Zhang Xiaohua sensed fluctuations of vital energy beneath the ground, and his heart stirred. He thought of the underground chamber in Zhang Chengyue's study at the Misty Sect and guessed that this was the Secret Chamber of the West Cui Mountain chieftain.
His spirits soared as he began searching for the entrance. If anyone else had looked for it, they might not have found it easily, but under Zhang Xiaohua's divine sense, nothing could hide. After several sweeps, he discovered something unusual about the bed in the corner.
When he found the mechanism at one corner of the bed, he could not help secretly praising it. If he had truly relied on his eyes alone, he might never have found it. It seemed the things inside this Secret Chamber were indeed worth anticipating.
After Zhang Xiaohua lifted the bedding and entered the Secret Chamber through the bedstead, before he could even set foot on the stairs, he saw a hazy glow ahead. He was startled. Could this be the Luminous Pearl recorded in books?
Zhang Xiaohua lit a tinder stick, and the sight before him left him dumbfounded. Before him lay a space about one zhang square. To his right stood a weapons rack bearing several strange and unusual Weapons. To his left were several large chests. Farther ahead was the hazy glowing area he had seen earlier: several tables piled with jewels and jade ornaments. Most peculiar of all was an incense burner beside the tables, like those used in temples for burning incense. It had three legs below and a spherical body above, except this incense burner also had a lid.
Zhang Xiaohua swept it with his divine sense and found that the vital-energy fluctuations came precisely from this incense burner. He cautiously stepped forward, touched it with