Chapter 280

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Qinghuo Zunzhe quickly asked: "Wan Jie Zunzhe, are you heading to the Treasure Land or venturing into the Secret Realm?"

"I plan to try my luck at the Treasure Land!" Lu Qingshan replied with a quick smile.

"The Treasure Land?"

After hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Qinghuo Zunzhe laughed and said: "The Treasure Land of the Zushen Sect indeed holds countless treasures and is also the place where the most Beast God Heirs gather! Most Beast God Heirs often visit the Treasure Land when idle, hoping to meet the conditions to activate a treasure."

"Unfortunately, the activation conditions for these treasures are all extremely mysterious—almost no one knows what is required to unlock them, so very few powerful beings ever succeed in opening the Treasure Land's treasures!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Qingshan's heart stirred slightly.

Because he had read the original novel, he knew the condition for Luo Feng to unlock the 106th treasure—but he had no chance whatsoever to meet it.

At this moment, Qinghuo Zunzhe continued: "The last time a treasure emerged from the Treasure Land was over ten thousand eons ago. The one who obtained it was a common clan's Hei Fengwang from the Nine Domains Alliance—but unfortunately, he later perished and could never return to the Zushen Sect!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe, this is your first time here on Zijing Island—you might still have a chance to trigger one of the most precious 108 treasures!"

Of course, although Qinghuo Zunzhe said this aloud, he did not truly believe Lu Qingshan had any chance of obtaining one of the 108 treasures.

After all, all 108 treasures were precious artifacts stored by the Zushen Sect since the birth of the universe; even the least valuable one rivaled a Supreme Artifact.

Since the birth of the universe, only 39 of these most precious 108 treasures had ever been taken.

In Qinghuo Zunzhe's eyes, Lu Qingshan was quite extraordinary and possessed the ability to create clones—undoubtedly among the strongest in his realm within the human clans.

But the Zushen Sect gathered countless elites from the Primordial Universe; with Lu Qingshan's strength, he was merely average among its overwhelming ranks, making it extremely difficult for him to obtain the most precious treasures.

"I'm just here to try my luck!" Lu Qingshan quickly smiled.

In Lu Qingshan's own view, his probability of obtaining a treasure was now extremely low.

Even though he knew the condition for Luo Feng to unlock one of the 108 treasures, he had no chance whatsoever to fulfill it.

After all, Luo Feng's condition required the Boundary Lord Realm—and as a Universe Zunzhe, he had no chance at all.

But regardless, he at least had to try.

Upon hearing Lu Qingshan's words, Qinghuo Zunzhe quickly smiled: "I have nothing else to do right now—I'll accompany you, Wan Jie Zunzhe, to the Treasure Land. I can serve as your guide."

Although Qinghuo Zunzhe had already cultivated the Beast God Path to the fifth level, his strength could not match Lu Qingshan's, so he naturally wished to build a good relationship with him.

Now that a suitable opportunity had arisen, he would not miss it.

"Good!"

After hearing Qinghuo Zunzhe's words, Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, then stepped forward with him into the central curtain of water.

……

After teleportation, Lu Qingshan and Qinghuo Zunzhe quickly appeared atop a mountain peak.

Looking out, he saw surrounding peaks—some steep, some astonishingly bizarre—stretching endlessly in rolling waves.

Between these peaks lay numerous lakes, large and small; the largest had diameters exceeding a million kilometers.

Above the Treasure Land, colorful auroras still spread widely, enveloping the entire Treasure Land.

Seeing Lu Qingshan look up, Qinghuo Zunzhe quickly explained: "Wan Jie Zunzhe, the Treasure Land holds countless treasures. Without the protection of the Five-Colored Aurora Lakes, some Heirs might risk stealing them!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan nodded slightly, agreeing with Qinghuo Zunzhe's words.

Just as in the Outlands Battlefield, countless Hei Fengwang immortals would fight to the death over a single ordinary Supreme Artifact—how much more so for the precious treasures here?

Although becoming a Beast God Heir was rare, some Heirs, after being stuck in a bottleneck for endless eons, might take desperate risks.

"Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

Qinghuo Zunzhe directly pointed far off toward over a hundred towering peaks and continued: "In the Treasure Land, treasures are hidden nearly everywhere."

"If a Heir meets the activation condition and approaches the treasure, they can trigger the corresponding mechanism, then claim the treasure once it emerges."

"Especially the top 108 peaks—those hold the most precious treasures of the Treasure Land. Just obtaining one of them might be enough to dominate the universe!"

At this moment, Qinghuo Zunzhe's eyes burned with longing: "Since the birth of the universe, 39 of these most precious treasures have already been taken by other Heirs! But the most recent was over a million eons ago, when the Machine Clan's Ci Hou Zunzhe activated the 93rd treasure and obtained a Supreme Artifact armor!"

"The Supreme Artifact armor granted Ci Hou Zunzhe extremely high physical defense, and since the Machine Clan naturally lacked souls, they were completely immune to soul attacks—making Ci Hou Zunzhe one of the most formidable beings in the universe."

When Ci Hou Zunzhe obtained the treasure, Qinghuo Zunzhe was present in the Treasure Land and witnessed its emergence firsthand.

The scene was watched by countless eyes, and Ci Hou Zunzhe became famous throughout the universe because of it.

After hearing Qinghuo Zunzhe's explanation, Lu Qingshan quickly gazed at the top 108 peaks, his heart swelling with ambition.

As the saying goes: a strong being who doesn't seek to grow stronger is no true strong being!

Lu Qingshan had come to the Treasure Land to first attempt the 108 most precious treasures.

If he failed to unlock them all, he could still search for other treasures later.

Thinking of this…

Whoosh!

Lu Qingshan instantly shot forward as a streak of light toward the highest peak—the number one peak.

Seeing this, Qinghuo Zunzhe felt no surprise and quickly followed after him.

After all, every powerful being who came to the Zushen Sect was supremely confident; upon first entering the Treasure Land, they almost always headed straight for the first peak.

Unfortunately, over countless eons, no one had ever met the condition required to unlock the first treasure.

……

Zushen Sect, Treasure Land.

Peaks rose straight and steep, covered in all manner of plants, with numerous lakes scattered throughout, painting a scene of shimmering waters and mountain hues.

On the peaks, along the slopes, by the lake shores, or within the lakes themselves, countless strange figures could be seen.

These figures included energy-based lifeforms, rock-based lifeforms, flesh-based lifeforms, plant-based lifeforms…

Countless varieties of life, bizarre and strange—even some peculiar lifeforms Lu Qingshan could not identify.

After all, Beast God Heirs on Zijing Island could only go to the three water curtains before the Island Lord's palace…

The "Heir Realm," though miraculous, offered only one free chance per level—obtaining new insight opportunities was exceedingly difficult;

As for the "Secret Realm," it was far too dangerous—even Universe Zunzhe risked death upon entering.

Only the "Treasure Land" is relatively safe while also offering a chance to obtain precious treasures, which is why it has become a place where countless Beast God inheritors frequently gather.

Whenever they have leisure time, they all come here to try their luck.

If they are lucky, they might obtain a precious treasure, thereby making themselves even stronger.

Unfortunately, the opportunity to open a treasure is extremely slim; basically, very few people have ever met the conditions to make a treasure appear.

After all, since endless ages ago, countless strong ones have already traversed every area of this Treasure Land; if there were treasures with simple opening conditions, they would have long been taken by others.

As for the remaining treasures, the conditions to open them naturally become even more difficult.

"Everyone says this Treasure Land has countless treasures, yet I have been on the Purple Thorn Island for over a thousand epochs and have never once witnessed a treasure appearing!"

A burly man with a single horn growing on his head stood atop one of the peaks, his gaze casually sweeping the surroundings as he couldn't help but say, "I truly wonder if this is real!"

"Of course it is real!"

Another strong one beside this burly man quickly said, "Kuska, you have only been in the Zushen Sect for a relatively short time, and indeed there haven't been any treasures appearing recently! If you stay in the Zushen Sect a bit longer, you will definitely have a chance to witness a treasure appearing; perhaps you yourself might even trigger a treasure!"

"Hahaha!"

Another strong one nearby also laughed and said, "Our Ancient Fish Clan has never had a strong one capable of opening a treasure; if Kuska really opens a treasure, it would count as creating history for our Ancient Fish Clan!"

Suddenly...

That Ancient Fish Clan Hei Fengwang named Kuska suddenly looked in one direction, then felt a slight shock in his heart.

"It is the Human Race's Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe!"

Kuska quickly said, "There is another Human Race Zifeng Zunzhe with him; have you seen him?"

The other two Ancient Fish Clan strong ones also quickly looked in the direction Kuska was facing and soon saw two figures flying toward the First Peak.

One of the strong ones wore silver armor and emitted a bursting aura; the other wore purple-gold battle armor and emitted an even more powerful aura.

The figure in silver battle armor was no stranger to them; he was a supreme existence at the Universe Zifeng Zunzhe level, a Fifth-Rank Beast God inheritor, Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe.

As for the figure in purple-gold battle armor, they were unclear about his origin.

"Who is that person with Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe? Could he be a Beast God inheritor newly arrived in the Zushen Sect from the Human Race?"

"I just contacted several friends through the Glory World; that person should be the Wan Jie Zunzhe of the Human Race, also a famous Universe Zifeng Zunzhe. It is said that the Meng Yao Zu's Hei Lang Zunzhe once perished at his hands!"

"I never expected the Wan Jie Zunzhe to possess such strength; it is truly terrifying. It seems we must keep our distance if we ever encounter him in the future!"

Since this was Lu Qingshan's first visit to the Treasure Land, it naturally caused quite a stir.

After all, although there are hundreds of millions of inheritors on the Purple Thorn Island, given their strength levels, it is still easy to remember every single inheritor.

Although Lu Qingshan has been in the Zushen Sect for a long time, he spent most of his time cultivating within his residence; this was his first public visit to the Treasure Land. Moreover, coming from the Human Race, a top-tier race, he naturally attracted a certain amount of attention.

"Look, Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe and that Wan Jie Zunzhe are flying toward the peak where the First Treasure is located!"

"Hahaha... Any new inheritor is like this; naturally, that Wan Jie Zunzhe also wants to take a look!"

"Unfortunately, since endless ages ago, no one has been able to trigger the First Treasure; even those most extraordinary special lifeforms failed to do so, let alone that Wan Jie Zunzhe!"

For a moment, many inheritors in the Treasure Land gazed from afar at Lu Qingshan and Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe; some even rose into the air, looking down from the sky toward the direction where Lu Qingshan and the other stood.

In the sky.

"Hahaha..."

Feeling the gazes of many inheritors around him, Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe quickly laughed and said, "Wan Jie, this is your first time at the Treasure Land, and you are a Universe Zifeng Zunzhe; indeed, you have received quite a bit of attention!"

Hearing this, Lu Qingshan merely smiled and did not say much.

Their speed was extremely fast; in the blink of an eye, they arrived at the First Peak where the First Treasure is located.

Unfortunately, the First Treasure showed no signs of activity. However, Lu Qingshan was not disappointed; instead, he quickly flew toward another peak.

Thus, Lu Qingshan and Qinghuo Zifeng Zunzhe flew past peak after peak in succession.

At the very beginning, these peaks naturally showed no abnormalities, but right after Lu Qingshan stepped onto the twenty-first highest peak...

"Boom-boom-boom..."

The entire peak instantly trembled completely, immediately attracting the attention of countless strong ones in the Treasure Land; immediately after, the entire Treasure Land fell into complete uproar.

"The peak is shaking!"

"A treasure, it must be a treasure appearing!"

"It is the treasure ranked twenty-first!"

As the trembling of the twenty-first peak grew larger and larger, it soon attracted the attention of countless inheritors in the Treasure Land; one by one, they all rose into the air and flew toward this twenty-first high peak.

For a moment, figures of strong ones from all races in the vast universe filled every direction.

And on this twenty-first peak, countless strong ones were also wandering around.

"A treasure, a treasure is appearing!"

"The peak is shaking!"

"Hahaha, it must be me! This treasure must be mine! I just broke through to the Fourth Rank of the Beast God Dao!"

At the summit of the twenty-first peak, several inheritors were now extremely excited because they all felt that they were the ones who had opened the treasure.

"Whoosh-whoosh-whoosh..."

Right above this twenty-first peak, the Five-Colored Aurora Lake also began to undergo astonishing changes.

For a moment, countless beams of five-colored aurora began to spin wildly, just like a colorful vortex.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Soon, thousands of beams of five-colored aurora fell from the high sky, each one reaching over ten thousand kilometers in height.

These five-colored auroras were like five-colored meteors falling, instantly enveloping the entire peak; they looked like a curtain of five-colored pearls, magnificent and beautiful.

This shocking scene made countless inheritors in the surroundings yearn for it, wishing they could take its place!

Yet the indescribable power contained within those five-colored auroras could easily annihilate a Universe Venerable with just a few beams; let alone the shield formed by countless such beams!

"It is mine!"

"It must be mine!"

After being enveloped by these five-colored auroras, the inheritors on the Twenty-First Peak were all extremely excited, praying silently in their hearts.

But immediately, waves of powerful force erupted instantly, sweeping these people away.

"No!"

"Don't! The treasure is mine!"

All the inheritors screamed hysterically.

Meanwhile, Qinghuo Zunzhe, who had arrived at the Twenty-First Peak with Lu Qingshan, was also being rejected, yet a trace of envy appeared in his gaze. Subsequently, he looked at Lu Qingshan, who remained in place, and congratulated him: "Wan Jie, congratulations to you, for obtaining one of the 108 most precious treasures of this inheritance realm!"

In fact, as soon as the peak began to tremble, Qinghuo Zunzhe had already formed a guess in his heart.

When Qinghuo Zunzhe saw that he and everyone else had been teleported away while only Lu Qingshan remained in place, his guess was naturally confirmed.

Of course, although envious in his heart, Qinghuo Zunzhe was also happy for Lu Qingshan.

After all, both he and Lu Qingshan were members of the Human Race; if Lu Qingshan obtained the treasure, it would increase the strength of the entire Human Race.

Outside the peak.

"Who? Who exactly triggered the treasure?"

"We were all kicked out!"

"Look! Even Qinghuo Zunzhe was kicked out, and the inheritor of the Human Race beside him didn't come out!"

"It's that human, that Universe Venerable in purple-gold battle armor who didn't come out!"

The memories of these inheritors were all extremely astonishing, so after seeing everyone else kicked out, they immediately knew that Lu Qingshan, who had ascended the Twenty-First Peak with Qinghuo Zunzhe, was the one who triggered the treasure.

"I know, that person is Wan Jie Zunzhe of the Human Race!"

"Wan Jie Zunzhe? I've never heard of him!"

"I have heard of this Wan Jie Zunzhe! I heard he is a disciple of the great existence of the Human Race, Master Bingfeng Zhi, and also possesses the ability of clones; previously, he even killed Hei Lang Zunzhe of the Meng Yao Zu!"

"Hmph! That Wan Jie Zunzhe was even killed by a powerful one of our Meng Yao Zu; if not for his ability of clones, he probably wouldn't even be able to revive now!"

For a moment, many inheritors around transmitted their voices to inquire about Lu Qingshan's identity.

(End of this chapter)