline as a seal. No one else can do that.” Huangfu Ruiyao explained on the side.
After a pause, Huangfu Ruiyao continued, "I only want this thing, and I'll give you all the rest. How about that! The two boxes next to it contain two 2-year soul bones and two 4-year soul bones. In addition, there are other treasures that are definitely worth a lot of money. But I have one condition: After you get out, you ask the forces behind you to find something for me!"
Chapter 38 Obtaining a Lot of Treasures
"what?!"
"Medicine, a precious medicine to treat dying from internal injuries!"
"can."
"You have to swear."
"Okay, I, Lin Yuanqi, swear that as long as I take all those treasures, after I get out, I will make my family do their best to find the relevant medicine. If you disobey me, you will lose all your soul power."
Zhuang Xingyu agreed to this distribution plan. There are so many treasures here. It's just a medicine. Anyway, he has plenty of detoxification pills, great recovery pills and other pills in his hands. He can just give her one when the time comes. It's not a loss at all.
As for that magical object, since it is an opportunity left by other people's ancestors for future generations, it is useless for me to take it.
Instead, he would offend the Huangfu family and might even offend a god, which would be disadvantageous to him since he has not yet fully grown up.
No wonder there are so many treasures stored in the secret realm. It turns out that they are opportunities left by other people’s ancestors for future generations of geniuses.
As for why the opportunity is not in the family, it may be an accident.
“Just now, the Chaos Pearl reported that the spiritual consciousness within that divine object is truly asleep. Coupled with the Chaos Pearl’s shielding effect, no one will discover my secret. However, I still have to be cautious from now on.” Zhuang Xingyu thought to himself with caution.
Seeing that Huangfu Ruiyao had already taken the divine object, Zhuang Xingyu no longer hesitated and immediately took the soul bone away.
"Well, the quality of the soul bones is pretty good, and they are all complete."
Then, he started to take away all the treasures on the shelves on both sides.
Huangfu Ruiyao really kept his promise and took the initiative to help Zhuang Xingyu collect the treasures. "Hurry up and collect them! After the divine objects are taken away, this secret realm will collapse in an hour. We must get out as soon as possible."
"What a waste of resources!" Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xingyu let go completely and not only took down all the chalcedony beads, but also scraped off the diamonds, gold and silver inlaid on the carvings.
There is no other way. There are many people in the family, and we need to build equipment, expand the legion, and provide relief to the people...all of this requires money!
"Suspect, this floor tile is made of fine steel, suitable for making armor."
"Oh my, this beam is actually the trunk of an 80,000-year-old plant soul beast, Agarwood."
"Oh my god, this tile is actually a seven-color glazed tile. Look at the quality, it's even higher than the tiles on the main hall of the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect!"
"This curtain is actually made of 90,000-year-old silk. Look at its elasticity and texture. I'll make it into silk for Zi Han when I get back... ahem, into a silk scarf."
……
In less than half an hour, the hall, which was originally more than 20 meters high, had been dismantled by Zhuang Xingyu, put into Shao Chunyang Holy Leopard Ring, and then transferred to the Chaos Pearl Space.
Huangfu Ruiyao was stunned, watching Zhuang Xingyu digging the foundation and harvesting precious flowers and plants. Although these things are valuable, you are a genius with great knowledge, and the power behind you must be strong. How can you act like you have never seen money? At the very least, you should have some manners!
"Your storage space is too big! Are you short of money?" Huangfu Ruiyao was very confused.
"I don't have enough. I don't have enough. I'm not like you, a descendant of a god. I have to earn all my resources by myself!"
Huangfu Ruiyao looked at Zhuang Xingyu and gradually thought: What a generous and unrestrained person. I gave him 100 million gold soul coins before, but he refused to take any. I guess he wanted to prove his innocence. Now it seems that I misunderstood him. He must have really had a riot of soul power before. But now, in order to save resources for the family, he doesn't care about his reputation at all. He is upright, responsible and responsible, which is admirable.
If Zhuang Xingyu could hear her true feelings, he would be in tears. After all, he really didn't think so much. He didn't want her money before because taking it would mean admitting that he was a "bird", which was related to a man's dignity.
Now that he sees so many treasures, which he obtained through his own labor, Huangfu Ruiyao doesn't want them. If he doesn't take them, they will be wasted when the secret realm collapses. Why doesn't Zhuang Xingyu want them?
As for the face of a Tianjiao, what is a Tianjiao? A Tianjiao is one who is strong in himself. In Douluo Continent, as long as you are strong enough, who dares to say anything, who dares not give you face?
This is probably the "halo effect" in psychology. Due to the strong impression of a certain quality or characteristic, it is easy to generalize when evaluating a person, resulting in a diffuse cognition.
It is the same principle as "Love the house and love the dog; be gentle to the distant and you will get close to them."
Huangfu Ruiyao didn't have a good impression of Zhuang Xingyu at first, but after seeing Zhuang Xingyu's true face and extraordinary talent, and after sharing hardships, she became familiar with him.
"If you bloom, the breeze will come. If your heart is floating, a light smile will bring you peace."
Therefore, if you cannot get the love you want, it is better to turn around and improve yourself. Once you become excellent, you will find that there are so many beautiful things waiting for you ahead.
Looking back, I smile and everything returns to calm; the regrets of the past also become indifferent.
……
A quarter of an hour before the secret realm collapsed, Zhuang Xingyu collected everything he could take away and left with Huangfu Ruiyao.
A quarter of an hour later, the secret realm also collapsed and disappeared into the space crack.
It’s a pity to waste such a good secret realm. It would be great if it could be integrated into the Chaos Pearl Space!
Huangfu Ruiyao bowed deeply several times in the direction of Huangfu He and the others, secretly vowing to take revenge. However, he was afraid of meeting Dugu Bo, so he once again suppressed the idea of looking for their bodies.
Zhuang Xingyu watched from the side, thinking that she was thanking the ancestors, and did not ask the reason. As for the rest, Huangfu Ruiyao did not say anything, and he did not intend to interfere.
The two did not dare to stay in the depths of the Sunset Forest. Zhuang Xingyu followed the records in the "Distribution Map of Main Soul Beasts in the Sunset Forest" in his family and chose a short road with no ten thousand year soul beasts, and walked out of the Sunset Forest unimpeded.
At this time, Zhuang Xingyu also hurriedly put on a new human skin mask.
At this time, the sun was about to set.