Chapter 390: Choosing treasures: "Bonus chapter for afternoon monthly votes!"
Out in the wider world, these magic treasures would have sent Golden Core cultivators scrambling to claim them.
Yet now they were laid out before the two of them, theirs to choose.
"Is this the Xu Household's foundation?"
A ripple he could scarcely conceal stirred in Mei Yun's otherwise calm eyes.
Although he had become Xu Chuan's disciple, his circumstances were special, so he had never joined the Xu Household's inner circle.
Of course, he had guessed that the Xu Household possessed deep reserves.
But he had never imagined they ran this deep, allowing them to produce so many mid-grade magic treasures with ease.
Several were even worth as much as ordinary high-grade magic treasures.
Soon, one particular magic treasure caught Mei Yun's eye and held it fast.
It was a square seal roughly a foot across.
Its body was Dark Gold, neither metal nor jade, with a warm, smooth texture that conveyed an indescribable weightiness.
Rather than the usual auspicious dragons, lions, or hornless dragons, its handle was carved with rolling mountains and winding rivers.
The mountain ranges were majestic, the rivers lifelike in their flow, the craftsmanship a marvel.
It was as though a miniature expanse of magnificent mountains and rivers had been condensed into that tiny space.
Four ancient, powerful seal-script characters were inscribed on its base—Eternal Suppression of Mountains and Rivers!
The seal floated quietly, emitting none of the dazzling radiance of the other magic treasures. Instead, it possessed a distinctive aura, steady as a mountain and all-embracing as the sea.
"This magic treasure seems particularly suited to gathering fortune and being refined into a lifebound magic treasure."
Noticing Mei Yun's gaze, Xu Deling smiled faintly and tapped a fingertip. The Mountains and Rivers Seal drifted