Chapter 140

Chapter 140: Treasure

The next day, as soon as Zhou Luo came downstairs, Xu Changsheng rushed over in a hurry.

"Brother Zhou, something bad has happened. It seems like a thief has broken into the Zhou Garden," he said with a serious expression.

"How is that possible?"

Zhou Luo’s face turned pale with shock. If a thief had broken in, why didn’t he know?

What could they be after?

Had they been sent by the family?

Or were they people from the Hehuan Sect?

Countless questions sprung to his mind.

After all, the entire Zhou Garden was protected by formations. If someone could sneak in unnoticed, that would be terrifying.

He glanced around. A sense of crisis welled up in his heart.

Xu Changsheng lowered his voice, speaking earnestly, "I don’t know how that person got in either, but that large tree in the backyard vanished into thin air."

"As for other items, I had the servants search thoroughly. Nothing was missing except for that big tree."

"Do you think that tree was some kind of treasure? Now that it was coveted, someone uprooted and took the whole thing away?"

Hearing these words, Zhou Luo froze. Instantly recalling the wood chips scattered all over the ground last night, his expression grew awkward.

"Cough, cough, don’t worry about that. I did it."

Xu Changsheng looked bewildered.

He wondered why his friend would randomly uproot a massive tree.

Was it just because he disliked it?

But since it wasn’t a robbery, he said no more.

Zhou Luo hadn’t expected matters to become this uncomfortable.

He truly thought it was a thief.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

After breakfast, Zhou Luo went to the department store.

Following the poisoning incident within the family last time, the department store’s guards had doubled. A supervision team had also been formed to specifically examine food safety.

He wasn’t there to buy anything this time, but to sell unwanted magical artifacts and treasures; otherwise, he’d have no money left when traveling.

He couldn’t rely solely on Lin Xin and Wang Yu Wei, two women, after all.

After obtaining another sum of spiritual stones, he returned to the Zhou Garden to practice Wind Moves Without a Trace.

Before reaching the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, he had studied this movement technique extensively.

Now he could finally fully utilize its potential.

One month later.

Through Zhou Luo’s hard work, Bai Zhi Yan was pregnant again.

[Congratulations, Host. Through your persistent efforts, you have successfully impregnated your partner and gained a lottery chance.]

Finally, he could draw a lottery again.

He entered the lottery interface with full joy.

The white spinning wheel floated consistently in the void, with its seven areas completely unchanged.

"I hope something good comes."

Zhou Luo looked at the familiar spinning wheel, a trace of tension and anticipation appearing on his face.

The time agreed upon to go out was already very close.

If he could draw something that enhanced combat power before then, it would be wonderful.

It must not be something like Qi of Innate Origins, which empowered descendants; if it were that again, it would really be frustrating.

Zhou Luo silently prayed in his heart, then he focused his mind.

Start the lottery!

The next second, a golden sphere of light appeared and began to spin on the white spinning wheel.

Under Zhou Luo’s gaze, the speed of the golden light slowly decreased, finally stopping in the other area.

Another other area?

His heart panicked.

Would it be that what he feared came true; was it really Qi of Innate Origins again?

No!

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the treasure ‘Cold Ice Spear’!]

[The reward has been automatically sent to your backpack. Please check it!]

Treasure?

Hearing the notification sound, Zhou Luo was stunned at first, then his mind shook greatly, and he was overwhelmed with surprise and joy.

Not Qi of Innate Origins, but a treasure.

Wow.

This was a treasure!

About treasures, he had specifically learned about them.

Moreover, back at the spiritual mine, he had personally seen that strong person from the Lu Family demonstrating the posture of a treasure.

As an item somewhere between a talisman and a magical artifact.

Its power was beyond doubt.

Even the most ordinary treasure could dominate in the Qi Refinement period.

The most terrifying thing was that even though he was only at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, he could still activate this treasure.

Zhou Luo hadn’t expected to draw such a good thing.

With this treasure, on this outing, as long as he didn’t anger a Foundation Establishment strong person, he could completely swagger around.

After drawing this treasure, Zhou Luo momentarily felt invincible.

He eagerly opened his backpack to examine the item marked with a talisman icon.

[Treasure: Cold Ice Spear]

[Description: The Cold Ice Fairy sealed a portion of the mid-grade magical artifact "Cold Ice Spear"’s power into a spiritual symbol, refining it into a treasure through artificing. Upon activation, it calls forth a domain of frost. Enemies within suffer icy erosion, exhibiting thirty percent of the Cold Ice Spear’s might.]

[Note: After three uses, this treasure requires re-energizing. Only Foundation Establishment cultivators unleash its full power; Qi Refinement cultivators access partial effects…]

Fundamentally, talismanic treasures were spiritual symbols empowered via powerful methods to seal fragments of artifacts or spells, channeling that energy.

This "Cold Ice Spear" was forged from a mid-grade magical artifact.

Magical artifacts were wielded exclusively by cultivators at or beyond the Golden Core stage.

Zhou Luo had only read descriptions in his clan’s ancient texts.

At his current level, he had no clue when he might even encounter such an artifact.

Though inferior to the original artifact, this talisman treasure—synthesized from spiritual symbols and an artifact—could overpower Qi Refinement cultivators with merely thirty percent of its strength.

Against Foundation Establishment? Untested. Zhou Luo couldn’t know if they’d withstand it.

Only one flaw marred it:

This treasure could only be used three times.

Thereafter, drained of energy, it would become useless—unless he found the Cold Ice Fairy herself to reforge it using the original artifact.

Currently, he stood no chance of contacting her.

Thus, those three chances felt desperately precious.

Moreover, Qi Refinement cultivators could only unleash partial power. Worse still,

with his cultivation at the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, even boosted by temporary potions, he could barely activate this treasure once.

Exhausting all his spiritual energy would leave him defenseless afterward.

Zhou Luo had dreamed of sweeping the world relying on this treasure.

Now, it was clear: this treasure must be a last-resort life-saving card, hidden until death loomed.

Otherwise, vanquishing an enemy only to be weakened would let bystanders claim easy spoils.

After reading the Cold Ice Spear’s details, Zhou Luo’s excitement dwindled by half.

Seemed his sole path was grinding to grow stronger.

Ideally, he’d wait until Foundation Establishment to wield it.

Only then could its full might be unleashed.

Setting his thoughts aside, Zhou Luo drifted into sleep.

In the days that followed, he stayed busy.

Using spiritual stones earned from selling treasures, he restocked materials to brew more upper-level pills for profit.

Buy materials. Alchemize potions. Sell potions. Restock materials.

Cycling ceaselessly.

No alternative existed.

Nothing could be done without money.

His frequent trade drew Lin Xuanfeng’s notice.

Ever since clashing with Liu Fu Chen, Lin Xuanfeng had been recuperating and handling clan affairs.

Now idle, his attention drifted back to Zhou Luo.

He’d heard how Zhou Luo brewed an antidote, saving the family a second time, then selflessly offered a Lifespan Pill for his master.

Ordinary folk would praise such deeds, lauding him with admiration.

But to Lin Xuanfeng, this was… worthy of deep thought.