I Can Strengthen Infinitely
Chapter 366 - 251: Amassing Wealth
After landing, Qin Yuesheng disassembled Guang Zhao’s corpse and, in addition to obtaining several Inner Strength Pills, he also acquired three orbs containing martial arts.
Upon comprehending each one, he realized that the martial arts recorded within these orbs were respectively "Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture Volume One," "Nine Yin Rakshasa Claw," and "Extreme Divine Robbery Skill."
The super auxiliary device can decompose whatever it extracts randomly, this point Qin Yuesheng already understood. There should be plenty of valuable items on Guang Zhao’s eunuch body, and not managing to get them all is unfortunate, but obtaining these three martial arts still leaves Qin Yuesheng quite satisfied.
The Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture is a Divine Skill Level Internal Cultivation Method, but for some reason, Guang Zhao only learned Volume One. Qin Yuesheng had previously experienced the power of Nine Yin Rakshasa Claw, which could rival the Dragon Soaring Sword Skill to some extent, making it quite remarkable.
This last Extreme Divine Robbery Skill is extraordinary; it was precisely the sinister technique Guang Zhao used for a counterattack to seize the Inner Strength within Qin Yuesheng.
Extreme Divine Robbery Skill can only be used by those who have cultivated Nine Yin Internal Power, mobilizing it to the acupoints on one’s body. Just by touching someone else’s body, it creates a suction that automatically begins to plunder the Inner Strength within the target and feeds it back into oneself.
It is said to be extremely sinister and overbearing.
If Qin Yuesheng hadn’t used the Profound Celestial True Flame just now to make Guang Zhao subconsciously disable the Extreme Divine Robbery Skill due to the pain, even if Qin Yuesheng managed to contest it, he would have inevitably lost a considerable amount of Inner Strength to Guang Zhao.
Looking up at Wang Tao standing on the golden dragon’s claw, Qin Yuesheng swallowed the Inner Strength Pills obtained from Guang Zhao, revealing a meaningful smile on his face.
Wang Tao felt a pang of fear and hastily, without looking back, executed Lightweight Skill to flee into the distance.
Qin Yuesheng opened the Horizon at Arm’s Length technique and in a fraction of a blink, appeared beside Wang Tao. His speed was so fast that it made Wang Tao feel as if this person had teleported beside him, causing his hair to stand on end in terror as he swung a punch at Qin Yuesheng’s face.
Even someone like Guang Zhao, who had trained with "Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture Volume One," was no match for Qin Yuesheng. How could Wang Tao, a mediocre practitioner who switched paths to the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture halfway, possibly compete with Qin Yuesheng?
Qin Yuesheng thrust both swords forward, directly piercing through Wang Tao’s chest, declaring the arrival of his death knell.
"You..." Wang Tao trembled as he pointed his right hand at Qin Yuesheng, his face full of unwillingness and regret.
He had already found clues about the Nine Yang Ultimate Skill, spent months flattering that old eunuch, even going as far as to become an adopted son of a eunuch, to persuade Guang Zhao to impart the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture to him.
The promise left by his master, his own longing for the trace of immortal opportunity hidden within the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture and Nine Yang Ultimate Skill, and the wealth and glory he hadn’t fully enjoyed in half a lifetime.
All sorts of unwillingness and regrets made Wang Tao feel dying with his eyes wide open.
But Qin Yuesheng did not care about any of this, directly reaching out to press his forehead, and began the decomposition.
[Decomposition Successful, Obtained ’Nine Yang Ultimate Skill (Fragment Three) x1’ ’Inner Strength Pills x3’ ’Steward Key x1’]
"Nine Yang Ultimate Skill?" Upon seeing this, Qin Yuesheng was instantly surprised.
Because the name was too similar to the Nine Yin Extreme Dao Scripture he just obtained from Guang Zhao. Nine Yin and Nine Yang, could there be some special connection between these two?
Aside from the most common Inner Strength Pills, Qin Yuesheng also harvested a key. This key is old, with half a red gemstone embedded on each side at its end, making it clearly not an ordinary item.
At this time, the Gold and Silver Pavilion had collapsed for the most part, the people inside were either dead or injured. Qin Yuesheng caught a Gold and Silver Pavilion clerk trying to escape with a glazed bottle and asked, "What is this, do you know?"
Seeing his old master defeated, the man wanted to leave with something valuable; as long as he could sell that glazed bottle, he could live comfortably for a while, but just then, Qin Yuesheng caught him.
The clerk had intended to scold the intruder, but upon seeing it was the ominous star Qin Yuesheng, he was instantly terrified, trembling, causing the glazed bottle to fall and break into pieces.
"No, don’t kill me, I’m just a small clerk. I have no relation with the Gold and Silver Pavilion," the man said in terror.
"I won’t kill you." Qin Yuesheng shook the key: "Tell me, do you know what this is?"
This clerk merely ran errands at the Gold and Silver Pavilion. This key, carried closely by Wang Tao, must be a valuable object, and it’s unlikely a mere clerk would know its significance.
He shook his head repeatedly: "I don’t know young master."
Qin Yuesheng’s expression immediately darkened, looking as though he was about to lose his temper.
The man quickly added, "Master Qian and others are Steward Wang’s right-hand men, trusted subordinates, they must know! You, you can find them and ask."
"Take me to them. If you can’t find them, don’t think about leaving today," Qin Yuesheng said, casually tossing the clerk out.
The clerk immediately felt a bitter complaint in his heart; with the Gold and Silver Pavilion reduced to such a state and everyone either dead or escaped, how could he possibly find anyone?
He walked into the remnants of the building, along the way seeing many Gold and Silver Pavilion clerks crushed to death, some were luckier, with only their legs pinned, barely holding on to their lives.
As Qin Yuesheng approached, these people immediately began to call for help. Qin Yuesheng used Inner Strength to easily sweep away the stones pressing them, pulling each one up to ask if they had seen Master Qian or any of Wang Tao’s core subordinates.
"I just saw Master Qian, he was severely injured in the chest, bleeding non-stop, and was being supported by two people over there," said a young man with a dislocated arm.
"Goodness, the man is still alive." Qin Yuesheng thought about how during his encounter with Wang Tao, Master Qian had been nearby and took a strike, yet managed to survive; it was indeed testament to his strong vitality.
Following the direction indicated by the young man, Qin Yuesheng immediately gave chase. It wasn’t long before he saw an old man on the roadside, being helped along by two women, who could only be Master Qian.
"Stop," Qin Yuesheng shouted.
Master Qian, looking half-dead and pallid, turned his head around, and upon recognizing the dangerous presence of Qin Yuesheng, his eyes widened and he hurriedly urged, "Quick! Run, run quickly."
With a swift leap, Qin Yuesheng came directly in front of Master Qian and grabbed him all at once, while holding a key in front of his eyes, he asked, "Do you know what this is used to open?"
"I..."
Seeing Master Qian looking exhausted, like a flickering candle in the wind, ready to snuff it at any moment, Qin Yuesheng reached out and tapped a few times on his chest, sealing his bleeding wound, and sent a surge of Inner Strength into him to sustain his life, causing Master Qian’s complexion to improve significantly.
He looked at the key in Qin Yuesheng’s hand and said, "This is the key to the underground vault of the Gold and Silver Pavilion in Yangzhou Prefecture. All the valuable treasures that need to be handed over to headquarters are stored inside there. Every now and then, people from headquarters come to collect them. You must have gotten this key from Steward Wang, which means he’s already dead."
"A vault!" Qin Yuesheng’s interest was piqued, as the Gold and Silver Pavilion was a renowned force worldwide, and the treasures in the local branch’s vault must be extraordinary.
"Take me to find that underground vault," Qin Yuesheng said.
Master Qian, being an ordinary person, dared not resist Qin Yuesheng’s orders and had no choice but to let the two women continue to help him towards the back door of the Golden Dragon and Silver Phoenix Building.
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If it weren’t for Master Qian, Qin Yuesheng might have found it hard to discover the hidden bronze-cast vault beneath the Golden Dragon and Silver Phoenix Building.
After entering the Golden Dragon and Silver Phoenix Building, he first came to a room devoid of furniture, where he forcefully twisted a tiger-headed bronze cast on the wall three times, causing the floor to instantly open up, revealing a staircase that extended downward.
At the end of the passageway, a seven-star door stood with a lock that urgently required the key Qin Yuesheng held to open it.
"It’s here," Master Qian declared.
"You open the door," Qin Yuesheng handed him the key, Master Qian, without any hesitation, briskly walked over and smoothly unlocked the door, bumping it with force causing the two half-doors to slowly retreat back, revealing a spacious indoor space.
"Wow!!!"
Upon seeing what was beyond the door, everyone present, even Master Qian, an insider, couldn’t help but express sounds of amazement.
The room was resplendent in gold and jade, its treasures dazzling.
Gold and silver jewelry became mere ordinary items here.
Alongside piles of jade trees and packages of emerald cabbages, a myriad of antique paintings, medicinal herbs, and weaponry were found, and this was just one sub-branch of Gold and Silver Pavilion. If all the wealth were combined, it truly wouldn’t be an exaggeration to claim they could rival a nation’s treasury.
This was why Liu Xian initially sought an alliance with Wang Tao, as receiving support from the Gold and Silver Pavilion meant even a band of fleeing bandits could transform into elite soldiers.
"You all leave," Qin Yuesheng said.
The others had feared Qin Yuesheng might kill them once they’ve served their purpose, but now, hearing his permission, they were overjoyed and hurriedly fled the place.
The vault was suddenly left with only Qin Yuesheng.
He tossed out the Mountain Ghost Pearl, which transformed into a mansion on the spot, initiating the grand relocation operation.
With both hands raised, Qin Yuesheng, standing at the Sixth Layer of the Internal Power Realm, activated his surging Inner Strength, enveloping the treasures.
Rumble!
Loud noises echoed as a large number of jewels slowly levitated, controlled by Qin Yuesheng’s Star-Picking Hand, all transported into the mansion.
Not long after, the seemingly ordinary mansion had been transformed inside into a haven overflowing with treasures.
Gold paved the pathways, and everywhere within the courtyard lay mountains of gold, silver, gemstones, and rain of emeralds and silver notes.
The garden was piled high with valuable medicinal herbs, their fragrance lingering throughout.
Even the rooftops within the mansion were scattered with wooden boxes filled with well-crafted writing brushes, inkstones, calligraphy, and beautiful root sculptures.
In every corner of the mansion, layers of treasure stacked upon each other, eventually covering the ground a full three feet deep. Anyone entering the mansion would walk upon a road of gold and silver.
Extravagantly lavish, profoundly luxurious.
Standing beside Qin Yuesheng were Ah Hu and Squirrel, looking on in wonder. Qin Yuesheng thought to himself that the treasures in this vault must have been amassed by Wang Tao over quite some time. Now he had taken it all in one fell swoop, akin to a swarm of locusts devouring a field, leaving nothing behind.
With nothing left in the vault, Qin Yuesheng, contented, pocketed the Mountain Ghost Pearl and was about to leave the place when suddenly, Squirrel spoke up, "Sir, it seems there’s something over there."