Chapter 2287 - 1961: Earth’s Rules (2)

Chapter 2287: Chapter 1961: Earth’s Rules (2)

Song Yun smiled and, together with the Huang family, entered the cave dwelling.

Huang Qingshan lingered at the back, his eyes fixed on Song Yun’s silhouette, the hatred in his gaze growing more intense, his teeth gritting audibly.

Inside the cave dwelling, there were not many furnishings, just a bed, a table, a stool, and a cabinet, all made of stone.

Strangely, over the years, these items had accumulated no dust, everything was clean and tidy.

On the table was a teapot and a teacup, the carvings resembling items from the Tang Dynasty, exquisite and delicate.

Additionally, under the teapot and teacup was a piece of black silk, which, from afar, looked delicate and smooth, with excellent texture.

The stone cabinet had doors, tightly closed, concealing its contents.

At this moment, all the members of the Huang family were filled with excitement but did not rush to inspect the items, waiting for Huang Zhengtao’s instructions.

Huang Zhengtao looked at Song Yun and earnestly said: "Song Yun, as I said, you may choose one item first, go ahead."

This decision was already known by the Huang family, so they were not surprised.

Due to Song Yun, everyone was able to enter here, so the Huang family did not feel that letting him choose an item first was unreasonable.

"Thank you! In that case, I’ll oblige your offer."

Song Yun bowed to the Huang family, showed no hesitation, and walked towards the stone table.

Song Yun picked up the teapot on the stone table and examined it, noting a red seal at the bottom with the words "third year of Zhen Guan."

"It seems Master Yin Xi lived here during the Tang Dynasty."

Song Yun mused inwardly, scrutinizing the teapot, cup, and silk, discovering that although these were antiques, they held little value for cultivators.

He then walked over to the stone cabinet; since there was a cabinet, presumably, it stored some items.

Furthermore, Song Yun wanted to learn more about Master Yin Xi—where did he come from, where did he go, who exactly was he?

These three questions had always troubled him.

The cabinet doors were a bit tight, Song Yun used some force to open them.

As the stone cabinet opened, everyone from the Huang family looked over, their eyes full of curiosity and excitement.

The stone cabinet had three layers, the third layer holding a large blade with a golden handle carved with a tiger’s head, the silver blade was palm-width, exuding a chilling, sharp gleam.

A faint spiritual energy emanated from the blade, as if the blade could communicate with spirits.

Seeing this, Huang Zhengyong exclaimed with excitement: "That blade is... a Spiritual Artifact!"

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the Huang family lit up.

"The entire Taoyuan only holds five Spiritual Artifacts, each controlled by the five major families, true treasures."

"If our Huang family can have two Spiritual Artifacts, our strength will be even greater."

"Amazing, it’s actually a Spiritual Artifact!"

The members of the Huang family were thrilled, but suddenly realized the artifact wasn’t theirs yet, as Song Yun might choose it.

Huang Qingshan stepped forward, whispering to Huang Zhengtao: "Father, you let Song Yun choose first, this..."

Huang Zhengtao raised his hand to silence Huang Qingshan, sternly saying: "Qingshan, words must be followed by actions, this is the Huang family’s creed, remember it well."

Huang Qingshan’s mouth twitched, his eyes narrowing slightly, saying: "Yes, Father."

At this, Song Yun had already picked up the Spiritual Artifact blade, feeling that although it was a Spiritual Artifact, it didn’t give as strong a feeling as the damaged Black Light Broken Sword.

The Black Light Broken Sword was evidently superior to this blade.

"This thing is of no use to me."

Song Yun shook his head and returned the blade to the cabinet.

Seeing this, the Huang family couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief, grateful that the Spiritual Artifact hadn’t been taken by Song Yun.

Then, he turned his attention to the second layer of the cabinet.

In the second layer, there were two items.

First, a fist-sized pill bottle;

Second, a book with a blue cover.

He opened the pill bottle, which contained only a few elixir pills, each the size of a thumb, emitting a faint fragrance and a sense of potency.

"Vast Cloud Pill."

Song Yun immediately recognized the origin of the elixir pills.

The Vast Cloud Pill, recorded in "Yin Xi’s Manual," is considered a high-grade elixir pill, requiring at least a Core Formation Realm alchemist with the ability to condense pill fire to produce.

This pill suits those in the Core Formation Realm, with excellent efficacy.

Putting down the pill bottle, Song Yun picked up the blue-covered book.

"Pure Essence Technique."

This was a cultivation technique manual. Song Yun flicked through a few pages, immediately losing interest.

Compared to the "Nine Revolutions Star Technique," this was only trash among trash, Song Yun inherently dismissed it.

Perhaps Master Yin Xi put it here just to placate others.

The items in the first and second layers were of no interest to Song Yun.

Then, he looked towards the third layer.

The third layer contained three items.

First, a fan adorned with landscape paintings, a Magic Artifact.

Magic Artifacts held no allure for Song Yun, he directly ignored it.

Second, a flower pot, with a flower inside boasting fiery red petals, alluring and beautiful.

"Fire Crystal Flower!?"

Song Yun’s eyebrow raised, he picked up the flower pot, examining it closely and confirming his guess.

The Fire Crystal Flower, the main ingredient for refining the Fierce Cloud Pill.

The Fierce Cloud Pill is better than the Vast Cloud Pill, yet only one Fire Crystal Flower is insufficient for refining.

Moreover, Song Yun hadn’t reached the Core Formation Realm, nor condensed pill fire, thus he was incapable of refining such high-grade elixir pills like the Fierce Cloud Pill.

Thus, this Fire Crystal Flower was useless to him.

Song Yun’s gaze settled on the final item.

This was a black metal, roughly the size of a fist, its lustre dim, unremarkable.

Yet Song Yun noticed the stone beneath it had slight cracks, hinting at the metal’s substantial weight.

"Heavy!"

Song Yun picked up the black metal, weighing it, finding it at least two hundred pounds heavy, a fact that astonished him.

"What is this?"

Song Yun pondered over the black metal, puzzled, for the Chapters currently unlocked in "Yin Xi’s Manual" lacked records on such materials.

However, in his moments of doubt, information surfaced in his mind:

"Black Iron, an exceptional material for refining weapons, capable of enhancing weapon strength. If the Artifact Refiner is potent enough, it can be used to create weapons above the Spiritual Artifact level."

Upon reading this text, Song Yun’s eyes lit up, shock flooded his heart: "Weapons beyond Spiritual Artifacts?! There’s weaponry stronger than Spiritual Artifacts!"

Pausing briefly, Song Yun mused: "It seems Master Yin Xi was correct, Earth’s rules are too weak, many high-level items remain unknown to us. It’s a pity, even though these things are decent, they don’t offer any insights related to Master Yin Xi’s identity."

Returning to his thoughts, Song Yun looked at the Black Iron in his hand, thinking: "Able to forge weapons beyond Spiritual Artifacts, this metal is the most valuable among these items. Since it’s so, I’ll choose this Black Iron. Even if I’m unable to forge weapons above Spiritual Artifacts, once I advance to Core Formation, I can use it to repair the Black Light Broken Sword."

After making his decision, Song Yun placed the Black Iron on the table and said to Huang Zhengtao: "Uncle, I’ve made my choice, it’s this metal."

Everyone turned their eyes to the black metal on the table, all with a twitch at the corners of their mouths, feeling speechless.

You didn’t choose the Spiritual Artifact or elixir pills, you chose an unknown metal.

Immediately, the Huang family felt secretly delighted; with quality items left for the Huang family, they naturally felt elated.

Huang Zhengtao eyed the Black Iron, showing a complexion of surprise, addressing Song Yun: "Dear nephew, are you certain, you genuinely want this metal?"

"Yes."

Song Yun nodded, casually placing the Black Iron into his pouch.

Carrying a two-hundred-pound item on himself also became a hassle, at this moment, Song Yun couldn’t help but recall the storage ring mentioned in "Yin Xi’s Manual."

"Dear nephew Song Yun, truly wise and noble, allowing us to have the good items."

Huang Zhengtao praised Song Yun, his face showing excitement, saying: "If this is so, the rest of the items belong to the Huang family."