Chapter 1765 - 1748: Golden Skull
The entire Sand Palace had roads extending in all directions, leading to various side halls, and each side hall housed treasures.
For instance, Spiritual Techniques, Spiritual Grade Cultivation Methods, Green Stone Milk, and even Spiritual Artifacts could be found, dazzling anyone who entered.
Just like outside, the spiritual senses of Spirit Rank experts were suppressed here, but this didn’t stop Xiao Ye and Yasi from grabbing all the treasures they saw.
"They’re all low-grade cosmic spiritual treasures!"
"I’ve been searching for so long, and only this Spiritual Artifact seems decent," Yasi said, grinding her teeth in frustration, holding a fine sword after four hours.
Xiao Ye felt equally helpless.
Although there were many treasures in the Sand Palace, few were useful to him, similar to the situation on the fourth Treasure Star.
For example, he had obtained no less than two hundred scrolls of third-rate Spiritual Techniques and Spiritual Grade Cultivation Methods, and nearly a thousand portions of Green Stone Milk, seriously wasting the space in their Space Rings.
If it continued like this, they might fill all their Space Rings before leaving the Sand Palace.
So, when they came across worthless treasures, they decided to abandon them, despite their potential War Merit value.
After all, they were Spirit Kings, and ordinary cosmic spiritual treasures could be exchanged from the Blue Demon Treasure Vault.
"It seems we’ve been misled by rumors. After all, this is only the third Treasure Star, so the cosmic spiritual treasures found here can’t be very high-level."
"However, we should continue deeper; perhaps we might discover something," Xiao Ye suggested, his eyes flashing with brilliance.
They had entered the Sand Palace one after the other with You Jiushan, but they hadn’t encountered him yet, and there were no signs of intrusion in the side halls they passed, which puzzled him.
Yasi had no objections to Xiao Ye’s proposal, and they continued their exploration together.
The entire Sand Palace was incredibly quiet, as silent as an endless abyss. Many arrays originally guarding the Sand Palace had been destroyed over time, posing little threat to Xiao Ye and Yasi.
"Hmm?"
"There’s fighting!"
After another hour, Xiao Ye’s expression suddenly changed.
The melodious sound of a flute pierced through the Netherworld, jarring in such a quiet environment, and Yasi heard it too.
"It must be You Jiushan. I knew he had a scheme after disappearing for so long," Yasi said eagerly before rushing out.
Whoosh!
Xiao Ye’s figure flashed as he rushed forward.
In the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, they passed through a maze-like passageway and suddenly saw a wide and bright Great Hall.
This Great Hall differed from the other side halls, with a hundred and eight ancient stone platforms, exquisitely arranged, scattered throughout.
Each ancient stone platform held a cosmic spiritual treasure, emitting divine light and releasing vast spiritual power waves.
"White Light Stone Milk!"
Xiao Ye’s gaze fell upon one of the stone platforms.
It was a treasure resembling a white stone, emanating spiritual power waves far stronger than Purple Light Stone Milk, making Xiao Ye’s heart tremble.
He might not recognize other treasures, but he was very familiar with White Light Stone Milk.
This was nurtured within the Starry Sky Secret Realm, vastly different from the ones he catalyzed using the Time Tower, full of divine charm, possibly allowing him to catalyze even higher-level cosmic spiritual treasures with the tower—something he had long sought and finally encountered.
With one hundred and eight stone platforms here, the treasures on the others were unlikely to be inferior.
Yasi was also excited, her face full of anticipation.
But at that moment, they didn’t rush forward.
Because inside the Great Hall, two figures were engaged in a fierce battle, with overwhelming spiritual power filling the hall.
You Jiushan, clad in a yellow war armor, wielded a green jade flute, activating the Qu Ming Ancient Scripture, filling the air with its melodious but deadly tones.
But his opponent was even more terrifying.
A golden skeleton, devoid of flesh but perfectly intact, glowed brilliantly, dazzling within the palace.
Most astonishing was the massive Spirit Flower blooming atop the golden skeleton’s head. Though it appeared withered, it released formidable power, leaving even You Jiushan’s Qu Ming’s Sound unable to affect it.
"Could this skeleton be a Heavenly Spirit Realm expert? It has actually nurtured a Spirit Flower!" Xiao Ye was shocked.
A skeleton nurturing a Spirit Flower was astonishing beyond belief.
Upon closer inspection, Xiao Ye realized the skeleton’s Spirit Flower had long lost its divine charm, its peak strength gone.
Yet, the golden skeleton still managed to overpower You Jiushan, driving him into a tough battle.
You Jiushan’s Qu Ming’s Sound couldn’t harm the skeleton but left Yasi pale and nearly collapsed.
Boom!
Xiao Ye activated the Taichu Ancient Scripture, summoning the ’Ancient’ and ’Scripture’ phenomena to perfectly shield against the Qu Ming’s Sound, allowing Yasi to recover.
"Xiao Ye Spirit King, you’re here too."
"This skeleton is too strong. Why not join forces with me to kill it, and we’ll share the treasures here?"
Noticing Xiao Ye and Yasi entering during his fierce battle with the golden skeleton, You Jiushan looked somewhat panicked.
"Hmph!"
Yasi snorted, rushing towards the stone platforms.
At this moment, anyone could see You Jiushan had entered the Sand Palace targeting the treasures in this hall.
And now he wanted to invite them to fight the terrifying golden skeleton together? Only a fool would agree.
"Don’t move recklessly!"
"Haven’t you noticed there’s an empty stone platform? It’s likely You Jiushan was attacked by this golden skeleton because he took that treasure."
"If we act, this golden skeleton might chase us too." Xiao Ye quickly stopped Yasi.
"Hmm?"
Yasi was momentarily stunned, then observed, confirming the truth.
Among the one hundred and eight stone platforms, one indeed stood empty.
"Then what do we do? Do we just watch?" Yasi asked anxiously.
With treasures right before them, how infuriating is it to do nothing?
But the golden skeleton was undoubtedly strong, suppressing even You Jiushan, making caution necessary.
"To be safe, let’s first take the most precious treasure here!" Xiao Ye glanced at You Jiushan, a cold smile forming on his lips.
The continual covert glances from You Jiushan led his eyes to a particular spot.
It was a central stone platform, encircled by the remaining one hundred and seven platforms, highlighting its exceptional status.
On this platform lay a seemingly ordinary booklet.
"This is it!"
Xiao Ye roared, his body moving like a shooting star towards that stone platform.
"Xiao Ye, stop, or I’ll destroy your entire clan!" You Jiushan, locked in battle with the golden skeleton, turned pale and roared in fury as he saw Xiao Ye rush towards the central stone platform.
But at that moment, Xiao Ye swept his hand, grabbing the booklet.