Chapter 292 The Copper Coin of Treasurefall!
Actually… Li Changshou had set up more than that for his treasure hunt this time.
At that moment, in the various parts of the Middle Continent and the South Continent, there were terrain maps of seven to eight Headless Mountains, the Great River, and valley. There were numerous paper effigies and immortal bean soldiers buried there.
Those places were all desolate and uninhabited. However, Li Changshou would create a scene after the battle and leave some traces of the sect being “destroyed”.
Those were all protective measures.
Li Changshou had considered everything beforehand.
As long as he searched for treasures, he would leave traces behind. Moreover, it would be too difficult for him to take the ox demon’s treasure without alarming them.
As for Fuxi, Xuanyuan, Shennong, and Da Yu, the four big shots, they knew of the treasure-seeking route.
It is inevitable that there will be some commotion. If people know about it, the risk of exposing my main body will continue to exist.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Li Changshou only had two options. He could either give up on searching for treasures and find other ways to enrich himself, such as studying the mystical techniques that Senior Xuanyuan had given him or he could make more arrangements and use his identity as the Sea God of the Heavenly Courts to search for treasures in various regions.
That would leave some interference information that would minimize the possibility of his main body and tracks being exposed.
In that case, those who did not know his treasure-seeking route would only know that the Sea God of the Heavenly Courts was causing trouble.
Those who knew about Li Changshou’s treasure-seeking path would not be able to directly determine where Li Changshou’s main body was when he entered the Fire Cloud Cave. Although he still had to consider the fact that the Immortal Du Sect was a faction of Ren School, Li Changshou still had plans to roam the Little Qiong Peak.
It was not that Li Changshou did not trust the four retired human emperors. The main point was that there were not only the Three Kings and Five Emperors in the Fire Cloud Cave. There were also the three-thousand-odd concubines…
In order to coordinate with the overall situation, Li Changshou could not cause too many demon casualties in Ci Tie City and the Ox Demon Valley.
In fact, the moment he saw the ox demon’s treasure vault, Li Changshou had already decided not to touch the treasures and weapons. He only wanted to find the opportunity that he was destined to encounter.
However, now, those comprehensive arrangements and meticulous arrangements had been completely… lost.
Why…
Li Changshou was asking himself that question repeatedly.
Why exactly?
I used so many resources and launched a full-scale feint attack. I even lost a Golden Immortal realm paper effigy. Yet, my only gain was…
Ding! You have discovered the eccentricity of the big shots of Jie School.
Who could I reason with!?!
In his previous life, Li Changshou had seen all kinds of strange situations under the pressure of society. He did not feel that such a matter was embarrassing. The big shots were also living beings. All living beings were not perfect. That was the natural Dao.
However, why did Daoist Duobao appear?
Why is it so difficult for me to find a Postnatal treasure? Must I defeat Daoist Duobao?
Li Changshou groaned and realized that he was a little overwhelmed. He immediately recited the Heart-Calming Incantation to calm himself down.
If anything happened, there would naturally be an emergency plan.
I thought about it before…
Forget it, I really did not consider that situation previously!
At that moment, the violet-gold alms bowl covered the ground and sealed off an area of 500 kilometers.
Li Changshou’s paper effigy looked up and immediately made the most rational decision.
Self-destruct! At that moment, the army of Immortal Bean Soldiers was still a distance away from the city.
The Immortal Bean Soldiers were like a timer. When they arrived in front of the array formation outside the city, it was Li Changshou’s “time of execution”.
Unfortunately, it was useless now.
Li Changshou gave the Immortal Bean Soldiers a command to stay still. The twenty-odd paper effigies that had mixed with the Immortal Bean Soldiers made a uniform movement.
They raised their hands and supported the sky!
Balls of True Samadhi Flames surged out of the paper effigies’ palms and transformed into fire dragons that wreaked havoc in the surroundings. In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of Immortal Bean Soldiers were completely ignited!
The army of soldiers that was in charge of pretending to attack and giving pressure were all products of mystical abilities. At that moment, they were being corroded by the True Flames condensed by Li Changshou’s Golden Immortal realm immortal power. In the blink of an eye, the twenty paper effigies were engulfed by the flames and turned into ashes that filled the sky!
Li Changshou did not feel any pain for such a loss.
The Immortal Bean Soldiers could only exist for twelve hours at most. After that, they would disperse their immortal powers and self-destruct.
The paper effigies that were not in the Golden Immortal realm only consumed the spiritual trees on the Little Qiong Peak.
Soon after, while the violet-gold alms bowl descended and the immortal bean soldiers burned themselves, the demons in the city were stunned. The three Golden Immortal realm demons outside the city were in a panic. The three Golden Immortal paper effigies, which were entangled with the three big bull demons, unleashed their immortal powers and blasted the three demons away! The three paper effigies turned around and used Wind Escape, instantly disappearing from the other party’s line of sight and immortal senses.
Li Changshou’s paper effigy had an obvious characteristic. Its combat strength was average, but its escape technique was definitely superior to those of the same level… In the wind, only the “human woman” remained. “You guys are impressive!” The three experts from the ox demon clan were stunned. How are they impressive? We had just exchanged a few blows. Aren’t we still testing each other?
The paper effigy, which did not appear in the Ox Demon Valley, immediately used Earth Escape and hid deep underground.
The paper effigies which had already appeared activated the self-destructing restrictions in unison. In the blink of an eye, they turned into ashes, water, lightning, and feathers.
Hence, the ox demons were extremely puzzled.
In the previous moment, Ci Tie City and the treasure vault of the valley were in danger. The human Qi Refinement cultivators were aggressive. In the next moment, the sky was filled with ashes. The powerful enemy disappeared without a trace. A violet-gold alms bowl covered a thousand kilometers.
Is this a dream?
Is it an illusion array?
What schemes do the humans have?!
The “wise ones” of the ox demons could not help but put their hands on their foreheads. They felt that their heads were about to explode.
“Damn it, what are these humans doing?” “I understand! Tens of thousands of humans sacrificed themselves to the heavens to unleash such an evil mystical ability!”
An old ox pointed at the cage-like alms bowl and shouted, “Our clan is in danger! Ci Tie City is in danger!”
Hence, miserable cries could be heard everywhere in the city…
The demons felt the pressure emitted by the violet-gold alms bowl. They sensed the vast Dharma powers that made the demons despair. The entire Ci Tie City and the Ox Demon Valley fell into another round of panic… That had nothing to do with Li Changshou.
At that moment, Li Changshou had already gathered the five Golden Immortal realm paper effigies. One of the paper effigies put away the other four and hid deep underground.
There was no choice. Li Changshou’s paper effigies were also trapped in the alms bowl. Originally, Li Changshou was prepared to destroy the five Golden Immortal realm paper effigies too.
However, before he attacked, he sensed the immortal senses that were locked onto him and he looked at the alms bowl above his head…
If he just destroyed them, the karma between him and Daoist Duobao would be officially formed.
Who was Daoist Duobao?
He was the Eldest Senior Brother of Jie School and the eldest disciple of the Grandmaster of Heaven. He was a big shot of the Dao Sect who could sit at the same table as the Great Daoist Master.
How could Daoist Duobao be at peace when Li Changshou had accidentally discovered some of his personal secrets?
Furthermore, he had used the “Sea God Set” for this operation. Daoist Duobao would be blocked by the Taiji Painting if he made any deductions. Naturally, he could set his focus on the Sea God of the Heavenly Courts.
He had to think of a way quickly.
If he could not do it, he would swear a Great Dao oath and guarantee that he would not spread the news.
No, it can’t be that simple…
“Ah…”
Scouring for treasures would make three generations live in poverty and hunting for treasures would ruin his life. In the future, I should not think about enriching myself. I should just focus on creating mystical abilities, array formations, and pills. What a profound lesson!
Later, I’ll copy the ‘Steadiness Sutra’ 9,000… Forget it, I’ll do it 3,000 times and get my junior sister to supervise me. I’ll reflect on why I suddenly have a desire for superficial items like numinous treasures.
“Um! That!”
Suddenly, Li Changshou’s paper effigy heard a voice transmission.
“Little Sea God, oh no, Little Sea God, why don’t you come to the treasure vault again?”
Li Changshou controlled the paper effigy and made a Dao salute. He looked at the array formation outside the Ox Demon Valley.
Just as he was in a dilemma, Daoist Duobao’s voice sounded again.
This time, he gave him a hidden path. It was the treasure-hunting path that Daoist Duobao had previously dug out and opened up.
A moment later, in the ox demons’ treasure vault.
The two figures looked at each other while standing 30 feet apart. Time seemed to have frozen again.
On the left, there a middle-aged Qi Refinement cultivator was dressed in a black Daoist robe. He was naturally Li Changshou’s paper effigy.
On the right, Daoist Duobao was dressed in a light yellow Daoist robe and holding a horsetail whisk. His entire body was emitting rich Dao runes, and he maintained a stiff smile on his slightly plump face… They fell into an awkward situation again. On the other hand, the disciples of a certain sect who had made some achievements in the aspect of livening up the atmosphere could not find any words that were appropriate and relaxed. Daoist Duobao said, “Sea…” “Huh?” Li Changshou looked surprised. He smiled and asked, “Senior, why are you here?”
“I… Ahahaha!”
Daoist Duobao raised his head and laughed loudly. He flicked his horsetail whisk and smiled. “I happened to pass by this place. Fellow Daoist Sea God, are you searching for treasures here?”
“Hahahahaha… What a coincidence. Senior, you also discovered that there are treasures here?”
“I happened to smell it.” Daoist Duobao squinted and smiled. He carried his horsetail whisk and approached Li Changshou.
Li Changshou subconsciously wanted to take half a step back, but he forced himself to take half a step forward. “Senior, since you like the treasures here, I’ll take my leave!” “Hey!”
Duobao smiled and grabbed Li Changshou’s arm. “It’s fate that we met today. I am the eldest disciple of Teacher, the Eldest Senior Brother of Jie School. How can I snatch the treasures from Fellow Daoist Sea God? Come, I’ll help you. Don’t let yourself return empty-handed! Although this demon is not famous, there are indeed a few treasures hidden here!”
Li Changshou muttered in his heart.
From the looks of it, Big Boss Duobao is not going to pursue the matter from before?
After Daoist Duobao finished speaking, he pointed his horsetail whisk at the pile of treasures that had formed a small mountain. The treasures immediately turned into streams of light and flew towards the empty corners of the treasure vault, returning to their original positions.
Even before Li Changshou said anything, Daoist Duobao took the initiative to say, “I believe you don’t fancy any Dharma treasures or Dharma artifacts here. Come, take a look at the treasure here!”
Li Changshou could not help but become more energetic. He followed the direction of Daoist Duobao’s horsetail whisk and saw… a five-feet-tall bronze ox statue. The copper ox had its head raised. Its tail also curled up. All four of its hooves were stepped on the clouds made of bronze, and its two eyes protruded to the left and right.
That was the supreme treasure of the ox demons. The frivolous ox was playing a fool, ahem, it was a young ox that was turning stone into gold!
Daoist Duobao smiled and said, “In the past, there was an expert in the demon race. He was transformed from the Primordial Demon Beast, Ci Tie. His most proud ability was to swallow ordinary treasures and obtain all kinds of essence gold. After Ci Tie died in ancient times, his demon core remained in the bronze statue. Therefore, the bronze statue has such a function. Although it’s not a treasure used for protection during fights, it’s also an extremely rare treasure that can be used for making money.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless. Although this treasure was good, he could not bring it back to Little Qiong Peak. However, it was useless.
“Well…” Li Changshou pondered for a while and asked,” Senior, are there any other treasures here? To be honest, I received guidance from an expert and learned that there is a treasure here that is fated with me. That’s why I put in so much effort to enter this place.”
“Oh?”
Daoist Duobao blinked and immediately perked up. “What treasure are you looking for? In terms of treasure hunting, I’m considered good among those below the Saint in the five continents.” “I don’t know either.” Li Changshou looked at the green ox statue and whispered, “But it should be a protective treasure.”
“There’s no hurry. I’ll help you!”
At that moment, Daoist Duobao reached his left hand into his sleeve and rolled it. There were clanging sounds inside. Daoist Duobao quickly took out a few ice-blue-colored butterflies.
“This is the Treasure Seeking Spirit Butterfly.”
After a simple introduction, Daoist Duobao raised the jade butterflies. One flew towards the bronze ox statue, while the other flew to the left and right corners and landed on a treasure armor and a short bow.
The fourth jade butterfly flew out of the cave… Li Changshou looked at the armor and longbow and hurriedly said, “Senior!” “There’s no hurry. I’ll knock out the living beings here first.” Daoist Duobao waved his horsetail whisk, and a light blue ripple appeared on it.
The ripples slowly spread out, and the entire Ox Clan valley became extremely quiet.
Li Changshou extended his immortal senses and discovered that all the demons, regardless of their cultivation level, were unconscious. He could not help but be speechless.
At that moment, Duobao rushed out of the cave excitedly while Li Changshou followed behind.
The Jade Butterfly was fearless of array formations and restrictions. It flew past the somewhat chaotic venue in front of the treasure vault, passed through the stone houses and tall buildings, and floated towards a wooden hut at the edge of the valley. Finally, it entered the wooden hut.
When Li Changshou and Duobao rushed over, they realized that the Jade Butterfly had stopped on a dirty cloth bag. Li Changshou picked up the cloth bag and poured it out. A few puppets dropped, and two copper coins landed in his palm.
This is!
Really! Li Changshou’s Dao heart trembled. He was full of admiration for the divination technique of Fuxi! “Come, let me take a look!”
Daoist Duobao stuck his head out.
A few thoughts flashed across Li Changshou’s mind. He held the copper coin with both hands and said, “Senior, please take a look.” Daoist Duobao’s expression was very solemn. He picked up the copper coin and scrutinized
Then, he praised, “Good stuff, good stuff! These are the first two copper coins that you humans have made. You used them to set up the system of commerce. There is a lot of merits hidden in them. However, now that the treasure is covered in dust and does not appear in front of others, you only need to use my merit to nurture it later to make it reveal its true appearance!”
Daoist Duobao placed the copper coin back onto Li Changshou’s palm. “Congratulations, my young friend. This treasure can be used to protect yourself!”
Li Changshou immediately felt at ease. He bowed to Daoist Duobao and said, “Thank you for your help, Senior. I’m very grateful!”
“Hey, what help? You’re treating me like an outsider!”
Daoist Duobao squinted and smiled. “I’m being too careless. I’ll also call you Changgeng. It’s a joyous occasion that Changgeng obtained a treasure today! I have to give him a congratulatory gift no matter what!” Li Changshou hurriedly said, “I have already received help from you, Senior. How can I take your gift?”
Duobao glared at him. “Why? Are you looking down on me? Master gave me my name!”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless.
Is he determined to give me hush money? “Come, come, come!” Daoist Duobao opened his sleeve and said, “You can choose any of the thousands of numinous treasures inside. If you can’t take a treasure as tall as you, you will not be giving me enough respect. I will also fly into a rage.”