Chapter 559: Time Treasure (2/2)
After spinning in his palm, the coin remained idle.
Clearly, there was indeed treasure in this place, but something was concealing its presence. As a result, the coin could sense the item’s existence, but couldn’t pinpoint its location.
From what Lu Yun knew… there was only one thing capable of hiding a treasure’s presence: corpses.
The immortals here had long realized the existence of such a treasure. However, though some among them had been here for three hundred years—more than long enough to overturn every roof tile and scour every inch of soil—they were still empty-handed.
So, if this treasure truly existed, it had to be somewhere none of them dared venture. Namely, the faceless ghosts’ lair.
“Well…” Zhang Shuo and the other peerless immortals looked at each other. “Very well!” He grit his teeth. “Nothing ventured, nothing gained! I will accompany Sir Lu Yun!”
As a monster king, he was roughly on par with the Scaled-Dragon King’s past self, Beigong Yu, or Zou Longxiu, who’d joined Lu Yun’s camp.
It wasn’t just any peerless immortal who could be titled a king; one had to possess a certain standard of strength. Accordingly, any monster king in the immortal world was one of the strongest existences below the dao immortal realm.
“I’ll go as well!” shouted another tall and bulky peerless immortal. “I've been stranded here long enough, I want out!” There was a touch of madness in his eyes. “I’m not interested in the treasure, I just want to leave!”
Several peerless immortals promptly stepped forward as well, proclaiming their willingness to participate in the expedition. Originally, they’d split themselves into more than a dozen small groups and there’d been no real unity or solidarity between them.
But now that Lu Yun had come, they’d suddenly found their leader—or so it seemed… Many in fact harbored malicious intentions and were setting their own plans in motion. There was possibly a formation of heaven and earth in the young man’s possession, and obtaining it after killing him wasn’t an impossibility.
Outside the tomb, they naturally wouldn’t have dared try anything of the sort. To target Lu Yun would be to paint a giant target on one’s back, and one would end up being hunted down by various powerhouses.
Formations of heaven and earth absolutely couldn’t be allowed to end up in the hands of a single person or a faction. But they were currently inside a tomb where no one would be the wiser to what any of them did… and while Lu Yun was very strong, he wasn’t yet an immortal, after all!
Quite a few people had begun secretly communicating via transmission, ready to pounce on an opportune moment.
……
A hundred and fifty kilometers east of the abandoned city towered a giant mountain peak. No one knew what it was made of. Glittering with faint rays of silver light that illuminated the entire small world, it was the one and only source of light.
It was also the lair of the faceless ghosts.
“Senior brother Lu, you must be careful. Many people here are plotting against you.” Jing Huaci transmitted cautiously as she walked behind Lu Yun.
“Mm, I know. Pay attention to your own safety.” Lu Yun nodded slightly.
While he was an initiate in the dao of the sword and possessed a cultivation of returned void realm, he wasn’t arrogant enough to think that he’d be able to withstand the combined assault of a group of peerless immortals all by himself.
Of course, he was somewhat relieved to find out that not every peerless immortal wanted him dead. For example, he’d obtained a trace of goodwill from Zhang Shuo. Clearly, this monster spirit felt grateful to him. Perhaps Lu Yun had once inadvertently helped him in some way.
“So many faceless ghosts!” His figure shook when he saw the dense throng of innumerable faceless ghosts crawling over the peak.
Plip! Plop! Plip!
Once more, the familiar sound of dripping water reached his ear.