"A secret realm of the water world, buried for a million years, holding the resources to restore a kingdom and raise a mighty cultivator to the Primordial Spirit realm..."
"The so-called Sea Emperor's Secret Cache?"
Li Chen actually had his own views on this matter.
He no longer chased riches as he once had, dealing with the world with an ordinary rogue cultivator's mindset. Thus, when it came to the legacies of illustrious predecessors, he had less of the crowd's frenzy and more caution.
Fortuitous encounters and precious treasures could certainly propel someone to greatness, but they were not essential to survival and growth.
In other words, even if he failed to find this Sea Emperor's Secret Cache, he would still be Li Chen, a formidable expert capable of holding sway over a region and standing supreme in his time.
That so-called hidden treasury represented nothing more than an opportunity.
He did not absolutely need to obtain it, nor would his future ever be determined by some predecessor's legacy.
If it lay right before his eyes, he would naturally strive to seize it. But pouring too much into a nebulous legend whose truth could not even be verified was not the act of a wise man.
Why were there always rogue cultivators in the underworld whose fortunes were too thin to enjoy such encounters, who ultimately perished with their Dao extinguished, leaving later generations the warning that possessing jade could itself be a crime?
It was because their strength was insufficient to protect the gains they had acquired. They were not destined to become the true masters of those opportunities.
And when faced with powerful figures like Li Chen, even some minor rogue cultivator lucky enough to gain a heaven-sent windfall would have it intercepted by them.
When he had