Chapter 100: Counting the Harvest, Opening the Immortal Treasure (Please Subscribe)

The Ghost Gui Ming Jiao was destroyed, and everyone was overjoyed.

A tumor in Qinghe had been removed.

Upon review, it was only then known that the person who had informed them earlier was actually the Zeng incense master of the Blood Tiger Gang. When they wanted to find him, they discovered that all clues had been wiped clean, as if he had evaporated from the human world.

In the end, the Prefect heard about this matter.

He made a final judgment:

"To know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue; let's give him a chance to start over as a human."

Zeng Jiang had done it very cleanly, wiping away almost all clues; clearly, it had been premeditated.

Since the big figures had spoken, naturally no one was willing to spend the effort to continue the investigation.

And so, the matter was left unsettled.

A few days later, Jiang Linxian led the Huaqing Sect group and left Qinghe.

Liu Tong followed them as well.

Actually, according to the rules of the Huaqing Sect, he still had one month to handle family affairs before going to report.

But after Li Rui's guidance.

He felt he couldn't miss this opportunity to befriend Jiang Linxian. Even if he couldn't climb up to the big Buddha that was Jiang Linxian, chatting more with the senior sisters was also a good thing.

And so, he followed along happily.

Qinghe Branch Headquarters.

Li Residence.

Li Rui changed out of his blood-stained clothes and put on a clean set. He took out all the items in his pockets.

Aside from some bottles and jars containing elixirs.

The most eye-catching thing, without a doubt, was a silver key found on Gongyang Han.

It looked unremarkable on the surface.

Carrying a key with you is the most normal thing.

But from Li Rui's Spirit Eye perspective, it was completely different.

This key was actually forged from Spirit Iron.

What kind of thing would need a key forged from Spirit Iron to open?

Judging by the size of this key, it shouldn't be a key for a main gate, but for some small object... say, a box.

Li Rui's heart pounded wildly.

He already had a faint guess.

This key looked extremely compatible with the small wooden box he had obtained from Su Xuan.

He suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Li Rui didn't foolishly run out of the city to dig up the small wooden box at the first opportunity.

The main force of the Ghost Gui Ming Jiao had been wiped out.

But there were still a small number of remnants; who could say for sure?

Ten days later.

On a day as normal as could be, Li Rui walked out of the Qinghe branch headquarters with a calm demeanor.

He strolled out of the city.

On the way out of the city, he even drank tea at a tea stall for quite a while.

Everything was disguised like an old man who happened to be taking a walk outside the city.

Anti-tracking had already become his habit.

Finally, he arrived at the location Yang Yong had mentioned.

A crooked-neck tree.

He glanced at the soil under the tree; it was all old soil, with no signs of being turned over.

Li Rui let out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, there was no abstract plot where local mountain folk accidentally discovered the treasure; if the person who took the treasure happened to be surnamed Ye or Ji, he wouldn't plan on taking it back.

He pulled out his blade to use as a hoe.

In a few quick strokes, the soil to the west of the crooked-neck tree was all dug open.

An exquisite small wooden box appeared before Li Rui's eyes.

He brushed away the soil and held the small wooden box.

He first examined the keyhole in the middle of the small wooden box for a few moments.

"It's a match."

Only then did Li Rui take the silver key from his bosom and carefully insert it into the keyhole.

It went in slowly, fitting perfectly.

Seeing the key had reached the bottom, he gave his wrist a light twist, only to hear a click, followed by the sound of gears turning.

"It's done!"

A flash of joy crossed his eyes.

The mechanism of the small wooden box was extremely ingenious; he didn't even need to do it himself, as the lid of the small wooden box slowly lifted on its own.

Coming into view was something crystal clear, looking like flesh yet not flesh, quietly placed in the small wooden box.

"This is..."

Li Rui looked very carefully.

For something that could make Gongyang Han spare no cost to assassinate Tang Sheng, and even specifically separate the key and the small wooden box, it clearly couldn't be an ordinary object.

He thought carefully.

"If it's the Red-Refining Woman's item, why put the key on Gongyang Han?"

According to rumors from the outside world.

The relationship between the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother's three disciples didn't seem very good.

"If it's not the Red-Refining Woman's item, it looks more like they were keeping it for someone else!"

A bolt of lightning flashed through Li Rui's mind, and his pupils widened slightly.

Someone who could make the Red-Refining Woman willingly keep something, and then have the key placed on Gongyang Han.

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The answer was about to emerge.

It could only be the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother.

If it were an ordinary item, the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother would keep it herself, which would be safer; why go to such great lengths to put it on her disciples?

"This thing is a hot potato, and it's already been targeted."

Li Rui reasoned.

"Someone who could make even the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother wary... naturally, it could only be Jiang Linxian."

"What could Jiang Linxian possibly want from the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother? It could only be an Immortal Treasure!"

Li Rui gasped.

He was startled by his own deduction.

Immortal Treasure!

That was a treasure that had made Jiang Linxian pursue the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother for hundreds of miles; just hearing the name, one knew it wasn't simple.

And now, it had accidentally fallen into his hands.

Although Li Rui had lived for so many years and had seen plenty of storms.

His heart was still pounding at this moment.

"According to the rumors, Jiang Linxian clearly already obtained the Immortal Treasure."

"Doesn't that mean the Ten Thousand Ghost Mother actually split the Immortal Treasure into two, or even more parts!"

No need to think about the others; they had likely already been taken by Jiang Linxian.

And the one in his hand was the one that had slipped through the net!

Li Rui examined this "Immortal Treasure" carefully for a long time again.

Have you seen Tai Sui?

It looked similar to that thing, like fatty meat, but also like some kind of fungus.

The next instant.

Li Rui suddenly widened his eyes.

An object he had seen in ancient books gradually overlapped with the thing before him.

"It's a Spirit Guide!"

He hadn't expected that the Immortal Treasure the world had been talking about was actually a Spirit Guide capable of opening the second form.

In rumors, the Spirit Guide itself was an object from the immortal family that had fallen into the mortal world, having the same effect as an Immortal Treasure.

The preciousness of the Spirit Guide was beyond doubt.

Otherwise, it wouldn't have made Jiang Linxian run around for it.

Outsiders didn't know the truth; perhaps after the rumors were passed around too much, it gradually turned into an Immortal Treasure.

He had both the positive and negative forms complete.

It was the perfect constitution to take the Spirit Guide and open the second form.

A person carrying two form fates doesn't mean they can open two forms; most people can only choose one. If the two forms are compatible, they can promote each other, but if they clash, it becomes a wasted form.

Originally, Li Rui had already made plans.

To practice the Dragon Form first.

After all, the Immortal Form Qi-Walking Map was too rare; he might not find it in this lifetime.

It would be better to settle for the next best thing.

Besides, the Dragon Form was already extraordinary enough.

Being human, one shouldn't be too greedy.

But he never expected the Spirit Guide to just jump into his hands so lively and prettily.

"I really should thank that pair of senior and junior siblings."

If it weren't for Su Xuan and Gongyang Han cooperating so well, he really wouldn't have had the chance to obtain the Spirit Guide.

"Children make choices; adults naturally want it all!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 101 =====