Chapter 792: Chapter 262: ‘Consider it a Loan from Me.’_3

He didn’t stand on ceremony but opened all the secret chambers in turn, taking everything into his Heavenly Dao Ring. Fortunately, his Storage Ring was a Heavenly Dao Spiritual Treasure with sufficient capacity, otherwise, he might indeed have not had enough space for everything.

All the items were in the secret chambers, not a single one stowed in a Storage Ring, saving him much trouble. If every power could do as this one did, the Shopkeeper could retire and wouldn’t have to break the seals on Storage Rings.

This incident taught him a lesson once again!

When eating noodles, don’t save the meat for last.

You never know whether it will you or someone else who ends up eating that piece of meat in the end.

Even the best opportunity is only yours if you take it immediately; otherwise, it might become someone else’s opportunity.

For example…

Only when he had stored all the wealth into his Storage Ring did Chen Qiu take a deep breath, brought his palms together in a dazed and pious manner, and murmured, “Amitabha, good people really do receive good karma.”

Among the treasures, there were as many as 11 million Spirit Stones, substantially easing his urgent need!

That would last him a very long time.

It allowed him to maximize the “Luck is Coming” entry, under which his Cultivation Progress was only at 50%, meaning that if he had enough Spirit Stones during this period, his cultivation speed would be extremely fast.

“Master, do you believe in Buddha?”

“Occasionally.”

“When is that?”

“When I am in a good mood.”

Chen Qiu chuckled and shook his head, then, along with Xiong Gao, made his way back through the passage. This exploration had brought him an exceptionally rich haul; who could have imagined that beneath the small world lay such treasures? Moreover, he wouldn’t have been too pleased to obtain these Spirit Stones any earlier.

It was precisely when he needed Spirit Stones the most that he received this stash.

This made him feel as if fortune had turned in his favor, as though the universe was lending him its strength.

Such a feeling was very pleasant and put him in a good mood.

When he was in a good mood, it wasn’t just about believing in Buddha–he wouldn’t even get angry if a thief popped up and insulted him; he might even ask, with a laugh, which family the thief came from.

People always seem kinder when they are in a good mood.

…

Soon enough–

Chen Qiu, along with Xiong Gao, reached the exit of the passage. Chen Qiu’s Spiritual Energy surged forth and swept up countless amounts of dirt to temporarily seal off the tunnel, before he extended his Divine Sense into the area, finding Little Wolf hiding in the distance. He shook his head without saying much more.

His Divine Sense carefully examined Little Wolf and found that the cub surprisingly showed no signs of its body exploding. Rather, he found the circumstance quite strange.

He was also relieved that Little Wolf had only consumed some Pills meant specifically for demon beasts to increase their cultivation.

He was fortunate that Little Wolf, back in Da Xia Country, had only seen him press the “guilt” character, so this time it pressed only one character too and didn’t try the others. Otherwise, had it consumed the treasures from the other secret chambers as well,

it’s quite likely that today the whole Chao Tian Sect would have faced a complete pack of wolves for a feast.

What use is there in keeping such a calamitous pet.

Looking at it now.

The secret chamber found beneath the Boundless Icefield in Da Xia Country in the past was probably… a prototype? Clearly, its grade and everything else are lower than the one beneath the small world; that one was just for practice, while this is the real chamber that was crafted.

“Master…”

Xiong Gao hesitated for a moment before voicing his uncertainty, “Do you think it might have been the Sect Master’s wife who disconnected the button?”

“Hmm?”

Chen Qiu’s eyes narrowed slightly, a flash of astonishment appearing within them upon hearing this possibility. Indeed, it was highly probable, and something he hadn’t thought of before.

From the chants of those disciples, he knew there was a Sect Master’s wife.

But in the secret chamber, he found no trace of the Sect Master’s wife, meaning that there was a high likelihood that something had gone wrong at this point.

Xiong Gao continued to speculate hesitantly, “Based on the information you provided, Master, could it be that the Sect Master’s wife wasn’t actually marching to her death initially but lay sleeping beside it and, in case the Spiritual Energy Pipeline shattered, could restore it immediately?”

“Perhaps after a period of slumber, the Sect Master’s wife, finding it tedious, decided to leave on her own. Worrying that if her husband awoke and found her missing, he would surely resent her, she destroyed the mechanism for revival. The first-generation Sect Master of Chao Tian Sect, though certainly no match for you, Master, was still quite a formidable figure.”

Generally speaking.

The process of manipulating something with Spiritual Energy typically doesn’t require a Spiritual Energy Pipeline, as there’s too much risk of accidents, especially over such a long period when anything might happen–it’s simply not worth the trouble. It is enough to just transform the Spiritual Energy into a thread and shoot it forth.

Simple and quick.

But for a mortal body, which can’t externalize Spiritual Energy, the use of a Spiritual Energy Pipeline becomes necessary.

In that case, indeed, someone needs to remain sleeping to maintain the Spiritual Energy Pipeline to prevent such accidents.

Before Chen Qiu could respond, Xiong Gao continued to share his thoughts.

“If the former Sect Master of Chao Tian Sect trusted his wife so much to entrust her with the critical task of maintaining the pipeline, it indicates that their relationship must have been very good. Then, there must have been a significant reason, or perhaps sheer boredom, that compelled the Sect Master’s wife to leave, yet also concerned that if her husband revived and found her absent, he’d hold a grudge against her. The first-generation Sect Master of Chao Tian Sect, though surely not as remarkable as you, Master, was quite the hero.”