At this moment, Miao Yi suddenly recalled Elder Mu Sen's words.
Elder Mu Sen had said that he was the one guarding the key. Only now did Miao Yi truly feel that he had obtained a key. That key had allowed him to enter the bottom of the lake on Jupiter, and now it had guided him to the mountain before him. Without the key that Elder Mu Sen had given him, he probably wouldn't have been able to connect the location of the hidden treasure to the mountain in the distance.
It was just that he didn't know if the thing he was looking for was in that mountain. If it was, then he really couldn't figure it out. Why didn't they just place it at the bottom of the lake on Jupiter for him to find? Why did they have to go through so much trouble? With both sides setting up traps, not only would it be troublesome for the treasure hunter, but it would also be troublesome for the person who hid the treasure back then, wouldn't it?
These questions that he couldn't figure out were like a cloud of doubt in his mind. He didn't want to think about it for the time being. He was afraid that staying in the air for too long would arouse suspicions. He directly descended from the sky and landed in an arc back to his house.
Soon, the 'spy', Zhongli Kuai, returned and asked, "How is it?"
Miao Yi spread his hands and shook his head with a bitter smile. "It's obvious that she isn't interested in me. She hasn't responded to me yet."
Zhongli Jue's heart itched as he said, "Not necessarily. Quickly tell me who it is, and I'll go and talk to him. Who knows, it might be possible."
Miao Yi shook his head and said, "There's no need to trouble yourself. I've already thought it through just now. I can't even protect myself, and my future is uncertain. Why should I drag her down with me? Let's talk about it in the future. If I can overcome the current crisis, then I'll tell you about it and ask for your help in matchmaking."
"I see!" Zhongli Yan thought about it and felt that this was the only way. Previously, Mingzhao's Senior Aunts had been discussing this matter, saying that Miao Yi's future was uncertain. Wasn't it a little irresponsible to let a female disciple of the Skytraversing Palace follow Miao Yi?
Seeing that Miao Yi didn't seem to be in a good mood, Zhongli Kuai comforted him and went back to report.
After that, Miao Yi didn't make any further moves. He was afraid of arousing suspicion, so he temporarily restrained himself for two days, looking as though he had suffered a blow to his feelings and wasn't very interested.
Two days later, he left the villa, saying that he was going out for a stroll. Zhongli Kuai said that he would accompany him. Miao Yi refused, so Zhongli Kuai had no choice but to tell Miao Yi some places in the Skytraversing Palace that he couldn't simply enter, such as the places where the Palace Lord and the Elders were cultivating in seclusion.
Miao Yi acknowledged and noted it down. Then he left alone.
He circled around and scattered five praying mantises as his eyes. After confirming that no one was following him, he stealthily made his way to a place several hundred kilometers away, the mountain that he had seen from a height of sixty thousand feet.
He stood at the top of the mountain. Miao Yi felt as though he had returned to Skyfire Mountain, only to realize that this place was actually a volcano.
However, the temperature here was far lower than that of Skyfire Mountain. At the very least, there were lush trees growing below the mountainside, and there was still some snow on the mountaintop. Who knew how long it had been since this volcano had erupted? Since it was a volcano, logically speaking, it would not be hidden outside. It should be hidden in a place where it would not be easily discovered. Especially since it was something that had been hidden for many years, it was obvious that it would not be easily buried. In other words, it was very likely that the item was hidden in the belly of the volcano.
For mortals, it was impossible to hide an item in the belly of a volcano. However, nothing was impossible for a cultivator. Not to mention, Miao Yi was a cultivator who had experienced Skyfire Mountain before. Lie Huan had even built his palace in the middle of a volcano. Hiding something in a volcano was nothing to him.
Miao Yi glanced at the pitch-black belly of the volcano, then carefully surveyed his surroundings. When the praying mantises sent back a message and confirmed that no one was following him, he recalled the five praying mantises and descended into the belly of the volcano.
He did not descend too quickly. Opening his transcendence vision, he constantly scanned his surroundings, afraid that he would miss something.
However, he did not discover anything along the way. Instead, the temperature in the belly of the volcano was rising. After descending for about three thousand feet, he saw bubbling red lava.
He did not see anything out of the ordinary along the way, not even a cave. Could it be that the item was hidden under the lava?
For an ordinary cultivator, diving into the lava would be a little troublesome. However, for Miao Yi, with his current cultivation, this little bit of heat was nothing to him.
He pressed down with his palm, and a deep pit was immediately formed in the roiling lava. Using the Fiery Star Technique, Miao Yi sank into the lava as though he was wrapped in a bubble.
The deeper he went, the higher the temperature became. For an ordinary cultivator, staying in such a high temperature for too long would greatly deplete their transcendence energy, and they would not be able to endure it. However, Miao Yi was able to handle it.
However, the deeper he went, the wider the range of the lava became. Invoking his arts, Miao Yi was having a hard time searching everywhere. After descending to a depth of ten thousand zhang, Miao Yi circled around the walls of the magma cavern, and his eyes suddenly lit up. He discovered that there were man-made stone steps carved inwards on the scorched stone wall, and a door carved inwards into the stone wall.
Standing at the entrance, Miao Yi invoked his arts to investigate the stone door, and discovered that it was hollow inside. He was overjoyed. Could it be here?
Boom! With a punch, the nearly two zhang thick stone door shattered and spilled inwards. Miao Yi dashed inside, the bright red lava pouring in behind him, illuminating the passageway inside.
Miao Yi followed the simple stone steps of the passageway upwards. The flowing lava slowly stopped behind him. Due to the internal pressure and the terrain, it could no longer surge upwards. After walking up a few dozen feet, Miao Yi stepped onto a platform. His gaze was attracted by a gigantic lizard. Crawling on the ground, it was taller than Miao Yi. It had a ferocious expression, and even with its eyes closed, Miao Yi could feel its ferocious aura.
The fiery red lizard was similar to the dark green centipede he saw at the bottom of Jupiter's lake. This lizard was covered in thick red scales, and was similarly bound by a chain that resembled red jade. Its body was pierced with long red nails as thick as an arm. Its eyes were tightly shut, and there was no sign of movement. It was unknown whether it was dead or alive.
Miao Yi tried invoking his arts to check if this monster was dead or alive. In the end, his transcendence energy seemed to have awakened the lizard. Its ferocious fanged mouth suddenly opened, and a ferocious flame shot out. However, it was rather weak. Miao Yi raised his palm, and the flames immediately parted to the sides.
After spitting out a mouthful of flame, the fiery red lizard's fanged mouth closed again, and it continued to lie there motionlessly. However, at least it proved to Miao Yi that this monster was still alive.
Miao Yi was shocked once again. He couldn't understand why the person who hid the treasure had placed this thing here. Last time, it was a gigantic centipede at the bottom of the lake. This time, it was a fiery red lizard. Both of them looked like terrifying old monsters. However, the centipede from last time was a little easier to deal with. It was only spitting out poison to protect the treasure. This fiery red lizard's flames didn't seem to be much of a threat to cultivators who could come to this kind of place. Miao Yi didn't know why it was bound here.
He didn't care about this for now. Miao Yi swept his gaze across his surroundings, and saw a cave on the opposite stone wall emitting a faint light. He leaped over the fiery red lizard's gigantic body and entered the cave, landing in a stone chamber.
The ceiling of the stone chamber was inlaid with a luminous pearl. On the opposite stone wall, as expected, there was another sculpture of a graceful flying woman. However, this time, the sculpture in her palm was a red jade-like metal box. With a single glance, Miao Yi could tell that it was made from a high-purity red crystal.
With his previous experience, Miao Yi went straight for his target. He spread his fingers, and the box broke through the wall and fell into his hands.
Now that he had the item in his hands, Miao Yi actually didn't dare to open the box carelessly. He was scared now. He prayed that it wouldn't give him another lousy picture. If that happened, he really wouldn't want to play anymore. He had already played himself to this extent. If he continued, he would die.
It was impossible not to open it. Miao Yi took a deep breath and pulled out the bolt. He carefully and slowly opened the lid. Looking inside, he felt a little dizzy. It was another black metal ball! Miao Yi wanted to smash the thing in his hands on the spot. However, after he completely opened the lid, he discovered that there was something else inside the box. It was a jade disk.
What was it? Miao Yi quickly took the jade disk and imbued it with his transcendence energy. Immediately, his eyes lit up.
There was a line of large words on the jade disk: Unparalleled Great Devil Art, Earth!
Looking at the contents below, it was indeed a cultivation technique. Miao Yi was beaming with joy. The hidden treasure was in his hands!
However, he was only happy for a while. His gaze fell on the black metal ball, and he muttered to himself, 'What picture is this? This Unparalleled Great Devil Art of the Earth Division can't be divided into several parts, right? Treasure trove master, please don't mess with me! '
With the black metal ball in his hands, he invoked his transcendence energy to examine it. After activating it, it immediately opened up in his palm with a crackling sound. Miao Yi swept his gaze over it. It really was a map. The image of a woman flying gracefully in the sky was still there. The two lines of words, 'Xianxia's path has yet to end, the boundless sea of blood, the white bone boat', were also there. The star chart and the attached treasure map were also there.
What made Miao Yi's pupils shrink was that the two words on the top of the map were 'Void' and 'Earth'.
Combined with the Unparalleled Great Devil Art of the Earth Division, it wasn't hard to guess what the map in his hand was. Could it be the hidden treasure of the Boundless Great Art of the Earth Division?
The connection between the two was too obvious. It was hard to suspect that it wasn't the Boundless Great Art of the Earth Division.
Miao Yi's heart warmed. He quickly took out the copy of the map that Ming Zhao had given him, as well as the metal map of the Unparalleled Great Devil Art of the Earth Division. He placed the three maps together and compared them. Using the method taught by Ming Zhao, he found the main star of the map that he had just obtained and compared it with the other two maps. In the end, he found that there was no similarity between them.
This time, Miao Yi had a headache. For a moment, he really couldn't confirm where the Boundless Great Art of the Earth Division was hidden.
"Damn it …" Miao Yi immediately cursed. He didn't know if this treasure trove master had a screw loose in his head. Couldn't he have just placed the treasures together? Why would he go through so much trouble to hide one item after another? How was he supposed to find them in such a vast galaxy?
He was both worried and expectant at the same time. He was expectant to see if the Earth Division of the Six Great Mystical Arts were all in the hands of the treasure trove master. If that was the case, it would be hard for him not to worry. What if this bastard took the wrong medicine and hid every item separately? Wouldn't that force him to open up the entire universe?
He couldn't understand why the treasure trove master would do something so strenuous and unrewarding. Could it be that he was purposely torturing the treasure hunter? Or did he have some other intentions?
His joy at finding the treasure was completely ruined by the newly revealed map. After he put the map away, he thought of another matter. What about the other treasures of the Devil Path Sovereign? He couldn't have gone through so much trouble just to keep this for himself, could he?
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