Chapter 12: Immortal-Grade Treasures Appear

Ji Ning walked out of the treasure chamber with incomparable joy: "This is a great opportunity. No wonder many cultivators, knowing some places are dangerous, still venture in—they seek such fortunes. With gains like these, my strength can greatly improve, and my ability to survive will be vastly enhanced."

As long as he had enough treasures, he could go to Treasure Hill and exchange them for whatever he needed.

Life-saving items, escape tools, cultivation aids, techniques, divine abilities... as long as he paid a high enough price, he could obtain them all!

Ji Ning now had two extremely powerful protective treasures from the 'Water Mansion,' one of which was personally forged by Daoist Sanshou. But that was only two; the young master of the Shaoyan clan, 'Shaoyan Nong,' carried over ten protective treasures on him.

"If I had had so many treasures earlier, my Earthfire and Cold Aura would have already reached the first grade." Ji Ning continued walking swiftly through the corridor, pushing open one side chamber after another.

"Boom."

"Nothing."

"This one too." Ji Ning kept searching.

The Treasure Hall was so vast; besides the treasure chamber he had found, there might be other treasures.

Just as Ji Ning was leisurely searching, suddenly—

Hum!

The entire space trembled, causing Ji Ning's skin and hair to vibrate. He turned to look down the corridor behind him; from deep within, an immensely powerful fluctuation was spreading.

"A magic treasure's fluctuation." Ji Ning had seen many treasures in the treasure chamber and could judge: "And it's far more powerful than the fluctuations of those Heaven-grade treasures in the chamber!"

In an instant, a thought flashed through Ji Ning's mind.

Immortal-grade treasure!

"It must be an Immortal-grade treasure." Ji Ning shot off, swiftly following the treasure's fluctuation.

...

"This material is good, can be used to make puppets." Mu Zishuo was also searching the Treasure Hall. He wasn't picky; along the way, he directly collected decorative items, tables, cushions, and so on. "I just found a long-decayed corpse; the treasure on it was something even I couldn't refine—felt like a Heaven-grade treasure. The deceased must have been a Nascent Soul demon. Tsk, let's have another corpse, another one."

Back when Immortal Wujiang died, the Immortal Mansion's branch hall had sealed itself.

Those who could enter the branch hall were all of high status, but they could only be trapped inside until they died of old age. They left behind some corpses, and the treasures on them were all extraordinary.

"Another corpse..." Mu Zishuo's eyes burned as he continued searching.

"Hum!"

As a fluctuation swept through, Mu Zishuo froze, then spun around to look at the corridor turning to the side. He yelped, "It must be an Immortal-grade treasure!" and immediately turned into a streak of light, flying over swiftly.

...

"There's nothing in this Treasure Hall. I wonder if the others have found any treasures." Cangjiang Zhenren walked along, finding nothing.

"Hm?"

Cangjiang Zhenren suddenly stopped, sensing the powerful fluctuation.

"Such a powerful fluctuation—it must be an Immortal-grade treasure." Fragments from his past life's memories naturally included memories of Immortal-grade treasures. Cangjiang Zhenren's eyes turned red, and he immediately turned into a streak of light, rushing over.

...

One by one, they all headed in the direction of the fluctuation.

The Immortal-grade treasure was in a spacious, quiet chamber.

The chamber was large.

Inside, it was empty. The red-robed youth 'Xue Hongyi' stood dumbfounded, staring at a nearby lamp. It was an unremarkable lamp, but on it burned a flame with a green glow. Around this small lamp were rings of fire, emitting powerful fluctuations that firmly resisted Xue Hongyi's attempt to seize it.

"This... this... an Immortal-grade treasure?" Xue Hongyi felt he had hit the jackpot.

When he first entered, he noticed the lamp, which seemed like a decoration, but with a flame still burning inside. He was intrigued, thinking: "Immortal Wujiang died billions of years ago, yet this lamp's flame hasn't gone out—it must be no ordinary item."

He immediately waved his hand to store it in his storage treasure, but when he tried, the lamp erupted with terrifying power.

Rings of fire surrounded the lamp, emitting powerful fluctuations that easily blocked him.

"Haha, who says only Ji Ning has good luck? I, Xue Hongyi, can also strike it rich. This Immortal-grade treasure is mine." Xue Hongyi was ecstatic. A whisk appeared in his hand; he flicked it, and the white threads flew out, wrapping around the lamp to capture it.

The lamp remained still, but the flames around it surged, holding firm against the whisk threads.

"What?" Xue Hongyi was stunned. "Even using my magic treasure, I can't capture it?"

"A mere Wanxiang cultivator wants to be my master?" The flame on the lamp suddenly formed a child's face, glaring at Xue Hongyi. "Know your limits and leave quickly."

The voice echoed in the chamber.

Xue Hongyi was even more delighted... Legend had it that Immortal-grade treasures would give birth to a treasure spirit that could speak human language.

"Indeed, it can speak. An Immortal-grade treasure!" Xue Hongyi's eyes were bloodshot. The entire Snowdragon Mountain didn't have a single Immortal-grade treasure, and now he had the chance to obtain one... A great opportunity from heaven before him; not seizing it would be a grave sin.

"You'd better come with me obediently." A white silk ribbon appeared before Xue Hongyi, its power clearly greater—one of his commonly used treasures—and it coiled toward the lamp.

The lamp remained still.

After all, it was just an Immortal-grade treasure, unable to move or fly on its own. But it could draw on some power... Even a fraction of an Immortal-grade treasure's power was beyond most Wanxiang cultivators. The rings of fire around it grew stronger, the fluctuations more intense, firmly blocking the white silk ribbon.

"You can't take me; your strength is far from enough," the flame child taunted. "Better leave early. Holding an Immortal-grade treasure without sufficient strength brings misfortune, not fortune."

"Hmph, I'll trade you for top-grade Heaven-grade treasures and many other treasures. I'll go to the Yinglong Guard branch and go into seclusion immediately, not coming out until I reach the Daoist level. Then my strength will soar, and Snowdragon Mountain will bow to me." Xue Hongyi's eyes were wild. "I refuse to believe I can't capture a dead object."

Xue Hongyi repeatedly used his treasures, trying to capture it.

But he couldn't.

He didn't dare grab it with his hands; he wasn't a divine-body cultivator, and doing so would likely burn him to ashes.

"Swoosh." A fluctuation came from outside, and the stone door was pushed open.

"Someone's coming." Xue Hongyi had no choice.

"Come to me!" Xue Hongyi roared, directly using a forbidden technique. His face flushed red as a swarm of flying needles surged in power, forming a giant hand that grabbed the lamp. The rings of fire on the lamp's surface were crushed.

"Collect."

He directly stored the Immortal-grade treasure.

Only then did Xue Hongyi turn to see two figures behind him: Ji Ning and Yu Wei.

"Decisive and ruthless enough," Ji Ning said softly.

Xue Hongyi smiled, quite pleased with himself. At the critical moment, he had used a forbidden technique to suppress and collect the treasure, considering himself decisive.

"Pity, you were just one step too late." Xue Hongyi glanced at Ji Ning.

"It's the Green Silk Divine Fire Lamp!" Yu Wei said softly. "It can be used to nurture Heavenly Fire, raising it all the way to the first grade. It can also channel the Green Silk Divine Fire for combat, posing a great threat to Sanxian and Earth Immortals, but not much use against Celestial Immortals... A decent Immortal-grade treasure. If sold to Treasure Hill, it could fetch three million catties of liquid elemental essence!"

Ji Ning's heart shook.

Three million catties of liquid elemental essence?

From what Senior Sister Yu Wei said, the Green Silk Divine Fire Lamp had a similar effect to the 'Earthfire Heart Lamp,' capable of raising Heavenly Fire to the first grade, and could also be used in battle...

"Swoosh." "Swoosh." "Swoosh." One figure after another flew in: Senior Sister Jiulian, Cangjiang Zhenren, Mu Zishuo, Whitewater Hound, and Xiaoqing.

"Where's the Immortal-grade treasure?" Mu Zishuo looked around, then stared at Xue Hongyi. "Did this Xue Hongyi get it?"

"He did," Yu Wei said.

...

In the largest hall of the Treasure Hall.

Shaoyan Nong was sitting cross-legged on a jade bed, refining something. He too had sensed the Immortal-grade treasure's fluctuation.

"An Immortal-grade treasure?" Shaoyan Nong was surprised. "Was Immortal Wujiang so wealthy that he didn't even carry his Immortal-grade treasures?"

Powerful cultivators always carried their most important treasures. A Celestial Immortal typically had only a few Immortal-grade treasures. Shaoyan Nong had thought there were no Immortal-grade treasures in Immortal Wujiang's mansion, so he hadn't cared.

"Young master, shall we get it?" Xiangliu Fang asked.

"No need." Shaoyan Nong shook his head. "I gave my word on behalf of my clan, and they are still useful in this mansion."

Xiangliu Fang nodded.

"When they're no longer useful..." Shaoyan Nong's eyes suddenly burned with desire. "I must say, that Fire Rainbow Immortal Yu Wei is quite something."

Xiangliu Fang smiled, knowing what his master was thinking.

"Young master, when the time comes, drop a hint. Yu Wei will understand. A reincarnated immortal—for a cultivator, cultivation is paramount. Physical pleasures are trivial. She will yield to you for the sake of her Dao." Xiangliu Fang said in a low voice. His young master was quite extravagant in the Great Xia imperial capital.

The future Duke of Feathers, with such status, enjoyed life to the extreme. Reincarnated female immortals submitting as servants was common.

"Not the same. This Yu Wei is different; she's better than any in the capital." Shaoyan Nong licked his lips. "As for that Jiulian, tsk, her temperament is truly extraordinary. But someone from a top clan like hers knows how to read the situation. Getting her to have some fun with me should be easy. Yu Wei will be harder."

"Perhaps..." Xiangliu Fang's voice dropped.

"No need. We still need them for now." Shaoyan Nong shook his head. "We must prioritize."

"Yes." Xiangliu Fang nodded.