Jianchen excitedly looked at the Heaven Tier Battle Skill in his hand. Jianchen had understood the value of battle skills extremely well when he had left Changyang Prefecture. Even the lowest Human Tier Battle Skill was priceless. Many mercenaries who lived at the bottom of society would never be able to come into contact with it. Now that he had actually obtained a complete Heaven Tier Battle Skill, his excitement could no longer be described with words. Jianchen knew extremely well just how valuable Heaven Tier Battle Skills were. Without any exaggeration, any Heaven Tier Battle Skill on the Tian Yuan Continent was enough to cause a bloodbath on the continent. It could even lead to a great war.
Quite a few Heaven Tier Battle Skills had appeared on the Tian Yuan Continent. Every single one of them would lead to a bloody battle. Countless Earth Saint Masters and Heaven Saint Masters would fight to the death for them. Even Heaven Saint Masters could die.
This was because Heaven Tier Battle Skills were extremely valuable on the Tian Yuan Continent. At the same time, they were also extremely rare. They were much more valuable than Heaven Tier cultivation methods.
Jianchen almost could not help but flip through the Heaven Tier Battle Skill when he saw the words' Heaven Tier Battle Skill 'and the almost heaven-defying effects of the battle skill. Fortunately, he was still a rational person. He forcefully suppressed his excitement and reluctantly put the Heaven Tier Battle Skill back into his Space Ring.
When the Heaven Tier Battle Skill disappeared from Jianchen's hands, Jianchen's excitement gradually calmed down. He glanced at the people who were searching around the dwelling before joining them.
The space of this cave was very large, and the furnishings inside were very spacious. Above the cave, a luminous pearl the size of a person's head hung high, emitting a lustrous white light, illuminating the entire cave.
In addition to the wooden box containing the Heaven Rank Combat Skill, there was also a stone table in the center of the cave. A thick layer of dust had already accumulated on top of it. The material of the stone table looked somewhat similar to the very sturdy stone door that guarded the cave. There was a chessboard engraved on it. Clearly, the previous owner of this cave was a person who liked to play chess.
Near the wall of the cave, there was an extremely old wooden bookshelf. There were a few books randomly placed on it. Clearly, the books had been read by Qin Ji and the others. The thick layer of dust that had originally accumulated on the books had fallen onto the bookshelf.
Jianchen arrived in front of the bookshelf and casually picked up a book. A sliver of surprise immediately appeared in his eyes because the book in his hand was a Human Tier Battle Skill.
Jianchen took out the remaining books and flipped through them. He discovered that apart from two High Human Tier Battle Skills, the rest were all Earth Tier Battle Skills. There were four Low Earth Tier Battle Skills and two Mid Earth Tier Battle Skills. Jianchen was pleasantly surprised by this discovery. To him, this was yet another great harvest. Qin Ji and the others were born into large clans and possessed Ruler Armaments. They were all arrogant and did not place any importance on these Earth Tier Battle Skills. As a result, they did not take them away even though they had flipped through them. In the end, they ended up benefiting Jianchen.
Jianchen was not as wealthy as them. He collected all the Battle Skills into his Space Ring. He wanted to develop the Flame Mercenaries, so these Battle Skills and cultivation methods were exactly what he needed.
The large dwelling was completely empty. Even the decorations were extremely sparse. Apart from these items, there was nothing else. Qin Ji, Tianmu Ling, Dugu Feng, and the yellow-clothed girl were currently wandering around the dwelling, constantly knocking on the walls.
Suddenly, a burst of noise came from outside the cave. Two middle-aged men were sent flying in while spitting out blood. Their bodies fell heavily in the empty cave.
The two middle-aged men were the people that Qin Ji and Tianmu Ling had brought over.
Qin Ji and Tianmu Ling's faces immediately sank when they saw their people being sent flying from outside. Intense killing intent appeared in their eyes as they stared at the entrance at the same time.
A black-clothed young man with a faint azure sword slowly walked in from outside. He constantly grumbled, "Why can't I go in? This dwelling isn't yours. How can you block me from entering?" With Ming Dong's entrance, there were quite a few people behind him. Apart from the ugly Senior An and the others, there was a large group of people behind him as well. They completely filled the narrow passageway.
"Who are you?" Qin Ji stared at the black-clothed Ming Dong with a sunken face. He was very unfriendly.
However, Ming Dong did not even glance at Qin Ji. There were only five people in the vast dwelling. He discovered Jianchen and Dugu Feng with a single glance and immediately greeted them with a smile, "Hi, Jianchen, Dugu Feng, you really are here. Looks like I've found the right place." With that, Ming Dong arrived before Jianchen and wrapped his arm around his shoulder intimately.
Only when they saw how close Jianchen and Ming Dong were were did Tianmu Ling and Qin Ji's expressions ease up slightly. Even so, the two of them were still dissatisfied with Ming Dong because he had brought in a large group of people with him.
Jianchen bitterly smiled as he looked at the group of people behind Ming Dong. He said softly, "Why did you bring so many people in?"
Jianchen's expression immediately became rather awkward when he heard that. He smiled embarrassedly and said, "Jianchen, don't tell me you arranged for the people guarding the entrance. If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have forced my way in." As he said that, Ming Dong casually walked to the stone table in the centre of the dwelling. He bent his leg and stepped on it. In the next moment, something strange happened. The stone table actually slowly sank down from Ming Dong's casual step.
Ming Dong immediately jumped away and looked at the stone table that was sinking into the ground in shock. He said in shock, "W- what's going on? Don't tell me I've triggered some sort of mechanism?"
Everyone in the dwelling immediately became vigilant when they heard that. They were worried that they had triggered some killing formation in the cave.
When the stone table sank into the ground, it seemed to have triggered some sort of mechanism just as Ming Dong had said. The cave trembled, followed by a rumbling sound. A huge, cleverly hidden stone door slowly rose up.
"There must be treasures inside. Let's go in. It'll belong to whoever gets it first."
"Let's go in quickly. There might be a Heaven Tier Battle Skill inside."
The people crowded in the passageway immediately began to clamor and rush inside.
Jian Chen and the others did not hesitate at all. They all charged through the stone door as quickly as they could. With a flash, Jian Chen, Ming Dong, and Qin Ji all vanished from the dwelling.
The space behind the stone door was extremely small. It seemed rather cramped even with over a dozen people. It seemed like a resting place for a single person. A fist-sized luminous pearl still hung above everyone's heads, shining with eternal light.
However, as soon as they entered the cave, they immediately felt a formless pressure all around them, causing their expressions to become solemn. At this moment, their hearts were clear. This cave was not simple.
Near the wall of the cave, there was a jade bed made entirely of white jade. A white humanoid skeleton was sitting cross-legged on top of the bed. It was unknown how many years it had been dead, but the entire skeleton was emitting a layer of faint fluorescent light. Although it was only a skeleton, it gave people an invisible pressure. The faint pressure that filled this space was also emitted by this skeleton.
"That's the skeleton of a Saint Ruler!" Tianmu Ling stared at the skeleton in shock. Her face was filled with shock. Qin Ji, the yellow-clothed girl, Dugu Feng, and Ming Dong all had the same expression as Tianmu Ling. When they saw the skeleton, they were all shocked. Afterward, everyone's eyes began to burn.
With a flash, Qin Ji turned into a gust of wind and charged toward the skeleton with lightning-like speed. At the same time, Dugu Feng, Tianmu Ling, Ming Dong, and the yellow-clothed girl all rushed toward the skeleton.
Ming Dong looked at the skeleton in front of him with burning desire. Afterward, wind-attributed Saint Force enveloped Ming Dong. His speed immediately increased to an extremely terrifying level. He instantly pulled away from the others and arrived before the skeleton first. Without any hesitation, he extended his hand and grabbed the skeleton, immediately putting it into his Space Ring.
After the skeleton was taken away by Ming Dong, Qin Ji and Tianmu Ling's expressions immediately became ugly. Even the yellow-clothed girl's expression changed slightly.
A King Armament that looked like a blade with a sawtooth blade immediately appeared in Qin Ji's hand. Even Tianmu Ling took out a whip that was also a King Armament and attacked Ming Dong.
Dugu Feng coldly snorted and immediately unsheathed the fiery-red greatsword on his back. With a wave of heat, he slashed toward Tianmu Ling, who was closest to him, blocking a powerful person for Ming Dong.
At almost the same time, Jianchen also unsheathed his Light Wind Sword and charged toward Qin Ji. He decisively attacked and the Light Wind Sword turned into a sky full of sword images that enveloped Qin Ji, forcing Qin Ji to withdraw his King Armament.
On the other side, the yellow-clothed girl who had already pulled her bowstring into a full moon saw that Jianchen and Dugu Feng were actually willing to become enemies with Qin Ji and Tianmu Ling in order to help Ming Dong steal the Holy King's skeleton. She immediately understood that their relationship wasn't as simple as she had imagined, so she slowly pulled back her bowstring.
Dugu Feng did not hold back at all. Wielding his King Armament, he slashed at Tianmu Ling, forcing her to activate a barrier to defend herself. Although she managed to block Dugu Feng's attack, the powerful impact still forced Tianmu Ling to continuously retreat.
As for Jianchen, he didn't actually attack Qin Ji. When Qin Ji gave up on attacking Jianchen, Jianchen withdrew his longsword and looked at Qin Ji apologetically. After all, Qin Ji had only given him a few Heaven Tier Battle Skill pages, and Jianchen wasn't an ungrateful person. He had no choice but to attack.
Qin Ji naturally understood why Jianchen had attacked. He was a bit disheartened as he waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Brother Jianchen, I'll give you some face. I, Qin Ji, will withdraw from the fight for the Holy King's skeleton." Although he was filled with unwillingness, Qin Ji was extremely fearful of Jianchen. He didn't want to become enemies with Jianchen at all. Moreover, he had finally established a friendly relationship with Jianchen, so he didn't want to fall out with Jianchen over a Holy King's skeleton. Even if he did, he wouldn't necessarily gain anything. He might even end up in the same situation as Ranjue and Wukang. The gains didn't make up for the losses.
"My apologies, brother Qin Ji. Please forgive me if I've offended you." Jianchen clasped his hands at Qin Ji apologetically. At the same time, he felt very doubtful. Was the Holy King's skeleton really that precious?
"How infuriating! Such a good thing was actually snatched away by you! No, you have to compensate me!" Tianmu Ling angrily glared at Jianchen and the others. She was in an extremely bad mood right now. She didn't even use the 'big brother' that she always used. She directly used 'you guys' to address Jianchen and the others.
Ming Dong casually glanced at Qin Ji and Tianmu Ling before arriving in front of Jianchen. He smiled and said, "Jianchen, our luck is really too good. We've picked up a treasure." Ming Dong's voice was filled with excitement.
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