Chapter 53

This chapter is an extra update, which should have been updated today and will be updated gradually over the following time.

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The Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber trembled more and more violently, and Li Wenjun had to exert a great deal of effort to control it. However, as he input more magical power, his control over the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber became weaker and weaker.

Li Wenjun didn't know if what he was doing was harmful to the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber. Moreover, he was about to lose control of it, so he shouted and swung the saber at the hillside.

A blade of light about four to five feet long shot out from the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber, and with a "boom," it split the hillside, sending rocks flying and dust swirling. Many fragments of rock splattered toward Li Wenjun's face.

Li Wenjun quickly covered his face with his sleeve. After a moment, when the dust settled, he flew to the spot where the blade had struck. He saw that the blade mark on the hillside was much longer than the previous one, and its width had doubled to the size of two fists, and its depth had increased significantly.

The test of the saber was very successful, and Li Wenjun burst into laughter. After two consecutive tests, he was now certain that this saber was not an ordinary weapon but a magical artifact, a treasure that only cultivators could fully unleash its power.

This was truly like someone bringing a pillow when you are sleepy!

What Li Wenjun lacked most was a handy weapon. With this magical artifact in hand, his combat strength had increased by several times. If he encountered Wang Yonggui again while holding the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber, he could split Wang Yonggui in two with just one blade of light.

Compared to the fireball spell, the blade of light emitted by the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber was undoubtedly more practical.

Li Wenjun wanted to try the saber again, but he was surprised to find that the magical power he had just gathered had disappeared. The single strike he had just made had drained all the magical power he had spent half a day gathering.

Li Wenjun clicked his tongue. The powerful move of the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber was indeed formidable, but it consumed more magical power than the fireball spell, the Immovable Vajra Spell, and other techniques. It was like a tiger that devoured magical power, and a moment of carelessness could deplete his magical power.

This point needed special attention. When engaging in a struggle, he must carefully calculate the amount of magical power, and not recklessly exhaust it for the sake of a quick fix. Only by always keeping some reserves could he deal with various emergencies.

Without magical power, Li Wenjun could no longer continue testing the saber. He happily put the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber away, planning to continue testing it once his magical power was restored. He picked up the hunting spear and walked toward the cave.

Most of the traps in the passage leading to the cave had been disabled by him using stones, leaving very few. He stood at the entrance, first using the hunting spear to tap around the reachable areas of the passage to confirm there was no danger, then took a few steps forward, stopped, and continued tapping with the spear.

Li Wenjun's caution saved him from a fatal attack. The stones he used to disable the traps were smaller than the cross-section of the passage, making it difficult for them to touch the top of the passage.

Wang Yonggui had set a trap in the middle of the passage, a crossbow bolt coated with a deadly poison. The poisoned arrow was hidden above the passage. When the hunting spear touched it, the crossbow bolt was instantly triggered, and the arrow shot out with a piercing whistling sound. If Li Wenjun had been standing directly below the crossbow bolt, he would have had no chance of dodging it.

Li Wenjun looked at the arrow that had buried itself in the ground, feeling both relieved and secretly grateful. He now understood why Wang Yonggui had once said that even if he died, he would take Li Wenjun with him. Wang Yonggui's confidence must have come from this.

After walking through a passage about two zhang long, Li Wenjun entered the cave. He was surprised to find that the cave was quite large, elongated, and shaped like an enlarged jujube seed, with a bulge in the middle and pointed ends.

The cave contained many items, including pots, bowls, and other kitchen utensils. Li Wenjun also saw a large amount of food, firewood, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, and tea. Additionally, he saw a table with the Four Treasures of the Study, and in one corner of the table, there was a book and a thick stack of manuscripts.

Li Wenjun took out a piece of silver and used the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber to cut a strip from it. He tested the strip on the book and the manuscripts, but the silver strip showed no change, indicating there was no poison.

Li Wenjun sat down at the table and flipped through the book and the manuscripts.

The book was a saber manual called the Soul-Cutting Saber Technique, a highly advanced martial art. After flipping through it, Li Wenjun shook his head. Although the saber manual was advanced, it was a secular skill and could not be used in conjunction with the Dragon-Headed Goose Feather Saber. To him, it was at most a reference.

The manuscript was handwritten. Li Wenjun was stunned when he read the first page; the author was Wang Yonggui.

Wang Yonggui began by stating with great pride that he was no less skilled than the current masters of traps and mechanisms. He wanted to find a disciple to pass on his skills, but most people were too dull to understand his ingenious mechanisms. Not wanting his skills to be lost, he wrote them down, not for the world to see, but for his own satisfaction.

Li Wenjun found the article, which seemed to be written by a talented but sour scholar, both amusing and exasperating. Wang Yonggui had always given him the impression of being extremely vicious, but he never expected this side of him.

After a moment of reflection, Li Wenjun began to flip through the manuscript on trap mechanisms. After a brief look, he had to admit that the art of trap mechanisms was profound and intricate. Wang Yonggui was indeed a genius in this field, and many of his ideas were enlightening. Whoever possessed this manuscript would find it difficult not to become a skilled trap master.

Li Wenjun decided to take the saber manual and the manuscript without hesitation. He didn't need the saber manual, but he could leave it for his friends and family. As for the trap mechanisms, he planned to study them when he had time. The numerous traps set by Wang Yonggui had left a deep impression on him, and in his current weaker state, this was not a bad survival skill.

Li Wenjun continued to explore the cave and soon discovered a wooden chest in one corner. When he opened it, it was full of gold, silver, and jewels.

On top were dozens of pieces of gold and silver jewelry, inlaid with various gems and pearls. Below that was a silk bag filled with gems, the largest of which was the size of an egg, and the smallest the size of a pigeon's egg. At the bottom were gold and silver ingots, with two hundred and thirteen fifty-tael gold ingots and over a hundred fifty-tael silver ingots.

Li Wenjun roughly calculated that if all the jewels in the chest were converted to silver, they would be worth at least 200,000 taels.

200,000 taels!

How many people did Wang Yonggui have to kill, and how many families did he have to destroy, to rob so much money?

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