Chapter 373: Gather the Treasure, Castle Master!

The corner on the outside of the castle.

Lu Jing pointed at the massive castle and asked, "Zi Ling, does this place feel familiar?"

Zi Ling tilted her head, thought carefully for a moment, then nodded, "Master, I feel I've been here before, but the memory isn't very clear..."

Lu Jing's eyes brightened, and he pressed on, "Can you recall what's inside this castle?"

"I......"

Zi Ling frowned and strained to remember.

"Master, I can't recall clearly, but my subconscious tells me it's very dangerous inside."

"Very dangerous? Then does the castle contain any treasures or the like?"

If Zi Ling calls it dangerous, there must be an unchallengeable alien presence inside.

Lu Jing's mind raced; since force won't work, perhaps a different approach.

These aliens build houses with Absolute Divine Stones, wealthy and powerful, and might have hidden something even more valuable inside.

If we could sneak in and slip some out, we'd be rich.

"Hmm, there's a dedicated treasure‑hiding room, seems to be on the far west side of the third floor…"

Zi Ling bit her lip, recalling with all her effort.

"The west side of the third floor......"

Snap—

Lu Jing led Zi Ling, leapt onto the third‑floor balcony of the castle.

His spiritual power habitually extended outward, but after hitting the wall it was rebounded by an Absolute Divine Stone.

"Stay close, don't make a sound."

Lu Jing switched to Wind Breath, using the wind's thrust to feel forward, making not a single sound.

He reached a familiar corridor; last time they were discovered here by an alien patrol.

This time Lu Jing was far more cautious, timing the alien patrol's gaps, and sprinted westward.

A few seconds later, the two of them arrived at the end of the third floor, with a room on each side.

"Zi Ling, which room is it?"

Lu Jing asked.

"This one!"

Zi Ling pointed to the room on the right.

Lu Jing hurriedly turned the handle, trying to open the door.

But the handle didn't budge, apparently locked by some mechanism.

"Can't open it? Breaking in would surely be spotted by the patrolling aliens......"

Just as Lu Jing hesitated whether to force the door, Zi Ling stepped forward.

"Master, let me try."

A purple radiance emanated from Zi Ling, and the horn on her head sprouted again.

She inserted the horn into the spot Lu Jing thought was a cat's eye, and the stone door instantly burst with violet light.

Immediately after, the stone door slowly opened.

"Well done!"

Lu Jing praised Zi Ling, then eagerly looked inside.

Beyond the stone door lay a vast area, filled with densely packed shelves.

On the shelves glimmered multicolored lights, tangled together, each hue dazzling, making it impossible to tell what treasures they were.

"Goodness, these aliens are really rich."

Lu Jing observed for a while, saw no traps or mechanisms, and walked to the nearest shelf.

He opened a box and found a perfectly lustrous Yuzhao inside.

The bracelet's surface was smooth, floating with a faint glow, as if veiled in a thin, alluring mist.

Lu Jing took the bracelet out, weighed it in his hand a few times.

Its color seemed able to shift with the surrounding environment.

"Good find, take it."

Lu Jing was about to store the Yuzhao in his space ring when he remembered the ring was already packed with Absolute Divine Stones.

Helplessly, he could only slip the bracelet onto his own wrist.

Hum—

The Yuzhao's radiance intensified, and Lu Jing felt waves of warmth spreading over him, making him shiver with pleasure.

Without time for careful inspection, Lu Jing's hands moved swiftly, opening box after box on the shelves.

When he could no longer wear them, he used spiritual power to command the treasures, force‑sticking them onto himself.

At that moment Lu Jing was covered in jewel‑like aura, looking as if he'd gained a huge layer of flesh.

"Zi Ling, come quickly and help!"

Lu Jing called Zi Ling, who was on lookout outside, "Load onto yourself, put on as much as you can!"

"Yes, Master."

Zi Ling stared at Lu Jing's ridiculous appearance and blinked slightly.

Just as she was about to stuff the dazzling treasures into her pockets, a roar came from outside the room.

Roar—

The roar shook the heavens and earth, making the entire castle sway twice.

Oh no, we've been discovered!

Lu Jing's pupils shrank slightly; he controlled the treasure to hover around him, grabbed Zi Ling, and ran outside.

Outside, the foreign tribe had already surged in like a tide.

Boom—

The incoming foreign tribes hadn't yet approached Lu Jing when they were violently swept by an invisible mental power and directly embedded into the ceiling.

Mental power can still be used normally as long as it doesn't touch the Absolute God Stone.

Facing the surging foreign tribe, Lu Jing chose not to kill but used his mental power to carve a path to the outside.

If we delay any longer, the owner of this castle will be drawn over, and that will be trouble.

"What a pity, I only took something from a shelf."

Lu Jing secretly regretted it, rushing all the way to the balcony where they had come from.

Just then, a figure appeared before him.

This foreign tribe looked just like a middle-aged man, with a horn on his head like Zi Ling's, only darker in color.

Lu Jing was stopped; the Thousand-Blade Demon Sword was drawn and held across his chest as he observed the castle's owner.

"Could it be Zi Ling's father?"

Lu Jing guessed.

Seeing the five-colored treasures hovering around Lu Jing, the foreign tribe leader's eyes flared with anger.

When his gaze shifted to Zi Ling, his face flushed red and his breathing became hurried.

"Gurili gua la!"

Although he couldn't understand the meaning of his words, Lu Jing guessed he was calling for Zi Ling.

However, Zi Ling's expression was grave as she held the Minyinfeijian in front of Lu Jing.

"Master, you go first, I'll block it!"

After saying that, she was about to rush at the foreign tribe leader.

"Zi Ling, come back, don't act rashly!"

Lu Jing hurriedly called to stop Zi Ling; with her strength, going to block the foreign tribe leader would be no different from delivering herself.

"Gurili gua la?"

The foreign tribe leader's expression first turned doubtful and confused, then instantly was overwhelmed by anger.

He shifted his fiery gaze onto Lu Jing, his nostrils puffing hot air.

Lu Jing could understand his feelings at this moment.

Seeing his daughter resurrected should have been joyful, but he discovered she didn't recognize him and was even helping the enemy attack him.

"Zi Ling, hold onto me, let's go!"

Taking advantage of the foreign tribe leader's stunned moment, Lu Jing grabbed Zi Ling and stepped on the Minyinfeijian to rush out of the castle.

Fighting the foreign tribe leader inside the castle is nothing but asking for trouble.

Just the endless foreign tribe army could cause considerable trouble, let alone a foreign tribe leader whose strength is at least late Martial Lord Realm.

"Howl—"

Seeing Lu Jing about to escape, the foreign tribe leader let out a roar and shot a dark purple electric arc from his horn.