Chapter 9: The Famous Treasure Hunter X's Treasure (Part 2)

  What is referred to as a "yin hole" is a place where yin energy gathers due to geographical reasons, and there are not many places with extremely strong yin energy within the range of the chaotic burial mound.

  Tie Jun obtained Chen Jiu's memory, and it can be said that he has already become familiar with the geography. As for this chaotic burial mound, the yin holes inside can be said to be like the back of his hand. After all, Chen Jiu is a yin god, and also a wounded yin god. Although he is attached to the roots of that old cypress tree, every now and then, he has to go to these places with extremely strong yin energy to rest for a while. The Yue Wang Mausoleum, which possesses the yin-yang separation and killing energy, was also discovered by him in this way.

  Ming Jian had just arrived and didn't know much, but this person was extraordinary. Relying solely on the county records in the county government archives and the topographic maps of the surrounding area, he actually inferred the approximate location of seven or eight hidden caves, although not as accurate as what Tie Jian knew, only roughly outlining a range, which already surprised Tie Jian somewhat.

  Tie Jun didn't let his astonishment stay on the surface, he is now thinking whether to take this opportunity to go to the Yue Wang's court and get rid of the Yin Yang Li He Sha first.

  But the idea was dispelled as Ming Jian had already begun to assign tasks, because the scope of the Luozanggang was too large and the number of Yinhole was not small, and the location was even more uncertain. That's why Ming Jian thought of using the local captors to help him search, which would reduce the search time and speed up the process. For the captors from Dongling, it could be said that they were given a chance to make amends and gain merit.

  Although it's said that it's still like last time, divided into several groups to search separately, but this time with Mingjian as a backing, the situation has become greatly different.

  Ming Jian inferred the location of eight hidden caves and divided the present catchers into eight groups, with each group exploring one location. To ensure their safety, he gave each person a sword token. The so-called sword token is a common tactic that uses a special hand technique to seal the sword energy in a container. When encountering danger, crushing the sword token can trigger the sword energy, and at the same time, as the creator of the sword token, he can also sense the location of the sword token when it is triggered, and rush over to support at the fastest speed.

  At his speed, within the range of Luozang Gang, it would take no more than ten breaths for Yu Jian to reach any one of the hidden caves. With two sword symbols, it was not a difficult task to hold out for ten breaths in front of the heavily injured evil cultivator. So, compared to the previous search, this time's safety factor can be said to have increased greatly.

  Of course there are risks, but as Dongling County catchers, they can't avoid taking any risk at all. Otherwise, it's better to go home and hug the children.

  Ming Jian is a very gentle person. After assigning tasks to everyone, he asked if they had any questions. If there were any questions, they could be raised; otherwise, they could go back and prepare for departure tomorrow.

  Everyone dispersed in a hurry and went to discuss the next day's action with their own companions, while starting to get familiar with the use of sword symbols.

  Although the sword token can be used by pinching it into pieces, some techniques are still needed when using it. If not practiced, hasty use may even harm oneself.

  Tie Jun was not in the same group as Old Qintou this time. Instead, he was paired with a constable named Chen Sheng.

  Chen Sheng, in his thirties, was also a seasoned constable of Dongling County. His martial arts skills were not bad either, and he was skilled with knives. He had even received guidance from Tie Dan in the past, so when facing Tie Jian, he was very enthusiastic. After they left, Chen Sheng pulled on Tie Jian's sleeve and took him to the most prosperous market street in Dongling, where he bought two jars of good wine and several large pieces of cooked meat. He said he wanted to visit Tie Dan at his home, but Tie Jian couldn't dissuade him, so he had no choice but to follow Chen Sheng back home with the two jars of wine.

  Arriving at Tie's house, Chen Sheng first paid his respects to Tie Dan and flattered him with excessive praise. Then, thumping his chest, he guaranteed that tomorrow, no matter what, he would protect Tie Jian's safety, putting Tie Dan's mind at ease.

  Tie Dan just smiled and drank two jars of wine, chatting idly with Chen Sheng. After a while, Chen Sheng bid farewell and left, leaving Tie Jian puzzled. He knew that Chen Sheng must have had an ulterior motive for coming to see Tie Dan, but during their conversation, Chen Sheng only flattered Tie Dan and talked about trivial family matters without mentioning anything important. Yet, judging from Tie Dan's expression, he seemed to be deep in thought, which piqued Tie Jian's curiosity.

  "Dad, what does this mean?!"

  Tie Dan smiled and said, "What else could it mean? Do you want to be a bounty hunter!!"

  "Want to be a captain?!" Tie Jun was slightly stunned, "He wants to be a captain, that Lei Captain...!"

  "Lei Dong has made a mistake, and his position is unstable now. If he's smart, he should be more cautious, but I heard that he's been very impulsive these past few days, repeatedly clashing with Lord Ming. He really can't see the situation clearly!" Tie Dan sighed, mentioning that Lei Dong was still his half-disciple, with decent martial skills and a clever mind, but unfortunately had a bad temper, which he couldn't do anything about.

  "So Chen Sheng saw an opportunity?!"

  "Chen Sheng's martial arts skills are not bad, in the yamen he is only under Lei Dong, and it just so happens that he is young and vigorous. If Lei Dong doesn't make it this time, there's a 60% chance he'll take over as the new captain of the guards. And if I put in a good word for him to the magistrate, his chances will increase to 90%!"

  "Looks like you're still quite dignified in front of the adults, eh!" Tie Jian chuckled and said, "When are you going to make me a captain too?"

  "What about you? Forget it, at least ten more years of tempering are needed!" Tieda smiled and suddenly became serious, "Are you going again tomorrow?"

  "Yes, if we don't catch that evil cultivator, Dongling will never be at peace!"

  Mentioning this matter, Tie Jun felt somewhat unnatural, because last time, his performance in the Luozigang was not good, and he didn't think he would do much better this time either.

  Tie Dan stood there, seemingly thinking about something. He hesitated for a moment, then said to Tie Juan, "Follow me, I'll give you something!"

  Tie Jun's heart moved slightly, and he didn't ask much, following Tie Dan into the inner room.

  The inner room was Tie Dan's bedroom, very simple, a bed that had been used for over a decade, an old bedside table, several trunks piled up at the corner of the bed, and aside from these, there was only a bed and two chairs in the room.

  Tie Dan entered the room, closed the door and windows, and suddenly it was much darker inside. He walked to the bedside, lifted up the bedding, revealing a partition board under the bed. He took out the partition board, exposing a gap of about one person's width. Tie Dan bent down and started searching in the gap. After a while, he pulled out a small box filled with dust from under the bed.

  "What is this?!" Tie Jun knew that this might be something his old man had kept at the bottom of a trunk, and he asked as soon as he saw it come out.

  Tie Dan didn't answer immediately, but instead lifted the box onto the table.

  Gently opening the lid of the box, Tie Dan took a step back, giving Tie Jian enough space to move forward.

  Tie Juan's curiosity was piqued, and he walked to the front of the table, peering in. However, he saw that the box was not very deep, with a thick layer of red velvet at the bottom, and the surrounding walls were covered with a thick layer of black cotton cloth. On top of the velvet lay a fist-sized pearl, which was entirely yellow in color, with a faintly flickering flame-like glow emanating from it. However, this glow was not very strong. What caught his eye most was that on the surface of the pearl were numerous cracks, one of which was even three or four millimeters wide and ran through the entire pearl. These cracks made the pearl appear extremely fragile, to the point where Tie Juan didn't even dare stretch out his hand to pick it up, fearing that as soon as he did, the pearl would shatter into pieces.

  "This pearl was obtained by me in my early years, it should be a very powerful treasure, can emit flames, specializing in injuring people's eyes. I used it twice and solved two great difficulties for me. Unfortunately, when I got it, the pearl had already cracked, but not as big as now, after using it twice, it became like this. Looking at its condition, it can only be used one or two more times before it completely shatters. You take it with you, it's enough to use as a lifesaving object!"

  "How does this thing work?!"

  Seeing this bead, Tie Jia seemed to have thought of something. Not only did he think of Chen Jiuyi's memory, but there was also a similar treasure in it. During the battle of sealing the gods, Caiyun Xianzi's poking bead seemed to be exactly the same as this bead. In the battle of sealing the gods, the poking bead had injured Huang Tianhua and Jiang Ziya, making it a powerful treasure. However, Caiyun Xianzi was foolish and used this thing to attack Yuanshi Tianzun, which ended in tragedy.

  A strange pearl emerges, flames and light are born, clouds are torn apart and fly upwards, too much to bear; it's said that the ancestor of the primordial was secretly injured, who knew that this treasure would overturn everything at once?

  It is said that during the Investiture of the Gods, the Colorful Cloud Fairy used this pearl to secretly calculate against Yuanshi Tianzun. Before she even approached him, she was struck down by Yuanshi Tianzun. Now it seems that the rumor was wrong, and this treasure was not completely destroyed, but rather heavily damaged by Yuanshi Tianzun. It can't be said to be completely destroyed, but in reality, it's almost as good as being destroyed. It can only be used a few more times before it shatters.

  As for how to use it, Tie Zhuan is already well aware of the fact that this kind of simple attacking magic tool generally needs to be activated with one's own qigong.

  "This treasure is not complicated to use, just like the sword token given by Master Ming, it can be activated directly with qigong!" Tieda said to Tieguan, "I see that you have been practicing diligently lately, and your Shaoyang qigong has made significant progress, haven't you already felt the qi?"

  Tie Jun nodded hastily and said, "Yes, I've already sensed it."

  "Although the Shaoyang Qigong is not a famous or unique skill, it excels in being moderate and balanced. While its power may not be great when cultivated, it's an excellent choice for building a foundation. Our Iron Family ancestors once served a powerful Qi cultivator, and this Shaoyang Qigong was learned from that Qi cultivator!"