Chapter 577: Opportunity, Treasure, and the Lingyin Realm

In the Moon Spirit Hall, General Brother Qiongyu stared at the glaring fourth-place ranking, his expression gloomy.

The surrounding handmaidens and companions didn't even dare to breathe loudly, fearing they might provoke General Brother Qiongyu's wrath at such a moment.

However, General Brother Qiongyu opened his folding fan and revealed a smile:

"What a pity, just missed it by that much."

"It seems this time, my fate with Fairy Lianyin was just a little lacking."

Once he said this, the atmosphere in the Moon Spirit Hall finally became lively again.

"Brother Qiongyu's sincere intentions will surely be known to Fairy Lianyin; perhaps she might even take the initiative to come and meet you."

"That third place is truly tactless; it's fortunate that Brother Brother Qiongyu is magnanimous."

"I wonder which nouveau riche it is. If not for Brother Brother Qiongyu arriving in such a rush this time, who would have won is still uncertain."

"Enough talk, drink!" General Brother Qiongyu laughed. "There is still the encore celestial music; everyone, don't miss it."

Yet, in another room.

General Brother Qiongyu's Primordial Spirit had already found a Vice Dean of the Zhizhen Tower.

"Can you find out his background?"

"Your Highness Brother Qiongyu." The Vice Dean's expression changed:

"I have already overstepped by acting as a proxy for the ticket twice. If I dare to investigate a guest,

the Dean will surely not spare me if he finds out."

"Rest assured," Brother Qiongyu said. "Brother, you only need to help me watch which passage he takes after he leaves, and inform me in time."

"Even if something happens, it will occur outside the Zhizhen Tower; how could anyone blame you?"

"Your Highness Brother Qiongyu," the Vice Dean couldn't help but advise, "The third-place winner possesses such vast wealth, they must not be easy to provoke. Why create more karma for a moment of competitive spirit—"

"Do you take me for someone who cannot afford to lose?" Brother Qiongyu said indifferently. "It is precisely because he possesses such vast wealth and a significant background that I must investigate."

"I was ordered to come to the Yellow Extinction Realm to establish a force; I know almost everyone in the Zhizhen Tower who has any standing."

"This person deliberately targeted me today, always winning by just a little. Naturally, I must clarify whether he is a friend or a foe."

"Brother, help me this once, and afterward, I can take you out of the Great Yellow World to see the sights."

"Perhaps you might even have hope of surviving the Great Annihilation."

Hearing this, a light ignited in the Vice Dean's eyes. He was a native lifeform; even if he became a god, there was still a blade hanging over his head: the repeated Great Annihilations occurring in the Extinction Realm.

He knew General Brother Qiongyu's background was significant and that there was some possibility in what he said, so he agreed immediately.

"Fine, I will help Your Highness keep watch."

"Zhao Xing, let's go see Fairy Lianyin together."

"I can go too?"

"Why wouldn't you be able to?" Qing Qing Yu Zi said.

"If one more person knows, there is one more share of karma. Won't General Lianyin mind?"

"She is a True God who attained the Dao through Heaven and Earth; she doesn't care about such things at all," Qing Qing Yu Zi said.

"A True God?" Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised. General Lianyin was actually a True God of No Tribulation, not a God of Freedom.

No wonder she could be so high-profile in the Yellow Extinction Realm. Any True God cannot be underestimated, let alone General Lianyin, who also had a great background.

"You going to see her must be to discuss confidential matters; how could I listen in?" Zhao Xing still declined; he still had a good sense of self-awareness.

The treasures and opportunities that Old Qing found must have cost him a lot of thought and huge investment. Since he hadn't done anything, how could he be embarrassed to accept?

"Are you still being so formal with me?" Qing Qing Yu Zi laughed. "If it weren't for you, I would only be rotting in the Profound Heaven Realm, let alone becoming a god. I still remember that karma clearly to this day."

"You have already given me the World-Opening God Stone and arranged for me to enter the Primordial Realm, letting Gu Luohe teach me on your behalf."

"Hahaha, how could my, Qing Qing Yu Zi's, life be so cheap?" Qing Qing Yu Zi laughed. "At the time, I was poor, so I could only give you that little bit."

"You also know that the World-Opening God Stone is not particularly rare in the Profound Spirit Treasury. As for the Primordial Realm and teaching on my behalf, those were just matters of convenience and count for nothing."

"Besides, regarding that matter, if you hadn't tipped me off, how could I have gained such huge harvests?"

Qing Qing Yu Zi sighed: "At the time, the Wushu God King City reacted extremely quickly. The moment I left, they had already sealed all suspicious space-time passages."

"I had almost no other means to send the news back to the Third Epoch of the Desolate Realm."

"And for every second the news was delayed, the effect would be completely different."

"Intelligence has a shelf life. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have been able to get such rich contribution points."

"I have already benefited from this matter."

"Although the human high-level gave you a contribution point reward, that was given by the human high-level; I haven't given mine yet—no, why have you become so concerned with face?" Seeing Zhao Xing pushing back, Qing Qing Yu Zi couldn't help but feel a bit strange.

"Could it be that after becoming a god, your moral standards have also become higher? That shouldn't be."

Zhao Xing: "..."

He didn't expect that he didn't want to take advantage of Old Qing, but instead got mocked by him.

Damn it, is this the image I have in Old Qing's eyes?

"One thing is one thing."

"Even if you feel I helped a lot, a small gesture is enough."

"Tipping off is a duty in public and helping a friend in private," Zhao Xing said sternly. "I don't take advantage of friends."

The treasure still hadn't appeared, and Old Qing had already spent so much money just inquiring for news here at Fairy Lianyin's.

Although Zhao Xing was interested, he couldn't just accept Old Qing's benefits like this.

Qing Qing Yu Zi pondered: "In that case, how about you join the venture?"

"Aren't you afraid I'll drag you down?"

"Hahaha." Qing Qing Yu Zi laughed loudly:

"Zhao Xing, if the Boundless True God dared to let you come to the Yellow Extinction Realm, it proves your strength is definitely more than just the late stage of the God Soldier Realm. You have the strength foundation to cooperate with me."

"Besides, your luck is far stronger than mine. Treasure hunting is about opportunity; with you following, you can turn danger into safety, and my odds of winning will be higher, so the investment won't go down the drain."

"To tell you the truth, I am happy to see you, and it's not just the happiness of seeing a friend or relative in a foreign land."

"Even if you hadn't appeared, I would have had to find someone to cooperate with."

"By myself, I have no confidence at all."

Qing Qing Yu Zi pondered: "You don't need to put up money for now; I still have plenty. You only need to contribute effort. Given our friendship, let's not make the distribution plan so complicated. If there are harvests, a fifty-fifty split will do."

Zhao Xing had wanted to join the venture anyway; after all, this was the process of closing the loop.

Since Qing Qing Yu Zi had put it this way, he had nothing left to be coy about.

"Fine, then I'll join."

Qing Qing Yu Zi revealed a smile.

That's more like it!

Back then, when he returned from the Profound Heaven Realm to the Profound Spirit Star Domain, the role Zhao Xing played was indispensable, and it had also brought him no small shock.

Qing Qing Yu Zi absolutely believed that Zhao Xing was his lucky star.

Pulling anyone else into a venture wouldn't be as reliable as Zhao Xing.

Whether in terms of trust or friendship, there was no partner more suitable for cooperation than Zhao Xing.

Since he had joined, he had to let Zhao Xing know what the matter was.

"There is still some time, let me tell you the ins and outs first."

"Let's go into my Profound Black Ring to talk."

Qing Qing Yu Zi took out a Profound Black Ring and a mechanical puppet, which was identical to Qing Qing Yu Zi.

"Whoosh whoosh~"

The two drilled into the ring, while the ring's exterior was swallowed into the puppet's stomach.

Inside the World Ring, there was a huge continent.

On the land, besides the standard vitality and common supplies, the most eye-catching thing was a black World-Passing Gate.

"Hmm? This is... the Lingyin Realm?"

"Not bad." Qing Qing Yu Zi nodded: "It is precisely the Lingyin Realm created by the Real History Party."

"You actually managed to get such a good thing." Zhao Xing was somewhat surprised.

The Lingyin Realm was a relatively unique existence among World-Passing Gates.

Zhao Xing had only seen it once in his life, which was the World-Passing Gate where he obtained the Time Page in the Yueluo Mausoleum.

It was both a tomb and a World-Passing Gate, hiding some unknown history.

The Lingyin Realm was one of the strongest means of secrecy.

If one wanted to know a certain secret, one could only enter the Lingyin Realm, complete specific trials, or meet certain requirements.

Qing Qing Yu Zi couldn't tell Zhao Xing the specific truth because he knew it himself, but couldn't speak it.

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How powerful was a God General's True Spirit? Since even they couldn't speak it, one could imagine the level of secrecy.

"This Lingyin Realm was discovered by accident when I redeemed an opportunity from the Profound Spirit Treasury and was exploring a secret realm somewhere in the Yellow Extinction Realm."

"Afterward, at great cost, I fulfilled the requirements inside the Lingyin Realm and moved it into the Profound Black Ring to carry with me."

"You'll know what it is once you go in and see."

"Don't waste time looking at other things; much of it is useless information not worth your time. You only need to go to the Tai Shi Palace at the very center, find that book, and obtain the 'Right to Know.' You can ask me about anything else when you come out."

"Fine." Qing Qing Yu Zi had studied it for a long time, so Zhao Xing nodded, then entered the black World-Passing Gate.

Due to the different time flow, Zhao Xing experienced more than a dozen years inside, but to Qing Qing Yu Zi, he had only been gone for three days before coming out. "Did you see it?" Qing Qing Yu Zi asked expectantly. "Yes, I saw it." Zhao Xing was also somewhat excited. "Your luck is truly good enough."

Qing Qing Yu Zi came to the Yellow Extinction Realm mainly to hide and save his life.

Secondarily, it was to redeem opportunity intelligence from the Profound Spirit Treasury and explore along the way.

Yet he had hit the jackpot and discovered this Lingyin Realm.

"It's our luck that's good!" Qing Qing Yu Zi corrected with a smile.

"But speaking of which, the period around when I broke through to God General should count as the time when my luck was strongest in several lifetimes."

People's luck has its strengths and weaknesses; not everyone can grasp it.

Zhao Xing also admired Old Qing somewhat. Qing Qing Yu Zi was definitely a genius who was good at seizing opportunities and maximizing them.

"Now that you know, I can talk to you about the Lingyin Realm." Qing Qing Yu Zi asked.

Zhao Xing listened quietly. He had only obtained the authorization inside and seen the book Old Qing mentioned.

As for the rest, he hadn't explored anything, not even knowing who the tomb owner was.

"The Lingyin Realm is a tomb-style World-Passing Gate. The tomb owner is named God King 'Zhang Wu Yue'."

"She was a native lifeform born in the Yellow Extinction Realm."

"She survived many generational tribulations and once served as an official in a certain generation of the Divine Kingdom in the Silent Realm. As for exactly how long she lived, I am not clear."

"Because she had no fame in the Yellow Extinction Realm and was very low-key."

"What I redeemed from the Profound Spirit Treasury at the time was a 【Suspected Tomb】 related to her."

God King Zhang Wu Yue—Zhao Xing hadn't even heard of her.

However, the Yellow Extinction Realm was a very special level. Although it was full of destruction and not suitable for survival.

It had given birth to many powerful lifeforms and had also established one God Kingdom after another.

For example, the current Yi God Kingdom was established by a God King.

The Yellow Extinction Realm didn't just have one Great Annihilation; almost every generation period, it would undergo collapse and destruction.

Those terrifying natural disasters and earth changes were enough to wipe out all traces. Countless races, and even God Kingdoms, would perish in the destruction.

Of course, there were also some powerful individuals who could survive it. For example, the Lord of the Yi God Kingdom had experienced five 'Great Annihilations.'

Destruction after destruction, and he would rebuild the God Kingdom time and time again.

However, according to the Boundless True God, this Yi God King would eventually die in the final Great Annihilation.

That was the moment the world ended; after that, the Yellow Extinction Realm would disappear.

"God King Zhang Wu Yue—if she had established a God Kingdom, it would have been easier to check the intelligence, but she was so low-key, it was truly impossible to check," Qing Qing Yu Zi said.

"Even for a suspected tomb related to her, I spent quite a lot of money to exchange for it."

"I didn't expect that I would really find this World-Passing Gate."

"Are there any other treasures inside the World-Passing Gate?" Zhao Xing asked.

"No." Qing Qing Yu Zi shook his head: "The entire World-Passing Gate contains relatively ordinary things. The most precious is the book left by God King Zhang Wu Yue, the material of which reached the level of a middle-stage divine object."

Zhao Xing: "Having this book is enough. If we can find the things in the book, then there will definitely be a great harvest."

The entire World-Passing Gate of God King Zhang Wu Yue only described her experience of interacting with a God King named 'Yu Heng'.

"God King Yu Heng was an outsider, not a lifeform of the Great Yellow World."

"When God King Yu Heng came to the Yellow World to travel, he met Zhang Wu Yue and spent a very long time together, even experiencing the Annihilation Tribulation together. From God King Zhang Wu Yue's records, one can see her admiration for God King Yu Heng."

"After experiencing three tribulations together, the two had an extremely deep relationship, but God King Zhang Wu Yue and God King Yu Heng never became Dao companions."

"There are no spells or secret techniques in the book at all; it is all about the bits and pieces of God King Zhang Wu Yue and God King Yu Heng getting to know each other."

"One could even say that it is a 'Memoir' of God King Zhang Wu Yue, just made into a preaching book."

"The reason why this book is said to be a treasure is mainly because God King Yu Heng died, and through this book, one can find God King Yu Heng's corpse!"

Zhao Xing asked suspiciously: "How can you be sure that God King Yu Heng still has a corpse? Could it not have turned into origin and dissipated?"

Qing Qing Yu Zi shook his head: "Because the memoir mentioned that the Power Divine Artifact God King Yu Heng left for God King Zhang Wu Yue still maintained its great power."

"Sensing God King Yu Heng's passing, God King Zhang Wu Yue made these relics of his into a cenotaph."

Zhao Xing: "Two questions."

Qing Qing Yu Zi: "Go ahead."

"One, through the relics, how do we find the place where God King Yu Heng died?"

"Two, where is the cenotaph."

Qing Qing Yu Zi pondered: "Let me answer your first question."

"God King Zhang Wu Yue's book records that in order to help her survive the Great Annihilation, God King Yu Heng had already reached a state of near-absolute Divine Concealment."

"Only God King Zhang Wu Yue knew of his existence. Of course, now we know too."

"Due to the deep-level Divine Concealment, it also means we won't take the wrong path at all. As long as we find God King Yu Heng's Power Divine Artifact, we can follow it straight to find God King Yu Heng."

Zhao Xing nodded: "Then where is the cenotaph God King Zhang Wu Yue set up for him?"

Qing Qing Yu Zi laughed: "This is the reason why I came to Storm City to throw money around."

"God King Zhang Wu Yue set up many suspected tombs. You have dug graves in the Yueluo Mausoleum, so you should know that many tombs are very hidden, and there are even tombs that move while alive."

"If it weren't for the many corroborations in the Lingyin Realm, I wouldn't have wanted to find a cenotaph hidden by a God King."

"I inferred from the book that this cenotaph is very likely within the territory of the Yi God Kingdom."

"However, I cannot infer the coordinates, nor do I know how long it has been since God King Zhang Wu Yue died."

"Many place names and locations mentioned in her book have become unrecognizable after multiple destructions."

"I sought Fairy Lianyin mainly to obtain some intelligence related to God King Zhang Wu Yue from her."

"I need extra clues to help me find that cenotaph."

After hearing Qing Qing Yu Zi finish, Zhao Xing couldn't help but be speechless.

Judging from the situation with the Space Incense Technique back then, Qing Qing Yu Zi and he eventually found the cenotaph and obtained the 【Key of Inheritance】 from it.

But at the beginning, when Qing Qing Yu Zi obtained this Lingyin Realm, what God King treasure—it was all completely illusory.

There were too many problems to solve!

Even now, objectively speaking, one might not necessarily get any clues from General Lianyin.

Yet Qing Qing Yu Zi dared to throw money and gamble on this illusory hope.

"Old Qing eventually succeeded, but he was also trapped inside God King Yu Heng's body. Judging from his description, there were others who obtained the Key of Inheritance."

"I don't know if he can be saved," Zhao Xing thought to himself.

He also didn't know why he hadn't gone in at the last moment, but instead left.

In any case, looking at the current situation, Qing Qing Yu Zi's final outcome was still unpredictable.

Entering might be easy, but coming out is difficult!

If Old Qing's situation was similar to General Penglai on the Universe Boat, then he would never be able to escape!

"Time is almost up." Qing Qing Yu Zi's brow suddenly moved. "There is already a handmaiden knocking at the door outside; we should go see General Lianyin."

"Hmm." Zhao Xing followed Qing Qing Yu Zi out of the Profound Black Ring.

On the way to see General Lianyin, Zhao Xing was somewhat absent-minded.

If Old Qing eventually faced the situation of General Penglai, this treasure-hunting journey was a mistake.

Then could he change his fate?

"Elder, Elder!"

Zhao Xing divided his mind to touch the World Core and entered his internal world.

On the Boundless Continent, Bowei was still staying in the World-Passing Gate in the courtyard and wouldn't come out.

"Elder, there is a matter of life and death!"

At this time, they were no longer in the God Machine City, and Zhao Xing felt that Bowei should respond to him.

Sure enough, after calling several times, Bowei finally walked out of the World-Passing Gate.

"Elder, you finally came out."

Bowei was dressed as a Fate Master at this time, but his expression was somewhat unpleasant:

"I already know what you want to ask. I told you long ago not to contact Qing Qing Yu Zi; why didn't you listen?"

"You two troublemakers getting together—this karma is so chaotic, it's simply fatal!"

Zhao Xing was stunned. Bowei knew what he wanted to ask?

"Then the answer is."

"The answer is no." Bowei shook his head: "It is a fact that Qing Qing Yu Zi is trapped, and the ending of the Space Incense Technique sent to you is predetermined."

"I won't close the loop, I'd rather suffer the backlash, can I not change it?"

Bowei laughed: "Letting you read more space-time books, it seems you have made no progress at all."

"Do you know what a closed loop is?"

"What you are conducting is not a closed loop in time, but a closed loop of fate!"

"Its ending is unique and predetermined."

Zhao Xing was stunned. A closed loop of fate?

"Although I don't know what the treasure is, or where he is trapped." Bowei said with a sneer: "But your subsequent treasure hunting will be exceptionally smooth."

"Extremely quickly guiding you to that ending."

"Of course, you pulling out will only result in some backlash, after all, you are not trapped."

"The Ring of Fate belongs to Qing Qing Yu Zi. In the closed-loop event, you only have a part of your fate line entangled with his luck ring."

"If I break away, what will happen to Qing Qing Yu Zi?" Zhao Xing asked.

"Qing Qing Yu Zi will still enter that place, only the backlash will be heavier." Bowei said indifferently.

"What will happen if it gets heavier?"

"Remember the situation where you were kicked out of the World-Passing Gate Tower?" Bowei said coldly. "That was the space-time backlash simulated by the World-Passing Gate Tower, merely the most trivial consequence simulated in theory."

"Even so, it consumed a lot of my World Spirit Value."

"The real situation is far more complex and dangerous."

"Assuming you don't complete the closed loop, Qing Qing Yu Zi will definitely die."

"So, stop saying such naive things about changing his fate." Bowei snorted coldly, "Now we can only see what the closed-loop point is like. If he can be saved, that's best; if he can't, then we can only blame his fate."

Zhao Xing communicated with Bowei in his internal world with his intent, while his body followed Qing Qing Yu Zi under the guidance of the handmaiden, arriving in a secluded garden.

In the center of the garden was a pavilion, which was the Lianyin Pavilion.

"Two Highnesses, Fairy Lianyin is waiting inside."

After the handmaiden finished speaking, she quietly retreated from the courtyard.

Zhao Xing and Qing Qing Yu Zi crossed the threshold and entered the interior of the pavilion.

Inside the pavilion, there was a world of its own.

Crossing one step, they arrived at a spacious banquet hall.

Inside were jade screens, emitting a faint divine light, with light and shadow interweaving into figures, demonstrating some ancient dances.

Beside the jade screen were treasure display cabinets, ranging from low to high rank. They weren't necessarily weapons, but all were ingenious objects. Zhao Xing had broadened his horizons in the God Machine City, but more than half of the things here were things he had never seen before.

The ceiling was a starry sky, with points of starlight hanging over two rockeries in the living room, the waterfall and starlight merging into one, like a galaxy.

After the galaxy passed through several karst caves, it collided with the mountain wall, actually forming a unique melody.

When Zhao Xing and the others approached, the flow rate of the river slowed down, and there were small bamboo rafts carrying food boxes, presenting them to the guests. Around them were small flowers and grasses, emitting fragrance, but not thick.

Everything here was very expensive, yet it didn't make people feel extravagant, and the details were very particular.

Zhao Xing and Qing Qing Yu Zi, these two Si Nong, could both taste some of the principles of harmony between man and the Great Dao of Nature.

However, both of them had seen the world, and soon moved their gazes away. At this time, General Lianyin also walked out from behind the screen just right.

"Greetings, two brothers, please take a seat."

"Greetings, Fairy Lianyin."

Zhao Xing and Qing Qing Yu Zi returned the greeting and sat down.

General Lianyin: "The layout inside the building cannot arouse the interest of the two brothers. If you don't mind, I would like to get straight to the point and ask the two of you to state your purpose."

The aliases of Qing Qing Yu Zi and Zhao Xing had long been reported, but at this time, General Lianyin didn't come to greet them politely again,

because she saw that Han Bing (Zhao Xing) and Tian Fan (Qing Qing Yu Zi) only wanted to achieve their goals quickly.

Qing Qing Yu Zi arched his hands: "Fairy is straightforward, so I will speak directly."

"I am very interested in the suspected tomb of God King Zhang Wu Yue in the Yellow World."

"However, I am not very familiar with this intelligence, so I would like to ask Fairy for guidance."

"If you were only interested in the suspected tomb, I think Brother Tian Fan wouldn't have gone to such trouble." General Lianyin smiled.

"But it is truly a coincidence; I just happened to receive some clues, and it just so happens to be related to her."

"And it is somewhat special; I think it can satisfy the curiosity of the two brothers."

This was obviously a pretext. General Lianyin must have a great force behind her, and she probably had been holding onto this intelligence for a long time!

Qing Qing Yu Zi and Zhao Xing were energized: "Oh, I wonder what level it is, and what is special about it?"

Zhang Wu Yue's suspected tombs had also been graded by people.

The highest level, of course, was the burial place of God King Zhang Wu Yue's corpse, the true tomb.

The second level was graded into seven star levels according to the difficulty of opening.

General Lianyin spread her hands, and an octagonal hexagram plate appeared.

"The possibility of it being seven-star level exceeds eighty percent."

"The special thing is that it is located inside a World-Passing Gate."

Hearing this, Zhao Xing was somewhat shocked.

Seven-star level, and inside a World-Passing Gate.

Could it be another Lingyin Tomb?

Could it be that they had found God King Yu Heng's cenotaph all at once?

Qing Qing Yu Zi waited calmly for General Lianyin's next words.

Because he saw that the thing General Lianyin gave was a Fate Box, which was usually used by Fate Masters to preserve deduction results.

Suspected tombs were usually not worth using a Fate Master to deduce, because they were meant to tempt tomb robbers, and there were only some mechanisms inside, with no treasures at all.

Since a Fate Master was used, why didn't General Lianyin and the people behind her go explore it themselves?

Sure enough, General Lianyin said again: "Its other special feature is that the location is relatively complex."

"The biggest difficulty is that it is difficult to locate, impossible to confirm coordinates, and very easy to get lost."

"And once you get lost, you are very likely to encounter all kinds of disasters."

"Its exploration difficulty is too great."

"Even a God General might not necessarily be able to ensure safety."

"The two brothers can carefully consider whether you want to see the remaining content of the fate plate."

Zhao Xing, upon hearing this, didn't know what to say.

Getting lost? Impossible to confirm coordinates?

For others, this might be a difficult matter, but for him, with panel positioning, it didn't count for anything at all!

Zhao Xing and Qing Qing Yu Zi looked at each other, then said: "We want it." *** **CHAPTER 578: Burial God Cave, Five Seasons Medicine Hall**