Chapter 782

Chapter 782: The Secret Vault (Part 1)

The peaks soared steeply, shrouded in mist, and bizarre rocks jutted out everywhere.

Deep within a cavern, a red-scaled beast crouched on all fours, its sharp claws desperately tearing at the hard rock, trying to escape its own territory.

However, a large hand tightly gripped its neck, pinning it down so effectively that it could hardly move!

The red-scaled beast was a sixth-level fierce beast, its body resembling a leopard while its head looked like a tiger. It was agile and immensely powerful, with impenetrable red-scaled armor. Even ordinary Innate Martial Artists dared not challenge it.

Yet this adult red-scaled beast, the ruler of a hundred miles, now seemed like a helpless weak creature, letting out a painful and desperate wail from its throat.

In its originally bloodthirsty eyes, a light of submission and pleading emerged.

But this did not evoke any sympathy from the hunter; instead, a clenched fist struck heavily against its head.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

One hit, two hits, three hits; the red-scaled beast took three punches that shattered its sturdy skull, and it immediately fell into unconsciousness.

Wang Chen withdrew his hand and pulled out the Reincarnation Pearl, tossing it onto the red-scaled beast.

“Elder Yao, it’s your turn!”

The Reincarnation Pearl fell silently, hovering three inches above the red-scaled beast, emitting strands of soft light.

These lights coalesced into slender tendrils that quietly slipped between the beast’s scales, effortlessly piercing through its flesh to reach its bone marrow.

In the next moment, strands of blood flowed backward, merging into the Reincarnation Pearl.

The once pure white pearl began to emit an eerie reddish glow.

Throughout the process, the red-scaled beast offered no resistance. Its agile body gradually shrank, and the scales on its body surface dulled, visibly decaying at an alarming rate.

Its life force quickly diminished, until it was completely extinguished.

“All done, let’s move to the next place.”

Elder Yao’s voice echoed in Wang Chen’s mind.

Wang Chen nodded, grasping the Reincarnation Pearl that had just retracted its tendrils, and in an instant, he vanished from the spot.

This was deep within the North Mountain range, a thousand miles away from Chibi City.

Wang Chen was here to hunt.

But this time, he was not after the flesh of the fierce beast.

He had come to seek out Elder Yao’s hidden vaults from his past.

This Nascent Soul true immortal had reincarnated twelve times in the Misty Mountains Realm, reaching the pinnacle of this world in nearly every life.

However, Elder Yao had never been able to find the source of this world’s existence, unable to break through the heavenly seal of this realm, forcing him to repeatedly end his life and enter reincarnation.

With many reincarnations, he had sealed the vast treasures and gems he obtained during his exploration in various secret vaults, so that upon rebirth, he would have the resources to rise swiftly.

As Elder Yao himself could not foresee the outcome of his reincarnation, the secret vaults he constructed were scattered across different areas of the Misty Mountains Realm.

The nearest secret vault to Chibi City was hidden deep within the North Mountain.

However, before locating this vault, Wang Chen still needed to "recharge" the Reincarnation Pearl; otherwise, the restrictions of the secret vault could not be opened.

This "electricity" naturally comes from the spiritual energy extracted from higher-level fierce beasts within one’s body!

Just now, the essence of that red-scaled beast was completely drained by the Reincarnation Pearl controlled by Elder Yao.

But that was still far from enough.

So, the higher-level fierce beasts in North Mountain, primarily the sixth-level fierce beasts, faced great misfortune.

Sixth-level fierce beasts correspond to Innate Martial Artists. They have a long lifespan and gain immense power and innate abilities by consuming other fierce beasts and rare herbs throughout their growth, infusing spiritual energy within their blood marrow.

These sixth-level fierce beasts also possess considerable intelligence, making them extremely challenging to hunt.

In fact, finding a sixth-level fierce beast’s lair deep within the mist-covered mountains is quite difficult.

But Wang Chen had unique abilities.

These unique abilities were not from a Cultivation Panel but from Elder Yao, who was combined with the Reincarnation Pearl.

Elder Yao, a Nascent Soul true immortal who had lived twelve lifetimes, had accumulated unparalleled experience and knowledge. With his guidance, Wang Chen could easily locate the lairs of sixth-level fierce beasts.

Then he would suppress them, extract their marrow, and leave.

As Wang Chen approached his destination, seven sixth-level fierce beasts had already fallen at his feet.

The white Reincarnation Pearl had turned a bright red.

“If I remember correctly,” Elder Yao said, “the secret vault is right ahead!”

Wang Chen looked forward and saw an imposing peak towering high above, its upper half shrouded in white mist. A large waterfall cascaded through the mist, and the sound of water crashing against the rocks was clearly audible.

Perhaps due to the influence of the waterfall, visibility here was remarkably high, and the surrounding mountains and lush forests came into full view.

Wang Chen immediately quickened his pace toward the base of the waterfall.

The icy mist hit him in the face, refreshing his spirit!

Wang Chen stopped by the pool at the foot of the waterfall, crouching down to scoop up some water to taste.

It was a bit sweet.

According to Elder Yao, his secret vault was hidden in the cave behind the waterfall.

This Nascent Soul true immortal could sense the location of the vault he had constructed, so there was no chance of making a mistake.

Wang Chen did not hurry to search for the treasure; after dashing through the mist-covered mountains for thousands of miles and capturing seven sixth-level fierce beasts, he felt a bit tired upon reaching this point.

He took out some dried beast meat from his backpack and filled his rumbling stomach with it, accompanied by the cool pool water.

In fact, the fierce beasts that had their essence drained still possessed many valuable materials; their pelts, horns, feathers, and bones could fetch a high price in Chibi City.

However, Wang Chen did not have a storage bag and could not carry such burdens on his journey, so he had to let it all go.

The key point was that Elder Yao looked down on the materials from the sixth-level fierce beasts, even dismissing them as trash, urging him not to waste time.

In Elder Yao’s secret vault, there were far more valuable treasures.

After finishing a simple meal, Wang Chen’s stamina and energy were nearly restored.

“Caw~”

Just as he prepared to pass through the waterfall to seek treasures inside, a sharp cry suddenly echoed above him.

“Be careful!”

Elder Yao’s warning rang in Wang Chen’s mind: “It’s a seventh-tier black-feather Thunder Eagle!”

Before Elder Yao finished speaking, Wang Chen felt a fierce wind rushing towards his head.

The speed was astonishing!

His mindset quickly turned, and he rolled to the right in a lazy manner.

Although this evasive movement was quite ungraceful and did not reflect that of an innate strong fighter, Wang Chen narrowly dodged the aerial ambush.

A dark shadow flashed past him, and two deep scratches appeared on the ground instantly.

Some large river-worn pebbles, which had been smoothed by flowing water for years, were unexpectedly split in two.

The cut surfaces were extremely smooth.

The power of this strike was truly terrifying!