Almighty Genius

Chapter 2295 - 1789: Entering the Final Treasure Repository!

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The people from the Six Major Families haven't managed to get any other treasures, obviously aiming for the treasures deep within the underground palace…

"Do you know what's hidden inside?"

After thinking for a moment, Qin Fang couldn't help but ask the three of them.

"Not sure…"

But all three shook their heads, glanced at the corpses on the ground, hesitated for a moment and said, "Perhaps some of the elders knew, but they're already…"

That statement was as good as not being said, and Qin Fang didn't bother to ask further.

At least Qin Fang had probed Elder Song's mind; apart from finding that the map was on Elder Jiang, there seemed to be no information regarding this… So the other elders might not necessarily know either.

Although such a judgment is indeed a bit arbitrary, since all the elders are already dead, talking about these issues has no meaning anymore. Everything will naturally be revealed once they reach the depths of the underground palace.

"Stay put…"

Thinking of this, Qin Fang lost interest in dithering with them and walked straight to the platform over there, intending to leave from here; everything relies on this…

"A Grandmaster level of Cheating Skills should be able to discover something!"

Qin Fang muttered silently to himself.

The map in his hand, although it marked quite a few things, still required his Cheating Skills to activate this teleportation formation…

The platform seemed to have nothing special, but it was actually covered by a very sophisticated Concealment Formation that only reveals its hidden parts once the formation is broken.

Qin Fang didn't know if any of the elders from the Six Major Families could break the Concealment Formation, but if several Great Grandmaster level experts worked together, they could forcefully break the formation's base without much trouble.

Of course, although Qin Fang's individual strength was not bad, he was far from the combined attack power of the elders, clearly lacking the ability to break the formation by force, so he had to use a relatively gentler method.

"Sure enough…"

The Grandmaster level of Cheating Skills was indeed much more powerful than before.

Previously, he could at most tell there was a Concealment Formation here, but breaking it required a certain price, after all, the skill level was a bit different and not so easy to bridge… But now, with just a few glances, Qin Fang understood instantly.

Without seeing how Qin Fang operated, he simply took some items from the Props Box, fiddled around on the ground for a while, and then… everything in front of him opened up. That seemingly simple platform had completely transformed.

The platform had disappeared, replaced by a dark passageway, with stone steps extending downwards, difficult to see the end with the naked eye.

"Let's go~~~"

Qin Fang took the lead, stepping into the passageway, and gestured to the three behind him to follow…

This was the only choice, otherwise, these people would be trapped and die here.

They filed in one after the other, walking down the stone steps… As they left, the simple formation Qin Fang had set up behind them broke without attack, the Concealment Formation restored to its original state, and closed completely.

If someone else rashly entered here again, they'd likely end up like that unfortunate soul who broke into the top mechanism.

Qin Fang naturally didn't care about these matters; those left in the underground palace behind him were all from the Hand of the Demon and the Six Major Families, none of whom were on his side. Life or death, it was of no concern to Qin Fang.

He led three Grandmaster-level experts forward, and after roughly ten minutes of walking, everything in front of them suddenly became clear…

"We've arrived…"

This was a relatively small space, surrounded entirely by stone walls, and apart from the pale glow of the eternal lamps on the stone walls, there was no other exit… The reason Qin Fang said this was because standing in front of them was a massive stone gate.

"Dragon Severing Stone…"

The three Grandmaster-level experts looked at the huge stone gate, their expressions changed, and they exclaimed.

"Look how scared you are… It's just a Dragon Severing Stone, isn't it?"

Qin Fang disdainfully sneered and walked directly to this stone gate.

Unlike ordinary stone gates that open from both sides, this gate was a giant Dragon Severing Stone that opens from bottom to top… If something goes wrong, the Dragon Severing Stone would immediately fall down.

This giant Dragon Severing Stone weighed at least several hundred to over a thousand tons… The surrounding thick stone walls ensured that even a Paramount Expert would surely die if trapped inside!

Among their group, the strongest was Qin Fang, whose strength was merely at the Early Stage of Grandmaster Level…

Their strength was even weaker, unable to contend against the weight of the Dragon Severing Stone, causing their panic.

Compared to the unsettled demeanor of these three fellows, Qin Fang was much calmer, holding the map and pondering over it, while the three crystal skulls were already placed at his feet... these were the keys to open this stone door.

"You three, come here..."

After examining the map roughly, Qin Fang understood what was needed, and immediately called these three grandmaster-level experts over.

"Each person takes one, follow my instructions..."

He directly distributed the three crystal skulls, one to each person. "Soon I'll mark the positions of the three keyholes for you. Your task is to insert the keys simultaneously... understood?"

"Understood!"

Though the three grandmaster-level experts were unclear about the truth, the situation compelled them, leaving no choice but to nod helplessly.

"I hope you truly understand. If there's any mistake, all four of us will be trapped here!"

Qin Fang gave them a deep look, then simply said a few words and fell silent.

With a light leap, Qin Fang ascended to a height of more than three meters, then marked the position of the first keyhole on the enormous stone door... even though nothing seemed to be there.

Then, with a faint turn of his body, he seemed to drift sideways mid-air two to three meters and marked the position of the second keyhole...

Tapping the stone door with his toes, Qin Fang jumped higher again, marking the position of the third keyhole!

"The three keyholes are arranged in a Three Talents Formation. You two handle the two on the sides, and I'll take you to the top one..."

After setting up all this, Qin Fang offered instructions, letting the three take a short rest before promptly moving into action.

No matter what those three were thinking, they feared death ultimately, so they wouldn't dare try any tricks... Once Qin Fang issued the order, the three rapidly ascended, inserting the crystal skulls they held into the keyholes.

The stone door was extremely hard, and Qin Fang's Flowing Shadow Divine Sword barely left marks on it, yet the crystal skulls slipped in as if fitting into soft tofu, easily entering.

Buzz~~~

A muffled sound echoed, and it felt like the entire ground was trembling.

Click click click click!!

Soon, sounds of machinery emerged from the immense Dragon Severing Stone, and it slowly began to rise upward...

Lifting such a massive stone weighing several hundred to thousand tons requires tremendous strength, and Qin Fang knew certain profound Thousand Doors Secret Techniques were employed within, though the lifting speed was notably slow.

However, they didn't need the stone to rise too high—enough to let them enter was sufficient.

As the stone door opened, the everlasting lamps behind the door in the secret repository automatically ignited, causing some flickers of light to be vaguely seen from outside.

"Go, enter..."

After a simple probe finding no hidden weapons, traps, and so on behind the stone door, Qin Fang led the others in, and the stone door gradually paused, remaining about two meters high!

Such height, such massive weight, once it fell, it would be swift, and even experts at the Supreme Realm might not react in time...

But now, they had no choice left. All of them entered the secret repository in succession.

This place, likely the real treasure land of this Underground Palace!

Of course, the only way out of the Underground Palace was likely within here too.

This was indicated in the map Qin Fang held... which vaguely marked the presence of an underground dark river, seemingly the only exit!

Yet, to truly understand the situation, they needed to enter the secret repository to grasp it slowly.

"Hiss~~~"

Despite Qin Fang and the crew's infinite anticipation for this Underground Palace and ultimate anticipation for the final secret repository, upon truly entering, the scene before them deeply shocked them.

Under the dim lights, what first appeared in Qin Fang and his crew's sight was a dazzling golden hue... that was the color of gold, and even after being stored for so long, it seemed still gleaming bright.

"Pure gold? It shouldn't be, right..."

However, upon seeing this dazzling gold, Qin Fang couldn't help but murmur this.

This Underground Palace existed for at least several hundred years, more than a thousand years wasn't impossible... Back then, gold refining techniques were certainly inadequate, unlikely to produce highly pure gold.

Yet, appearing before Qin Fang and company, was such eye-catching gold...

"Eh, why is it moving?"

What truly surprised Qin Fang and crew was that this gold actually... moved! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivator.)