Chapter 498: Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl: Combination-type Top-tier Secret Technique (Two-in-One)

This is a fire-red precious pearl, about the size of an infant's fist, faintly emitting a fire-red halo.

Upon seeing this pearl, Li Changsheng was stunned for a moment, then revealed a smile of wild joy, simply because it was the Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl.

Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl: A Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, containing the Fire Origin, capable of imprisoning flames within a certain range, the range depending on the rank of the Monster Tamer. Note: This item cannot restrict Fire-type Fairies above the Demon King level; it can be fused with the Wind-Calming Pearl, Water-Calming Pearl, and Earth-Calming Pearl.

In this way, apart from the Cangxuan Wind-Calming Pearl, Li Changsheng would be able to fuse them into a sharp weapon for the battlefield.

Li Changsheng did not care about the fusion; these four pearls were mainly materials for making an Imitation Demon Refining Pot. If he could also collect the Milaodingyuanzhu, Gold Essence, and Secret Silver, he could craft an Imitation Demon Refining Pot.

By that time, Li Changsheng believed his purification rate would see another significant increase, which also made him full of anticipation.

Wealth should not be flaunted; Li Changsheng put away the Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl immediately, otherwise, he feared Liu Xudong would fight him to the death.

Even if the function of the Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl was somewhat lackluster, it was, after all, a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade treasure, and its value was immeasurable.

Due to Li Changsheng's deterrence and precautions, no more petty people dared to come and "disturb" Li Changsheng's four teammates.

Compared to them, the Tiantai Sect and the Royal Academy had no Supreme Being sitting in command, so they became soft persimmons in the eyes of others, being invaded from time to time to have their treasures snatched.

At this moment, the Tiantai Sect leader, unable to bear the harassment, sent a voice transmission to Li Changsheng: "Brother Li, please lend us a helping hand. You may copy any books, Secret Techniques, and Monster Taming Arts we obtain!"

Li Changsheng pondered for a moment; to be precise, he was checking the Tiantai Sect's harvest.

The four Heavenly Prides of the Tiantai Sect had suppressed a total of three treasures, one of which was an Inheritance Jade Slip.

"Very well!"

Although the two sides had a mutually beneficial relationship, the Tiantai Sect had helped him before after all, so Li Changsheng agreed and began helping the Tiantai Sect drive away the petty individuals.

Forced by Li Changsheng's dominance, those Heavenly Prides who had designs on the Tiantai Sect had to retreat to the side, daring to be angry but not daring to speak.

On the other side, after Dou Yuanbiao finished collecting his treasures, he likewise helped the Royal Academy overcome their difficulties.

While they were wearing down the power of the treasures, Li Changsheng tried to pry up a floor tile, only to discover that the entire main hall was connected into one piece by some kind of Restriction, making it impossible to pry open.

Li Changsheng tried a few times, barely managing to remove one floor tile, but he did not continue trying and chose to give up directly.

The effort and the harvest were not proportional; there was no need to expend too much mental energy for a few low-grade materials.

Not long after, all the treasures were collected.

"A total of 6 treasures flew out of the palace!"

Li Changsheng could not help but feel a bit regretful; he had originally wanted to use the Mental Parasitism Secret Technique to lock onto the treasures flying out, but to his surprise, it had no effect.

In this way, these 6 treasures could only wait for those destined to find them, or perhaps be obtained by Heavenly Prides with good luck.

Li Changsheng calculated that the five major forces had obtained a total of 30 treasures, among which the Yuanling Academy obtained 12, undoubtedly the one with the largest harvest among the five major forces.

Among them, Li Changsheng obtained seven, Luo Jing two, and the other three teammates one each.

As for the other forces, the Tiantai Sect had three, the Royal Academy two, the Langya Liu Clan six, and the Imperial Family seven.

Among them, Dou Yuanbiao supported the Royal Academy too late, causing the Royal Academy's harvest to be even less than the Tiantai Sect's.

Under these circumstances, there was a trend of swords being drawn between the five major forces again; Dou Yuanbiao and Liu Xuguang looked at the Yuanling Academy camp from time to time, their eyes flickering uncertainly.

There was no help for it; the combined harvest of the Imperial Family and the Langya Liu Clan was only slightly more than that of the Yuanling Academy.

The Tiantai Sect leader pondered for a moment, discussed it with the other Tiantai Sect disciples, and finally stood on the side of the Yuanling Academy.

The Tiantai Sect was weak; the best way to protect their treasures was to cling to a strong thigh.

At this time, Liu Xudong sent a voice transmission to Dou Yuanbiao: "Brother Dou, do you have no thoughts on this?"

Dou Yuanbiao was somewhat tempted, but upon thinking of Li Changsheng's strength, he shook his head and said: "Our harvest is not small either, why must we resort to arms."

He had no need to take this risk, especially a life-threatening one. On the surface, if he and Liu Xudong joined forces, their stated strength would certainly exceed Li Changsheng's, but the two had different agendas and guarded against each other, so they could not exert their full strength at all, and might not even be able to defeat the other side.

No matter how one looked at it, this was not a good idea. To take a step back, even if they defeated Li Changsheng, the prerequisite was that they had to be able to keep him there.

Dou Yuanbiao was not stupid; he did not want to have an extra strong enemy in the future, especially a top-tier Heavenly Pride like Li Changsheng.

"I believe you, you ghost!"

Liu Xudong complained internally, but he could only suppress his inner thoughts. Besides, he was just testing the waters; whether it succeeded or not did not matter much. The most important thing was the task the clan had solemnly entrusted to him.

"Let's go!"

Not far away, following Li Changsheng's order, the people from the Yuanling Academy and the Tiantai Sect slowly departed.

From beginning to end, the Heavenly Prides of the other three major forces made no unusual moves.

When hearts are not united, how can things be accomplished?

Soon, the Imperial Family, the Langya Liu Clan, and the Royal Academy also left the Fire Crystal Palace one after another.

After leaving the Fire Crystal Palace, Li Changsheng and the others conducted a forced march, riding their Demon Pets for dozens of miles before stopping.

The Tiantai Sect leader kept his promise and handed the Inheritance Jade Slip to Li Changsheng for copying.

The Mental Power of a Fourth-rank Demon Tamer had undergone a transformation and possessed the ability to record Inheritance Jade Slips.

Li Changsheng took out a blank Jade Slip and poured his Mental Power into it. The two Jade Slips floated up, finally sticking together and emitting an inexplicable fluctuation.

Soon, the recording was finished, the two Jade Slips fell, and Li Changsheng handed the original Inheritance Jade Slip back to the Tiantai Sect leader.

"Brother Li, we will be heading back first. If you ever come to the Tiantai Sect, you must look for me. We shall meet again!"

The Tiantai Sect leader bowed solemnly and left with the three Tiantai Sect disciples.

After they left, Li Changsheng and the others began to check their harvest.

Li Changsheng was the first to check the copied Inheritance Jade Slip. Images and scenes flooded into his mind frantically, and soon Li Changsheng received them all.

In the span of a few breaths, Li Changsheng opened his eyes, a hint of joy appearing in them.

This Jade Slip recorded an Advanced Monster Taming Art named "Big Dipper Monster Taming Art". From its name, one could see that it belonged to the same star-type Monster Taming Art category as the "Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art".

The most critical point was that both were parts of the "Zhou Tian Star Dou Monster Taming Art".

Only by cultivating the "Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art" to perfection could one cultivate the "Big Dipper Monster Taming Art". Li Changsheng was still a long way from perfection, but Ning Bizhen had already opened 27 Star Apertures, so presumably, she would be able to cultivate this "Big Dipper Monster Taming Art" before long.

Of course, wanting to collect the complete "Zhou Tian Star Dou Monster Taming Art" was a long and arduous journey.

"Fortunately, I helped the Tiantai Sect back then, otherwise I would have really missed out on this Monster Taming Art!"

Li Changsheng thought to himself and began to check the six unknown treasures other than the Cangxuan Fire-Calming Pearl; they were a jade book, a paper book, an Inheritance Jade Slip, a jade pendant, a jade box, and a pair of spiral-shaped treasures.

Among these six treasures, Li Zhangsheng first took out a palm-sized jade box, which was filled with silver sand that was emitting tiny specks of silver light.

"Starlight Power!"

Li Zhangsheng instantly recognized the essence of the silver light; it was the Starlight Power he was most familiar with.

Judging by the size, color, and Starlight Power of the sand, Li Zhangsheng immediately identified its name and effects.

This was a box of Dazzling Star Sand, a precious material; if a certain amount of Dazzling Star Sand were added to armor, it would gain the ability to form a Starlight Power barrier; if added to a weapon, once it wounded an enemy, a surge of Starlight Power would erode the opponent's Consciousness Sea.

This box of Dazzling Star Sand was only enough to be added to one weapon or piece of armor, and Li Zhangsheng decided to use it on the Black Gold Dragon Spear to further enhance its lethality.

After putting away the Dazzling Star Sand, Li Zhangsheng took out the pair of conch-shaped treasures; these were two golden conches, one large and one small, with the larger one being the size of an adult's palm and the smaller one half that size, looking very much like the whelks found in the sea.

This item was quite peculiar, and after observing it carefully for a while, Li Zhangsheng still did not recognize it, so he had to identify it by consulting books.

Not long after, in a rather obscure book on treasures, Li Zhangsheng finally found his target.

Mother-Child Golden Conch: Strange Treasure; one party holds the Mother Conch and the other holds the Child Conch, allowing communication even if separated by ten thousand miles. Note: Communication is impossible if not on the same plane.

Simply put, this was equivalent to a pair of mobile phones, only they required no signal, no battery, and no call charges to talk anytime, anywhere.

"Good stuff!"

Li Zhangsheng sighed with emotion; with this pair of Mother-Child Golden Conches, he and Ning Bizhen could communicate at any time, and if they encountered danger, they could inform each other in time.

The next item was a jade pendant to be worn around the neck, green on the outside and blue on the inside, half the size of an adult's palm; compared to those "flashy and gaudy" treasures, this jade pendant had nothing peculiar about it, giving one a plain and unremarkable feeling.

However, the moment Li Zhangsheng touched this jade pendant, he felt a chill surge into his heart, and his mind instantly became clear.

"Qingxin Ninghen effect!"

Li Zhangsheng thought to himself, as for whether the jade pendant had other effects, he would have to flip through books to find out.

Unfortunately, Li Zhangsheng flipped through all the books he carried with him and found no information on this jade pendant.

This was unavoidable; unlike Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, there were simply too many Strange Treasures, and only those famous ones were recorded in books.

Li Zhangsheng tested it for a while but did not discover any other effects; it was possible that this jade pendant only had the Qingxin Ninghen effect, or perhaps Li Zhangsheng had failed to test it out, though that was unlikely.

Because from the feedback of his Mental Power, this jade pendant was only at the Heavenly Essence Grade, and it was highly likely that it only had the single Qingxin Ninghen effect.

Thus, Li Zhangsheng decided to give this jade pendant to Ning Bizhen; after all, the jade pendant's effect overlapped with the Qingxin Soul-Suppressing Bell, and he had no use for it at all.

After taking stock of these three treasures, the main event followed: the Inheritance Jade Slip, the paper book, and the jade book.

If Flame King Di Zhiyi had truly left behind an inheritance, it was likely among these items.

There were a total of eight items including the thirty-six Tiangang Guiyuanzhu, jade slips, and book-type treasures; Li Zhangsheng obtained three, copied one from the Tiantai Sect, and Dou Yuanbiao and Liu Xudong each obtained two.

Just like Li Zhangsheng, in the first round, Dou Yuanbiao and Liu Xudong had also chosen knowledge.

Li Zhangsheng first took out the thin paper book, which had only about ten pages or so.

The book was full of text, symbols, and diagrams; Li Zhangsheng browsed through it quickly and discovered that it recorded a special Restriction called the Bloodline Divine Prohibition.

As the name suggested, the function of the Bloodline Divine Prohibition was to test family bloodlines, preventing those with ill intentions from infiltrating the family—for example, the famous "civet cat replaces the crown prince"—and once a clansman whose bloodline was not their own was discovered, it would emit a sharp sound.

Additionally, the Bloodline Divine Prohibition had a high compatibility with other Restrictions and could be set up in Important Areas of the family such as the Treasure Pavilion or the Library Pavilion.

"I wonder how many people the family will catch."

Li Zhangsheng shook his head; this thing was of no use to him and could only be contributed to the family.

The Yuan Province Li Clan had hundreds of members; perhaps there were spies from enemy families mixed in, or women cheating on their husbands—who knew.

At this moment, Li Zhangsheng took out the Inheritance Jade Slip and immersed his Mental Power into it.

"Huh!"

Li Zhangsheng let out an unconscious exclamation of surprise; his head felt slightly swollen, but it was clearly within his tolerance, and such a situation had not occurred when he had just accepted the contents of the Big Dipper Monster Taming Art.

Five minutes later, Li Zhangsheng opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

This time it was a Top-tier Secret Technique!

Heavenly Vision Secret Technique: One of the top-tier combination Secret Techniques, it significantly enhances human vision; within ten miles, one can distinguish insects and even see through obstacles, with the visual range and duration depending on the Monster Tamer's rank.

Heavenly Vision and Earthly Hearing was a famous top-tier combination Secret Technique in this world, but Li Zhangsheng had only obtained the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, missing the Earthly Hearing Secret Technique.

Even so, this Secret Technique still ranked among the top-tier; if combined with the Earthly Hearing Secret Technique, the effect would be even better.

With Li Zhangsheng's Fourth-rank Monster Tamer cultivation, once he activated the Heavenly Vision Secret Technique, he could maintain it for roughly half an hour, and his visual range might reach a hundred miles—the effect was top-notch.

Following the Soul Grafting Secret Technique, Li Zhangsheng had obtained his second top-tier Secret Technique, and its practicality was naturally far superior to the former.

There was no helping it; the limitations of the Soul Grafting Secret Technique were too great.

Li Zhangsheng suppressed the excitement in his heart and impatiently opened the final jade book.

This jade book was made of Preaching Jade; not to mention its contents, the value of the Preaching Jade alone was no less than one or two Heavenly Essence Grade Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, let alone the contents within.

The knowledge recorded in this jade book must be extremely important, otherwise, it could not have been treated with such caution.

If there truly was an inheritance from Flame King Di Zhiyi, Li Zhangsheng believed it was most likely recorded in this jade book.

However, when Li Zhangsheng opened this book, the jade book flashed with dazzling, colorful light, and twisted, complex characters floated out from the book, crazily pouring into Li Zhangsheng's Indang acupoint.

(End of chapter)