Chapter 505

Chapter 505: Heavenly Mansion Armory

The Kunpeng passed through layers of darkness and finally found a path to dive into.

A distant sound echoed in his ears, resonating as if it traveled through time and space.

“Ah, I’m finally inside!”

Old Li did not feel relaxed; before he could steady himself, he heard rustling sounds approaching.

“Oh no! The Kuixu Beasts are here.”

The Kunpeng decree flipped, releasing a torrent of poisonous water that began to wash over the nearby sand dunes, quickly forming a poisonous river surging forward.

“Roar, roar, roar…” With a series of roars, many gigantic figures emerged from the sand dunes.

These Kuixu Beasts had no faces, their bodies resembling spiders, and their tails slightly raised to reveal gaps in which rows of colorful eyeballs rotated. Fearful of the poisonous river, they did not dare approach.

The Kunpeng gradually approached a tall building. Just as the silver snake Legal form discerned the location, layers of darkness surged forth rapidly.

“Go!” Old Li threw out an egg that nurtured an azure bull, leaving it to spin and absorb the darkness, avoiding the traps of the muddy ground as he hastened his pace.

“That was close! I heard that two powerful practitioners from the Traveling Realm fell to open Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion. Although I have the advantage of foresight, I must be cautious of the uncertainties in the world; the closer we get to a great calamity, the more changes occur.”

At this moment, the Kunpeng entered a tall building, swiftly moving toward the top floor. In the distance, he saw a similar tall building, but it was already half-destroyed.

Upon reaching the top floor, he found himself surrounded by bells and drums.

The Kunpeng decree released a blue light, and wherever the light touched, the bells and drums vanished.

In the center of the top floor stood an Eight Trigrams stone platform. Old Li quickly released the Miao Jade raw ore he had collected over the past month, stacking it into five piles according to the five elements.

“Metal corresponds to Qian, Wood corresponds to Kun, Water corresponds to Zhen, Fire corresponds to Li, Earth corresponds to Kan! Quickly, guide me to the training ground.” Old Li threw out numerous Qian Kun Moving talismans, which landed on the Miao Jade raw ore and ignited like a bonfire, as the five piles of ore blazed fiercely.

With a gentle tremor, the long-sealed Eight Trigrams stone platform opened again today.

Meanwhile, a bright light fell from afar, startling Old Li into quickly releasing all the defensive Yuan Talismans he had drafted over the past month. Tens of thousands of dazzling lights filled the sky, and explosions rumbled around the tall building, creating a danger that made the silver snake Legal form gasp for breath!

Finally, the Kunpeng used the Eight Trigrams stone platform to convert light and move forward.

“Whew, I’ve passed a major hurdle! Almost met my end.” Old Li felt grateful but did not dare delay. At this point, the Kunpeng had reached the training ground, where large and small stone racks stood around the vast area, laden with numerous weapons. Each weapon was equivalent to a second tribulation artifact, and despite the passage of time, most were preserved in good condition, with only a few being rendered useless.

“It doesn’t matter! Even if they are useless, we can extract talisman power from them.”

The Kunpeng transformed into a decree, circling the training ground and even collecting the stone locks used to build up strength, taking everything with him.

Old Li thought to himself, “This is merely a place for Dao soldiers to practice their skills. There should be at least sixty-four similar training grounds; only this one presents relatively lower danger and leads directly to the Armory.”

Crossing the training ground, he ventured forward, heart-stopping with fear!

Giant crystal walls rose on both sides, revealing outside walls filled with honeycomb-like nests, where many Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms, with mysterious patterns covering their heads, went in and out. The majority were green, with a few purple ones sporting six wings, as thick as an adult’s arm, each exuding a terrifying aura.

To make matters worse, the latter section of the crystal walls was riddled with cracks; should any of these cracks shatter, the swarm of worms would engulf the space between the walls.

The Kunpeng moved forward cautiously, encountering ancient formations along the way; fortunately, he passed through without triggering any disturbances. The silver snake Legal form paused to observe carefully, and after three incense sticks’ worth of time, he continued, meticulously searching for a weathered stone stele.

The stele stood tall, covered with characters resembling those on the Dai Character Stele.

Old Li, having prepared ahead of time, pressed snow lotus flowers against the stele.

Strangely, each snow lotus flower pressed onto the stele would create a patch of lotus frost; when the frost completely covered the stone stele, a low rumble sounded from ahead.

“It’s done; the door has been unlocked.”

The Kunpeng quickly sought to slip through the gap, fearing that even a moment’s delay could lead to danger.

To be honest, a place like Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion is not suited for an ordinary practitioner at the Bosa stage. Even reaching the Late Wanxiang Stage would be akin to seeking one’s death. Yet time waits for no one, and with future calamities looming, how could he break the situation without taking risks? Thus, even at the cost of his life, he had to enter.

The weapons in the outer training ground were nothing; the real treasures lay within the Armory. Of course, for the former residents of Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion, what remained in the Armory was insignificant, but perfect for crafting talismans.

Old Li entered the vast hall and saw hundreds of luminous orbs floating in the air, while even more items lay scattered across the floor, numbering in the thousands.

“Most of the treasures and spirit treasures are no longer usable, but they can be exchanged with the silver snake for talisman power! The alchemy has long expired and transformed into deadly poison, perfect to gather and feed Ao Chongguang, who could rise to the Bosa stage within six months. Moreover, there are numerous talismans. Yuan Chen Heavenly Mansion prepared a wealth of Jade Symbols, primarily consisting of the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder Demonic Talisman and the Qian Kun Corrected Blood Talisman; although they’ve been inactive for many years, the foundation still exists, and they can be repaired.”

The Kunpeng decree swept out blue light, collecting treasures, alchemies, and talismans.

Next came the main event; the treasures remaining afloat through countless ages were truly remarkable. Among them were thirty-two indigo-colored porcelain bottles, ancient and elegant, emitting a heart-soothing fragrance.

“Good, good, good, the ultimate opportunity!”

“Originally, cultivating my heart of Dao into demons was a seven-to-three split, where I could only manage a three to the heart of Dao with all my effort. Now, upon returning to this era, I can set up many advance moves, nearly reversing the odds to a fifty-fifty cut, allowing both the heart of Dao and the demonic heart to thrive equally, thus having a chance to strive upwards. Haha, now with these Dao-enriching Heavenly Bottles, I can hope to tilt the balance to seven for the heart of Dao and three for the demonic heart! After the Legal form returns, I can make one significant explosion!”

The silver snake Legal form secured the thirty-two porcelain bottles, but collecting the items within the light was not so easy—any slight misstep could invoke the formation’s fluctuations. Other changes might not be an issue, but the exterior crystal walls would surely shatter. The Illuminated Pattern Evil Worms were a massive headache; had there been a way to deal with them, they would have already infiltrated through other secret paths.

Aside from the thirty-two Dao-enriching Heavenly Bottles, there were portions of light that could be collected without issue. The silver snake Legal form carefully observed, extracting what it could from the radiant light, leaving behind ninety-nine orbs of light.

“Take it slow, steady!”

“Forty-nine Heavenly Dao Reincarnation Swords; they will later be divided into seven sets for seven female cultivators of the Gui Shui Continent. Sorry, this has nothing to do with you all!”

“Thirteen Annihilating Thunderbolts; this stuff is dangerous—the slightest touch can cause a catastrophe, so be very careful when using it.”

“Wow, six blocks of Langhuan jade! Incredible, perfect for repairing the Qian Kun Corrected Blood Talisman.” The Kunpeng glided slowly around the light, and finally, thirty-one orbs remained suspended, each directly above the formation’s eye. Old Li shook his head and turned to leave.