Chaotic World Book-Chapter 282 - 277: Representative of Fantasy, Storage Ring

Zhao Changhe’s judgment was correct.

This place was originally a hollow inside a mountain, where would there be jelly? The jelly was a later formation, a blend of energy and soil that had solidified. Digging through the jelly, there should be something else inside.

For instance, the Azure Dragon Seal might have been something similar to this stone, but it was transformed by the Azure Dragon back then, turned into a Jade Seal and left with a heritage, not merely a natural treasure.

The gemstone now looked much more primitive, unmodified and uncarved; could there be something else left behind?

After meticulously digging around, true to the saying "digging three feet into the ground," he eventually found something.

The object was right beneath the floating gemstone, visible once the jelly was removed; there was a small stone platform, similar to an altar carved with the Four Symbols Formation, and the front depicted the Xuanwu Snake.

Aside from the patterned carvings, the altar itself had no energy response; in the middle was a small hollow, where a platinum-colored ring was precariously placed.

Zhao Changhe instantly wondered whether it could be a storage ring?

Carrying such a large knife every day, along with various kinds of luggage, medicine, gold foils, Jade Pendants and the like, was extremely inconvenient. The fact that he hadn’t lost anything in combat so far was already fortunate; it was really unbearable.

If it really was a storage ring, the surprise brought by the ring itself would outweigh what was hidden inside.

Zhao Changhe picked up the ring and turned it over for a good while. The thing was quite beautiful, but no matter how he tried, he couldn’t sense any energy from it, nor did he know how to activate it. His interaction with gold foil had already begun using spiritual power, and he fancied that his spiritual power could explore inside, but perhaps it was too weak, and he found nothing.

Meanwhile, Yue Hongling was silently perceiving the energy of the gemstone and contemplating whether it suited her body; she hadn’t directly entered meditation to accept its transformation yet. Seeing him find a ring, she curiously leaned over and asked, "What are you pondering?"

Zhao Changhe handed the ring over, "You are at the edge of the Secret Treasure, your spiritual perception should be a bit stronger than mine, see if you can find out anything?"

Yue Hongling accepted it, closed her eyes to sense for a while, and opened them in shock, "There’s a small space inside! There are books and a sword inside!"

Zhao Changhe was overjoyed, "Can you take them out?"

Yue Hongling shook her head, "We don’t have the power of spiritual extraction, that’s an ability of the Immortal Gods. However, if you can practice a Magic Skill of extraction, as long as you can see it, you should be able to draw it out using Inner Strength."

Zhao Changhe recalled discussing this issue with Xuan Chong before, and Xuan Chong had the same view.

Xuan Chong had also mentioned that skills for extraction had to be learned from the Thief Sect, who were the most proficient...

"As for needing to ’see’ it first, your spiritual power..." Yue Hongling assessed him up and down for a while and asked, "Don’t you have a Secret Treasure Level Cultivation Technique?"

"Yes, I plan to look for a chance to find Hierarch Xue, but this guy is now on the Human List, which feels doubly difficult."

"The bottom of the Human List is just so-so," Yue Hongling smiled, "Normally, we folks never even opened a Secret Treasure, we’re not much behind people like Hierarch Xue, but the gap with Hu Lie is significantly wider. Why can he be on the Human List?"

"Because there aren’t enough people who have unlocked Secret Treasures to fill the Human List, so they pick out the taller ones among the shorter competitors in the Mystical Gate Ninth Layer, putting those who are stronger in actual combat at the bottom end of the list."

"Correct. But people like Hierarch Xue, who’ve been refining in the Ninth Layer for so many years, have reached their limit, possessing not only strong Cultivation Techniques but also a wealth of combat experience. They are by no means weak, so why was I able to exceed their level? Because although he is in the Ninth Layer, he has never touched the gate to unlocking the Secret Treasure. On the contrary, I had already vaguely glimpsed the Secret Treasure when I was in the Eighth Layer."

Zhao Changhe said, "It shows, the battle between you and Chi Li had very clear symbolic expressions, which had already surpassed the range of ordinary Martial Artists. At that time you were both just at the Eighth Layer, yet your strength exceeded many at the Ninth Layer. They say it’s because you had uncommon encounters." fгeewebnovёl.com

"Indeed, there were some uncommon encounters. I comprehended a more profound Sword Intent and touched the gate of the Secret Treasure a bit earlier." Yue Hongling said smilingly, "Do you want me to teach you this technique?"

Zhao Changhe blinked, "I’m just at the Seventh Layer, can I?"

"It’s not quite feasible for now, but you can’t cultivate to the Eighth Layer here?" Yue Hongling said, "With such uniquely advantageous cultivation conditions, if you can’t cultivate to the Eighth Layer, it would be a waste of our trials and the risks we took. I mean, reaching the Eighth Layer both internally and externally; otherwise, if biased, you can’t glimpse the gate of the Secret Treasure."

Zhao Changhe was momentarily stunned. "It might be possible to compete at the Eighth Layer of External Skill, but I’m only at the Sixth Layer of Inner Strength. Jumping to the Eighth Layer sounds a bit absurd, my meridians..."

"Here, you can make slight optimizations. I have confidence in you," Yue Hongling said softly. "You are worried that your Body Refining and Innate Taoist Body might be incompatible, possibly leading to conflicts. I understand this concern, but you don’t need to face this issue directly..."

A thought struck Zhao Changhe’s mind when he heard Yue Hongling quietly lower her head, volunteering, "This item is truly useful for me, but it’s not a perfect fit. I will take the beneficial aspects and optimize my own body. When the time comes, you’ll teach me the Ultimate Bliss Method... With a new body, we can perform Dual Cultivation—this will certainly benefit you."

Zhao Changhe’s mouth was about to split with a grin.

Yue Hongling gave him a glance and sighed, "Although we can stay here for a long time, we mustn’t linger, and we must remember that we are heading north for Yanmen. The decisive battle at Yanmen might just be imminent."

Zhao Changhe was suddenly startled, all his little thoughts thrown into the clouds, and he earnestly said, "Yes, I will try my best."

"Love is a hero’s grave," Yue Hongling gently kissed his lips and murmured, "As you grow stronger in the future, there will be more and more women... I hope that when that day comes, you don’t forget who you once were..."

...

Zhao Changhe and Yue Hongling vanished among the mountains, and Chi Li and the others searched the entire summit without finding a single hair.

The mountain itself was a bare rocky hill with very few plants and scattered stones all around. The stones weren’t very high, and one could easily see everything in the scattered pile— even a hole would have been easily noticed, but they found absolutely nothing.

Two days later, Wu Balu dispatched more troops to search the mountain, extending the area to other peaks. Even a foremost shaman from the Divine Hall came with a set of monk soldiers to assist in the search, but the two people had seemingly vanished into thin air, leaving no trace whatsoever.

Wu Balu and Chi Li held a brief meeting. "There’s only one possible explanation for this situation — there is a Secret Realm here. We have long been stationed nearby, and someone had indeed felt for sure there was an entrance to some Secret Realm here. We spent five full years searching the lake at Yellow Sand Market and found nothing. It seems it’s in the mountains."

"General, have you really not explored the surrounding mountains during your five-year station here?" Chi Li asked.

Wu Balu shook his head, "Our focus was on the lake; indeed, we never thought it could be this barren hill."

The Divine Hall shaman slowly spoke up, "But as we know, the general did find something in the lake, only he kept it secret. Perhaps now is the time to bring it out for everyone to examine?"

Wu Balu narrowed his eyes, "Who is spreading rumors? If I had found a clue, would I still be dumbfounded?"

The shaman frowned and remained silent.

Wu Balu said coldly, "I don’t know why your temple insists on backing and supporting Yuan San Niang. To me, this woman is very likely a Great Xia spy, always stirring up trouble. Instead of suspecting that I’m hiding something, you might want to question whether she’s holding back information. I suggest you really interrogate her."

"I will ask," the shaman responded slowly.

"Also," Wu Balu continued, "the War Lion Tribe suddenly attacked the Wild Wolf Tribe, killed the Desert Wolf King and his family, and recruited strong men from the tribe, acquiring a large stockpile of food. How does the Divine Hall view this matter?"

Since Ba Tu and Chi Li had once gone to Jiangnan together and had a good relationship, and Chi Li was a direct disciple of the Great Shaman, Wu Balu had to be wary of the Divine Hall’s opinion in this matter.

Chi Li responded coldly, "The Divine Hall has never meddled in tribal conflicts. If you’re asking what we think, why didn’t anyone consult us when the War Lion Tribe was internally divided and other families were eyeing the War Lion Tribe covetously?"

"So, you’re saying if we stand up for the Desert Wolf King, the Divine Hall won’t interfere?" Wu Balu inquired.

Chi Li turned and entered the mountains, saying, "I’m only interested in how to find Yue Hongling. Don’t bother me with anything else."

Wu Balu watched his retreating figure, a fierce look in his eyes.

The tribal conflicts on the grasslands tend to snowball. When Ba Tu absorbs the Wild Wolf Tribe’s population and secures enough food, his confidence will soar and he will suddenly gain a considerable advantage in the internal strife of the War Lion Tribe. If he then devours a few more of his brothers and unifies the tribes, the War Lion Tribe will once again become a massive force of a hundred thousand soldiers.

Once He Lei had been submissive to the Great Khan. What about now?

Must they act while Ba Tu has not yet risen, to cut off his momentum?

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