CHAPTER 818: CHAPTER 808: SECRET MANSION EXOTIC TREASURE?

Rumble!

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Behind Ye Zhen and the others, crimson magma shot skyward like a fountain. The astonishing scene made Ye Zhen and the others, who had just set out, turn their heads abruptly for a glance. But just one glance was enough to leave everyone stunned on the spot!

The column of fiery magma being expelled was surprisingly hollow. The upper part was magma, and below it was a section of light column, a pure azure Spirit Light Pillar, condensed as if it were a liquid jar of spirit light!

Like bamboo candies, a section of magma followed by a section of light column, then another stretch of magma, and another stretch of light column. However, the overall trend seemed to be that the magma was decreasing while the light columns were increasing!

This was not the strangest thing. The strangest was the color of those light columns, which were brilliantly colorful, and this was the real reason that Ye Zhen and the others stopped!

Normally, spiritual energy gathered beneath the Earth Vein would be a mix of the azure Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi or the pure Five Element Spiritual Energy—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—but there would never be such brilliantly colored Spirit Light Pillars!

If Earth Veins with different properties crashed into each other beneath the surface, there would be only one outcome: a violent energy impact leading to an earthquake!

For such brilliantly colored Spirit Light Pillars to appear, there could only be one possibility—something unusual below!

"Altar master, according to what I know, these brilliantly colored Spirit Light Pillars are either produced by an exotic treasure or by a very complex grand formation causing an Earth Vein’s spiritual power to emerge as these colorful beams!" said Yua Qianlou, an expert in formations!

All eyes focused on Ye Zhen, with some even full of anticipation.

Because what Yua Qianlou said hinted at one thing—there were treasures deep in the cavern torn open by the husband and wife turned monsters, Yun Pochuan!

Either it was an extremely rare natural exotic treasure or there was a grand formation below!

And generally speaking, formations exist to guard Cave Abodes or Secret Hall Exotic Treasures, meaning if there’s no natural exotic treasure below, there must be a Cave Abode Secret Hall or treasure left by predecessors!

To establish a Cave Abode Secret Hall at such a depth must only be possible by those legendary Ancients!

There could be an Ancient’s Cave Abode Secret Hall here, how could people present not be moved?

To be honest, Ye Zhen was also very surprised by this sudden turn of events!

Ye Zhen never imagined that after rounds of fierce battles, both sides’ big moves blew open such a large hole in the ground, uncovering a place that might hold a Secret Mansion Exotic Treasure!

However, such occurrences weren’t uncommon!

Because the area of Tiger Mouth Gorge was already a bit peculiar!

The Red Fire Subdivision had conducted countless explorations on the surrounding terrain while at Red Fire Martial City, during which they discovered the twenty extremely weak Spirit Veins at the bottom of Tiger Mouth Gorge!

Though these twenty Spirit Veins were extremely weak, they still attracted the attention of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, which deemed the place could very well be a Blessed Land!

The Sun and Moon Divine Sect even secretly dispatched a Supreme Elder of the Establishment Realm to thoroughly investigate the Tiger Mouth Gorge, but nothing was found. The conclusion was that the Spirit Veins gathered here were still in their infancy, requiring thousands of years to develop into a genuine Cultivation Treasure Land!

After that, the Tiger Mouth Gorge drew little attention. According to the Red Fire Subdivision’s records, every few years over the past decades, one or two powerful figures would occasionally circle the gorge, initially startling the Red Fire Subdivision, but eventually, they got used to it.

No matter who investigated it, they left disappointed!

This place was merely a convergence point of Earth Veins!

But unexpectedly, a fierce battle caused these hidden magnificent lights to burst forth from the depths!

Ye Zhen recalled, just before escaping the self-destruct shockwave of Yun Pochuan and his wife, he had fled a kilometer underground before turning away!

At that time, Ye Zhen didn’t find anything!

In other words, the possible depth of this Secret Mansion Exotic Treasure is definitely beyond a kilometer!

No, precisely speaking, it’s beyond eleven hundred meters!

Because when Ye Zhen descended, that place was already a hundred-meter-deep pit!

A Secret Mansion Exotic Treasure at eleven hundred meters deep—this depth made even Ye Zhen’s heart flutter with eagerness!

What immense cultivation would it require to establish a Secret Mansion more than eleven hundred meters underground?

Ye Zhen could currently escape into the earth beyond a kilometer, but he was merely a passerby, unable to establish a Cave Abode at all!

Even taking a big step back, even if it were only an exotic treasure and not a Secret Mansion, it would be an extraordinary treasure!

For a moment, Ye Zhen entertained thoughts of immediately exploring to find out more!

However, his formidable willpower conquered this impulse, but the issue was, Ye Zhen won over his own desire, yet his subordinates didn’t possess Ye Zhen’s formidable willpower.

With their eyes bulging red, how could such men be focused on a battlefield to fight?

Of course, Ye Zhen understood the notion of these martial artists under his command wanting to seek treasures—it was, after all, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity being the newly discovered treasure news!

Once the news here spreads, the Establishment Realm Kings will come seeking treasure, and by then, these underlings of his would have to be cautious even when sneaking a peek!

Ye Zhen understood this situation, yet knew more acutely that if he truly commanded to seek treasures and a few treasures were indeed found, his martial artists might turn hostile, wreaking havoc with bloodshed!

By then, the hard-won advantageous situation of the Red Fire Subdivision under Ye Zhen’s leadership might fall apart immediately!

Preventing them from treasure hunting wasn’t problematic either!

Blocking others’ path to wealth is akin to killing their parents!

Especially with such extraordinary treasures up ahead, the temptation is too great, so much so that some might sneak back for treasure hunting mid-journey!

This left Ye Zhen incomparably vexed!

He never imagined that his arduously crafted promising scenario would end up exceedingly perilous due to the sign of an emerging treasure!

The fiery magma still sizzled, and the emitted heat turned everything within the crater black. The magma swiftly solidified upon landing, yet subsequent falling magma melted the just-cooled magma again!

Even though Ye Zhen and the others were nearly ten miles away, they could feel the heat wave rushing toward them!

In an instant, Ye Zhen had a plan!

"So everyone wants to treasure hunt, huh? Who wants to give it a try?" Ye Zhen asked with a smile!

"Me!"

"Altar Master, me!"

"Altar Master, I, I want to go!"

"We, our Brotherhood also wants to hunt for treasure!"

"Yes!"

"That’s right!"

It was as if he was met with a chorus of responses, almost all the Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists present shouted towards Ye Zhen. The warriors from the Red Fire Subdivision were somewhat restrained, but those from the Brotherhood were eager to try, and even Yuen An couldn’t hold them back anymore!

This kind of Martial Artist couldn’t be brought to the battlefield at all!

"Alright, since you want to hunt for treasure, let your Brotherhood go first!"

Then, Ye Zhen sent a private message to Yuen An, telling him to pick five disobedient Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists to go first and try it out!

Yuen An hesitated for a moment, then instantly understood, quickly picking out the five most enthusiastic Vein Forging Realm Martial Artists who had already left the team!

"You can go treasure hunting, but I think it’s quite dangerous. You must be careful!" Ye Zhen kindly reminded them!

"Hmph, since when can treasure hunting be without risk? If you want to be safe, you might as well go home and raise kids. Heaven help us!" a Martial Artist shouted wildly, protective spirit armor rising around him, and then he dashed toward the place where spiritual light was erupting!

The remaining four Martial Artists, seeing this, also became urgent, each rushing out for fear of falling behind and losing the treasure, dashing towards the deep pit a thousand meters away!

The one leading flew at an extremely fast speed, arriving above the pit in just a few breaths of effort. Originally, he intended to stop and explore slowly downwards, but he was startled by the way the four behind were scrambling, as if to overtake him!

Clenching his teeth and resolving himself, his figure rapidly descended towards the direction of the rushing spiritual light at the bottom of the pit!

The other four imitated his actions!

After all, such an opportunity was once in a lifetime. Without Ye Zhen and Yuen An suppressing them, how could these five have had the chance to treasure hunt alone!

With this thought, their descent speeds increased, one faster than the other!

However, just after an instant, a heart-wrenching scream that pierced straight to the bone resounded suddenly!

Almost simultaneously, four more miserable screams followed one after the other, the shrieks were particularly sharp and shrill!

The most astonishing thing was, the first scream stopped abruptly, only midway through!

This made the Martial Artists in the air, who at first considered going but couldn’t find the chance, turn deathly pale one by one!

In the next moment, four figures, with their bodies on fire and turned into charcoal, tumbled out of the pit and soared into the sky!

One of them barely made it to mid-air when his eyes rolled back, and he fell back down. Fortunately, Ye Zhen reacted the fastest and saved him before he fell!

However, even with Ye Zhen saving him, he was already beyond saving!

Over half of his body was directly carbonized!

From below the heart, even including the right half of his lung, was directly carbonized; his face charred black, his eye sockets empty, his eyes seemingly steamed dry!

The one saved by Ye Zhen was already lifeless!

Even Ye Zhen gasped with a cold chill at this sight!

The conditions of the other three were not much better!

One had half of his body carbonized and should survive, though his eyes had turned into black holes, rendering him useless for life!

Another one had a third of his body carbonized, losing a leg, an arm, and half of his face; he was considered lucky! With the robust regenerative abilities of a Martial Artist’s body, he should be able to recover!

The third one was the luckiest, losing only an arm; however, his expression was one of extreme terror!

"Terrifying, the temperature inside... too terrifying! Wang Chao went in the deepest, and the moment he entered, he turned into a fireball, turning into ashes in just half a breath!" He was talking about Wang Chao, the fastest brotherhood Martial Artist!

After this incident, the Brotherhood’s Martial Artists were completely subdued, and no one dared to mention treasure hunting again, with some even afraid to glance at the magma-spewing pit!

No matter how good the treasure is, you have to be alive to take it, right?

If you’re not alive, even the best treasure is just trash!

"Brothers, you see, it’s not that I, Yuen, wouldn’t let you hunt for treasure. If any of you want to go now, I won’t stop you! But if you lose your life, don’t blame me for not warning you!"

"Brothers, it’s better to have something in the bowl than in the pot! Let’s strike the Flying Tiger Hall now. At that time, there will be plenty of spoils and rewards for everyone!"

Yuen An took the opportunity to speak, and the hearts of the people immediately settled!

"If that’s the case, then let’s set off. Once we destroy the Flying Tiger Hall, then we can come back to treasure hunt!" With a loud shout, Ye Zhen led the group towards the Flying Tiger Hall once more!

However, Ye Zhen secretly arranged for a few scouts to keep an eye on the situation here and report any incidents at any time!

Ye Zhen estimated that once the magma eruption inside the pit subsided, that would be the true opportunity for treasure hunting!

The only worry is that the treasure’s light here was too conspicuous! (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to check in on Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation votes and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)