vncnus Chapter 17 The Great Luo Silver Essence Pagoda, the Treasure Boy
Chapter 17 The Great Luo Silver Essence Pagoda, the Treasure Boy
Zhao Tianpeng took his little girl to search for suitable locations around the State of Jin to build a large tomb. If they were going to fake it, they had to make it look real, since the person opposite them was an archaeological expert. He could tell whether the tomb was real or not just by sucking on the soil.
As Zhao Tianpeng flew over a mountain range, he exclaimed in surprise and stopped his divine rainbow in mid-air: "Isn't this mountain formation a bit off?"
The little girl next to her cautiously peeked down, her eyes filled with wonder, and exclaimed, "A big snake!"
Zhao Tianpeng stared intently at the ground below, where two mountain peaks faced each other from east to west, resembling a giant snake coiling around each other. There seemed to be nothing strange about them, but to a master of source arts who was well-versed in mountain formations, something was amiss. A bead was missing!
Between the two serpentine mountain peaks, there should be a mountain peak shaped like a pearl. This would create a situation where the two serpents are vying for the pearl in the middle. Such a formation does gather some heavenly power. Although it cannot compare to the grand formations of the Myriad Dragons Nest and the Nine Dragons Guarding a Pearl, which gather heavenly power and defy the creation of heaven and earth, it is still a somewhat auspicious place and a suitable burial site.
The bead in the middle is now gone, clearly because someone carved Dao patterns on it, using the natural terrain to completely conceal the mountain peak.
However, this was of no use to Zhao Tianpeng. Under his mental illumination, the dense Dao patterns in that location were as clear as the lines on his palm.
"Looks like I don't need to go through all that trouble to forge it myself."
Zhao Tianpeng flicked his finger, and a divine light landed on the node of these Dao patterns, shattering the Dao patterns. A ripple spread out, and a low hill suddenly appeared on the originally empty ground, looking like a bead half-buried in the ground.
He took the little girl down and found a stone cave leading to the mountain's interior on a cliff face. Following the cave down, they found a huge stone chamber that had been carved out, with a stone coffin in the middle of the chamber carved out of the ground.
Zhao Tianpeng released a human-shaped ghost-faced lamp from the Sea of Bitterness to guard against the transformation of corpses. The eerie green light spread throughout the stone chamber. Pushing open the stone coffin lid, an incorruptible and immortal corpse was revealed inside. It was a jade bone corpse transformed from the body of a powerful being after death.
Beside the jade-bone corpse stood a gleaming silver pagoda, as tall as an arm. The interwoven principles and truths within it reflected in his heart. This was a powerful weapon refined from Great Luo Silver!
"A powerful weapon refined from the Great Luo Silver is enough to attract Duan De."
After a moment's thought, a beam of dark divine light flew out from between his eyebrows and landed on the altar of the Jade Bone Corpse. He then tried to find Duan De's trail, and then aimed precisely at the target. After that, he waited quietly for Duan De to take the bait.
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"This ancient scroll is indeed genuine; the image of two pythons vying for a pearl suggests this is an auspicious burial site."
Duan De, riding the divine rainbow, looked down at the terrain with a smile on his face: "It's time for another exciting archaeological expedition."
Putting away an old animal skin scroll, Duan De landed on the hilltop and went deeper into the cave through the stone cave.
After Duan De entered the stone cave, Zhao Tianpeng, who had been hiding in the distance, slowly revealed himself and quietly followed him in.
After Duan De descended into the stone chamber, his gaze fell directly on the stone coffin. He rubbed his hands together and stepped forward, saying, "Let me see what antiques are inside."
When he pushed open the stone coffin lid, the radiance of the Great Luo Silver Essence filled his eyes: "A pagoda forged from Great Luo Silver Essence!"
"This trip was definitely worthwhile!"
Completely mesmerized by the Great Luo Silver Essence Pagoda, Duan De reached out to take the treasure, but as soon as his fingers touched it, the Jade Bone Corpse lying in the stone coffin suddenly opened its eyes and punched Duan De.
"not good!"
The moment the Jade Bone Corpse opened its eyes, Duan De knew something was wrong. The tomb owner had actually risen from the dead! But there was clearly no Yin energy here, and the earth's dragon energy was not enough to nourish the corpse to the point of rising from the dead. But there was no time to think about the reason. Duan De's fat body was blasted away by a huge force, and the Jade Bone Corpse had already pounced on him from the stone coffin.
"Damn you, Heavenly Venerable! This Daoist has traversed countless wondrous tombs; what kind of spectacle haven't I seen!"
"How dare this mere jade-bone corpse act so arrogantly!"
Duan De reached out to take out his treasure to deal with the jade-bone corpse, but he didn't notice that Zhao Tianpeng, who had secretly followed him in, had already circled behind him using a quasi-emperor forbidden artifact to conceal his presence. At this moment, Zhao Tianpeng formed a reverent invitation hand seal, and "Boom!"
A terrifying power surged into his body through an unseen connection. This power far surpassed the Four Extremes Secret Realm and had already reached the fourth or fifth level of the Dragon Transformation Realm. Zhao Tianpeng used this power to activate the strange phenomenon, the Yellow Springs Mystic Calamity. A great river flowed, and endless mist surged from the void, instantly enveloping the entire stone chamber.
The moment Duan De was enveloped in the mist, he realized that his five senses were becoming blurred and that some unknown force was eroding his consciousness. He thought to himself, "This is bad. I'm being watched."
The next moment, Zhao Tianpeng appeared behind him, holding the crocodile ancestor's spine, which could shrink in size with divine power, and slammed it on the back of Duan De's head. The pain made Duan De's eyes roll back and stars flash before his eyes. Before he fainted, he saw the spine in Zhao Tianpeng's hand, which faintly shimmered with golden light.
"Saint's bones?"
"Damn it..."
Duan De never imagined that someone would use the bones of a saint to strike him in the head.
Having succeeded, Zhao Tianpeng dispersed the borrowed Dao power and put away the strange phenomenon of the Yellow Springs Bewilderment. The Jade Bone Corpse stood quietly beside him. With a thought, one of the three corpses controlling the Jade Bone Corpse turned into black light and returned to his brow.
"Let me see what treasures we have!"
Zhao Tianpeng took the bracelet directly from Duan De's wrist. It was made of eighteen beads of different colors, each one sparkling and crystal clear. Each bead was a Sea God Bead, which could only be condensed by the King of the Sea. It was heavy in the hand and instantly made people feel serene, clearing away all distracting thoughts. It was a treasure that could help people to understand the Tao.
"My darling!"
He put away the Sea God Pearl bracelet, then reached out and tore open Duan De's outer garment, revealing an inner armor made of jade pieces strung together with divine silkworm silk. It was a divine jade armor, known for its unparalleled protection, impenetrable and extremely sturdy. The attack from the Jade Bone Corpse had not even left a mark on it.
Besides the jade burial suit, Duan De also wore a purple-gold lock around his neck.
There were no Dao patterns or divine power fluctuations on the purple-gold lock; it looked very ordinary. It was only engraved with a picture of longevity, depicting an old man with long eyebrows sitting under an ancient tree.
Zhao Tianpeng knew the origin of this thing. It was a scrap left over from Amitabha Buddha's refining of the Vajra Pestle. It was then refined by successive generations of Arhats into a lock that could suppress one's own life. Later, it was given to Xiang Yufei.
Although the Longevity Lock was of little use to him, he was able to detect the Dao patterns and traces within it by reflecting the light on it. Given time, he might be able to comprehend a method for suppressing his life.
"Tsk tsk, this fatso, if he were in another world, he would definitely be the reincarnation of the Treasure Boy, he has so many treasures on him."
Zhao Tianpeng pulled a broken hairpin from Duan De's head. It turned out to be an ancient artifact. With a light stroke, it tore through space. The shoes on Duan De's feet were also an ancient treasure. Wearing them could increase a person's speed by 20%. Even the Bagua diagram that he took off from the tattered Taoist robe was an ancient treasure that could be used to collect a person.