Chapter 132: Soul Nurturing Wooden Puppet

132. Chapter 132 Soul Nurturing Wooden Puppet

Although the oil lamp was lit, the surroundings still remained dim, still very dark.

Li Xuan paid no mind, continued forward, walking toward the Killing Treasure Vault.

After walking dozens of steps, Li Xuan suddenly felt the temperature around him drop lower and lower. After another dozens of steps, the temperature was already extremely low, as if he had entered a frozen warehouse. Li Xuan felt his limbs begin to stiffen. He glanced around, and unconsciously the walls began to form ice frost.

"What is going on?" Li Xuan raised an eyebrow, glanced around, and a wisp of cold air was released.

Li Xuan's mind shifted, and Burning Heart Divine Flame appeared on his body surface, while Filthy Flame covered his interior.

The temperature began to gradually warm, but the scorching heat did not melt the frost on the walls.

Li Xuan suddenly stopped emitting flame; his powerful soul made his five senses even sharper.

Something is wrong here! The frost shouldn't be able to resist the high temperature of Burning Heart Divine Flame.

Li Xuan glanced at the surrounding environment, slowly closed his eyes, and let Burning Heart Divine Flame and Filthy Flame enter his body, beginning to examine his own body.

Sure enough, his body was already filled with Blood Mist; the Blood Mist in the Killing Treasure Vault was more bizarre and domineering than the Blood Mist outside.

It could infiltrate his body without his noticing! Truly terrifying! And it's because he cleans the poisonous Blood Mist in his body every day; otherwise, if the Blood Mist here combined with the Blood Mist outside, Li Xuan's hallucinations would become even more dreadful.

If that were the case, Li Xuan might be roasted to death by his own flame within the illusion.

Li Xuan let out a cold snort; the Burning Heart Divine Flame cleansed the toxins in his body.

When Li Xuan opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in the hall, the floor covered with countless white bones, and many bones scattered along the road behind him.

It seemed many people had reached here, but all perished in the environment.

Looking at the spacious yet somewhat dim hall before him, Li Xuan nervously surveyed the surroundings; the Blood Mist posed a great threat to him, and he became even more vigilant toward the Killing Treasure Vault.

"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the Killing Treasure Vault's trial. The Killing Treasure Vault will now be fully open to you, but it has been ages, so there should be nothing useful inside. The puppet before you is the only usable treasure in the Killing Treasure Vault; take it and leave." A hoarse, weak voice sounded again, its tone very flat.

"You've stayed here too long; that's so foolish. Although the puppet is only a few dozen meters away, I could tell at a glance what it is, and I know your soul is inside it." Li Xuan's mouth twitched slightly upward as he stepped back.

The puppet before him was crafted from the legendary Soul Nurturing Wood, a top-tier Heavenly Material Earth Treasure, possessing a single ability: it can...

Nurture souls!

The souls of the dead can parasitize the Soul Nurturing Wood, and the souls within the Soul Nurturing Wood are nourished by it, continuously growing stronger.

The surface of a Soul Nurturing Wood that harbors a soul will coagulate black patterns; the stronger the soul's nourishment, the darker the pattern.

Li Xuan just observed that the patterns on the puppet were as black as ink; this soul has dwelled in the Soul Nurturing Wood for at least ten thousand years! In other words, no one has touched this piece of Soul Nurturing Wood in ten thousand years.

Of course, the Soul Nurturing Wood is not without flaws; although it can nourish souls, it often becomes a prison for them. If no one touches the Soul Nurturing Wood, the trapped souls cannot leave.

Therefore Li Xuan did not immediately enter the space of the Palm Heaven Bottle; he chose clearly that this thing's threat is minimal, provided he does not touch it.

"You... how do you know the Soul Tree's properties!" The hoarse voice was no longer weak, its tone filled with anger and frenzy.

"Soul Tree? Fine, it's a decent name. Alright, I'm done playing with you; I'm going to wander around here. You stay here safely until I return." Li Xuan gave a slight smile, took out several iron rods and a bundle of fire line, and created a Burning Heart Divine Flame fire cage near the Soul Nurturing Wooden Puppet, trapping the puppet inside. Even if it moved, the moment it did, it would be instantly burned to ash.

"You can't do that; I'll be burned to death!" The hoarse voice shouted anxiously at Li Xuan.

Li Xuan ignored the voice and continued setting up the fire formation. Although the Soul Nurturing Wood still had great use, it required time to handle, so Li Xuan decided to first see what the Killing Treasure Vault actually contained, and then deal with the Soul Nurturing Wooden Puppet.

After arranging the fire formation in the hall, he headed straight into the Killing Treasure Vault.

The first-floor hall of the Killing Treasure Vault was enormous, with a passage on each side extending into its interior; Li Xuan casually chose a passage and walked in.

The passage was short, but both sides were sealed wooden doors, and with a gentle push the doors shattered to the ground.

Li Xuan took out a Starfire Fruit, infused it with soul power, and tossed it in.

The room was small, containing only a few wooden racks; it seemed there was no danger.

Li Xuan carefully entered the room.

Marked wooden plaques hung on the racks.

"30,000-year Golden Pool Cicada Molt"

"10,000-year Golden Rhino Horn"

"5,000-year Water Dragon Reverse Scale"

…

This room was filled entirely with materials from precious soul beasts, but no one had been here for ten thousand years, and these materials had long become unusable.

A light touch turned them into powder.

Li Xuan looked at the plaque on the rack with a hint of regret.

He had ultimately missed this heavenly wealth.

Li Xuan let out a sigh of disappointment.

But at that moment, Li Xuan suddenly noticed a small pile of ore stacked in the corner.

These ores had endured ages yet would not change.

Li Xuan hurriedly took out a box, began loading the ores, preparing to take them away.

Next, Li Xuan began inspecting each room one by one, taking away everything still usable.

After seven or eight hours, Li Xuan finally surveyed all three hundred plus rooms on the first floor, finding only tens of thousands of jin of various ores.

Although it was only ore, the ores collected by the City of Slaughter were never of low quality; each type was of excellent quality.

Li Xuan did not hold back, packing them all to take away.

The remaining items were basically unusable.

Li Xuan checked once more, confirming nothing was left on the first floor, then returned to the hall, preparing to go up to the Second Floor.

From the outside, the Killing Treasure Vault appeared to have at least four levels; the higher the level, the more precious the treasures inside. (End of chapter)