Chapter 395 - 367: Stealing the Treasure (Part 1)

Chapter 395: Chapter 367: Stealing the Treasure (Part 1)

’Divine Thief Qian Huan was my best and only brother in my past life on the Floating Heaven Continent. If it weren’t for him, I never would have been able to cultivate the Nine-Turn Nirvana Skill to the Peak of the Dantian Acupoint Realm!’

’As a Divine Thief, he could steal anything, and the treasures he possessed were innumerable. In my past life, I was envious to death. I just never dreamed that after being reborn, I would start down his old path.’

’It’s true what they say... you become like the company you keep...’

"The Manor Master’s room? How am I supposed to get there?"

Nie Yun shook his head, casting aside the wild thoughts in his mind, and continued to observe. Although he could clearly see the Treasure Vault’s location, getting there would be extremely difficult. The Manor Master’s room was heavily guarded, and there were quite a few Sealing Arrays. Even with his abilities, sneaking in silently was next to impossible.

’Unless I truly possessed Qianhuan’s Divine Thief Talent.’

"Since I can’t get there from above, I can just dig a tunnel underground!"

After observing a little longer, Nie Yun’s eyes suddenly lit up.

The Treasure Vault was underground. Since he couldn’t pass from above, he could simply start from here and dig a tunnel straight to it!

Although Dieyi Manor had some defensive arrays underground, they were few and far between. For Nie Yun, who possessed the Celestial Eye Talent, they weren’t a problem at all.

However, his current location was a good five or six kilometers from where the Manor Master lived. Digging a tunnel that far would take a lot of effort.

’Let me see if there are any abandoned dry wells or something similar closer to the Manor Master’s courtyard. Starting from a place like that would save me a lot of distance!’

Nie Yun wasn’t afraid of digging five or six kilometers. Unleashing his Dark Force, a single, silent strike of his sword could carve out a tunnel several hundred meters long. But the longer the tunnel, the greater the risk. If he were discovered and they strengthened their defenses, going after their treasure would become much more difficult.

"Hm? This place is good. There’s no dry well, but the courtyard is empty, and it’s very close to where the Manor Master lives—only a few hundred meters away!"

Scanning the area, Nie Yun finally found a deserted courtyard. He tossed Mu Jie into a room to create the illusion that he was cultivating, then with a flicker, he shot out of Lixuan Pavilion and sped toward the courtyard.

In truth, the courtyard wasn’t abandoned; it was Mu Yan’s residence. As the steward of Dieyi Manor, Mu Yan naturally lived near the Manor Master. Now that he was dead, the courtyard was vacant.

He stealthily made his way to the courtyard in no time.

Nie Yun was able to move through Dieyi Manor without being detected not because his stealth techniques had reached the level of Divine Transformation, but because no one in the entire manor had a higher Soul Realm than him. Coupled with his Celestial Eye Talent, which allowed him to foresee the direction of others and detect sealing arrays and restrictions, it was incredibly difficult for anyone to discover him.

Of course, if Dieyi Manor had someone whose soul had reached the Late-Stage Spirit Level, he probably wouldn’t dare to be so bold—unless he were a Concealment Master or an Assassin Master!

Those two talents allowed for perfect concealment. Forget someone just one level higher; even someone two or three levels higher would have a hard time discovering them without the Celestial Eye Talent! Those two talents were the epitome of true, silent concealment.

"This is the spot!"

Finding the bedroom, Nie Yun confirmed the direction, and with a flip of his wrist, the Profound Jade Sword appeared in his hand. With a gentle shake, he sent a wave of Dark Force silently into the ground.

CRUMBLE!

He pressed his finger lightly on the spot where his sword’s energy had struck, and the ground collapsed, revealing a hole over a hundred meters deep.

’Digging a hole with Dark Force is so satisfying. Of course, if I had the Earth Master Talent, I wouldn’t even need to dig. I could just travel through the ground, and no one would ever discover me!’

Leaping into the hole, Nie Yun reflected with some emotion.

The Earth Master, Soaring Water Master, and Celestial Traveler were known as the three great escape talents. The Earth Master Talent allowed one to travel through the earth as if it were flat ground, leaving no trace behind. Its ability was comparable to that of a Soaring Water Master in water. If he had this talent, he wouldn’t even need to dig. Even if his targets found their underground vault completely ransacked, they would be left with the tragic realization that there wasn’t a single clue to be found.

Though his mind wandered, his hands didn’t stop. In a short while, he had carved out a horizontal tunnel extending straight toward the Treasure Vault beneath the Manor Master’s residence.

"This should be the Treasure Vault, right? What in the world is this ore? It can actually block the Celestial Eye’s perception?"

He soon arrived at the location of Dieyi Manor’s Treasure Vault. Nie Yun looked up and saw a stone chamber carved from a single block of pitch-black rock. Just like the Lingxi Celestial Palace, the rock was impenetrable to his Celestial Eye.

"Hm? There’s a sealing array on it? It’ll be triggered if it’s damaged at all?"

He was about to carve a hole in the stone chamber with his sword, slip inside, and clean the place out, but he discovered that the chamber was a single, seamless piece. Someone had placed a special sealing array on it. Forget opening a hole large enough for a person; even a crack the size of a finger would trigger the seal and alert the Manor Master!

’The Manor Master discovering me isn’t a huge problem. With my current strength, I could kill him if I catch him off guard. But if I kill him, things will really blow up. Getting the Spirit Rhinoceros Spring Water would become even more difficult!’

"Most treasure vaults have sealing arrays that defend against attacks. Why would this one have an alarm array? What exactly is stored inside?"

Since he couldn’t open it now, Nie Yun didn’t bother trying. He scratched his head, looking perplexed.

A defensive array would prevent thieves. An alarm array, and one this sensitive, was truly baffling.

"Hm? That’s right! Dieyi Manor and Muaixia Manor don’t get along. Since I can’t steal from the former, I’ll go see if I can steal from the latter. If I succeed, I can make the two manors fight and reap the benefits as the fisherman..."

Another plan popped into his head.

Thinking it over, Nie Yun reviewed the plan carefully and decided it was feasible. He quietly retreated from the tunnel and flew toward Muaixia Manor under the cover of night.

This wasn’t actually Muaixia Manor’s main headquarters. It was just a residence built here for convenience, as Muaixia Manor controlled access to the Spirit Rhinoceros Spring.

"Let’s see where their treasure is."

Activating his Celestial Eye, Nie Yun scanned the area for a while and, sure enough, found a secret location. It was also constructed from that impenetrable rock. Unlike Dieyi Manor’s, it wasn’t underground but in a hidden chamber to the side of the Manor Master’s room.

An ordinary person would have to go through the Manor Master’s room and activate a mechanism to get inside.

"This Manor Master of Muaixia Manor is just like the one from Dieyi Manor. He’s in his room and not coming out. What can I do to lure him out so I can clean out this Treasure Vault?"

After observing for a while, he saw that Mu Qi, the Manor Master of Muaixia Manor, was cultivating in his room with no intention of leaving. Nie Yun fell into deep thought.

’Looks like it’s time for the Disguise Master Talent to shine!’

A slow smile spread across Nie Yun’s lips.

"Demon Saint Ancient Corpse, come out!"

With a thought, he released the Demon Saint Ancient Corpse from his Storage Dantian.

"Disguise Qi, turn into the Manor Master of Dieyi Manor!"

With a faint smile, Disguise Qi surged from Nie Yun’s body and instantly changed the Ancient Corpse’s appearance, making it look like the Manor Master of Dieyi Manor. Although its face had changed, its soul aura was completely different from the real Manor Master’s.

’If you’re going to disguise yourself, you have to think from their perspective and consider every detail. If the Manor Master of Dieyi Manor were really up to no good, he would definitely find a way to alter his soul aura. Otherwise, since everyone’s aura is unique, it would be like the sun suddenly appearing in the middle of the night. Anyone who wasn’t blind would notice something was wrong!’

’By changing the soul aura and letting them guess his identity by his physique, the lie becomes more complete, more believable!’

"Divide soul, enter the Ancient Corpse!"

His decision made, Nie Yun’s spirit stirred, and he split off half of his soul, sending it into the Ancient Corpse’s body.

In the past, his soul had been too weak to dare split it like this. But now that he had reached Mid-Stage Spirit Level, his soul was powerful. Even split in two, his combat power wouldn’t diminish. It was just a matter of dividing his attention between two bodies, which felt a bit strange, like there were two of him.

"Cover its face. Although the Ancient Corpse is only sustained by Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, its combat power is no less than a Primordial Saint Realm expert’s. It shouldn’t give anything away."

Nie Yun gave a faint smile and placed a mask on the Ancient Corpse’s face, which was identical to that of Dieyi Manor’s Master.

"The plan begins. I’ll enter the Zihua Cave Mansion and wait for news."

With a thought, his original body entered the Zihua Cave Mansion, completely vanishing from the spot.

The Demon Saint Ancient Corpse (which could be called his clone) leaped up and headed deeper into the courtyard.

THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP!

A patrolling guard walked by.

SWISH!

The clone shot forward and grabbed the guard’s neck. Its pupils instantly turned blood-red as it activated the Blood Pupil Talent.

"Speak. Who is the strongest disciple from your Muaixia Manor participating in the Holy Spirit Disciple Competition this time?" the clone snorted coldly.

"It’s... It’s Mu Xiang!" Mesmerized by the Blood Pupil Talent, the guard told it everything he knew.

"Where does he live?" the clone continued to ask.

"In... Xuanyu Garden..." the guard said in a daze.

"Mu Xiang, Xuanyu Garden? Soul shock, erase memory!" The clone gave a faint smile, and with a stir of its spirit, it erased that segment of memory from the guard’s soul.

It could even erase the memories of an Early-Stage Spirit Level expert, let alone an ordinary guard who hadn’t even reached Qi Sea High Level.

SWISH!

After doing this, the clone shot off in the direction the guard had indicated. The guard shook his head, stood up with a confused expression, and had no idea what had just happened.

’So this is Xuanyu Garden? As expected of the residence of the most core disciple, it’s quite luxurious!’

The manor itself was somewhat plain, but this disciple named Mu Xiang occupied an entire courtyard by himself. The garden landscape inside was delightful, and one could tell at a glance that it had been lavishly decorated. It seemed this Mu Xiang fellow was indeed highly valued.

Of course, for Nie Yun, the more valued he was, the better.

Inside a room, a sturdy young man was on top of a woman with a willowy waist, plowing vigorously. The entire room was filled with a lustful air, utterly obscene.

"Young Master Mu Xiang, you’re amazing... I’m all yours now. You have to give me some kind of official status..."

The willowy-waisted woman said, swaying her hips and panting delicately.

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