Chapter Fifty-One: The Treasure Pavilion

  "Being able to set foot on the great path of the sword, this guy with the Dao number Dōng Míng is indeed an extremely formidable swordsman." Ji Yú picked up the paper note and observed it for a moment before shaking his head and sighing: "What a pity, having only passed eight out of nine heavenly calamities, he was just one step away from entering the ranks of the heavenly immortals. Calculating carefully, this Dōng Míng can only be considered a formidable loose swordsman."

  Scattered Immortal?

  Chen Xiao secretly cursed himself, even a loose immortal was now a terrifying existence that he could hardly aspire to.

  Hiss!

  Ji Yu's hands were suddenly ignited, and the yellow paper written with cinnabar in blood red ink turned into flying ash that scattered everywhere.

  "What's wrong with it?" Chen Xiao exclaimed, the words on this note were majestic and powerful, observing and understanding them would be of great benefit to his swordsmanship.

  "The sword path that even the heavenly tribulation cannot withstand, might as well not learn it." Ji Yu said calmly with his hands behind his back.

  Chen Xiao still felt a little painful and muttered: "But I can learn from others' strengths to make up for my weaknesses."

  "You must remember, the most important thing on the path of sword cultivation is to have a pure and unyielding heart. This paper note was left behind by him when he was obsessed with his inner demons, with a violent and disordered aura, and the sword path on it is also messy and disorderly. Using it for observation and practice will only ruin your own path of sword cultivation."

  "One day, if you can make it through the 13th trial of Tianfeng and see the unparalleled sword intent left behind by that extraordinary swordsman, you will understand what the true path of sword cultivation is."

  "He was even more powerful, didn't he also die there?"

  When Chen Xi first met Ji Yu, he had mentioned that in order to obtain the legacy left by his master, countless powerful cultivators had challenged the Tianfeng Trial Grounds for a hundred million years. Among them, the most formidable was an invincible sword immortal tens of millions of years ago, but he only managed to charge into the thirteenth level of the Tianfeng Trial Grounds before falling and dying.

  Ji Yu shook his head and sighed: "It's different, it's all different."

  The paper note has turned to ashes, and saying more is useless. Chen Xiao quickly shifted his attention to the surroundings, looking at the emptiness all around, and couldn't help but ask: "Seasonal elder, is this really the Sword Immortal's cave mansion?"

  "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the main hall where that Dong Ming Xian Ren resides." Ji Yu's gaze swept around and suddenly pointed to the jade bed: "Sit down and circulate your true yuan."

  Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao's mind flashed with insight and he said: "This jade bed shouldn't be the central location of the entire Sword Immortal Cave Mansion, right?"

  "Not bad, but with your current strength, you can't refine this cave mansion yet, and can only borrow its power to observe the entire layout of the cave mansion."

  As the spirit of the cave that had lived for a million years, Ji Yu was clearly familiar with all this and replied casually: "If you want to get some treasures and secrets, hurry up and figure out the distribution of this cave, act quickly, after all, you are already three days later than those people."

  Chen Xiao didn't dare to slack off, as soon as he sat on the jade bed, he felt a refreshing air flowing all over his body, making his mind and spirit calm and serene. Apparently, this jade bed also had a wonderful effect on cultivation.

  Buzz!

  As soon as the true yuan was activated, Chen Xuan only felt a buzzing in his head, and suddenly a vivid picture appeared in front of him, with words such as "Dian Cang Hall" and "Zhen Bao Pavilion" written on it. It was actually the layout diagram of this cave mansion!

  Chen Yu looked back on the past and couldn't help but be amazed.

  The original Sword Immortal Cave Mansion was extremely vast, occupying a thousand miles of land. The outer perimeter was surrounded by eight winding and narrow passages, named respectively as Benefit, Decline, Destruction, Reputation, Praise, Mockery, Suffering, and Joy, which subtly implied the four smooth and four adverse principles of human life.

  The "利" character passage hides a terrifying triple-turn golden rainbow sword array; the "衰" character passage is home to countless wandering evil spirits and demons; the "毁" character passage flows with a sea of earth-core black fire slurry, like a great river...

  Every path is fraught with hidden perils!

  Chen Xiao's heart skipped a beat as he watched, thinking to himself: "If I were to enter the cave through these eight passageways with my current cultivation level, it would be nothing short of seeking death."

  The end of the eight passages is also the core area of the Dongfu, which is divided into four regions: Diancang Hall, Zhenbao Hall, Baicao Hall and Wudao Hall. In the core of the four halls, there is the main hall where Chen Tang is located, which is also the central core area of the entire Dongfu.

  Inside these four halls, there are many secret rooms, dense and numerous, like an anthill, and it is unknown what kind of treasure is stored inside.

  What thrilled Chen was that the main hall he was in could directly lead to the four sub-halls in all directions, east, south, west and north, and there were no traps or ambushes along the way.

  "Senior Ji Yu, should I go to the Treasure Hall first or the Collection Hall?"

  Chen Xiao hesitated, thinking that the Treasure Hall must be storing many magical weapons left behind by Dong Ming Xian Ren, while the Classics Hall naturally stored various secret manuals of Gong Fa. For cultivators, these two types of things were equally tempting.

  As for the Baicao Hall that cultivates top-notch talents, the temptation is just as great, but for Chen Tang, it still can't compare to the allure of the Zhenbao Hall and the Diancang Hall.

  The Martial Hall... must be where the Dongming Xianren practiced martial arts, and it didn't have much appeal to Chen Tang.

  "Huh?"

  However, before Ji Yu could speak, Chen Tai suddenly discovered that on the map, there were more than a dozen white glows moving, which had already left the "Cheng" character passage.

  "The white halo should represent the cultivator who breaks into the cave, so that the cave-dwelling immortal can be in control of everything."

  Chen Xiao pondered for a moment, and suddenly his heart skipped a beat as he realized something was off. "Chai Le Tian's group only had eight people, so these white lights should be Su Jiao's group...and judging by their direction, they're approaching the Treasure Hall...No way, I absolutely can't let them get away with it!"

  Splash!

  Chen Tang stood up and rushed out without hesitation.

  "What's been found?" Ji Yu floated up beside him. He hadn't seen the map, but he noticed that Chen Tai's expression was a bit off.

  "Someone is about to enter the Treasure Hall." Chen Xiao replied while running wildly.

  "Is that the little girl with the surname Su?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "Hmm, let's thoroughly sweep through the Treasure Hall and not leave a single treasure behind. It's actually quite an exhilarating thing to do. Chen Xiao, I support you in doing this."

  Chen Xiao was taken aback, never expecting that the usually calm and composed Ji Yu would have such a strong sense of justice.

  Before long, the two of them rushed along the side door and charged into the Treasure Hall.

  "So many escape rooms?"

  As soon as he entered the Treasure Hall, Chen Xiao couldn't help but feel a headache when he looked at the winding corridors lined with room after room of secret chambers. If he were to search each one individually, who knows when he would find the real treasure trove.

  "Come with me!"

  Ji Yu's gaze swept around, silent for a moment, then walked along the corridor, drifting towards the deepest part.

  It seems that I was worried for nothing, with Senior Ji Yu around, how could those treasures not be found? Chen Tang's heart was invigorated, and he followed closely behind.

  ……

  Rumble!

  Just as Chen Xiao's figure disappeared into the depths of the corridor, the sealed front gate of Zhen Bao Hall, which had been closed for thousands of years, was also opened.

  "Is this the Treasure Hall?"

  Feeling the thick and pure spiritual energy surging in the air, looking at the dense and numerous secret rooms extending deep into the distance, Su Jiao couldn't help but let out a sigh of amazement, her eyes already burning with excitement.

  "Haha, our luck is really too good!" Cangyun burst out laughing on the side, his face filled with joy, "I've heard that some immortal's caves have various grand halls, but if we're talking about the most precious one, it's undoubtedly this Treasure Hall that hides many treasures and secrets."

  "Everyone, time is not on our side. Since there are so many secret rooms here, we can only split up and act separately. As for whether or not we can find the treasure, it depends on each of our own luck." Su Jiao said excitedly.

  "Haha, really, if luck is on our side, we might even get a treasure from the immortal's family!" Cangyun was also extremely excited.

  "Then let's split up and act separately!"

  "Good! This suggestion is great, with so many treasures, it's all up to fate, and there isn't even a problem of distribution, what more could we ask for."

  Others also followed suit and said so.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  They quickly dispersed and rushed to the secret rooms in various parts of the Treasure Hall.

  ……

  After running for a while, Ji Yu suddenly stopped and looked towards a seemingly ordinary secret room on one side.

  "No wonder, it turns out that the gate actually exudes a hint of chaotic and ancient aura." Ji Yu's eyes, which had experienced many vicissitudes, rarely showed a hint of surprise.

  When Chen Ting heard the word "Hunyuan Xi'lang", his whole body stiffened, and he almost didn't dare to believe his ears.

  Chaos soil is a rare thing not in the five elements, legend has it that during the chaotic era of Tai Chu, many chaotic gods and demons were born in the soil, until the heavens opened up, the three realms were established, and the soil was lost in the endless years, never to appear again.

  Of course, this was just a legend that Chen Xiao had heard, and its authenticity could not be verified. However, when he found out that the door of the secret room in front of him was actually emitting a faint aura of chaos, he couldn't help but be deeply shocked.

  "This faint aura of Chaos has become extremely weak and can't be collected at all." Ji Yu's eyes gazed deeply at the secret room door, pondering: "However, this secret room door actually has a hint of Chaos' aura, so whatever is stored inside must not be an ordinary item."

  As he spoke, he casually pushed open the secret room door.

  Whoosh!

  The gate had just opened halfway when a black shadow shot out at a speed faster than lightning.

  "I knew it would be like this... Want to escape? It's not that easy!"

  Ji Yu smiled faintly, and as he spoke, his sleeve fluttered, a misty green aura burst out, enveloping the black shadow, which was then caught in Ji Yu's palm.

  The green mist dispersed, revealing a black shadowy figure. What astonished Chen Tang was that this black shadow turned out to be a fist-sized young beast!

  Roar!

  The little beast was as white as snow, with a fluffy coat, like a miniature white lion. When Chen Yu looked over, it glared at him with its shiny black eyes, baring its teeth and letting out a roar, but the sound was extremely childish and had no intimidating power.

  "It's actually a young Qilin!"

  Upon seeing this young beast, Ji Yu's expression, which was normally calm and seemed to see through all worldly affairs, paused for a moment, and he rarely lost his voice in surprise.