Chapter 708: Chapter 274: Perfect Material for a Demon Cultivator

Secondly, Xiao Chen wanted to tag along with Zhang Shouquan.

The man had taken the best item last time in the Guiyun Secret Realm.

With luck like that, perhaps he’d stumble upon some special opportunity this time, too.

If Xiao Chen was nearby, it’d be easy to get in on the action.

’Speaking of which, I kind of miss Lin Ping’an. I always made a huge profit whenever I followed him.’

"This... I’m sorry, but it’s not a good time for me right now."

Zhang Shouquan hesitated for a moment before taking the initiative to explain, "You’ve probably noticed a few things, Xiao, so I won’t hide it."

"I recently offended some people, and they’ve teamed up to hunt me down."

"If we travel together and they find us, you’ll most likely get dragged into this. It’s better if I go alone."

"I’ll take my leave now. May we meet again if fate allows!"

Without waiting for a reply, he activated his Escape Techniques and departed.

’Well, I’ll be damned. You’re being hunted, too.’

’No wonder you’re wearing a Conical Hat and carrying a Flying Sword.’

Xiao Chen had half a mind to tell him he wasn’t afraid of getting involved.

But on second thought, ’Considering Zhang Shouquan’s abilities, whatever is making him act so cautiously is likely not an ordinary Golden Core but a Nascent Soul-level power.’

’In that case, it’s best if I don’t get involved. I’ll just watch from the sidelines.’

Besides, Xiao Chen had plenty of his own troubles to deal with. Never mind those far away in the Storm Sea; closer to home, there was the Yi Family Ancestor he had encountered a few days ago.

’It’s best to avoid this kind of trouble whenever possible.’

’Making a point of offending several more Nascent Soul True Monarchs would be just asking for trouble.’

Thus, Xiao Chen glanced in the direction Zhang Shouquan had left, deliberately chose a different angle, and continued his exploration.

After traveling nearly seventy miles from the Coral Forest, a stone-paved road that looked like a main thoroughfare finally appeared up ahead.

Following this road for another seventy miles or so, he finally saw an immense palace complex in the distance.

Looking from afar, he saw countless palace halls unfolding before him.

Jade towers and golden halls with green-tiled roofs and vermilion eaves. Pillars of coral and beams of tortoiseshell. Triple-gilt brackets and twelve towering belfries. It was just like the legendary Dragon Palace.

"Wow, it’s gorgeous!"

Xiao Chen marveled at the beautiful sight before him.

He immediately quickened his pace.

’Barring any surprises, there had to be something good inside this palace complex.’

As it happened—perhaps because someone had arrived earlier—

the sixty-foot-high, vermilion palace gates were already wide open.

The four smaller doors on either side were also unobstructed.

Xiao Chen followed the central avenue, his gaze traveling past the nine-hundred-ninety-nine white jade steps to the main hall at the very center.

Then he turned to look at a side gate, where he could vaguely make out the soaring eaves of a side hall through a winding corridor.

’Where would the real Treasure be hidden?’

Xiao Chen considered this. ’If I were the one who built this Relic, I definitely wouldn’t put the real Treasure in the most obvious place—the main hall that you can see at a glance.’

He decided to check out the side hall to his right first.

Walking along the corridor to the outside of the side hall, the first thing he encountered was, naturally, a thick, protective Restriction.

And compared to the woodshed-like buildings he had passed on the way, the Restriction on the side hall was clearly several times more formidable.

Normally, breaking such a complex, large-scale Restriction would take at least a full day and night.

’Extrapolating from this, the main hall’s will be even more complex. It’ll be impossible to get in without spending a great deal of time.’

’That means if I’m fast enough, I can explore the side hall and then circle back to take a look at the main hall.’

’By then, the Cultivators who arrived earlier will probably have already broken the most complex Restriction.’

’The timing is absolutely perfect!’

Praising himself, Xiao Chen casually retrieved the Array Plate for the Xuanhuang Reversal Array from his Vast Sea Ring and began to set up the Array.

He was a Cultivator with some assets now; he no longer had to struggle like an ordinary Loose Cultivator, painstakingly grinding away at a Restriction with his own True Essence.

All he had to do was set up the Array Plate, and it would easily do the breaking for him.

「Six hours later.」

With a nearly inaudible CRACK, the Spiritual Light on the side hall’s doors suddenly flared before vanishing completely.

CREAK!

Pushed by the Array Power, the doors swung open just a crack.

WHOOSH!

A silver needle, as fine as a hair, shot out from the crack between the doors.

It passed straight through the Array and shot directly toward Xiao Chen.

Fortunately, as a Body Cultivator, his reflexes were fast enough. He immediately raised a hand and caught the Flying Needle firmly between his index and middle fingers.

POP!

The Flying Needle immediately burst, releasing a puff of light purple smoke that instantly enveloped him.

Xiao Chen deliberately took a sniff and caught the faint fragrance of magnolia.

’It smells quite nice.’

Moreover, it was rich with Spiritual Power. He immediately opened his mouth wide, swallowed all the purple mist, and began its Refinement on the spot.

It actually added a strand of True Essence directly to his Flawless Golden Core.

"Not bad at all!"

Xiao Chen nodded in approval.

Only then did he push the doors open and enter, searching for any Treasure left inside.

Although it was only a side hall, it was extremely spacious.

It was over a hundred feet deep from front to back, and several hundred feet wide from north to south.

He bypassed the Eight-leaf Screen at the entrance and parted the Jade Beaded Curtain to reveal all sorts of exquisite furnishings inside.

Though countless years had passed, the entire room remained spotless, thanks to a subtle stream of Spiritual Qi circulating within it.

To ensure he didn’t miss any hidden Treasure, Xiao Chen patiently opened every cabinet and every drawer.

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