Chapter 72: Heavenly Horse Stone Monument, Golden Cabinet Water Manor

Ye Rong’s finger stopped an inch away from the stone monument and slowly withdrew.

On the stone monument, a galloping heavenly horse was carved, looking divine and extraordinary with golden wings on its back. Its fur was as white as snow without a single strand of impurity. A pair of amber eyes revealed an arrogant aura, giving the feeling that it looked down on all living beings.

It was just a pattern, but it gave the illusion that it could break out of the stone monument and run wild at any moment.

Ye Rong carefully pushed away the glutinous rice-colored sand around the stone monument, revealing the hidden part underneath—

There was another equally divine heavenly horse, wingless but with lightning crackling around its four hooves, surrounded by continuous arcs of thunder and light;

Another heavenly horse was covered in an overwhelming fierce aura, with dragon scales covering its body. It resembled a camel but had eight wings, and its body was broader and stronger than the other two heavenly horses.

Heavenly Horse Stone Monument!

After pushing away all the glutinous rice-colored sand, the base of the stone monument was exposed in the water, with four ancient seal script characters carved on it.

The four golden ancient seal scripts alternated between bright and dark, changing colors. Ye Rong couldn’t help but reach out to wipe them.

Boom!

It felt like a massive earthquake had occurred. The entire ground shook violently, and the glutinous rice-colored sand rapidly flowed and collapsed to the sides, as if something terrifying was about to emerge from underground.

“Damn, is this a disaster movie?”

Ye Rong struggled to keep his balance and quickly grabbed onto the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument. No matter how violently it shook, he refused to let go.

The shaking lasted for what felt like an eternity. It only stopped when Ye Rong’s ears were ringing and his vision blurred.

Ye Rong looked around and realized he seemed to have risen several dozen meters, completely changing his perspective.

“Huh, I really did rise!”

In the spot where the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument had been, a mansion had forcefully emerged from the riverbed. It was square-shaped with glazed green tiles, supported by thirty-six crimson copper pillars. A ring of dark red flames flowed around it.

Ye Rong reached out to grab the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument, but it suddenly emitted a brilliant light. An identical Heavenly Horse Stone Monument flew out from within and landed in his palm, only hundreds of times smaller.

Then, the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument sank with a rumble and descended into the Water Manor.

The Water Manor that Ethereal Green Robe and his companions had tirelessly searched for was effortlessly found by Ye Rong. It was a miracle!

Ye Rong checked his Player Log to find out what had happened during the great shaking—

Having the task to escort the former master’s remains back, the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument activated the restrictions, causing the Golden Cabinet Water Manor to emerge from underground.

No former master’s remains were detected. Unable to initiate the Golden Cabinet Water Manor ownership process.

Do you wish to enter the Golden Cabinet Water Manor immediately?

Ye Rong had a sudden thought, and the miniature Heavenly Horse Stone Monument in his hand released a powerful suction force. In an instant, he vanished from the spot.

“Wow, I’m rich, I’m rich! The Golden Cabinet Water Manor!”

Ye Rong appeared in a vast golden hall with thirty-six crimson copper pillars standing at the corners. He now had enough evidence to confirm that this was the Water Manor Ethereal Green Robe had been searching for.

Due to a fortunate coincidence and also having the same task, Ye Rong had triggered the Water Manor from the riverbed, giving him the right to enter and leave freely. However, since the Rogue Cultivator’s Remains were not in his possession, he couldn’t fully claim the Golden Cabinet Water Manor as his own.

The Heavenly Horse Stone Monument served as the key to enter and exit the Golden Cabinet Water Manor, while the Rogue Cultivator’s Remains were the necessary item for ownership.

As long as the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument was in Ye Rong’s hands, even if others found the Golden Cabinet Water Manor, they couldn’t enter without his permission. This included those who also had the task of escorting the remains, as well as Ethereal Green Robe, who possessed the Rogue Cultivator’s Remains.

Without the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument, the only way to enter the Golden Cabinet Water Manor was either with Ye Rong’s permission or by forcefully breaking in. Destroying the defensive restrictions outside the Golden Cabinet Water Manor would allow entry.

The Golden Cabinet Water Manor had thirteen restrictions in total: six purely defensive, three that combined offense and defense, and three purely offensive—two large-scale destructive Forbidden Spells and one ultra-long-range destructive Forbidden Spell with a range of two hundred miles.

The final restriction was designed to resist the Heavenly Tribulation, increasing the success rate of Tribulation Crossing for those inside the Golden Cabinet Water Manor by about fifteen percent.

Although Ye Rong had taken control of the Heavenly Horse Stone Monument and caused the Golden Cabinet Water Manor to emerge, he was not yet its master. He had no control over the thirteen restrictions but had received a large amount of information. Currently, only one restriction combining offense and defense was active. After checking its specific details, Ye Rong felt completely at ease.

Even if the top one thousand players in the game formed a team to attack, they would all fail miserably at the gates of the Golden Cabinet Water Manor. Moreover, such a hidden Water Manor location would be nearly impossible for them to find.

Five Elements Yin Fiery True Fire Restriction: A wall of Five Elements Yin Fiery True Fire surrounded the Golden Cabinet Water Manor, dealing 550–550 fire damage per second. It could melt Flying Swords below the Fifth Tier. Every ten seconds, a Yin Fiery True Fire tide erupted, dealing 800–800 fire damage. Those who died under the Five Elements Yin Fiery True Fire Restriction would have their Level experience gain and Dao Scrolls experience gain halved for three days.

With such destructive power, Ye Rong couldn’t imagine any player breaking through in the short term. It was an instant kill against all current players. Passing through the Five Elements Yin Fiery True Fire Wall would take at least a minute, and even with ten thousand Qi and Blood, one would be burned to death inside.

This was just one of the thirteen restrictions of the Golden Cabinet Water Manor. Its power made Ye Rong even more curious about the other twelve.

“This Golden Cabinet Water Manor is definitely not an ordinary Immortal Manor. It must have a significant background, and its value is simply immeasurable.”

Ordinary Immortal Manors only had a few complete buildings, providing some logistical development benefits for factions, or some defensive restrictions to improve the defense of a Guild Stronghold. They could never reach such an extreme level.

Only Ye Rong could freely come and go, which was like having the safest base. Once he became the master of the Water Manor, even greater benefits awaited him.

However, the key to becoming the master of the Golden Cabinet Water Manor—the Rogue Cultivator’s Remains—was still in Ethereal Green Robe’s hands. Ye Rong needed to think carefully about how to obtain it.

Now, Ye Rong’s resurrection point options included the Golden Cabinet Water Manor. This meant he could choose to be resurrected here after death.

“Forget it. The Golden Cabinet Water Manor is so hidden. Resurrecting here would mean a long journey back to the Sect.”