Chapter 1654: Chapter 1643: Rusted Sword? Treasure Sword?
After Elder Tianhuo’s account.
Ye Chenfeng gained a preliminary understanding of the Demon Emperor Xue Tian. He learned about the great battle between the Righteous Path and the Demonic Path three hundred years ago. If not for this Demon Emperor Xue Tian and his ten Demon Generals, the Demonic Path would not even have had the qualifications to hide in the Netherworld Ghost Domain. All Demonic Path sects would have been utterly destroyed by the Righteous Path.
The people of the Orthodox Sect also knew that the Demon Emperor Xue Tian had fallen into a deep sleep and that the Netherworld Ghost Domain had been completely taken over by the Demonic Path. The Netherworld Ghost Domain was fraught with dangers, and for the Orthodox Sect to enter and annihilate the Demonic Path would require an extremely heavy price. Thus, no Orthodoxy sect wanted to enter the Netherworld Ghost Domain to kill the Demonic Path sects; in their eyes, the Demonic Path sects were already insignificant.
Now, hearing from the Blood Refinement Sect Master Chen Qianwu that the Demon Emperor Xue Tian is about to awaken, Elder Tianhuo’s face was full of worry. He said, "Master, the others in the Orthodox Sect certainly don’t know about this awakening of the Demon Emperor Xue Tian. His revival is sure to spark a bloody storm in the Earth Profound Realm."
"Master, we must be prepared in advance. Should we inform the others from the Orthodox Sect?"
Ye Chenfeng shook his head. The life and death of other sects were none of his business, but he could notify sects like the Shuis, Yunxian Sect, and Sunset Island to prepare in advance.
As for the sects that had nothing to do with Ye Chenfeng, even if they informed them, would those sects believe what Ye Chenfeng and his group said? Ye Chenfeng wasn’t one to bring trouble onto himself.
It seems that the storm sweeping through the Earth Profound Realm is about to rise soon. Ye Chenfeng must quickly improve his strength, and right now, entering the Dragon Origin Secret Realm is his only hope to do so.
Ye Chenfeng planned to stay briefly at Ye Gate for two days before leaving immediately, not wanting to miss the opening of the Dragon Origin Secret Realm.
"Tianhuo, there’s no need to inform other sects. We, the Ye Gate, are just a small sect. The others might not only disbelieve us, but they might also suspect that we’re colluding with the Demonic Path sects!" Ye Chenfeng said, frowning.
Elder Tianhuo, having seen the world, knew his master Ye Chenfeng was right. He nodded and said, "Alright, Master, then let’s prepare ourselves first! I don’t like dealing with those sects either."
Ye Chenfeng addressed the disciples of Ye Gate, saying, "Let’s all rest for tonight! Tomorrow, we will completely excavate the treasures beneath the ground."
Ye Chenfeng was also curious about what treasures were buried beneath the ground.
After their master, Ye Chenfeng, spoke, He Ping and the other disciples of Ye Gate were eager. He Ping immediately said, "Boss, what are you talking about? We don’t need to rest. Let’s go and help you excavate the treasures beneath the ground."
"Yes, Sect Master, we’re full of energy! We don’t need to rest and can’t even sleep. Tonight feels like a dream, and your methods of turning the tide have us all fired up!"
"Right, Sect Master, we certainly can’t sleep. Being able to work for you is our honor."
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The other Ye Gate disciples chimed in, their previous lethargy completely vanished without a trace.
Seeing the excitement and eagerness of the Ye Gate disciples, Ye Chenfeng couldn’t say much else and just waved his hand.
After seeing Ye Chenfeng’s agreement, the Ye Gate disciples eagerly went back down into the ground.
Soon, only Ye Chenfeng, Bai Xiaorou, and Elder Tianhuo were left in the grand hall.
Elder Tianhuo became more worried the more he thought about it, saying, "Master, the Earth Profound Realm is likely to fall into chaos! The enmity between the Demonic Path and Righteous Path is irreconcilable. Once the Demon Emperor Xue Tian revives, all small sects without the protection of major sects will be mercilessly slaughtered by the Demonic Path sects."
Ye Chenfeng assured, "Tianhuo, rest assured, I guarantee that nothing will happen to Ye Gate."
Ye Chenfeng and Elder Tianhuo talked in the grand hall all night, while Bai Xiaorou returned to the small world inside her Chaos Ring.
When the outside skies slowly began to brighten.
He Ping, Huang Chongyi, and Xiang Xiaoyi rushed out of the underground tunnel. Huang Chongyi spoke immediately, "Boss, we’ve found another secret chamber down there, and this time it should truly contain treasures."
Upon hearing this, Ye Chenfeng and Elder Tianhuo rushed underground.
At the deepest part of the underground, indeed another secret chamber had been excavated on the right. Just as the two ancestors from the Blood Refinement Sect predicted, there were two secret chambers beneath the ground: the left was to mislead, and the right should contain the real treasures.
The thick stone door of the right secret chamber was tightly closed.
Ye Chenfeng placed his palm on the stone door, circulating the Spiritual Qi River through his meridians. When he applied force, the stone door trembled slightly, but nothing further happened.
Thus, Ye Chenfeng said to Elder Tianhuo, "Tianhuo, let’s apply force together."
Both Ye Chenfeng and Elder Tianhuo pressed their palms against the stone door, exerting their utmost strength.
"Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!"
The thick stone door was finally slowly pushed open.
As Ye Chenfeng walked into the secret chamber behind the stone door, the previously pitch-black room suddenly lit up.
The walls of the secret chamber were inlaid with stones that emitted light.
The chamber was quite spacious, filled with many High Grade Spirit Stones, well-preserved Spirit Grass, and various Magic Artifacts. There were only a few Spiritual Artifacts, and no treasures above the Spiritual Artifact level.
Ye Chenfeng had no interest in High Grade Spirit Stones; after all, in the ancient demon tomb, he emptied the Blood Soul Clan’s treasury, and his Chaos Ring was mostly filled with High Grade Spirit Stones. He also had plenty of Spirit Grass.
After scanning through the items, Ye Chenfeng was quite disappointed. He only took some Spirit Grass useful for Alchemy into his Chaos Ring, dismissing the remaining items. He said, "He Ping, move everything to the surface! If there are any weapons you need here, feel free to choose for yourselves."
Hearing this, He Ping and the others trembled with excitement. The Ye Gate disciples worked together, quickly clearing out the treasures from the chamber.
These riches might be considerable in the eyes of other major sects, but to Ye Chenfeng, they weren’t true treasures.
"Kid, check out the sword on the left wall." Just as Ye Chenfeng was about to leave the chamber with Elder Tianhuo, the voice of Old Hei Jiang Yuntian rang out.
Ye Chenfeng could only say to Elder Tianhuo, "Tianhuo, you go up first! It’s quiet here, and I want to meditate a while."
After Elder Tianhuo left, Ye Chenfeng studied the sword on the left wall. He replied with a bit of curl, "Old Hei, are you kidding me? You’re not saying this rusty sword is a treasure sword, are you?"
On the left wall indeed hung a broadsword of about the same length and width as the Black Xuan Sword. However, this broadsword was covered in a thick layer of rust, obscuring its original color, and it had no sharp edge. The blade was full of pits and nicks, appearing to be just a piece of scrap metal to anyone else. No wonder the Ye Gate disciples didn’t take it.
Old Hei Jiang Yuntian retorted, "Kid, I am a Supreme Artifact Refiner. Do you think I can’t tell a treasure sword? This sword is a treasure. Just take it down and see it for yourself."
After hearing Old Hei’s answer, Ye Chenfeng carefully sized up the rusty broadsword on the left wall, holding its handle, which was also rusty and rough to the touch.
When Ye Chenfeng took the rusty broadsword off the wall, his palm ached. Blood was drawn from his palm, seeping into the rust-coated sword handle.
After Ye Chenfeng’s blood was absorbed.
The rust on the sword handle rapidly peeled off. The entire handle turned cyan, appearing brand new.
Could this really be a treasure sword?
Could this really be a treasure sword?
Suddenly, the dark chamber was illuminated.
On the walls of the chamber were set with glowing stones.
The room was fairly spacious and filled with many High Grade Spirit Stones, well-preserved Spirit Grass, and various Magic Artifacts. However, there were only a few Spiritual Artifacts, and no Treasure Artifacts on the Spiritual Artifacts.
Ye Chenfeng had plenty of High Grade Spirit Stones, and there were many kinds of Spirit Grass.
Ye Chenfeng briefly instructed, "He Ping, move all these things upstairs! If you do anything with them for me, it would be an honor."
On hearing this, He Ping and the others quickly and excitedly cleared out the entire stash of treasures from the secret room.
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When he thought about the chaos that was about to befall the Earth Profound Realm.