Yang Zhen stared blankly at Wen Yuning. The Heavenly Book and Heavenly Book: Earth Treasury Chapter was on him, which meant that he was the one who could accurately locate the Heavenly Secret Lock?
If that's the case, why should Yang Zhen stay with these three guys?
Having thought of this, Yang Zhen had already come up with an excuse to leave the three of them, but before he could say it, he heard Ding Chun say:
"What good is finding the location of the Heavenly Secret Lock? The Heavenly Secret Tribulation Array inside the Heavenly Secret Lock is fraught with peril, with a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. Even Spirit Transformation Realm experts dare not easily break through. Those who can obtain the Profound Origin Dao One Purity are all Heaven-Favored Person. We are merely here to give it a try."
These words made Yang Zhen's heart skip a beat, and she immediately swallowed the excuse that was on the tip of her tongue.
Danger!
Damn it, thank goodness I didn't leave immediately. It turns out this Heavenly Secret Lock is such a dangerous place. If I had just rushed in like that, wouldn't I have been courting death?
It's more reassuring to stay behind these three guys.
Yang Zhen immediately made up his mind: he was determined to stay with these three people; they couldn't get rid of him no matter what.
At this moment, Gong Sanhe said with a smile, " The Heavenly Secret Lock isn't as dangerous as you imagine. As long as we handle it carefully, we still have some hope."
Listen to this, even an old man who doesn't even care about a Spirit Transformation Realm says there's some hope. It seems this thing really isn't so easy to obtain.
As Gong Sanhe spoke, he took out a bronze disc, which almost made Yang Zhen cry out in surprise.
Its appearance, its color, it... it's practically a simplified version of a compass!
Could the Ancient Life Sect be a lineage of tomb raiders?
Upon seeing Gong Sanhe take out the compass, Ding Chun and Wen Yuning were immediately taken aback and bowed to the side.
Gong Sanhe said to Yang Zhen, "You step back, let me try to find the location of the Heavenly Secret Lock."
Yang Zhen retreated to Ding Chun and Wen Yuning's side with a curious expression, watching Gong Sanhe with great interest.
Gong Sanhe's expression was solemn. He spun the compass in his hand rapidly while Niannian. Yang Zhen couldn't understand a single word; it was clearly an Elder Gu ritual.
Just as Yang Zhen was filled with suspicion, a burst of earthy yellow light suddenly erupted from the compass in Gong Sanhe's hand. With a buzzing sound, a Mountains and Rivers Painting appeared directly above the compass, exuding a mysterious aura.
Yang Zhen was startled, never expecting that the compass was actually a sacred treasure. This was the first time Yang Zhen had ever seen a sacred treasure other than a weapon, and his opinion of the Ancient Life Sect immediately rose to a higher level.
Although Gong Sanhe was only an elder of the Ancient Life Sect, he carried a compass that could locate dragons and was a sacred treasure. Clearly, the Ancient Life Sect's foundation was even stronger than Yang Zhen had imagined.
What surprised Yang Zhen even more was that although this small compass looked inconspicuous, it consumed such terrifying amounts of True Essence. In no time, even Gong Sanhe Peak Mahayana Realm stage expert, began to sweat.
Buzz--!
A series of buzzing sounds came, and the Mountains and Rivers Painting above the compass gradually expanded. Yang Zhen stared intently at it and his eyes widened immediately.
This Mountains and Rivers Painting seemed somewhat familiar. Upon closer inspection, Yang Zhen was astonished to discover that it was a microcosm of the vast Mountains and Rivers Painting within their field of vision.
This is a bit scary; it can draw maps so conveniently and quickly. This thing is actually quite useful.
Yang Zhen was envious and wondered if he could learn how this thing worked so he could make one for himself. He thought that he would never have to worry about getting lost again, as it could draw such a large map with a single hum. It was truly an essential Divine Artifact for home and travel.
If Gong Sanhe and the other two knew that Yang Zhen was actually plotting something like this, I wonder if they would slap Yang Zhen and chase him away.
At this moment, Gong Sanhe suddenly took a deep breath. As far as his eyes could see, the mountains and rivers were shrouded in mist, and complex and mysterious patterns appeared on the Mountains and Rivers Painting, like scanners, clearly scanning the entire landscape.
Yang Zhen looked at Gong Sanhe with some strangeness. Although Gong Sanhe was using the Earth Treasury Technique, Yang Zhen had never imagined that the Earth Treasury Technique could be used in such a... absurd way!
This isn't using the Earth Treasury Technique at all; it's like taking off your pants to fart—completely unnecessary.
Although Yang Zhen didn't know which Earth Treasury Technique Gong Sanhe used, he could vaguely see that Gong Sanhe had obviously used a compass to collect the heavens and earth and then used the Earth Treasury Technique to find the anomalies in the miniature landscape.
How is this method different from using Divine Sense to directly scan the heavens and earth?
Perhaps there are some differences, but the only advantage of this method is that it can bypass the feng shui of heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers, and directly scan a model without causing any feng shui changes to heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers.
As for other advantages, Yang Zhen really couldn't think of any. Anyway, Yang Zhen would never use such a low-level method. Moreover, there is actually a method in the Earth Treasury Technique that can avoid changes in feng shui and celestial numbers to locate the dragon vein.
It's obvious that Gong Sanhe doesn't know this method. Although his approach is a desperate and clumsy one, it's still a valid method. However, given Gong Sanhe's current level of cultivation, it's clearly too strenuous for him. If this continues, he will not only fail to find the exact location of the Heavenly Secret Lock, but he'll also end up vomiting blood.
"Puff--!"
"Holy crap!" Yang Zhen was startled. He hadn't expected that Gong Sanhe would vomit so badly, almost causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.
"As expected, it won't work. The Heaven and Earth Numeracy and the Earth Treasury Mystical Technique are indeed incredibly profound. Even this method won't work. It seems we are destined to be without the Heavenly Secret Lock."
Gong Sanhe shook his head, a helpless, bitter smile flashing across his face. Yang Zhen felt a pang of pity for him; why did this old man have to do this?
A hint of worry and regret flashed across Ding Chun's and Wen Yuning's faces. Ding Chun suddenly stared at Yang Zhen and said, "What did you just say?"
"Huh?" Yang Zhen was taken aback. "I didn't say anything."
"No!" Ding Chun's expression gradually turned cold as he stared at Yang Zhen and said, "Elder Gong just suffered a backlash from heaven and earth and vomited blood, and you actually cursed him? We can't find the Heavenly Secret Lock, are you very disappointed? What... what did you just say?"
" Ding Chun, don't be rude!" Gong Sanhe shouted in a deep voice. Just as he was about to speak, Yang Zhen suddenly spoke up.
"Hmph!" Ding Chun snorted coldly, clearly somewhat displeased.
Yang Zhen curled his lip and looked at Ding Chun, saying, "Holy crap, I was just saying 'holy crap.' I think finding this Heavenly Secret Lock might just require a single blade of grass."
Hearing Yang Zhen's words, all three were stunned. Ding Chun burst into laughter, saying, "Ridiculous! You think I'm a three-year-old child? You think I can find the location of the Heavenly Secret Lock?"
Yang Zhen stared into Ding Chun's eyes and said with a grin, "How will you know if you don't try?"
Before Ding Chun could speak, Gong Sanhe suddenly frowned and asked, "Young friend Li, do you really have a way to find the location of the Heavenly Secret Lock?"
Yang Zhen did not answer Gong Sanhe's question, but looked at Ding Chun with a half-smile.
Ding Chun, momentarily enraged, glared at Yang Zhen and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"