Chapter 009
Chapter 9: Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury
“Created your own martial arts?”
Cang Yin Yue didn’t believe Li Mu Sheng’s words one bit. Creating one’s own martial arts technique wasn’t something easy.
Even putting aside those rare, top-tier martial arts secrets, ordinary martial skills were the painstaking work of martial dao masters. Such creations required a lifetime of dedication, or even the combined effort of generations.
Li Mu Sheng was only twenty years old now. Even if he had practiced martial arts since birth, his martial dao foundation still wouldn’t be deep enough to create an entirely new technique.
Moreover, the acupoint-sealing method he just displayed was incredibly powerful. Cang Yin Yue firmly believed it couldn’t have been invented by Li Mu Sheng himself; more likely, it was something he acquired through sheer luck.
At that moment, Li Mu Sheng raised his head and shrugged.
“I knew you wouldn’t believe me, but that’s the truth.”
He waved the wooden box in front of Cang Yin Yue.
“Let’s talk about this instead. Who would have thought Old Man Yu really had such a treasure hidden away?”
But Cang Yin Yue merely scoffed and remained silent.
Closing her eyes, she tried to channel martial Qi from her dantian to break through the sealed acupoints on her body. But soon, she was shocked to discover her dantian itself was sealed tightly, rendering her unable to use any Qi at all.
Seeing her defeated expression, Li Mu Sheng straightened his face, feigning seriousness:
“It’s no use. Only I can unlock these acupoints. Although I don’t want to play the villain, it’d be best if you cooperate quietly. Otherwise, I might accidentally do something strange.”
As he spoke, his eyes wandered over her form. But soon, as if recalling something, he looked away, suddenly losing interest.
Seeing this, Cang Yin Yue’s clear eyes flashed with killing intent, and she asked coldly:
“You’ve seen my face?”
Li Mu Sheng paused briefly, then sighed.
“Oh, you noticed. But I didn’t mean any disrespect.”
The killing intent in her eyes intensified, almost turning tangible. In her view, though Li Mu Sheng claimed not to discriminate, his earlier reaction clearly betrayed his true thoughts.
“Don’t look at me like that; it’s rather scary.”
Li Mu Sheng spun the six-faceted wooden box in his hand like spinning a ball, then stared earnestly at her:
“I just felt sorry for you. Miss Cang, you’re clearly born beautiful, yet someone cruelly branded the word ‘cheap’ onto your face. It’s truly harsh.”
Cang Yin Yue stared hard at Li Mu Sheng. After a few moments, she closed her eyes and said coldly:
“You can take the box. If you still wish to go to Shang Yang City, then release me. If not, you might as well kill me now.”
“It doesn’t have to come to that.”
Li Mu Sheng quickly shook his head.
“Stopping halfway is not my style. As for the Seventh Prince’s identity, I still think it’s worth pursuing.”
Hearing this, Cang Yin Yue snorted coldly, suddenly opening her eyes again.
“Then unseal my acupoints now.”
“No problem. But first… tell me about this box.”
Li Mu Sheng suddenly stopped spinning the wooden box, holding it up in front of Cang Yin Yue’s face.
She narrowed her eyes, silently examining it before suddenly asking:
“Have you ever heard of the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury?”
“What’s that? Though it sounds impressive,” Li Mu Sheng replied with a confused expression.
“The Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury was left behind by Emperor Tian Qi, the founding emperor of the Great Qi dynasty. Some say it holds the divine martial arts techniques and miraculous elixirs that brought Emperor Tian Qi to the peak of martial dao. Others claim it hides treasures wealthy enough to rival an entire nation. Some even believe it contains everything, and whoever obtains it could rule the world.”
Cang Yin Yue spoke slowly, her eyes locked onto Li Mu Sheng.
“But in the past thousand years, no one has ever truly discovered what lies within.”
Hearing this, Li Mu Sheng rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
He knew about the Great Qi Dynasty. It was a uniquely prosperous dynasty, lasting for over a thousand years. Such longevity had never existed on his previous world, Blue Star.
Yet Great Qi had fallen a hundred years ago, its vast territories split among the five current great dynasties. The Great Li Dynasty, where he now stood, was one of them.
As for Emperor Tian Qi, he was exceptional, revered as the greatest emperor in history. His legendary achievements had reshaped the world, notably his triumph over the Barbarian and Wild Tribes, ending thousands of years of human suffering under their brutal invasions.
Emperor Tian Qi was also peerless in martial arts, unmatched by anyone in his era. Indeed, the entire Martial World could only gaze upwards at his achievements…
Li Mu Sheng suddenly felt excitement spark within him.
Emperor Tian Qi truly stood at the martial dao’s pinnacle. Perhaps he’d even touched upon a realm of transcendence.
Li Mu Sheng eagerly stood up, flicking his finger to release Cang Yin Yue’s sealed acupoints, then grasped her hand:
“Forget Shang Yang City for now. Take me directly to this Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury. I’m much more interested in that.”
Cang Yin Yue was briefly stunned by her sudden freedom.
But swiftly, a fierce gleam flashed through her phoenix eyes. Martial Qi surged through her meridians instantly, gathering swiftly in her palm. Without hesitation, she aimed a swift chop at the back of Li Mu Sheng’s neck.
Yet, in the next moment, she found herself immobilized again. The situation was exactly as before.
“Miss Cang, why are you attacking again? Luckily, I reacted quickly.”
Li Mu Sheng shook his head, still holding onto her hand. Cang Yin Yue was clearly frustrated, so much so that she didn’t speak for a long while.
Seeing her reaction, Li Mu Sheng patiently tried to persuade her again, hoping she’d help him find the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury.
Annoyed by his persistence, Cang Yin Yue poured cold water over his enthusiasm directly.
“You really think you can claim the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury just by holding onto a wooden box that may or may not even be real?”
Li Mu Sheng’s expression froze. “Could this wooden box actually be fake?”
Cang Yin Yue glanced at the six-faceted wooden box again, then said calmly:
“I’m not certain. The Seven Bandits of the Zha River got unclear information. They killed many people before finally discovering this box in Yu Family Martial Hall today.”
“Also, from what I know, there are seven keys needed to open the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury. Only by gathering all seven can one unlock its secrets.”
Li Mu Sheng’s heart sank upon hearing this.
[This scenario feels somewhat familiar—collecting seven dragon balls to summon a dragon?]
He inwardly grumbled, his excitement gradually calming. Thinking for a moment, he sat back down by the fire, toying thoughtfully with the wooden box.
“I have a question. Since this treasury was left by Emperor Tian Qi over a thousand years ago, hasn’t someone already opened it long before now?”
Cang Yin Yue glanced sideways at him and replied calmly:
“I believe it remains untouched. According to my information, the closest anyone ever came to opening the Heavenly Revelation Secret Treasury was a hundred years ago. The last emperor of Great Qi had successfully gathered all seven keys.”
(End of Chapter)