Chapter 32: Nine Pillars

Amidst his astonishment, Lin Xuan cast an amused glance at Ouyang Qingluo.

This daughter of Ouyang Zhan was certainly leaning toward the outsiders.

If he could somehow win Ouyang Qingluo over to be his daughter-in-law, just the thought of it felt thrilling.

Especially considering Ouyang Zhan's expression—it would be hilarious.

"Senior?"

Seeing that Lin Xuan seemed to be dazing off, Ouyang Qingluo called out in confusion.

"Ahem, let's go. Let's head inside and see what good things are in this tomb."

After a slightly awkward cough, Lin Xuan strode quickly toward the tomb entrance.

"Oh." Ouyang Qingluo responded obediently and followed behind him into the tomb.

"This is... holy crap, there's actually an alchemy chamber!"

Lin Xuan was overjoyed when he discovered a small burial chamber.

An alchemy chamber, as the name suggested, was a room used to store medicinal pills.

Generally speaking, pills stored in jade bottles had a shelf life of about three hundred years; of course, the more powerful the pill, the longer its shelf life would be.

As Lin Xuan and Ouyang Qingluo entered the chamber, they found indeed a significant number of pills inside.

However, both of them simultaneously looked toward the topmost pill rack.

There were three jade bottles on the rack.

Lin Xuan took down the three bottles and opened the first one. He gasped.

The first jade bottle actually contained Great Shattering Yuan Pills, and there were seven of them.

Lin Xuan's system had rewarded him with Great Shattering Yuan Pills once before, and they were extremely useful.

It just so happened that his family could use them.

"Tch, I thought it was some kind of great pill, but it's just this kind of stuff."

Ouyang Qingluo curled her lip, instantly losing interest.

Lin Xuan's face darkened; there truly was no comparison, and thus, no joy.

The Ouyang family was one of the three great families of the Great Desolation, and Old Man Ouyang was a powerhouse of the same era as the Dragon Sovereign. As a direct descendant of the Ouyang family, Ouyang Qingluo naturally looked down on such "trash" pills.

Lin Xuan unceremoniously collected the Great Shattering Yuan Pills and then opened the second jade bottle.

Tongxing Pills!

This was an even better item. When breaking through from the peak of the Great Yuan Realm to the Tongxing Realm, taking a Tongxing Pill could increase the success rate by thirty percent!

This was genuine, high-quality treasure.

"Wow, it's actually a Tongxing Pill! Senior, can I have one? I want to give one to Brother Yu; he's just about to break through to the Three-Tong Divine Realm."

Looking at the Tongxing Pills in the bottle, Ouyang Qingluo was very eager.

Even for the Ouyang family, something like a Tongxing Pill was extremely rare.

Looking at the three pills in the jade bottle, Lin Xuan simply tossed one to Ouyang Qingluo.

Overjoyed, Ouyang Qingluo hurriedly took out a jade bottle from her storage bag and placed the Tongxing Pill inside.

"Thank you, Senior."

After receiving the storage bag, Ouyang Qingluo smiled sweetly at Lin Xuan.

Lin Xuan pursed his lips but said nothing more.

The third jade bottle contained a single Yuan Bursting Pill!

This type of pill was even more terrifying; after consumption, it could allow a Tongxing Realm expert to burst forth with twice their energy for a short period, and even a Spirit Communication Realm expert could burst with fifty percent more primordial qi.

It was a life-saving treasure.

Ouyang Qingluo didn't need it, so Lin Xuan unceremoniously pocketed it.

"Let's keep going forward. I feel like there must be more good things ahead."

Ouyang Qingluo didn't even bother looking at the other pills on the rack and headed straight forward.

Ouyang Qingluo might not want them, but Lin Xuan certainly did. He swept them all into his storage bag and then hurried to catch up with her.

...

At this moment, seven figures were streaking across the sky above Huaqing Mansion.

"Brother Ouyang, we received definitive news from the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce. The Dragon Sovereign's tomb should be in the Hundred Hidden Mountains."

A middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Mhm, indeed. I didn't expect the Dragon Sovereign to be buried in the Eastern Province." Ouyang Zhan, positioned in the middle, nodded slightly.

"It is indeed quite interesting," an elderly man on the side remarked with a smile while stroking his beard.

"Let's go. We should arrive in about two hours!"

"Let's get this straight: once we enter the tomb, the good stuff is down to individual skill!"

"Hahaha! I'm just afraid you'll suggest an even split. I'm thinking of individual skill too!"

*Whoosh—*

The seven figures each radiated an incredibly powerful primordial qi.

...

Lin Xuan and Ouyang Qingluo continued walking for another half hour before finally reaching the end.

Along the way, Lin Xuan had picked up quite a few good things. Weapons of the seventh or eighth grade were scattered on the ground like trash; since Ouyang Qingluo had no interest in them, Lin Xuan simply looted them as he went.

Although these items weren't top-tier treasures, they were excellent for equipping his family members.

The two arrived at the final hall. In the hall, a stone coffin was actually placed. Behind the stone coffin were nine pillars, and each pillar held a box.

"How unlucky. There was nothing all along, and it turns out all the good stuff is in this main chamber!"

Cui Yongyuan entered from another passage, looking disheveled and covered in dust, clearly having encountered various traps. From his words, it was evident that the passage he took held nothing.

Shortly after Cui Yongyuan emerged, Luo Han also walked out. From Luo Han's unsightly expression, it was clear he hadn't gained a single thing either.

Lin Xuan cast a subtle glance at Ouyang Qingluo; he hadn't expected this girl's sixth sense to be so accurate.

"Brother Xuan, Brother Cui, were there any treasures in your secret passages?"

Luo Han forced an unpleasant smile onto his grim face and cupped his hands toward Lin Xuan and Cui Yongyuan.

"Hmph! Treasures my ass. There were plenty of traps, though," Cui Yongyuan said with a face full of resentment.

"There were no traps on our side, but there were no treasures either," Lin Xuan said with a slight shake of his head.

"Then it seems the treasure is in this main burial chamber."

Luo Han's eyes looked greedily toward the nine pillars.

The fact that nine pillars could be erected here meant they were naturally treasures left by the Dragon Sovereign.

Lin Xuan scanned the nine pillars, finally letting his gaze rest on the ninth one.

Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly. While all these pillars held great temptation, if he had to choose one, he had his eye on the ninth one!

"Heh, it's down to individual skill then!"

Without wasting words, Cui Yongyuan flew directly toward the pillars.

"Qingluo, wait for me here!"

Lin Xuan gave an instruction and also headed toward the pillars.

"The treasure is mine!"

Luo Han screamed excitedly.

"Slaughtering Palm!"

Cui Yongyuan turned around and attacked Lin Xuan, striking with lethal intent!

Fortunately, Lin Xuan was prepared and blocked Cui Yongyuan's move.

"Jie jie jie~"

"This will be your grave! Brother Luo, let's join forces to take down these two. How about we split the treasures here equally?"

Cui Yongyuan said with an evil smirk.

"Heh, I couldn't ask for more!"

Luo Han immediately sided with Cui Yongyuan, his eyes filled with killing intent as he looked at Lin Xuan and the other.

(End of Chapter)