Chapter 122

Outside Ning'an City, Yan Valley.

The scorching air burned toward the sky, faintly possessing the texture of flowing water.

Qin Jiang looked at the circular valley in front of him; it was over a thousand meters in diameter, with flowing magma at the bottom, emitting a red glow.

It is hard to imagine that such a large valley is actually an active volcano, and it even looks like it could erupt at any moment.

"Look, that is where Mother lived back then," Qin Hong pointed to a spot in the middle of the valley. It was a huge fan-shaped cave artificially excavated, where tables and chairs could faintly be seen.

"Let's go."

Qin Jiang nodded, waved his large hand, and a ball of black Qi enveloped Qin Hong as the two flew down into the cave.

Looking inside the cave, it was covered in dust everywhere, various pieces of furniture were scattered messily on the ground, and even the walls had various scratches, clearly showing that someone had rummaged through something here before.

Qin Hong's eyes turned slightly red, filled with memories; she hadn't been back for a long time and didn't expect it to have become like this.

Qin Jiang swept his large hand, and the black Qi spread across the cave. After a few breaths, it slowly dissipated, and the cave was as clean as new.

"Where is the secret treasury?" he asked.

Qin Hong nodded slightly, walked to the depths of the cave, and pried a palm-sized stone from the wall.

Carrying the stone, she walked to the edge of the cave, her gaze scanning back and forth over the magma lake at the bottom of the valley.

Finally, she seemed to have discovered something. Force erupted from her palm, shattering the stone in her hand to reveal its true appearance inside: a jade bead that was entirely emerald green.

She tossed it down casually, and with a 'plop', the jade bead smashed straight into the magma.

Three breaths later, a layer of emerald light rose beneath the magma lake, gradually becoming dazzling.

Ten breaths later, the entire magma lake was dyed emerald green.

Hum~~~ After a faint humming sound, the magma lake seemed to melt away like ice and snow.

Qin Jiang looked at the bottom of the lake with some surprise. At this time, the bottom of the valley had completely changed its appearance; piles of black volcanic rocks stood everywhere, like a stone forest.

The valley no longer had that scorching feeling and had even become somewhat refreshing.

Impressive! Was it actually a trick of the eye? Even he hadn't seen through it.

Qin Hong smiled slightly, "Didn't expect that, did you? The so-called secret treasury has actually been right under their noses the whole time. Let's go, let's go down."

The two descended to the valley floor, walked to the edge of the valley, and arrived in front of a stone door.

Carved on the stone door was a humanoid pattern with three heads and six arms, which was the symbol of the Qin Clan.

Qin Hong drew her fingers across her palm, creating a wound. The trickling blood did not flow onto the ground but instead floated toward the stone door.

Before long, the three-headed, six-armed figure on the stone door had been stained by the blood, turning completely blood-red.

Pop~ With a faint sound of a bubble bursting, the blood-red figure gradually began to emit a scarlet glow.

Suddenly, the scarlet glow vanished abruptly, and the stone door slowly opened. A cool, damp breath surged out, carrying a slight musty smell.

Walking into the secret treasury, it was a huge karst cave where treasures were piled everywhere, many of which were rare and famous items.

But what truly attracted Qin Jiang's gaze was the three-headed, six-armed golden statue standing on the high platform in the center of the cave and the thin booklet in front of the statue.

He walked straight over. When he was within ten meters, he felt a tyrannical power surging within the bronze statue, and he also saw the thin booklet clearly; it was indeed the "Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique".

"This is the high-level Source Artifact inherited by our Qin Clan, the Eight-Turn Golden Image. The Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique we inherited was created by the Longevity Sect Master himself, combining it with our Qin Clan's bloodline. If one does not have the Qin Clan bloodline, unless they are a high-level Secret Martial Artist, they don't even have the qualifications to get close," Qin Hong said.

This was the reason she had agreed to Wang Zizai back then; she could rely on her own bloodline to manipulate this Eight-Turn Golden Image to self-destruct!

This time would not exceed the blink of an eye. Even if Wang Zizai had the protection of Divine Martial power, he wouldn't have time to activate it and would still die! Of course, there was no need to mention her; if Wang Zizai were lucky, he might leave behind some remains, but she would definitely be reduced completely to ashes.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly. Indeed, the power contained within this Eight-Turn Golden Image was extremely formidable, even surpassing the Mysterious Cauldron from before.

"Alright, stop looking. First, refine the golden statue's Source Power; your strength will definitely rise to a new level then!" Qin Hong said.

Qin Jiang nodded, picked up the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique to browse through it, and before long, he put down the book and pressed his palm gently onto the Eight-Turn Golden Image.

【Potential points absorbing. 1243】

【Potential points: 256.8】

Over two hundred potential points—although not as many as the Mysterious Cauldron from before, it was already an unexpected joy.

After all, the Mysterious Cauldron from before was a high-level Source Artifact that had existed for thousands of years; few Source Artifacts could compare to it.

After absorbing the potential points, he circulated his Source Power according to the path of the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique and began to refine the Secret Martial Source Power within the golden statue.

A fierce and tyrannical golden Source Power surged into his body instantly, flowing wantonly within him, dyeing everything it passed through with golden light.

However, such an impact was no longer anything to Qin Jiang at this moment; his physical body was truly too formidable.

In just a few breaths' time, more than half of the Secret Martial Source Power within the golden statue had been consumed.

Qin Jiang withdrew his hand without continuing to refine it. What he had just taken was enough for him to break through the first layer of the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique; he would leave the rest for Qin Hong to use in the future.

Looking at the panel,

【Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique (First Layer) (250/7000) 【94%】】

It is worthy of being a super Secret Martial Art; just the first layer requires seven thousand experience points, which is comparable to the second layer of the Mysterious Cauldron's Vast Sea Formula.

Moreover, the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique has eight layers in total; one can imagine how strong the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique is when practiced to completion! Not only that, the truly powerful aspect of the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique lies in that 94% compatibility! Except for the Black Fiend Demon Statue Art that he had deduced by fusing them himself, this was the first time he had encountered a martial art so compatible with him.

Although the Demon Dragon True Body is not much worse, don't forget that it only reached that point after the panel's compatibility adjustment.

And the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique has been this compatible from the very beginning!

It is worthy of being a super Secret Martial Art created based on the Qin Clan bloodline; it is truly impossible to imagine how strong that Longevity Sect Master was.

"How does it feel?" Qin Hong asked eagerly, her eyes filled with excitement.

It had been too long, far too long; it had been a very long time since anyone in the Qin family had successfully practiced the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique! There was no other reason: the threshold for practicing this super Secret Martial Art was simply too high! Even a twelfth-rank Secret Martial Artist could not refine the Secret Martial Source Power within it.

And although the Wuming Ancestor of that year had the strength to refine it, he was not a direct descendant of the Qin family, and his bloodline was not pure enough, making it extremely difficult to refine; it would have taken at least fifty years of effort.

She could actually understand such a situation.

After all, the Longevity Sect Master was mainly responsible for the entire Yuan Prefecture; if the Qin family relied on a single Secret Martial Art to dominate, it would not be a good thing, so he had no choice but to raise the threshold for cultivation.

Therefore, having no other choice, the Qin family had to shelve it, waiting for a true heaven-gifted prodigy to appear in the Qin Clan in the future to recreate the glory of the Qin Clan of that year!

"Not bad, it is indeed a super Secret Martial Art, even stronger than the high-level Secret Martial Art I practiced before," Qin Jiang said.

Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Qin Hong's eyes, filled with sorrowful memories.

Father, Mother, you can rest in peace now. Little brother has mastered the Eight-Turn Golden Image Technique and will let the Qin family recreate the glory of the First Ancestor's era! (End of chapter)