Immortal Sword Master

Chapter 574: Chapter 569: Treasure Beast

The first floor of the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower was a vast, ancient primeval forest. Towering, incredibly thick trees shot up from the ground, their lush canopies and gnarled roots intertwined.

”What a vast place.”

Gu Huaying gasped in surprise the moment she entered. It was her first time here, too. She saw that this primeval forest was at least several hundred miles across.

’The Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower didn’t look this large from the outside.’

”Don’t be surprised. This is Space Power,” Ning Jiang explained. ”Once a Saint Martial Realm expert’s comprehension of the Space Law reaches Perfection, they can create their own dimensions.”

It was a profound ability. For instance, one could create a dimension within a single room. From the outside, it might look like a small hut, but upon entering, one would find a vast space inside.

”Let’s go.”

Ning Jiang set off. All around them, many other Martial Artists were rushing ahead, while some chose to stay behind in the primeval forest.

Looking down from high above, Ning Jiang saw some Martial Artists fighting Demon Beasts. After being killed, the Demon Beasts would unexpectedly explode with a BANG, leaving behind a Spiritual Artifact.

’Interesting.’

A glint appeared in Ning Jiang’s eyes as he saw through the mystery.

’These Demon Beasts aren’t true living beings. They’re an alternative form of life, born under the influence of the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower’s rules, a bit like the White Whales the Kun Fish condensed from mist.’

”We don’t call these creatures Demon Beasts; we call them Treasure Beasts. That’s because their bodies often contain treasures. It’s possible to find not only Spiritual Artifacts but also Spirit Medicines and other precious Heavenly and Earthly Treasures inside them. This is also why the tower is known for its ’myriad treasures.’”

Gu Huaying explained. Her father, the Celestial Treasure King, had entered the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower before, so she knew quite a bit about it.

”I’ve heard people say that someone once found a piece of a True Dragon’s Dragon Bone inside a Treasure Beast, triggering a massive battle. In any case, you can find all sorts of bizarre things here,” the Little Dragon Girl added.

Ning Jiang nodded, not at all surprised.

’Anything was possible in the Great Thousand Realms.’

”ROAR.”

A long shriek echoed as a giant bird flew toward the three of them. Its feathers looked like steel, giving it a metallic quality.

’Courting death.’

With a flick of his finger, Ning Jiang sent a wisp of Sword Qi shooting out. It pierced straight through the giant bird’s head, and its entire body shattered instantly, leaving only a weapon behind.

Ning Jiang reached out, and the weapon flew into his hand.

”A Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, and it’s already damaged.” Ning Jiang shook his head; the Spiritual Artifact was worthless.

Gu Huaying smiled and said, ”This first floor is just like this. The treasures contained within most Treasure Beasts aren’t very valuable. Something like an Upper Grade Spiritual Artifact is extremely rare here. However, it’s also safe. The Treasure Beasts aren’t intelligent and are relatively weak, making them easy to kill. That’s why some Martial Artists with weaker cultivation tend to stay on this floor.”

Ning Jiang nodded. The Treasure Beasts truly weren’t intelligent, just like feral beasts. If they had even a little intelligence, they would be able to sense the disparity in strength and wouldn’t just come here to die for nothing.

”With our strength, the first three floors won’t be dangerous. The fourth floor is different; there are many Treasure Beasts there at the Earth Martial Realm Peak. The fifth floor is even more perilous. In the past, even experts as strong as the Ten Great Earth Martial Realms have fallen inside,” Gu Huaying said grimly.

This time, entry into the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower was restricted to the Earth Martial Realm. For Earth Martial Realm experts, a total of five floors were accessible.

It was said that the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower had eighteen floors in total.

Five floors for the Earth Martial Realm, five for the Heaven-Reaching Realm, and five for the Celestial Martial Realm. As for the final three floors, no one had ever entered them.

”Come on, let’s go to the second floor.”

Ning Jiang had no desire to linger on the first floor. There were not many valuable treasures, and most of the people there were at the Earth Martial Realm Early Stage.

The primeval forest was vast. On their way, Ning Jiang and his companions were attacked by Treasure Beasts several more times. After all, flying so openly through the air made them far too conspicuous.

Inside these Treasure Beasts, they found Spiritual Artifacts, Spirit Medicines, and a few strange trinkets.

However, none of these items held any value. Given the trio’s wealth and background, such things were beneath their notice.

”We’ve reached the entrance to the second floor.”

Two hours later, they stopped.

A portal had appeared in the empty space ahead, emitting waves of spatial fluctuations. They watched as other Martial Artists charged toward the portal; ripples spread across its surface, and the people vanished.

”Let’s go in.”

SWOOSH! SWOOSH! SWOOSH!

Ning Jiang and his companions also rushed into the portal.

A moment later, a brand-new scene appeared before their eyes.

This was a world of metal. As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but metal of all kinds, with no soil in sight. These metals had formed mountains of iron and trees of iron.

”This second floor has quite a few rare metals. If we find some precious ones, taking them out to forge Spiritual Artifacts would be a good option.”

As Gu Huaying spoke, a cheer came from not far away.

They saw that a Martial Artist had split open an iron mountain and, to his surprise, found a head-sized red Crystal Stone inside.

”To think it’s Blood Red Crystal Iron! A Spiritual Artifact forged from this metal has a peculiar effect—once it strikes an opponent, their blood will crystallize. A piece that size must be worth over a million Spirit Stones!” Gu Huaying recognized the object.

The moment the man discovered the Blood Red Crystal Iron, other Martial Artists immediately surrounded him, intending to snatch it.

Inside the Myriad Treasures Exquisite Tower, the most dangerous threat wasn’t the Treasure Beasts, but other people!

BOOM.

A battle quickly broke out among them.

Ning Jiang and his companions paid them no mind and continued onward. The Treasure Beasts in this metallic world also had metal-like bodies, which were quite tough. However, given the trio’s strength, the Treasure Beasts couldn’t withstand even a single one of their blows.

Before long, another portal appeared before them: the entrance to the third floor.

Waves of biting cold radiated from this portal.

Without hesitation, the three of them moved as one and rushed inside.

”WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH...”

The moment they entered, they were met with a raging blizzard that filled the sky. This was an Ice and Snow World, with flakes of snow dancing down in the extreme cold.

The frigid wind felt like knives scraping against their skin.

”On this third floor, the Treasure Beasts are generally at the Earth Martial Realm Late Stage, and their intelligence isn’t low. We need to be careful,” Gu Huaying warned.

Her voice had barely faded when an ice snake suddenly shot up from the snowy ground nearby, spitting a blast of frigid air toward the three of them.