The box wasn't too big, and there was a simple restriction on it. Gu Zheng didn't have to spend much effort to open it.
"Alright! I thought there would be resources inside, but I didn't expect it to be these things! "
Meow Meow looked at the opened box. Although there was disappointment in her voice, her eyes were still attracted by the items inside.
"Yes, I didn't expect it to be full of gold, silver, and jewels." Gu Zheng shook his head.
The box was indeed full of gold, silver, and jewels. Most of them were finished jewelry, such as necklaces, earrings, rings, hairpins, and head ornaments. The rest were unprocessed gemstones. If these things were sold for money, their value would be inestimable. After all, the smallest gemstone was the size of a quail egg, while the largest was the size of a goose egg.
Gu Zheng stroked Meow Meow's silky hair and asked with a smile, "Do you want some jewelry?"
"Yes!"
Meow Meow smiled, unable to hide the joy in her eyes.
"Forget about the ones in the box. They look like they've been used by others. When I'm free, I'll make some for you myself!"
Although Gu Zheng had never made jewelry before, he was no mortal. He could use his Natal True Fire to refine some metals and use his immortal power to inlay a few gemstones. This wasn't a problem at all.
"Thank you, Mister!"
Hearing that Gu Zheng was going to make jewelry for her, Meow Meow hugged Gu Zheng's arm and jumped up.
"If you have time, you'd better spend it on your cultivation!"
The Artifact Spirit let out a cold snort. Gu Zheng, on the other hand, smiled faintly. Without saying anything, he walked towards the fourth room.
The immortal formation on the stone door was quickly broken by Gu Zheng, and the sound of ice cracking could be heard in the room. However, unlike the last time, Gu Zheng didn't see the golden box this time.
Just like the third room, there were still four huge, human-shaped zombie-like monsters in the room.
"Mister, let me do it!"
Meow Meow pleaded. After Gu Zheng nodded in agreement, she quickly dealt with the four monsters.
"If it weren't for the stone door opening, they would have melted. I really don't want to do anything in this situation. It's so dirty!"
Meow Meow waved its sleeves in disgust even though it wasn't stained with blood.
There were no treasures, only demonic creatures. Gu Zheng did not want to waste time killing them. However, if he didn't kill them, they definitely wouldn't be grateful. Therefore, he had no choice but to waste time on this.
After carefully inspecting the room, Gu Zheng still didn't find anything of value, so he had no choice but to take Meow Meow to the next room.
"This is already the fifth room. I wonder what will be in this room."
Gu Zheng channeled his immortal energy into the stone door of the fifth room and quickly broke the immortal array on it.
The stone door opened, revealing a foot-long golden chest in the middle of the room. It looked just like the one in the third room. Although there were no demonic creatures in this room, the golden chest was not something that could be easily obtained. Gu Zheng had already sensed the existence of the immortal array. If he wanted to obtain the golden chest in the room, he had to first break the immortal array.
"There's no danger for now, but that doesn't mean there's no danger in the immortal array. This immortal array is a bit similar to the three-layered immortal array we've experienced before, but it's a relatively simple one-layered immortal array. The 'heaviness' in the immortal array doesn't just refer to the number of layers. The true meaning of 'heaviness' is that it's a high-grade immortal array with an immortal array space. "
The artifact spirit's voice slowed down and then told Gu Zheng the method to break the immortal array. Encountering such a high-grade immortal array, Gu Zheng's current attainments in immortal arrays weren't enough to deal with it.
Following the artifact spirit's guidance, Gu Zheng broke the immortal array. After his vision swayed for a while, the scene before his eyes changed. It was still the same small room, but there was no golden chest here. Instead, there were only the four demonic creatures that attacked Gu Zheng.
Gu Zheng and Meow Meow had entered the immortal array space at the same time. In the face of such a situation, the two naturally didn't panic and immediately used their methods to counterattack.
The four demonic creatures in the immortal array space looked different from the ones before. Moreover, they could spit out some evil Qi. Overall, they were more powerful than the demonic creatures they'd encountered before. However, no matter how powerful they were, they could at most kill cultivators at the Qi Transformation stage. To Gu Zheng and Meow Meow, they didn't pose much of a threat. The two of them quickly killed the four demonic creatures.
The space swayed for a while and the scene before their eyes returned to the original room. There was no blood or severed limbs on the floor, only the golden chest in the middle of the room was left.
Although he'd easily dealt with the four demonic creatures in the immortal array space, Gu Zheng's expression wasn't that relaxed.
There were so many rooms in the ruins. According to normal logic, the more valuable an item was, the closer it was to the deeper levels, and the more dangerous it would be. They were only in the fifth room and they'd already encountered an immortal array. Moreover, as soon as they entered the immortal array, they were attacked. This was no laughing matter!
The four demonic creatures they'd just killed weren't very powerful, but if there really was something in the immortal array that could threaten cultivators at the Soul Formation stage, and if it attacked as soon as they entered the immortal array, it would be very easy for them to be caught off guard and suffer losses.
"Let's hope there's a good harvest!"
Gu Zheng broke the immortal array on the golden chest and the lid immediately popped open. What entered his eyes finally made Gu Zheng smile.
The things in the chest were all cultivation resources, mainly medicinal herbs. Among these resources, the ones that could be used for cooking were all ordinary grade ingredients! Although Gu Zheng didn't lack ordinary grade ingredients, this was only the fifth room's harvest. He believed that as they continued to go deeper, the quality of the resources they'd obtain would definitely increase.
Time passed quietly. Different things were happening in different parts of the Heavenly Snail Grotto's treasure trove.
In the quiet corridor, even the slightest footsteps would be amplified. Lu Qi really didn't want to make any noise, but he had no choice.
At this moment, Lu Qi's face was no longer domineering. He looked back from time to time in horror, and his body was covered with serious injuries.
Thinking back to what had happened not long ago, Lu Qi still had lingering fears. If he hadn't been lucky, he'd definitely have died.
"If I don't have high attainments in immortal arrays, I'm really at a disadvantage in this godforsaken place. What kind of freaking things are these?"
Looking back again, Lu Qi cursed bitterly. His face was full of struggle and hesitation.
Lu Qi had been planning for many years about the Heavenly Snail Grotto's treasure trove. He'd thought that with a treasure map, as long as he could enter the treasure trove, he'd be able to make a fortune. Who would've thought that the treasure map would be useless here?
During the time he'd been separated from Cao Yi, Lu Qi had used his own strength to enter a few rooms and obtained some things. However, most of these things were gold, silver, and jewelry. There were very few cultivation resources.
Now that he was seriously injured, it was unrealistic to open the door to search for treasure again. However, Lu Qi was unwilling to leave the treasure trove just like that. After struggling and hesitating, Lu Qi decided to find a place to recover first.
After walking for a while, he felt that the thing chasing him wouldn't come. Lu Qi sat cross-legged on the ground and hurriedly circulated his energy to adjust his breathing.
His injuries were quite serious. His organs were badly damaged. Although he had good healing pills, the healing process would take at least four hours to recover to eighty percent of his peak condition. If he wanted to fully recover, it would take at least two days.
Lu Qi decided to recover to eighty percent of his peak condition first, then start searching for treasure. After all, the Heavenly Snail Grotto was only safe for seven days. He didn't want to waste any of it.
Lu Qi thought that his current location was safe, but what he didn't know was that his current location wasn't safe at all. At least, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow had heard his footsteps just now.
"Judging from the footsteps, it's the sound of someone running quickly after being injured. The immortal power in their body is unstable." The artifact spirit whispered.
"Who could it be? Lu Qi? Cao Yi? Or someone we don't know? "
Gu Zheng's murmur paused, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. "No matter who it is, anyone who appears here is an enemy."
After giving Meow Meow a look, Gu Zheng and the others began to approach where Lu Qi was.
Previously, when Gu Zheng and Lu Qi were still in a cooperative relationship, Lu Qi's extraordinary performance in the first layer of the three-layered immortal formation had made the artifact spirit tell Gu Zheng that Lu Qi wasn't simple. His senses were very sharp! And Lu Qi's keen senses were once again displayed at this time!
As soon as Gu Zheng saw Lu Qi sitting cross-legged, Lu Qi leapt to his feet. Under normal circumstances, a late-Deity Transformation cultivator wouldn't have been able to discover them so early, let alone in a state of recovery. This made Gu Zheng's sneak attack plan fall through.
"Don't come any closer!"
Despite the smile on Gu Zheng's face, Lu Qi still shouted coldly.
"What's wrong with you? Scared out of your wits? Or did our partnership end the moment you and Gongsun Changsheng escaped from the three-layered immortal formation? "Gu Zheng smiled faintly.
Lu Qi frowned, imperceptible confusion flashing through his eyes. Then he laughed. "I really didn't expect that Sect Leader Gu and Miss Meow Meow would be able to escape from the frozen space!"
Lu Qi hadn't expected to see Gu Zheng and Meow Meow again, so when he saw Gu Zheng and Meow Meow, he leapt to his feet in fright.
But now, Lu Qi had calmed down. Regardless of whether Gu Zheng knew his identity or not, he couldn't act like a hedgehog and force the other party to the opposite side. This wasn't a wise choice.
"Yes! We didn't expect that either. We were really lucky. What's wrong with you? Where's Gongsun Changsheng? "
Gu Zheng smiled and continued to approach, hoping to numb Lu Qi with a smile.
"Stop, Sect Leader Gu, don't come over!" Lu Qi said.
"What do you mean?" Meow Meow said coldly.
To tell the truth, Gu Zheng didn't want to waste time with Lu Qi, but he'd already used both his sneak attack in the primitive space and his Immortal Realm magic today. Without the support of these two methods, he didn't have the confidence to kill Lu Qi in a suitable range at such a long distance. As for the suitable range, it was a speculation caused by Lu Qi's injuries. After all, Lu Qi was a late Soul Formation cultivator. What could have hurt him like this and made him flee? Gu Zheng had to consider these factors.
"Sect Leader Gu, don't misunderstand. I don't mean anything else. It's just that there are many strange things in this treasure trove. Sect Leader Gu and Miss Meow Meow came out of the frozen space, which makes me wonder if the Sect Leader Gu and Miss Meow Meow in front of me are the two people I know," Lu Qi said.
"I know what you mean. You just want to verify our identities, don't you? Tell me, how do you want to verify it? "Gu Zheng smiled.
"Sect Leader Gu, as long as you give me some of your and Miss Meow Meow's clothes, I can verify your identities."
Lu Qi sneered in his heart. As long as he got some of Gu Zheng's and Miss Meow Meow's clothes, within a suitable distance, he would have more trump cards.
"It's not rare to use evil arts to plot against a person through things like blood and hair. It's also possible to plot against a person through things like clothes, but it's more difficult and rarer. It seems that Lu Qi wants to use these things to plot against you and Miss Meow Meow," the spirit said.
"You want our clothes? Don't tell me you want to use them to plot against us?" Gu Zheng asked with a smile.
"How could that be? Sect Leader Gu, you've heard of things like blood and hair that can be used to plot against a person, but have you ever heard of things like clothes that can be used to plot against a person? Besides, even if it's blood and hair that can be used to plot against a person, it's also a legendary evil art. In today's cultivation world, have you ever heard of anyone who knows such evil arts? "Lu Qi smiled bitterly.
"Well, I haven't heard of it." Gu Zheng shook his head. "In that case, let's do as you say. After all, in such a dangerous place, it's better to have someone to cooperate with. "
"It's great that Sect Leader Gu thinks this way. Later, let's make a Heart Demon Oath that we'll treat each other sincerely. As long as we work together, there's nothing to be afraid of in this treasure trove. "
Lu Qi was really a little excited and was thinking that if he had Gu Zheng's and Miss Meow Meow's clothes in his hands, it wouldn't be impossible for them to cooperate sincerely in this treasure trove.
"Meow Meow, give me your jade talisman."
What Gu Zheng wanted didn't exist at all, but Miss Meow understood him. She took it out and said, "Here."
Gu Zheng's palm touched Miss Meow's hand, and a jade talisman appeared in his empty palm.
"This is our jade talisman. Take it."
Gu Zheng casually took out a jade talisman from the Chaos Dimension and threw it to Lu Qi in the distance.
After Lu Qi took the jade talismans, he forced out a trace of blood from his fingertip and smeared it on the two jade talismans. After pretending to look at them, he threw them at Gu Zheng.
"Looks like it really is Sect Leader Gu and Miss Meow Meow."
Lu Qi laughed loudly. He didn't care at all whether or not the two people opposite him were the original Gu Zheng and Miss Meow Meow. He only cared about tampering with the jade talismans.
"Of course it's the two of us."
Gu Zheng laughed heartily and walked towards Lu Qi again.
Gu Zheng had thought that Lu Qi would be able to find out from the jade talismans that they didn't belong to them. If that happened, they would have no choice but to go after them. But who would have thought that Lu Qi hadn't found out?
"I hope our cooperation this time will be very pleasant. We'll both make a lot of money from the treasures in the Celestial Snail Grotto," Lu Qi said.
"Of course. We're already in the treasure trove. If we don't make a lot of money, wouldn't it be a loss?"
Gu Zheng paused, then said sincerely, "Fellow Daoist, what happened to you? How could you be injured so badly with your skills? "
Lu Qi was indeed seriously injured. Not to mention his internal injuries, there were already several cracks on his turtle shell immortal artifact.
"Sigh, don't mention it." Lu Qi sighed. "Sect Leader Gu, you still don't know. After you were trapped in the frozen space, Gongsun Changsheng and I worked together to open the door to the treasure trove. Then we parted ways at the first intersection. Later, we ran into some trouble here …"
Before Lu Qi could say anything, Meow Meow, who was at a suitable distance, suddenly attacked. Two sharp claws struck at Lu Qi like lightning.
"Bastard!"
Lu Qi cursed. He wasn't unprepared for Meow Meow, so although he was angry when the claws attacked, he didn't panic.
After dodging the claws, Lu Qi's eyes widened. Gu Zheng, whom he'd always looked down on, made a move, and the position he attacked was the only way he could dodge. The momentum contained in Gu Zheng's palm made his heart tremble.
"Boom!"
Amidst the loud noise, Gu Zheng's palm struck its target. Unfortunately, Lu Qi, who had been wearing a tortoise shell all this time, retracted his head at the critical moment. This palm strike did not take his life, but only sent him flying with his tortoise shell.
Since he'd already made his move, he didn't have to worry about being discovered. After using the energy of heaven and earth, the shadow of a cat and a rabbit suddenly appeared behind Meow Meow and slammed into the turtle shell.
"Crack!"
"Boom!"
Two loud sounds rang out. One was Lu Qi's turtle shell cracking, the other was a red light shooting out from the cracked shell, canceling out the shadow behind Meow Meow.
Whoosh!
Gu Zheng, who was in Tang Mo's hand, used the 'Mountain Splitting Saber Art' to fiercely slash out a saber energy. Once again, the saber energy slashed onto Lu Qi's tortoise shell, causing it to emit a cracking sound.
Lu Qi, who'd been hiding in the turtle shell, was burning with anxiety. When Meow Meow attacked, he'd already made a gesture to cast a spell. Unfortunately, the jade talismans weren't worn by Gu Zheng and Meow Meow, so there was almost no aura of Gu Zheng and Meow Meow on them. The power of the evil spell naturally couldn't affect Gu Zheng and Meow Meow.
Although the turtle shell was fierce, Gu Zheng and Meow Meow were stronger. Hiding in it would only be waiting for death. But Lu Qi didn't dare to show his head and limbs in this situation. The situation was really critical.
"Coward, let's see how long you can hide!"
Meow Meow cried, and the shadow behind her appeared again. But this time, the shadow didn't attack or pounce, but opened its mouth to bite.
At the same time, Gu Zheng raised Tang Mo again. The whole saber was surrounded by the energy of heaven and earth, and he slashed at the turtle shell with a force that could split heaven and earth.
Even if he didn't want to, Lu Qi couldn't hesitate anymore. He had to sacrifice the rook to save the king.
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