Hao Yun, who hadn't had high hopes, was dumbfounded when he opened the treasure vault. Holy crap!
The treasure vault gleamed with gold, and seven or eight acquired spiritual treasures hung on the walls. These treasures varied in quality, but even the worst one was a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.
With so many magical treasures laid out before him, Hao Yun lost his composure. Without a word, he waved his hand and took them all away.
Besides the magical treasures, the treasure vault also contains many spiritual herbs, including two innate spiritual herbs.
Hao Yun was too lazy to look at the rest of the items, so he packed them all up and took them with him, planning to count them later.
After setting up an array around himself, Hao Yun sat cross-legged and began to comprehend the sword dao principles he had just grasped.
Normally, it takes anywhere from thirty to fifty years to hundreds or even thousands of years to comprehend the laws of nature.
That is why most people spend tens of thousands of years cultivating to become Golden Immortals.
However, Hao Yun is different. He has a cheat code: his talent is thirty times stronger than his comprehension, which quickly helps him digest the sword dao laws he has come to understand.
Chapter 120 A Bountiful Harvest
Sword Dao Laws are highly offensive laws, which can be considered to make up for Hao Yun's lack of offensive capabilities.
Three months passed before Hao Yun realized this realization, and he finally woke up on his own initiative.
Hao Yun has now entered the realm of swordsmanship principles, and he has also gained new insights into the cultivation of the Five Qi Sword.
The person who created the Sword Manual was indeed a genius. The cultivation method he developed could be considered a decent internal cultivation technique even in the prehistoric world.
Unfortunately, the Sword Manual can only be cultivated up to the Golden Immortal level. If Hao Yun wants to continue cultivating, he will have to deduce the subsequent techniques on his own.
This is an extremely time-consuming task; deducing the cultivation method would take at least a hundred or two hundred years.
After some consideration, Hao Yun set his sights on Taiyi Zhenren, intending to extract a cultivation technique from him.
As for how to do it, we still need to plan carefully. But for now, Hao Yun just wants to break through the formation on the outer edge of the valley and see what's inside.
After withdrawing the array he had set up, Hao Yun got up and left the cave, heading towards the valley he had discovered earlier.
Outside the valley, the traces of the battle between Hao Yun and the King of Nanshan were still there, and no one touched the King of Nanshan's corpse.
Just as Hao Yun was about to leave, the Five Qi Sword nurtured within the Purple Talisman began to stir.
He opened his mouth and spat out the Five Qi Sword. After leaving his body, the Five Qi Sword rushed straight towards the corpse of the King of Nanshan.
The corpse of the King of Nanshan was a black-skinned bull, extremely large, at least a hundred meters long.
The Five Qi Sword pierced the bull's head of the Southern Mountain King, drawing out a surge of brown earth-elemental spiritual energy.
"Innate Earth Element!"
Hao Yun's mouth dropped open in astonishment, and soon a hint of disdain appeared in his eyes. This King of Nanshan is really a waste. He has innate five elements spiritual power, yet he is still so weak. It's unbelievable.
Having absorbed earth-elemental spiritual energy, the Five Qi Sword's translucent color changed, gradually transforming from an ethereal form into a solid one.
Emits a crisp sword cry, and the Five Qi Sword excitedly dances around Hao Yun.
Hao Yun was delighted to have unexpectedly gained some strength and waved his hand to summon the Five Qi Sword back.
The moment the sword was in hand, a feeling of blood connection came over me. At this moment, the Five Qi Sword looked like an ordinary longsword, with a simple and unadorned appearance.
Having obtained one of the five innate elements, Hao Yun wanted to test the power of the Five Elements Sword.
Arriving at the valley on his sword, Hao Yun threw out the Five Qi Sword, aiming it at the valley's great formation.
"break!"
Sizzle!
The Five Qi Sword pierced a hole in the valley's formation, and Hao Yun took the opportunity to slip inside.
Hao Yun was extremely satisfied with the experiment just now; the power of the Five Qi Sword was three or four times greater than before.
As we entered the valley, a faint fragrance of flowers wafted over, and all we could see was lush greenery, interspersed with some unidentified wildflowers.
The most eye-catching feature is a bamboo grove in the middle of the valley.
Restraining his greed, Hao Yun decided to first explore the inside and see what treasures were hidden there.
Hao Yun's first destination was the bamboo forest. On the way there, he was almost overwhelmed by the sight of medicinal herbs that were tens of thousands of years old.
Hao Yun plundered outside for half a year, plus the treasure trove of the King of Nanshan, but even those two combined didn't have as many medicinal herbs as stored here.
Swallowing hard, Hao Yun kept telling himself that the best was yet to come, and not to rush.
They finally arrived at the bamboo forest. Hao Yun looked at the towering green bamboo in front of him and almost cried out.
Taking a deep breath to calm his excited heart, Hao Yun smiled so much that his eyes narrowed.
"A superior innate spiritual root, excellent! Excellent!"
Without saying a word, Hao Yun started digging. Although this bamboo forest is very large, it is actually just one bamboo, and the rest are growing from its symbiotic roots.
Apart from the main body being a top-grade innate spiritual root, the rest of the bamboo are all of acquired spiritual root quality.
However, even if they were of acquired spiritual root quality, Hao Yun was not going to let them go; he wanted to take them all with him.
Two hours later, the lush bamboo forest had been turned into a wasteland.
While digging up bamboo, Hao Yun unexpectedly discovered some Heavenly Soil underground. Hao Yun was overjoyed. Luckily, he dug up the bamboo forest by the roots, otherwise he would not have found it.
Hao Yun carefully placed this handful of Heavenly Soil into a jade box and stored it in his system inventory.
This Nine Heavens Breath Soil is a wonderful thing; it can be used to cultivate plants and also to refine artifacts.
When Nuwa created humans, she used the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, which shows how precious this thing is.
To avoid missing anything, Hao Yun searched the bamboo forest again.
Brushing the dirt off his body, Hao Yun walked deeper into the valley. After wandering around, he found no other high-grade treasures besides the bamboo he had just discovered.
Sensing his disappointment, Hao Yun gave a self-deprecating laugh.
"Human greed is truly insatiable!"
Hao Yun quickly shifted his focus to medicinal herbs.
The looting began, and all the herbs that had grown in the valley for tens of thousands of years fell victim to Hao Yun's cruelty.
Hao Yun dug all the way from the inside of the valley to its mouth, a satisfied smile on his face.
As for the valley, it had long been dug up by Hao Yun, leaving it pitted and uneven, a truly pitiful sight.
Just as he was about to leave, Hao Yun noticed that the array around the valley was still intact. He stopped and realized something was wrong. Logically, the bamboo forest should be the core of the array, and since he had dug up the bamboo forest, the array should have been destroyed.
The formation is still there, which means there are still good things I haven't found yet.
The valley is only so big, and Hao Yun searched it inside and out thoroughly, but there was nothing he missed.
"A pool!"
Suddenly Hao Yun remembered that there was a pool deep in the valley. The water in the pool was very shallow, and you could see the bottom of the pool just by standing on the bank.
Hao Yun looked at it at the time and saw that there was nothing inside, so he didn't pay attention to it. Now that he thinks about it carefully, that's the only place where something could be hidden.
Returning to the pool, Hao Yun stood on the bank and jumped in without saying a word.
After entering the water, Hao Yun realized he had been tricked; the underwater conditions were completely different from what he had just seen.
The underwater space was vast and the water was deep. After diving some distance, Hao Yun discovered a bronze mirror stuck in the seabed.
After retrieving the bronze mirror, Hao Yun searched the area thoroughly, not even missing the crevices between the rocks, and even scooping up handfuls of mud and sand from the bottom of the pool.
After confirming several times that nothing was missing, Hao Yun returned to the surface.
Because of the water-repelling spell, Hao Yun's clothes did not get wet.
After getting ashore, Hao used his divine sense to probe the bronze mirror, and he was immediately stunned. It was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Yin-Yang Mirror.
Furthermore, this magical artifact is both offensive and defensive; it can emit white light to injure enemies and can also be used for defense, reflecting enemy attacks.
Without a second thought, Hao Yun directly inscribed his mental imprint inside the magic weapon, which contained thirty-six restrictions, and simultaneously unlocked the first twelve restrictions.
It will take some time to refine the remaining twenty-four restrictions.
However, Hao Yun was preparing to leave while refining the mirror. He had just taken off the Yin-Yang Mirror, and the array around the valley had been broken. Perhaps someone had already noticed and rushed over.
Chapter 121 Fellow Daoist, Please Wait
Like a thief, Hao Yun carefully left the valley.
A dozen minutes later, a large group of people rushed over, and when they saw the valley that had been dug up, they almost cursed.
Who is this? So ruthless, leaving not even a single medicinal herb behind.
Those who rushed over, seeing there was no profit to be made, all left cursing and swearing.
Only a few people looking to find something worthwhile entered the valley and searched it inch by inch.
But they were soon disappointed. The first person to arrive was a beast! He left them nothing but a pile of useless weeds; all the nicer flowers and plants had been dug up.
Having accomplished all of this, Hao Yun has now returned to the cave of the Great King of Nanshan. After setting up the outer array, he began to refine the Yin-Yang Mirror.
The remaining twenty-four restrictions were each more difficult to refine than the last. It took Hao Yun three years to refine only the first twenty restrictions, leaving sixteen unrefined.
However, it was enough for the time being. After refining the first twenty restrictions, Hao Yun could control the Yin-Yang Mirror as easily as if it were his own arm.
While testing the power of the Yin-Yang Mirror, Hao Yun accidentally collapsed his cave, nearly burying himself alive.
Standing outside the collapsed cave, Hao Yun was in high spirits, knowing that the Yin-Yang Mirror was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.
The only thing better than a Primordial Spiritual Treasure is a Primordial Supreme Treasure.
Even if Hao Yun obtained a magic treasure of this caliber, he would discard it. All innate supreme treasures are in the hands of sages. For a mere Golden Immortal like himself to possess an innate supreme treasure would be tantamount to courting death.
The sheer size of the Yin-Yang Mirror, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, already put Hao Yun under immense pressure.
If I get into a fight and take out this magic weapon, it won't be long before a Taiyi Golden Immortal or even a Daluo Golden Immortal comes looking for trouble.
With six years remaining on his stay, Hao Yun was considering whether he should set sail to find Flower Fruit Mountain.
As for the upcoming Investiture of the Gods war, Hao Yun had no intention of participating. He had just tricked Shen Gongbao once, and who knew if Shen Gongbao would say to him, "Fellow Daoist, please wait."