Heavenly Dao Engine-Chapter 85 - 00 The Three Treasures
Chapter 85: Chapter 0085 The Three Treasures
Chapter 85 -0085 The Three Treasures
Wishing everyone safe travels as they return home for the second day of the new year.
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Even the proud Runemaster Huang Zhong realized the value of Qi Tian and wanted to make friends with him at all costs. As the lord of a city, how could Zhuang Yanran not understand this? He walked up to Qi Tian, affectionately patted his shoulder, smiled and said, “I knew my younger brother would not let me down. Here, take your money bag and storage bag and follow me into the secret chamber. You can pick whatever treasure you want from the inside. Master Huang, you don’t mind, do you?”
Huang Zhong said hurriedly, “I don’t mind, not at all.”
Zhuang Yanran nodded, then told Bai YuJie, “Guard the door carefully. Don’t let anyone disturb us.”
Bai YuJie knew that he had no qualification to pick treasures from the secret chamber. He needed to fulfill his duties well. Maybe Zhuang Yanran would reward him with one or two treasures afterwards.
Zhuang Yanran was the first to enter the secret chamber, followed by Qi Tian, and then Huang Zhong.
This secret chamber was not large, around 100 square meters. In one corner of the chamber, there were several large boxes. Opening them revealed that they were all full of coins, all big denominations. A box would have at least five million. The sum of the coins in the boxes was no less than thirty to forty million.
Next to the money boxes, there were several weapon racks displaying dozens of Spirit Weapons. The lowest-grade ones are all human-grade top-grade, the best one being a middle-grade heavenly long spear. This spear alone is worth a fortune. Selling it for hundreds of millions would be a piece of cake.
However, the most conspicuous was a table in the middle of the chamber, on which were placed three brocade boxes. Being displayed so solemnly, it seemed that the most valuable items in the chamber should be the items in these three brocade boxes.
Zhuang Yanran’s eyes were a little heated. He truly didn’t expect the items in the chamber to be so valuable. He estimated that each of the three treasures in the brocade boxes was worth more than ten million. Had he known earlier, he wouldn’t have been so generous.
However, he couldn’t take back the promise he made, so he decided to be generous till the end. He suggested to Qi Tian and Huang Zhong, “Brothers, how about we open the three boxes together, see what treasures are inside? Then, younger brother can choose first, Master Huang second, and whatever is left will be mine, how about that?”
Qi Tian nodded in agreement. If he could choose a treasure from them, he would consider himself content. As for what Zhuang Yanran got in the end, he did not care.
“City Lord, why don’t you open the three brocade boxes?” Qi Tian said with a smile.
Zhuang Yanran did not refuse, he walked up to the table, extended his hand and picked up the first brocade box. There was no trick to the box, he lifted it lightly and it opened. Inside, lined with red silk, lay two items, a crudely designed ring, and a gold slip, on which a lot of text was engraved.
Zhuang Yanran unfolded the gold slip and realized it was an instruction book for the ring. According to it, this ring was not ordinary. It was called a Wuhang Ring and it was not only a storage ring, but also a top-grade heavenly Spirit Military.
As a storage ring, its internal space was as high as five hundred cubic meters, big enough to be used as a small warehouse, and it could be invisible. When worn on the finger, others, unless they have extremely high magical powers, would not be able to detect it.
As a spirit military, the Wuhang Ring could offer its bearer an opportunity to gallop over medium to long distances once a day. In practical terms, as long as there was enough True Essence, one could gallop at up to fifty meters per second until the True Essence was depleted. However, activating this Galloping Skill greatly consumed the True Essence. It could only support the wearer for a minute, which meant it could let the user cover three thousand meters in a minute. Obviously, the more True Essence meridians one had, and the better these meridians were cultivated, the more advantages one would get from using this Galloping skill.
Except for it being extremely consuming of True Essence, the Galloping Skill also had a drawback – it could only be used once in a day. Even if one only ran a hundred meters using Gallop and still had plenty of True Essence left, Galloping Skill couldn’t be used again. It would have to wait twenty-four hours before it could be activated again.
Zhuang Yanran was initially thrilled to find that the Wuhang Ring was a top-grade heavenly Spirit Military, but he immediately lost interest after discovering its two functions.
The storage capacity of five hundred cubic meters was not small, and the galloping skill was not bad either. However, neither of them matched its status as a heavenly top-grade Spirit Military.
There were plenty of storage spirit militaries left by predecessors in the Lianying Realm, and compared to them, five hundred cubic meters could only be considered good, but by no means outstanding. As for the galloping skill, it was even more useless. A speed of fifty meters per second was equivalent to the speed of a top-grade Huang level technique, which was not particularly fast. Zhuang Yanran had plenty of methods to obtain speed far beyond this figure.
The only thing that surprised him a little was the Wuhang Ring’s ability to become invisible. But for him, the City Lord of Guchuan City, this feature was almost useless. After all, he stood at the top of the Lianying Realm, who would dare to rob him?
Zhuang Yanran put down the first brocade box and opened the second one. It was also lined with red silk, containing little more than a golden slip. When compared to the golden slip from the first box, this golden slip was not only thicker but also covered with dense words and figures. It was a book for learning runes, introducing the meanings of thousands of runes and their possible combinations. It explained them in a very detailed and straightforward manner. This was a medium difficulty textbook about runes. Even an illiterate person with a talent in this respect could become a decent Rune Master relying on this gold volume.
Upon seeing this golden slip, Huang Zhong’s eyes sparkled like a wolf spotting a lamb, filled with greed. He was both a Rune Master and Array Master, he knew how valuable this golden slip was. If he could obtain it, his understanding in runes would definitely improve significantly. Perhaps he might not catch up with his Master, he could definitely reach the level just below his Master. He really wanted to rush forward, snatch the golden slip, and claim it for his own. However, he dared not. Zhuang Yanran was someone he couldn’t afford to offend, and Qi Tian was someone he wanted to make friends with. Both of them were not to be offended.
Zhuang Yanran was also interested in the Rune Gold Volume, but he didn’t necessarily need it. After all, he was a City Lord with numerous talented people under him. If he needed to engrave any rune, he could use his power to invite a Rune Master. There were plenty of Rune Masters willing to serve him. He wouldn’t need to bother learning it himself.
He gently put down the second box and picked up the third one. He opened it gently and when he saw what was inside, his eyes bulged larger than bronze bells.
“Is this… a Black Crane’s egg?”
“What? Black Crane? Impossible.” Ignoring the decorum, Huang Zhong moved next to Zhuang Yanran and stared at the long egg in the brocade box. When he recognized the patterns on the egg, he was also shocked.
Many ancient books in the Lianying Realm recorded anecdotes about the Black Crane, a creature with unlimited potential. It is said to transform into an Immortal Bird, a very magical Demonic Bird that only has one mate in its lifetime and only produces two to three eggs. It had a long life and if conditions were right, it could even become an Immortal Bird. Once it grew, its speed could kill the majority of demonic beasts and birds instantly, and its strength was considerable, it could tear apart tigers and leopards.
However, the last appearance of the Black Crane in the Lianying Realm was many years ago, before the two Great Masters unintentionally broke into the Lianying Realm for a duel. After they left the Lianying Realm, the Black Crane disappeared from the sight of the cultivators in Lianying Realm. They thought the Black Crane had abandoned them, never expecting to see a Black Crane egg here.
Could it be that God was favoring the Lianying Realm, intending to revive it?
Zhuang Yanran put down the third brocade box reluctantly. After a moment, he said to Qi Tian, “Brother, I beg you, could you not choose this Black Crane egg? I will offer you ten million in compensation if you agree. What do you think?”
Qi Tian showed a hesitant expression. He knew what a Black Crane was, but he had no idea how to hatch and care for a Black Crane egg. It would not be an exaggeration to say that if he chose the Black Crane egg, it would be wasted. Perhaps in the long term, he might find a way to hatch and train the Black Crane egg, but that was something for the future, and it was uncertain.
Choosing the Black Crane egg and taking all the risks seemed less smart than grasping the profits at hand. Furthermore, the compensation of ten million offered by Zhuang Yanran was not small and though not quite equal to the value of the Black Crane, it was not far off. Zhuang Yanran’s sincerity was more than enough.
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“In that case, City Lord, you give me five million coins, and then give me that heavenly middle-grade spirit military long spear. What do you think?” Qi Tian proposed.
Zhuang Yanran didn’t hesitate at all, and immediately nodded, “The long spear is yours. Moreover, you can also choose a money box from over there. You don’t need to count it. If the total exceeds five million, consider it your gain. If it’s less than five million, don’t complain about getting a bad deal.”
The boxes over there each contained at least five million coins. Even if the amount was less than five million, it wouldn’t be much less. Qi Tian agreed without hesitation.
Huang Zhong’s eyes brightened up when he saw this. He didn’t dare to compete with Zhuang Yanran for the Black Crane egg, so he had to settle for the next best thing, setting his sights on the golden volume. He said, “Qi Tian, could you also not choose the gold volume when it’s your turn? I know this might be a bit unfair to you. Please, just name your compensation. As long as it’s something I have, it’s yours.”
