Chapter 689: Spirit Weapon in the Ditch

Considering the Little Qilin's ability to penetrate seals, Jiang Fan immediately froze in place. Could it be that the Tiger Demon Emperor's inner residence, which the Demon Emperor guarded against day and night and countless demons longed for, had already been completely cleared out by the Little Qilin?

He quickly patted the Little Qilin's head. The Little Qilin groggily opened its eyes and mumbled, "What's wrong, master?"

Jiang Fan rolled his eyes. It was so sleepy it couldn't even speak coherently.

"Come out and identify if this is your 'crime scene'." He unhappily pointed at a pile of leftover dried fruit inside the seal.

The Little Qilin poked out its furry, brownish-yellow head. With sleepy eyes, it peered inside. It seemed fine at first glance, but with a quick scan, its eyes widened, and it exclaimed, "Ah! Master, why did you bring me here? Quick, let's go! There's a very fierce monster here! Last time I came, I almost didn't get away."

Jiang Fan was greatly surprised. For one, the Little Qilin had indeed visited this place. Even more surprising was that the Little Qilin, highly skilled in spatial abilities, almost couldn't escape? What kind of monster could it be talking about?

A chill crept up from the soles of his feet. This place was not suitable for a long stay! Grab the items and run.

"I ask you, have you taken everything from these halls?"

The Little Qilin looked around warily and shook its head: "No, I only took what was tasty and good to drink."

Just as expected of the Little Qilin. It didn't miss any food or drink, but it didn't take any treasures.

Jiang Fan's eyes flickered slightly as he asked, "How many halls still have untouched items?"

The Little Qilin recalled, "There shouldn't be many left, right? There was so much to eat and drink in here. I had such a great time eating!"

*You* certainly had a good time. How many demons' dreams have you devoured!

Jiang Fan quickly asked, "Then have you ever seen a mirror?"

"A mirror?" The Little Qilin shook its head: "No."

Jiang Fan was greatly disappointed. His biggest goal for this trip was the Heavenly Monitoring Treasure Mirror. Could it be that the Tiger Demon Emperor didn't take the Heavenly Monitoring Treasure Mirror from Daoist Six Paths back then, allowing a later person to pick up a bargain?

"What a pity, something that could monitor all things in heaven and earth. Just gone like that."

The Little Qilin's ears twitched: "Monitor all things in heaven and earth?" It cupped its chin, looking thoughtful, and asked, "Can it also reflect other people's attacks?"

Jiang Fan's eyebrows shot up, and he asked in surprise, "You've seen it?"

The Little Qilin immediately bared its teeth fiercely: "Of course I've seen it! That darn thing is so annoying! It kept following me. When I hit it, it hit me back. The more I hit it, the more it hit me. My bottom was all red from it."

This is reflective attack! It truly is the Heavenly Monitoring Treasure Mirror!

"Which hall is it in? Quick, take me there!" Jiang Fan exclaimed excitedly.

The Little Qilin grumbled, "It's not in a hall. I threw it in the ditch."

It looked around, recalled something, and then jumped out of Jiang Fan's arms. It walked and stopped, eventually arriving at the side of a large hall. There was a small drainage ditch here. The ditch contained a foot of water. He fixed his gaze on it. A bronze object shaped like a human eye lay quietly at the bottom of the water. On its back, two faint carved characters were dimly visible: "Heavenly Monitoring."

Jiang Fan was overjoyed. He quickly jumped down and fished it out. Oh my heavens! A spiritual artifact, just discarded in a ditch like trash. If Daoist Six Paths knew his beloved treasure was being treated so poorly, his heart would surely break.

Jiang Fan infused a wisp of spiritual power into it. The human-eye shaped object immediately emitted a bronze glow, exuding the spiritual pressure of a spiritual artifact! It really was a spiritual artifact! Turning it over, he saw a flexible, rotating eyeball inside. At first glance, it really looked like a palm-sized human eye. It didn't resemble a mirror at all. No wonder the Little Qilin didn't treat it as a mirror.

Wiping the water off it, Jiang Fan, as if he had found a priceless treasure, tucked it into his sleeve. His biggest goal was achieved. He had already recouped his investment. From now on, even picking up a pile of scrap metal would be profit.

"By the way," Jiang Fan asked, "have you seen any opportunities for breaking through to the Demon Emperor realm?"

The Little Qilin looked puzzled: "What's an 'opportunity'? Spiritual liquid? There was a bottle of spiritual liquid, but it was very dangerous, I didn't dare go in and get it."

Something that even the Little Qilin found dangerous? Jiang Fan's heart stirred, and he said, "Take me there!"

The Little Qilin's drool immediately flowed out: "Follow me!"

Soon after, Jiang Fan appeared in front of the twentieth hall. Peering inside through the seal, a small jade bottle came into view. Inside the bottle lay a three-colored liquid.

"Why does this look familiar?" Jiang Fan pondered for a long time, then his pupils suddenly contracted. "It's the Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow that Nascent Soul experts use to break through! Thankfully, no Nascent Soul experts knew there was something like this in the Tiger Demon Emperor's abode. Otherwise, the threshold would have long been worn out by Nascent Soul experts."

The Little Qilin tilted its head. "Isn't it three colors? Why is it called Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow?"

Jiang Fan's eyes showed a hint of excitement as he explained, "Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow also has different grades. The highest is nine colors, the lowest is one color. The more colors it has, the better its effect. Legend has it that true Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow can instantly allow a Nascent Soul expert to break through a level. Although the current three-colored version cannot cause an immediate breakthrough, the cultivation boost it provides is equivalent to twenty years of arduous cultivation. Even a Nascent Soul, with a long lifespan, lives for no more than one hundred and fifty years. Saving twenty years of arduous cultivation, which Nascent Soul expert wouldn't be tempted?"

The Little Qilin licked its lips. "So it's such a good thing? It's just not easy to get."

Jiang Fan fixed his gaze on it. Only then did he realize why the Little Qilin didn't touch it. Because this hall was filled with a three-colored mist. It was emanating from the jade bottle of Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow.

His expression became slightly solemn: "This is bad. The spiritual liquid's medicinal power is evaporating. If it's not consumed in time, it will be wasted."

When in its liquid state, Primordial Nine-Colored Marrow was indeed a treasure medicine highly sought after by Nascent Soul experts. However, once it evaporated, the colored mist became a deadly poison for Nascent Soul experts. If absorbed, it would cause great harm to their Nascent Soul. It could even cost them their lives!

Jiang Fan began to ponder. Should he take it or not? Given his resistance to poison, if he was quick enough, he could retrieve it without issue. The problem was that the item was constantly evaporating, continuously producing poisonous mist. And he was only at the Core Formation stage, unable to use it. Was he supposed to carry it around, spreading poison everywhere?

After much consideration, he could only temporarily give up.

"Jiang Fan!" From a distance, Concubine Yunxia's slightly excited voice rang out.

Jiang Fan immediately hid the Little Qilin. He hurried towards the sound. He saw Concubine Yunxia standing in front of a seal, her usually calm face filled with excitement.

"Look at that!"

Jiang Fan moved closer to the formation and looked inside. He saw a pair of ox horns. The horns were filled with a blood-red liquid. It looked like blood, yet also like a spiritual liquid containing immense power. Even through the formation, Jiang Fan could feel his blood boiling. Even as a human, he felt this. For a demon, the effect would be even greater.

"This is...?"

Concubine Yunxia, unable to contain her excitement, said, "It's the ultimate treasure that my demon race has always longed for: Heavenly Demon Remnant Dew! This forms from the heavens weeping blood when a Great Sage realm demon perishes. What the Barbarian Elephant tribe found back then was a jade box of Heavenly Demon Remnant Dew! And now there are two portions! It's enough for two demons at the ninth level of the Core Formation stage to attempt to break through to the Demon Emperor realm!"

Jiang Fan's pupils contracted. Born when a Great Sage realm expert perishes? This was truly remarkable.

However, after a moment of excitement, Concubine Yunxia looked at the silver scroll slot above. She then gave a wry smile. "What a pity, we can only look." She had tried attacking this formation just now. The power of the formation unleashed almost turned her to ash. This Demon Emperor opportunity could only be seen, not touched.