399: Chapter 399 Treasure Pavilion

"Wuhu!"

Zhou Yan raised his hands high and cheered as he looked at this place, which was almost identical to the previous space.

"I really didn't expect to get out just like that?"

"Is this compensation for being trapped for so long? Or is it..."

"Monk, you're watching me, aren't you?"

Zhou Yan suddenly put on a sharp expression, looking up at the starry sky at a forty-five-degree angle and pointing a single finger toward the heavens.

The ceiling here was still a starry sky, but below was no longer endless floor tiles, but a white circular platform.

After waiting a while with no reaction, Zhou Yan spread his hands.

"Whatever, if you really are peeping, you wouldn't tell me anyway."

Zhou Yan dropped his pose. Although that strange monk might truly be suspected of peeping, there wasn't much he could do about it.

What Zhou Yan didn't know was that his shout just now had indeed startled a certain someone who was currently peeping; if he had persisted a little longer, he might have even encountered an easter egg.

Once the excitement of suddenly passing through faded, Zhou Yan began to size up the place.

The platform had a certain thickness, but it wasn't very large. By using his Divine Sense to probe while exploiting the camera angles, Zhou Yan calculated that the platform should be disc-shaped, with a thickness of a little over two and a half meters.

The area wasn't big; Zhou Yan saw everything after walking around it twice.

As for whether he might accidentally fall off, Zhou Yan had tested that too; there was a layer of slightly elastic shielding covering the edge of the platform, and it was very comprehensive, with no gaps found.

"This is very strange. They won't let me leave after passing. Are they making me wait for the others to arrive? How long will I have to wait?"

"Hey, monk, can you give me a hint or something? I couldn't have ended up somewhere I shouldn't be because of some situation again, could I?"

Just as Zhou Yan was planning to try and glitch through the walls if nothing changed, a change finally appeared.

Right in front of Zhou Yan, countless bricks shattered and floated, forming a stone gate. As the stone gate swung open, the dazzling brilliance of jewels and treasures inside stung Zhou Yan's eyes so much he couldn't open them.

Peering through the gaps between his fingers, Zhou Yan barely managed to see the layout inside.

"This... this is!"

"Who's the heartless bastard who put so many high-beam lights at the entrance!"

Facing the main gate, sixteen lamps were embedded directly into the wall, equally attacking everyone who stood before the door.

Furthermore, through investigation, he discovered that these things were actually Magic Treasures. Their properties were also very obvious: they were sturdy, durable, and could provide illumination.

Regardless of the purpose for placing these things, realizing that this was likely where he was supposed to go, Zhou Yan shielded his eyes and quickly walked toward the gate.

After entering and looking at the corridors on both sides, he ultimately chose the left one, quickly leaving that unwelcome spot.

The left side was a corridor.

Standing on the left and looking back, Zhou Yan found that the opposite side had the same layout.

After thinking for a moment, he continued down the left side. Before long, he encountered a right turn, continued forward, and walked for another stretch.

What he saw this time truly surprised Zhou Yan.

This place looked like the interior of an ancient building, with each floor emitting a different treasure light, as if treasures were located there.

He first looked to the right and found there was also an entrance there. It seemed that entering from the right would lead to the same place, so it was the same regardless of which side he entered from.

"This should be the Hidden Treasure Pavilion mentioned in the previous prompt, right?"

Zhou Yan walked closer and saw the Magic Treasures displayed in the cabinets on the first floor.

He wanted to reach out and take one to look at it, but he was afraid that taking it would directly use up his quota, so he chose to scan them with the panel.

There were sixteen Magic Treasures on this first floor in total; many display cabinets were empty, presumably having been taken by others.

"This Secret Realm has existed for a long time, hasn't it? If these Magic Treasures only go out and never come in, how are they replenished?"

"Could it be that someone is replenishing them periodically?"

He scanned the Magic Treasures on the first floor one by one, and results soon came out. Most of the Magic Treasures here were full of ancient characteristics.

Modern Magic Treasures emphasize versatility more, as they are essentially just an amplifier for one's own dharmic power output, so they have strong general utility. Only those specialized Magic Treasures and Magic Treasure embryos focus on a single property.

The Magic Treasures here, except for a few that had no cultivation path requirements, all focused heavily on compatibility.

Because of this, Zhou Yan wasn't very interested in these Magic Treasures, even though there were a few fifth-rank Magic Treasures among them.

"I have two slots, so I'll pick a few candidates first and then look slowly. It should take some time for the others to get here, so I might as well take my time looking."

This time, Zhou Yan didn't look at the other floors and flew directly to the top floor.

He just didn't know if everyone else had the same idea as him; when he saw that the top floor was completely empty, with only a bunch of display cabinets, Zhou Yan's mouth couldn't help but twitch.

"Every single one of them, why are they all so picky?"

Just as Zhou Yan was about to look at other treasures with a look of disappointment, the information fed back by the panel interrupted his actions.

[Unknown Feather Raiment] (Unidentified)

"There's still something here?"

Climbing over the railing, Zhou Yan began searching according to the prompt.

But no matter how he looked, he couldn't find where the item was, only knowing that it was always near him.

Even after checking the ceiling and the floor, he still had no luck.

However, Zhou Yan actually became somewhat interested.

Being able to scan it proved that the item was still here and not in another space; not being able to find it proved it was sufficiently hidden. Perhaps it was some Heaven-Defying Magic Treasure that he could pick up.

After all, isn't that how it's written in novels? The rarer something is, the harder it is for others to find.

"Alright, then let me see what this feather raiment actually is."

After searching around and still having no luck, Zhou Yan activated his Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking.

Because there were many Magic Treasures here, Zhou Yan was very careful this time and had already pre-shrunk the range of his five senses.

The light of the Golden Eyes carefully scanned every display cabinet on the top floor, trying to see if there were any secrets he didn't know about beneath or within the layers of these cabinets of various sizes.

But after another look, an empty cabinet was just an empty cabinet. Just as Zhou Yan was dazed, his eyes inadvertently scanned the ground beneath the cabinets.

This scan was no small matter; Zhou Yan suddenly discovered that the carpet beneath his feet was not simple either.

There were a large number of stains and some unevenly distributed fluff on it, as well as some dried bloodstains that carried a special aura.

"This place has really been through a lot of twists and turns."

Lamenting the historical records inscribed on this carpet, Zhou Yan observed the ceiling again.

But after watching for a while, Zhou Yan suddenly paused as a sudden whim surged in his heart.

"That's not right. So much time has passed here, how could so many obvious traces still remain?"

"Clearly, everything here should be able to self-heal, shouldn't it?"

As if to confirm, Zhou Yan looked at the carpet again, seemingly certain of something, then climbed over the railing and flew to the floor below.

He activated his Divine Ability again to take another look.

Floor after floor, after observing about five floors, Zhou Yan finally reached a conclusion.

Except for the carpet on the very top floor, the carpets and walls on every other floor were as fresh as if they were brand new from the factory.

If not for the sufficiently ancient aura, they would have looked brand new at a glance.

Flying back to the top floor again, Zhou Yan, with some excitement this time, used the small shovel from his yuanwu xielü Incarnation and activated his Divine Ability to carefully begin shoveling.

A long while later.

When Zhou Yan looked at the large, shriveled object in his hand, which looked like a piece of chewing gum that had been flattened on an asphalt road for many years, there was no disgust in his eyes, only joy.

"Good heavens, I really managed to fish something out?"

Although this large stain didn't look very elegant, under the Golden Eyes of Delusion Breaking, it appeared to be shining brilliantly.

Especially the side that had been pressed against the carpet; although it was also weather-beaten, it was much more obvious than the surface layer.

Perhaps because he had dug it out himself, combined with the fact that it was on the top floor, Zhou Yan took a liking to it at first sight. He tossed it into his backpack and began identification.

Sure enough, after putting it away, there seemed to be a vague hint within Zhou Yan's Sea of Consciousness. The general meaning was that he could take one more treasure, and after taking it, he would be sent away from here.

Feeling that his whim had been satisfied, Zhou Yan didn't really want anything else.

He planned to find the highest-grade item among the Magic Treasures below and take it away.

After all, being ancient had its benefits; the materials used in the past were indeed solid, and many rare things were stuffed into them, making their abilities exceptionally strong.

But being ancient also had its downsides; the craftsmanship and techniques were indeed inferior to the present.

So Zhou Yan wasn't very interested in these things; he just planned to see if there were any rare ones, to see if he could take them back for his cheap master to re-process, or simply feed them directly to yuanwu xielü.

Just as Zhou Yan was planning this, he suddenly heard a voice.

"Meng Zhang!"