"Was this where Emperor Hengyu refined his weapon all those years ago?" Both men were startled and stared intently at the plaque.
The hall had been left behind by Emperor Hengyu. Legend had it that he stayed here for many years before successfully refining what was now the Hengyu Furnace.
This had been his residence back then. Though covered in dust, it had stood for over a hundred thousand years without collapsing. The plaque in particular exuded a supreme immortal charm, as though Emperor Hengyu's Dao and laws were flowing through it.
Built from enormous blocks of source stone, the hall was incomparably majestic. It gave the impression of the Great Dao towering like the heavens, too lofty to reach, and likewise contained Emperor Hengyu's "Dao."
Thump!
With a soft sound, Lu Chen flew up and took down the plaque bearing the name "Hengyu." Emperor Hengyu had personally inscribed those two characters, so they surely contained the aura of a Great Emperor. It likely possessed all manner of wondrous uses and would be a rare secret treasure.
"You..." Duan De froze at the sight, then cried out regretfully, "Something left behind by Emperor Hengyu is undoubtedly a treasure, and you actually got to it before me!"
"It's just a plaque. I'm keeping it for my collection." Though Lu Chen spoke casually, he had set his sights on it the moment he arrived. Naturally, he had to snatch it before the Unprincipled Daoist caught on. Otherwise, with Fatty Duan's greedy disposition, how could he possibly let something like this slip away?
In the original timeline, Ye Fan, the Yaoguang Holy Son, and the others had sensed traces of a Great Emperor's divine essence in this plaque, yet none of them had taken it down. Most likely, they had done so out