47: Imperial Treasure, the Seal of Heaven

"Qin Tian!"

"Die!"

The roar echoed through the treasury.

"Senior Brother!"

Su Ningying and the others had just arrived when they witnessed this critical moment.

The ancient seal transformed into the phantom of a golden Dragon, inches away from Qin Tian, as if it were about to swallow him whole!

At such close range, it was impossible to avoid.

However...

Qin Tian had no intention of dodging.

「Eight Desolations Sorrow: Dust Transformation」

A wisp of mysterious yellow Qi rose from within Qin Tian's body.

In the next moment.

Qin Tian's entire body blurred, actually turning into grains of dust that swept up the ancient seal and vanished from the spot.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Chen was momentarily dazed.

"Is he dead? My ancient seal..."

"You dare to be distracted in my presence? You're asking for death!"

The qianyuan dragon seal crashed down; Xiao Chen couldn't dodge in time and smashed through several jade pillars before collapsing into the ruins in the corner.

[Congratulations, Host. The son of destiny has been heavily suppressed by the Great Villain. fate reversal points +200.]

In the outer hall, Qin Tian's lips curled into a smile as he held the mysterious ancient seal in his hand.

The first chapter of the Eight Desolations Sorrow, Dust Transformation, was a powerful defensive scripture that could turn one's body into dust to easily neutralize physical attacks.

Just now, after transforming into dust, Qin Tian had used Void Attraction: Void Escape to grab the ancient seal and silently slip into the Void Realm, arriving at the outer hall.

"System, can you erase Xiao Chen's mark on this?"

[In response to the Host, the fate reversal mall has the Reversion Talisman, which can erase Xiao Chen's mark.]

Hearing this, Qin Tian opened the mall.

[Reversion Talisman: Can erase marks left by Cultivators. The higher the Cultivator's cultivation level, the lower the success rate.]

[Price: 5,000 fate reversal points per talisman]

"5,000?"

"This is highway robbery!"

The items in the fate reversal mall were truly expensive, far less cost-effective than the fate reversal wheel lottery.

Qin Tian gritted his teeth.

Buy it!

[Congratulations, Host, on spending 5,000 fate reversal points. You have received Reversion Talisman x1. Remaining fate reversal points: 6,660.]

"The Dragon-Gathering Array Map cost ten thousand, and the Reversion Talisman cost five thousand. The twenty thousand points I farmed in the sea of fire at the Burning Wood Forest are almost gone..."

"Next time I find a good Opportunity, I'll have to farm tens of thousands of points!"

Qin Tian made up his mind.

With a flick of his hand, he slapped the Reversion Talisman onto the mysterious ancient seal.

Xiao Chen was only in the Dao Entry Realm, so his connection to the ancient seal wasn't strong; the Reversion Talisman easily erased his mark.

In the inner hall, beneath the rubble.

Xiao Chen felt a sudden void in his heart and snapped his eyes open!

"The connection with the ancient seal... it's gone..."

"How is this possible?!"

Boom!

The rubble exploded as Xiao Chen burst out.

The space rippled as Qin Tian appeared at the same time, tossing the ancient seal in his hand with a smile.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Xiao, for working so hard to deliver this treasure!"

"Qin Tian!"

"Give me back my treasure!"

Xiao Chen roared in fury, his eyes glaring intensely ahead.

Just then, the entire Fallen Dragon Grotto began to shake.

"Time is almost up; the entrance to the Fallen Dragon Grotto is about to close," You Ruoli murmured.

"Let's go!"

Qin Tian ignored Xiao Chen and sent a voice transmission to the others, and they all headed straight for the exit.

"Qin Tian, don't you dare leave!"

"Return my Xiao Family treasure!"

Xiao Chen followed closely behind.

"What a pain!"

Qin Tian raised his hand, and hundreds of fire talismans ignited simultaneously, turning the area behind him into a sea of fire in an instant.

Xiao Chen's figure suddenly faltered.

Qin Tian and the others took the Opportunity to board the flying boat and sped toward the entrance.

"Qin Tian!"

"I'm not finished with you!"

"I'll make sure you die a miserable death!!!"

Amidst the sea of fire, Xiao Chen was enraged, roaring at the sky and nearly losing his sanity... On the flying boat, Qin Tian toyed with the ancient seal and asked You Ruoli with a puzzled expression.

"What do you want this thing for?"

"It looks ordinary, without a trace of power inside."

You Ruoli smiled slightly.

"You are not of the Imperial Lineage, so this item isn't of much use to you."

"You mean this ancient seal can only be activated by someone with imperial Bloodline?"

"Not exactly. The so-called Imperial Lineage refers not to Bloodline, but to imperial fortune—what is known as national destiny."

"Only those who possess national destiny are considered part of the Imperial Lineage."

"I see." Qin Tian realized. "So, it's likely that Xiao Chen carries the national destiny of Great Li?"

You Ruoli nodded slowly.

"A year ago, the Xiao Family intended to rebel. I executed every member of the family, but I didn't expect Xiao Chen to escape."

"From the secret journals passed down through generations in the Xiao Family, I knew of this seal's existence and guessed it was in Xiao Chen's hands."

Qin Tian was puzzled. "You are the Great Qian Empress, yet Xiao Chen, a mere Dao Entry Realm Cultivator, managed to escape from you. That's quite unbelievable; perhaps someone was secretly helping him."

Hearing this, You Ruoli nodded. "I've suspected that too, but I can't find any evidence."

Qin Tian didn't ask further. After all, this was an internal matter of Great Qian, and as an outsider, it wasn't his place to say much.

"What is the origin of this seal?"

"This seal is called the fengtian seal."

"According to records, it was the seal used to stabilize the nation by the founder of the Imperial Lineage, the lord of the first Imperial Dynasty of the Immortal Ancient era—the Great Feng Emperor!"

Qin Tian was slightly stunned.

He wasn't familiar with the Imperial Lineage, but the weight of the words 'founder of the Imperial Lineage' was enough to show that this fengtian seal was a true imperial treasure!

"Qin Tian, I hope you can come to Great Qian within the next six months," You Ruoli suddenly said.

"Why?"

Qin Tian didn't quite understand.

"In my life, I clearly distinguish between gratitude and grudges."

"This time, you helped me obtain the fengtian seal and a wisp of great li dragon qi. I will grant you a grand Opportunity."

"But whether I'll still be alive in six months is unknown."

Qin Tian paused; he saw a sense of relentless determination in You Ruoli's eyes.

And also a bit of desperation... "What are you planning to do?"

You Ruoli smiled. "You'll find out soon enough."

"So, if you don't come within six months, this massive Opportunity will slip away."

"Fine. Once we're out, I'll inform my Revered Master and then head to Great Qian."

As he spoke, Qin Tian looked over at Su Ningying, who was whispering nearby.

When the time comes, I'll bring my Junior Sister along.

It'll be a good chance to visit the Su Family of Great Qian.

If possible, Qin Tian also wanted to investigate what happened back then.

"How hateful! So hateful!"

"As soon as we got on the flying boat, Senior Brother started sticking to that woman! It's absolutely infuriating!"

Su Ningying gritted her teeth.

The eyes of Bai Xiyin and Han Qing were also filled with a sense of crisis.

Only Yu Qianxun was focused on inspecting the treasures in her storage ring.

Almost all the treasures from the outer hall were with her; even just taking inventory would take a long time.

"Once I've sorted everything out, I'll go to Divine Firmament Peak to give them to Senior Brother Qin, heehee."

Suddenly.

She looked up into the distance, where a spatial tunnel had appeared.

"Senior Brother, Senior Sisters, look! The exit is here!"

...Outside the Fallen Dragon Grotto, space rippled as Qin Tian and the others emerged from the spatial tunnel.

Before Qin Tian could even take in his surroundings...

...he saw a familiar, beautiful figure approach him, her Divine Thought sweeping over him to check his entire body thoroughly.

"Are you hurt?"

Qin Tian smiled. "Thank you for your concern, Revered Master. Not even a single hair is missing."

"That's good."

Qin Tian felt slightly strange; he felt that the usual calm in Yun Xi's expression was gone.

Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard an aged voice ring out.

"Qin Tian, someone saw you killing people and stealing treasures within the Fallen Dragon Grotto, slaughtering hundreds of Cultivators from various sects, searching their Divine Souls, and seizing their Cultivation Technique and Legacy!"

"Is this true?"

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