Chapter 1543: Chapter 1543: Palace atop the Mountain
Lin Chen manipulated the flying sword, lifting the Jade Gourd and the Muddy Wine Glass. Without stepping into the Stone Pavilion, he had already secured the treasures in his hands.
As these two treasures were taken, the peculiar illusionary restrictions nearby quickly vanished, and everyone emerged from the illusion.
After exiting the Illusionary Realm, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and their greed for the Jade Gourd and Muddy Wine Glass significantly diminished, after all, saving their lives was already a blessing.
However, the ordinary martial artists losing their greed didn’t mean Yun Kaige, Shi An, Wang Shuo, and Liu Yong did the same.
Upon discovering that the Jade Gourd and Muddy Wine Glass in the Stone Pavilion were missing, everyone’s gaze immediately fell on Lin Chen.
Indeed, Lin Chen was the first suspect; they concluded that Lin Chen must have taken the treasures.
At this moment, Lin Chen pretended to be dazed as if just emerging from the illusion, instantly fooling everyone.
After all, Lin Chen was still standing outside the Stone Pavilion and had just woken up; this quelled ninety percent of the suspicion in their hearts.
The reason they first suspected Lin Chen of taking the magic treasures was because of his many abilities, which inevitably aroused suspicion.
When realizing it wasn’t Lin Chen who took the treasures, everyone became puzzled again.
If it wasn’t Lin Chen, then who was it?
If it were an ordinary martial artist in Lin Chen’s place, as soon as they were suspected, no matter whether they truly took the treasures, they would be compelled to hand over their spatial treasure for inspection.
But at this moment, since the suspect was Lin Chen, no one dared to have such a thought.
After all, the explosive power of the Flame Explosion Talisman in Lin Chen’s hands was still vivid in their minds.
Nobody saw who took the Jade Gourd and Muddy Wine Glass, so the matter was left unresolved.
In this area, apart from the Stone Pavilion before them, there were no other structures, so they returned to the bluestone staircase and continued ascending the mountain.
Continuing up the mountain, it wasn’t long before they reached an open area halfway up the mountain.
All around the field were numerous treasures, which instantly unsettled everyone; they all started fighting fiercely to seize those treasures.
Many martial artists of lower cultivation fell dead on the spot.
Some of these dead were killed out of envy by others during the treasure struggle, others perished when failing to understand the trap within a treasure and falling victim to its murderous intent.
After all, even after thousands of years, these treasures still had restrictions.
Some treasures harbored extremely strong murderous intent; just a slight restriction fluctuation could annihilate a Creation Realm expert, so even Yun Kaige, Shi An, Wang Shuo, and others dared not take risks lightly.
Of course, Lin Chen, who valued his life above all, wouldn’t take such a risky gamble either, especially since he had already harvested much in these ruins.
Risking his life for these mere treasures was too unwise.
Thus, they proceeded intermittently, continuously seizing treasures, engaging in conflicts, with some perishing along the way. Eight days later, they finally reached the mountain top.
At the mountain peak stood a gigantic palace, with a huge plaza before it.
Upon arriving at the plaza, everyone immediately felt a formidable pressure emanating from the palace.
They looked up to find the palace doors wide open, which excited and thrilled them immensely.
Yet, there was also a tinge of restlessness and unease in their hearts.
The aura within the hall promised countless treasures and opportunities, yet this powerful aura was daunting, making it clear there must be numerous lethal threats within.
Entering to seize the opportunities, nobody knew what dangers lay ahead.
Yet no matter what risks there were, their steps wouldn’t halt.
"I’m fighting for the opportunity, damn it!"
"Yeah, having come this far, I’m not backing down!"
"..."
Everyone yelled to boost their courage, then slowly moved toward the palace.
Upon entering the palace, they were instantly captivated by the scene before them.
Inside this gigantic palace was a whole other world; a massive stone stele stood within the hall.
The stele exuded an ancient aura, a relic of unknown age.
Inscribed on the stone stele were three ancient secret talismanic words.
Upon seeing the stele, everyone felt extremely excited, drawing close to behold its content.
However, an overly excited martial artist got too close, when suddenly a powerful suction gripped him, swiftly pulling him towards the stele.
As the suction pulled him over, the stele suddenly emitted a beam of light, which in front of everyone coagulated into a Spiritual Puppet donned in Gold Armor.
When the Spiritual Puppet finished forming, it abruptly opened its eyes; an explosion of spiritual power erupted as it charged a fist at the martial artist sucked over.
Seeing this, without a second thought, the martial artist summoned a magic treasure to his hand and engaged the gold-armored Spiritual Puppet.
The gold-armored Spiritual Puppet’s cultivation realm was the same as the martial artist’s, but its attributes were superior, with an endless supply of spiritual power. After a hundred bouts, the martial artist was defeated, blown away by the gold-armored Spiritual Puppet’s punch.
"Humph, can’t even beat a low-level Low Yellow Grade Spiritual Puppet and dare to tread here, get out!"
As the gold-armored Spiritual Puppet defeated the martial artist, a thick voice suddenly rang out, followed by an immensely powerful pressure crashing upon the martial artist, immediately flinging him out of the palace, over the plaza, and down the mountain.