Chapter 1524 - 1254: Treasure Retrieval (Part 1)

Chapter 1524: Chapter 1254: Treasure Retrieval (Part 1)

After a night spent in comfort, Lin Tian sprawled out on the bed and slept deeply until the sun was high in the sky the next day. He lay there staring blankly at the ceiling.

He sometimes felt the need to clear his mind, otherwise, staying in a constant state of tension would be too exhausting.

But after stepping out of his room, Lin Tian prepared to become busy again. He could see many people at the Xu Family Stream were rushing around, clearly in preparation to go to the Dragon Transformation Pool, first to transport back the giant python’s body for processing, with the pool’s water naturally becoming the Xu family’s private property.

Lin Tian had no objections to this, after all, he’d been soaking there for about a month, and his body had undergone a qualitative transformation. From skin to bones, though it didn’t show on the outside, even without any external martial arts, he was much stronger than the Wang Family’s Nine-Turned Barbaric Bone Body.

Xu Xianrong had also rested well and changed into a fresh set of clothes. Holding the Thousand Cyan Threads, the breeze blew her hair, and her delicate face still looked as stunning as ever.

Xu Xianrong smiled at Lin Tian and said, "My brother found the Dragon Transformation Pool last night, and the giant python’s body has been brought back. I heard it took all morning to strip off all the scales, but the snake has yet to be cut open, waiting for you to do it yourself. You can choose whatever you want first."

This was precisely why Lin Tian liked the Xu Family Stream; the Xu people were very considerate and usually treated him like one of their own. During treasure distribution, he was always allowed to choose first, as with the wild bull and the giant python. Of course, the main reason was that Lin Tian had personally killed these troublesome creatures.

"Alright, but I should eat something first," Lin Tian said with a smile.

"What eating? Just grab a couple of buns and eat on the go, everyone’s waiting for you. If my brother hadn’t said you were too tired and let you sleep longer, I would’ve dragged you out of bed at five in the morning. Are you really going to make them wait longer?" Xu Xianrong asked with raised eyebrows.

Lin Tian broke into a sweat, relieved she hadn’t come in the morning, or... would his innocence remain?

Her words made Lin Tian feel somewhat embarrassed, so he quickly grabbed a couple of steamed buns from the kitchen, stuffing them down his throat without water and following Xu Xianrong, nearly choking on the way.

Eventually, Xu Xianrong led Lin Tian to a large cellar. It was spacious and cool inside, the air infused with the aroma of wine, indicating this was where the Xu family brewed their liquor.

There weren’t many people in the cellar, just a dozen or so key members of the Xu family. They were using sharp knives to peel off the giant python’s golden scales piece by piece, but the snakeskin couldn’t be preserved.

The giant python, once majestic and covered in golden light, was now unrecognizable to Lin Tian, with its body bloodied and stripped of scales, revealing white flesh soaked in blood, the pungent scent causing all to wrinkle their noses.

Xu Shaohui approached Lin Tian upon seeing him, marveling, "I’m really curious how you managed to kill this giant python all by yourself. Its scales are so hard, even the Thousand Cyan Threads couldn’t cut through. Thinking to go for a pot-under-the-kettle trick inside its mouth — you sure are clever. Impressive!"

Standing beside Lin Tian, Xu Xianrong glanced at him and said, "At that time, he just jumped into the water. What happened afterward, I have no idea. Somehow, the python leapt out of the water, and by the time it lay on the ground, its head had several holes."

Lin Tian chuckled lightly, "The situation was too dire, I had no choice. It was just good luck."

Xu Shaohui nodded, "Hmm, not arrogant or impetuous, good. But don’t take such risks again when you encounter danger like this. Even if you don’t care for your life, think about Miaoqiu and Ruyan. If something happens to you, what will they do?" They fretted like anything with you gone for so long."

Lin Tian truly didn’t know how to respond to that. Should he say that their concern was fake and they were actually playing mahjong indoors? That wouldn’t be appropriate.

After a few casual exchanges, Xu Shaohui sent all the people in the cellar away, leaving just Lin Tian, Xu Shaohui, and Xu Xianrong.

Xu Xianrong handed the Thousand Cyan Threads to Lin Tian, "Take anything you want first. Everyone else was called out by my brother, so no one will know what you took, rest assured."

Lin Tian instinctively took the Thousand Cyan Threads, unsure of what to say, this was indeed meticulously thoughtful.

Afterward, Xu Xianrong and Xu Shaohui also left the cellar, leaving Lin Tian alone there.

Standing by the bloody corpse of the giant python, Lin Tian shivered, feeling a tinge of fear — could the python’s vengeful spirit be coming for revenge?

Shaking his head to clear the unnecessary thoughts, he mockingly smiled. If it wanted vengeance, it would’ve started by the Dragon Transformation Pool a month ago, why wait until now?

With the Thousand Cyan Threads in hand, Lin Tian approached the python’s body and gave its barrel-sized head a kick, feeling some relief. He truly didn’t know... what to take?

At that moment, Lin Tian suddenly felt a warm flow from his Sea of Qi, familiar enough to bring a knowing smile to his face, his master had emerged from seclusion!

After explaining the treasure selection to his master, Yu Yang succinctly said, "First, open its body and let me see."

Lin Tian agreed, raising the Thousand Cyan Threads and stabbing the python’s throat, then channeling his energy, slicing an opening from its throat to its tail, a distance of nearly thirty meters.

The difficulty didn’t escape him; despite the python lacking scales, its flesh was tightly bound. Without the sharpness of the Thousand Cyan Threads and Lin Tian’s strength, it might’ve taken the others days to dissect it.

Lin Tian realized Xu Shaohui had deliberately left him with this difficult task, using him as free labor. Not taking more treasures would wrong him indeed.

Dissecting the python, there wasn’t much blood or stench; after all, having cultivated in the Dragon Transformation Pool, it had shed its venom, leaving little foulness behind.