Volume 1 Volume 7 Chapter 90

Volume 7 Chapter 90: The Eerie Treasure Hunt (21)

"Elder, have you found something?"

Seeing Mr. Liu’s expression, Xu Qingfan asked.

Hearing Xu Qingfan’s question, Mr. Liu showed a moment of struggle on his face. After a long sigh, he lifted his hand, and from the pile of treasures in front of him, a silver stone flew into his hand, which he then handed to Xu Qingfan.

"What is this…?"

Xu Qingfan asked in confusion.

"This stone is called ‘Heaven and Earth Azure Stone.’ It was formed from the purest energy that condensed before the heavens and the earth were combined. Your Jiuhua’s treasure, the ‘Rong Tian Na Di Ding,’ and Qingxu’s treasure, the ‘Universe Star Chart,’ were made using this stone. It contains powerful forces of space and time. As you practice ‘Substitute for Heaven’ and now have a similar cultivation method, ‘Cosmic Secret Record,’ both methods are strong in controlling space and time. With a magical item made from the ‘Heaven and Earth Azure Stone,’ it greatly helps you with these two cultivation methods."

Mr. Liu said slowly.

Hearing Mr. Liu’s words, a smile appeared on Xu Qingfan’s face.

For a master, it is not hard to obtain a powerful treasure; what is rare is to find a treasure that suits him. If the treasure matches the cultivation method he practices, this master’s strength will surely increase greatly. For example, Jin Qinghan and the golden lamp he holds are like this. It is rare to find a person like Mr. Liu who can use any treasure.

Although Xu Qingfan is now one of the top masters in the world, he has never had even one treasure, making him one of the poorest among all masters. Not to mention a treasure that is a perfect fit for him.

Because of this, Xu Qingfan collects the "World Defying Sword" and the "Holy Spirit Sword," and has crafted the "Qixia Sword," which can hold and harmonize the Spirit Qi of the world. In the future, when he combines the three into the "Sword of Life and Death," it will be the perfect treasure for Xu Qingfan.

However, Xu Qingfan’s cultivation method has two parts; one part is his own creation, the "Formula of Life and Death," which will have the "Sword of Life and Death" as support and enhancement. The other part, based on the "Indefinite Sutra," includes the "Substitute for Heaven" and the similar "Space Secret Record," both of which control time and space. Xu Qingfan does not have a treasure with similar properties, and throughout the history of the cultivation world, there are very few treasures that can control time and space.

With the "Heaven and Earth Azure Stone" given to him by Mr. Liu, the treasure he will forge in the future will serve as a powerful support and enhancement for Xu Qingfan’s "Substitute for Heaven," allowing him to reach new heights. It’s no wonder Xu Qingfan is so happy.

As for what kind of treasure he will create in the future, Xu Qingfan currently has no idea.

"Thank you, senior, for your generosity."

Xu Qingfan put the "Heaven and Earth Azure Stone" into his sleeve and bowed to Mr. Liu, saying.

Mr. Liu snorted coldly, ignoring everyone around him, mumbling something under his breath. If you listened closely, it seemed to mean, "This ‘Heaven and Earth Azure Stone’ is the most precious treasure among the ones we got this time. If this kid weren’t his apprentice, he definitely wouldn’t give it away."

For a moment, Xu Qingfan felt a mix of amusement and frustration. He had to admit, among all the masters in the world, Mr. Liu was definitely the most unique one when it came to personality.

Next, after Mr. Liu went through all the rare treasures one by one, the sharing of the treasure began.

First, they split the more than three thousand high-level spirit stones in half. Mr. Liu, Xu Qingfan, Liu Ziqing, and Wang Zegang each took half, receiving nearly two thousand stones. Then they divided over a hundred demon beast inner cores and various materials from demon beasts. Among these, one-tenth were heavenly level, along with a large amount of high-level ores, ten-thousand-year-old spirit herbs, high-level spirit pills, and those special refining materials, including some Five Elements Essence, which were also split in half, with Xu Qingfan and Mr. Liu each taking one portion.

During the treasure sharing, Xu Qingfan remembered he needed to help Jin Qinghan collect treasures in the "Azure Crystal Treasure House," so he asked for a little more gold-type refining materials.

After receiving his share, besides the heavenly level demon beast inner cores, the thousands of years old spirit herbs, and many precious gold-type refining materials he would share with Jin Qinghan in the future, Xu Qingfan gave half of the other materials, spirit pills, and treasures to Liu Ziqing and Wang Zegang.

After all, Liu Ziqing and Wang Zegang were the only two Mahayana Stage masters in Rainbow Spirit Seven Islands besides Xu Qingfan. These materials could only show their greatest value in the hands of masters, just as Liu Ziqing had said before: their strength would grow, and that would benefit Xu Qingfan as well; as for Chou, due to the special reasons related to his strength, he didn’t need magical treasures to assist him, so Xu Qingfan didn’t have to prepare anything for him.

Next came the most important part of the treasure sharing, which was the more than two hundred precious "Azure Crystal Dust" pieces.

Looking at the fist-sized, slightly rough, spherical stones that emitted a faint, clear light, everyone’s eyes burned with excitement.

"There are two hundred sixteen pieces of ‘Azure Crystal Dust,’ and it seems that many of them are from the collection of Lord Xing Tian from long ago. Otherwise, even if Wen Ru had come to the ‘Azure Crystal Treasure House’ twice, he would not have ended up with so many. Mr. Liu received one hundred ten pieces, while Xu Qingfan got one hundred six. Xu Qingfan hesitated for a moment but decided to give Liu Ziqing and Wang Zegang twenty-three pieces each. He kept the remaining sixty pieces for himself, planning to give Jin Qinghan twenty pieces, while he kept forty pieces."

As he divided the treasures, Xu Qingfan couldn’t help but sigh at how he had given away almost half of his gems. It seemed that having a big family and business had its downsides. After all, he had to consider the interests of everyone below him, unlike Mr. Liu, who worked alone and suddenly got so many rare treasures. Mr. Liu would surely grow stronger soon, while Xu Qingfan remained with just over half.

After distributing everything, the once piled treasures that looked like a small mountain now were reduced to just over ten unique treasures. These were all precious items that Xu Qingfan didn’t recognize, and their value was equal to that of the ‘Azure Crystal Dust.’

Mr. Liu was indeed quite ungrateful. After saying that he would pick first, he took all the most valuable unique treasures into his sleeves. However, he was somewhat polite; every time he took a unique treasure, he would explain its origin and characteristics, then look at Xu Qingfan and the other two with asking eyes, inquiring if they wanted any.

Among them were two golden branches shaped like dragon horns, which were excellent materials for making flying swords. Xu Qingfan cut in and gave them to Liu Ziqing. There was also a piece of dark gold the size of a head, which could enhance the power of flying swords, and Xu Qingfan snatched it from Mr. Liu to give to Liu Ziqing.

Looking at the two dragon horns and dark gold in his hands, and remembering the twenty-three pieces of ‘Azure Crystal Dust’ and numerous precious materials he had just collected, even Liu Ziqing, who was usually calm, couldn’t help but smile. With these treasures, he could totally forge a powerful God Weapon.

Thinking about how the treasure hunt for the group had not even started and there were still more gains to come, Liu Ziqing felt even happier at the thought of Wu Da, who had turned into a moving treasure trove in everyone’s eyes, likely appearing again soon.

At that moment, he suddenly felt that following Xu Qingfan wasn’t such a bad idea after all.

Putting aside the unique treasures Mr. Liu had obtained, Xu Qingfan received a crystal the size of a person’s body from the remaining unique treasures. This crystal could store a large amount of Spirit Qi. Xu Qingfan planned to forge it into a ring to wear in case of future battles, preventing any Spirit Qi exhaustion.

A blue jade stone can balance the yin and yang energies. Xu Qingfan gifted it to Wang Zegang. This treasure, made into a special item, greatly enhances Wang Zegang’s power with his yin and yang skills.

A large piece of black iron, very strong, is what Xu Qingfan plans to include in the "Five Spirit Bell." The "Five Spirit Bell" was created during the peak of Jiuhua by five Grandmasters. Although it ended up failing for some reason, it still retains some of its power, becoming a fair defense tool with great potential. Over the years, Xu Qingfan has only used it as a protective item. He plans to repair and improve this treasure’s defense in the future, but that is just the first step.

There is also a colorful stone that can strengthen mental awareness. Xu Qingfan kept it to give to Zhang Ningmei in the future.

After spending half an hour, the distribution of treasures was complete. The gains were already as good as a trip to the "Azure Crystal Treasure House." Even though everyone remained calm like masters facing a mountain falling before them, they couldn’t hide their joy.

Mr. Liu received more treasures than Xu Qingfan, but Xu Qingfan didn’t mind. For him, just two or three suitable treasures were enough. After all, he couldn’t use more than ten treasures at once like Mr. Liu. Also, without Mr. Liu, he wouldn’t have received such treasures, and Mr. Liu had always looked after him a lot.

After everyone was happy, Mr. Liu quickly calmed down and said to Xu Qingfan, Liu Ziqing, and Wang Zegang, "Alright, we are here in the ‘Azure Crystal Treasure House’ to seek treasures, not to kill for them. What happened with Wen Ru was an accident. Our treasure hunt was interrupted by Wen Ru and Wu Da. Now, let’s continue. As mentioned before, Taoist Friend Wang Zegang will use the ‘Spirit Ghost Banner’ to find nearby ‘Azure Crystal Dust’ and other treasures, Kid Xu will collect the items found with the ‘Trapped Spirit Net,’ and I and Taoist Friend Liu will stand guard and will switch with you two later."

Xu Qingfan nodded and said to Mr. Liu and Liu Ziqing, "Be careful of that Wu Da. Although I think he will try to gain our trust again, he might also try to ambush us."

Then, calling to Wang Zegang, they each used the treasures Mr. Liu had given them. Their real treasure hunt journey finally began after many twists and turns.