Purple Mist Dao Master

Chapter 712 - 436 Tan Valley Sudden Change: Chen Ze Kills Yan Chuan?! _2

But who could have imagined!The good old Yan Chuan came back from his trip with even more treasures, increasing his collection of fifth-rank treasures by five items!

This guy!

Where did he get them from!

"Ah! That’s it!"

"I almost forgot! Yan Chuan has an astonishing ability to upgrade treasures. Both the ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ and the ’Gravity Domain’ were elevated from fourth rank to fifth rank by him!"

"During this outing, he must have upgraded three more exotic treasures!"

"No, no, no!"

"Perhaps even more!"

"There’s also the two pieces of orange equipment on Chen Ze!"

Lu Yuru was shaken to the core.

In the eyes of Yan Chuan and Jiang Bianliu, she appeared dumbfounded.

Jiang Bianliu’s expression was gentle as he looked at Lu Yuru: "Your intention to support City Lord Yan is commendable. But I’m curious, why do you suspect Chen Ze?"

Things have gone wrong!

This is bad!

Lu Yuru originally came to report Chen Ze, claiming that she saw Yan Chuan’s ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ and ’Gravity Domain’ with Chen Ze, giving her a reason to suspect him.

When the time comes,

Jiang Bianliu will investigate, and with evidence, Chen Ze won’t have a chance to hide.

But now, with Yan Chuan right here, her suspicion of Chen Ze is unfounded, and her story falls apart.

Lu Yuru was in a dilemma.

She looked at Jiang Bianliu, then at Yan Chuan, gritted her teeth, and made a decision: "Elder Jiang! I wish to speak to City Lord Yan in private!"

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"Elder Jiang has left, can you speak now?"

Yan Chuan looked at Lu Yuru, shaking his head: "Actually, I know the nature of my brother and Elder Jiang very well. If you have any secrets, telling them would probably be safer than telling me."

"I just want to tell you!"

"And can only tell you!"

Lu Yuru’s words sounded like a confession, which Yan Chuan misunderstood.

But that wasn’t the case—

"City Lord! The ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ was originally fourth rank, correct?" Lu Yuru stared at Yan Chuan with her large eyes.

Hmm?

This is getting interesting.

Yan Chuan’s mind slightly stirred.

Lu Yuru’s words carried significant information, obviously knowing that the ’Gathering Treasure Basin’ was now a fifth-rank exotic treasure and even knew that it was upgraded from fourth rank.

Suddenly, Yan Chuan remembered last year when Lu Yuru insisted on using the fourth-rank exotic treasure ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle’ to exchange for his ’Gathering Treasure Basin.’ At the time, Yan Chuan was sure that only he knew that the original ’fourth-rank Gathering Treasure Basin’ had been enhanced to fifth rank, and Lu Yuru had only glanced at it before, without even touching it.

At the time, Yan Chuan thought it was just a coincidence and didn’t think much of it.

But now, it doesn’t seem to be as simple!

With no turning back, Lu Yuru pressed on, knowing hesitation would lead to defeat, cooperation to mutual benefit: "Brother Yan has five fifth-rank treasures, right? And Chen Ze has two, doesn’t he?"

"Go on."

Yan Chuan kept a straight face, but inwardly, he was truly shocked—

[Fifth Rank·White Horn Trumpet (level 41).]

[Fifth Rank·Star Stone (level 42).]

[Fifth Rank·Gathering Treasure Basin (level 41).]

[Fake Fifth Rank·Jiazi Tai Sui (level 41).]

Plus, Fu Manduo’s fifth-rank exotic treasure ’Jinxiu Compass,’ left in ’Wuzhiqi,’ to track auras, makes five items in total.

As for Chen Ze—

Fifth Rank·Three Heads and Six Arms.

Fifth Rank·Wuzhiqi.

The two ’Shen Wu’ just match.

Spot on.

Lu Yuru’s accuracy was impressive, but how did she know?

"To not hide anything from Brother Yan, I awakened a pair of ’Wisdom Eyes’ at the age of eighteen, which allow me to see treasure lights invisible to ordinary people—"

"First-Rank White Light."

"Second-Rank Green Light."

"Third-Rank Blue Light."

"Fourth-Rank Purple Light."

"Fifth-Rank Orange Light."

Lu Yuru confessed honestly: "The two orange lights on Chen Ze’s body shoot into the sky like pillars, and the five orange lights on Brother Yan’s body shine together— I can see them clearly."

Wisdom Eye?!

Yan Chuan was taken aback.

This Lu Yuru, who usually kept a low profile, dedicating herself to understanding the Three Great Swords, seemed very ordinary but now appeared to also have a cheat ability. Perhaps she’s not as extraordinary as Wang Zhengyi, but if used properly, this ’Wisdom Eye’ for observing treasure lights really isn’t bad.

"Did Lu Fairy find the fourth-rank exotic treasure ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle’ using your ’Wisdom Eye’?"

Yan Chuan understood now.

He was previously curious about where Lu Yuru got the fourth-rank exotic treasure ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle.’ Now it made sense; with the ’Wisdom Eye’ to see treasure lights, Lu Yuru wouldn’t lack exotic treasures, but most treasures already had owners. What she lacked was the power to acquire them!

"Brother Yan!"

"I have a pair of ’Wisdom Eyes’ to discover exotic treasures, and you have the ability to enhance them. Together, we can gather all the exotic treasures in the world!"

Seeing that Chen Ze, Yan Chuan, Situ Fei, and Wang Zhengyi were all achieving enlightenment, while she saw no hope, after much thought and hesitation, Lu Yuru couldn’t hold back anymore. Especially after falsely accusing Chen Ze of harming Yan Chuan to seize treasures and regretting Yan Chuan’s presumed death, Lu Yuru decided not to delay any longer. She took the opportunity to frankly reveal her cards to Yan Chuan: "I trust Brother Yan’s character!"

Lu Yuru’s expression was firm as she took out a cloth bag from her bosom and poured out its contents with both hands—

Clatter!

Swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks!

Pearls, jadeite, hairpins!

Clothes, shoes, armor, crossbows!

...

A large pile, dazzling to the eyes.

Every single one of them was an exotic treasure!

"So many?"

Yan Chuan was astonished.

This big pile in front of him, at least forty or fifty items, their ranks couldn’t be discerned with the naked eye, but the sheer number was already shocking.

Moreover, he recognized the fourth-rank exotic treasure ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle,’ which Lu Yuru once took out to exchange for his ’Gathering Treasure Basin.’

"Where did they all come from?"

Yan Chuan questioned curiously.

Lu Yuru pointed outside: "Although Tan Valley Royal City is ruined and has been looted many times, treasures still remain within the rubble and dust. With ’Wisdom Eye,’ I’m not afraid of treasures being concealed; I can see their treasure lights and retrieve them."

So that’s how it is.

Yan Chuan realized.

Tan Valley Royal City was once prosperous, filled with exotic treasures. Although most treasures were destroyed in its fall, some still slipped through the net.

Lu Yuru, using her ’Wisdom Eye,’ searched for treasures in the ruins and indeed found a lot.

"There are 61 exotic treasures here in total, including 17 first-rank, 29 second-rank, 12 third-rank, and 2 fourth-rank treasures."

What an abundance!

Yan Chuan marveled.

"Thanks to the unique situation of Tan Valley Royal City, I was able to gather so much. Before this, in Great Yan and entering the Mountain and Sea Realm from Zhaoxin Academy, as wide as the world is, I was like a headless fly, scarcely encountering first or second-rank exotic treasures, let alone third or fourth-rank ones."

Lu Yuru faced difficulties as well.

Despite possessing the ’Wisdom Eye,’ she truly prospered only after reaching Tan Valley Royal City. In just over half a year, she collected fifty to sixty exotic treasures from the city ruins, most of which were first or second-rank, but nonetheless included 12 third-rank items.

While Yan Chuan’s current focus was on fifth-rank treasures, for those in the Postnatal Realm Peak State, third-rank treasures were sufficient for establishing themselves. At the Cang Mountain Sword Discussion, any Heavenly Pride with a third-rank exotic treasure could make a name for themselves—

Liu Xin’s ’Chasing God Blade,’ Ma Hongniang’s ’White Bone Banner,’ Gongyang Yu’s ’Binding Rope,’ Luo Qi’s ’Ancient Sound of the Primordial World,’ Guo Xi’s ’Golden Stick,’ Zhuge Zhen’s ’Centipede Bee Bag,’ Cai Ru’an’s ’Five-Colored Stone,’ Chi Gao’s ’Water and Fire Blade,’...

Third-rank exotic treasures!

Each had its merit!

At this moment, Lu Yuru had 12 third-rank treasures, even more than Yan Chuan!

However, Yan Chuan wasn’t interested in third-rank treasures. As his gaze scanned over the dozens, he asked curiously: "Aside from ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle,’ which is the other fourth-rank treasure?"

"This treasure is called ’East Tomb Flute,’ specifically restraining mountain spirits and water monsters. When played, creatures hearing it fall dazed, their bodies becoming weak and defenseless. It can split stones and open mountains, able to traverse the mightiest of seas." Lu Yuru picked up a jade flute, which bore the characters ’East Tomb.’

"A flute?" Yan Chuan immediately thought of the ’Sea Waves Raising Song’: "Probably useful."

However, this was Lu Yuru’s treasure, and Yan Chuan didn’t covet it.

In comparison to ’East Tomb Flute,’ Yan Chuan was actually more interested in the previous ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle,’ which could aid cultivation, making it a valuable treasure.

Ironically.

Lu Yuru was also most interested in the ’Sun and Moon Colored Glaze Bottle’—

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