Chapter 35

The "Nine Springs Map" is much clearer than the "Trace Vein Guide Map," with the location and opening sequence of each spring marked in detail.

The four springs of the four limbs are naturally the earliest to open and the simplest.

It is written above:

"Top-tier talent must succeed after ten years of hard work."

"Medium-tier talent requires ten to thirty years."

……

The fifth spring is located at the "Central Pivot" of the back. The sixth spring is located at the "Chest Center" on the chest. The seventh spring is located at the "Hundred Meetings" on the top of the head.

Opening the seven springs, the whole body is connected, and one can try to impact a higher realm.

"Top-tier talent has hope for the seven springs after twenty years of hard work."

Seeing this, Li Youyi felt even more that the Jin Wu blood was extraordinarily precious; top-tier talent needs twenty years of hard work to have a chance to open the seven springs. How many years of cultivation time did he save?

No!

Magic martial cultivators in this world might start practicing martial arts and opening springs at the age of three. By his age, they have already practiced for fifteen or sixteen years.

Moreover, he can drink Jin Wu blood; don't the noble children of this world have precious blood medicines?

The Jin Wu blood is just filling in the fifteen or sixteen years of time he delayed, and it hasn't even been filled back yet.

Furthermore, this only refers to top-tier talent. It is written later that those with particularly outstanding talent can try to impact the eighth spring, the "Wind Mansion" at the back of the head, and the ninth spring, the "Ancestral Field" below the navel.

A mortal who successfully impacts the "Wind Mansion" can be called a hero, can suppress freak-species at the same realm, and catch up to pure immortal bodies.

A mortal who successfully impacts the "Ancestral Field" can be called a supreme being, which is a manifestation of an extreme physique, and its edge can overshadow pure immortal bodies.

Li Youyi was very excited; it turns out there is a way to catch up on the martial arts path. Although he is mediocre, it is not that he has no chance to challenge pure immortal bodies at the same realm. At this moment, his fighting spirit was incomparably vigorous.

Mortals are suppressed by freak-species at the same realm. They are suppressed across realms by pure immortal bodies of lower realms.

Li Youyi didn't want to live so stifled.

Wind Mansion, Ancestral Field...

……

But if mortals can impact the Wind Mansion and Ancestral Field, can't freak-species and pure immortal bodies also impact them?

At that time, wouldn't he still be suppressed?

Just as he was feeling uncomfortable, Li Youyi's ears moved. Hearing a strange sound, he hurriedly unfolded the ghost flag wrapping the Evil Camel Bell and covered it over the fire. The flames extinguished, leaving only thick smoke.

The entire room, the entire Burial Xianzhen, was completely shrouded in darkness.

"Da da!"

Dense footsteps entered the town.

More figures flew across the rooftops with light steps.

Li Youyi threw the "Nine Springs Outline" into the Evil Camel Bell, draped the ghost flag over himself to cover his aura, turned into a black shadow, jumped over the mud wall, changed houses several times in succession, and finally hid on a beam.

"I clearly saw firelight from afar, why did it disappear all of a sudden?"

"Search, search room by room."

……

The sound of kicking doors and chopping up debris rang out all around.

More than a dozen torches were lit.

There were dozens of Earth Wolf King Army soldiers who entered Burial Xianzhen, all carefully selected experts, each having opened at least two springs.

Half of them, led by Xing Wanxing, the tenth disciple of Shi Jiuzhai, hurried toward the northeast corner of the market.

There, a thousand-year-old apricot tree that seven or eight people could embrace grew, with dense branches and leaves and numerous roots.

Under the apricot tree, there was an ancient well with a diameter of over three zhang, surrounded by stone railings, with dozens of giant stone statues standing. In the faint water mist, it gave people an ancient feeling that was both virtual and real.

Torches surrounded the ancient well.

"Clatter!"

With the strenuous pulling of iron chains, the sound of water clattered, and a coffin made of silver material, as large as a house, was pulled up.

It was extremely heavy, and more than twenty freak-species magic martial cultivators with immense strength were pulling it with great difficulty.

Yesterday, a large number of experts from the Beast Li tribe came to the rescue, and the Earth Wolf King Army was forced to retreat. But this silver coffin was too heavy and too huge to be taken away, so it could only be hidden in the well first.

Xing Wanxing's eyes were excited; he saw yesterday that this coffin was extraordinary. Not to mention the unknown objects inside, the silver coffin itself was worth a fortune.

Big figures from those major sects and major clans must be very interested in such coffins from other realms.

Selling it for one hundred million silver coins would be easy.

A four-spring magic martial cultivator beside Xing Wanxing whispered: "Master Xing, why don't we quietly open this coffin and take the objects inside? Then, send it back..."

"Shut up! Once a coffin from another realm is opened, it won't be worth that much."

Hadn't Xing Wanxing been greedy?

It was really because experts could see at a glance whether a coffin from another realm had been opened.

Shi Jiuzhai was not easy to fool, and Xing Wanxing really didn't have the guts.

Furthermore, opening a blind coffin carries great risks.

It is possible that the objects inside are worthless, or even empty. It is also possible that a terrifying fierce object is sealed inside, and opening the coffin will kill many people.

Xing Wanxing had heard that a major clan in a giant city spent three hundred million silver coins to buy a coffin from another realm with precious material, but after opening it, it released an incomprehensible object, killing over a million people in the entire city and turning it into a forbidden dead city.

There are also legends that after opening a blind coffin, the dead body inside suddenly resurrected and killed all the openers before leaving.

Some coffins have traps and hidden weapons, some have poisonous objects and corpse insects...

If opening blind coffins were truly profitable without loss and had no risk, then coffins from other realms could not circulate in the market.

If salvaging, carrying, and opening coffins were not extremely perilous, how could the Nine Li tribe have dominated the top of this industrial chain?

Risk and profit are always directly proportional.

"Bang!"

Just as the giant silver coffin was pulled out of the ancient well, it was too heavy, and the hemp rope binding the coffin suddenly broke.

The coffin fell to the ground.

With a clatter, the coffin lid was shaken open and slid down by more than a foot.

Everyone was scared and retreated.

Xing Wanxing was about to explode with anger: "You guys, can't you be more careful... that is..."

In the gap where the coffin lid slid down, silver auspicious light sprayed out, releasing a rich exotic fragrance.

The mist shrouded among the surrounding houses instantly turned silver, as brilliant and mysterious as clouds in the Immortal Realm, and silver flowers condensed inside.

Xing Wanxing was instantly stunned, his eyes wide open.

This didn't look like a fierce coffin at all; it was definitely a treasure coffin with countless exotic treasures from other realms inside.

"Master Xing, it has nothing to do with us. The coffin nails had long been pried off, so the lid slid down after it fell. When the Cang Li tribe salvaged it from the Blood Sea, they likely opened it!" someone reported after checking.

The four-spring magic martial cultivator behind Xing Wanxing whispered again: "Since it's already opened a corner, why not see what's inside?"

Xing Wanxing calculated secretly: if there were truly rare treasures inside, why not take them and run away? Anyway, after such a change, sending the coffin back would still be suspected by Shi Jiuzhai.

After Xing Wanxing gave the order, the heavy silver coffin lid was lifted by several freak-species together.

The silver light radiating from the coffin was even more dazzling, illuminating half of Burial Xianzhen.

The silver flowers condensed in the mist became more and more numerous.

Inside the coffin lay a white silver giant skeleton eleven or twelve meters long, with the inside of the bones looking like a galaxy flowing, exceptionally brilliant. But apart from that, there was nothing else.

Xing Wanxing sighed, deeply disappointed.

This silver skeleton might have wonderful uses for some major cultivators, but for him, it was worthless.

"Perhaps the real treasures inside have already been taken by the Cang Li tribe," he thought to himself.

"Whoosh!"

Li Ling was like a breeze in the night, stepping on blue mist light marks, her slender and graceful figure floating down to a three-story roof not far from the ancient well.

She was originally following Li Youyi to Burial Xianzhen, but didn't expect an unexpected harvest.

Isn't this the group of Buddha-Crossing Thieves from yesterday?

Cold air surged from her eyes, and her jade hand took a gold silk insect bag from her waist and poured it out.

"Woo woo!"

Exotic insects the size of rice grains flew out in groups, like dense firefly light spots, surrounding the twenty or so thieves by the ancient well.

Hearing the dense sound of flapping wings, Xing Wanxing looked back, his face changing: "It's the Chi Fire Ladybug, don't let them touch you, scatter quickly."

Too late!

The first freak-species landed on by the Chi Fire Ladybug screamed miserably, his back instantly burned through, then spread, turning into a huge fireball.

Three breaths later, his huge body, over two meters tall, was burned to ashes.

The second, the third...

The Earth Wolf King Army soldiers burned one after another.

The screams and wails on the scene rose and fell, and it was a mess. Some fled into the distance, some jumped into the ancient well.

Li Youyi looked through the window gap at the slender young girl's figure on the roof in the distance and recognized her. He couldn't believe she would appear here.

Sensing being watched, Li Ling turned her head and glanced lightly at the desolate house where Li Youyi was hiding.

"Perception ability is so strong?"

Li Youyi hurriedly looked away, suddenly realizing that Li Ling's appearance here might be aimed at him.

Why?

At this moment, many thoughts floated in Li Youyi's mind.

Did the great favor turn into hatred? Or was the secret of the magic weapon he carried exposed?

Otherwise, why would she follow him secretly?

Something must have gone wrong somewhere.

(End of chapter)