Volume 1, Chapter 330 – Dao Treasury

Shi Lan did not simply leave. Instead, deep within Tianyan Sect’s sect grounds, she left behind the coordinates for a spacetime passage.

If anything changed within the sect, Shi Lan could directly expend nine-star energy, open a spacetime passage, and return to Yunyan Star in an instant.

To make communication easier, Li Canglan directly split open a spiritual peak and used the mountain itself, deep within the sect grounds, to sculpt a spiritual body of Shi Lan thousands of zhang tall, to receive the incense offerings of all the sect’s disciples.

The method for shaping this spiritual body had also come from the immortal scripture.

Through this spiritual body, Shi Lan could remain in contact with Tianyan Sect at any time. Once its incense offerings flourished in the future, it could condense into a golden body. At that point, Shi Lan could even let her consciousness descend into that golden body across endless spacetime and wield divine abilities through it. It was profoundly mysterious.

[…]

Golden Rainbow was quickly restored to its original state in Lu Hanchen’s hands.

Although he did not know why Shi Lan valued such a mere spirit treasure so highly, Lu Hanchen still put a great deal of effort into it. Not only did he fully repair Golden Rainbow, he also mixed a kind of immortal metal into the blade, raising its quality by an entire level and pushing it into the category of a six-star magic treasure.

Unfortunately, Golden Rainbow had lost much of its spirituality, and its sword spirit could not yet awaken.

“Sect Master, the sword spirit of this blade has already fallen into ignorance. If you want to awaken its spirit again, I am afraid it will have to drink the blood of powerful living beings before its edge can truly open,” Lu Hanchen said, lightly stroking Golden Rainbow’s blade before presenting it to Shi Lan with both hands.

“Will my blood do?”

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At Shi Lan’s question, Lu Hanchen shook his head.

“The blood I speak of is not ordinary blood. It requires the soul to be mixed into the flesh and blood before the edge can be opened. There must be killing.”

Shi Lan frowned slightly at that. She put Golden Rainbow away and left with Tianbai, gradually disappearing into the distance.

[…]

The war-ravaged Chengtian Domain was rapidly recovering its vitality as large numbers of people migrated in.

Although human traces had gradually increased, Chengtian Domain still had vast stretches of desolation, especially along the western borderlands.

Even in the past, the western region of Chengtian Domain had been sparsely populated. Now, after the demon calamity, it seemed even more barren.

Ordinarily, there should have been no one lingering here, yet at this moment, this desolate region had gathered a great number of martial artists, including powerful figures whose Dao touches the divine.

Most of these martial artists were concentrated near a stretch of connected secluded valleys. At the very center of the valleys sat an ancient palace. On the plaque above its gates, the three gilded characters “Linglong Residence” shone with dazzling spiritual light.

Not far from the palace gates was a transparent barrier, like an inverted jade bowl, covering the entire hall within it.

No one knew when this palace had appeared here. After being examined by the Dharma eyes of great experts, it was determined that this palace was the entrance to a small world, and behind it there was very likely a great opportunity.

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At first, not many people paid attention to this place. They had only taken it to be an ordinary ancient ruin. Although quite a few sects and factions had rushed here, it had never attracted the notice of truly important figures.

That changed when an expert from one of the Human Emperor clans happened to pass through. He was a Heavenlord bearing an honorary title. He took an interest in the palace and used formidable divine abilities, intending to break through the barrier, but returned empty-handed.

After that, a Human Emperor had his interest stirred and immediately descended upon Chengtian Domain. The heavy Emperor laws shattered the secluded valleys, yet they still failed to do anything to that barrier.

That, in turn, set off a thousand waves with a single stone. The news spread and alarmed the major Human Emperor clans of the Central Heaven Domain.

A barrier even Human Emperors could not do anything about was enough to show that behind the gateway of that palace lay something at least not inferior to the Human Emperor realm. It was highly likely to be a world-shocking Dao Treasury.

Although the great powers of the Vast Land of Shenzhou that had Human Emperors overseeing them were currently focused mainly on the campaigns within the Illusory Star Domain, they still had no shortage of forces left behind.

At this moment, those forces had been stirred by this world-shocking Dao Treasury and were converging from all directions upon these secluded valleys.

When Shi Lan stepped onto the ground, what she saw was a vast flow of people. Countless terrifying auras streaked across the sky, making the entire firmament tremble.

That palace called Linglong Residence was only some tens of thousands of li away from her, close enough to reach in almost an instant.

After a brief hesitation, Shi Lan took Tianbai and blended into the crowd as they headed toward the palace.

As the distance closed, Shi Lan vaguely felt that the surrounding terrain looked familiar. Only when she reached that stretch of connected secluded valleys did a somewhat distant memory finally come back to her.

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Back when she had just left Tenglong City, she had once encountered a yin soul in this very valley. By a twist of fate, that had even drawn out Shi Feng, who had been hidden in the shadows protecting her.

Remembering the past, Shi Lan was distracted for a moment. In truth, this place was only about ten thousand li from Tenglong City. That distance of less than ten thousand li had taken her months to cross back then.

Suspended in the sky were several ancient war chariots, within which Emperor laws faintly circulated. Clearly, there were Human Emperor-level experts present.

“Ling Yu’an of the Ling family of Kaiyang Prefecture!”

From an ancient warship flying the great banner of “Ling,” a figure slowly emerged. A stir instantly broke out among the martial artists on the ground, and someone cried out in surprise.

Hidden among the crowd, Shi Lan followed everyone’s gaze. Once she saw the figure clearly, a trace of surprise flashed through her eyes.

This was a young woman who appeared to be around twenty years old. She had a head of golden hair, the strands seeming to coil with flames. Above her sharp eyes were a pair of willow-leaf brows that could not hide her femininity. Even dressed in a pale-gold martial robe of male style, she had not lost that softness unique to a woman.

What surprised Shi Lan was that despite her youth, this woman had already stepped into the Myriad Phenomena Realm. The abundance of blood and qi within her was not to be underestimated.

“I didn’t expect the Ling family to be willing to let her come out.”

“Ling Yu’an is the treasure in the palm of the entire Ling family. I’ve heard that every time she travels, there is always a great power at the Heavenlord level escorting her. Her display is enormous.”

“More than that. Rumor has it that the Human Emperor ancestor of the Ling family even specially sent one of his avatars along with her, just in case she dies young halfway through.”

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Just as everyone’s attention gathered on Ling Yu’an, a clap of thunder suddenly exploded. The thunder shook the nine heavens and swept across heaven and earth. Some low-cultivation martial artists felt their ears ring and nearly went deaf.

Everyone’s eyes shifted to an ancient war chariot covered in lightning. A young man stepped out from the carriage. He looked even younger, only seventeen or eighteen, with violet hair falling over his shoulders and a natural lightning mark on his brow, looking very much like the legendary Thunder Spirit Body.

He gazed toward Ling Yu’an, his eyes carrying a hidden challenge.

“Purple Lightning Manor!”

“So overbearing!” someone said indignantly.

“If your sect had three Human Emperors, you’d be overbearing too.”

After Ling Yu’an appeared, it was as if a chain reaction had begun. More than a dozen peerless heavenly prodigies whose names had long resounded across the Vast Land of Shenzhou emerged one after another.

“Opening this treasure trove is only a pretext. I’m afraid quite a few people want to use this chance to reshuffle the Heavenly Prodigy Record.”

“The Sovereign has no son…”

Suddenly, someone let out a faint sigh.