I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 946: Chapter 947: The Waters Are Too Deep for You to Grasp!

Two people and a dog entered the bronze gate, and they were immediately assaulted by a stench so rich it could induce nausea. Li Xiaobai, holding a candle, illuminated the path ahead, revealing a vast Bronze Hall. Beneath their feet lay bluestone steps that stretched far down a road extending beyond the reach of the candlelight.

To the left and right, there were many rooms in the caves, with plaques covered in dust.

Shining the light on the closest cave room, Liu Jinshui struck out through the air, and with a palm sweep, cleared the dust from the plaque, revealing three large characters: Alchemy Room!

“Well, that’s a treasure found right off the bat!”

Liu Jinshui, excited, rushed in first, with Ergouzi quickly following behind.

Li Xiaobai shook his head with a wry smile; the man and dog were so eager that they had neglected some finer details. On the ground, he could clearly see several footprints that had just been made. If his guess was correct, all the treasures in this great hall had already been swept clean by Xiao Lao Di.

He squatted down to examine the two stone lions in front of the hall, reasoning that they wouldn’t have been placed here if they were mere trifles.

The left stone lion appeared normal, but on the right stone lion’s eyeball, Li Xiaobai found a line of small characters.

“Whoever is fated, kneel in front of the third stone brick and bow three times to inherit the legacy!”

“Only with reverence can one go further.”

“Hmm? It seems that Senior Xiao Lao Di wasn’t thorough enough. There’s a big loophole to exploit, lucky me.”

Following the words on the stone lion, Li Xiaobai went to the third step in front of the hall and took a careful look. On the surface, this brick seemed no different from the surrounding ones.

“Damn it, the Alchemy Room has been cleaned out!”

“Woof! It must have been that Old Bangzi who did it!”

Liu Jinshui and Ergouzi emerged from the Alchemy Room, cursing under their breath, clearly displeased. Seeing Li Xiaobai’s actions, they couldn’t help but be dumbfounded. “Junior Brother, what are you doing?”

“Nothing much, just looking around. Maybe this stone brick could be worth some money.”

Li Xiaobai said cheerfully, taking out a small hammer and striking the brick three times. The sound was slightly dull, a clear indicator that it was hollow.

“Bang!”

Sure enough, after three knocks, the brick flipped suddenly, and a Tai Chi light orb emitting a faint glow flew out, hovering in front of Li Xiaobai, bobbing in the air.

“Holy shit, what is this Tai Chi orb? Buried beneath the bluestone, who could have guessed!” Liu Jinshui exclaimed in astonishment.

“Kid, let this Buddhist Sect disciple help you identify it!” Ergouzi’s saliva was almost dripping as he pounced toward Li Xiaobai’s pant leg, trying to get a hold of the orb.

“What a fine thing! Although I don’t understand what this is, it’s definitely something precious!”

Li Xiaobai’s eyes lit up, and he reached out to grab the orb directly. It felt soft to the touch, and holding it gave him a warm and comfortable feeling, even pleasant to knead a bit.

“Junior Brother, as the saying goes, ‘to the finder belong the spoils.’ Let your Senior Brother have a look too!”

Liu Jinshui approached, his hands flipping over and under, attempting to take the orb into his possession.

“Woof!”

“Scoundrel!”

“You two better not forget that you looted over a billion in resources from me on Thunder Peak. Now, this orb can serve as repayment of that debt. Hand it over to me, and henceforth Buddhist Sect will not hold grudges and let you off!”

Ergouzi screamed in shock, this was the first time he had come into such close contact with a treasure since they had started grave-robbing, a pretty high-quality treasure he absolutely had to get his hands on.

“So I give you some color and you open a dye shop, huh? The Great Thunderclap Temple gives you the title of a Buddhist child and you really start to consider yourself one of them. Buddhist Sect folks are a bunch of people who would eat you without spitting out your bones. They won’t let be an existence like you, which cannot be converted, run around unchecked. Right now, just be obedient and be my lackey, and after we get out, I can even take you back to the Sword Sect. But don’t even think about playing any tricks.”

Li Xiaobai dodged Liu Jinshui’s demonic hand and then slapped Ergouzi aside with his palm. Both of them were the kind who would throw a meat bun to a dog and never see it return, so handing them anything was akin to giving it away for good.

But it was at this moment that he was surprised to discover that the light orb he was holding had lost its tactile feel, as if merging into the void, moving straight through the center of his palm. An aged silhouette appeared in the field of vision of the two men and a dog, holding a small orb emitting Yin and Yang Qi.

“This is an object of inheritance. Judging from its quality, the tomb’s owner must have specialized in Yin and Yang Qi, reaching extremely high proficiency. But judging from the atmosphere inside this big tomb, the owner must have strayed from the right path, with an imbalance between Yin and Yang, the demonic qi overwhelming the righteous qi, Yang overpowered by Yin, resulting in a big problem in the end.”

“You two young friends, this is not something you can take!”

Senior Xiao Lao Di tsk-tsked with emotion.

“Nonsense, old man, you clearly just want to keep all the treasures here for yourself. Now you’re not even giving us a sip of soup. One must not be too greedy in life!”

Ergouzi said angrily.

“Child, you don’t understand. Everything in this big tomb is extremely dangerous. The waters here are too deep; without experience, you cannot control it. Listen to this old man’s advice: let go and let me handle this for you.”

Senior Xiao Lao Di said gravely, as he flicked his wrist and tucked the small orb into his bag.

“Then should the senior not give some appropriate compensation, providing some items that the junior can control?” @@novelbin@@

Li Xiaobai didn’t look very pleased—the object of inheritance had just arrived in his hands and wasn’t even warm before it was snatched away. A Saint Realm powerhouse being able to merge into the void was too overpowered; with this skill at hand, unless it was someone of the same level, nobody would be able to touch them. It was like being in an invincible position.

“Indeed, this old man was negligent. You two have helped this old man quite a bit on this journey, naturally, I cannot let you return empty-handed. Take these two storage bags, they contain resources that will be useful to you.”

Senior Xiao Lao Di nodded seriously, and somehow produced two storage bags, tossing them to Li Xiaobai and Liu Jinshui.

Li Xiaobai opened the bag and took a quick look inside, his face instantly darkening. There were ten thousand top-quality Immortal Stones inside. Why did they look so familiar?

Weren’t these the expenses for purchasing the map? So, the old man’s idea of not letting him return empty-handed was to just give him his money back for the map?

Did he lack that amount of Immortal Stones?

That’s a bit of a scam!

Looking at Liu Jinshui, who had the same expression, both were quite infuriated.

“That’s enough. You young people value power too much. This is not good. As someone with experience, let me tell you, you’ve got to have dreams in life; otherwise, how are you any different from salted fish?”

Senior Xiao Lao Di said indifferently.

“Hmm, I still prefer the wealth right before my eyes. Wealth makes people happy.”

Liu Jinshui said dryly.

“What is happiness? What’s so great about a mere object of inheritance? The real treasures are inside the main hall. Let me take you there to broaden your horizons.”

“Are we still going to fight over treasures this time?”

“This old man never robs the young of their possessions. You truly cannot handle this inheritance object; I hope you can understand this old man’s good intentions.”