Chapter 70: Empress
Chapter 70: Empress
[Protagonist's Unlimited Treasure Halo]: Don't talk about bloodline restrictions in front of the protagonist! If you obtain a rare treasure but can't use it, can you still be called the protagonist?
Once activated, the host can ignore any restrictions and use any rare treasure with special usage limitations! The specific power depends on the host's current cultivation level!
The long-awaited system notification sounded.
Su Zhan's face looked strange. It really gives you whatever you want! Maybe if I hold a sword to my own neck right now, I could unlock the protagonist's immortality halo
Muttering to himself, Su Zhan still didn't have the courage to try if this halo system was reliable by actually testing it on himself.
Entering the halo panel, he directly deactivated all the other halos and activated the Treasure Halo. In the next moment, the heritage treasure that previously showed no response when Su Zhan touched it suddenly emitted a brilliant light!
As Su Zhan exerted a slight force, he picked up the heritage treasure embedded with numerous dense runes at its center. His mental power effortlessly entered it, and all of the Xu family's techniques, martial arts, and even some secrets emerged. Furthermore, when he picked up the heritage treasure, it seemed that there were some changes in the spiritual energy of the entire Lu Terrace Mountain.
Su Zhan tightly focused his gaze on the heritage treasure. Infusing his true qi, he suddenly felt a very peculiar sensation in his heart. It seemed that he had complete control over the spiritual energy of the entire Lu Terrace Mountain!
In fact, that was indeed the case. With a single thought, the spiritual energy of the entire Lu Terrace Mountain gathered towards him.
"This, this pearl can manipulate the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth?"
Su Zhan hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "No, it's not about manipulating the spiritual energy of the heavens and earth, but controlling the spiritual energy of this particular area It's more accurate to say that these spiritual energies have an inherent connection with this pearl What's so strange about this pearl?"
Unable to figure it out, he looked at the Xu family elders who were already dumbfounded.
"Yes, yes, it's a spiritual vein!"
The Xu family elder who was being stared at by Su Zhan hurriedly spoke up.
"Spiritual vein?" Su Zhan was curious. He had seen spiritual veins before. The Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect was situated above a massive spiritual vein, and White Cloud Peak was one of the spiritual energy eruption points of that vein. As a result, the disciples of White Cloud Peak could cultivate several times or even dozens of times faster than the outer disciples.
Spiritual veins were all extremely massive, spanning hundreds or even thousands of miles. And now, the heritage treasure in his hand, the size of an egg, seemed to have a connection with a spiritual vein?
He looked at the elder and said, "Explain it clearly."
"Yes, yes!" The elder didn't dare to neglect and quickly said, "Several hundred years ago, our ancestors discovered a micro-sized spiritual vein approximately twenty miles long beneath Lu Terrace Mountain."
"Once other forces become aware of the existence of a spiritual vein, they will undoubtedly try to seize it!"
"Therefore, our ancestors came up with an excuse to incorporate Lu Terrace Mountain into our Xu family's territory. Then they placed the heritage treasure here and set up a special formation to allow the treasure to gradually devour the spiritual vein!"
"Was that necessary? Couldn't you have just let disciples cultivate here?" Su Zhan was puzzled.
The elder gave a bitter smile and said, "Master Su, you may not be aware, but although this spiritual vein is only about twenty miles long, its influence extends over an area of more than a hundred miles!"
"If it were divided, the spiritual energy of this place would indeed be slightly denser, but not significantly stronger. Besides, our main Xu family lineage is already located on top of the spiritual vein, so this level of improvement is negligible."
"However, if we incorporate a micro-sized spiritual vein into the heritage treasure, it significantly reduces the affected area, but at least it can increase the spiritual energy of a specific location by more than five times!"
"If it's used by a single person for cultivation, it can even reach ten times the improvement!"
"Therefore, our ancestors made this decision to utilize the heritage treasure and cultivate an incredibly powerful individual for our Xu family."
"Moreover, it will only take a little over ten years for the heritage treasure to completely devour the spiritual vein. Master Su, you"
"It's alright, I don't need the remaining spiritual veins. You can keep them!" Su Zhan smiled and waved his hand, appearing generous.
The elder was speechless for a moment. Did I mean it that way? I wanted to tell him not to take it and exchange it for another treasure!
The elder roared internally but managed to squeeze out a smile on his face and said, "Th-thank you, Master Su, for your generosity."
As these words were spoken, all the Xu family elders felt like they were about to explode with anger. Clearly, Su Zhan had taken away their Xu family's most important treasure, yet they had to thank him for his generosity
Although each of them felt dissatisfied in their hearts, as soon as they saw Su Zhan looking their way, they immediately forced a smile, appearing extremely sincere.
Putting the heritage treasure into his storage space, Su Zhan felt satisfied. From now on, practicing with the spiritual vein by his side how delightful!
With these thoughts in mind, he had a smile on his face as he took out the IOU and shattered it with his true qi in front of everyone. "Alright, your Xu family no longer owes me. Since that's the case, I'll take my leave."
After speaking, Su Zhan threw out the Sun Sword and soared into the sky on the sword.
"Take care, Master Su!"
The hundreds of Xu family members watched Su Zhan ride his sword and leave, finally heaving a sigh of relief. Many of them were so nervous just now that they were now directly collapsed on the ground.
"Elder, are we just going to suffer such a loss like that?"
"When has our Xu family ever endured such humiliation!"
"But that person is truly terrifying! What can we do? If you want to go and die, then go!"
Voices rang out one after another, filled with anger, fear, and hatred.
The senior Xu family elder's face darkened as he walked to the edge of the square and looked at the Xu family disciple who was flying towards them. Anxiously, he asked, "How is the ancestor? What happened to the ancestor?"
"Ancestor, the ancestor"
The disciple's expression was dazed, and then, in an incredibly mournful tone, he said, "Ancestor has passed away!"
The ancestor has passed away!
As this voice resounded, the previously bustling square at the top of Lu Terrace Mountain fell silent.
Those who had been filled with anger, hatred, and plans for revenge trembled. They had originally thought that the ancestor was defeated by a single sword strike. But they never expected that with just one sword, their ancestor would pass away
It was terrifying, truly terrifying!
No one had the courage for revenge anymore, and fear was the only thing left in their hearts. Xu Yao's body trembled, and the last shred of his desire for revenge dissipated from his mind.
Revenge? Seek revenge against someone like Su Zhan, that monster?
Don't be ridiculous! Isn't it better to just stay alive???
The senior Xu family elder remained silent for a long time before whispering, "It was our Xu family who made the first move, so we can't blame others for this result From now on, our Xu family must learn from this lesson and act with caution. If we ever provoke such a monster again our Xu family might be expelled from the Flower Moon Kingdom!"
Hundreds of Xu family members nodded silently.
Flower Moon Kingdom, Imperial City.
Inside the palace hall.
A graceful and perfect-faced empress, exuding both charm and imperial authority, sat on a grand chair. Her gaze passed through the translucent curtain in front of her and fell upon the face of a dejected Hua Yi Yi.
"As you said, you were coerced by him, so naturally, this promise doesn't count," the empress said in a indifferent tone. "I will personally write a letter to inform the Heavenly Cloud Sword Sect, so you don't have to worry about it."
"However, what I'm more curious about is why I saw a deep fear in your eyes when you mentioned that Su Zhan. But a mere martial master realm cultivator, even if he has exceptional talent, what qualifications does he have to make you so afraid?"