"Thirteen Acquired Spiritual Treasures!"
Jiang Yun swept them with his divine sense and immediately understood.
"Seven low-grade, four mid-grade, and... two high-grade!"
Jiang Yun's gaze fell upon those two High-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasures.
The first was an exquisitely crafted phoenix hairpin, flames flowing across its surface as the faint cry of a phoenix echoed from within.
A spiritual treasure lived up to its name!
A magical treasure possessed a spirit, its aura manifesting outwardly!
Anyone with broad knowledge of inheritances could naturally discern its origins and approximate uses.
"High-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure, Flying Phoenix Hairpin!"
This treasure had been refined from the essence of a Taiyi Golden Immortal-level Fire Phoenix combined with Nine-Heavens Flame Iron!
It combined offense and defense!
Once activated, it could manifest a Fire Phoenix to fight, or transform into a Fire Phoenix projection to protect its user. Its power was considerable!
The other was a feathered robe flowing with nine-colored radiance!
"High-Grade Houtian Spirit Treasure, Nine-Colored Rainbow Robe!"
It was clearly a magical garment meant for a female immortal. Its nine-colored glow protected the body, and its defensive power was astonishing!
"This... seems like something prepared for Master."
The image of his own somewhat dim-witted master flashed through Jiang Yun's mind, and he could not help smiling faintly.
"Collect!"
After putting away all the spiritual treasures and materials, Jiang Yun secretly marveled, yet could not help feeling puzzled.
According to the Northern Classic of the Inland Seas: "Ghost Country lies north of the corpse of Erfu; its people have human faces and one eye."
The alien race at the foot of Mount Buzhou was, in all likelihood, the one described in the Classic of Mountains and Seas from his previous life.
Yet this was merely the Three-Eyed Clan, a group guarded by several Taiyi Golden Immortals.
Leaving aside the High-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, they even possessed so many spiritual treasures...
Their foundation was simply far too profound!
Jiang Yun remained calm on the surface, but inwardly became vigilant.
With a thought, Jiang Yun stepped forward and pushed open the final stone door.
Buzz!
A strange aura entirely different from those of the first two treasure vaults rushed toward him.
This treasure vault was the smallest, only a little over ten thousand square meters.
Yet it was also the most luxurious!
The floor and walls were all paved with top-grade spirit jade, gleaming brilliantly as spiritual qi swirled through the air.
At the very center of the entire vault stood an ancient yet sinister altar!
Black qi coiled above the altar!
Two enormous eyes, each the size of a millstone, rested quietly upon it!
The one on the left emitted an extreme chill and pure yin qi!
The one on the right radiated fierce dominance and pure yang qi!
These two enormous eyes clearly did not belong to the same being, yet placed together as they were, yin and yang complemented and nourished each other, forming a bizarre balance!
"This is..."
Jiang Yun's pupils abruptly contracted!
An intense sense of danger surged from the depths of his heart!
As he stared at the two giant eyes, recalling A Duo's mention of "sacrifice" and the resentful roar of the Three-Eyed Clan Chief before his death...
A bold speculation rose within his mind!
"What a scheme! What a ten-thousand-year plan!"
"So the Three-Eyed Clan's so-called ten-thousand-year opportunity had been a complete deception from beginning to end!"
Still, he had to thank the notes left behind by that Daluo Demon God on Nameless Immortal Mountain, which recorded quite a few secrets of the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
In the Ancient Demon Race Heavenly Court, there had once been two famed Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Demon Gods!
Xuan Yin! Xuan Yang!
The two were twin siblings, born with divine pupils—one aligned with yin, the other with yang!
Both possessed the terrifying cultivation of Late Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Such a realm might not have stood out among the three hundred and sixty-five Demon Gods of the ancient Demon Race.
But if they joined forces, with yin and yang aiding one another, they were among the strongest of the three hundred and sixty-five Daluo Demon Gods in the Ancient Heavenly Court!
Their status stood only below Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the ten Demon Sages at the quasi-Saint level!
Now, looking at the giant pupils before him!
All Karma had become perfectly clear.
The Demon Gods Xuan Yin and Xuan Yang had seemingly fallen during the War of Witches and Demons.
In truth, remnants of both their souls had escaped.
They had each hidden within their own divine pupil and thereby survived the disaster!
"What methods!"
Jiang Yun silently praised them.
Over the past tens of thousands of years, the two remnant souls had plotted in secret, influencing a race of strange beasts near Mount Buzhou.
After devouring the power of these two divine pupils, the beasts had escaped the influence of baleful qi and evolved into the present Three-Eyed Clan!
Later, they had guided the Three-Eyed Clan to find the giant pupils, offering them blood sacrifices to restore their power.
The Three-Eyed Clan believed they had obtained a tremendous opportunity and saw their strength soar. Little did they know that from the moment of their birth, they had been backup preparations made by these two Ancient Demon Gods for their resurrection!
Combined with the venomous roar of the Three-Eyed Clan Chief before his death.
It was clear that the Three-Eyed Clan Chief's Primordial Spirit had long ago been eroded by the Demon God Xuan Yang.
He had merely been waiting for the day he could break through Taiyi and attain the Daluo Dao Fruit!
Then the Demon God Xuan Yang would be able to truly resurrect!
Unfortunately, fate was like a blade. Jiang Yun had ultimately severed his opportunity for resurrection with his own hands!
A Demon God had completely fallen!
At this thought, Jiang Yun inwardly warned himself!
The Primordial World was perilous, with schemes everywhere!
If he encountered such so-called "opportunities" in the future, he had to remain cautious, act within his means, and never let treasures blind him, lest he fall into another's schemes and become a chess piece!
His Dao cultivation was still far too shallow!
However...
A warning was one thing!
How could he possibly leave the treasures before him untouched?!
"So what if it is a Demon God's remnant soul?"
"Since this humble Daoist has encountered it, then I shall accept this immense Karma!"
Boom—!
Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Yun instantly brought out his trump card!
Buzz!
The Great Sun Purple Sun Mirror hung high above the treasure vault. Purple Sun True Fire blazed across its surface, illuminating the entire vault in violet-gold light!
"Rise!"
Nine Taiyi Golden Immortal-level Baleful Corpses held Profound Yin Banners as they formed the Lunar Dark-Baleful Grand Array, surrounding the altar completely!
Roar!
The Grand Unity Golden Immortal Baleful Corpse appeared, floating above Jiang Yun's head. Its terrifying pressure utterly suppressed this space!
Only after doing all this did Jiang Yun straighten his robes and bow from afar toward the altar.
His expression was calm, his tone warm, as though greeting an old friend:
"Jiang Yun, third-generation disciple of the Interception Sect, greets Senior Xuan Yin!"
"Senior's ten-thousand-year plan truly showed remarkable patience and calculation. This junior admires it greatly!"
The remnant soul of the Demon God Xuan Yang had already been suppressed and killed by Jiang Yun earlier, so there was no need to say what remained within this giant pupil.
Though Jiang Yun spoke politely, his killing moves did not pause in the slightest!
Rumble—!
The Lunar Dark-Baleful Grand Array began operating with a thunderous roar. Boundless baleful qi, like the Nine Netherworld River, violently washed over the altar!
Purple Sun True Fire poured down from the Great Sun Purple Sun Mirror, wildly burning the two giant eyes!
"Ah—!!"
"Stop!!"
Sure enough!
A savage, twisted phantom suddenly emerged above the Lunar Divine Pupil, releasing a shrill scream!
It was the remnant soul of the Demon God Xuan Yin!
The Demon God Xuan Yin had never expected that after she and her brother had plotted for tens of thousands of years, relying on the Three-Eyed Clan's blood sacrifices over the past ten thousand years, success had been within sight!
As long as Xuan Yang resurrected first and recovered his strength, planning for her would become much easier.
Yet their plans had been ruined by a mere Mysterious Immortal junior!
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