manynovel Chapter 126 The Secret Beneath the Ancient Well
Chapter 126 The Secret Beneath the Ancient Well
Chapter 126 The Secret Beneath the Ancient Well
The silver creature's body disintegrated, its entire form rapidly melting away, soon turning into a pool of ashes with no chance of survival.
But Lu Zhao was very fast, and he arrived in front of the silver creature in one step.
Then his palm transformed into a palm blade, severing the head of the silver creature.
Seal this head and use it when you have free time.
As for Wang Teng's weapon, the Heavenly Emperor Sword, Lu Zhao also put it away himself.
This weapon is quite good. At least for powerful cultivators, this weapon is really too strong, possessing a terrifying suppressive force.
After collecting all the spoils, Lu Zhao returned to the well.
"Fellow Daoist's strength is truly admirable. If I have time in the future, I would like to spar with you." Qi Lin walked over, cupped his fists and smiled at Lu Zhao.
"Fellow Daoist's strength is also considerable, and I have always wanted to spar with you," Lu Zhao said, bowing slightly to Qi Lin.
"Then it's settled. When we return to Qishi Mansion, I will have a good fight with you, fellow Daoist." Qi Lin clasped his hands in a respectful gesture.
Lu Zhao smiled and nodded, which could be considered a temporary agreement to the matter.
For the rest of the time, everyone stayed there, guarding the well opening, waiting for other treasures to spew out.
A month passed in the blink of an eye, but no more treasures were produced.
"I'm afraid this treasure hunt is over for good. If I'm not mistaken, there are many former residences deep underground in the Qinling Mountains. This time, the shift in the dragon vein collided with those residences, causing their collections to be washed out."
Qi Lin stood directly in front of the well opening, constantly looking down into the well.
The wellhead no longer shines with any special light.
The terrifying dragon energy contained within has long since dissipated, clearly indicating that the ancestral vein here has shifted.
Just as Qi Lin said, those treasures were the collections of some predecessors.
After being impacted by the shift in the ancestral vein of Zhongzhou, it was forced out of the underground tomb.
The treasures before us are all clearly of extraordinary origin.
Most of them belong to powerful predecessors, and the number of naturally occurring treasures is extremely small.
"In that case, I shall take my leave. Perhaps in other places, new treasures are still emerging."
One of the kings from Zhongzhou spoke first, clasped his hands in greeting to the group, and then left.
As for the remaining people, they also left this place one after another.
As for Lu Zhao and Qi Lin, they remained in that spot, constantly gazing down into the well, clearly hesitating about something.
"Fellow Daoist, do you perhaps wish to...?" Qi Lin's expression changed slightly.
"Isn't that what you think too?" Lu Zhao also showed a strange expression.
The two then laughed, realizing they both had the same idea.
Because this well is special, the ancestral vein must have passed through it.
If they could extract the treasure from this well, then there might be more treasures deeper inside the well or in other places along the ancestral vein. This was their true intention.
Now that the ancestral lineage has departed, it is the best time to go down and investigate.
The two then jumped into the well at the same time and rushed downwards.
Because the situation becomes increasingly complex deeper down into the well.
The unique environment below the wellhead is more like a series of rat holes, weaving deep into the earth, rather than a complete passage.
So even though it's the ancestral vein, finding treasures there isn't easy.
After the two people entered the area below the well, they split up and went in two different directions.
It was very dark deep inside the well, and there was not a single ray of light.
Without developing a third eye, things would indeed be very troublesome here, and the search for treasures would be much slower.
But for Lu Zhao, these troubles were not a problem.
As Lu Zhao continued to delve deeper, he soon discovered some traces. Among the traces in the underground passage, he could see some special items that had left very clear marks on the passage when they passed through it.
Sure enough, after walking a short distance, he found a sword stuck in the passage.
The sword was already incomplete; the marks on its surface were now blurred and indistinct, as if it could be destroyed at any moment.
Lu Zhao pulled out the broken sword and discovered that it was a king's weapon.
It belongs to something from ten thousand years ago, and the Dao traces on it have now disappeared.
Lu Zhao sheathed his broken sword and continued rushing deeper into the passage.
Sure enough, after traveling for a short while, he discovered other weapons, this time a fragment of a sacred weapon, only the size of a palm.
It was so badly damaged that almost all of its power had been lost.
Regardless of the current situation, Lu Zhao decided to accept it for now.
As time went on, Lu Zhao ventured deeper into the passage, where he found many special treasures.
Most of them were fragments of weapons, and they were already broken beyond recognition.
However, among these treasures, there are many special items, some of which are materials for legendary holy weapons, which were swept into the passage.
There are even many special secret techniques, all created by our ancient predecessors.
It was not passed down but remained in its own tomb, where it was destroyed by the ancestral spirit, causing these secret techniques to be leaked out.
Even the old book obtained from Chen He was an ancient secret technique.
After the passage of time, that secret manual had long since become damaged.
As time went on, Lu Zhao continued to venture deeper into the passage, using his special abilities to search for traces within it.
Suddenly, in the dark passage, Lu Zhao saw a special piece of jade.
This piece of jade glows brightly, standing out like a guiding light in the dark passage, making it impossible for anyone to ignore.
Lu Zhao quickly arrived at the jade stone and took it into his hand.
The jade feels cool to the touch, but the coolness is mixed with a warm sensation.
The two feelings do not conflict at all, making this jade stone seem even more mysterious.
The quality of this jade is not particularly profound, but it seems to contain special principles.
Lu Zhao immediately activated the Dao principles within, guiding the Dao principles from the jade stone.
Sure enough, a very ancient secret was hidden in the jade.
Moreover, it concerns imperial weapons and holy weapons. Some imperial weapons and holy weapons become completely ownerless after their owners die.
After being properly activated, it can be used normally, but unlike the extreme forces, it cannot make the imperial weapon more approachable.
Therefore, people in ancient times studied how to make the spirit of the soldier more intimate with the user.
The most common method is to sacrifice the soldier's soul to the soldier's soul.
It involves sacrificing the souls of lower-tier weapons to the souls of imperial or holy weapons, making the weapon souls more intimate with you.
Only through such voluntary sacrifice can the spirit of the soldier become more approachable.
Both weapon spirits and deities possess their own capacity for thought. The reason why some legendary sacred weapons cannot be taken away is because the weapon spirits within these sacred weapons possess their own consciousness.
If taken by strangers, these weapons will naturally retaliate.
However, after the sacrifice, the situation immediately improves.
Lu Zhao quickly processed this information and felt that this method was strange.
If they were to sacrifice them to the imperial weapons, who knows how many weapons would be consumed? Even someone like Duan De might not be able to collect enough.
Moreover, judging from Duan De's words, he seemed to know this secret as well.
The original work even mentions that when he controlled the Devouring Demon Cover, he needed to sacrifice some weapons in order to manipulate it.
However, none of these were of much use to Lu Zhao.
He currently possesses one and a half, or even two halves, of imperial weapons, none of which are truly complete imperial weapons.
As for the Devouring Demon Canopy in his hand, he would not sacrifice any weapons.
If we're really going to make a sacrifice, we might as well just offer it to the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
Furthermore, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd is very special, and the weapon spirit was cut out by himself, so it is inherently very compatible with him, and there is no need to waste it.
The only difference was the legendary sacred bell in his hand.
He obtained this sacred bell by chance. It was a weapon created by someone else, and its affinity with him was far less than that of the Immortal-Slaying Gourd.
If a sacrifice is truly necessary, now is the right time to offer one to the Holy Bell.
He happened to have a Yin-Yang Mirror on hand, which was a genuine sacred weapon, and it was about to completely decay.
Offering it as a sacrifice to the legendary sacred bell will make it run more smoothly.
After this sacrifice, it becomes much easier to activate the ritual.
Lu Zhao temporarily put these things away, since these special secrets were of almost no use to the major powers at the moment.
There are also rogue cultivators like him who obtain treasures by chance.
Such methods are only used when normal control is impossible. Other forces are already close to the Soul of the Army, so they don't need these methods and they are useless to them.
Lu Zhao continued to explore deeper into the area, but as he went further, he found that the deeper he went, the fewer treasures he encountered.
After all, this special ancestral vein only passes through a portion of large tombs along this path, and the number of treasures within them is limited.
Even if they are drawn into the ancestral vein, it will only be a very small part.
Being able to stay in the passage is already a great stroke of luck. Perhaps there are other important treasures in the ancestral vein, but the ancestral vein has already been left, so it will be difficult to obtain them again.
So Lu Zhao returned along the same route and retreated from the well opening.
Qi Lin also left, and judging from his expression, he didn't seem to have gained much, or perhaps he was hiding something.
Regardless of the outcome, it is no longer Lu Zhao's concern.
After finishing his investigation, Lu Zhao turned and left.
This experience was very rewarding and greatly improved him.
After leaving the area, Lu Zhao took out two ancient creatures.
Now, these two creatures are reduced to just heads, but their spirits are still intact, so they are definitely not dead.
Moreover, as long as they are not interfered with, they can even repair their physical bodies.
"What do you want?" the golden creature asked with difficulty.
At this moment, he no longer had that arrogant and overbearing expression.
"It's nothing important. As ancient beings, you two should be familiar with ancient writing, right?" Lu Zhao asked.
"We know each other," the two ancient beings nodded simultaneously.
"It's good that you can read. I will separate you and have you translate the same ancient scripture. If I find any discrepancies, I will kill you immediately. I think there are many ancient beings in this world, and I won't miss the two of you."
Lu Zhao spoke coldly, his gaze sweeping over the two ancient beings.
The two ancient beings blinked intently, while simultaneously making repeated assurances.
"Alright, let's begin." Lu Zhao personally set up two magic arrays and threw the two people's heads into them to help them recover.
However, Lu Zhao still managed to imprison their divine powers.
This way, the translation won't be delayed, and there's no fear of these two suddenly launching an attack.
Lu Zhao then copied down the two scriptures and had two people translate them.
The first scripture to be translated is naturally the Immortal Tears Green Gold Book, which contains the True Scripture of the Sun, one of the two great mother scriptures of the human race.
Although this was only the text from the Sendai Scroll, it was enough for Lu Zhao.
Having reached this point, all he needs are the scriptures from the Sendai Secret Realm.