Live a Few More Days

"This is no ordinary compass; it's a compass that can break formations, capable of discerning the orientation of formations below the numbers six and nine!"

"A marvelous tool!"

"Wouldn't this kind of treasure be able to counter most formations?"

"Can we break the formation on the other side of the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains?"

Of the items appraised at the grand banquet at the Marquis's residence, 80% were items described in historical records, while only 20% exhibited characteristics of Law Treasure Law Artifact.

Of these two categories, some are damaged, making most unusable.

However, when the quantity is large enough to satisfy hunger, the ratio becomes insignificant.

Two-tenths of the more than three thousand antiques is six hundred pieces. Even if ninety percent of these six hundred pieces are defective, there are still fifty or sixty pieces that have ingenious uses.

Some appraisers discovered its ingenious use, while Li Shaojun saw through its flaws.

This treasure appraisal extravaganza went from a low point to a high point.

Many of the banquet guests who were shown how to correctly use the Law Artifact were so excited that their faces turned red.

Whether passed down through generations or acquired through other means, these are treasures they possess.

A single treasure may be quite valuable, but when it comes to certain special occasions, it can be priceless.

The discovery of a compass further fueled the desire to break the formation.

That was the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains in the Northern Border that had remained unconquered for decades, a perilous border where the Great Han Dynasty and the Xiong State had repeatedly clashed, and where countless resources and manpower had been wasted over the decades.

If one can break through the formation using the compass, the benefits of this Law Treasure will be enough to earn a noble title.

"This compass has such a strange shape! If it weren't for Master Li's guidance, we would never have been able to figure out its use!"

The person who obtained the compass was Tang Rui, who did not hold a high position at the banquet, but the appraisal of this antique earned him special treatment.

Some looked on with envy, others with greed, while still others remained ambiguous, as if waiting to watch the show.

A treasure that can be used at the right time can bring immense merit, but if it cannot be used, it can delay the opportunity to fight and lead to the extinction of the entire clan.

This is a treasure that those who have already reached high positions dare not use, and something that those from ordinary families who hope to advance their careers would risk everything for.

Although Tang Rui's treasure will not arouse the covetousness of the Aristocratic Clan families, the risks of possessing it will not be small.

"Lord Tang, you must take good care of this item!"

Zhang Xuezhou spoke up to remind Li Shaojun, then nudged him, indicating that it was not advisable to publicly disclose anything that might pose a risk, lest it bring unavoidable harm to others.

"I am now Daoist School master," Li Shaojun whispered telepathically. "I will not only point out the treasure, but I will also disdain such treasures, thereby demonstrating my own superior demeanor."

"Master Li, Tang Rui doesn't know how to repay you. These Little Jin are just a small token of my gratitude..."

"Nonsense! Who do you take me for!"

Li Shaojun responded to Zhang Xuezhou in a low voice. Hearing Tang Rui bowing and thanking him, and then taking money to express his gratitude, Li Shaojun quickly put down Zhang Xuezhou and turned to scold Tang Rui.

"Master, this treasure..."

"My engagement with you in appraising treasures was purely by chance and out of fortuitous opportunity; I wasn't after your money. If you wish to express your gratitude, simply take any item as a souvenir. Don't humiliate me with these worthless pieces of gold and silver!"

"I didn't, Daoist Master, I really didn't!"

"Since you want to be sincere, then..."

Li Shaojun reprimanded Tang Rui, then quickly lowered his voice.

A moment later, a wooden statue of a ghost or deity appeared in Li Shaojun's sleeve.

"What's this little wooden carving for?"

Li Shaojun's situation was not an isolated case; it was the third time he had received payment. In total, he had taken a bronze vessel, an empty wooden box, and Tang Rui's wooden carving.

Zhang Xuezhou searched back and forth, but he didn't find any treasure, nor did he obtain any gifts of gratitude from the others.

This was indeed not Zhang Xuezhou's home turf. He wandered around and just watched the excitement, gaining some knowledge in the process.

"That Zhenyuan wasn't planning to build an array, but this wooden carving can be used as an array element to summon the power of ghosts and gods," Li Shaojun said.

"So it was a component!"

The most difficult things to identify are those arranged in formations. Once a single link in a formation is broken, it becomes ineffective and thus becomes difficult to discern.

Some array-forming objects don't even possess inherent power; even using Law Power to activate them won't produce any effect. Only when nurtured and guided by the power of the array can they unleash their abilities.

In the past, there have been many cases where people found array pieces and then abandoned them, some collected them and then ignored them, and some used array pieces as firewood, while the copper and iron parts were melted down for forging.

Zhang Xuezhou was also a semi-formation master, but he was mistaken. It wasn't until Li Shaojun reminded him that he carefully examined the formation components for a moment and discovered a clue.

"Don't say I didn't do any work. I've been looking after everyone," Li Shaojun said in a low voice.

"Knew!"

Zhang Xuezhou and Divine Lord Zhenyuan may not seem to have done anything, but as long as these two are present, Li Shaojun can put aside his wariness of the Empress Dowager and be at ease. Not to mention that Li Shaojun also wants to cooperate with Zhang Xuezhou and needs his Zhang Xuezhou.

The bronze artifact that Li Shaojun obtained was the size of a head. It was completely black and had holes the size of fingers in all four places. It could not be used to cook food, but it could be used as Law Artifact for evil spells, or it could be given to Rong Tianding.

The empty wooden box was lighter than Li Shaojun had estimated, leading him to suspect that it contained a hidden compartment.

He appraised a treasure for someone and then took something the other person couldn't easily identify, so both were happy.

How do you plan to get your hands on Tian Fen's roster?

Li Shaojun appraised one object, and then took another that was difficult for others to identify.

However, since Li Shaojun had appraised Tian Fen's scroll and needed to use it to infiltrate the Immortal Court system, Zhang Xuezhou felt that Li Shaojun had been rather rash in his previous remarks, making it quite difficult to obtain Tian Fen's family tree now.

"I'm probably not the only one who noticed the trickery in that scroll," Li Shaojun whispered. "I had to speak up then. Let them fight like dogs for now. The Great Han Dynasty is very wary of this kind of thing anyway; anyone involved will be in trouble. Once they've finished their infighting, it won't be too difficult for us to retrieve it!"

"Who else noticed?"

"Marquis of Weiqi's eyes showed something unusual at the time; he must have noticed it. Qu Ni Hou may have seen something similar before; his behavior was also strange, and he even kept glancing at the scroll. As for the others, I can't be sure!"

"Dou Ying and Chen He?"

Zhang Xuezhou and Li Shaojun shuttled back and forth. When he looked back, he saw Dou Ying still sitting at the front, drinking and eating meat, and occasionally exchanging a few words with Tian Fen.

The lively treasure appraisal scene that everyone else found uninteresting to Dou Ying; Dou Ying would only get up and observe from a distance when he had identified a treasure.

Li Shaojun wasn't in a hurry about the scroll, nor did he intend to impersonate someone else to enter the Immortal Court right now, and Zhang Xuezhou was clearly even less in a hurry.

He put down Tian Fen's scroll, picked up the wooden carving of ghosts and gods and wandered around it, then strolled back to Divine Lord Zhenyuan's side.

"Did he give this to me?"

Upon receiving the array components from Zhang Xuezhou, Divine Lord Zhenyuan's expression changed slightly.

This was the fourth array item he had acquired. Through his continuous participation in banquets over the past few days, he had obtained more than Li Shaojun, while Divine Lord Zhenyuan had merely followed along without offering any substantial assistance.

"Very well, I'll let you live a few more days. Once the Holy Son leaves Chang'an City and takes me to the Yedie River Holy Land, I'll return and take his life!"

Li Shaojun is of questionable character, but he has treated me quite well.

After some deliberation, Divine Lord Zhenyuan decided to let the other party live a little longer rather than choosing to strike hard tonight.