Chapter 9: Tianqi Secret Treasury

"Self-created Wu Gong?"

Cang Yin Yue did not believe Li Musheng's words in the slightest; creating a Wu Gong from scratch is never that easy.

Leaving aside those rare, top-tier divine arts and secret manuals, even common cultivation techniques and martial arts skills are created by profound masters who, through painstaking effort and a lifetime of dedication, or the efforts of several generations or even dozens of generations, finally achieve success.

Li Musheng is only twenty years old now; even if he had started practicing martial arts from the womb, his martial foundation would not be sufficient to create a Wu Gong.

Moreover, the acupoint technique used just now was extremely formidable; Cang Yin Yue was certain it could not have been self-created by him, but rather obtained through some accidental opportunity.

At this moment, Li Musheng raised his head, shrugged, and said:

"I knew you wouldn't believe me, but the fact remains as such."

Then, he waved the wooden box in his hand before Cang Yin Yue's eyes:

"Tell me about this thing instead; I didn't expect Old Man Yu to actually be hiding a real treasure."

However, Cang Yin Yue let out a cold snort and did not reply.

She simply closed her eyes, attempting to mobilize the true martial qi in her dantian to strike the acupoints sealed all over her body.

However, she soon discovered with shock that her dantian had also been sealed, making it impossible to mobilize even a trace of true qi to circulate.

Seeing Cang Yin Yue fail, Li Musheng felt a shift in his heart, deliberately frowned, and said:

"It's useless; only I can unseal these acupoints. Although I don't want to be a villain, I still advise you to cooperate obediently, otherwise I cannot guarantee I won't do some strange things."

As he spoke, his eyes scanned her up and down, but as if thinking of something, he suddenly withdrew his gaze with a lack of interest.

Seeing this, a streak of killing intent suddenly flashed in Cang Yin Yue's clear eyes, and she asked in a chilling voice:

"Have you seen my face?"

Li Musheng was slightly stunned, then sighed:

"Sigh, you found me out, but I didn't mean to discriminate against you."

The killing intent in Cang Yin Yue's eyes grew even stronger, almost becoming tangible.

In her view, although Li Musheng said he didn't discriminate, his behavior just now had betrayed his true thoughts!

"Don't look at me like that; it's scary."

Li Musheng spun the six-sided wooden box in his hand like a basketball, looking at her seriously and saying:

"I just feel it's a pity; Miss Cang looks like a beauty in the making, yet someone inflicted tattooing punishment on you, carving the character 'Lowly' on you; that is truly too cruel."

Cang Yin Yue stared fiercely at Li Musheng; after a few breaths, she simply closed her eyes and said:

"I'll give you the item; if you still want to go to Shangyang City, then release me; if you are unwilling, killing me now is fine too."

"Not that extreme, not that extreme."

Li Musheng shook his head repeatedly and said:

"There's no principle of giving up halfway through a task; regarding the identity of the Seventh Imperial Prince, I think I can still strive for it."

Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue let out a cold snort, suddenly opened her eyes, and said:

"Then unseal my acupoints right now."

"No problem, but... you must tell me about this box first."

Li Musheng suddenly pinched the spinning wooden box between his fingertips, stopping it and holding it before Cang Yin Yue's eyes.

Cang Yin Yue squinted her eyes, looked at the wooden box in silence for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"Do you know about the 'Tianqi Secret Treasury'?"

"What is that thing? It sounds very formidable." Li Musheng looked puzzled.

"The Tianqi Secret Treasury is a secret vault left behind by the founding Emperor of Great Qi, the Tianqi Emperor. Some say it contains the divine martial arts and peerless elixirs that allowed the Tianqi Emperor to reach the peak of the martial path; others say it hides gold and silver treasures worth more than a nation; still others say it contains everything, and whoever obtains it will possess the entire world."

Cang Yin Yue spoke slowly, her gaze fixed on Li Musheng, and said:

"However, for a thousand years, no one has ever known what exactly lies inside."

Hearing this, Li Musheng stroked his chin, lost in thought.

He naturally knew of the Great Qi Dynasty.

It was a very rare prosperous dynasty, with a national lifespan extending for a thousand years; on the former Blue Star, he had never seen a feudal dynasty with such longevity.

However, this Great Qi had been destroyed a hundred years ago; its ten thousand miles of territory were divided among the current five great dynasties, and the Great Li where he currently resides is one of them.

As for the Tianqi Emperor, he was even more extraordinary, hailed by the world as the Emperor of the Ages, and the achievements he established in his lifetime were truly shocking to the past and present.

The most important achievement was driving out the Man and Huang tribes, ending thousands of years of history where the people of the human race suffered invasion and enslavement by these two tribes.

Additionally, the Tianqi Emperor was a genius of the martial path, with martial arts cultivation unrivaled in the world; in his era, the entire martial world could only look up to his shadow...

As Li Musheng pondered in his heart, his eyes suddenly brightened.

The Tianqi Emperor was a true existence that had reached the peak of the martial path; perhaps he had even touched the realm of transcendence.

He immediately stood up excitedly, flicked his finger to unseal the acupoints on Cang Yin Yue, then grabbed her hand and said:

"Let's not go to Shangyang City for now; take me directly to find the Tianqi Secret Treasury; I am more interested in this."

Suddenly unsealed, Cang Yin Yue was stunned for a moment.

But quickly, a sharp glint appeared in her pair of phoenix eyes.

Martial true qi rushed through her meridians in an instant, gathering in her palm; with the speed of lightning, she directly launched a surprise attack, chopping at the back of Li Musheng's neck without hesitation.

However, the next moment, she discovered she could not move again.

The situation now was exactly the same as before.

"Miss Cang, why did you attack again? Fortunately, I reacted quickly."

Li Musheng held her hand and shook his head, while Cang Yin Yue was clearly furious, remaining silent for a long time.

Seeing this, Li Musheng began to persuade her earnestly, trying to get her to take him to find that Tianqi Secret Treasury.

Annoyed by his persuasion, Cang Yin Yue directly poured a bucket of cold water on Li Musheng.

"Do you think a wooden box key of unknown authenticity is enough to obtain the Tianqi Secret Treasury?"

Li Musheng's expression froze. "Could this wooden box be a fake?"

Cang Cang Yin Yue glanced at the six-sided wooden box and said:

"I'm not sure. The information obtained by the Seven Thieves of Zhahe is unverified. They killed many people before just for this item, and only found it today at the Yu Family Martial Arts Hall."

"Additionally, as far as I know, there are seven keys to open the Tianqi Secret Treasury. Only by gathering all seven keys can the Tianqi Secret Treasury be opened."

Hearing this, Li Musheng's heart sank.

This plot seems somewhat familiar. Gathering seven Dragon Balls to summon the Dragon God?

He muttered a complaint inwardly. His originally excited mood gradually calmed down. After thinking for a moment, he sat back by the bonfire again, playing with the wooden box in his hand.

"I have a question. Since this secret vault was left by the Tianqi Emperor, and more than a thousand years have passed, could someone have already opened it?"

Hearing this, Cang Cang Yin Yue glanced at Li Musheng and said:

"No one should have obtained the Tianqi Secret Treasury yet. As far as I know, the closest time to opening the Tianqi Secret Treasury was a hundred years ago, when the last Emperor of the Great Qi gathered all seven keys."

(End of this chapter)