Chapter 711: Chapter 275: Spiritual Artifact, Hand It Over

Even Xiao Chen was finding this hard to handle.

After all, these bronze statues didn’t just have the power of Late-stage Golden Core cultivators; as statues, they also lacked many otherwise fatal weak points.

Under the circumstances, fighting to the death was a bad idea. Retreat was the best option.

Of course, Xiao Chen wasn’t actually planning to flee.

Instead, he planned to use his superior speed to counteract their numerical advantage.

This tactic was commonly known as "kiting."

CREAK!

At the very moment Xiao Chen came up with this plan, the doors to the main hall suddenly slammed shut.

A bronze statue then dispersed the residual Spiritual Light from its hands.

It turned to the other bronze statues on its right and shouted loudly, "Generals, let us—"

Seeing that it had not only shut the doors but was also trying to call for backup, Xiao Chen reacted instantly.

He pulled a Thunder Pearl from his Vast Sea Ring and hurled it across the hall.

CRACKLE!

In an instant, purple lightning flooded the entire hall.

On the left side in particular, the Thunder Spiritual Power was so dense that it converged into a swirling, pitch-black vortex.

Numerous bronze statues were instantly pierced by the surging electricity, pulled in, and ultimately melted into a single mass.

Three breaths later, when the lightning finally dissipated, only two bronze statues in the entire left section had not been completely destroyed.

Even so, they were heavily damaged, lying motionless on the ground.

Even Xiao Chen’s own Jade Platform Fire Lotus had ninety-four of its layers shattered, leaving only the final two to shield him.

What should have been a grueling battle was instantly neutralized.

’Hiss... This thing is that powerful!’

Even Xiao Chen himself was a little surprised.

He had only used the Thunder Pearl because there were a dozen or so other statues standing between him and the one that had shouted.

He wasn’t in the habit of using external items. He had simply grabbed the Thunder Pearl—a gift from Su Li for his protection before he’d entered the Relic—to stop the statue from calling for reinforcements.

He’d never imagined it would completely wipe out the entire left side of the hall.

’Good. Saves me a lot of trouble.’

After his brief surprise, Xiao Chen let out a sigh of relief.

He probably could have handled all the bronze statues by himself in the end, but that would have taken a significant amount of time and effort.

After all, there were one hundred and eight statues in total. Even if he could destroy one with a single punch, he’d have to land one hundred and eight full-power blows.

If it came to a real fight, the stamina drain alone would have been immense.

But now... things were much simpler.

Xiao Chen’s gaze shifted to the right. ’They’re even carrying Spiritual Artifacts. I’ll be taking those!’

He walked over and snatched a long spear from the hands of the nearest bronze statue.

Upon inspection, he found that it was indeed a genuine Spiritual Artifact.

The quality was surprisingly high, too. No wonder their earlier blade energy had been so fierce.

By Xiao Chen’s estimation, if he sold it in the outside world, it should fetch around eighty or ninety thousand Spirit Stones, even as a second-hand item.

He immediately looked at the remaining fifty-two statues.

’Whoa, look at all this money!’

Because Xiao Chen hadn’t picked up the Inheritance Jade Scroll on the right side and had stopped the other statue’s shout in time, the statues on the right all remained standing in place, completely motionless.

This allowed him to easily relieve them of the Spiritual Artifacts in their hands.

Although the quality varied between the different Spiritual Artifacts—especially those held by the statues in the back rows, which were a bit inferior—all told, he had no doubt they would sell for at least three million Spirit Stones.

’Excellent, excellent. Just as they say, money spent will find its way back.’

Xiao Chen satisfactorily stored away all the Spiritual Artifacts. ’Once I get out of here, I’ll just sell these off. The Spirit Stones I spent at the auction will come right back to me.’

Of course, to prevent the statues from causing trouble later, after taking their Spiritual Artifacts, he patiently dismantled them piece by piece.

’Break your legs, pull off your arms, and pop off your head for good measure. I’d like to see you move after that.’

After spending a full Quarter Hour dealing with all the bronze statues, Xiao Chen finally returned to the high platform in the center.

He leaned back in the Golden Chair and pressed the Jade Scroll he’d seen earlier to his forehead.

As he infused it with his Divine Sense, the scene before his eyes changed abruptly.

He found himself in what seemed to be an open-air training ground, surrounded by Profound Iron Pillars that shimmered with Spiritual Light.

A moment later, a young-looking Cultivator appeared. "I will only demonstrate our sect’s Body Techniques once. Watch closely."

Having said only that, he began chanting a Mantra while executing a full set of Martial Techniques, reducing the surrounding Profound Iron Pillars to a pile of rubble.

Once the demonstration was over, Xiao Chen’s vision blurred.

The young man vanished, and the Profound Iron Pillars returned to their original, undamaged state.

"I will demonstrate our sect’s Swordsmanship only once. Pay close attention."

Another figure appeared, this one a middle-aged Cultivator whose piercing gaze was like two sharp swords.

He held a wooden sword, and with each swing, his Sword Intent surged, tearing through the very clouds above the training ground.

After that came demonstrations of Sword Technique, Talismanic Magic, Thunder Skill... and more, for a total of nine different arts.

Each art was exquisite and profound, standing out even among other Celestial Level Magic.

A different Cultivator appeared for each demonstration, but they all seemed to share the same stoic personality. Without a single wasted word, they would simply begin.

’Crap, who could possibly remember all of this?!’

Xiao Chen was overwhelmed trying to take it all in.

With his current Cultivation, simply memorizing the Mantras wasn’t difficult.

The truly important part of the inheritance, however, was the underlying essence left behind by each demonstrator.

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