readytorunbook Chapter 1176 Immortal Venerable's Supreme Treasure, Snatching Food from a Tiger's Mouth!
Chapter 1176 Immortal Venerable's Supreme Treasure, Snatching Food from a Tiger's Mouth!
"A thousand-foot fishing line hangs straight down; one wave stirs and ten thousand follow."
"Let's fish!"
Having already made his decision, Gu Xiu naturally wouldn't waste any more time. With a casual wave of his hand, the spiritual threads on the green bamboo pole instantly extended, and as Gu Xiu swung the fishing rod, the ends of the spiritual threads vanished without a trace.
It hadn't been used for a long time, but the bamboo pole still felt familiar.
The only difference is.
This time, Gu Xiu had a vague feeling that Qing Zhugan's goal seemed to be very clear.
The moment it was thrown out, it immediately burrowed into a certain place. When Gu Xiu gripped the fishing rod, he could even intuitively feel that as the spirit thread continued to extend forward, it would encounter layers of obstacles.
However, the strength of the green bamboo pole is beyond doubt. Although there are obstacles, it is constantly breaking through them. At most, there is only a slight stagnation, but it will soon be clear.
"It seems that what we caught this time has many restrictions or even protective measures in place?"
"Could it be a celestial treasure from the Immortal Realm?"
Gu Xiu secretly guessed.
Yet, a sense of anticipation couldn't help but rise in my heart.
Having not used the green bamboo pole for a long time, the number of magical treasures that are currently useful to Gu Xiu is really very limited.
The Immortal-Crossing Sword, the Carefree Pendant, and the Shattered Star are magical treasures on par with his own brothers, their importance unquestionable. Besides these, the most useful items are only the Remnant Realm of Mountains and Rivers, the Green Bamboo Pole, and the Divine Demon Finger Bone.
Originally, there was a Buddhist three-body mask, but it has now been replaced with the Buddhist Three Treasures, which have not been used yet and can withstand attacks for a short time.
Aside from that, there aren't many other treasures that are of much use.
Of course, it's not that Gu Xiu didn't have other magical treasures. After all, he had cultivated and fought his way up, and the treasures he had collected were more than many people had seen in their entire lives. Not to mention anything else, just from killing the group of geniuses who besieged him, Gu Xiu collected more than a hundred pieces of spoils!
Gu Xiu actually possessed quite a few various offensive and defensive magical artifacts, as well as protective magical artifacts and even some magical artifacts with special effects.
However, apart from leaving some for Xiao Ping'an, Mu Nange, and Chu Xiangling, most of the rest were directly given to Suixing by Gu Xiu. After all, Suixing could use a large number of magic treasures to set up a grand formation at critical moments, and could even detonate magic treasures to achieve unexpected victories.
but.
That's about all it does.
For Gu Xiu himself, many of the magical treasures were actually not very useful.
While having a large number of magical artifacts isn't necessarily a bad thing, when facing a truly powerful enemy, mobilizing some ineffective artifacts can only distract you and make you more vulnerable.
Moreover, aside from some special magical artifacts, many magical artifacts used in combat are of negligible use when Gu Xiu is facing supreme-level experts, so it's better not to use them at all.
of course.
As a sword cultivator, he often relies on his own sword and combat experience and strength, which is usually enough for him to get by.
Can……
Who would complain about having too many magical treasures?
Moreover, this is the Immortal Realm. Gu Xiu had personally witnessed the power of the Sword Saint's Heavenly Abyss Immortal Sword. Although the power that sword could unleash was greatly related to the Sword Saint's understanding of the sword path, it also proved that the strength of a genuine immortal treasure should not be underestimated.
Just as Gu Xiu was lost in thought, the green bamboo pole he was holding suddenly sank.
Hooked!
……
"Jubao, how much longer?"
Somewhere extremely far from Gu Xiu, a middle-aged scholar-like man with a left eye like a deep pool and a right eye like glass was impatiently urging a figure radiating precious light to hurry up.
From a distance, the person radiating precious light seemed to have no fixed form, but upon closer inspection, it was revealed to be a young man wearing a long robe that resembled a flowing river of stars.
The young man stood before a large cauldron, constantly urging the flames beneath it, his eyes filled with surprise and anticipation. He waved dismissively at the middle-aged scholar's urging.
"Almost done, almost done!"
"It'll be fine soon!"
This almost delirious expression made the middle-aged scholar frown. He looked up at the sky and kept glancing in a certain direction.
When his patience was worn thin, he finally couldn't help but say, "You just said it would be ready soon!"
The young man looked at him with some surprise and said, “Tianyu, you seem to be very impatient today, and the direction you keep looking in seems to be the Lake of Sin. Is there something going on?”
Upon hearing this, Celestial Venerable Tianyu's eyes narrowed, and he subtly withdrew his gaze, frowning as he said, "This Celestial Venerable simply doesn't want to waste time with you."
"But you promised to protect me three times. Are you going to break your promise?"
“I, Tianyu, always keep my word and will never go back on my word. But you clearly admitted that the immortal treasure was finished and that I could leave, yet you kept me here. Don’t you think you are the one who broke your promise?”
"This treasure I've refined is the result of painstakingly gathering all sorts of immortal materials. I even shamelessly borrowed a law from an Immortal Emperor. If nothing unexpected happens, this treasure will be extremely powerful. Even Immortal Venerables would be tempted to fight for it. It's only right that I be cautious."
"steady?"
Tianyu glanced at the other party from head to toe and said impatiently, "But you said before that this treasure has been refined and is just waiting for the final seal to be formed before it is unleashed. What kind of accident could possibly happen?"
"This treasure is extraordinary. What if someone tries to take it before it recognizes its owner?"
"In order to refine this treasure, you sent gifts to the four Immortal Emperors in advance to discourage their interest. You even invited two Immortal Venerables besides me, and three Immortal Venerables to protect you. With such a grand lineup, do you think any demons or monsters would dare to compete for it?"
"This...I don't know."
"do not know?"
"Just now I had a sudden inspiration, and the Dao Compass warned me that the treasure I refined might be intercepted and stolen. Therefore, I need help. Once I have completely completed the binding of the magic weapon with its master, it will be fine."
"Then why does it have to be me?" Celestial Venerable Tianyu finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Can't the other two be the same? Why did you have to leave me behind? Do you think I'm easy to bully, or do you want to make fun of me?"
Celestial Venerable Tianyu felt terrible.
He had been brought here by the Treasure-Gathering Immortal Venerable to protect him for several months. Today, the immortal treasure was completed, and there was also some unusual activity in the Sin Lake. He wanted to go there immediately, but he didn't expect that he would be stopped by the Treasure-Gathering Immortal Venerable when he was about to leave.
They said the magical treasure hadn't completed the process of recognizing its master yet, and according to the agreement, it couldn't leave.
This made him anxious.
But there was no use in being anxious, because the Treasure-Gathering Immortal Venerable added: "The warning from the Karma Destiny Plate tells me that the existence of the magic treasure that intercepted my treasure is related to you, and only you have the potential to help me protect this treasure."
What the hell?
Celestial Venerable Tianyu was bewildered. If he hadn't known that Celestial Venerable Jubao wouldn't joke about such things, he probably would have thought the other party was fooling him.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he still couldn't understand why he was the only one who had the chance to help protect the treasure of the Treasure Gathering Immortal.
Fortunately, the Treasure Gathering Immortal didn't keep him waiting too long. The young man in the starry robe suddenly widened his eyes and then burst into wild laughter:
"It's done!"
"Hahaha, it's done! My baby is a success!"
A burst of radiant light shot out from the giant cauldron, accompanied by an extremely special aura of a supreme treasure, faintly carrying some spatial law power.
This magical treasure...
It must be something extraordinary.
Even without seeing what the treasure looks like, one can deduce from its aura that its power is beyond imagination, especially the unique spatial laws it contains.
"Now that the engraving of the artifact is complete, the only remaining step is the final recognition of its owner. Please wait a little longer."
The Treasure Gathering Immortal Venerable could tell that the Heavenly Decree Immortal Venerable was rather anxious, so he patiently explained. Seeing that although the other party's expression was somewhat unpleasant, he did not urge him any further, so he did not hesitate either, flipped his hand, and gave a soft shout:
"Come!"
In an instant, the giant cauldron trembled, and dazzling light shone forth. The treasure within was about to fly out. Although it had not yet been officially born, the extremely strong spatial laws had already almost folded up the surrounding space.
Even the Celestial Venerable Tianyu couldn't help but widen his eyes at the sight, wanting to see what the treasure looked like.
But at this moment.
A thread, seemingly appearing out of thin air, suddenly emerged from the void without warning and then extended into the giant cauldron.
next moment.
The silk thread suddenly retracted, and the magnificent light emanating from the immortal cauldron used for refining artifacts suddenly dimmed.
This is……
Before he could even utter the four words "What's going on?", Celestial Venerable Tianyu suddenly noticed that the previously excited Celestial Venerable Jubao had a drastic change in expression:
"Damn it!"
"Someone's stealing the treasure!!!"
(I'm not feeling well, so there's only one chapter today. This is my last day off this year. I'm so sorry... so sorry...)