Li Che withdrew his consciousness from the virtual Glory World and walked alongside the Purple Kou, Bediya. Together, they passed through another curtain of water outside the Guardian Beast God's palace, traversing spacetime to enter a separate realm.
Whoosh!
Li Che and Bediya arrived above a vast lake hundreds of thousands of kilometers across. It seemed cast from crystal, shimmering with countless ripples of light and the water origin law.
In the distance stood towering mountains, all ancient and weathered. Some were precipitous, others strikingly unusual. An ordinary World Lord would probably have barely been able to make out their edges.
"The Treasure Land. They say treasures are hidden everywhere here-in flowers, birds, fish, insects, lakes, tree shadows, mountains, and the earth. Any spot might conceal one. As long as you meet the requirements set by the ancient being who left a treasure behind, it will open on its own."
"My teacher said this was the safest opportunity the Ancestral God Religion offered its inheritors, and the one with the lowest barrier to entry."
The Purple Kou, Bediya, held Li Che's arm as she explained the Treasure Land to him in detail.
The teacher she mentioned was naturally Purple Kou Venerable, a true Top Universe Overlord who held considerable standing within the Ancestral God Religion.
Li Che knew perfectly well that everything Bediya said was true.
Obtaining a treasure in the Treasure Land largely depended on affinity. In the original story, for instance, the Human Race's Seven Sword King had only pseudo-Invincible King combat strength, which was quite unremarkable among the Ancestral God Religion's hundred million inheritors. Yet he had still obtained a precious treasure.
With those thoughts stirring in his mind, Li Che maintained his Azure Kou appearance, resembling a human male, and descended onto the rippling lake. He