Journey to the West: Starting by taking Sun Wukong as my disciple!-Chapter 343: Meeting the Treasure, But Not Recognizing It
The marvel of the Myriad Smell Divine Spirit lies exactly in this, it can penetrate through all kinds of Arrays and eliminate various factors to accurately locate the desired object.
Moreover, as the cultivation level increases, the range of scents it can detect becomes broader and wider, until at last, it might be possible to smell across The Primordial World just by sitting in one place.
After discerning for a while, the eyes of Xiaotian Dog suddenly lit up, that tempting scent!
Treasure, absolute treasure, even more intense than the last scent!
Unable to contain the joy in his heart, Xiaotian Dog eagerly said, "Treasure! There’s a great treasure!"
"What treasure?!" Tian Peng, seeing Xiaotian Dog so excited, was also quite stirred up.
"You’ll know when we get there!" Xiaotian Dog teased, raising his paw authoritatively and said, "Follow me!"
With that, he began leading the way, pride swelling inside of him.
In his heart, he was gleefully thinking, just like this, they still have to rely on him at such times.
Guiding a man and a bear, Xiaotian Dog began to navigate through the cave abode.
They would walk and then stop, but they didn’t linger in the places where treasures were previously found.
To this, Tian Peng was not surprised—it was very normal. That secret chamber at a glance looked like a Refining Room; it couldn’t contain any treasures.
Last time, they were just lucky, stumbling upon it by chance.
Finally, Xiaotian Dog stopped in front of a particular secret chamber.
"This is the place!" Xiaotian Dog was somewhat exhilarated.
Because he could smell that inside there were definitely good things, absolutely no worse than the sword they found last time.
Xiaotian Dog raised his paw, about to step directly into the secret hole.
"Hold on!" Xiong Daoren, alarmed in his heart, quickly intervened, pulling Xiaotian Dog aside.
"What for?" Xiaotian Dog clamored discontentedly – could it be that they were planning to monopolize the Magical Treasure?
Thinking this, Xiaotian Dog could no longer hold back, "Let me tell you, if you’re thinking of swallowing up the Magical Treasure alone, no way!"
"If you don’t share with me today, then I’ll just trigger the Array!" Xiaotian Dog raised his head, putting on an attitude of mutual destruction.
Tian Peng looked on with a face full of resignation and went up to pat the dog’s head.
"Even if we were at our worst, we’d never be as greedy as you. You just came up and wanted to go in? Not afraid of triggering an Array’s restrictions and dooming us all?" Tian Peng chided.
On hearing this, Xiaotian Dog also came to his senses, tilting his head, "I’m just eagerly searching for treasures on your behalf."
Tian Peng: "..."
Sure, if it were for themselves, he might believe it.
"Daoren, how does this place look? Is there an Array?" Tian Peng asked, turning toward Xiong Daoren who was extending his bear paw into the air and closing his eyes.
Xiong Daoren nodded, his black bear face showing complete understanding.
"Don’t worry, Peng, the Array here is just like the previous ones – a piece of cake to break through!" Xiong Daoren confidently assured.
"That’s a relief," Tian Peng eased his mind.
As Xiong Daoren displayed his Mysterious Heavenly Formation Armor Divine Skills, the Array was easily breached in just a few moments.
That was the awe-inspiring power of the Mysterious Heavenly Formation Armor, particularly against Arrays.
"Peng, we can go in now!" Xiong Daoren called out, gesturing toward the stone wall to the side.
Tian Peng looked at the stone wall Xiong Daoren was pointing to and was momentarily puzzled, "Daoren, why aren’t we entering through the mouth of the cave?"
Did they have to smash a wall now? How troublesome? Xiong Daoren smiled and explained, "Peng, this is a minor Illusion Array. You see it as the entrance of the cave, but in reality, it’s still just a wall, here is the real entrance."
So that was it. Tian Peng nodded, he had thought there might be something amiss. So it was just a Blinding Skill.
This was Yun Zhongzi’s new Defense measure? Not much at all!
It seemed that this was the extent of their tricks, and Tian Peng’s tightly wound nerves relaxed considerably.
Xiong Daoren led the way in, and seeing this, Tian Peng hurriedly followed after him, indeed passing through with ease.
"Hey! Wait for me, you lot!" Xiaotian Dog, left behind, shouted discontentedly, and with a mix of doubt and belief, he stepped into the seemingly solid rock wall.
As the confusion before his eyes cleared, he found himself suddenly in an open space, realizing he had entered a secret chamber.
Xiaotian Dog looked closely and saw Tian Peng and Xiong Daoren examining a stone platform.
On that platform sat a large seal, majestic yet delicate, with flowing light revolving around it, emitting an aura of ancient and profound solidity.
A treasure! A fine treasure indeed!
In just an instant, Xiaotian Dog was certain, this was exactly what he had smelled!
His eyes shining bright, Xiaotian Dog dashed forward, about to leap onto the platform.
Tian Peng, quick to react, grabbed the Xiaotian Dog’s tail, stopping him in time.
"Tian Peng! Let go of me now!" Xiaotian Dog shouted, head down and tail snagged, kicking his legs indignantly.
"Are you two thinking of getting rich and hogging it all for yourselves?!"
"The one thinking of getting rich is you," Tian Peng said, his eyelids twitching at the sight of Xiaotian Dog’s antics.
"Can you be a bit more rational? If you keep this up, sooner or later, we’re going to be done for!" Tian Peng was very exasperated.
How had Yang Jian endured this dog for so many years? If he had been the owner, he would’ve killed it long ago.
Tian Peng slowly set Xiaotian Dog down and said in a stern voice, "Let me warn you, don’t touch anything recklessly. Last time, it was because you triggered the array first that we almost got discovered."
"This time they are prepared, and if we’re discovered, it won’t be easy to escape."
"I know, I know! I’ve got it under control!" Xiaotian Dog hastily agreed.
Looking around, Xiong Daoren pondered for a moment and confidently said, "In my opinion, the formations here are just like before. If we take the Magical Treasure out of this chamber, we’ll trigger the Array’s restrictions."
Having said that, he once again used his Divine Skills. Beneath his feet, centered on Xiong Daoren, spread out a Bagua Disc, circling and spinning in a mysterious and profound manner.
Xiong Daoren’s bear paw rapidly shifted through spells, beginning to set up the Array with unimaginable agility.
One, two, three!
Xiong Daoren laid down three Spirit Sealing Formations that could block the transmission of the restrictions.
They had nearly met their downfall because of this last time; they had to be cautious now.
"It’s done," Xiong Daoren patted his bear paw.
"I’ve set up three Spirit Sealing Formations. Even if the Array is triggered, we’ll have enough time to leave safely," Xiong Daoren said earnestly.
He was full of confidence in his Mysterious Heavenly Formation Armor; no matter how difficult or advanced the Array, he could break it perfectly using his Divine Skills, unless brute strength was needed.
The Arrays here were primarily for defense, rather than Killing Formations, which made it relatively easier to handle.
"Good, very good!" Tian Peng nodded his head, feeling more at ease than before, as the last experience had indeed been frightening.
The attention of one human, one dog, and one bear now turned to the Magical Treasure on the stone platform.
Tian Peng frowned and scrutinized the seal in front of him, but unfortunately, he didn’t recognize it.
"Does anyone know what this is?" Tian Peng asked out of habit, but as soon as the words were out, he also realized.
As the Marshal of the naval forces and a third-generation disciple of the Human Sect with the strongest power, neither of the two present could surpass his knowledge, so it was a pointless question.
"I think I’ve seen this before," Xiaotian Dog suddenly spoke up, just as Tian Peng was considering this.
"You’ve seen it?" Tian Peng was taken aback, looking at him in surprise.
Xiaotian Dog nodded, "I have a vague memory, let me think."
With that, Xiaotian Dog closed his eyes to ponder, seemingly onto something.
