Chapter 127: The Ancient Treasure Within the Seal

Ye Rong held the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp, his heart racing with excitement. He knew very well that this was the true reward for passing the trial and winning first place in the Sect Minor Competition.

If he hadn’t ultimately defeated Long Wushuang in the end, regardless of how many magic treasures Short Elder Zhu Mei might have bestowed upon him, this Nine Glazed Golden Lamp absolutely would not have ended up in his hands.

“The disciples taken in by elder-level NPCs from other sects all encounter frequent fortuitous meetings and receive many treasures. As a disciple of a Sect Leader myself, if this Nine Glazed Golden Lamp isn’t an overpowered ancient treasure, it just wouldn’t make sense!”

Like those from Emei who were accepted as disciples by second-generation elders, each wielded extraordinary magic treasures. Other sects were the same. Depending on their master’s strength and personal wealth, the magic treasures bestowed naturally varied in quality.

The strength of Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu was remarkable even among Emei’s second-generation elders; few could claim to surpass him.

The wick within the golden lamp in Ye Rong’s hands was unlit, yet a spectral flame hovered above it, flickering and dancing.

Nine Glazed Golden Lamp (Sealed State), Sixth-Rank Magic Treasure, Ancient Treasure, extraordinary. Can be activated by will to summon one to nine Qian Flame True Fires. Each fire deals 200-220 damage. Requires Level 45 to use. Currently in a Sealed State, some attributes are hidden. Requires 660,000 Karma Points to unseal. Current progress: 0/660,000.

“Damn, it’s a sealed treasure! And it needs 660,000 Karma Points to unseal! When will I ever actually get to use this thing properly?”

After fiddling with it for quite a while, he finally understood the treasure’s current capabilities. For now, it only had the ability to unleash Qian Flame True Fires to burn enemies. Still, releasing all nine Qian Flame True Fires simultaneously should inflict truly shocking damage. As for unsealing this ancient treasure, the holder could transfer their own acquired Karma Points into it, or set a portion of the Karma Points earned from killing monsters daily to be allocated to the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp.

Human greed knows no bounds!

The damage output from nine Qian Flame True Fires absolutely surpassed the killing power of any magic treasure Ye Rong currently possessed and exceeded any other method he had. Yet compared to the supreme-tier treasure he’d envisioned, it still seemed a tad lacking.

But it was already a Sixth-Rank treasure while sealed! Once unsealed, it potentially could rise to Seventh-Rank or Eighth-Rank, maybe even become a Ninth-Tier Magic Treasure!

Except that required feeding it 660,000 Karma Points to unseal. Ye Rong had only painstakingly accumulated just over 30,000 Karma Points since joining the game. Unless he stumbled upon a quest specifically rewarding huge amounts of Karma Points, that goal was still a distant dream.

“No need for such haste in unsealing the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp,” said Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu, looking at Ye Rong’s expression. “Once unsealed, your current cultivation is nowhere near sufficient to control this golden lamp. It would be better to proceed step by step, slowly advancing your cultivation. Unsealing it in one go when you are ready is the wisest choice.”

The intelligence of NPCs at this level was already formidable. What the True Lord implied was that once unsealed and the magic treasure’s rank elevated, the level requirement to equip it would correspondingly increase. At only level forty, Ye Rong would be far from able to equip it then.

Imagine going through immense hardship and painstaking effort to unseal it only to discover the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp, though ten times more powerful now, demanded an equipment level twenty or thirty levels higher – that psychological blow would be even more crushing.

“Thank you for the guidance, Master.”

Ye Rong could only nod obediently. The usually annoying old codger suddenly seemed kind, amiable, grand, and awe-inspiring.

Demon-Subduing True Lord Jiang Shu simply said blandly, “Cultivate well,” and then vanished in a flash, leaving Ye Rong alone on the solitary peak.

“The old guy flew like mad, no idea where he’s dumped me.”

Ye Rong summoned his flying sword and soared into the air high above. Scanning the horizon to get his bearings, he confirmed he was now deep within the Qinghai Region territory.

“That’s just insane! I don’t remember flying for that long!”

Heaving a heartfelt sigh, Ye Rong couldn’t help but feel renewed awe and envy for his master’s Sword Flight Speed. If only he could achieve such speed someday – with just his getaway speed, he’d already be practically unbeatable.

Since he was already in the Qinghai Region, Ye Rong decided not to head back to his sect and instead flew directly towards Kunlun.

The distance to the Kunlun Mountains was now only a few thousand miles away.

Within the Qinghai Region, numerous sects were scattered across the land. While it didn’t house massive beacon sects like Emei or Qingcheng as in the Sichuan Region, heterodox schools and rogue cultivators were as numerous as stars filling the sky.

The most famous among them probably was the Qinghai Sect. Compared to the Qinghai Sect depicted in Shushan Sword Heroes, which had only a few minor members, the Qinghai Sect in Far Shore had been significantly strengthened. Game designers had added large numbers of elite, unnamed filler NPC elders. Though their levels were quite high, the power levels of their Dao Spells and magic treasures were only average, far inferior to large heterodox sects like Wutai.

However, Zang Lingzi, the founder of the Qinghai Sect, presided over one of the extremely limited places in Far Shore where one could learn the Parting-Union Divine Light. A considerable number of players headed there precisely hoping for a chance at learning this famed skill. After all, the Parting-Union Divine Light was both exceedingly powerful and remarkably versatile, excelling equally in offense and defense, and extremely convenient to wield, activating with just a thought.

“I heard that with the legendary Divine Nun Youdan, as long as you’re not a practitioner of the Demonic Path, whether you follow the Righteous Path or belong to a Heterodox School, you still have a chance to learn her Parting-Union Divine Light. If only I could encounter such an opportunity!”

Entering the Qinghai Region and freshly acquiring the Nine Glazed Golden Lamp improved Ye Rong’s mood. Though he couldn’t equip it yet, his thoughts wandered freely.

From the Qinghai Sect’s Zang Lingzi, he thought of the Parting-Union Divine Light, and then onward to Divine Nun Youdan.

In Far Shore, basically any Shaolin-esque monk with a title including ‘Divine Monk’ or ‘Divine Nun’ was a top-tier boss, beings exceeding level two hundred. Divine Nun Youdan especially was one of the few top masters of the Buddhist School. While she might not reach the Mythical Rank heights of figures like Divine Nun Xinru or Divine Nun Fentuo – rivals to Longbrow – she was undoubtedly a Sect Leader-tier powerhouse.

Moreover, in her hands, she had blended Buddhist divine abilities into the Parting-Union Divine Light, giving the original skill additional properties that exploited evil demon weaknesses and possessed a mighty, righteous aura.

The sect founded by Divine Nun Youdan was located within the Tide-Sound Cave on Hundred Flower Mountain. Ordinary players had no way of finding it, let alone enter, and learning the Parting-Union Divine Light was as difficult as ascending to heaven. Ye Rong’s mention was merely a passing, hopeful thought.

“Wow, the monsters here look really strange! Totally different from the ones in the Sichuan Region.”

Visiting this area was rare. Ye Rong wasn’t in a desperate hurry to rush directly to Kunlun immediately anyway; barging in so hastily might even surprise Blood Colored Poppy.

…

The Chongming Beast looked like a gigantic chicken, its cries loud and piercing. It had double pupils in each eye, and its body was completely bare, without a single feather.

Pouncing towards Ye Rong, two sword-like Plume Feathers sprouted amid the flapping of its fleshy wings, emanating an intensely bright, glittering light.

“I’ve seen several monsters that know magical spells, but one capable of refining magic treasures? This is definitely a first!”

Immensely curious, Ye Rong patiently sparred with the Chongming Beast for two rounds. He discovered these two Plume Feathers didn’t boast much worth praising, apart from their vibrant color being enough to dazzle some female players.

Casting Snow slashed out, dicing the massive fleshy chicken into bloody chunks that pattered down messily.

Surprisingly, the two Plume Feathers also dropped. Ye Rong picked them up for inspection—

Seven Birds Feather, Third-Rank Divine Weapon. Attack: 120-120… Gather seven to form the Fifth-Tier Divine Weapon: Seven Avian Feather Fan.

“Seriously?! Since when did Fifth-Rank Flying Swords become so worthless?!”

Ye Rong yelled loudly. He’d fought tooth and nail, using every trick possible, to acquire only two Fifth-Rank Flying Swords for himself so far. Yet here on Qinghai territory, just killing one random Chongming Beast netted him two Third-Rank Divine Weapons, which, after meeting the required quantity, could be assembled directly into a Fifth-Tier Divine Weapon: the Seven Avian Feather Fan.

Admittedly, the attributes of this Seven Birds Feather were utter garbage, arguably the worst he’d seen yet among Third-Rank Flying Swords. The combined Five-Tier Seven Avian Feather Fan’s attributes probably wouldn’t be much better.

But still, it was a Fifth-Rank Flying Sword! Its innate tier remained undeniably valuable.

Ye Rong immediately decided all travel plans were scrapped. For now, he would camp right here to farm several sets of Seven Avian Feather Fans! Even if he didn’t prize using it himself, whether selling them for money or gifting them to followers, they would be extremely useful pieces.

Breaking them down just yielded garbage Third-Rank Divine Weapons, so Ye Rong wouldn’t bat an eye gifting individual feathers away either.

This desolate peak area was inhabited solely by Chongming Beasts. However, fate showed that Ye Rong’s earlier encounter had been pure luck; the drop rate couldn’t possibly be that high for every beast. Otherwise, no matter how remote, this place would be utterly swarmed by countless players vying for monsters. Mass quantities of Fifth-Rank Flying Swords held immense attraction for any player or organization in Far Shore, powerful guilds the Shushan Sword Alliance included would definitely deploy large groups to occupy the monster territory.

After slaughtering over twenty Chongming Beasts, Ye Rong surprisingly acquired a new Third-Rank Magic Treasure called the Mixed Gold Orb.

Mixed Gold Orb, Third-Rank Magic Treasure. Can activate a Hunyuan Gold Orb to attack enemies. Weighs over a thousand pounds. Attack: 80-88. Gather nine Hunyuan Gold Orbs as a full set to lay out the Hunyuan Gold Orb Array Formation, granting the orbs additional burning damage and a knockback effect with every strike.

“What is even happening?! I haven’t even finished collecting the Seven Avian Feather Fan pieces, and now a Mixed Gold Orb shows up?!”

Ye Rong rolled his eyes upward at the uncanniness of this land: nothing but dropping junk Flying Swords and mediocre Magic Treasures!

For Third-Rank Magic Treasures, trash like the Mixed Gold Orb ranked among the worst he’d encountered since entering the game; he’d never seen such peak-level uselessness, yet even it was part of a combinable set.

“Forget it! Trash attributes or not, it is a set item. Might as well spend some time farming two full sets!”