Chapter 532

It was the treasure map he obtained when he wiped out the mountain stronghold.

The moment Daoist Daoist Zhuqing saw the map, her pupils suddenly contracted, and her breathing became a bit rapid.

She almost rushed forward, carefully identifying the tear marks, color, material on the edge of the remnant skin, and the almost blurred brushstrokes on it that were of the same source as the three maps she had.

"This... this is..."

Daoist Daoist Zhuqing's voice carried irrepressible excitement and trembling, and she suddenly raised her head to look at Chen Mu, her eyes full of unbelievable ecstasy.

"Young Master Chen! This, this is the missing fourth 'Four Seasons Animal Skin' map! Although it is broken, looking at the tear marks and the remaining patterns, it is absolutely correct! God! It is actually in your hands! This is really... really God's will! Great!"

Ning Ning Zhixi was also stunned, looking at the three relatively complete maps in Daoist Daoist Zhuqing's hands, then at the inconspicuous remnant map in Chen Mu's hands, and then at Daoist Daoist Zhuqing's expression that was almost out of control with excitement, and understood instantly.

The last missing piece of the puzzle was actually always with Chen Mu.

This coincidence was simply like fate's arrangement.

"Senior Brother Chen, you... when did you get this?" Ning Ning Zhixi asked happily.

"Obtained by chance." Chen Mu said indifferently, handing out the remnant map in his hand.

Daoist Daoist Zhuqing took the remnant map with trembling hands, carefully, and pieced it together with the three maps in her hands.

The torn edges fit perfectly.

Material, color, patterns, perfectly connected.

Although the remnant map was severely damaged, the crucial connecting part located in the blank area in the center of the three maps happened to be on this remnant map.

Four maps in one, a complete, detailed ancient map marked with countless mountains, rivers, dangerous places, and restrictions was presented before the three of them.

However, although the map was complete, there was no indication of the specific location.

Daoist Daoist Zhuqing tried to inject true qi, but the map had no reaction.

"The map is complete, but it seems to be missing the method of stimulation..." Daoist Daoist Zhuqing frowned.

"I know the method of stimulation."

Chen Mu's gaze condensed slightly, and he stepped forward, standing in front of the four pieced-together maps.

He did not touch the map, but slowly raised his right hand, his five fingers spread, facing the four animal skin maps floating on the "metal soil."

Shoo shoo shoo~

The sound of breaking wind sounded.

Four wisps of heaven and earth power immediately gathered from the void, turning into four spiritual lights as thin as hair, yet condensed to the extreme.

"Go." Chen Mu's mind moved.

The four wisps of spiritual light, as if possessing life, sank into the four corners of the pieced-together map respectively—

There, it happened to be the "season" direction represented by each of the four original animal skin maps!

Green into the east (spring), red into the south (summer), gold into the west (autumn), black into the north (winter).

Hum~

The four ancient animal skin maps, the moment the four wisps of heaven and earth spiritual light corresponding to the seasons were injected, suddenly erupted with dazzling four-colored brilliance.

The brilliance flowed, and the map itself became semi-transparent in the next moment, as if it had turned into four crystal-clear crystal thin slices.

Immediately after, in the shocked eyes of Daoist Daoist Zhuqing and Ning Ning Zhixi, the four semi-transparent maps actually ignored physical obstacles and began to slowly approach, overlap, and then perfectly merge together!

Finally, it turned into a complete animal skin map that was thicker than any of the previous ones, flowing with four-colored halos all over, and exuding an ancient and vast aura.

Hum—

On the merged complete map, light and shadow changed, and a phantom of a huge, majestic, and magnificent palace group was projected out of thin air, floating in mid-air.

The palace group was divided into four distinct areas, with different architectural styles, or full of vitality, full of greenery, this is the Spring Palace.

Or raging fire, golden and brilliant, this is the Summer Palace.

Or falling leaves rustling, gold and iron horses, this is the Autumn Palace.

Or ice-sealed for thousands of miles, silver-clad, this is the Winter Palace.

The four areas intersected with each other, but were harmonious and unified, forming a complete, continuously slowly rotating three-dimensional phantom, exuding an indescribable vastness and mystery.

The phantom lasted for about ten breaths, as if showing the magnificence of the inheritance cave mansion to the destined person.

Afterwards, the phantom slowly dissipated, turning into dots of four-colored light rain, re-submerging into the complete animal skin map below.

The map returned to its original state, lying quietly on the ground.

But in the upper left corner of the map, a complex circular pattern about the size of a copper coin, interwoven with four colors of green, red, gold, and black, which had not existed before, clearly emerged.

Ning Ning Zhixi hurriedly stepped forward, carefully identifying the location of the four-colored pattern on the map, and comparing it with the surrounding terrain, mountain trends, and river markings.

"This is..."

She looked for a moment, a realization flashed in her eyes, and she raised her head, her tone carrying a hint of unbelievable surprise, "The junction of Sword South Path and Han South Path? Looking at this terrain, it is deep in a mountain range called 'Changlong Mountain Range', and the four-colored mark specifically points to a valley hidden very deep."

"Junction of Sword South Path and Han South Path? Changlong Mountain Range?"

Daoist Daoist Zhuqing also leaned in to check, a look of relief and joy on her face, "So that's it. No wonder the maps collected by my Heavenly Heart Temple's predecessors mostly pointed to the southwest and southern regions, and even thought it was in the further southern Flowing Fire Wasteland, but I didn't expect the true entrance to be in the junction mountain range further east."

"This layout is really clever, false and true. Looking at this map marking, the valley where the entrance is located is extremely hidden, and it is highly likely to be covered by a natural maze. Without this map as a guide, even if you know the general direction, you will never find it."

Chen Mu also glanced at the map and nodded slightly.

This coincided with some of his previous guesses.

The final entrance of the "Four Seasons Secret Treasury" was chosen in the Changlong Mountain Range, which is relatively ordinary, but because of the intersection of the two worlds, complex terrain, and natural fog coverage, it is easier to hide.

Other clues are probably just decoys to confuse people.

"In terms of time, Frost Descent is in the latter half of September."

Chen Mu calculated, "From here back to the junction of Han South Path and Sword South Path, entering the Changlong Mountain Range, and finding the hidden valley indicated, there is enough time. Even, we can arrive early, explore the environment, and make some preparations."

"Exactly!"

Daoist Daoist Zhuqing said happily, "With the complete map as a guide, there should be no problem finding the entrance valley. We just need to arrive there on the day of Frost Descent and open the secret treasury with the Key of the Four Seasons!"

Ning Ning Zhixi also completely let go of her heart, and a smile bloomed on her face again.

The situation turned around, the road was bright, the missing map was actually in Chen Mu's hands, the final location was also clear, and the road ahead suddenly became clear.

Chen Mu raised his hand, grabbed through the air, and the complete map on the ground flew up lightly and fell into his hand.

The map was slightly heavy in his hand, the material was special, and the four-colored pattern on it was clearly visible.

"Let's go."

Chen Mu put away the map and turned to look east.

"Back to Han South Path."