Chapter 276 - 202: "Heroic Spirits" in the Tower (Part 3)

Chapter 276: Chapter 202: "Heroic Spirits" in the Tower (Part 3)

’The first floor is like a mortal realm. There’s nothing good here, so I might as well move their starting point.’

He moved the four people to a medicine room on the second floor—the one filled with Blood Dragon Pills. Xie Yuan then took another look around this floor and discovered a new stone platform in the center of the main hall.

Heavily guarded by the second floor’s training dummies, a bottle of pills sat on the stone platform. Xie Yuan casually picked it up to look, and his eyes narrowed when he saw it was a full bottle of Purifying Spirit Pills.

The Purifying Spirit Pill was a Holy Medicine used for cultivating Inner Power during the External Training phase. It could cleanse one’s internal breath, open up meridians, and improve natural talent. It was similar to a Blood Dragon Pill, but for Inner Power. However, because Inner Power was so difficult to cultivate and this pill had the special effect of altering one’s aptitude, it was even rarer than the Blood Dragon Pill. And here was an entire bottle.

Xie Yuan tutted. Even if he didn’t have much use for this bottle himself, he could sell it for a sky-high price—

’Wait, I think I can actually use this.’

He was currently cultivating two types of Inner Power. His Sword Qi Art wasn’t at a very high level yet, so this would be the perfect supplement!

’Besides, if I convert my Life-Nourishing Art into the Sword Qi Art or other Inner Powers in the future, the level of my Life-Nourishing Art will drop. I can use this to replenish it!’

’What’s more, with a Treasure Medicine like this, even if I just ate them like candy, they’d still be beneficial candy.’

Xie Yuan drew a sharp breath. He tried to stuff it in his pocket, but as soon as he stepped outside a certain range, the item turned into an illusion, and the bottle of pills reappeared on the stone platform.

’Just as I expected...’ Xie Yuan shook his head, a little disappointed.

He left the pill bottle for now and examined the nearby training dummies. After a moment of contemplation, his eyes narrowed slightly.

’I have a feeling these things are more than just simple training dummies.’

After watching them for a while, Xie Yuan left the area and went up to the third floor to have a look.

As expected, a stone platform had also appeared in the center of the third floor.

Xie Yuan was already numb to it, unable to comprehend the strangeness of this Slaughter Tower.

The place was too bizarre. Since he couldn’t explain it, he decided not to dwell on it. He walked up to the stone platform for a closer look and saw that two items were supposed to be displayed here, as there were two indentations.

One of them was already empty. Xie Yuan couldn’t help but suspect that this was where Lu the Third had taken the treasure that allowed him to become a Grandmaster. While it was a pity, he also felt a surge of excitement.

If it hadn’t been empty, he wouldn’t be sure. But since it was, it proved that these weren’t illusions, but real, effective treasures that could be taken away.

’This is going to be a huge haul!’

Xie Yuan looked at the other indentation. In it rested a short golden staff, similar in appearance to a monk’s cudgel. Its material was peculiar, almost on par with a Profound Weapon.

He picked it up curiously, wanting to know what was so special about this weapon that it would be placed in the center of the Qi and Blood Transformation Layer.

The moment Xie Yuan took it in his hand, he saw the weapon transform on its own, turning into a logging axe!

Xie Yuan’s hand trembled, and he almost dropped it.

But as he stared at the newly formed logging axe, he froze for a moment. He suddenly recognized it—wasn’t this his own trusty old axe, the one that fit his hands best?

Hiss...

A thought flashed through Xie Yuan’s mind. He stared at the axe, picturing something in his head. All at once, the axe seemed to melt like liquid, softening and elongating. It reshaped itself again, becoming identical to the Treasure Saber gifted to him by Landlord Lin!

"This... the Ruyi Golden Cudgel?"

Xie Yuan’s eyes narrowed. He watched as it followed his will again, turning into a Long Sword. The transformation took but a breath, shifting almost instantaneously with his thoughts, without the slightest hitch.

’This thing... it’s truly fated to be with me!’

Xie Yuan’s eyes shone brightly. This was definitely a Profound Weapon, far more mystical than the Golden Light Horsewhip he had seen before, yet usable by someone in the Metamorphosis Realm.

It could change its shape at will! Although it had no other special effects, for a Martial Artist like him who knew multiple Cultivation Techniques and used various weapons, this was practically a personal Profound Weapon!

The weight was just right, the material was excellent—no worse than Landlord Lin’s Treasure Saber—and it could change shape, making it convenient to carry...

’It’s absolutely meant to be mine!’

Xie Yuan couldn’t bear to part with this treasure, but unfortunately, he couldn’t take it with him yet.

’I wonder when these ruins will open. Maybe I should just wait here and grab it as soon as they do.’

Just as the thought crossed his mind, Xie Yuan subconsciously turned his head and looked at the densely packed training dummies surrounding him.

The dummies appeared more formidable the closer they were to the center. His intuition told him that the ones near the stone platform were likely at the Qi Blood Third Transformation Realm...

He silently backed out of the dummy formation.

’Perhaps I can employ the strategy of "the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind."’

Xie Yuan’s eyes flickered, and he nodded to himself.

He went back and forth, carefully examining the first three floors several times until he had memorized the layout. To say Xie Yuan had a god’s-eye view of the place would be a stretch, but he certainly knew it like the back of his hand.

When the ruins truly opened, he planned to operate on these first three floors. He would absolutely not go up to the 4th Layer or beyond.

It seemed dangerous even now. He was afraid that when the ruins opened, the statues would come to life. Anyone below the level of a Grandmaster would probably be killed with a single slap.

Xie Yuan quietly returned to the first floor, found an inconspicuous stone house, and began to regulate his breathing inside.

’I wonder how much time has passed. Then again, maybe time is meaningless in this place.’

Xie Yuan mused to himself.

His view was least obstructed by the stone pillars here. He decided to wait quietly for the ruins to open. If anyone entered, he would be able to observe them immediately through the window.

When he first came in, Lu Pei was already fighting Black Wind Elder and Lu the Third. With three Grandmasters present, he estimated that this matter could no longer be kept secret. Lu the Third’s plan to monopolize the ruins was completely ruined.

He just didn’t know how many Martial Artists would come, or how strong they would be. This was the best place to figure that out.