Chapter 813 - 277: True Dragon Array Base 4
"Even the Upper Grade Flood Dragon Scale Armor on me couldn’t withstand it."
Shen Wen’an stood up and said, "That Talisman must have been crafted by a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator."
"If it weren’t for the Upper Grade Treasure Armor on you, combined with your Impeccable Golden Body, even if you didn’t die, you would have been severely injured."
"Don’t be so reckless next time."
Xu Zhan’s face was solemn as he nodded.
Recalling the battle just now, his heart indeed felt a bit of fear.
The two had been searching in the valley for several months, finally encountering two Late Stage Golden Core cultivators from the Tribulation Fire Sect.
Upon meeting, without much exchange of words, they directly engaged in combat.
Originally, with his and Shen Wen’an’s strength, dealing with two Late Stage Golden Core Immortal Dao Cultivators wouldn’t have been much trouble.
But who would have thought a third enemy was hidden in the shadows.
That concealed fellow suddenly burst out at the moment the two were about to kill his companions, immediately using two extremely powerful Talismans.
He could have relied on his Body Technique to dodge.
But to quickly eliminate the attacker, preventing escape or self-destruction, he relied on the Upper Grade Flood Dragon Scale Armor and the Impeccable Golden Body, charging directly through the Talisman’s attack.
The result was that although he successfully killed the opponent, he himself suffered a severe blow from the Black Light manifested by the Talisman.
The Upper Grade Flood Dragon Scale Armor was cut through, and even the strong defense of the Impeccable Golden Body couldn’t withstand that Black Light’s attack.
His chest was directly split open, and his entire body was nearly cut in two.
Fortunately, the life force of a Fifth Realm Body Cultivator was strong enough; otherwise, an ordinary Fourth Realm Body Cultivator would have become a corpse by now.
"Check their Storage Bags."
The two came before the three corpses, searched for a while, and cleaned out their Storage Bags and personal Magical Artifacts.
"Wow!"
"All are top-quality Middle Grade Magical Artifacts."
"Even the clothes, shoes, and accessories on them are Magical Artifacts!"
"These bastards are really rich!"
After a round of looting, besides the three people’s Storage Bags, Xu Zhan couldn’t help but grin at the dozen or so Magical Artifacts piled up before him.
Shen Wen’an was also somewhat surprised.
The Shen Family had their own Artifact Refiner and, coupled with years of battles with other forces, had captured many Magical Artifacts.
The family’s cultivators were already considered quite wealthy.
But including himself and Xu Zhan, the high-tier cultivators in the family at most had one Magical Robe and a few offensive Magical Artifacts.
Whereas these three Tribulation Fire Sect Golden Core cultivators, aside from offensive Magical Artifacts and Magical Robes, even had other Magical Artifacts for their boots, accessories on their waist, wrists, and necks!
"These items should be called Magical Treasures,"
Shen Wen’an said with a soft smile, holding a gleaming blue-green Jade Pendant.
The term "Magical Treasure" was something he’d only heard of, and now seeing several of them at once was an eye-opener.
Xu Zhan waved his hand, putting all the items into Storage Bags, then chuckled, "This was quite dangerous, but the rewards were great."
"These Magical Artifacts, Magical Robes, and Magical Treasures, bringing them back to the clan, will surely bolster their strength significantly."
"Uncle, quickly see if there are any more treasures in these Storage Bags!"
Under Xu Zhan’s urging, Shen Wen’an used his strong Divine Sense to break the restrictions left on the three Storage Bags, opening them.
The two found a clean spot and poured out everything from the three Storage Bags.
Besides numerous Elixirs and Spirit Crystals, the Storage Bags of the three Tribulation Fire Sect Golden Core cultivators also contained some ordinary clothes and daily items.
After discarding those clothes, the two also found some good-quality herbs, Spirit Ores, etc.
"Uncle, Jade Scrolls!"
"And some books!"
During their search, Xu Zhan suddenly spotted three Jade Scrolls of different colors and two old books.
Taking the Jade Scrolls and books, Shen Wen’an’s expression became somewhat excited.
Compared to Elixirs and Spirit Crystals, these items were evidently more precious.
The Jade Scrolls and books carried by Golden Core cultivators would likely record some Secret Skills or Cultivation Techniques.
These items were the most important to the Shen Family.
After putting the Elixirs, Spirit Crystals, and miscellaneous items back into the Storage Bags, the two sat together to carefully examine the two ancient books and three Jade Scrolls in hand.
"Purple Jade True Master’s Miscellaneous Records?"
Xu Zhan picked up an ancient book first and, upon opening the first page, saw a line of small characters written on the title page.
"I thought it was a Cultivation Technique, but it’s just a miscellany written by an elder..."
Mumbling, he was about to toss aside the book.
Shen Wen’an, however, laughed and spoke, "Don’t look down on such Ancient Cultivator’s miscellanies, kid."
"Usually, these Ancient Texts record a cultivator’s travels, the customs and peculiar places they encountered, even some Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, exotic beasts, and bizarre phenomena."
"This book, being cherished by a Golden Core cultivator, must have something important."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhan was somewhat astounded and said, "Really?"
Shen Wen’an nodded without speaking further, focusing on the Jade Scrolls in his hand.
Listening to his words, Xu Zhan, though still a bit skeptical, nonetheless began to seriously peruse the book.
After a long time, Shen Wen’an was the first to put down the Jade Scroll in his hand.
"This Jade Scroll details a Technique for Fire Attribute Spirit Root cultivators called the Flame Dragon Divine Fire Shield, which integrates offense and defense, quite good."
Xu Zhan only responded with a light "hmm," his eyes still glued to the book in his hands.
Evidently, he was deeply captivated by the content within.