Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments

Chapter 326 - 179: Obtaining the Yellow Springs Fiend

Quanzhou.

Several massive Tier Three Defensive Arrays were concentrated in one location, all of them fully activated. The gigantic runic barrier they produced stretched for hundreds of miles, blotting out the sky.

Every day, these arrays consumed nearly one thousand low-grade Spirit Stones.

But at this moment, Master Nijie couldn’t be bothered to care about such a high cost.

He stood guard at the entrance to the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace day and night, using a Talisman Array to monitor the situation inside.

"Reporting to you, Master, the outer Laws have been broken. Everything is proceeding smoothly so far."

Listening to his subordinate’s report, Master Nijie nodded slightly. "Continue monitoring the situation inside the Traveling Palace. Report any abnormalities to me immediately."

However, a flicker of irrepressible excitement flashed in his eyes.

The initial goal of the invasion had been to acquire Evil Qi, but this Ancient Traveling Palace was even more well-preserved than he had imagined.

This meant there was a high probability that an Inheritance Technique existed inside!

He thought back on his past. He had started as a Loose Cultivator with no prospects, a failure who had only reached Foundation Establishment at sixty-three. Yet, he had managed to climb to where he was today.

He had relied on a fragmented copy of a Yellow Springs Secret Technique he’d luckily obtained, as well as other Yellow Springs Dao inheritances he’d later seized.

Just a few fragmented Secret Techniques were enough to help the Divine Fire Sect rise.

If he could obtain the complete inheritance, especially if he could use the legendary *True Monarch of the Yellow Spring’s Secret Scripture of Life Passage Punishment* to guide his cultivation...

...then not only would conquering Hezhou be a simple matter, but unifying the Southern Domain and even breaking through to the Nascent Soul realm to invade the Eastern Domain might not be impossible.

At that time, the name of Nijie True Monarch would resound throughout all Five Domains—east, south, west, north, and center.

And now, only three days stood between him and this supreme treasure.

Once the third layer of Laws was undone, the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace would no longer be able to restrict the entry of Golden Core Stage Cultivators.

At that time, he would personally seize the secret inheritance of Yellow Springs and lead the Divine Fire Sect to create a new era.

「Inside the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace」

The situation was completely different from what those outside imagined.

"I can tell you how to obtain the Secret Scripture left behind by the Yellow Springs True Monarch. It’s the most powerful Inheritance Secret Technique in the entire Southern Domain."

"This is the very core of the Traveling Palace, the most crucial area."

"You can stop looking. There really aren’t any other hidden places."

The Artifact Spirit trailed leisurely behind Xiao Chen, watching him circle the entire Earth Palace.

It watched him inspect every single golden brick and every Everlasting Lamp along the way, looking as if he were about to dig three feet into the ground.

’What is wrong with this person?’

If the Artifact Spirit had possessed any power to interfere with the outside world, it would have already grabbed Xiao Chen and stuffed him into the Golden Coffin.

But the problem was, it didn’t, so it could only continue its charade.

"My master left all his treasures inside the Golden Coffin."

"No matter what you want to obtain, you must follow my guidance to open the Golden Coffin."

"If you continue to be so uncooperative, then I will have to revoke your eligibility to receive the inheritance."

By the end, the Artifact Spirit had even resorted to threats.

"See? You’re getting impatient again."

Xiao Chen put on a smile. "I was just thinking I should familiarize myself with the place."

’For now, it’s best to play along.’

The main reason was that he had just searched the entire area and had indeed found no paths leading elsewhere, nor had he discovered any clues about the Evil Qi.

In fact, at first, Xiao Chen had considered asking it directly about the location of the Evil Qi.

But the words died on his lips; he held back, not revealing his true goal.

As the saying goes, one can’t be too careful of others.

Although this Artifact Spirit didn’t seem like an enemy and had apparently mistaken him for a successor of the Yellow Springs Dao...

...that didn’t necessarily mean it was on his side.

After all, the Yellow Springs Dao was part of the Demon Dao.

And Demon Cultivators had never been known for their moral character. For Demon Cultivators, stabbing their own people in the back was practically a daily occurrence.

According to rumor, an Artifact Spirit takes after its master.

Therefore, Xiao Chen had to be cautious; he couldn’t completely trust it, even if it was an Artifact Spirit.

’It would be better to pretend to cooperate for now and see what it’s really up to.’

So he asked with a smile, "Tell me, how should we perform this inheritance ceremony of ours?"

"I’ll definitely cooperate fully with your guidance."

Hearing Xiao Chen say this, the Artifact Spirit finally breathed a sigh of relief. "You’ve finally seen the light. It’s not too late."

"Come over here. Next, I will recite a command phrase."

"You will open the Golden Coffin according to the method I teach you."

Huh?

"Just open it directly?"

Xiao Chen turned his head and asked, "Is that appropriate? Isn’t it a bit disrespectful?"

He still remembered that his current identity was that of a successor to the Yellow Springs Dao.

In that case, shouldn’t he show some respect to his predecessor?

Even though its form was illusory, the hair on the Artifact Spirit’s head was practically standing on end.

’Seriously? You’re really taking this "successor of the Yellow Springs Dao" act seriously, aren’t you? Who the hell do you think you’re fooling?’

’Was wandering around here earlier your way of showing respect?’

’As the Artifact Spirit, what about the respect you owe me?’

But it still tried to coax him patiently. "Hahaha, young man, your sentiment is quite commendable."

"But you don’t need to worry about such formalities. Just follow my arrangements. It’s not like I would intentionally try to harm you, right?"

"The master’s relics are all inside the Golden Coffin. Of course you have to open it to take them out."

’So that’s how it is.’

Xiao Chen instantly understood. So this Demon from the Yellow Springs Dao used his coffin as a large storage box, huh?

As expected of a Demon Cultivator, what a twisted way of thinking.

Thus, he followed the Artifact Spirit’s instructions and began to undo the various Restrictions on the coffin.