Chapter 709 - 274: Perfect Material for a Demon Cultivator

Chapter 709: Chapter 274: Perfect Material for a Demon Cultivator

He even carefully dismantled the base to ensure there were no hidden compartments.

Unfortunately, he only found some Tier Two Spiritual Objects and a few rather common Tier Three Spiritual Objects, worth around a hundred thousand Spirit Stones in total.

To other Cultivators, this was by no means a small amount.

But for Xiao Chen, it was merely better than nothing.

’Looks like I’ll have to check the inner room.’

Based on his past experience, the innermost room—the one with the bed—would contain the side hall’s most valuable treasures.

Sure enough, after pushing aside the hanging red silk and green gauze, his eyes fell upon a large square table.

On the table sat a Moon Ring Tray, and on the tray rested a round Curious Stone.

One end was milky white and the other was inky black, each occupying exactly half of the stone.

Two distinctly different types of Spiritual Power, one Yin and one Yang, coexisted within the stone, yet they remained perfectly separate, neither infringing upon the other.

’Is this... a Yin-Yang Stone?’

Xiao Chen didn’t know its name, but he could tell at a glance that it was something extraordinary.

He carefully sensed the Spiritual Power within, and it was incredibly abundant!

This meant the Curious Stone was at least a Tier Four Spiritual Object.

’Excellent! This trip wasn’t a waste after all!’

Xiao Chen immediately stored the entire tray in his Vast Sea Ring.

With this Tier Four Curious Stone, he had now secured a baseline profit from his exploration of the new Relic.

Unfortunately, after searching the entire small room, he found no other Spiritual Objects besides the Curious Stone.

The room was quite simple, containing only a table, a pair of cabinets, a bed, and a pair of porcelain vases at its head.

Xiao Chen got up to leave but suddenly stopped in his tracks. ’Wait, this bed seems pretty nice, too.’

Any furnishing placed in a side hall was bound to be a treasure.

Whether it was the large, purple-leafed table, the cloisonné and gold-inlaid cabinets, or the Gold Plate Cold Jade Bed, it was clear that a master artisan’s heart and soul had been poured into them.

Of course, the main point was that it was a Cold Jade Bed.

At first glance, it looked rather plain and didn’t seem to be made of any particularly valuable material.

However, when Xiao Chen tried sitting cross-legged on it to absorb the surrounding Spiritual Qi for cultivation, the flowing energy instantly activated inscriptions hidden within the jade bed.

Not only did a simple Spirit Gathering Array instantly form beneath him, but wisps of a cool sensation also rose up, helping him better Calm the Mind and Gather the Spirit for focused cultivation.

’Heh, it was hidden so well. I almost missed it.’

Although Xiao Chen could now enter a state of Meditation at will and didn’t really need this effect, other Cultivators didn’t have his Augment. They would definitely have a use for it.

Considering this item could be passed down for generations, it could sell for at least four to five hundred thousand Spirit Stones at the next major auction.

’I’m taking it. I have to take it!’

To avoid damaging the Cold Jade Bed, Xiao Chen took out his Flying Sword and began cutting around it at the floor level.

He then stored the entire Gold Plate Cold Jade Bed in his Miscellaneous Ring.

To make sure he hadn’t missed anything, he checked the other furnishings in the side hall again.

But this time, there were truly no other Spiritual Objects.

After leaving the side hall, Xiao Chen went to take a look at the main hall.

Strangely, however, there were no traces of other Cultivators around the main hall, and the massive Restriction was, of course, completely untouched.

’What’s going on?’

’Where did all the other Cultivators go?’

’They couldn’t have all been stopped by the Coral Forest, could they?’

’That makes no sense. There were several hundred Golden Core Cultivators here this time.’

’Still, this is a good thing. With no one else around, there’s no one to compete with me for treasures.’

’Fine by me. I’ll just have to do it myself, then.’

Xiao Chen set up the Xuanhuang Reversal Array once more and began to break the Restriction.

As expected, it took a full five times longer, but he finally managed it.

The gates to the main hall were massive, standing thirty feet tall and ten feet wide, and looked incredibly heavy.

The Array Power alone was surprisingly not enough to push them open.

Xiao Chen summoned his Ghost-Faced Profound Light Shield and activated his Protective Spiritual Light before approaching to push the gates by hand.

’This heavy?’

Even with his immense arm strength, his first push failed to budge them.

Xiao Chen took a deep breath, held his arms out straight, and suddenly threw all his strength into it.

GRIIIIIIND~~~!

With a grating screech that set his teeth on edge, the two massive gates finally began to swing slowly open.