Bypassing this Restriction wasn’t difficult for Jiang Zuo, and he didn’t give it much thought.
He then walked into the wooden house and found the furnishings still in good condition.
Jiang Zuo actually felt a bit resigned. Almost everywhere he’d gone recently turned out to be the former residences of these people.
Their childhood homes, and the homes they lived in after growing up and becoming famous.
’Still, if these weren’t their homes, I couldn’t have activated the mark, let alone discovered that this place belonged to the Qin Family Siblings.’
As he walked in, Jiang Zuo still felt a sense of anticipation.
’The owner was the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion. Whatever he left behind couldn’t be ordinary.’
Soon, Jiang Zuo saw a long box in the middle of the main hall.
’There are countless Magical Treasures out there. Besides swords and sabers, plenty come in rectangular shapes.’
’And offensive, Defense, and support-type Magical Treasures all have their own unique strengths.’
Jiang Zuo’s favorite Magical Treasures were the unique ones; his least favorite were the offensive ones.
Jiang Zuo hoped that what lay inside this rectangular box was neither a saber nor a sword, but ideally something he had never seen before.
Then, Jiang Zuo walked over to the box and reached out to open it.
The box was indeed protected by an Array—a Maze Array. Even if someone grabbed the box and ran off, they would end up with nothing.
But Jiang Zuo paid it no mind; he could touch the box directly.
Jiang Zuo then opened the box, and the Magical Treasure inside was instantly revealed.
Seeing what was inside, Jiang Zuo’s eye twitched.
’How should I put this? It certainly wasn’t a saber or a sword.’
’Ordinarily, I should have been happy, but lying inside was a spear.’
He couldn’t be happy about this. ’What am I supposed to do with a spear?’
’Sell it to Liuyue Xue?’
’So she can be "Dual-Wielding Liuyue Xue"?’
In that instant, Jiang Zuo was utterly disappointed in the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion. Of all the things to leave behind, he had to leave a translucent spear.
This was the one thing Jiang Zuo despised.
He picked up the spear, deciding he would just sell it.
But as soon as he picked up the spear, Jiang Zuo got a strange feeling, as if the weapon could be absorbed.
At that moment, Jiang Zuo took out the Marking Array Stone and activated the mark. The spear was then absorbed directly into it.
He then felt a sensation similar to the one he got when using Summoning for Chaos.
He could summon the spear’s true body once. After that, he could only summon projections.
"A useless item." Jiang Zuo scoffed at the idea of summoning it. He wouldn’t even want it as a gift.
’Summon it?’
’In your dreams.’
*******
Jiang Zuo might not have liked it, but the Saintess and the others were stunned.
They had felt it.
Jingyue looked at them and asked, "Did you receive the equipment?"
Su Qi and the others nodded. They had indeed felt something.
Su Qi then waved her hand, and a long spear appeared. It was the very same one Jiang Zuo had sent into the mark.
However, it was only a projection, not the actual weapon.
Other than Jiang Zuo and the Saintess, who each had one chance to summon the weapon’s true form, everyone else could only summon projections.
Su Qi tried it out and shook her head. "I’m not used to it."
Jingyue added, "I’m not used to it either, but its power should be impressive. If used well, it’s a deadly weapon. You wouldn’t have to fear anyone of the same tier."
Xiaoxiao said, "Holy Sister, we have Chaos. As long as we summon it, our strength will exceed our current tier by one. We’re already invincible at our own tier."
Jingyue: "...When adults are talking, children shouldn’t interrupt."
Xiaoxiao: "..."
So, was this spear really that useless?
If the deceased Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion found out about this, he’d probably turn over in his grave.
******
Jiang Zuo scanned the room one more time but found nothing else of interest.
Finally, he turned and left.
After Jiang Zuo left, the entire wooden house seemed to grow desolate. Having lost its master and everything within, it would never be visited again.
Perhaps, many years from now, it would completely vanish, its existence unknown to anyone.
Seeing Jiang Zuo emerge empty-handed, Nangong Sui couldn’t help but ask, "Did you not find anything, fellow Daoist?"
Jiang Zuo didn’t answer him. Instead, he walked toward the initial cave entrance and said, "Let’s go. We’re heading down.
"There’s no reason to stay here any longer."
Swordsman Beitian, who had been practicing his sword off to the side, immediately stopped. He approached Jiang Zuo and asked, "Are you finished with your personal business, fellow Daoist?"
Upon hearing this, Nangong Sui finally understood. ’How stupid of me,’ he thought, ’to have asked such a question just now.’
’This was Po Xiao’s private business from the start. Forget there being nothing to take; even if there had been something, I couldn’t have taken it without his permission.’
’This place isn’t part of the battlefield.’
’Looks like I need to be more careful. No wonder I didn’t find anything, despite my usual luck.’
’I wasn’t meant to find anything here at all.’
Finally, Jiang Zuo glanced back at the wooden house one last time. ’Looks like I’ll have to go beyond the Netherworld River when I have time,’ he thought, ’and see if I can find You Si.’
’If there’s any news about the Lord of the Immortal Spirit Mansion, I’ll still go. If he needs help, I’ll provide it.’
’After all, the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion played an indispensable role in my rise in my past life.’
’No matter how good my luck was, without that opportunity from the Immortal Spirit Cave Mansion, my rise would never have been so swift.’
’Besides, in this life, I’m cultivating with Innate Chaotic Qi. I have no reason to remain indifferent.’
After that, they returned to their previous position, and the passage here was sealed up.
This time, they didn’t pause at all, heading straight down.
Jiang Zuo held a coin, watching them dig nonstop.
Then he ordered, "Angle forward, forty-five degrees."
Jiang Zuo glanced up and remarked, "Chasing us down with this method... they’re really something."
Then, Jiang Zuo threw a Fireball and detonated it at the point where they had angled their descent.
BOOM! The blast directly collapsed the angled section of the tunnel.
This severed the connection between them and their pursuers.
Swordsman Beitian brandished his sword. "Fellow Daoist, what happened?"
Jiang Zuo replied nonchalantly, "It’s nothing. They were just using death qi to track us. Once they lock on, they can arrive in an Instant. This means the level above us has been completely taken over, turned into a Land of the Dead."
Only a Land of the Dead possesses this kind of death qi, and only within a Land of the Dead can they follow it to arrive in an Instant.
If they didn’t leave this place now, they would truly die here.
While the others were still worrying, Jiang Zuo suddenly put away his coin. "Get ready," he said. "We’re here."
The others: "?????"
Sure enough, in the next instant, they broke through the ground below them.
Once again, they were in rapid freefall. Soon, they saw a desolate landscape below.
Seeing this place, Jiang Zuo sighed again. This battlefield was truly vast; even the Endless Wilderness had appeared.
’But since this place has appeared, I shouldn’t need to look anywhere else. The Spiritual Talisman is definitely here.’
’Many powerful experts are buried here, so there are bound to be Spiritual Talismans. I’ve seen plenty of them here before.’
’Even though this is just an extension of that place, there’s sure to be at least one Spiritual Talisman.’
’Also, there are plenty of good things here. You could dig a random hole and find something valuable.’
’Although it’s highly likely there’s only one "hole" to find here, one is enough. I’ll be able to sell what’s inside for a lot of Spirit Stones.’
’As long as I have enough Spirit Stones, I can break through to Tier Three in the remaining half a month.’
’And that will be when I finally surpass Su Qi.’
’It’s a bit pathetic, really. To think that in this life, I’m the one chasing after Su Qi’s Realm.’