Jiang Zuo looked at the man. Having lost the Spiritual Talisman, he was already starting to weather away, his Spiritual Sense fading.
"Please, Fellow Daoist, accept it," the spear-wielding guard said once more.
Jiang Zuo reached out and took the Spiritual Talisman, saying, "Go in peace."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for making this possible."
In the end, the guard completely vanished into thin air.
Then, Jiang Zuo looked at the others. "Why was this senior so deeply respected by all of you?"
The shield-bearing guard shook his head. "We don’t remember. We only remember that he was worth protecting with everything we have."
"Is that so." Finally, Jiang Zuo turned to leave. "My apologies for the intrusion."
He didn’t ask any more questions, nor did he dwell on it.
Since he had accepted the Spiritual Talisman from the spear-wielding guard, he would not disturb this place any further.
He wouldn’t go back on his word. He disdained such actions.
Arriving next to Swordsman Beitian, Jiang Zuo said, "Let’s go."
Swordsman Beitian hesitated for a moment before saying, "Fellow Daoist Po Xiao, there should be a lot of good things here."
Jiang Zuo glanced at Swordsman Beitian. "So? Why should I take them? Because they’re valuable?"
Swordsman Beitian was stunned for a moment. ’Magical Treasures, precious items... are these things measured in money?’
’Sometimes, they can save your life.’
’Are we really giving up just like that?’
Jiang Zuo looked at Swordsman Beitian and said, "We... are different."
They were indeed different. In Jiang Zuo’s eyes, there was no concept of ’more Magical Treasures means more chances to save one’s life’.
He didn’t need that. For him, if there was something he couldn’t escape from, no Magical Treasure would be of any use.
They saw the world differently; they stood at different heights.
Therefore, they were different.
Swordsman Beitian looked at Jiang Zuo and, for some reason, lowered his head.
It was as if he was looking at the world of a great senior—a world he couldn’t comprehend at all, yet found utterly convincing.
For some reason, he increasingly felt that Po Xiao was a great senior.
Soon, Jiang Zuo led Swordsman Beitian out. As they left, he sealed the door behind them.
At least no one would be able to go in and disturb them.
As for what would eventually happen, he couldn’t be bothered with that.
Then, Jiang Zuo looked at the surrounding Magical Treasures and began to harvest them one by one.
The Restrictions that were impossible for others to open were like nothing to Jiang Zuo.
Meanwhile, Nangong Sui, who had been searching everywhere without finding a single thing of value, stared blankly at Jiang Zuo.
’So all of this belongs to this person?’
’But I’m supposed to have such good luck.’
Jiang Zuo didn’t even spare Nangong Sui a glance. To him, as long as someone wasn’t in his way, they weren’t worth a second look.
After he had collected most of them, Jiang Zuo headed in the direction of Crazy Python and the others.
At this point, Crazy Python and his group were already standing there.
They hadn’t been able to obtain anything.
And Jiang Zuo, ignoring them as well, took everything.
There were no particularly special Magical Treasures here. He planned to sell them all in a bundle; he didn’t care if it was for a low price.
Once Jiang Zuo finished collecting, he tossed the Spiritual Talisman to Daoist Crazy Python.
This Spiritual Talisman was much smaller, and for a moment, Daoist Crazy Python wasn’t sure if it was real.
So he asked, "Fellow Daoist, this is..."
Jiang Zuo said, "It’s real. Don’t worry about the size."
"Is that so? That’s good then." Since it was real, the size didn’t matter.
His mission was now complete. As for everything else, he’d let fate decide; he didn’t have many aspirations.
At this moment, the place began to rapidly disappear.
’Does this mean the qualification here has also been taken?’
Just then, Swordsman Beitian said, "Theoretically, there should be a regular exit. Why hasn’t it appeared?"
Jiang Zuo asked curiously, "There’s a regular exit?"
Swordsman Beitian nodded. "If there wasn’t a regular exit, wouldn’t getting the Spiritual Talisman mean you’re doomed to die here?"
Jiang Zuo looked at Nangong Sui. "When you got King Qin Wu’s Spiritual Talisman, was there a regular exit?"
Nangong Sui forced himself to rally his spirits and then said, "There was. I just missed it, that’s all."
Yes, back then there was a good item that would have taken some time to get, so he gave up on leaving.
He felt his luck was excellent, so he was sure he could overcome any danger.
And in the end, he did indeed overcome the danger.
But here, he felt the world’s deep malice.
His luck played no role whatsoever.
It was Po Xiao who dominated everything. An intangible quality about him completely overwhelmed Nangong Sui.
Jiang Zuo nodded, and then he understood why no exit had appeared.
The talisman he’d taken wasn’t the true "qualification" talisman, so it didn’t trigger the appearance of an exit.
But the lack of an exit had no effect on him. He could just draw an Array.
*******
「In the Holy Land」
Yue Xi received a message from the Celestial Secret Lineage.
It said that the previous divination couldn’t be counted. The matter was too grave, and they couldn’t afford to divine it.
However, if she had any other requests, the Celestial Secret Lineage would certainly assist with all their strength.
This message was delivered personally by Luo Ying of the Celestial Secret Lineage.
This left Yue Xi puzzled. "What happened to the Celestial Secret Lineage? A great senior like Luo Ying personally said he’d help the Holy Land?
"Has he lost his mind?"
He must have lost his mind.
It was rumored that Luo Ying had long since stepped into Tier Eight. Although it was just a rumor, there’s no smoke without fire. Even if he wasn’t Tier Eight, he probably had one foot in the door.
Why would someone like that need to curry favor with the Holy Land?
Yet, his directive was clearly a gesture of goodwill toward the Holy Land.
Then, Yue Xi looked up. ’Is it because of that guy?’
Then Yue Xi shook her head. ’That’s unlikely. The Celestial Secret Lineage is not weak in the slightest, and it’s just one of the Celestial Permanence Seven Veins.’
’Among them, the Sword Cultivation Lineage has an incredibly powerful foundation.’
’A single Tier Eight Inquiry cultivator isn’t enough to make Luo Ying personally declare his stance.’
’And such an obvious one at that.’
"What on earth happened?" Yue Xi was completely baffled.
After a moment, Yue Xi stopped dwelling on it. She couldn’t ask for a better outcome than the Celestial Secret Lineage being on good terms with the Holy Land; after all, the Celestial Secret Lineage was truly formidable.
But the fact that the Celestial Secret Lineage was unwilling to perform a divination on the male Candidacy Saintess meant that this male Candidacy Saintess was anything but ordinary.
She didn’t know if this was a good thing or a bad thing.
’In any case, it’s true that he can’t become the Saintess.’
But without him, Jiu Xi would have to take the position instead. There was simply no perfect solution.
Later, Yue Xi returned to her room. She looked at the food the Tofu Boss had delivered earlier and couldn’t help but sigh.
She hadn’t eaten it; she had just left it there.
She didn’t know what she was waiting for.
"Dead or alive, I just want some news. What’s the meaning of another mysterious disappearance? Is he going to reappear in a few hundred years?" Yue Xi couldn’t help but mutter.
Moreover, the matter of the Saintess was becoming clearer now, and she had a feeling that the future was bound to be chaotic.
If her senior brother were still around, things would surely be a little better.
He was a Tier Eight Inquiry cultivator, an incredibly powerful existence.
Just as she was thinking this, the bracelet on her wrist suddenly lit up.
It seemed to be resonating with something.
Yue Xi then looked up to check, her gaze seeming to pierce through an infinite distance to see a special space, where she saw the figure of a person.
This person was covered in blood and looked to be on the verge of collapse. He held a sword in his hand, but his sword was broken.
And above this person, there were endless tribulation clouds.
It was a Celestial Tribulation.
At that moment, Yue Xi’s eyes narrowed.