219: Spiritual weapon positioning mark

Battleships whizzed through the sky.

The purple gold gourd, like a mobile treasure trove, was fully loaded with resources obtained by the Demon Suppression Guard from their house-raiding and clan-exterminating efforts, and was now speeding towards Yunzhou City.

Prince Zhennan had endured 7,933 cuts of torture over several days before the execution finally concluded. If Prince Zhennan had not been overwhelmed, it might have continued.

“Senior, we have interrogated them in batches, and these are the individuals we extracted from the mouths of the Wangfu’s high-ranking officials; their statements are largely consistent.” Wang Chao respectfully handed Chu Jiang a list and various Materials, clearly documenting their crimes of supporting Prince Zhennan behind the scenes in an attempt to rebel.

Chu Jiang took the list and quickly scanned it. Golden Serpent Valley, Barbarian General Wanyan Jingu, Lipu Family…

“Go back and investigate the origins of this Lipu Family!” Chu Jiang frowned, secretly surprised, wondering why someone would use “Lipu” as a surname; it was truly outrageous.

However, with less than ten days until the Tai Xuan Secret Realm opens, these forces could only be dealt with after the Tai Xuan Secret Realm concluded.

“Yes!” Wang Chao responded.

…

In a corner of the battleship, Bai Ge and Dragon Teng were sneaking around like thieves, whispering, “Xiao Xuanxuan, come here quickly, I have something good for you!”

“What is it? So mysterious!” Fu Yunxuan stepped lightly, walked over, and chuckled softly.

Bai Ge carefully reached into his treasure pouch, pulled out a jade bracelet, and gently handed it to Fu Yunxuan: “This is something I ‘stole’… bought back from Prince Zhennan’s ancestral grave. It’s a protective Spiritual Artifact.”

He then mysteriously added: “Don’t tell Master, I said I only found four in total. Dragon Teng and I each took one, and I gave Master two.”

“How about that, pretty generous, right?!”

Seeing this, Fu Yunxuan patted Bai Ge’s head, “More than enough, thanks.”

Dragon Teng: Bai Ge had half the Spiritual Artifacts to himself, yet he spoke as if it were a matter of fact.

He still had four Spiritual Artifacts hidden on him.

Sigh.

Bai Ge’s thick skin was something he could never learn in his lifetime.

Just then.

Chu Jiang appeared before them like a ghost, silently and with a solemn expression.

He hadn’t even spoken yet.

Bai Ge, however, dropped to his knees with a “thump,” thinking his secret was out, and cried tearfully, “Master, I shouldn’t have deceived you. Actually, I confiscated six Spiritual Artifacts, not four at all. I was greatly mistaken.”

With that, he hurriedly presented two Spiritual Artifacts.

Dragon Teng: There’s more? (´⊙ω⊙`)

“Actually… it’s seven!”

Bai Ge panicked under Chu Jiang’s gaze and quickly corrected himself: “It’s eight, it’s eight… Dragon Teng, come here quickly and testify for me. Tell Master if it’s eight.”

Bai Ge pulled Dragon Teng over, making him crouch beside him like a quail.

“Uh… it seems (it is) eighteen!”

Dragon Teng said with wide, bell-like eyes, looking utterly bewildered.

Hearing this, Bai Ge nearly fainted from anger. Eighteen?

Even if he sold himself, he couldn’t gather that many!

There were only eight in total.

What a jinx.

What a jinx!

How could you betray your teammate like that?

“There’s a problem with these Spiritual Artifacts; someone marked them, which can pinpoint our location.”

Chu Jiang said calmly. He hadn’t even spoken, and Bai Ge confessed everything.

He didn’t care how many treasures Bai Ge had hidden; this guy was a money-grubber by nature, and he always shared half of the treasures he acquired with him, which was already generous enough.

He had just used the Ten Thousand Refinements Art to refine these Spiritual Artifacts when he discovered a special mark hidden within them. This mark was not an ordinary one; it could be used for positioning and tracking.

The one who cast the mark was not weak in strength.

But it seemed to be very old and had become very faint, easily erased by him.

“This, Prince Zhennan’s Old Ancestor, is truly an old schemer, playing games like this?”

Bai Ge was shocked.

No wonder these treasures were openly hidden in the coffin.

It turned out they weren’t afraid of people taking them.

Once bitten, twice shy.

It seems that in the future, when acquiring treasures, he must let Master take a look first.

Only then would it be safe.

Only then could he better collect treasures.

“Really no more?”

“Really no more. I swear, if I’m still hiding any, Dragon Teng has no butt!”

Bai Ge smiled, a half-smile on his lips.

Dragon Teng: You swear, why drag me into this? ಠ︵ಠ 凸

“I also swear, if Bai Ge has more than eight, then he has a butt!”

Dragon Teng retorted.

Having been in the human world for so long, he had also learned quite a few curse words.

It felt quite satisfying.

Bai Ge was stunned for a moment. When did this simpleton become so clever?

Did he suddenly become enlightened?

Fu Yunxuan also burst into laughter watching these two clowns bicker.

Chu Jiang shook his head, taking in these two rascals, truly a family misfortune…

Then.

Holding the eight Spiritual Artifacts, he proceeded to refine them and remove the marks.

Three hours later.

All the marks on these eight Spiritual Artifacts were completely removed by him.

And they were re-consecrated.

Their power increased by several points.

…

At Yuelai Inn, a young man in a dark red robe ordered a pot of old wine, two plates of peanuts, and three plates of raw beef.

He ate with extreme elegance.

“I haven’t tasted wine or meat from the outside world in two thousand years; it truly is an intoxicating flavor!”

The young man secretly reveled in it.

“Waiter, another bottle of aged wine, three plates of peanuts, and five large plates of raw beef!”

As his voice fell.

The waiter scurried over like a gust of wind, lowering his voice and saying, “You see, you’ve finished eating.”

He gestured for him to pay for the meal he had just eaten first.

This guy was very unfamiliar.

It was highly likely he was planning to dine and dash.

The young man naturally understood that he was being underestimated, but he disdained to argue with these ordinary mortals. He directly pulled out a golden, gleaming gold ingot from his 懷中 and slammed it onto the table.

“Just bring what I ordered; no need for change!”

Originally, in the ancestral grave, gold was piled high like mountains, amounting to hundreds of thousands of taels. Unfortunately, after coming out, he found nothing, leaving only the nine gold ingots placed in front of the coffin.

Anyway, he wouldn’t lack money. After spending it all, he could casually rob a few wealthy families, and thousands of taels of gold would be in his hands. After all, he always disdained freeloading.

“Alright, young master at table two, one jar of century-old aged wine, three plates of peanuts, five plates of raw beef!” The waiter yelled out loud, instantly changing to a fawning expression.

“And a complimentary bottle of Immortal Drunk for this young master!”

The shopkeeper, seeing the gold ingot, knew a distinguished guest had arrived and quickly offered the best wine.

Soon.

All sorts of fine wines and delicacies filled the table.

Just as he was about to pick up his chopsticks.

His mind suddenly felt as if it had lost some restraint, and his eyes changed.

“The marks on those eight Spiritual Artifacts have been erased!”

Never mind.

Lost is lost.

These eight Spiritual Artifacts were originally meant to deceive people. The true treasures were the eight black coffins and the bronze coffin, which were key to his recovery.

Also, the corpses of successive Prince Zhennans, and the Heaven-Defying geomantic treasure land.

Moreover, anyone capable of erasing the Spiritual Artifact marks he left behind would not be much weaker than him.

Once his Black Dragon Body reached Major Achievement, he would make them hand them over.

The young man continued to eat.

This meal lasted from morning until sunset because he ate very slowly.

Surprisingly.

Several tables nearby hadn’t left, their eyes occasionally glancing at the young man.

But the young man seemed not to notice.

“I’m full, I’m leaving!”

The young man put down his bowl and chopsticks and left gracefully.

“Please come again, honored guest!”

The shopkeeper’s face was beaming. Even if this person ate for days, he wouldn’t spend all of this gold ingot; this person was truly generous.

However.

The young man had only walked about two hundred meters from Yuelai Inn when he was surrounded by a dozen people.

“Little fat sheep, didn’t your elders teach you not to show off your wealth when you’re out and about? Hand over all your money and valuables, and we’ll spare your life today!”

A scarred big man said fiercely.

“This is a desolate wilderness; even if you die, no one will collect your corpse!”

A younger subordinate threatened.

“Then did your Seniors tell you that people who show their wealth aren’t afraid at all?”

The young man said with a faint smile.

“Besides, you also said this is a desolate wilderness, so what if a few people die…”

With that.

He stomped his foot.

“Not good, retreat quickly!”

The face of the leading big man changed drastically.

But in the next moment.

Everyone exploded into a mist of blood, leaving no bones behind.

In a few steps.

The young man disappeared from the spot.

…

At the same time.

In the Western Seven Provinces, a shocking piece of news was rapidly spreading.

It made the leaders of all major forces restless.