Chapter 51: Scavenging for Treasures
After looting all the stone chambers, Xiao Tian arrived at the main hall, which was similarly protected by a light shield. Inside the shield, several items were visible, appearing as swords, knives, shields, and armor.
The soul of the little ferret, resting on Xiao Tian's shoulder and munching on a spirit creature, praised, "Not bad, there are six spiritual treasures here!"
"Boom!" Xiao Tian threw a punch, shattering the light shield instantly.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!" In the next moment, the six spiritual treasures transformed into beams of light, speeding out of the main hall.
"Trying to escape?" Xiao Tian extended his hand and grabbed them all. Despite their fierce resistance, these treasures were too weak compared to Xiao Tian, especially with the power boost from Yao Lao.
Xiao Tian infused his power into a stone talisman, and a wave of energy spread out. Upon sensing this wave, the treasures immediately stopped struggling, as if terrified of something. It was no wonder, as the stone talisman was crafted by the Symbol Ancestor, far superior to ordinary spiritual treasures.
Xiao Tian put away the other treasures but kept the spear-shaped one. Although the knife-shaped treasure seemed the strongest, this incomplete spear-shaped one was actually the most powerful. Once fully refined, it would surpass the knife-shaped treasure in strength.
Biting his tongue, Xiao Tian sprayed his blood onto the spear-shaped treasure, infusing it with his soul power.
"Buzz!" The spear-shaped treasure glowed red as Xiao Tian refined it. It transformed from a dull, ordinary spear into a long halberd, dark red in color, with a straight shaft covered in scale-like patterns. Engraved between these scales were the ancient characters "Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd." The sharp blade gleamed with a cold light, and small serrated scales on the blade edge indicated it would cause severe wounds.
Xiao Tian swung the halberd, and the surrounding air was torn apart, leaving marks on the hard ground even from a distance.
After refining the Heavenly Scale Ancient Halberd, Xiao Tian entered the main hall. Inside, he found numerous metal figures made of fine iron, covered in intricate runes. These were the lowest level of rune puppets, most of which were already broken, unworthy of Xiao Tian's attention. He trapped these rune puppets and continued deeper.
He soon arrived at a training ground with hundreds of stronger rune puppets, capable of displaying full power of the Yuan Dan realm. However, they were also broken. Xiao Tian continued, eventually reaching a clear lake. In the center was a small jade pool filled with various spiritual herbs.
Xiao Tian began harvesting these herbs, quickly discovering a black herb resembling a coiled snake, exuding a potent, chilling aura.
"Extreme Yin Dragon Saliva!" Xiao Tian placed the black herb into a jade box. After collecting all the herbs, he noticed a rune puppet's head buried in the mud at the bottom of the pool.
"Come out!" Xiao Tian summoned the puppet head to a stone platform. It was a massive, two-zhang-tall puppet, holding a bronze spear, with a robust, greenish body.
"Hey, it's an intact mid-level rune puppet," commented the little ferret. "Just imprint it with your spiritual power to control it."
Xiao Tian nodded and stored the puppet. As he ventured deeper, he encountered more intact and increasingly powerful rune puppets. Xiao Tian collected all the mid-level puppets, able to absorb the spiritual imprints left by the tomb master to disable them.
Reaching the tomb's depths, Xiao Tian did not enter the grave marker area but instead opened a space portal and left.
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Qingyang Town. Tiemuzhuang Mine.
Xiao Tian appeared at the mine.
"Senior!" The people bowed upon seeing him.
Xiao Tian waved his hand, "Rise."
"Yes." They stood up.
Lin Zhentian approached and offered a storage ring. "Senior, these are the Yang Yuan stones we've recently mined."
Xiao Tian took the ring and noticed the Yang Yuan stone vein was nearly depleted.
"Old Lin," Xiao Tian said, "The remaining stones are yours to keep."
"Thank you, Senior!" Lin Zhentian was surprised but gratefully accepted the generous gift.
Next, Xiao Tian found Qing Tan, Qing Lin, and Lin Dong playing with a small tiger. The tiger, fiery red like burning flames, had a snake-like tail, appearing quite peculiar.
"Brother Xiao Tian!" they greeted him.
Xiao Tian noticed Lin Dong had reached the late Earth Yuan stage. Considering Lin Dong's destined role and the resources Xiao Tian had given him, this progress was expected.
Xiao Tian looked at the small tiger and said, "Impressive, a Fire Python Tiger cub."
"I named him Little Flame!" Lin Dong said with a smile.
"Roar!" Little Flame curiously eyed Xiao Tian.
Xiao Tian flipped his hand, revealing a fist-sized red bead, which he tossed to Little Flame. The cub swallowed it, and flames erupted from its body as it grew rapidly.
"Senior, Little Flame...?" Lin Dong asked.
"Don't worry, Little Flame is special and can handle it," Xiao Tian reassured.
As he spoke, Little Flame returned to its original size, but with more vibrant fur and sharper claws, and its snake tail bulged as if something was forming.
(End of Chapter)
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