Chapter 1589 - 649: A Unique Painting

Chapter 1589: Chapter 649: A Unique Painting

The courtyard of the City Lord’s Mansion is very large, about an acre in size.

There are no buildings inside, only a wide training ground.

The four walls, painted white, each have the word "Wu" (Martial) written on them, surrounded by various spiritual artifacts, including knives, spears, hammers, and lances.

It seems that the Wanxiang City Lord is also well-versed in the eighteen martial arts; this place should be where he practices martial arts regularly.

As Xi Jiuye walked in, he accidentally triggered a mechanism.

In the middle of the training ground, there came a tremulous rumbling sound.

A floor tile sank, revealing a descending stairway.

Xi Jiuye and Ye Lingyue descended the steps.

A vast treasure vault unfolded before Ye Lingyue’s eyes.

Wanxiang City truly deserves to be ranked among the top three super cities in the entire Ancient Nine Provinces.

This underground treasure vault is extraordinarily sturdy.

It’s like a miniature Exotic Treasures Pavilion, full of wonders, and the vault is divided into several major areas.

In the central area of the vault, Ye Lingyue also saw a square fish tank.

Inside the tank, several colorful Divine Power Fish swam happily.

Each area had racks the height of an adult, crafted from precious Cold Ice Jade.

These racks displayed various Elixir Pills, spiritual artifacts, and some martial arts techniques.

If it were before, Ye Lingyue would certainly appreciate them and perhaps casually take a few items.

But now, she only had an hour and had to quickly find the Senluo Ghost Fruit King.

Ye Lingyue stopped in front of a pile of Jade Boxes.

Heavenly treasures, as well as spirit plant categories, usually need to be stored in specially made boxes.

Here, there were more than five or six hundred similar jade boxes.

The Jade Boxes isolate spiritual power, so she could only search through them one by one with patience.

The 500-year Blood Ginseng King, the 600-year Merfolk Pearl... with each box opened, Ye Lingyue couldn’t help but swallow.

Comparisons can be irritating, and comparing goods can lead to wasted effort.

Both are City Lords, but comparing Wanxiang City Lord to her is like comparing heaven and earth.

Ye Lingyue’s small face was wrinkled; she used great willpower to put those jade boxes down.

Nearby, Xi Jiuye stood with arms folded, unobtrusively watching Ye Lingyue’s expression.

He saw her frown at times, her eyes light up at others, and occasionally, there was even a suspicious, saliva-like gleam at the corner of her mouth.

This little woman... how many faces does she have?

Xi Jiuye couldn’t help but glance at those heavenly treasures Ye Lingyue reluctantly put down.

Does she like these things?

In the Divine Realm, these broken things are basically ignored.

"What exactly are you looking for?"

Xi Jiuye had already looked through every box in here before and knew very well what was inside.

"Senluo Ghost Fruit King, a type of spirit fruit that grows on a vine..."

Ye Lingyue said casually, thinking that someone like Xi Jiuye, who came from the Divine Realm, probably would not know this type of spirit fruit, explaining much to him was useless.

As she spoke, suddenly she remembered that in the painting Ye Liuyun drew, the Senluo Ghost Fruit King was growing on a vine.

Ye Liuyun did not have a Life Qiankun Bag; if she wanted to preserve the Senluo Ghost Fruit King, she would probably have to uproot the entire vine.

Could it be that the Senluo Ghost Fruit King was never picked and is growing on the Senluo Mother Vine?

A living vine must be planted somewhere.

Is there anywhere in this underground vault where spirit plants can be planted?

Ye Lingyue put down the box in her hand, her eyes like torches, quickly assessing the surroundings.

But soon, she was disappointed again; in the underground vault, there were only a few decorative spiritual flowers and no peculiar-shaped Senluo Mother Vine.

"Time is running out. If we still can’t find it, we have to leave."

Xi Jiuye calculated the time; he was not an Array Master and couldn’t destroy the array outside. When the time was up, the Intermediate Array Formation would reactivate, and it wouldn’t be easy to leave the underground vault then.

He didn’t want to fall out with the Wanxiang City Lord for the time being.

"Wait a little longer. It must be here."

Ye Lingyue was not discouraged.

She had a feeling that the Senluo Ghost Fruit King must be in this underground vault.

Could it be that this vault has some other secret chamber or hidden compartment?

Ye Lingyue quickly scanned every corner with her eyes.

Time ticked away, and just as Ye Lingyue was about to give up, her gaze froze and noticed a painting hanging on the eastern wall of the underground vault.

The reason she noticed that painting was because there was only this one painting in the entire underground vault.

From the treasures in the underground vault and the training ground above, the Wanxiang City Lord seems to be a typical Martial Artist.

Since he’s a Martial Artist, he wouldn’t collect paintings to pursue elegance.

The painting is about two lengths of Ye Lingyue’s height.

The painting didn’t depict flowers, plants, insects, or fish, nor was it a picture of peonies or splendid rivers and mountains.

Instead, it depicted several snake, wolf, and bear-shaped demon beasts with an ugly vine.

The vine differed from regular flower vines; it was dark red, and at the top of the vine hung a fruit.

It was that one fruit that made Ye Lingyue’s spirit lift.

So similar.

This vine and fruit were exactly the same as what Ye Liuyun had drawn from memory of the Senluo Mother Vine.

So, the Senluo Mother Vine was hidden here; she almost missed it.

Seeing Ye Lingyue suddenly staring intently at a painting, Xi Jiuye also glanced at the painting.

Earlier, he had seen this painting when he was in the vault.

He hadn’t paid much attention at the time, assuming it was just an ordinary painting.

Ye Lingyue quickly walked to the painting and reached out to touch it.

"Be careful!"

Xi Jiuye noticed that just as Ye Lingyue approached, the originally still painting suddenly moved.

He immediately shouted to stop her.

Little did they know, within the painting, a strong suction force emerged, and half of Ye Lingyue’s body was drawn into the painting.

Without any hesitation, Xi Jiuye grabbed Ye Lingyue’s left hand.

Half of Ye Lingyue’s body had already entered the painting.

A terrifying scene appeared before her eyes.

A terrifying Flower Vine, tens of feet tall, waved its tentacle-like vines.

Two vines wrapped around a demon beast, tearing it into two halves, causing a wisp of Devil Soul to fly out of its body and be absorbed by the Senluo Ghost Fruit King.

With each wisp of Devil Soul it devoured, the Senluo Ghost Fruit King’s fruit became a bit more crimson.

Several ferocious demon beasts were completely devoured in no time.

The Senluo Mother Vine seemed unsatisfied and sensed Ye Lingyue’s presence; with a swish, its vine reached for Ye Lingyue’s half-exposed body.

At this moment, Ye Lingyue’s body was forcibly yanked out of the painting.