Chapter 42: The Four Treasures of Heaven and Earth

  Upon hearing the words "soul search", Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang's faces turned even paler. The two had heard Wu Mu Dao Ren mention before that soul searching could cause immense harm to one's divine consciousness, and a single misstep could render someone an idiot!

  Since seeing the two aquatic people, Qin Zheng's face had been hanging with a faint smile, looking kind and friendly. He chuckled and said: "There is no need to search their souls, I believe these two have not deceived you or me. Moreover, this little boy with dual spiritual roots was discovered by me first, and Bai Li Dao friend has promised to hand him over to me. I am preparing to take him in as a personal disciple, how can I bear to harm him? As for this little girl, the fire spiritual root in her body seems to be the legendary "Earth Yin Fire", which appears to be suitable for practicing Huo Ling Zong's magical techniques. Of course, if the immortal is willing, I don't mind taking on another disciple for Tian Xin Zong."

  "Oh, is that so? You think I'd believe your nonsense? Since you've already discovered this little guy, why didn't you take him away? And why didn't you stop Tiānyì from activating the 'Qīnguān Shéntuō Fú'? Do you think a simple sentence would make me hand over this 'treasure' to you? Let me tell you, if I hadn't acted quickly, these two would have flown into Yùdǐngmén already!" Méi Jī gave Qín Zhèng a cold glance and said.

  Although the expression under Meiji's mask couldn't be seen, her tone was clearly not polite. A child with a pair of Sheng-attribute dual spiritual roots that could exempt from the bottleneck of cultivation and smoothly reach the Yuan Ying realm represented what, both of them were clearer than anyone else, this was the "living treasure" that all major sects were competing to seize!

  Qin Zheng didn't get angry, but instead smiled and said: "If the immortal maiden doesn't believe me, wait until Bai Li Dao friend returns and ask him clearly to know if I'm lying or not. My Tian Xin Sect currently only has three Yuan Ying stage cultivators, among whom Liu Shixiong's lifespan is less than a hundred years, while your Huo Ling Sect has seven Yuan Ying stage cultivators, and Chi Xia Immortal Maiden is even a late-stage Yuan Ying great cultivator. Why must you compete with me for this little guy? If you're willing to let him go to me, after the three sects join forces to break through Yu Ding Gate, I'll take out one-third of the treasures that Tian Xin Sect should get and give them to you alone."

  These two actually, in front of Shuǐshēng, without asking for Shuǐshēng's opinion, fought to take Shuǐshēng under their wing. Facing the two old monsters with unfathomable magical powers, Shuǐshēng felt wave after wave of powerlessness in his heart.

  "Hmph! You think it's that easy to break through the Jade Cauldron Gate? We three had agreed beforehand, after setting up the formation, we would launch a joint attack on the Jade Cauldron Gate. But you two just went to check out some small sect created by two Golden Dan period cultivators and disappeared for ten days without returning at the agreed time! If you two were here today, with just two of us working together, we could have easily taken down the Jade Cauldron Gate! Now look what's happened, you've lost two Golden Dan period disciples from the Huo Ling Sect for nothing!"

  Upon hearing Mei Ji change the subject and appear resentful, Qin Zheng's expression finally turned slightly gloomy. He said coldly, "This can only be blamed on your eagerness for merit! Master Bai and I had only temporarily left, not permanently. What's the hurry? If you alone could seize the Jade Cauldron Gate, why would I have to come all this way to suffer? This time, we suffered a loss, with Huo Ling Sect losing two Golden Dan disciples, but our Tian Xin Sect lost four Golden Dan disciples in one go, including a late-stage Golden Dan cultivator. I'm not looking for trouble with you, and yet you still dare to argue? Furthermore, Master Bai and I didn't return on time because Ice Seal Valley's Huo Dao friend suddenly fell, so we had to investigate. Do you think we were searching for treasure?"

  Mei Ji's eyes flashed with a hint of skepticism, and she said: "Oh! There's such a thing? Surname Huo's magical powers are not shallow. Who has the ability to kill him? Where is that old thing Bai Li Mu now?"

  Qin pointed at Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang, saying: "The person who killed Hu Dao's friend is closely related to these two little guys. That person used an earth-attribute ultimate treasure to kill Hu Dao's friend with one strike, and finally even used the 'Lian Tian True Fire' divine technique of your noble clan, directly turning Hu Dao's friend into a pile of ashes."

  At this point, Shui Sheng's heart skipped a beat. Others didn't know, but he knew that Wumu Dao Ren was cultivating earth-attribute techniques.

  Mei Ji was taken aback for a moment, and then a hint of anger flashed in her beautiful eyes. "Nonsense?" she said. "Xing Hu is a top-notch cultivator at the late stage of the Golden Elixir, and apart from this immortal, who else in the Fire Spirit Sect can kill him with one blow? What do you mean, are you trying to shift the blame for this matter onto my Fire Spirit Sect?"

  Qin Zheng smiled slyly and said, "I didn't say it was done by a Fire Spirit Sect cultivator, maybe the murderer just happened to possess your sect's techniques!" When he said the two words "murderer", he intentionally dragged out his voice.

  Mei Ji coldly snorted, pointing at the two Waterborn and saying: "If not for that 'Qian Kun Shen Dun Fu', this immortal would never have been able to see these two little brats, and Huo Ling Zong wouldn't have had anything to do with them? Moreover, since you and Bai Li Mu have already discovered the suspicious circumstances surrounding Tie Yi and those few children, why didn't you capture them on the spot and interrogate them clearly? Why not devise a plan to lure out the murderer connected to them? Instead, you let them waste an extremely precious talisman to escape here?"

  Before Qin Zheng could respond, Mei Ji suddenly seemed to remember something and pointed at him, saying: "Oh, I see! That old scoundrel Bai Li Mu must have discovered something, that's why he deliberately sent you away! Think about it, since Tie Yi has the 'Qian Kun Divine Escape Symbol', one of the Qian Kun Four Treasures, how could he not know the whereabouts of the 'Qian Kun Divine Sword', 'Qian Kun Silk' and 'Qian Kun Vase'?"

  Upon hearing this, Qin Zheng's expression changed, and he silently cursed himself for being foolish. Ba Li Mu must have deliberately sent him away because he had discovered something important that Qin hadn't noticed. Now thinking about it, if the assassin really possessed the Qian Kun Four Treasures, killing a cultivator with the surname Hu wouldn't be difficult even for a Golden Dan period cultivator! Of course, the killer couldn't possibly be a Yuan Ying cultivator; if they were, with the Qian Kun Four Treasures in hand, they wouldn't fear Qin Zheng and Ba Li Mu at all.

  The prestige of the Qian Kun Four Treasures is like thunder in the ears for Yuan Ying period cultivators. It's even more resounding than the five great divine soldiers of the Jade Ding Gate. These four treasures were forged by a Xian Tian period cultivator, Qian Kun Old Man, who devoted his entire life to creating these unparalleled treasures. Qian Kun Old Man had profound magical powers and spent his life wandering the world alone, with few defeats in battle. It's said that he had already reached the late stage of Xian Tian cultivation, just one step away from ascending to immortality. Unfortunately, over 2,000 years ago, he disappeared after a fierce battle with an otherworldly demon at Gong Le Mountain, and no news has been heard from him since.

  Unexpectedly, I found traces of "Qiankun Shentu" on two young children today!

  Qin Zheng's heart was stirred, compared to attacking the Jade Cauldron Gate and seizing the five great divine weapons, capturing a Golden Elixir cultivator and snatching the treasure from their hand was much simpler. Moreover, that Dry Heaven Divine Sword was even more crucial for himself, enough to change his fate and step into another realm.

  She glanced at Shui Sheng and Tie Xin Tang, regretting why she had pretended to be so dignified just now and hadn't searched their souls. While hesitating about whether to attack them or not, Mei Ji suddenly said: "That old thing Ba Li Mu has made a good calculation, letting us two fight to the death with Yu Ding Men, while he kills people and steals treasures behind our backs. Hmph! Since that's the case, why should this immortal lady be in a hurry to attack Yu Ding Men? It's better to just wait here and see the power of the Qian Kun Four Treasures."

  As for Mei Ji's complaints, Qin Zheng seemed to have not heard them, but in his heart he was turning over various thoughts, and casually asked: "Could it be that the immortal is not moved by the 'Four Treasures of the Heavens'?"

  "Of course I'm moved, how could I not be? However, since the 'Qian Kun Four Treasures' have already been remembered by Baili Mugen, what can this immortal do? I'm just a Yuan Ying initial stage cultivator, even if I wanted to compete, I wouldn't be able to surpass others. It's better to just swallow my losses and take on an apprentice."

  Having said that, she rushed out of the door and shouted loudly: "Qiangwei, take your junior brothers and sisters to rest!" The green light outside the door flashed, and the figure of the green-shirted girl appeared, as if she had been waiting outside the door all along, just waiting for Mei Ji to say this sentence.

  Qin Zheng saw Mei Ji openly accepting the two Waterborn as her disciples in front of him, and he felt angry but could do nothing about it. Although Mei Ji was only at the initial stage of Yuan Ying cultivation, she had an exceptionally powerful fire attribute divine ability and possessed many magical treasures. If they were to really fight, Qin Zheng wouldn't have much advantage. Moreover, this wasn't the time to break off relations yet.

  Shuǐ Shēng and Tiě Xīn Táng, in front of the two old monsters, were like lambs waiting to be slaughtered, without any power to resist. Although they had a thousand unwilling thoughts in their hearts, they could only obediently follow behind Qiang Wei and retreat.

  Qin Zheng snorted and strode out of the room with large steps after brushing off his sleeves.

  On the steep cliff, a dark light flashed through the air and fell into a messy pile of rocks in the valley below, disappearing in an instant. Half a time later, a dazzling white light flew over the rock pile, and when the white light dissipated, a young man in white clothes appeared, holding a dark green jade pendant in his hand.

  The young man in white robes was Baili Mu, a cultivator from the Ice Seal Valley. His cold gaze swept across the surrounding area, and a hint of a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth as he said: "Wu Mu, I know you're hiding down there. Considering your cultivation isn't easy to come by, if you hand over the treasure left behind by the Old Man of the Universe, I'll spare your life. Otherwise, you'll have no choice but to fall! Don't worry, with the divine thought imprint you left in the Iron Wing's transmission spirit jade, I won't let you escape!"

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