Chapter 287: Episode 11, Chapter 45: The Bloodstained Scattered Treasure Rock

A gift for our first meeting?

Suddenly, the eyes of Hua Yan’s four Great Independent Immortals, the three Dragon Clan Elders, Wu Hei, Fire Demon, and others began to gleam with eagerness. The four envoys from the Upper Realm weren’t focused on this, so they might still remain calm, but their subordinates couldn’t...

Qin Yu, too, was very calm.

His goal wasn’t the treasures left by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang, but the item Uncle Lan had left for him, which was related to the realm he needed to cultivate to before he could meet with Li’er.

"Scattered Treasure Rock is divided into two levels; the upper level has more than ten top-grade Immortal Artifacts, mostly of various designs, even including a set of top-grade Battle Armor!" said Immortal Emperor Ni Yang with a light chuckle.

Hua Yan, Du Zhongjun, Man Qian, Zong Jue, and other experts’ eyes all sparkled.

A top-grade Immortal Sword, they might not care too much about. But a set of top-grade Immortal Artifact Battle Armor, now that was different.

"The lower level has over a hundred upper grade Immortal Artifacts, mostly attack-oriented. There are also several sets of defensive Battle Armor. Additionally, there is a set of special weapons," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s second sentence made everyone feel a bit tempted.

Over a hundred upper grade Immortal Artifacts?

Those upper grade Immortal Artifacts brought back would at least be a massive fortune. After all, the most important treasure was to be given to their leaders; these Immortal Artifacts were for themselves.

"Special weapons?" A glint of light flashed in Hua Yan’s eyes. Special weapons were generally even rarer than defensive Battle Armor.

Qin Yu looked around at the people nearby.

"It seems that a great battle may erupt at Scattered Treasure Rock. Neither Little Black nor I have any decent defensive Battle Armor; it seems we should try to get our hands on a set too," thought Qin Yu, the intent to fight rising in his heart. "Only, one cannot fully trust what Immortal Emperor Ni Yang says."

After all, Qin Yu had experiences from the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion.

At this moment, the voice of the usually indifferent Immortal Emperor Ni Yang suddenly became sharp and fierce.

"There are people here from the Immortal Realm, aren’t there? I’ve warned this person from the Immortal Realm early on to give up sooner rather than later. Because... the difficulty for you to survive safely in the Ni Yang Realm will be more than three times that of others!"

Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s words were filled with absolute rage.

"Those from the Immortal Realm, if not Emperor Yu then Emperor Xuan’s people, those two bastards dreaming of obtaining my treasures, keep dreaming!" Immortal Emperor Ni Yang was furious. "Little fellow from the Immortal Realm, don’t say I didn’t give you a chance, it’s just that the difficulty has been tripled."

Hua Yan’s face was blank.

Man Qian, Du Zhongjun, Ao Feng, Fang Tian, Zong Jue, and a group of others looked at Hua Yan sympathetically.

Obviously, Immortal Emperor Ni Yang bore a deep grudge against people like Emperor Yu and Emperor Xuan of the Immortal Realm, which is why the challenges he set up would be especially difficult for people from the Immortal Realm.

"No wonder Emperor Yu said that to me before I left..." Hua Yan had a bitter smile on his face, filled with helplessness.

Increased difficulty didn’t just mean the likelihood of obtaining treasures was reduced, the most important thing was... Hua Yan might very well lose his life in the Ni Yang Realm.

"Alright, for the Demon Realm, Demon World, and ordinary Loose Cultivators of the Mortal World, I will treat you all equally. The special Restriction I set is only effective against Immortals whose power has reached the level of a First Level Golden Immortal and above," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s voice rang out. "Even though I’m not personally present, my Restrictions, even if Emperor Yu himself came, cannot be forcefully broken without him being severely injured. Moreover, how could they possibly come to the Lower Realm on their own?"

"If the barrier between the two realms is such that not even a First Level Golden Immortal can descend, then these so-called envoys probably wouldn’t match up to a Twelfth Tribulation Loose Cultivator from this Mortal World. My Restrictions being ineffective would be of no consequence," Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said with a light laugh.

Immortal Emperor Ni Yang seemed very confident that Emperor Yu and the others couldn’t descend to the Lower Realm.

Hua Yan’s expression grew increasingly bitter.

"Alright, you all should set out. The sooner you find treasures on Scattered Treasure Rock that suit you, the higher your chances of survival." As soon as Immortal Emperor Ni Yang’s voice echoed, almost everyone set off.

Destination—Scattered Treasure Rock.

"Brother Man Qian, where is Scattered Treasure Rock?" Qin Yu whispered to Man Qian, not knowing why, but it felt as if there was a special kind of suppression within Ni Yang Realm. Although the current Qin Yu had full control over his Soul Power, it could only leave his body by about a meter or so, unable to extend any further.

Man Qian shook his head, puzzled, "I’m not sure either. The Demon Emperor didn’t inform me about the location of Scattered Treasure Rock within Ni Yang Realm."

Qin Yu looked towards Hua Yan, Ao Feng, and Du Zhongjun.

At that moment, these three envoys also wore looks of confusion, moving forward slowly; clearly, they had no clear direction, and could only aimlessly wander within the ’Mingxin Realm’ of Ni Yang Realm.

"Folks, since we have no idea where Scattered Treasure Rock is, how are we to search for it? I think it’s best if we split up to look," Zong Jue’s indifferent voice arose.

Almost everyone stopped in their tracks.

Split up?

"Our Demon Recognition can’t be used here; we can only rely on our eyes. And with the ’Mingxin Realm’ of Ni Yang Realm being so vast, when will we find Scattered Treasure Rock?" Zong Jue laughed, "Although splitting up to search, the person who finds it first will get their hands on many treasures, but it’s also a matter of luck. If you find it first, you get a lot of treasures."

Zong Jue looked at the several Upper Realm Envoys, "It’s all down to individual luck; what do you envoys think?"

"No," Man Qian and Ao Feng almost said in unison.

Man Qian had fewer people, so the chances of finding it were smaller. However, if everyone found it together, with Man Qian’s strength, he could definitely seize a lot of treasures.

The same went for Ao Feng. With Ao Feng and Fang Tian, the Dragon Clan had two experts. Now that Fang Tian, clad in Top-Grade Battle Armor and wielding a Top-Grade Demon Artifact, undoubtedly possessed a strength not inferior to that of Hua Yan or Du Zhongjun. Together, the two of them could naturally seize a substantial amount of treasures.

"If this won’t do and that won’t do, then you tell me, what should we do?" Zong Jue spoke indifferently.

Ao Feng smiled and nodded towards Man Qian, "I think we should all stick together since we are not in any rush. Three years in the Extreme Cold Domain have passed, so what’s the hurry over these few days? Let’s move together, and when we find Scattered Treasure Rock, we find it together. Then we can fight for the treasures. What do you think, Brother Man Qian?"

"I agree!" Man Qian said with a smile and a nod.

In the face of interests, two adversaries now stood on the same line.

Among the group that entered Ni Yang Realm, the supreme experts were Ao Feng, Fang Tian, Hua Yan, Du Zhongjun, Man Qian, and Zong Jue, six in total, with Man Qian being the strongest.

Now with Ao Feng, Fang Tian, and Man Qian all supporting the idea of moving forward together, there was nothing the others could do.

Of course, what everyone didn’t know was that the one with the strongest Attack Power wasn’t Man Qian, nor the two experts from the Dragon Clan, but rather the seemingly weakest ’Qin Yu,’ a Ninth-level Golden Immortal Sword Immortal Puppet whose strength was terrifyingly powerful. Yet the current Qin Yu always wore a smiling face and consulted Man Qian and the others for everything.

"Good, then we’ll advance together."

In the end, all parties agreed on the terms, and the group proceeded along the same route.

Ni Yang Realm was vast. Just how vast? By looking at the first domain of Ni Yang Realm—Mingxin Realm, one could tell. Despite the group’s speed, it took them three days of walking to reach the edge of Mingxin Realm.

"We’ve almost covered the entire Mingxin Realm, so it seems that Scattered Treasure Rock is not within it. We’re about to enter other regions of Ni Yang Realm." Man Qian said to Qin Yu and others behind him, "Mingxin Realm of Ni Yang Realm is fairly safe, but other places are different. You might accidentally lose your lives if you’re not careful, so you must be cautious."

Qin Yu and the others nodded to show they understood.

Inside the Mingxin Realm, most of the environment was lush and green and predominantly flat. However, as soon as they stepped out of the Mingxin Realm, they entered a world of forests and mountains.

Peaks and gorges could be seen everywhere.

As the group moved forward, their pace was noticeably slower than in the Mingxin Realm. They were all very cautious, but most of them felt an undercurrent of anger.

"Immortal Emperor Ni Yang is too despicable. Just mentioning Scattered Treasure Rock, but with Ni Yang Realm being so vast, who knows where Scattered Treasure Rock is?" A muttering voice rose.

The others also harbored grievances, yet none were willing to give up. Even if they wanted to give up, who knew the way out?

Suddenly—

"Boom~~" The sound of a waterfall crashing down kept echoing.

Qin Yu looked towards the source of the noise, where there was a waterfall almost several dozen zhang high, its water flowing down like numerous silver chains pounding into the pool below.

Suddenly, Qin Yu’s eyes trembled.

For on the huge cliff beside the waterfall, there were three large red characters—Scattered Treasure Rock!

Almost simultaneously, several figures dashed out.

"Milord."

Yu Liang and Kong Cao both bowed and sought instructions from Man Qian, because before entering the Ni Yang Realm, Man Qian had given a strict order that no matter the situation, Yu Liang and Kong Cao must seek his permission before taking any action.

"You too..." Man Qian was about to speak, when suddenly—

"Haha... Top-Grade Battle Armor, fantastic!" The laughter was loud, and Qin Yu immediately knew it was the Fossil Beast, Shi Bian, from the Chaotic Star Sea.

Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Battle Armor?

A flash of irritation crossed the eyes of Yu Liang and the others, especially Yu Liang, who would likely have already gotten his hands on the Top-Grade Immortal Artifact Battle Armor with his speed if it wasn’t for having to ask Man Qian for permission.

On the other side, the Four Great True Masters, Independent Immortals, were also asking Hua Yan for instructions.

"Go ahead and grab it," Hua Yan ordered.

The moment the command was issued, everyone rushed towards the location of Scattered Treasure Rock. After passing through the jungle, they arrived before the waterfall, and everything finally came into clear view.

The waterfall poured from the heights, crashing down into the deep pool below, and beside this pool lay a gigantic rock tens of meters long, on which stood nearly a ten-meter-long slab of stone.

On the topmost stone were more than a dozen Top-Grade Immortal Artifacts, and Shi Bian was excitedly standing on that stone, holding a set of black Battle Armor in his hands.

On the lower stone, there were over a hundred Immortal Artifacts, including swords, knives, spears, staffs, clubs... along with Battle Armor of all kinds, obviously the Upper Grade Immortal Artifacts as mentioned by Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

These two layers of rock must be the Scattered Treasure Rock, and beside Scattered Treasure Rock, there was a dark stone sculpture, which looked exactly the same as the sculptures Qin Yu had seen in the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion.

By this time, quite a number of people had climbed onto the Scattered Treasure Rock.

"Wait," Qin Yu signaled to his two brothers with a look, stopping them. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Anyone who had passed through the Nine Sword Immortal Mansion would not easily trust the words of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang. Could it be that there were no dangers simply because Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said so?

Immortal Emperor Ni Yang had also said that Taoyuan was safe and Huangquan Road was a path to death, but what was the outcome? Everyone who chose Taoyuan died, while those who took Huangquan Road didn’t lose a single person.

Hou Fei and Hei Yu, hearing Qin Yu’s warning, also stopped in their tracks.

And at that very moment, Yu Liang and Kong Cao were also ready to make their move.

"Boom~~" An explosion resounded.

A terrifying, low rumble, with shockwaves that even made Man Qian and the others turn pale, came in waves. These waves were emanating from Scattered Treasure Rock.

Those who reacted quickly immediately tossed away the Immortal Artifacts in their hands, while those who were slower had their entire bodies, including their Nascent Souls, blast open, scattering blood and limbs.

Just a few of those deep rumbles.

The greedy and the slow-reacting experts died in droves.

"On the side of the Independent Immortals, True Master Lan Bing and True Master Chi Yang died. On the side of the Independent Demons, a Fire Demon died, and even the Dragon Clan lost an Elder. Shi Bian was too greedy..." Qin Yu suddenly made out the identities of the dead.

Kong Cao, Yu Liang, and the others went pale. If they had rushed up just a moment sooner, they would’ve been rushing to their deaths.

There were also two or three who, seeing others explode, hurriedly discarded the Immortal Artifacts and fled. Although severely injured, they were thankful to be alive.

Man Qian, Du Zhongjun, Hua Yan, Ao Feng, Zong Jue, and Fang Tian all had serious expressions on their faces, and their subordinates were even more frightened to go forward and take any treasures.

Because five people had died in an instant, the rest were frightened.

"What kind of Restriction is that?" Fang Tian asked aloud.

Ao Feng pondered for a moment and said, "If my guess is not wrong, it should be a secret technique from... well, a mysterious place, a technique that doesn’t belong to the Immortal Realm. Once this secret technique is placed on a weapon, if someone performs Blood Recognition, the bizarre Energy of the secret technique will merge with the Nascent Soul, causing it to self-destruct."

"The people who just died must have performed Blood Recognition," said Dragon Clan Elder Ao Xu, who had narrowly survived by reflexively tossing away the Top-Grade Immortal Artifact in his hand, "I didn’t perform Blood Recognition just now, so I didn’t die. Just now, True Master Lan Bing threw away his Immortal Artifact even faster than I did, but he still exploded after discarding it, because he had already performed Blood Recognition, and the Energy of the secret technique had already entered his Nascent Soul..."

The initial reaction of those who first rushed up to get the treasures was mostly to perform Blood Recognition. After all, they were also worried about being robbed by others.

"Haha... I hope you like the welcome gift I’ve given you," the voice of Immortal Emperor Ni Yang echoed through heaven and earth.

"Freak." Shi Hua, the Fossil Beast, was full of rage, his brother having just been killed.

"This secret technique was something I learned from my good friend ’Black Flame Lord’ back in the day. To break this secret technique is quite simple: one way is to reach the strength of a First Level Profound Immortal and use your internal True Fire to refine it, but by the time you reach the strength of a First Level Profound Immortal, your Immortal Consciousness would have long detected the secret technique I laced with it. The second method is to have someone else perform Blood Recognition and absorb that secret technique Energy first, then you can take it without risk," explained Immortal Emperor Ni Yang.

Hearing what Immortal Emperor Ni Yang said, no one moved. All the great experts looked at each other with uncertainty in their eyes. Could they trust what Immortal Emperor Ni Yang had said?

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