Chapter 64 - 64 61 Qiankun Ring

64: Chapter 61 Qiankun Ring 64: Chapter 61 Qiankun Ring The stone chamber appeared simple and spacious. On its walls, embedded luminous pearls served as lighting. The chamber bore signs of damage, with traces of sword slashes faintly visible. It seemed as though a great battle had once occurred here. The floor of the stone chamber was covered with decayed limbs and severed bodies. Piecing these corpses together, it seemed that no fewer than thirty people had perished in this chamber. Ye Xuan crouched down, picked up two or three hand bones to examine them, and his eyes lit up. The owners of these bones must have been experts, and among them, there were quite a few Martial Sect-level masters, as could be judged from the texture of the bones. Even Martial Sect Masters had died here, which indicated the fierceness of the battle that had taken place. At the central position of the chamber, there was a stone chair. On the chair sat a slightly hunched skeleton, holding its skull with both hands as if it refused to close its eyes in death. In this quiet atmosphere, it seemed rather sinister. In front of the stone chair, two corpses seemed to be kneeling before the skeleton, perhaps attempting to take the life of the person on the chair before dying, but unfortunately, they were killed before they could wound their opponent. Walking past the dried-up corpse, Ye Xuan saw that there were three secret rooms inside the main hall. Besides the skeletons, there was nothing else in the main hall. Ye Xuan entered the secret rooms. From the first stone chamber on the side, he indeed found a considerable amount of gold and jade, piled into a small mountain—probably worth at least two to three million taels. Unfortunately, he had no means to carry them, as he lacked a storage tool. In the Spirit Martial World, storage treasures were known as Qiankun Rings. These rings were extremely rare in the Great Xia Kingdom. Even Ye Tianxiong from the Ye family never owned one. Ye Xiao once had a ring, but it was lost after his death. With this thought, Ye Xuan felt some regret. These treasures, if taken out, would definitely be considered a vast wealth. However, Ye Xuan was not short-sighted about worldly possessions. After checking for other items and finding none, he continued deeper into the chambers. The second room seemed to be where the chamber’s owner stored weapons and equipment, but most of the equipment here was ordinary, the highest being Earth-grade, and much of it was corroded and no longer usable. With a slightly disappointed heart, Ye Xuan entered the third secret room. The first two rooms had nothing of interest. If this third room also proved fruitless, the trip would seem somewhat frustrating. “Hmm?” However, the moment he stepped into the secret room, Ye Xuan’s eyes brightened because there was a huge Alchemy Furnace placed in the center of the room! Around it, the walls had slots for placing gourds, clearly indicating it was an alchemy room. “There are still pills here.” Ye Xuan picked up a gourd, opened the stopper, and sniffed. Immediately, a strong and dominant warm current entered his body through his nostrils, even solidifying some of his True Qi. “Such pure energy.” Surprise showed in his eyes; the potency of the pill was extraordinary, seeming completely free of impurities and easily absorbed by the body, indicating high quality. Pouring a red pill out of the gourd and bringing it to his nose for another sniff, Ye Xuan’s smile gradually faded, “No wonder, this is a Blood Essence Pill made from the essence of a martial artist’s body. To produce one pill, all the energy from a Martial Master’s body has to be drained, a method extremely cruel. It seems the owner of this chamber must have been a top-level master who practiced the Demon Path.” Warriors were divided into orthodox and demonic paths, which had been established long ago. Ye Xuan wasn’t surprised, as the Heavenly Realm also had practitioners of the Demon Path, though they were not orthodox and were often pursued and suppressed. For Demon Path practitioners, enhancing their own strength by any means necessary, including killing, annihilating sects, or slaughtering cities, were trivial matters—all others were merely resources for their cultivation. Ye Xuan took down the other gourds as well, inspecting each one. There were over twenty gourds in the pill room, but only five contained Blood Essence Pills, slightly disappointing Ye Xuan. At the same time, Ye Xuan couldn’t help but feel impressed by the ruthlessness of the chamber’s owner. To produce so many Blood Essence Pills, how many Martial Masters had to be killed? The empty gourds were probably used by the owner himself, and the remaining five gourds likely weren’t consumed yet, allowing Ye Xuan to find something left behind. With these five gourds of Blood Essence Pills, Ye Xuan estimated that advancing to the realm of a Fifth Grade Martial Master wouldn’t be a problem, and even reaching the Sixth Grade level could be easily achieved with the energy provided by these many pills. Having checked all the pills in the room, Ye Xuan finally left the secret room and returned to the main hall. Ye Xuan’s gaze swept across the bones on the floor, finally settling on the position of the stone chair. Clearly, the person seated there must have been the owner of this stone chamber. It was easy to guess that the cultivation of the chamber’s owner must have been extraordinarily high. Intrigued, Ye Xuan came before the stone chair to examine the corpse more closely. “Ah, there are characters inscribed on this wall.” Initially, he hadn’t noticed that there were characters on the wall behind, but as he drew closer, Ye Xuan realized that there were actually two lines of small characters carved into it. “Majestic Demon Ancestor, a sect’s supreme leader. Black Demon Sacred Sect, King of Heavenly Destruction.” “It turns out to be the Black Demon Sect that once dominated the Tiannan Region.” Upon seeing this line of small characters, Ye Xuan’s eyes lit up slightly. The name Black Demon Sect was familiar to many, for this sect had enjoyed a time of great prosperity hundreds of years ago, being the only Fourth Grade Sect in the entire Tiannan Region. Later, under the joint attack of other sects, the Black Demon Sect was annihilated, its key figures either dead or fled, and thus it vanished from the world. The reputation of the Black Demon Sect in the Tiannan Region was extremely poor, for during its dominance, the populace of the six nations of Tiannan lived in misery and everyone was in danger. This incited public outrage, leading to its eventual joint annihilation. The owner of this stone chamber likely belonged to an important figure of the Black Demon Sect, known as the King of Heavenly Destruction. However, Ye Xuan’s understanding of the Black Demon Sect was limited to hearsay. Who exactly the King of Heavenly Destruction was, and what standing he held among the Sect, Ye Xuan had no clue. Besides, these are all events of the past, what do they have to do with him? Taking his gaze off the wall, Ye Xuan began to carefully search the body of the stone chamber’s owner. Given that the latter was an important figure of the Black Demon Sect, whether there were any heavy treasures on him was hard to say. However, he was soon disappointed. The man’s body was practically empty. For such a small chamber, whether anything was hidden here was almost immediately obvious. “No way…” Ye Xuan still felt reluctant to give up. Could this old man have been boasting emptily? The supreme leader of a sect and not even a Qiankun Ring? In frustration, Ye Xuan grabbed the skull held between his hands, intending to vent, but suddenly he heard a faint whistling sound coming from inside the skull. Ye Xuan’s expression changed, and he brought the skull closer to his eyes. Inside, he saw a silver-white ring. “Damn, this old man was ruthless, hiding the object inside his own head.” Ye Xuan’s eyes quickly brightened, and he carefully retrieved the ring from the skull’s mouth, a smile curling up at the corner of his lips. This silver-white ring was none other than the Qiankun Ring, an extremely coveted storage treasure among outsiders! The rarity of the Qiankun Ring was not something that could be fully explained in a few words. After all, in the Great Xia Kingdom, the number of people who possessed a Qiankun Ring probably did not exceed the number counted on one hand! For someone merely at the Martial Master Realm to possess a Qiankun Ring was unthinkable, and if others were to learn of it, it would likely attract overwhelming pursuit and murder. Releasing his soul power, Ye Xuan penetrated into the interior of the ring, seeing every part of its internal space clearly. The space was about the size of a large hall, bare except for two black boxes in the center, which were particularly conspicuous. Ye Xuan’s focus was drawn to these two boxes, and with a thought, he took them out. The first box was slightly larger. After opening it, Ye Xuan took out a piece of armor shimmering like silver. This armor was extremely thin and flexible, but Ye Xuan recognized at a glance that this was no ordinary armor, but a top-grade Secret Silver Armor made from mithril! This kind of Secret Silver Armor was extremely effective in defending against True Qi, and calling it a Heavenly Grade treasure was no exaggeration! It could be said to be a rare lifesaving item! Had Ye Xuan been wearing this Secret Silver Armor earlier, Zhao Kui, who was sent by the Jun family to assassinate him, would not have been able to injure him so easily. Even a Martial Sect Master would have found it difficult to kill him in one or two moves. This was the precious importance of the Secret Silver Armor. “It really is a great item.” S~eaʀᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Overjoyed, Ye Xuan knew that if news of this Secret Silver Armor spread, it would likely cause a frenzy in the outside world. Even Martial Sect Masters would be green with envy and couldn’t help but attempt to snatch it. Repeatedly obtaining extremely top-grade treasures, Ye Xuan was in a great mood. “The first box contained the Secret Silver Armor, I wonder what this remaining box holds.” Compared to the first, the second box was much smaller, but this did not diminish Ye Xuan’s expectations. Under his watchful gaze, the box was slowly opened, and under the illumination of the Luminous Pearl, the contents inside were completely revealed. “Is this… a scroll?” Looking at the ancient, blood-colored scroll placed inside the box, the tips of Ye Xuan’s brows instantly raised.