Chapter 4558: Treasure Hunting

Li Yunfei was the manager of the Li family. His descendants married a female cultivator from the Wang family.

"No problem, it's a minor issue," Wang Qingshan instructed. "Be very careful, and if you encounter trouble you can't resolve, contact our family for help immediately. The Wang family will always be your backing."

Li Canghai nodded and agreed.

After chatting for a while, Wang Qingshan bid farewell and left.

After leaving Cangli Tower, Wang Qingshan strolled down the street.

A short while later, he appeared on a secluded street in a residential district. He stood at the entrance of a quiet courtyard with green tiles, knocking on the door: two long knocks, one short.

Not long after, the courtyard gate opened. Bai Ling'er emerged, led Wang Qingshan inside, and closed the gate.

Inside the courtyard, there was a three-story green pavilion and a green stone pavilion. Wang Qingbai and Xiahou Yao were sitting in the stone pavilion, sipping tea and chatting.

"Seventh Brother, you're finally back." Wang Qingbai said seriously.

"What happened?" Wang Qingshan was slightly taken aback.

"Immortal Du invited us to seek treasure," Wang Qingbai explained. "It's said to be Immortal Monarch Taichu's final cultivation cave."

They had traveled for many years in the Nine-Star Immortal Domain and had met many Grand Unity Golden Immortals. Immortal Du was someone they had met by chance a few times before.

"Immortal Monarch Taichu! Besides you, who else is going?" Wang Qingshan asked.

Immortal Monarch Taichu was one of the Ten Immortals of the Nine Stars. He had reached the Grand Perfection stage of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, mastered the Law of Reincarnation, and possessed extraordinary divine abilities. He was active over ten million years ago. Rumors said he died under a lightning tribulation while attempting to reach the Great Principle Golden Immortal stage, while others claimed he was killed by a Chaos Beast. There were many conflicting accounts.

"There's also Madam Sun and Daoist Chen, making seven of us in total," Wang Qingbai answered truthfully. "We want to go, but we're also worried it's a trap."

Some cultivators set traps to lure and kill others, and they had to be vigilant.

"You can go treasure hunting with them," Wang Qingshan said. "However, she must swear on the East Fence Forbidden Scroll that her words are true."

The East Fence Forbidden Scroll was similar in effect to the Green Lotus Forbidden Scroll, only the names were different.

"We thought the same," Bai Ling'er suggested. "Qingbai brought this up on the spot, and Immortal Du readily swore on the East Fence Forbidden Scroll. But to be cautious, we should still contact Daoist Li and have him investigate whether anyone has used the guise of treasure hunting to kill and plunder in recent years."

"We should indeed do that. It's better to be cautious," Wang Qingbai strongly agreed.

Wang Qingshan nodded, took out a green glowing spiritual disk, sent a magic art into it, and asked, "Daoist Li, have there been any incidents of people using the guise of treasure hunting to kill and plunder in recent years? Is there anything unusual about Immortal Du Rui? She invited us to seek treasure, which is said to be Immortal Monarch Taichu's final cultivation cave. Please investigate Immortal Du and Immortal Monarch Taichu, and get back to me as soon as possible."

"Okay, I'll send someone to investigate immediately," Li Canghai agreed.

Wang Qingshan sat down, sipping tea and chatting.

"Speaking of which, we've been in the Nine-Star Immortal Domain for hundreds of thousands of years and haven't sought any treasure yet," Wang Qingbai said with a smile. "Perhaps this opportunity can help us overcome our bottlenecks."

"Let's hope so," Xiahou Yao said. "We've been away for so long; Mother might have already advanced to the Great Principle Golden Immortal stage."

"That's possible," Bai Ling'er said, her face full of smiles. "It would be even better if we could overcome our bottlenecks before returning."

After chatting for about fifteen minutes, Wang Qingshan's communication disk emitted a sharp, piercing sound. He sent a magic art into it, and Li Canghai's voice sounded: "Within the last million years, there have been over a thousand incidents of people killing and plundering under the guise of treasure hunting in the Xuanyuan Sea Domain. Immortal Du has led a reclusive life and rarely leaves the market city. Her strength is not weak. As for Immortal Monarch Taichu, he truly hasn't appeared for many years. Rumor has it he has already perished. He mastered the Law of Reincarnation and possessed extraordinary power."

"Understood, you may continue your work!" Wang Qingshan put away his communication disk and said to Wang Qingbai, "Qingbai, send a message to Immortal Du. Tell her we agree to go treasure hunting, and hope it's not a trap!"

"Okay, I'll contact her immediately," Wang Qingbai agreed, took out a green glowing communication disk, sent a magic art into it, and made some gestures.

"Seventh Brother," Wang Qingbai said, "Immortal Du said she'll wait for us at the market city exit tomorrow morning."

"Alright, see you at the market city exit tomorrow," Wang Qingshan said. "Everyone, go back and rest!"

The four of them, including Wang Qingbai, returned to their respective rooms and meditated to regulate their breathing.

Early the next morning, the four of them appeared at the market city exit. Two women and one man had already been waiting for a long time. Wang Qingbai looked at a curvaceous young woman in a purple dress and said, "Immortal Du, good morning!"

"Morning," Du Rui said. "If there's nothing else, let's depart!"

"Let's go quickly and return quickly, to avoid unnecessary complications," a corpulent old man in yellow robes said.

Du Rui nodded, and the group walked out of the market city.

After leaving the market city, Du Rui conjured a three-zhang-long purple flying boat. She stepped onto it, and Wang Qingshan and the other six followed closely. Du Rui performed a hand seal; the purple flying boat glowed with purple light and flew towards the sky, disappearing quickly.

Half a year later, the purple flying boat appeared over a boundless, azure sea, where sea breezes blew in gusts.

"Haven't we reached our destination yet, Immortal Du!" the yellow-robed old man said with a frown. Du Rui had been flying in circles, which they could understand, but continuous circling was unnecessary.

"We're here, just ahead," Du Rui said. "If there were truly any issues after circling for so long, we would have discovered them by now." She performed a hand seal, and the purple flying boat flew forward. Not long after, it stopped above a desolate island ten thousand li in circumference. The island was densely vegetated, with higher terrain in the east and lower in the west.

Wang Qingshan unleashed his divine sense, carefully surveying the entire island. He found no anomalies.

She performed a hand seal, and the purple flying boat descended into a small valley surrounded by mountains on three sides. The valley was overgrown with weeds, and at its end was a cave entrance about a zhang wide.

"Immortal Monarch Taichu's final cultivation cave is here?" the yellow-robed old man asked curiously.

Du Rui did not answer. She strode towards the cave, followed closely by Wang Qingshan and his three companions, with the yellow-robed old man and a woman in a white dress trailing behind them.

Not long after, they reached the end, appearing in a cavern about an mu in size. The stone walls were uneven, and stalactites hung from the ceiling. It looked unremarkable. The six of them, including Wang Qingshan, unleashed their divine senses, carefully probing, but found no anomalies.

Immortal Du Rui flicked her sleeve. A swathe of yellow light swept past, revealing a thousand-zhang-wide teleportation array on the ground.

"This teleportation array leads to Immortal Monarch Taichu's final cultivation cave," Du Rui explained. "If any of you are worried about an ambush, you don't need to come." She then stepped onto the teleportation array.

Wang Qingshan pondered for a moment, then followed her onto the array. The yellow-robed old man and the woman in the white dress also stepped on.

Du Rui sent a magic art into it. A dazzling spiritual light shot up, engulfing their figures.

After a faint sensation of dizziness, Wang Qingshan found themselves in an underground cavern about a hundred mu in size. Runes flickered on the stone walls. On the stone wall to their left was a golden light screen, with runes flickering on its surface. Through the golden light screen, a human skeleton could be seen.