Chapter 846: Striking It Rich

When Sun Chao saw Lin Mo walking towards the hidden door, he quickly rushed over and arrived at the entrance.

"Cold Young Master, you can't go in there; it's very dangerous," Sun Chao said anxiously.

But Lin Mo had already entered, and when he heard Sun Chao's warning, he was puzzled. "Is there really any danger? I didn't sense anything."

Sun Chao didn't care and immediately grabbed Lin Mo's hand, pulling him out forcefully.

"My father mentioned that there's a ten-thousand-year-old malevolent spirit's remnant sealed inside. It's hiding within a treasure, and since my father couldn't detect its presence, he stored all related treasures here, warning us not to approach to avoid possession by the malevolent spirit," Sun Chao quickly fabricated a lie, sounding quite sincere.

Lin Mo played along, saying, "I see, then I better get out of here."

He stepped back, keeping his left hand directed towards the hidden door. However, Guisi Yan had already rushed inside under the influence of the illusion array.

By the time Sun Chao tried to manipulate the hidden door's switch to close it, Guisi Yan had already emptied most of the treasures inside, then quickly entered the Emperor's Spirit Space. The hidden door closed shortly afterward.

Throughout the process, Sun Chao remained unaware that most of the treasures inside the hidden room had been looted by Guisi Yan.

"Haha, that scoundrel Sun Zhengyue hid so many treasures here," Guisi Yan chuckled within the Emperor's Spirit Space, carefully examining the spoils.

Lin Mo's spirit also brightened as he saw the loot. "This guy is really something."

"Just the Earth-grade spiritual treasures alone, there are three of them," Lin Mo exclaimed.

"No, there's only one," Guisi Yan corrected.

"But what about these three?" Lin Mo asked in confusion. His ability to judge Earth-grade spiritual treasures was still somewhat lacking.

"This long spear is a quasi-Heaven-grade spiritual treasure, to be precise, it has transcended the Earth-grade but hasn't reached the level of a Heaven-grade spiritual treasure," Guisi Yan explained.

"As for this dim golden cloak, it should be a damaged Heaven-grade spiritual treasure."

"Can you repair it?" Lin Mo asked.

"I should be able to," Guisi Yan replied.

"If we had one more Heaven-grade spiritual treasure, it would be a huge win," Lin Mo said, getting excited.

"Actually, there's more," Guisi Yan continued, "The most precious item among them should be this one. It's the treasure that Sun Chao and his father mentioned; it should be this."

Guisi Yan picked up a blackish object about the size of a basin.

"What is this?" Lin Mo asked.

"A ten-thousand-year-old Purple Jade Marrow. Although Sun Zhengyue disguised it as something else, I can still recognize this item," Guisi Yan explained.

"A ten-thousand-year-old Purple Jade Marrow? What's its use?" Lin Mo inquired.

"If used to refine a beast's body, it's an extremely rare and precious treasure. Even at Sun Zhengyue's cultivation level, he could still make use of it. If used for tempering a warrior's body, its effect would be diminished, but it's still much better than ordinary tempering materials. Currently, on the market, even a thousand-year-old Purple Jade Marrow sells for at least a million spiritual pearls as a starting price," Guisi Yan explained. "Sun Zhengyue was probably hesitating whether to present it to Lord Sheng or use it to persuade him to join the fight against Canglong Ancient Courtyard."

"I've been wondering why they want to confront Canglong Ancient Courtyard," Lin Mo said with curiosity.

"That's because Sun Zhengyue's father was a traitor of Canglong Ancient Courtyard and was finally killed by Xiao Jianfeng. Sun Zhengyue was taken away by Lord Sheng and went into hiding in Tianyou Valley to escape death. So, he swore to avenge his father and originally stole the secrets of Canglong Ancient Courtyard to strengthen Tianyou Valley."

"In that case, we can't just sit idly by!" Lin Mo said solemnly.

"Let's leave first. Even if I recover my strength, I can only contend with Sun Zhengyue. There's no way we can deal with Lord Sheng," Guisi Yan advised.

"Alright, but where's that cloaked man from earlier? He should recognize me, and we can't let him discover us," Lin Mo said.

"He's called Shadow Peak. He's the number one expert in Tianyou Valley after Lord Sheng, and he usually serves as Lord Sheng's messenger. He only comes out when there are matters concerning Lord Sheng," Guisi Yan explained. "So, he should be at the Cold Pond right now, concentrating on cultivating. He'll only come out when there are issues related to Lord Sheng."

"That's good," Lin Mo said, relieved.

"So, we should avoid getting close to the Cold Pond. We'll have to find an excuse to leave Tianyou Valley soon," Guisi Yan suggested.

"But it seems impossible to traverse the Frost Qi Forest," Lin Mo said.

"Don't worry; I know of a secret passage that we can use to exit. I came in through there," Guisi Yan assured him.

...

"Cold Young Master, what's wrong?" In the storeroom, Sun Chao noticed that Lin Mo seemed somewhat absent-minded and asked.

Lin Mo quickly withdrew from the Emperor's Spirit Space and returned to his original state. He said, "It's nothing, I was just thinking about whether to present treasures to Lord Sheng."

"In fact, Lord Sheng prefers human blood and body tempering materials the most. We offer human blood every month, and as for the body tempering materials, he values them the most," Sun Chao explained.

"Then this one will do," Lin Mo smiled, taking a greenish object about the size of a basin that emitted a soft glow. "What is this?"

"A thousand-year Red Jade Marrow. It has an excellent tempering effect on beasts' bodies. Even someone as powerful as Lord Sheng can use it," Sun Chao said.