Chapter 329 - 304: I am Lu Yiming_1

In search of treasures, Lu Yan would never turn down the opportunity.

There were dozens of red dots on the map.

Even if most of them had already been found by others, as long as one or two remained, riches awaited.

Like those discovered in Xuan Zhou, the resources inside would be sufficient for his achievement of the Eight Refining, possibly even Nine Refining Realm.

After all, when Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo found the treasure last time, they only obtained the resources from the second and third caves, leaving four more caves, each more resource-rich than the last.

Lu Yan immediately gathered Ling Wenyuan, Wang Lin, and others, gave them instructions, and then left Lingdong with Shen Yinuo.

Their first stop was Linszhou.

Linszhou, west of Qizhou and connected to it, was the territory of the Tianque Sect.

According to the map, there was a treasure trove of the Dagu Dynasty in Linszhou.

The two of them disguised themselves and silently entered the boundaries of Linszhou, finally arriving at a barren mountain range. After careful calculation, they spent three days to finally enter an underground cave.

However, apart from some metal racks in the cave, it was completely empty.

Wish Patterns, albeit broken, were scattered in and out of the cave.

Clearly, it had long been discovered by someone who’d taken the treasures.

With no other option, they had to leave and head to the next destination.

In the following three months, they found four such treasure locations, but all were empty.

However, in the fourth month, their luck changed.

The fifth treasure site was no longer empty and remained intact.

Yet... it was too small.

Lu Yan looked at the small cave with just a dozen boxes and two Sumi Mustard Seed Bags, slightly speechless.

There was no second cave — just this one.

The storage space in two Sumi Mustard Seed Bags was not large; they contained only a few Divine Weapons, some second-level Martial Pills, third-level Martial Pills, and fourth-level Martial Pills.

No other precious things like heavenly and earthy treasures or Soul Crystals were to be found.

There were only three Solidifying Reality Pills.

"Is this the treasure trove of the Dagu Dynasty?"

Lu Yan doubted whether they’d made a mistake. This might just be a small force’s treasure trove, or a cave of a True Body Realm master.

"You don’t really think every treasure is like the one in Xuan Zhou, do you?"

Shen Yinuo rolled her eyes at Lu Yan, "When the Dagu royal family hid these treasures, they were already in the late Dagu period, their power had declined substantially, and their influence varied greatly in each state. There’s no way there could be so many treasures. Places with treasures like that in Xuan Zhou are few and far between; most of them only have a few resources."

"But I’ve heard that there are dozens of the Dagu Dynasty’s treasure troves. Over the years, only a dozen of them have been discovered accidentally. Why have so many been excavated by the time we started looking?"

Lu Yan queried.

"Do you really think the Dagu royal family is completely extinct?"

Shen Yinuo muttered.

"What? Are there still descendants of the Dagu royal family in the world?"

Lu Yan was shocked.

"A crafty rabbit has three burrows. Let alone the Dagu royal family, who ruled the world for three thousand years, they wouldn’t be wiped out that easily."

Shen Yinuo noted.

"So, you mean, many of the treasuries are taken by the descendants of the Dagu Dynasty."

Lu Yan muttered, then looked at Shen Yinuo closely.

A little uncomfortable, Shen Yinuo replied, "What are you looking at?"

"Yinuo, don’t you seem like a descendant of the Dagu royal family?"

Lu Yan speculated.

Shen Yinuo gave a bright smile, "Aren’t you a little too imaginative? My surname is Shen, while the royal family of Dagu is Wàn. There’s no connection."

"Not necessarily."

Lu Yan muttered to himself.

Moreover, Lu Yan felt that if the descendants of the Dagu royal family were still there, they wouldn’t be known as ’Wàn’ in the world; they have most likely switched their surname and hidden their true identities.

Maybe one of the major forces in today’s world was created by the descendants of the Dagu royal family.

However, Yinuo didn’t want to discuss the topic further, and naturally, Lu Yan didn’t ask more.

They left the treasure site and continued to the next destination as guided by the map.

By the blink of an eye, three more months passed. They found several more treasure troves of the Dagu Dynasty, but all were empty.

Since their departure, they had already been to nine places, with only one treasure trove that was still intact, but with very few resources.

But when they found the tenth treasure site, they finally made a big harvest.

The layout of the tenth treasure site was similar to that of the Seven Star Cave in Xuan Zhou, only it had five caves instead of seven.

It followed the Five Elements layout. Though the resources were nowhere near as many as in Xuan Zhou, they were still remarkable.

All sorts of treasures were available.

Divine Weapons, precious metals, Martial Pills of all levels, dried Spiritual Medicine, Solidifying Reality Pills, Sumi Mustard Seed Bags, and even Soul Crystals.

There were also Immortal Beast puppets guarding it, but the strongest one was only at the First Transformation of the Primordial Spirit realm, which the pair easily handled.

After a count, there were over a million second-level Martial Pills, over thirty thousand third-level Martial Pills, and around fifteen thousand fourth-level Martial Pills.

Unfortunately, there were no heavenly and earthy treasures.

Just these resources weren’t enough for them to level up.

"If we find another one of this level, and then sell the Sumi Mustard Seed Bags, we might be able to gather enough resources for us to level up."

Lu Yan was invigorated.

After struggling for more than half a year, their efforts were finally not in vain.

Shen Yinuo was also invigorated. She took out the map and studied it carefully, "The closest treasure site from here is in Yanzhou. According to the map, there are two treasure sites in Yanzhou. Our next stop is Yanzhou."

Lu Yan nodded. The two did not linger and left for Yanzhou.

Yanzhou, a unique and chaotic place.

Because Yanzhou is located at the intersection of the territories of four powerful feudal princes. Hundreds of years ago, there was a brutal war among these four powers for the control of Yanzhou. The flames of war burned every inch of the land.

The people of Yanzhou suffered immensely, displaced and homeless. In the end, none of the four feudal princes managed to secure control over Yanzhou.

Ultimately, it took intervention from the World Bank to settle the matter.

From then on, Yanzhou was no longer governed by any power, becoming an independent state.

Within its territory, there are no fourth-level Blood Land Veins, only about a dozen third-level ones, forming an equal number of Honorable Level feudal lords.

The World Bank also established a large city in Yanzhou, called Shangcheng City. It is known as one of the top ten cities in the Da Chu Dynasty, serving as a trading hub for all major powers, and is unparalleled in prosperity.

With the World Bank’s suppression, although Yanzhou is full of powers and rather chaotic, it has formed a delicate balance. There are fewer wars, which has attracted a large number of people to migrate to Yanzhou. In recent years, Yanzhou has become increasingly prosperous.

...

Seven days later.

"As expected, it’s empty too."

In a deserted mountain, Lu Yan sighed.

Previously, they had already located one of the treasure hiding spots in Yanzhou, which turned out to be completely empty just like their earlier findings.

"Let’s move to the next one. It should be located in the middle of Yanzhou."

Shen Yinuo scrutinized the map.

Afterward, the two of them headed towards the center of Yanzhou.

A few days later, the two were stunned as they gazed at the mountains in the distance, shrouded in fog and bathed in a sea of blood red light.

The mountain range ahead was boundless, the span of which was unknown, completely enveloped in fog and blood red light. The moment they came anywhere near it, they felt a stinging pain on their skin and a lethal sense of crisis.

Lu Yan had a premonition that anyone who would get close to that blood light would undoubtedly die.

This blood light was not the Energy of Earth Blood from the Blood Land Vein, but a type of unique and terrifying energy.

However, according to the map, the next buried treasure was located within this mountain range.

"Could this place be the remnants of the Tongtian Peak?"

Shen Yinuo murmured, bewildered.

"What is the Tongtian Peak?"

Lu Yan asked.

"Tongtian Peak refers to the world’s tallest peak from five thousand years ago."

A clear voice resonated from nearby.

The one answering Lu Yan wasn’t Shen Yinuo, but a young man.

The young man was dressed in white scholars’ robes, with even his shoes being white. His black hair trailed down his back, casually tied with a white hair band.

He was extremely handsome, with a longsword slung around his waist, emanating an unspeakable scholarly charm.

The man looked flamboyant.

That was Lu Yan’s first impression of him.

He seemed even more flamboyant than Feng Yuanyi.

As Lu Yan and Shen Yinuo turned to look at him, the young man cupped his fists in greeting and said with a smile, "My name is Zuo Yun. I recently came down from the mountain and enjoy making friends with heroes from all walks of life. Although you two are in disguise, I can tell that you are people of great significance. Would you two be willing to become friends with me?"

"Is my disguise so poor, so easy to see through?"

Lu Yan rubbed his face, somewhat speechless.

"I’m Zhao Yiyi."

Shen Yinuo saluted, fabricating a false name.

"I’m Lu Yiming, Yiming as in ’startle everyone with a single sound.’

Lu Yan also fabricated a random name.

Shen Yinuo shot Lu Yan a glance, as if to say ’Why are you copying me?’

"Miss Zhao, Brother Lu."

Zuo Yun saluted with his fists, the picture of courteous mannerism.

"Brother Zuo, you mentioned earlier about the Tongtian Peak being the highest peak five thousand years ago. Does it no longer hold that title?"

Lu Yan asked.

"Of course not, because the Tongtian Peak collapsed five thousand years ago."

Zuo Yun replied.

"Five thousand years ago?"

"Indeed. At the beginning of the Dagu Dynasty, despite the burning of countless books which buried the previous era into obscurity, relics from the Dagu era had been excavated over time. From these relics, we obtained some clues."

"Five thousand years ago, the Tongtian Peak was a Fairy Ruin. Later, a war between immortal demons erupted. Two incredibly powerful Immortal Demons fought a battle that shook heaven and earth at Tongtian Peak. The peak eventually collapsed due to this, turning the place into forbidden ground."

Zuo Yun explained.

"Fairy Ruin? Are there still immortals in there?"

The pupils of Lu Yan’s eyes contracted.

If that were the case, they could give up on the treasure of the Dagu Dynasty.

Wait a moment, if this place really is a Fairy Ruin, then how could the people from Dagu Dynasty put their treasure inside?

Zuo Yun shook his head, saying, "It is said that in the primeval times, the two Peerless Immortal Demons who were powerful beyond measure met their demise in a mutual kill, and all the other immortals in the Fairy Ruin were all obliterated."

"Because the two Immortal Demons were too powerful, upon their fall, this place became a forbidden zone, shrouded in the light of spirit-devouring year-round. Look, that’s the blood light. Living beings simply cannot enter. Those who enter will die."

"Those who enter will die?"

Lu Yan felt puzzled.

How did the Dagu Dynasty then managed to hide their treasures inside?

"Brother Zuo, do you know why there are so many people around here?"

Lu Yan glanced around.

Indeed, around the Tongtian ruins, you could see figures from time to time, gazing at the Tongtian ruins.

"You two don’t know?"

This time, it was Zuo Yun’s turn to be surprised.