CHAPTER 419: AFTER MODIFICATION: CHAPTER 418 - RETURN TO THE OLD PLACE

Leaving the Gang Leader’s Mansion, Bai Ziyue’s figure turned, his foot stepped, and he quickly vanished.

After one step, then another.

In just a few steps, he appeared outside Wujiang County, heading straight ahead for approximately several dozen miles. A huge mountain, emitting a chilling aura, appeared before him.

Black Rock Mountain!

Also known as Snake Mountain!

The location of the Immortal Martial Treasure Vault of the Immortal Martial Sect.

"I didn’t expect that in just one year, the venomous snakes on Black Rock Mountain would again spread throughout the entire forest.

However, perhaps due to the removal of the Flood Dragon Demon’s core, though the venomous snakes gathering here are many, few reach the level of an Exotic Beast.

As for the Demon Beast level, there is only one."

Treading upon Black Rock Mountain, Bai Ziyue didn’t bother to use the Great Cave Observation Technique. With just his Divine Sense, he easily ’scouted’ the entire mountain.

Then, he quickly stepped into the Immortal Martial Treasure Vault again.

He came here, of course, not for the treasures left behind last time.

But to fulfill the promise he made to his younger brother, to leave a treasure vault here to assist his growth.

It’s not that he didn’t want to hand over the treasures directly.

However, many treasures are too precious to be given too early or left in the family’s possession, which may not be a good thing.

Therefore, he had decided early on to set up another treasure vault, leaving behind items he didn’t need but were relatively precious.

In the jade pendant he gave to Bai Zijun, he conveniently sealed a route map from Wujiang County to this place.

"The array here is still intact, but it’s no more than a Second-grade Middle-Tier Array.

It’s decent but certainly not suitable as the Mountain Protection Array for the Bai Family’s treasure vault."

Muttering to himself, Bai Ziyue reached out and slightly pointed, casually breaking the array within the Immortal Martial Treasure Vault.

He then took out dozens of array banners and hundreds of array discs from his Storage Bag and started setting them up.

An hour later, he suppressed a Top-grade Spiritual Artifact at the center of the grand array, then, with a thought, took out the Spell-Dodging Divine Sword and sliced his own arm.

Sss... The sound was like a knife cutting through cowhide.

Underneath his Golden Bone Jade Flesh, his skin was incredibly tough. Even the sharpness of a Top-grade Spiritual Artifact couldn’t cut it open.

Seeing this, Bai Ziyue helplessly laughed, relaxing his control over the skin. The Spell-Dodging Divine Sword sliced again.

Shhh!

His arm was cut open, and immediately, a thick and vibrant crimson blood slowly oozed out.

Bai Ziyue stretched out his hand, and a drop of blood was drawn out.

As he regained control over his body, his skin quickly healed, leaving no scars behind.

"Go!"

He controlled the drop of blood, making it fall into the hub of the array.

Immediately, the entire array was activated.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!

The array trembled, rapidly rising in power, becoming vastly stronger than the previous one.

This time, Bai Ziyue had set up a very special Blood Refining Array. Only those with the same bloodline as the one who set the array could enter smoothly.

Otherwise, no matter how strong one was, they couldn’t break the array to take the treasures inside.

Forcefully attacking it could even trigger the array to self-destruct, destroying the treasures within.

"Just the Blood Refining Array seems to be missing something.

Hmm... Let’s set up a test. Treasures that can be easily taken away usually aren’t too precious."

Thinking this, Bai Ziyue released the last four puppets he had.

Once his brother approached, the puppets would be activated. Only by defeating the four puppets could he obtain the treasures inside.

Four puppets with the strength of an Eighth Layer Qi Cultivation Stage cultivator should keep Bai Zijun busy for a long time.

Imagining his brother’s hopeful face turning to frustration and despair when faced with these four obstacles, Bai Ziyue couldn’t help but laugh.

"Finally, it’s time to prepare the treasures to be left behind.

Three Top-grade Spiritual Artifacts for attack, defense, and speed, each with set restrictions, ensuring they require gradual cultivation to unleash their full power. This gives them both strong abilities and growth potential.

As for talismans, I’ll leave behind the Transformation Talismans for the Thousand Mountains Ice Blade Skill and Thunderfall Skill that I drew but never used, about twenty in total.

Additionally, three Second-grade High-tier talismans sufficient for life-saving.

Oh, and this Divine Talisman sealing the Geng Metal Qi Sword divine technique. I don’t need it anyway.

As for Spirit Pills, three Enlightenment Pills should be enough..."

Bai Ziyue took out treasures one by one. Even though most of them were of no use to him, they were extremely precious to ordinary cultivators.

At this moment, he channeled all his guilt for not being able to take care of his parents into compensating his younger brother.

After thinking for a while, Bai Ziyue finally took out a jade bottle-like Dharma Treasure.

This jade bottle Dharma Treasure belonged to the mid-stage Divine Realm cultivator, Master Xu San.

A lower-grade Dharma Treasure, the Profound Pure Jade Bottle.

Inside, there was a formidable force sealed, comparable to a divine technique, known as the Profound Pure Three-Colored Light.

The power of this Dharma Treasure largely came from the Profound Pure Three-Colored Light, which made its consumption of Divine Sense and Primordial Power relatively low, which was ideal for a disciple with relatively weaker strength. Thus, he decided to keep it.

Next were some spirit stones, materials, and other items. Though scattered, they were numerous, and he placed them all into his storage bag.

After that, Bai Ziyue took one last look at the entire Immortal Martial Treasure Vault. Without any reluctance, he swiftly disappeared and left.

...

Qinghe Town, Ye Family Village.

Even though Bai Ziyue’s parents, relatives, aunt’s family, and uncle’s family had all moved to Wujiang County, this place was his birthplace and the starting point of his growth.

To him, it held special memories.

So, before leaving, he visited this place once more, revisiting old haunts.

The ghostly realm near Ye Family Village, because of his intervention, had completely dissipated. Although it remained deserted, there were no more ghosts. Under the bright sunlight, countless clusters of grass and leaves thrived, with green vines covering the buildings, as if adorned with a layer of vibrant life.

"Huh?"

Suddenly, Bai Ziyue let out a soft sound of surprise. His figure flashed and quickly appeared in a deep mountain about ten miles from Ye Family Village.

Here was the hometown of Zhang Guoyi, his childhood friend who entered Qinghe Town with him as a miscellaneous disciple, in Headhunter Village.

He saw smoke rising from the place and curiously approached it.

Then he saw Zhang Guoyi, along with a young and beautiful woman, sitting at a table eating.

The woman’s face was filled with a smile, often touching her rounded belly, exuding happiness.

Zhang Guoyi carefully attended to her, no longer the desperate and fierce person he was when he fled. He seemed to have undergone a transformation, as if life had found a purpose and was filled with meaning, hope, and vigor.

The sight made Bai Ziyue reluctant to disturb them.

However, when he looked at the young woman, he noticed her physique was not strong. After giving birth, she might fall seriously ill, and given their living conditions, it was uncertain if she could survive it.

Not wanting to witness such a scene, Bai Ziyue flipped his hand, revealing a Spirit Pill.

He then gently crushed it, turning it into a special Spiritual Qi, controlled it in his hand, and flicked his finger.

Pop!

After a soft sound, the Spiritual Qi quickly entered the woman’s body.

The woman, about to serve Zhang Guoyi soup, trembled and let out a comfortable moan from her mouth.

"What’s wrong?"

Nervously supporting her, Zhang Guoyi asked, "Are you feeling unwell?"

"It’s nothing. I just suddenly feel very relaxed, my body feels very healthy, and I can’t help but want to move around..."

As she spoke, her pale face turned rosy. While speaking, she stood up and moved around with unexpected agility.

...

After releasing the spirit light, Bai Ziyue eventually did not reveal himself and quietly left.

Next, Bai Ziyue returned to Qinghe Town, walking along its streets, step by step measuring the land. He scanned the familiar buildings along the streets and saw many familiar faces.

The Elder Scholar Temple Priest, Qin Shaoping, Tong Zhan, Yin Zhixing, Guo Liang, Qin Yu, Tan Chaofan...

He had lived here for more than three years, during which many things happened and he met many people.

Seeing so many familiar faces again stirred his emotions and he felt a sense of infinite sentiment.

However, as night fell, he appeared in a cemetery.

Respectfully, he offered three sticks of spiritual incense, poured out an entire jar of spirit wine, sighed, and turned to leave.

Remembering Liu Heng’s favor of giving him a Cyan Cloud Pill, Bai Ziyue spent a few days finding Liu Heng, now a father, in a small town eighty miles from Qinghe Town.

The hardships of life and lack of strength had given Liu Heng, once a favorite of the Sect Leader, a more weathered and worried look.

"You don’t appreciate the value of household essentials until you manage a home, especially since my son recently had a serious illness that emptied our savings."

"My father was originally a well-known blacksmith in the town, enough to support the family. But six months ago, he was burned by flames, rendering him bedridden."

"If you had come a few days later, I would have gone far to seek a way out."

Liu Heng, seeing Bai Ziyue, was surprised and complained about his hardships.

Bai Ziyue listened quietly without interruption. After understanding the situation, he finally took action.

A Spirit Pill cured Liu Heng’s father’s eyes, another enhanced his son’s physique. He also gifted thousands of taels of silver to buy property and shops, thus repaying his past kindness.