Chapter 530: Chapter 400: Ye Lingyue Seizes the Treasure
The treasures in the number two cave are certainly not ordinary.
Zhuge Yi, the Outer Sect Elder of the Heavenly Armor Sect, had seen plenty of treasures in his life, but unfortunately, these ten Light Talisman Balls seemed to have the ability to block the exploration of spiritual power. Each time Zhuge Yi tried, his spiritual power disappeared into the balls like stones sinking into the sea, utterly ineffective.
Left with no other choice, Zhuge Yi had to rely on his eyes to discern.
Quickly, he identified a target,
Among the ten Light Talisman Balls, except for one or two of the brightest which made it impossible to see clearly what was inside,
The remaining seven or eight balls were misty, vaguely revealing the outlines of the items inside.
Among these items were stone carvings, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, as well as Spiritual Artifacts and Elixir Pills. Just using his eyes, Martial Arts Stone Carvings, for instance, held no significance for Zhuge Yi, an Alchemist.
The grade of the Spiritual Artifacts and Elixir Pills was also unclear due to the obstruction from the Light Talisman Balls.
However, a piece of stone enveloped by a red Light Talisman Ball caught Zhuge Yi’s attention.
Of all the ten Light Talisman Balls, only this one was the thinnest. Under the faint red light, one could even see the beautifully delicate patterns on the stone, which, at a glance, looked like high-quality Nirvana Iron.
Zhuge Yi was also a cunning old fox.
He knew that the weaker the Light Talisman Ball, the lower the grade of the treasures inside it should be.
Yet among all Light Talisman Balls, it was the Nirvana Iron that suited him best.
Without further hesitation, Zhuge Yi leaped up, stepping through the air and aiming at that red Light Talisman Ball, exhaling a breath of Elixir Fire.
The Elixir Fire was intensely hot, instantly swallowing up the red Light Talisman Ball that enveloped the Nirvana Iron.
The Light Talisman Ball shook, and suddenly, the originally thin Light Talisman Ball became fierce, and a violent force surged crazily out of the ball.
Zhuge Yi didn’t have time to dodge; numerous violent red rays burst out, and he staggered and fell from the sky.
Hong Mingyue quickly moved to support her grandfather, and looking at Zhuge Yi’s appearance, his face was cut open by the violent red light of the Light Talisman Ball.
Zhuge Yi, the first to enter, had failed!
Cong Lv and others also quietly discussed on the side.
Clearly, these ten Light Talisman Balls were not so easy to break.
After Zhuge Yi’s failure, on the second day, which was the tenth day of entering the cave, it was the turn of the Beiqing Delegation. This time, Wen Xu, who was more powerful than Zhuge Yi, managed to break one of the Light Talisman Balls, which contained a five-hundred-year-old BloodPolygonum multiflorum.
After the Light Talisman Ball was broken, the blood light on the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow dimmed slightly.
Everyone’s spirits lifted, which meant that Shooting Nine Yangs could indeed obtain the Yi God’s Void-breaking Bow.
On the eleventh day, a guard from the Kaijiang Prince Manor entered the stage, but he failed to break the Light Talisman Ball.
"Useless, why keep you?" Chen Minzhi said grimly, raising his hand, and the guard’s head fell to the ground.
The onlookers cast sideways glances, their expressions towards Chen Minzhi growing even more unfriendly.
On the twelfth day, after some discussions, Sword Slave entered the stage, and fortunately, his performance was good; he successfully obtained the piece of Nirvana Iron that Zhuge Yi had previously failed to acquire.
"Prince, Nirvana Iron." Sword Slave wiped the sweat from his forehead and handed the Nirvana Iron to Feng Xun with a goofy smile.
Feng Xun did not take it, but merely curved his eyebrows and eyes, looking towards Ye Lingyue.
"Sword Slave, this piece of Nirvana Iron is not bad. After I come out of the Xingxiu Cave, I will refine a knife for you." Ye Lingyue smiled. Despite her greed for wealth, she was not particularly interested in the Nirvana Iron that Sword Slave had risked his life to obtain.
Ye Lingyue had noticed that Sword Slave’s knife had suffered chips from encountering enemies multiple times after entering the Xingxiu Cave. His strength deserved a better knife.
Sword Slave was stunned, his eyes reddening slightly, still holding the piece of Nirvana Iron in his dark, large hands.
"Why are you standing there like that? Miss Ye’s intentions are my intentions," Feng Xun said indifferently.
Ye Lingyue was suddenly flustered and her heart raced by his words. Feng Xun had recently become more and more bold in his remarks.
She coughed lightly a few times, and then several gazes drifted over.
One of them was from Zhuge Yi, furious that an item he wanted was taken by a servant of the Feng Residence.
The others were from Cong Lv and Princess Qing Bi. Cong Lv had a complicated expression while Princess Qing Bi looked disdainful.
The last gaze belonged to Hong Mingyue, who thought to herself, "Ye Lingyue, I don’t believe you will be this lucky next time."
Sword Slave had already taken once, and according to the prior agreement, each force could not send the same person to fight again, which meant that the next round for Ye Lingyue’s group would either be Ye Lingyue or Feng Xun.
On the thirteenth day, among the Four Great Forces, both Beiqing and Ye Lingyue had each broken a Light Talisman Ball, while Kaijiang Prince Manor and Daxia had failed.
The next drawing for the rounds came out quickly.
This time, Ye Lingyue’s group was drawn to compete first.
"Miss Ye?" Sword Slave looked worried. He had broken a Light Talisman Ball before and knew the extraordinary power of these ten Light Talisman Balls. If Ye Lingyue relied on sheer force, she might well...
"If I were you, I would gracefully forfeit. Losing face is a small matter, saving your life is crucial," Princess Qing Bi mocked coldly from the side.
In her view, Ye Lingyue’s abilities were not much better than hers; being able to not hold the group back was already quite good. If it hadn’t been necessary to make up the thirty-one participants, Ye Lingyue wouldn’t have gotten the chance to enter cave number two.
"Heh~ If you’re so afraid of death, why bother coming to the Xingxiu Cave in the first place? Might as well have stayed in the Imperial Palace to embroider and garden, playing your princess role." Ye Lingyue retorted lightly, infuriating Princess Qing Bi to no end.
"Miss Ye, you do not have to force yourself," Cong Lv said, his temples throbbing as he unwillingly listened to Princess Qing Bi’s curses.
"Cong Lv, she can handle it," Feng Xun remained perfectly composed, not showing any sign of concern.
Ye Lingyue smiled, then stepped forward, looking at the remaining eight Light Talisman Balls in the sky.
Earlier, Wen Xu and Sword Slave had both adopted conservative strategies, breaking the two most vulnerable-looking Light Talisman Balls.
The remaining eight Light Talisman Balls now floated like eight little suns in the air.
Ye Lingyue thought for a moment, then took something out from her arms.
Seeing that object, Zhuge Yi exploded in anger.
"Ye Lingyue, so it was you who stole the Sky Armor Rat! Hand it over, it is the heavenly treasure of the Heavenly Armor Sect."
Indeed, what Ye Lingyue held was the Sky Armor Rat that Zhuge Yi had lost earlier.