Hong Yu circled the treasure vault twice, his head spinning from the dazzling array of treasures. He had no choice but to ask the knowledgeable Little One for help.
Little One leaned back on a recliner, swinging his feet while taking a few deep drags from his Big Smoking Pipe.
A wisp of green smoke billowed from his mouth, coiling and condensing before him to form an azure Water Mirror. The scene within the mirror was a perfect reflection of the treasure vault.
Little One studied it seriously.
A long, long ti passed without a reply...
Hong Yu was a little puzzled and pressed him, "How is it? See anything suitable for ?"
Hong Yu was also looking forward to Little One making another discovery.
However...
This ti, Little One's answer left him not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He heard Little One say with utter disdain, "Garbage. A huge pile of garbage. Look at this Sunlight Profound Steel! At the very least, it could be used to refine a Celestial-Level weapon, but the result is rely Earth-level Lower Grade? And look at this Thousand-Year Cold Iron! He actually added so much random junk to refine it into this... this monstrosity."
"Trash! The guy who refined this garbage is trash himself."
Little One jumped to his feet, shouting in frustration as if scolding an underachieving child.
Hong Yu: "..."
Before he could say anything, Old Sir Tie walked up to him and said with great pride, "The vast majority of the Primordial Weapons in this vault were personally refined by . What do you think? The quality isn't bad, is it? Hehe, if you took any one of these items outside, people would fight to the death over it!"
Inside the Profound Celestial Tower, Little One heard this and fud. With his hands on his hips, he yelled, "Hong Yu, you let that old geezer in here! I swear I won't beat him to death! Fucking hell! He ruined so much good stuff and still has the gall to be so smug? I'll screw his grandpa..."
Hong Yu gave a wry smile.
Little One was usually lazy and couldn't be bothered with anything.
But once he got serious, there was no telling what kind of crazy things he was capable of.
Frustrated, Hong Yu rubbed his nose and thought, 'He was kind enough to let pick a gift. Can you please not be so picky?'
"Fine, fine. Then have him open the secret door hidden in the eastern wall for you. The good stuff is all in there."
Little One pouted, clearly still upset that Old Sir Tie had ruined so many good things. "Son of a bitch! If it weren't for Xingtian's injuries and Huhu being fast asleep and impossible to wake, I'd have let them both out to clean this place out."
Hong Yu's face stiffened, and he felt like a thousand alpacas were stampeding through his mind.
Completely unaware that his treasure vault had just narrowly avoided being plundered, a beaming Old Sir Tie said, "Young brother Hong Yu, don't just stand there! Pick any treasure you like!"
"Old Sir, please don't call young brother. Just call Little Yu!"
Hong Yu rubbed his nose.
Old Sir Tie was taken aback for a mont, then nodded with a smile. "Alright, Little Yu. Take whatever catches your eye!"
Hong Yu thought for a mont, then pointed awkwardly at the eastern wall. "Old Sir, I was wondering... could you open this chanism?"
"Tsk tsk, so you found it after all!"
Old Sir Tie wasn't the least bit displeased. Instead, he clicked his tongue in admiration. "I put a lot of effort into this secret room. Back then, even that kid Yuan Cang ca by and couldn't find it. Little Yu, who exactly is your master? In all the vast Southern Ten Nations, I've never heard of a master with such profound attainnts in both the Array Dao and the Artifact Dao!"
It turned out that when Old Sir Tie had seen the handwritten copy of the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts*, he had been completely astounded and had asked Hong Yu about the origin of its contents.
Hong Yu could only make up an excuse, claiming it was given to him by his master.
Old Sir Tie didn't doubt this at all; he rely speculated about the identity and origins of Hong Yu's master.
Of course, even Hong Yu himself didn't know who the being that forged the Profound Celestial Tower was, so it was naturally impossible for Old Sir Tie to find out.
"Co, I'll open the secret room for you. My most precious things are all hidden in here!" Old Sir Tie chuckled.
The two of them arrived before the eastern wall.
As Old Sir Tie's palm moved rhythmically, nine chopstick-like tal rods floated in front of him.
"The Nine Yin Suspension Lock?"
Hong Yu exclaid under his breath.
A flash of approval appeared in Old Sir Tie's eyes, and he nodded. "That's right, it's the Nine Yin Suspension Lock! I happened upon this set during my travels years ago. When I built this treasure vault, I used it as the array to seal the secret room. For so many years, the Nine Yin Suspension Lock has never once let down!"
Old Sir Tie manipulated the Nine Yin Suspension Lock. With a spin, the locks shot into nine different spots on the wall.
K-K-KRAK!
A series of complex chanical clicks could be heard from within.
The wall before them rippled like a stone dropped into a calm pool of water. The ripples spread outward from the center, and an entrance appeared before the two of them.
"Worthy of its title as the strongest Tier Three Locking Array, the Nine Yin Suspension Lock truly is profound and extraordinary!" Hong Yu sighed with heartfelt admiration.
Without the nine locks in Old Sir Tie's possession and without knowing the technique he used to set up the Nine Yin Suspension Lock, it would be nigh impossible for an outsider to open this secret room!
"Co in!"
The old sir laughed heartily, ushering Hong Yu into the secret room.
The aura of treasure inside was overwhelming!
Hong Yu finally understood why the old sir said his most precious things were treasured here.
In this not-so-large secret room, Primordial Weapons, materials, Spirit dicines, Spirit Pills, and more were piled high, filling the entire space. One had to search carefully just to find a place to stand.
The least valuable items in this collection were still worth tens of millions of Gold Coins.
The most precious item of all was a set of Earth-level Middle Grade Primordial Weapon Armor.
One had to understand that any Primordial Weapon that reached Earth Level Quality was worth tens or even hundreds of billions of Gold Coins, and they were often items with a price but no market.
Not to ntion it was one of the rarest and most difficult-to-find types: armor-series Primordial Weapons!
In addition, there were five Earth-level High-Grade Primordial Weapon armants, as well as so rare and precious materials and dicinal herbs.
It was no exaggeration to say that the treasures in this secret room alone were comparable to the contents of the Qin Royal Family's treasure vault!
The Tie Family's claim of being as rich as a kingdom was indeed the real deal!
"Little Yu, have any treasures caught your eye?" Old Sir Tie asked.
Hong Yu froze. He had been so busy admiring the treasures that he had almost forgotten to look for what he actually needed.
His gaze swept over the many treasures in the secret room as he began to compare and analyze them in his mind...
'This Primordial Weapon Armor is far too valuable; I absolutely can't choose it. As for those weapons, my Godslaying Spear can probably break its First Layer Seal after absorbing a bit more Beast Blood, so I don't need to pick another Primordial Weapon.'
Even before its seal was broken, the Godslaying Spear was comparable to a Spirit Level Middle Grade Primordial Weapon.
If he could undo its seal, its power would definitely increase again. Naturally, there was no need to waste this opportunity on another weapon.
'I don't need these materials and dicinal herbs for now either. As for pills...'
Hong Yu hesitated for a mont before shaking his head. 'With my current strength and the *Divine dicine Scripture*, I can even refine Third-Grade Pills, so there's no need to waste this chance. The most urgent thing right now is to improve my *Primordial Gang Fighting Technique* and *Heaven-Swallowing Divine Technique*, but cultivating these two Secret Techniques doesn't require pills.'
Just as he was struggling with his decision, the scene of his fight with Xue De flashed through his mind.
The mont with the Five Poison Thunder Light was especially vivid.
'Five Poison Thunder Light? An attack guided by Spiritual Power... wait a minute...'
Hong Yu's eyes lit up as an idea finally ford in his mind. 'Since Xue De could control energy with his Spiritual Power to attack, why can't I? But controlling energy is too taxing on the body. And if the opponent can track Spiritual Power like I can, they could just sever the spiritual link to break my move.'
'However, if I use flying sabers to attack instead, the strain on my body would be minimized. Plus, flying sabers are extrely fast, fast enough that the opponent might not even be able to track my spiritual link.'
At this thought, Hong Yu looked at the old sir. "Old Sir, I'd like a set of flying sabers!"
"Flying sabers?"
The old sir was stunned.
He had thought Hong Yu would choose his set of Primordial Weapon Armor, or perhaps one of the other Primordial Weapons.
In fact, out of respect for the *Initial Understanding of the Dao of Artifacts* and Hong Yu's mysterious master, the old sir had even been prepared to part with his beloved Primordial Weapon Armor and gift it to him.
He never imagined that in the end, Hong Yu wouldn't choose any of those things and would instead ask for a set of flying sabers.
The old sir thought for a mont, then walked to a corner of the secret room and rummaged around. He then pulled out an iron box that was buried under a pile of Artifact Refining Materials.
The iron box was covered in rust spots and looked quite old.
The old sir held out the iron box to Hong Yu. "Inside is a set of flying sabers. I found them along with the Nine Yin Suspension Lock back when I was traveling the world. However, this set seems to be a semi-finished product; they don't have any Spirit Array Runes inscribed on them. I've tried to inscribe them myself, but the material of these flying sabers seems to be extrely special. It's impossible to inscribe Spirit Array Runes on them."
"Without inscriptions, they can't beco Primordial Weapons. If it weren't for how incredibly sharp they are, I would have thrown them away long ago!"
As the old sir explained, he also advised, "Little Yu, if you really want flying sabers, why don't you pick so suitable materials here, and I'll personally forge a set of Earth-level Primordial Weapon Flying Knives for you when we get back?"
Hong Yu didn't say anything, however. He simply opened the iron box.
The mont he opened it, Hong Yu clearly felt his heart skip a beat.
His expression grew serious as he looked at the flying sabers resting in the iron box.
There were nine flying sabers in the set. Each one was branded with an ancient character and was as bright and reflective as a mirror.
Hong Yu tested one. Each flying saber was extrely smooth, and the blades were unbelievably sharp.
With the powerful body he'd cultivated to the Sixth Transformation of the Eight Desolates Saint Slaying Technique, he could even withstand a strike from a Celestial Soul Realm expert wielding a Spirit-Level Primordial Weapon. But just by lightly touching the blade of this flying saber, a bloody gash appeared on his palm.
HISS!
"Such sharp flying sabers!"
Hong Yu's eyes lit up.
With flying sabers this sharp, if he used his Spiritual Power to control them for a high-speed sneak attack, even a Primordial Core Realm expert would suffer a loss if they were caught off guard.
At this thought, Hong Yu carefully gathered the flying sabers in the box and discovered the two words "Nine Feather" on each hilt.
"Nine Feather? The Nine Feather Flying Knives?"
Hong Yu muttered as his Spiritual Power surged. The nine flying sabers slowly rose into the air and hovered around his body. As they shot out with a WHOOSH, they carried a heart-stoppingly cold chill.
He precisely controlled the flying sabers, guiding them back into the iron box. His eyes were filled with excitent. "This feeling is amazing! Nine Feather Flying Knives, from now on, you'll be my new trump card!"
Excitedly, Hong Yu put away the Nine Feather Flying Knives and looked at the old sir. "Old Sir, thank you for gifting the Nine Feather Flying Knives!"
Hong Yu suddenly recalled sothing the old sir had said earlier and asked…
"You ntioned before that you had a favor to ask of ?"
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