Chapter 10

After leaving the Four Gates Mountain, Yang Xiao found a secluded cave and roughly refined the Taiyi Five Smoke Net. He then directly flew to the Yunwu Mountain Range, thousands of miles away, with the purpose of retrieving the treasures left in the ancient immortal Ai Zhenzi’s residence.

In the Shu Mountain world, there were many treasures, but considering his current cultivation and combat strength, there were only a few places he could go. The top choice at the moment was the Jinshi Gorge and the Heshaji Book in the Wicked Ghost Gorge at the border of Yunnan and Guizhou.

Although he had inherited the legacy of the Pure Yang Immortal Lü Zu, he knew that the more cultivation techniques one understood, the better they could deduce and compare, thus advancing more rapidly.

The Heshaji Book was left by the famous side-path immortal Heshaji from the Eastern Jin Dynasty, who was of the same generation as the two teachers of the Emei Sect’s founder, Changmei Immortal: Taiyuan Immortal and Chusanzi. Heshaji’s powers were comparable, making him another great cultivator among the predecessors, not inferior to Ai Zhenzi of the Jinshi Gorge.

The Daoist book left by such a powerful cultivator naturally recorded all his life’s learning. His pre-natal and post-natal Five Elements True Qi was renowned, with few rivals. His lineage still had several famous immortals renowned in the world today, such as the divine camel Yi Xi, the three greats of Zhongnan, Shang Zhu, and Zhu Que, all of whom inherited from the Heshaji lineage. If he obtained this book, he could combine it with the Pure Yang True Decree for cultivation, greatly enhancing his cultivation and powers, which would not be difficult.

As for other treasures, he dared not act rashly. Not only did the Holy Lady Jia Yin dislike men entering the Illusion Wave Pool, but the Nine Heavens Yang Ruler in the mouth of the white dragon at the White Water Temple was also out of reach, with too many people watching. The treasures left by Zhang Mian were also being watched, and he knew the whereabouts of the Purple and Green Twin Swords, but these were the Emei Sect’s main treasures. If he dared to touch them, the three immortals and two elders of Emei would likely come together to crush him into dust.

The Yunwu Mountain Range spanned only a thousand miles, and a gorge was easy to find. About half an hour later, Yang Xiao pressed down his flying light and found himself in a green and verdant gorge, about dozens of miles long, flanked by mountains. After a brief exploration, he arrived at a cave entrance sealed by vines and weeds. He cleared the vines from the top of the cave entrance and saw the four ancient characters “Jinshi Residence” carved there. A hint of joy finally appeared on Yang Xiao’s face.

The Jinshi Residence was where the ancient immortal Ai Zhenzi of the Qin Dynasty had ascended and sealed his treasures. For a thousand years after the first owner ascended, no other cultivator had visited this stone residence.

Yang Xiao carefully entered the stone residence, and seeing the accumulated dust and traces of disuse, he felt a great relief. He was afraid that before he arrived, someone from the Emei Sect might have remembered the Jinshi Gorge and the Jinshi Residence, and sent a few disciples to guard it. Now, seeing the dust piled up to half a foot thick, it was clear that no one had been there for a thousand years. Yang Xiao’s mood improved, and he felt more confident about his plans.

Without delay, Yang Xiao hurried to the rear of the residence. There was a stone cave in the center of the rear ground, shaped like an ancient well, with a square stone tablet sealing the top. The tablet was deep blue with a mottled pattern, and there were no seals or talismans on its surface, making it unremarkable.

Yang Xiao first offered a sincere prayer, then activated the Pure Yang True Essence to break the seal. At the same time, in the Taiyuan Cave on Ningshi Cliff in the Emei Mountains, tens of thousands of miles away, a person sitting in a quiet room felt a sudden感应. This person was none other than the current leader of the Emei Sect, the Heaven and Earth Righteousness Immortal Qi Shuming.

On that day, Qi Shuming was sitting in the room, absorbing primordial energy, his mind wandering in the vast universe. Suddenly, his heart stirred, and a great sense of crisis woke him from his meditation. Sensing something, he felt that a significant adverse event was happening to the Emei Sect. Shocked, he immediately used the Great Clear Immortal Technique to deduce the situation.

No matter how he deduced, he could not clearly determine what the adverse event was. It seemed that the heavenly fate related to this matter had been disturbed, making it impossible to pinpoint specific individuals or events.

Qi Shuming was greatly alarmed and quickly stopped his cultivation, pondering to himself, "Could there be someone in this world with such great powers to obscure the heavenly fate and render the Emei Sect’s Great Clear Immortal Technique ineffective? If so, how high must their cultivation and powers be? How many people in this world could have such powers?" Despite his best efforts, he could not figure out who this person was. With his current cultivation and powers, the only people in the world who could make him unable to deduce were a few divine monks and immortals from the Buddhist and Taoist sects, but they would not harm the Emei Sect. It was impossible, and he was puzzled.

Thus, without delay, Qi Shuming left the quiet room and sent out divine messages, inviting not only his senior brothers Xuanzhenzi and Kuxing Tuo but also other senior brothers, including the two elders from Songshan, Zhaoyunlao Bai Guyi and Duansou Zhu Mei, to gather at the Taiyuan Cave to deduce the situation together.

Still, the First True Immortal was not reassured and sent another divine message to the Miaozhen Temple on Xidongting Mountain in Jiangsu, inviting the temple’s abbot, Yingmu, who combined the strengths of Buddhism and Taoism, to help deduce the situation.

With such a grand effort, the three immortals and two elders finally deduced a vague result after three days. They knew that several heavenly treasures that should have fallen into the hands of the Emei Sect to aid its growth had now gone to others. One of these treasures was crucial for the Emei Sect’s future prosperity, which was why Qi Shuming had sensed it. However, they could not deduce the specific treasures or who had obtained them.

Later, the reply from Master Yingmu arrived, with the same content as the other immortals, without any specific names or objects. This added to the concerns of the Emei Sect’s immortals, who discussed how to deal with the situation.

Finally, Qi Shuming made a decision, saying solemnly, "I acted rashly this time, disturbing all the immortals. It was indeed hasty. Since we cannot deduce the situation, let’s put this matter aside for now. Although the deduction shows that these treasures would be useful to the Emei Sect, it’s not a problem if we temporarily lose them. The overall trend of the Emei Sect’s prosperity remains unchanged. When the opportunity comes, we will likely regain them. There’s no need for all of you to worry about this matter."

"Brother, your words are reasonable. We were too anxious. Let’s put this matter aside. It’s rare for all the immortals to gather, so let’s move to a more comfortable place and share our cultivation experiences. This is a rare and wonderful gathering," Kuxing Tuo added.

The other immortals also agreed, and they all began to chat about other matters, no longer mentioning this issue. However, the vague and chaotic heavenly fate, like a pebble, lightly pressed on their hearts, though no one showed it on their faces.

Yang Xiao, of course, knew nothing about this. At this moment, he was working hard to break the seal and retrieve the treasures. As a穿越者, not a native of this world, Qi Shuming and the others could not deduce him at all. In the vast universe, he was just an outsider, irrelevant to the overall trend.

After three days, he finally broke the seal. Instantly, the cave opened, and golden light and purple flames flew out, with two beams of light resembling dragons and snakes, accompanied by wind, fire, and thunder, shooting out of the cave and rising into the air. Then, three bowl-sized purple flames chased a dragon-shaped silver light, colliding with the light barrier from both sides with the force of thunder.

With the treasures all out, Yang Xiao, who had been waiting for a long time, did not dare to be negligent. He quickly swallowed a Pure Yang Golden Pill, and with the circulation of true essence, he used the Taiyi Five Smoke Net to form a colorful smoke cloud, like a vast sky, trapping the four treasures that were bouncing around inside.

With over two hundred years of Pure Yang True Essence cultivation and the help of the Pure Yang Golden Pill, he finally subdued the four treasures after more than half an hour of effort.

A heart-shaped jade ring, completely red and emitting a warm and harmonious aura, filled the room with spring, a top-tier protective treasure, the Heavenly Heart Ring.

A three-inch circular jade ring, neither gold nor jade, with ancient characters and patterns of wind, sea waves, clouds, thunder, dragons, and tigers, in blue, red, and yellow, emitting a brilliant light and changing colors, a supreme treasure, the Three Talents Tranquility Circle.

A dragon-shaped jade ruler, emitting silver light, a precious treasure, the Taiyin Ruler.

And three bowl-sized purple flames, the Purple and Clear Divine Flames, resembling lamp flowers, emitting a soft and gentle light, with extraordinary divine properties...

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