122: Bro, your equipment smells great.

“Senior said that the Sacred Altar is actually a Sacred Tablet, with countless powerful beings carving their names on it, preserving a wisp of their Divine Soul within. Even more so, it is rumored that successive Human Sovereigns of the Human Race also reside within it.”

“With my talent, a Legacy like that of a Human Sovereign might be challenging, but I will definitely gain something.”

“Hidden compartments, mechanisms, secret rooms, secret rooms within secret rooms… The path I took to get here was supposed to be normal, so how is it like this now…?”

Qin Chengan looked at the empty secret room before him, wondering if he had come to the wrong place. Yet, he had followed the Senior’s guidance precisely, and it matched the ancient texts preserved by the Qin Family.

“No… this isn’t right! Someone must be playing tricks!”

“Is it Jun Lingxiao…? No, no, he isn’t the type to stoop to such petty tricks. Besides, I only caused trouble for Qiu Jinyao; I haven’t truly confronted him. He has no reason to mess with me.”

“This Secret Realm isn’t large, and only a few heirs from the Ten Heads Family have come. Most are Loose Cultivators. But with my name, Qin Chengan, prominently displayed, no one should dare to cross me…”

As he pondered, he looked around again, confirming there were no mechanisms in the secret room before him. The square imprint in the center also indicated that something had originally been there, but now it was eerily gone.

“Could there be some hidden force at play?” Qin Chengan racked his brains, but this was the only hypothesis he could come up with, completely unaware that the Sacred Tablet was already before Jun Lingxiao.

Just as he was deep in thought, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

“Fellow Daoist, please halt!”

Subconsciously turning around, Qin Chengan, his mind a blank, only saw a brick growing larger and larger.

Bang!

With a muffled groan, Qin Chengan collapsed.

Ling Tian tossed away the broken brick in his hand, then looked at Qin Chengan, whom he had knocked unconscious. Still feeling uneasy, he kicked him a few times before finally relaxing.

“Tsk tsk tsk, this move of mine has never worked on my Big Brother, but you see, the effect is actually quite good, isn’t it?”

“It just wastes a lot of bricks.”

One of Ling Tian’s skills, [Fellow Daoist, Please Halt.], causes anyone he calls from behind to lose their focus for one second. During this time, no matter who you are, you are completely defenseless.

Then there’s the second skill, [Cultivation with Bricks, Even Immortals Can’t Withstand.]. Although the name is a bit abstract, it’s actually a very powerful skill. It allows him to conjure bricks by hand, and a headshot is always a critical hit. A back-of-the-head critical hit deals triple damage and causes a coma effect.

With these two skills combined, Ling Tian became a master of stealth. Face-to-face, I am timid and submissive; from behind, your fate is uncertain.

However, it was a pity that until he met Jun Lingxiao, he was immune to mental attacks, and there was no chance to get close to him; ambushing him would be courting death.

“Tsk tsk, truly worthy of being a Qin Family Prodigy; he hasn’t completely fallen yet.”

Ling Tian, being cautious, looked down and indeed saw that although Qin Chengan was already starting to roll his eyes, he hadn’t completely lost consciousness; there was still a sliver of awareness.

“You are… by Jun Lingxiao’s side…”

“Alright, alright, you talk too much. Just lie down.”

Ling Tian didn’t wait for him to finish, smoothly pulled out another brick, and smacked him with it. Only then did Qin Chengan finally fall silent.

“People cultivated by the Ten Heads Family are truly formidable, so hard to kill.”

“He saw my face, but it’s a pity I can’t nip the problem in the bud. Otherwise…”

The Qin Family, one of the Ten Chiefs of the Three Heavens. Ling Tian, with his current methods, could certainly kill him, but such people usually have life-saving Magic Treasures, and the Qin Family would immediately know if he died.

If he were to cause trouble for his Big Brother, Jun Lingxiao, before even achieving any merits, it would be a losing endeavor.

He didn’t want to lose the powerful backing he had finally secured.

“Although it’s pretty much the same now, as long as he’s alive, it’s not a big problem.”

“Alright, let’s start looting.”

“I’ve been following him all this way. This kid has been sneaking around until he stopped here. There must be some Treasure Trove.”

After saying that, Ling Tian began to search the secret room thoroughly, even more meticulously than Qin Chengan, not even sparing the ceiling.

And sure enough, he found something.

Qin Chengan had principles, but Ling Tian didn’t!

He knew well that these powerful beings liked juniors to kowtow to them. So, wherever he saw a floor tile that seemed off, he would go and kowtow. After kowtowing more than a dozen times, he finally found a book under a floor tile in the center.

“Sovereign…”

“What kind of book dares to use this word as its title?”

Ling Tian said, opening the gold-embossed pages in his hand. At a glance, there were words, but upon closer inspection, he found that the book had no words at all!

“Strange, could my posture be wrong?” Ling Tian then tried various methods—standing, lying down, even handstands, one-handed handstands, one-finger handstands.

Alright, he finally realized that this was indeed a useless blank book.

Ling Tian put the book away and once again meticulously searched the surroundings. He couldn’t help but curse at the 'corpse' of Qin Chengan:

“Damn it, I thought you’d find some ultimate Treasure, but it’s just this thing.”

“This trip was a real loss.”

“Hiss~ No… that’s not right…”

Ling Tian looked at Qin Chengan with a face full of regret. Suddenly, he thought of something, and his eyes instantly became fervent.

“Isn’t the biggest Treasure Trove you?”

“Brother, don’t blame me. My Family is truly poor.”

“What is this? A Hundred Treasures Bag? Never seen one. I’ll take one.”

“Oh, you only have this one? Don’t blame me, a small Family like mine has never seen such a thing. I’m just too greedy.”

“A storage wrist guard? Hiss, I can’t take it off. Then I won’t take it, but I’ll take the things inside, okay?”

“What’s this? A Medicinal Pill bottle? Oh, big families are so extravagant; Medicinal Pills are all consolidated into one bottle. I’ll take one. Eh? Why is there only one again? You can’t blame me; why do you young masters carry so little when you go out? My Big Brother would think you can’t afford it.”

“This belt of yours… made of pure spirit jade, huh? I’m drooling, but without this, you probably can’t even tighten your pants. I’m not one to forcibly snatch things, so how about this? If you don’t want me to take it, just make a sound. Otherwise, I’ll take it as your consent, okay?”

“1, 2, 3. Alright, I’ll take it.”

“Hiss~ Brother, your belt has a Magic Treasure on the inside too! Placing a winning Magic Treasure in such a hidden yet easily accessible spot—I’ve learned something, I’ve learned something! I’ll gladly accept it too, haha.”

Ling Tian became more and more excited as he stripped. From his clothes to his pants and shoes, everything went into his pocket. If his underwear hadn’t been impossible to remove, he would have stolen that too.

The most crucial part was his rhetoric. He kept saying he couldn’t bear to do it, calling him “brother” repeatedly, but his hands never stopped moving. If Qin Chengan had been conscious, he would have been angered to death!

“Phew~ That was quite tiring, but the feeling of picking up trash is great.”

“Big harvest! Especially that moment of prying open a storage Magic Treasure, it’s truly like the surprise of opening a Treasure Chest. Indescribably satisfying.”

“Things collected, time to make a quick getaway!”

After saying that, Ling Tian dared not linger and quickly slipped away.

A short while later, Qin Chengan, awakened by the cool breeze, suddenly opened his eyes, his face filled with disbelief.

“That kid Ling-something!!! How dare you rob me?!”

“Jun Lingxiao! Fine! You just wait for me!”

Qin Chengan gritted his teeth and struggled to his feet. The second before he lost consciousness, he saw Ling Tian’s face. Although he forgot his name, it was clear he was Jun Lingxiao’s subordinate, and part of Jun Lingxiao’s group!

“Beast! My Magic Treasures and Medicinal Pills… my Hundred Treasures Bag is gone too! But fortunately, he couldn’t open the Divine Sense space of my wrist guard.”

“But why didn’t my Blood-Bound Divine Weapon automatically protect its master? Did he not harbor killing intent towards me? But what about that attack method?”

He couldn’t fathom that Jun Lingxiao had such a talent under him, someone who could not only sneak attack him silently, but also seemed to have used some ultimate Treasure, and even used it twice!

And he even bypassed the Blood-Bound Divine Weapon to strip him of his belongings! It was simply outrageous!

He took out a spare set of clothes from his storage wrist guard and put them on. But as for the belt, he truly had no replacement. Who would have thought that someone would actually steal a belt?! And stole it clean! He really didn’t miss anything! Except for the locked Divine Sense space, everything else was stolen. It was truly infuriating!

“A scholar can endure, but this is unbearable!”

Pulling up his waistband, Qin Chengan grew angrier the more he thought about it. He simply half-knelt and pleaded to the Void Realm:

“Senior! Please help me teach Jun Lingxiao a lesson!”

When he received the Legacy earlier, the Senior had promised to make one move, no matter what. It was an incredibly precious opportunity, but at this moment, Qin Chengan was truly about to explode with rage! He absolutely had to teach Jun Lingxiao a lesson!

“I nourish my Divine Soul for a hundred years to make one move. Are you sure you want to use it for such a trivial matter of rivalry?”

A muffled grunt came from the Void Realm, seemingly displeased, but Qin Chengan nodded firmly.

With countless powerful individuals in his Family, he didn't actually lack this one opportunity. He only blamed Jun Lingxiao for truly stepping on his head and defecating this time!

Moreover, he wasn't entirely blinded by anger.

“Senior, Jun Lingxiao of the Jun Family, this person grows too fast, his strength is too great, and his Luck is too good! I even suspect the Sacred Tablet is already in his hands. Although he cannot be killed, I ask Senior to teach him a good lesson, to break his Dao Heart. Otherwise, he will surely become a menace in the future!”

As he said this, Qin Chengan seemed to be filled with lingering fear and even dread. What he said was indeed true: growth, strength, and Luck—to possess one could conquer the world, but Jun Lingxiao possessed all three. Yet, he couldn’t be killed, or else the mad dogs of the Jun Family would relentlessly pursue him. Using the Senior’s hand to teach Jun Lingxiao a lesson was also excellent; otherwise, in the future, he might not even have the qualifications to teach him a lesson.

“I do not know what kind of person Jun Lingxiao of the Jun Family is, but as a child of my Qin Family, you currently show no trace of recklessness or courage.”

“No matter how he grows, I will wield my blade. Blade rises, man falls.”

“However, never mind. I don’t want to meddle in current affairs. Since I chose you as my Legacy successor, then as you wish.”

“I’ll be back shortly.”

As the voice faded, joy flickered in Qin Chengan’s eyes.

The Senior was one of the most powerful individuals at the pinnacle of the Qin Family back then, and Jun Lingxiao had just been blocked outside. In such a short time, it was impossible for him to obtain any Legacy, and the powerful beings outside couldn't enter.

This time, Jun Lingxiao was truly in for big trouble!

At this moment, the Qin Family members also arrived. After asking a Disciple for a belt, Qin Chengan waved his hand:

“Let’s go! Let’s go see how our great Divine Son Jun falls from the altar!”