Chapter 2: The Secret Revealed

  Xia Qi of the Immortal Realm died once and for all, but traversed over to occupy this body on Earth. Xia Qi, however, took on a whole heap of troubles as his own.

  After several days, Xia Qi had already understood his current situation.

  He had a huge treasure of secrets left over from the unification of the Xianmen sects thousands of years ago, but his own spiritual roots were extremely poor and mixed with the five elements. Even now, at over 20 years old, Xia Qi was only a small fry in the fifth layer of the Qi Refining stage.

  Moreover, what's even more important is that the secret was discovered by one of the three major sects in Qin State, San Xiao Jian Zong. The leader of San Xiao Jian Zong personally captured and imprisoned him. In this dark and damp water dungeon, he couldn't even eat his fill. For Xia Qi, a fifth-layer cultivator in the Qi Refining stage, to escape from here was no different from a fool's dream!

  "We must think of a way to escape this damned water prison, or we'll be tortured to death or starved to death!" Xia Qi's mind was racing with anxiety. In these few days, he had suffered greatly. For three whole days, all he got was a bowl of leftover congee that someone had sent over. If it weren't for the thin thread of true yuan flowing slowly through his body, Xia Qi suspected he wouldn't have been able to hold on for even three days!

  Even so, such days can't last long, and Xia Qi absolutely can't hold on! After all, the previous owner of this body is a warning sign!

  Crossing over to this wonderful world, without even seeing the sky, and dying in such a sorry state? Xia Qi would absolutely not be resigned to his fate, even if he had fallen into the eighteenth level of hell!

  "Or... simply tell the location of the treasure honestly to the master of San Xiao Jian Zong, and let him leave?"

  Xia Qi's eyes lit up, the reason he was being held captive here was because of a treasure left behind by the 'Tian Dao Sect', which had unified the Xian Xia realm and then been destroyed 10,000 years ago. His mind contained the memories of the deceased Xia Qi, so he naturally knew where the treasure was located.

  "No, no! According to my memories of Xia Qi, the cultivation world is a place where the strong prey on the weak. If I reveal the location of the treasure, that old scoundrel from San Xiao Sword Sect will definitely kill me to keep it a secret!" Xia Qi let out a soft sigh, vetoing his own idea.

  "Neither left nor right is feasible, am I supposed to wait for death in this water prison?" Xia Qi thought left and right, but each idea was eventually vetoed by himself. At this moment, his heart was filled with a sense of frustration!

  "Is this what it feels like to die before achieving one's goal?" Xia Qi hung powerlessly from the iron chains, his head bowed in bitter self-muttering.

  Three days.

  Another three days passed, and during these three days, Xia Qi did not stop thinking of ways to escape from here. He even tried to mobilize the last bit of true yuan in his body, wanting to break free from the iron chains, but it was all in vain. Not to mention that pitiful bit of true yuan he had left, the iron chains binding Xia Qi were no ordinary ones either.

  In memory, this ordinary iron chain seems to be a Huangpin magic treasure, able to bind people's true yuan and lock up those trapped.

  In the memories of the deceased Xia Qi, magic treasures are divided into four categories: Tian, Di, Xuan, and Huang. Among them, Huang-grade magic treasures are the worst. That is to say, this iron chain is the worst magic treasure!

  But even the worst magic treasure is still a magic treasure, and for Xia Qi at this time, let alone having only a thread of true yuan in his body, even in its heyday, being trapped by the iron chain would not be broken!

  Of course, the cultivation of the five layers in the Qi Refining stage, even at its peak, is not much different from the true yuan within the body and that one thread...

  "A single worst treasure has left me with no choice but to surrender and await death..." Xia Qi was utterly humiliated, unable to show his face.

  ………

  "Sitting and waiting for death is too stifling! Maybe I still have a chance to make a desperate bid!"

  Days passed, and the feeling of weakness grew stronger, leaving Xia Qi almost without the strength to open his mouth. On this day, a resolute glint flashed in his eyes, and he finally made up his mind!

  "The treasure left behind by the Tian Dao Sect is enormous, with countless treasures inside. When the Tian Dao Sect was searching for a place to bury it, they also built several fake treasure burial sites. Laozi had given away one of the fake locations to the old fool from the San Xiao Sword Sect, telling him a false location. That fake treasure burial site is fraught with danger, but based on my recollection, there might be hope for a gamble!"

  Xia Qi is the only bloodline left from the invincible Tiandao Sect ten thousand years ago, knowing all the secrets of the Tiandao Sect. He naturally knows that this treasure was left to prevent the extinction of the Tiandao Sect and to provide a resource for its revival. It's extremely important, so there are several fake treasure locations with hidden dangers, entering which would be a near-death experience!

  "Come on! I give up!!"

  Having made up his mind, Xia Qi no longer hesitated. Although the Sect Master of Sansheng Sword Sect would definitely want him to follow and go to the fake treasure location, where he might die if he wasn't careful, there was still a glimmer of hope. Xia Qi was also willing to take a gamble!

  With a loud roar, Xia Qi almost immediately heard a rumbling sound coming from beside his ear!

  Right after that, the wall in front of Xia Qi suddenly moved to both sides, and the dimly lit water dungeon was filled with light in an instant! Xia Qi slightly narrowed his eyes, from crossing over to the cultivation world, he finally saw the light!

  The wall moved away, and light poured in. At the same time, five figures appeared before Xia Qi!

  The four black-robed guards on both sides were already very familiar to Xia Qi. During this period, the four guards took turns opening a small window to deliver spoiled food to their own people.

  Xia Qi's gaze was fixed on a middle-aged man in front of him.

  He wore a purple robe with golden dragons embroidered on it, looking extremely luxurious! His face was stern and his two eyes were fixed on Xia Qi, giving Xia Qi a feeling of being crushed by Mount Tai.

  This man is precisely the one who captured Xia Qi, imprisoned him here and tortured him countless times - Jian Wuxie, the sect master of San Xiao Sword Sect!

  "Hsss...!"

  Jian Wuxie saw Xia Qi and raised his hand to wave, before Xia Qi could react, a faint golden light suddenly shot into Xia Qi's body!

  Xia Qi's eyes widened, and he was about to loudly scold Jian Wu for using some kind of evil trick. However, he suddenly felt the golden light that had entered his body scatter and transform into a warm current. In an instant, the warmth spread throughout his entire body, and Xia Qi's feeling of fatigue and weakness vanished without a trace!

  Xia Kai opened his big mouth, feeling that he was full of energy at this moment, and even his true yuan force had increased a bit. He was extremely surprised and was about to speak when Jian Wuxie waved his hand. The four black-robed guards behind him retreated simultaneously, leaving only Jian Wuxie and Xia Kai in the water dungeon!

  "Finally figured it out? Haha…… I thought you'd have to suffer a bit more before understanding!" Xian Wuxie laughed, his eyes filled with excitement, thinking about the enormous treasure left behind by the Tian Dao Sect thousands of years ago, which was now within his grasp. The San Xiao Sword Sect would rise under his own hands, and he felt an indescribable thrill!

  "Understood! You should know that the treasure is left by the Tian Dao Sect, not to mention anything else, just because you are a descendant of the Tian Dao Sect, to open the treasure, at least you need to be in the Golden Elixir stage. With your talent, without a vast amount of resources, it's impossible for you to open the treasure in this lifetime. Hand over the treasure and I won't mistreat you, let you become my disciple, I guarantee all the resources you need for cultivation!" Jian Wu Xie was no longer calm and composed like a sect master, he excitedly said to Xia Qi.