Chapter 421 - 397: Spiritual Objects and Corpses

Chapter 421: Chapter 397: Spiritual Objects and Corpses

Master Taixuan’s true name was lost to time. Zhang Chi only knew that this senior was one of the very few who had achieved Divinity Transformation as a Loose Cultivator, and it was said his Combat Power was immense.

However, Master Taixuan later vanished without a trace. Some said he had undergone Ascension to the Upper Realm, others that he had left the Endless Desert Sea, and still others claimed he had perished during a Thunder Tribulation.

Of course, Cultivators didn’t really care whether Master Taixuan was dead or alive; they were more interested in his Cave Mansion.

This Cave Mansion was also known as the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion and was said to be an exceptionally powerful and unique Heaven-Reaching Spirit Treasure.

The Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion was not only filled with abundant Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, but it could also move, making it a veritable miniature Grotto Heaven.

Unfortunately, even after long ages, no one had ever found this Cave Mansion. Cultivators suspected this was because Master Taixuan wasn’t dead and had taken the Cave Mansion with him.

After all, Master Taixuan wasn’t a fool. It was impossible that he would leave, yet abandon such a valuable, mobile Cave Mansion.

’It seems this Senior Master Taixuan really is dead!’

Upon seeing the Cave Mansion, Zhang Chi immediately came to that conclusion and couldn’t help but shake his head slightly.

’It seems even Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs cannot escape their ultimate doom.’

But he quickly pushed the thought aside, not allowing it to affect his own dao heart.

Even if Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarchs could fall, they obviously lived far longer than ordinary Cultivators, and they had, at the very least, truly lived in splendor.

Next, Zhang Chi swept his powerful Divine Thought across the area and immediately got a general understanding of the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion’s layout.

The Immortal Mansion contained a world within, with a full range of functions. It had dedicated Cultivation Quiet Chambers, an Alchemy Hall, an Artifact Refining Hall, a Talisman Making Hall, a Spirit Beast Garden, a Demonstration Hall, and a Library Hall, as well as a Medicinal Garden, a flower Garden, and Bedrooms...

Although there were no more Array Restrictions at the Immortal Mansion’s entrance, all these internal areas were shrouded by them, and these Array Restrictions were still relatively intact.

Furthermore, these Restrictions were all surprisingly Tier Five Low Grade.

The only fortunate thing was that these Array Restrictions were primarily defensive. As long as one didn’t actively attack them, there was no danger.

In addition, Zhang Chi discovered that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi here was very rich, comparable to a Tier Four Low Grade Spirit Vein Cave Mansion.

And that was for the Immortal Mansion as a whole. The Spiritual Qi inside the Cultivation Quiet Chambers was bound to be even more abundant.

That’s right, there wasn’t just one Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

It seemed that Master Taixuan wasn’t the only one who cultivated and lived here; he appeared to have had servants or concubines as well.

Furthermore, in the various corners of the Immortal Mansion not sealed by Arrays, Zhang Chi found a total of five humanoid Puppets.

These five humanoid Puppets were clad in black armor and wore black metal masks. Aside from their height of over ten feet, far taller than ordinary humans, their other physical features were indistinguishable from a person’s.

However, due to their great age, the five humanoid Puppets had long since run out of energy and collapsed on the ground.

’These are actually Tier Four Peak Puppets. As expected of a Divinity Transformation Celestial Monarch’s Cave Mansion.’

’But why aren’t there any human Cultivator remains here? Could they all have been indoors? Or had they already left?’

Zhang Chi was a little surprised and also a bit confused.

Then, he took a step forward, entering the Cave Mansion proper. He summoned his Flying Sword, swept up all the Puppets, and stored them in his Storage Ring.

He continued forward and in the blink of an eye arrived outside the Medicinal Garden. Through a transparent white Array Light Curtain, he immediately saw the many precious Spirit Medicines inside.

"This..."

Zhang Chi’s eyes lit up at the sight. He discovered that the Medicinal Garden actually contained one of each of the three additional Spiritual Objects he needed to break through to Divinity Transformation.

For example, in the middle of the garden, three Spirit Fruits hung from a Purple-leaf Mulberry Tree that was half a person’s height.

These Spirit Fruits were so purple they were almost black. They looked like ordinary mulberries, but each was the size of a fist and emanated an astonishing amount of Spiritual Qi.

Even the Array Light Curtain couldn’t completely block the fluctuations of Spiritual Power and the unusual fragrance they emitted.

And this Spirit Fruit was precisely the third Spiritual Object Zhang Chi needed: the Nine Yang Spirit Mulberry.

He only needed one, yet there were three here.

Additionally, there were also two Erosion Yin Fruits and one Jade Spirit Branch. Combined with the two Spiritual Objects Zhang Chi had already obtained, he was only one Jade Spirit Branch short of having three complete sets of the additional materials.

Moreover, the vast majority of the other Spirit Medicines here were Tier Four Late Stage and Tier Four Peak, and nine of them were even Tier Five Low Grade.

’Although the main ingredients for refining the Soul Condensing Pill are missing, the supplementary materials are almost all here.’

’And with these few Tier Five Spirit Medicines, I won’t have to worry about being unable to trade for the main ingredients for the Soul Condensing Pill. Besides, this is only the Medicinal Garden. There are bound to be more rewards in the other areas.’

Seeing these Spirit Medicines clearly, Zhang Chi couldn’t help but feel his spirits rise.

Of course, this was also because he had long since thoroughly studied the Rare Treasures Record; otherwise, he might not have recognized these Spirit Medicines even if he saw them.

Then, Zhang Chi began to ponder.

He had two choices now. One was to first break the Medicinal Garden’s Restriction and obtain these Spirit Medicines.

The other was to find a way to locate the Cave Mansion’s control hub and refine it first, which would make everything here his.

His time was limited, so he had to make a choice. Otherwise, things would get troublesome if those two Divinity Transformation Cultivators broke in.

’First, the Cultivation Quiet Chamber!’

However, Zhang Chi didn’t hesitate. He immediately took out a Tier Four Turtle Shell and performed a divination.

He then continued forward, and after just a few steps, he appeared like a ghost outside the largest Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

According to his divination, this was where Master Taixuan had practiced his Cultivation in Seclusion. Whether he could refine this Immortal Mansion hinged on what he found here.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!

Without delay, Zhang Chi waved his hand, taking out one Array Flag after another. He also summoned his Star Swords, the Star Sword Array Map, his Spirit Treasure Flying Sword, the Jade Ruyi, the Cyan Cloud Mirror, and a stack of Breaking Charms.

Clearly, he intended to go all out to quickly break through the Array Restriction here.

He formed a Spirit Technique with his hands, and a Tier Four Peak Array instantly took shape, causing the space around it to vibrate violently.

Next, he activated his powerful Divine Thought and his Void Spirit Eye, examining it without blinking.

In less than a moment, the Array Restriction outside the Cultivation Quiet Chamber began to resonate with the Array he had set up, and he then spotted a flaw.

"Break!"

Zhang Chi let out a low shout. The phantom of a Divine Whale instantly appeared behind him. The Divine Whale directly devoured all the nearby Spiritual Qi, severely weakening the Array Restriction.

But the Spiritual Qi the Divine Whale devoured was all supplied to Zhang Chi, immediately making his Magical Power even more profound.

Still not satisfied, Zhang Chi immediately activated both the Asura Blood Burning Technique and the Star Sword Essence Technique, pushing his Magical Power to its peak state.

The three hundred and sixty-five Star Swords he had amassed over the years and the Array Map also began to operate furiously, erupting with a dazzling light to form an incomparably profound Star Sword Array.

In the distant starry sky, stars suddenly burst forth with even brighter light. Then, dazzling beams of starlight shot down toward the Endless Desert Sea, piercing straight through the void to shine upon the Sword Array in the Supreme Profound Immortal Mansion.

CRACK!

Empowered by the starlight, the Sword Array’s Mighty Power reached an unprecedented level. A brilliant Sword Light appeared in an instant, striking the Array’s flaw as fast as lightning.

The flaw was immediately widened dozens of times over.

At the same time, the Sword Array’s Mighty Power was exhausted. Its operation slowed noticeably, and even the Star Swords grew dim.

It turned out that this was the result of Zhang Chi using the Sword Containment Technique, unleashing all the Mighty Power he had nurtured for many years in a single blow.

Fortunately, Zhang Chi was quite satisfied with the result.

Zhang Chi then pointed, and his Spirit Treasure Flying Sword immediately followed with a ferocious slash, widening the flaw several times more.

This strike also contained the Mighty Power of the Sword Containment Technique.

Apparently, in all these years, Zhang Chi had not only been refining more Star Swords but also nurturing his Spirit Sword.

However, the nurturing period had not been very long—only twenty-five years.

The reason for this was that nurturing a sword also consumed Magical Power, especially when nurturing a Spirit Sword.

Zhang Chi didn’t want to delay his Cultivation, so he naturally had to take it easy.

Of course, even after being nurtured for only twenty-five years, the Mighty Power of this strike was still extremely potent.

In fact, this single strike completely drained the Spiritual Power in Zhang Chi’s body, leaving him unable to even activate the Jade Ruyi and the Cyan Cloud Mirror.

Fortunately, the flaw was now wide enough for his purposes.

CRACK!

Zhang Chi then crushed the stack of Tier Four Peak Breaking Forbidden Talismans. A massive pillar of white light instantly slammed into the Array’s flaw, successfully piercing through the Array Restriction outside the Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

The door to the Cultivation Quiet Chamber within the Array Restriction was also pushed open, creating a small gap. Although the gap was tiny, it was more than enough for Zhang Chi.

SWISH!

Overjoyed, Zhang Chi immediately waved his hand to recall all his Array Flags and treasures. He cast Blood Shadow Divine Escape, transforming into a streak of blood-red light and flying through the gap into the Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

BANG!

In the next instant, the door to the Cultivation Quiet Chamber slammed shut again, and the Array Restriction outside returned to its original state as if nothing had ever happened.

Meanwhile, as soon as Zhang Chi entered the Cultivation Quiet Chamber, he materialized and immediately discovered that the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was indeed extremely abundant, having reached the Tier Four Peak level just as he had predicted.

The Cultivation Quiet Chamber was vast—a hundred feet high and a thousand feet in length and width. The walls, floor, and ceiling were made of stone, with runes flowing across their surfaces, making them incredibly hard and capable of isolating all auras.

Inside the Cultivation Quiet Chamber, there was only a White Jade Bed for meditation and a small black Incense Burner. There were no other furnishings.

But shockingly, dozens of human corpses lay scattered within the Cultivation Quiet Chamber.

The flesh of these corpses had not decayed, but their bodies were shriveled and emaciated, nothing more than skin and bones.

Each of their skulls had a hole in it, as if someone had pierced their heads with a hand to kill them.

Furthermore, even though they were just skin and bones, Zhang Chi could tell they had died in extreme agony and had struggled desperately before their deaths.

These corpses were scattered messily across the Quiet Chamber’s floor. On the White Jade Bed, another corpse sat upright.

But this corpse was different from the others; it looked just like a living person who was asleep.

The corpse was also extremely tall, dressed in a black robe, its attire neat and exquisite. There were no wounds on its body whatsoever.

Even in death, the corpse still emanated an incomparably powerful pressure.

The reason Zhang Chi was certain it was dead was because his earlier divination had told him there were no living people here.

Moreover, using his powerful Divine Thought and Void Spirit Eye, Zhang Chi instantly confirmed that this was a corpse and not a living Cultivator, as it showed no signs of life whatsoever.