305: Chapter 305 begins

"There is still one key left. Could it be that person?"

"It should be that person, right?"

"However, can he really show up?"

"That's hard to say. Unless he has some backing, the grass on his grave would probably be quite tall by now."

"I reckon he's gone; he hasn't appeared at all."

"..."

The people around began to discuss this.

From their discussion, it was roughly understood that they were talking about the owner of the last key.

This person had arrived at Guqing City seven days ago, claiming to possess the key to the Inverse Demon Cult treasury and wanting to sell the four spots associated with it.

This matter was actually not uncommon in Guqing City, ever since the statement from Master Yun Hua was released and confirmed by Yuanxu Mountain.

Many fakes appeared in Guqing City; many people held fake keys, claiming they were real and trying to sell them.

Some people actually believed them and bought them, only to discover they were fakes afterwards.

This caused quite a few bloody incidents outside Guqing City during this period.

And the key that this person brought out was naturally defined as a fake.

That was until this person took the item to the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce for appraisal.

The Wanfu Chamber of Commerce confirmed that the key in this person's hand was genuine.

As a major merchant association in the cultivation world, the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce still had that bit of credibility.

With the endorsement of the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, Guqing City instantly became lively.

The Inverse Demon Cult treasury! As a former major sect of the Demonic Path, the Inverse Demon Cult treasury surely contained many treasures. To say no one coveted them would be a lie.

The problem was the key.

It took five keys to open the treasury.

Prior to this, two keys were known to exist: one at Yuanxu Mountain and one at the Shangji Sect.

Those ten spots certainly wouldn't fall to them.

The remaining three keys were nowhere to be found, and although some people had been searching for their whereabouts, there had been no news.

Now, one key had appeared in Guqing City, and this person wanted to auction off the four spots it carried.

Some people were immediately interested, or rather, interested in the key in this person's hand.

However, this person was also cunning, staying at the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce under the guise of consigning the spots for auction, preventing others from making a move within the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce.

Regarding this person who kept cowering in the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce, the others had no way to deal with them.

In order to obtain a spot to enter the treasury, they had no choice but to participate in this auction.

After paying a certain price, four factions won these four spots.

However, during these seven days, that person had no news whatsoever, as if they had evaporated into thin air; they couldn't be found at all.

This led many to believe that this person was a scammer, using the spots to swindle Origin Qi stones.

But the Wanfu Chamber of Commerce stated that the Origin Qi stones generated from the auction had not been handed over. According to the agreement between the two parties, the Origin Qi stones would be settled just before they were about to enter the treasury.

Since the Origin Qi stones hadn't been settled, a portion of the people believed that the person had already been killed and the key had been stolen.

There were also some who believed that the person was hiding, just waiting for the day the treasury opened.

Which was now.

A figure slowly walked out and approached the crowd.

"Three Seniors, I am the holder of the key."

The Spirit Avatar said.

It was exactly Lin Ming's Spirit Avatar.

Lin Ming had pondered for a moment and ultimately decided not to completely dispose of the final key.

There should be quite a few good things inside the Inverse Demon Cult treasury, and he might be able to make a big score himself.

Although his main body was going in, just in case there were times when it was inconvenient for him to act, he could let his Spirit Avatar do it for him.

Cultivation level was a minor issue; he simply Sealed the Spirit Avatar's cultivation to the Spirit Treasury Realm.

He wouldn't sell the key, but that didn't mean he couldn't sell the spots it carried.

"The four of you, it's time to come out."

The Spirit Avatar's gaze swept over the people present.

Four people walked out from the crowd, and upon seeing them, Lin Ming immediately reached out his hand.

The four immediately understood the Spirit Avatar's meaning; they each took out a Storage Ring and tossed it to the Spirit Avatar.

"Welcome, the four of you."

After confirming that the amount of Origin Qi stones was correct, the Spirit Avatar looked at the four with a friendly smile.

"This little brother is quite interesting."

Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan looked at the Spirit Avatar and said with a smile.

This kid was interesting, but only a little.

"Alright, it can be opened now."

Gao Chi frowned and said.

He didn't care who Lin Ming was.

Now that the five keys had been gathered, the treasury could be opened.

He didn't want to waste any more time.

"It is time to open it."

Pavilion Master Liu Ruoyan nodded.

"Those who possess the keys, walk to the front of this rock wall."

Master Yun Hua said.

Tao Jingxuan took the first step to the rock wall, and the other four followed in a row.

"Wear the rings and inject your own Origin Qi into them."

Master Yun Hua continued.

Seeing this, the five acted according to Master Yun Hua's words.

Streams of Origin Qi were injected into the keys.

This was a rather long wait; time passed minute by minute, yet the keys remained just keys, with no unusual changes.

Suddenly, a faint light shone from the ring on Tao Jingxuan's hand, and this light grew increasingly intense.

The intense light then rushed out from the ring and struck the rock wall.

The rock wall dissipated; the part struck by the light turned directly into sand and scattered.

A tall stone door was hidden within the rock wall.

The stone door was tightly shut, and its surface was engraved with some strange Formation patterns.

Master Yun Hua and the others had long known of the existence of this stone door; it was just that because of the Formation, they hadn't exposed it.

A second ray of light was fired from one of the rings.

This light then struck the stone door.

The third.

The fourth.

The fifth.

These rays of light appeared from the rings one after another and actively struck the stone door.

"Click..."

As the five rays of light were all struck into the stone door, this long-sealed door finally opened slowly.

A pitch-black passage appeared in their line of sight.

"You may enter now."

Gao Chi looked at the Disciple of the Shangji Sect and said.

The person wearing the ring walked to the front of his four fellow Disciples. Four black rays of light emerged from his ring and landed on the backs of their hands, forming a black mark.

This black mark was the proof, the proof required to enter the treasury.

The other four also cast the marks into their companions.

"I take money to do a job; I won't shortchange you."

The Spirit Avatar said to the four.

He was a conscientious merchant; having taken the money, he would certainly get the job done.

This was his code of conduct.