Chapter 556: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure—Milaodingyuanzhu (Second Update, seeking votes)

Luo Jingfei took the lead in walking toward the entrance of the cave dwelling. This was a massive gate carved entirely from black crystal, and hanging above its lintel was a black plaque with the three large characters "Yongsheng Pavilion" written in seal script.

"Heh, what an arrogant claim!"

Seeing the name of the cave dwelling, Luo Jingfei could not help but sneer. The owner of the dwelling was not just ordinarily arrogant to actually name their dwelling Yongsheng Pavilion.

Even Emperors and Kings would not dare claim they could achieve eternal life. For a Monster Tamer who was likely not even a King to dare take such a name was truly laughable.

Such arrogant behavior was truly displeasing.

Although almost everyone yearned for eternal life, from ancient times to the present, no one had ever achieved it; at most, one could only achieve long life.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen followed silently behind Luo Jingfei. The gate of Yongsheng Pavilion was in an open state, so the three of them could be said to have entered without obstruction.

At the first opportunity, Luo Jingfei picked up the pearl that had fallen on the ground.

This pearl was quite miraculous; every second or two, it would manifest a different color. Li Changsheng counted them silently, totaling ten colors, corresponding to the ten conventional attributes.

From the feeling of it, this pearl was somewhat similar to the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl, yet it had obvious differences.

This pearl could gather ten types of energy within a certain range, a range far exceeding that of the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl, yet it did not possess the space to store energy like the Yuanhe Ten-Color Pearl.

Seeing the appearance and general effects of this pearl, Li Changsheng's heart instantly became excited.

Milaodingyuanzhu!

That's right, it was the core material for the Imitation Demon Refining Pot—the Milaodingyuanzhu.

Milaodingyuanzhu: Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure, can automatically adsorb stray energy within a range of one thousand meters and possesses the effect of temporarily fusing energy. Note: Do not swallow, otherwise the adsorbed energy will blow you up alive!

This was the Milaodingyuanzhu. It was precisely because it possessed the effect of temporarily fusing energy that it became the core of the Imitation Demon Refining Pot, while also serving as a regulator.

Judging from the situation on-site, the cave owner used the Milaodingyuanzhu as the core of the Restriction, automatically adsorbing ten types of energy within a radius of one thousand meters, and coupled with the connection to the nearby earth veins, under these dual effects, this was the reason Luo Jingfei could not break through.

Li Changsheng could not hide his excitement. If he obtained this Milaodingyuanzhu, as long as he collected the Cangxuan Dingfeng Pearl and three jin of Secret Silver, he could attempt to refine the Imitation Demon Refining Pot.

As long as he spent a little time, Secret Silver would not be a problem. Additionally, Li Changsheng also had news of the Cangxuan Dingfeng Pearl; he had once seen it in the contribution exchange manual at Li City Fortress and had already made some preliminary plans.

Luo Jingfei had extraordinary discernment and likewise saw that this was the Milaodingyuanzhu, and a smile could not help but appear on her face.

Having obtained a Heaven and Earth Rare Treasure grade item the moment she entered the cave dwelling, this made her clearly look forward to the legacy of the dwelling.

As a Fifth-tier Beastmaster, Luo Jingfei's senses were clearly far superior to ordinary people. She naturally felt Li Changsheng's gaze, and her scalp instantly went numb, fearing that Li Changsheng would suddenly rise up to kill her and seize the treasure.

Li Changsheng and Ning Bizhen were close friends, while she and Ning Bizhen were just "plastic sisters." If Li Changsheng really wanted to kill her for the treasure, there was no need to say which side Ning Bizhen would stand on.

Luo Jingfei thought for a moment, and while putting the Milaodingyuanzhu into her Space Ring, she said, "I will keep this Milaodingyuanzhu for now, and we will settle it after this exploration ends. What do you think?"

"Everything shall be as Miss Luo says!" Li Changsheng's eyes flickered, but he did not voice any opposition.

Li Changsheng was also not afraid of Luo Jingfei reneging on the debt, because Luo Jingfei posed no threat to him at all.

Li Changsheng did not believe Luo Jingfei would not understand this logic.

"Fine!"

Ning Bizhen continued to follow her husband's lead, though just like Li Changsheng, she also had designs on the Milaodingyuanzhu.

Half a year ago, she and Li Changsheng explored Danwang Biefu together, so she naturally had seen the refining materials for the Imitation Demon Refining Pot and was very clear about its importance to Li Changsheng.

Seeing that the two did not object, Luo Jingfei clearly breathed a sigh of relief, and her impression of the two improved significantly.

When Monster Tamers team up to explore, often the greatest danger does not come from the enemy, but from the team itself.

It is easy to guard against enemies, but guarding against one's own people is truly difficult.

Throughout history, no one knows how many teams have had infighting due to treasures obtained during exploration, turning blades against each other and killing each other; it is truly normal.

The three began to go deep into the cave dwelling. Unlike before, the three walked together, which avoided the possibility of a sneak attack from behind.

However, Luo Jingfei still felt very insecure. Li Changsheng could shatter a giant rock thrown by a Giant God Puppet with a single spear strike, and standing with Li Changsheng, who had such strong physical power, Luo Jingfei was naturally terrified.

Luo Jingfei felt her greatest reliance was nothing more than being a distant niece of the "Butterfly King" Luo Qingning, but the two were already separated by five generations and did not usually have much contact.

It was also because of this that Luo Jingfei remained vigilant at all times; once she sensed something was wrong, she would use Instant Movement at the fastest speed.

The internal space of this Yongsheng Pavilion was not small, measuring a full ten thousand square meters, and it was partitioned into four stone rooms.

In the Refining Room, they obtained a refining cauldron not much different from the Jade Dragon Mist Cauldron, as well as three pieces of Advanced Treasure.

In the Alchemy Room, they obtained a Superior Quality alchemy furnace and several gourds of Alchemical Pill, all filled with high-grade alchemical pills, among which one gourd contained pills to assist in breaking through to the Lord Rank.

In the bedroom, there was only a gorgeous wooden bed carved from Suspension Wood, which was quietly floating about a foot above the ground.

As before, these discovered treasures were temporarily kept by Luo Jingfei.

Luo Jingfei's expression was not very good. Judging from the previous gains, the owner of the cave dwelling was likely just a Pseudo-King, not the King who had fled here to pass away after the Secret Realm shattered as she had imagined.

Not long after, the three walked together to the seclusion room located at the deepest part of the cave dwelling.

Unlike the previous three stone rooms, the door to the seclusion room was closed, and it was covered with a layer of Restriction on the outside.

Looking at the closed seclusion room, Luo Jingfei revealed a thoughtful expression and said, "The remains of the cave owner were not found in the bedroom, so it is likely they are in this seclusion room."

"Mm, I think so too!"

Li Changsheng nodded, acknowledging Luo Jingfei's guess.

At this time, Ning Bizhen said to the Cold Jade Rabbit she was holding in her arms, "Xiaoyu, break the door."

This kind of Restriction guarding a seclusion room mainly served as an early warning, and its defense was usually not strong.

The Cold Jade Rabbit dissatisfiedly stretched out a hand, then sprayed a breath of Ice Breath, which landed on the Restriction.

Pop~

Although the Restriction's defense was strong, how could it compare to the Restriction outside? It did not last long before it was forcefully broken by the Cold Jade Rabbit, and even the door behind it was easily pierced through.

Clatter~

Fragments of the door kept falling to the ground, and the scene inside the seclusion room was visible at a glance.

In the small seclusion room, the most conspicuous thing was a skeleton sitting cross-legged on a meditation cushion, with its head drooping toward the door.

Some of the bones of this skeleton were like white jade, clearly indicating that the person was a Pseudo-King during their lifetime.

As long as one becomes a Pseudo-King, the bones will partially jade-ify according to the number of Demon Beast. The more Demon Beast, the higher the degree of jade-ification, and the more astonishing the physical strength. Like Ning Bizhen at this time, who possessed three Demon Beast, half of her bones had already completed jade-ification.

This skeleton, except for the head, had most of its other bones jade-ified, clearly indicating that the person was a Pseudo-King who possessed four or five Demon Beast during their lifetime.

Inside the seclusion chamber, apart from this skeleton and the meditation cushion it sat upon, there was nothing else.

Luo Jingfei stepped into the seclusion chamber; her target was naturally the personal items on the skeleton.

The skeleton wore a shimmering golden Inner Armor on its right hand, a Space Ring on its index finger, a jade pendant around its neck, and a Monster Pet Bag hanging from its waist.

"For the sake of fairness, let Bizhen pour out all the items inside!"

For the sake of safety, Luo Jingfei reluctantly tossed the Space Ring to Ning Bizhen; if the two were to suddenly attack while she was examining it, she would have no possibility of survival at all.

Ning Bizhen did not object and immersed her Mental Power into the Space Ring.

The Space Ring had no soul imprint, so it was naturally opened easily by Ning Bizhen, who took out all the items inside.

Although there is no air in a Space Ring, it is impossible to preserve items permanently; at most, it can only prolong their state.

It is unknown how many years have passed since the master of the cave dwelling fell, and because of this, many of these items had already rotted away due to the passage of time, primarily spiritual plants and materials, which made Luo Jingfei feel quite pained.

Among them, there were over one hundred thousand Soul Crystals, including seven Superior Soul Crystals.

There were hundreds of Demon Cores, including three Demon King-level Demon Cores.

There were several materials, almost all of which were rare and precious, with the majority being minerals or materials from Spirit Beasts.

Besides these, the most valuable items were two Inheritance Jade Slips, a jade pendant, a cyan seal, and two Jade Boxes.

With Li Zhangsheng to Guard, Ning Bizhen had no scruples as she successively cast her Mental Power into the two Inheritance Jade Slips.

"These are two Advanced Demon Taming Arts, namely the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Demon Taming Art and the Kill-Break-Wolf Demon Taming Art."

Judging from the names alone, the Hundred Refinements Golden Body Demon Taming Art mainly focuses on strengthening the Monster Tamer's physical body, much like forging hundred-refined steel, by repeatedly tempering the body until it finally reaches the state of a perfect golden body.

However, it is rumored that this Advanced Demon Taming Art is very self-abusive; the cultivation process is extremely painful, and it cannot be completed by anyone without great perseverance.

The Kill-Break-Wolf Demon Taming Art is a star-based Demon Taming Art, and like the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art and the Big Dipper Monster Taming Art, it belongs to the same Celestial Star Demon Taming Art system.

However, compared to the Four Symbols Star Monster Taming Art and the Big Dipper Monster Taming Art, it is somewhat inferior.

"For this kind of knowledge-based harvest, we will each make a copy once the final distribution is complete!" Luo Jingfei was uncharacteristically generous, then immediately turned her gaze to the remaining treasures.

(End of this chapter)