Zhou Dufu's mausoleum naturally did not use ordinary items. The wooden shelves that displayed the magical artifacts should have been made from the extremely expensive five-colored pear wood. It was just that this number one expert under the starry sky clearly did not know much about antiques. He only knew that five-colored pear wood was extremely rare and resistant to insects, but he did not know that this kind of hardwood needed to be preserved in a moist environment. In the dry and cold environment of the mausoleum, it only needed a few decades to rot. The pile of rotten wood in the corner of the stone room might have been able to be sold for a sky-high price when it was in perfect condition, but now it was just a pile of worthless rotten wood.
What could make a genius girl like Xu Yourong cry out in surprise was naturally not the pile of rotten wood, but the thing buried in the wood.
Chen Changsheng walked over and picked up a magical artifact that looked like a ruler. He pushed aside the pile of rotten wood and discovered that there was also a magical artifact buried underneath. The magical artifact had a dark luster and was made of some unknown material. It was incomparably glossy to the touch and was very similar to the fossil of a strange tree that could be found by the sea in the west.
"What is this?" He handed the black magical artifact to Xu Yourong and asked.
Xu Yourong accepted the object and carefully examined it for a very long time. She slowly stroked it with her finger and finally said, "If I'm not mistaken, this should be White Emperor City's Soul Pivot."
Chen Changsheng was somewhat surprised. He had never seen this name in the three thousand scriptures of the Daoist Canon. He asked, "Soul Pivot?"
Xu Yourong returned the black magical artifact to him and used her eyes to indicate that he should keep it well. She said, "Yes, the most inconceivable magical power of this Soul Pivot is that it can control monsters. Even those legendary monsters that are about to step into the Divine Domain are unable to resist the orders of the Soul Pivot. The reason why the White Emperor clan was able to rule over the demi-human domain for so many years was because of this. Of course, this is also their greatest secret. Other than the White Emperor clan, very few outsiders know about it. If I had not seen a portrait from my elders, I probably would not have recognized it either."
After a slight pause, she continued, "I did not think that this supreme treasure of the demi-humans would actually be stolen from White Emperor City by Zhou Dufu and used in the Garden of Zhou. The reason why the monsters in that plain do not dare to approach the mausoleum, but they have silently guarded the mausoleum for several hundred years might be because of the existence of the Soul Pivot."
Chen Chang Sheng didn't expect this magic tool to be such an important item, he didn't hesitate to store it away.
Logically, as well as according to his usual temperament, he should have discussed with Xu Yourong how to divide the treasures found in the mausoleum. However, he was in a hurry to find other things, so he did not have the time to talk about this. More importantly, since the Soul Pivot belonged to the White Emperor clan, he believed that it should naturally be returned to Luoluo.
Xu Yourong saw all of his actions, but did not have any reaction. The tacit understanding and trust they had built up along the way had long since made it very difficult for misunderstandings to occur between them. On the contrary, she even reminded him: "According to the description on that drawing, the Soul Pivot should be compatible with the Soul Wood in order to display its full power, but the Soul Wood is not here."
Chen Chang Sheng took the old iron ruler-like magic tool and casually rummaged through the pile of rotten wood. Xu Yourong looked at the magic tools that he had found and introduced them one by one. Only then did he know that these magic tools that were like scrap metal were all very famous in the past. There were even three magic tools that had once been ranked on the Tier of Legendary Weapons issued by the Pavilion of Divination.
These magic tools were not able to make his footsteps stop for a long time. After confirming that the stone room did not have what he was looking for, he turned around and left without hesitation. He walked towards the second stone room on the right. As he moved, he finally found the time to say to Xu Yourong: "Let's split everything we find equally."
Xu Yourong leaned on his shoulder and said with a light laugh: "If we can get out."
The items in the second stone room had not rotted. Although those items were not the most precious things in the world, they were definitely things that everyone liked. Even if they were often criticized by some refined scholars as being tacky, or even described as dung, if they were to see the scene in front of them, they would still tremble with excitement and find it hard to control themselves.
It was a room full of gold. Even after several hundred years, it still shone with a dazzling light, forcing everyone to squint their eyes when they saw it, as if only by doing so would they not be burned.
Xu Yourong was shocked speechless. She thought to herself, just how many raids and exterminations did Zhou Dufu do when he roamed the continent? Chen Chang Sheng was much calmer. It was not because he had a high cultivation and could see riches and honor as fleeting clouds, but because he had once seen even more gold in that cold space beneath the Great Zhou Imperial Palace.
Those who had experience obviously would not be excited easily, but this did not mean that he was not interested in this room full of gold.
Previously, he had confirmed that there were no dangers in the mausoleum, so he had already sheathed his dagger. Now, he took the dagger and the sheath off his waist, walked into the room full of gold, and began to point.
Even the mischievous rocks had to nod their heads when the expert spoke. He did not have the ability to enlighten gold and enlighten it. Touching rocks could turn them into gold, but he did not want to turn the gold back into rock, so that later generations could comprehend the principle of all things returning to one and embracing simplicity and unchanging. What he wanted to do was to collect all of the gold, not leaving a single piece behind.
If the Black Dragon were to wake up and discover that he had actually left behind a piece of gold, it would definitely not be over with him.
As the sheath in his hand moved, the gold in the stone room decreased at a visible rate, until it completely disappeared. It was unknown where it had gone.
Xu Yourong had long known that there was something strange about his sword. It should be a spatial artifact. She also had similar artifacts on her body. The Tong Arrow, the Wu Bow, and a few close-fitting clothes were all stored inside. As a result, she was not surprised, but rather curious. The space in his sword seemed to be a little too large. Along the way, she had already seen him stuff too many things into it.
Moving away all of the gold in the room did not take up too much time. Chen Chang Sheng quickly left with her on his back, arriving at the third stone room.
This stone room was filled with crystals. As time passed, the energy contained within the crystals had somewhat dissipated. Only about a third of their original energy remained, but they were still good items. Without needing Xu Yourong to say anything, he dealt with them in the same manner as he did in the second stone room. Very quickly, the room was swept clean.
The fourth stone room was filled with various treasures.
This time, Chen Chang Sheng's movements were even faster. Xu Yourong only had time to blink her eyes. Without saying a word, those Night Pearls, corals, jadeites, white jades, and other treasures were all collected into his sheath. It was to the point where she wondered if her eyes were playing tricks on her. Perhaps there were no such items in this stone room at all?
The fifth stone room was filled with various secret manuals and cultivation methods. Xu Yourong had originally thought that this time, he would be more cautious to ensure that the secret manuals and cultivation methods would not be damaged in the process of moving them. It must be known that these secret manuals and cultivation methods belonged to the countless experts of the continent back then. They represented Zhou Du Fu's countless battles. They were the history of the cultivation world. Their value and importance did not need to be asked. However, Chen Chang Sheng still left the stone room very quickly. He did not stay for a long time. Wherever the tip of his sword pointed, there was nothing. In his eyes, these secret manuals and cultivation methods seemed to be no different from worthless waste paper.
Xu Yourong did not understand. When he reached the entrance of the sixth stone room, he only took a glance inside before turning around and leaving. This kind of confusion reached its peak.
She remembered that before, no matter if he was facing the room full of gold or the magical artifacts and crystals, his eyes were always so clear. There was not a hint of greed in them. There was not even a hint of the joy that everyone should have. When he took away the gold, crystals, and magical artifacts, he did not seem to care at all. It was as if he just took them because he saw them. Then what was he looking for?
"Is there anything in this mausoleum that you must obtain?" she asked.
Chen Chang Sheng did not answer her question. He did not have the time to answer her question. He ran between the stone rooms, his speed increasing.
When he walked into the ninth stone room, Xu Yourong noticed that his eyes finally lit up. Moreover, a hint of joy appeared.
There were no shelves in this stone room. Many bottles and jars were placed on the floor extremely casually. Some of the bottles were made of celadon, while some jars were very similar to the crockery used to simmer chicken soup. Fortunately, they were not placed on the shelves, or else these bottles and jars would definitely have been broken.
Chen Chang Sheng walked in front of these bottles and jars. His finger slowly moved over them, and his gaze seemed to be extremely focused.
Suddenly, his finger stopped. He picked up a jade box. There was no label on the box, so it was unknown what was inside. The lid of the jade box was opened, and an extremely light fragrance floated out. He brought it up to his nose and sniffed it. After tasting it for a while, he confirmed that there was no mistake. The joy in his eyes spread to his face, and at the same time, his body finally relaxed.
Xu Yourong leaned on his body, and felt it the clearest. She discovered that his two shoulders had clearly become much softer, and were no longer as stiff and tense as before.
"What is this?" she asked.
"This is a Flowing Fire Pill."
Chen Chang Sheng took out a pill from the box and said, "The main ingredient is the juice of the Fire Thorn. It has an extremely strong fire attribute, and can be ranked in the top three in the world. It has a miraculous effect on blood production, especially for you."
After hearing this, Xu Yourong was stunned. She remained silent for a very long time without saying anything.
Only now did she understand why he was so nervous, why his footsteps were so hurried, and why he disregarded the crystals, treasures, and secret manuals.
It turned out that he was in a hurry to find medicine for her.
This moved her very much.
She cultivated the Way beyond the world, and what she wanted was to get rid of the mortal world. If she wanted her Dao heart to be clear, she could not be happy about things or grieve over people. So in the eyes of the world, she was very proud, very clear, and cold. She was a phoenix high above. She also thought of herself like this. She believed that she should not have these emotions that harmed her Dao heart, and that she would not be moved by anything.
In this grassland, from that patch of reeds to this mausoleum, there had already been several times when she was about to be truly moved by him, but she had always used an unimaginable mental strength to control it. For someone like her, it was relatively easy to control sorrow and joy, and it was also very easy to control anger. However, being moved was a very special kind of emotion, and it was very difficult to control.
This kind of emotion would never suddenly appear. It required a very long time to soak in, but the moment it truly appeared, it would definitely be sudden. It required a certain point. Accumulate, then release … this phrase could be used to describe cultivation, but it could also be used to describe this kind of emotion. At this moment, this kind of emotion finally broke through the hard rock wall, and began to grow ostentatiously in the cool breeze.
She was truly moved.
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(Please vote for me. Let me be moved as well. Have a good weekend.)
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