e past few instances.Is this all the surprise that the young man can offer us Is this the extent of his capabilitiesAt this moment, all the people present, including Reina's mother, were looking at th...Chapter 219 Treasure 1
If one were to ask how long it took for Freedom to complete the excavation of this treasury, the time was quite lengthy. It took several months, not just because Freedom didn't have much free time and couldn't be there around-the-clock, but also due to the need to avoid discovery.
The main reason was that the underground treasure vault was enormous; it could almost be called an underground palace. Whether by luck or coincidence, this vast underground palace remained undiscovered for two thousand years despite its surface entrance, which is truly miraculous.
Freedom was certain of this because nothing inside the underground palace had been touched, and neither entry points nor any other secret exits were opened.
This could be considered a perfect design by the builders, who took into account the possibility of discovery. The location in the mountain's depths certainly helped conceal it. However, up to now, the Heavenly Gate seems fated never to encounter this treasure. Many areas beneath the Heavenly Gate overlap with the underground palace; just a little bit closer and they would have discovered it!
But alas, that was just how fate went, and ultimately, no discovery was made.
Freedom should feel fortunate about this because if someone had discovered it, he wouldn't be able to see the complete mechanisms designed here. He also might not be able to witness the intact underground palace or the subsequent treasure-filled libraries, weapon palaces, and wealth palaces within. Freedom didn't care much about those.
Perhaps the material palace was a bit intriguing. As for the medicinal herb palace, it seemed that the medicine there had expired; three thousand-year-old medicines are hard to preserve their efficacy even if they exist.
The treasure vault mentioned earlier is just one area of this underground palace. Although the treasure vault has numerous sub-palaces with many rare collections, it’s still only a part of the overall underground palace.
There were several other areas such as living quarters and martial arts training zones. This underground palace had everything conceivable or inconceivable; one could hardly imagine what wasn't there.
Freedom realized that this underground palace was not merely for storing treasures, so calling it a treasure vault is somewhat inaccurate.
To Freedom, this place was more like a base or sanctuary. The original builders might have wanted people to relocate here or leave a fallback option; Freedom believed the latter was more likely. Otherwise, why would such a secret be hidden within the Invincible Sword
However, these are just speculations by Freedom. Whether this is true and what exactly happened back then only those from three thousand years ago know.
The reason for the absence of historical records about such an enormous project remains unknown; it's something that only the original builders knew!
Now, all Freedom needed to do was dig up treasures within this underground palace. After studying and maintaining the mechanisms, he started examining the books.
While researching the mechanisms, Freedom also maintained them so they could continue functioning properly, which is beneficial for his research but not ideal for future visitors who would have to face these fully operational traps.
Future visitors might wonder why all of these mechanisms were still in perfect working order after three thousand years!
All this was yet to come. When Freedom saw the books here, he seemed to discover or confirm something that made him curious. He hadn't expected the underground palace would be...
If it turned out to be so, having the Heavenly Gate built above this underground palace would be quite ironic.
No matter how one looks at it, Freedom felt no need to delve into these matters further. All he wanted was to dig up the second treasure of this underground palace: the library within it, which exceeded his expectations in every way.
The books here could nurture not only a peerless expert but also establish an ultra-powerful faction; the martial arts texts were more abundant than any other place, and some were extremely mysterious and long-lost techniques.
Not just martial arts texts, there were also medical texts, mechanical texts, sword-casting texts—virtually all kinds of knowledge were present in a comprehensive manner. Some techniques might be outdated, but there was still plenty of lost advanced skills to be found here, providing Freedom with great benefits.
Just this library took him around ten months to thoroughly digest its contents, signaling that he could largely stop visiting the underground palace because subsequent treasures would be physical items which he couldn't carry away regardless.
However, during his stay, Freedom also utilized materials within to create some items. These materials were insignificant compared to what was in the underground palace; no one would notice their absence.
The creation process was kept very secret with no one knowing about it!
Calculating the time, it seems that Xiaoyao has been in Tiānmén for more than a year. Because of this, his plan to闖蕩江湖 (venture out into the world) was put on hold, but this is also worthwhile for him and it's part of being in the江湖 (world).
During these more than a year, Xiaoyang seems to have gradually integrated into Tiānmén, becoming a member of Tiānmén, and even a somewhat famous one.
The reason he is somewhat famous is that Xiaoyao often interacts closely with Dōngfāng Wúniàn, the daughter of the sect leader. Currently, she still insists on eating only what Xiaoyao makes; otherwise, no matter how much others persuade her that their food is made by him, it won't work.
Because of this relationship, Dōngfāng Wúnian often chats with Xiaoyao, but nothing more than that. This has put many people at ease and also spared Xiaoyao from being disturbed.
If there were any signs of a romantic development between them, it's likely that a lot of people would talk to Xiaoyao about it, perhaps even including the sect leader. Their reasons might differ, but for Xiaoyao, they are all troublesome.
Fortunately, the relationship between Dōngfāng Wúnian and Xiaoyao can be described as "the friendship of gentlemen is light like water." This makes it hard to say anything about it; even those with a bit more intelligence understand that saying something in such circumstances would only make things worse and affect how Dōngfāng Wúnian views them, which is most important.
The reason for this superficial friendship lies in their personalities, especially Dōngfāng Wúnian's personality. The name "Wúnian" suits her well; although she often chats with Xiaoyao, she has no other intentions but to chat.
Xiaoyao doesn't care about what Dōngfāng Wúnian thinks outside their conversations. Even if she has other intentions while chatting, he won't respond in any way, which causes her to give up on those thoughts. Thus, they appear so plain and ordinary that many feel the expected development between them is missing.
Of course, although there's some disappointment, this is good news for everyone!
This day, Xiaoyao was originally looking around in the underground palace but his early set warning device went off. He knew someone intended to find him and he had placed it a hundred meters away from his house. Within that range, only his house exists and there's seldom any visitor here; hardly anyone comes every day, so triggering the alarm can only mean someone is looking for Xiaoyao.
After sensing the warning signal, Xiaoyao naturally appeared because if people found out he wasn't home, it would definitely cause trouble.
"Xiaoyao!" Dōngfāng Wúnian's gentle voice rang out as she lightly knocked on the door.
"Second Miss, good morning. Didn't I have the kitchen prepare your breakfast" Xiaoyao opened the door almost immediately after hearing her knock; he didn't mind being suspected of reacting too quickly since it was quite normal for people to be found here early due to its open space.
Xiaoyao wondered why Dōngfāng Wúnian would come at this time. She usually comes occasionally, but with a gap of several days between visits, while her last visit had only been two days ago, it was somewhat abnormal.
"I've already eaten breakfast; as usual, it's delicious. But I came here for something else today; don't think I'm just another foodie like Chīchī!" Dōngfāng Wúnian said with a smile.
"Chīchī..." Chīchī protested on the side, why drag me into this.
"Actually, in my opinion, you and Chīchī are indeed alike; our connection is food." Xiaoyao laughed at that moment without hesitation, not afraid of offending Dōngfāng Wúnian. Within a certain scope, they could talk about anything.
..."Dōngfāng Wúnian remained silent.
"What do you need today" Xiaoyao asked.
"How did you know I have something to ask for" Dōngfāng Wúnian curiously asked.
"So there is indeed something, I thought it was just an unusual behavior of yours coming here again after only two days." Xiaoyao said.
"What's unusual How can you say that!" Dōngfāng Wúnian said a bit displeased.
"Under normal circumstances, you would come back in five or six days to talk about what kind of food you want. Today's situation is indeed abnormal!" Xiaoyao slowly explained.
..."Dōngfāng Wúnian remained silent; according to Xiaoyao's explanation, it was true but the statement felt strange and she couldn't refute it either.
"Let’s talk about important stuff," Xiaoyao smiled and changed the subject. He also wanted to know what Dōngfāng Wúnian came for because based on his understanding of her, there must be something urgent.was met with indifference.What's even more annoying is that this person is just a lowly steward!In this moment, Ning Zhiyuan felt that perhaps he had made a mistake, and that he shouldn't have come. S...