Steady Cultivation: Starting With the Perk “Work Hard, Rest Hard”

Chapter 573: Another Chaos

"I never expected it would be so easy to hook so many treasures!"

Su Yuan thought to himself.

These treasures were no simple matter for him either.

Through the Tai'a Guiyuan Treasure Mirror, they could be converted into a massive amount of Dao Yan Crystals, and then, via the True Name Jade Disc, transformed into a huge quantity of Chaos Jade Marrow.

After a rough estimate, these treasures could be converted into seventeen billion pieces of Chaos Jade Marrow.

"Not bad, not bad, quite a substantial harvest!"

Before reeling in the fishing rod and leaving, Su Yuan left behind one million seven hundred thousand pieces of Chaos Jade Marrow as a return gift.

If he had simply seized the treasures from a stranger, that would indeed be somewhat unethical, but by leaving this Chaos Jade Marrow behind, it no longer counted as theft. At most, it was a forced transaction, and for the other party, this was a purchase price many times higher than the market rate. One could say everyone ended up happy.

Su Yuan also left a line of text among the treasures before completely retracting the fishing rod.

After a successful fishing attempt, Su Yuan pressed on with renewed vigor, casting the line once more. The hook slid into the water's surface and vanished completely from sight.

This time, there was no immediate bite. It seemed the hook was continuously traversing and searching through the Nothingness for treasures.

In another place.

Within a certain Chaos.

Inside a massive Dao Palace, a great number of cultivators were practicing. The number of cultivators was extremely vast, and the power of this force was at its peak.

A certain cultivator had achieved a great merit, earning the opportunity to exchange for treasures from the treasury. Thus, led by an Elder, they arrived at the treasury's entrance.

The moment the treasury door opened, everyone was utterly dumbfounded!

Because before their eyes, the treasury was completely empty.

This instantly alarmed the upper echelons of the Dao Palace.

Numerous powerful figures descended one after another.

Li Shanchang, the Palace Master of the Dao Palace, arrived with a dark expression.

Frowning, he looked around outside the treasury, searching for any vulnerabilities, yet found not the slightest abnormality. The treasury's array was intact, but the treasures inside had vanished into thin air.

"Who discovered it first? What exactly happened?"

Li Shanchang asked.

An Elder stepped forward: "Palace Master, while I was in the process of exchanging treasures for a disciple, I was shocked to find the treasury completely empty, so I immediately sounded the alarm. At that time, I observed the interior of the treasury; there wasn't a single soul inside!"

"Have you gone in to check?" Li Shanchang asked.

"Not yet!"

Li Shanchang sighed inwardly. This loss was too great. Even he, as Palace Master, would probably be reprimanded by the Supreme Palace Master. What a bolt from the blue!

As he stepped into the treasury, the countless treasures that once filled the space had all disappeared. Just as he was feeling disappointed, he suddenly noticed a pile of jade stones piled up in a corner.

"This is..."

Li Shanchang's expression turned serious. He immediately beckoned one of the jade stones into his hand to examine it.

"Origin Divine Crystals?"

Li Shanchang looked at the pile of jade stones in astonishment; they were all Origin Divine Crystals!

The sheer quantity was enough to shake even him!

The many Elders who arrived later were also so shocked they couldn't close their mouths.

"Did our treasury have this many Origin Divine Crystals?" one Elder couldn't help but ask.

Coming back to his senses, Li Shanchang collected all the Origin Divine Crystals, a flicker of joy passing through his eyes. This could offset the fault.

After the Origin Divine Crystals were taken away, a line of text appeared on the ground.

It was written in an unfamiliar script, but the Dao meaning contained within it made its meaning easily understandable.

"Master Empty Void, the Marvelous Hand of Emptiness!"

Li Shanchang looked at this line of text, his expression slightly odd.

The various Elders also had complex, shifting expressions.

"Who exactly is this Master Empty Void? To be able to forcibly break into our Dao Palace and silently take away countless treasures from the treasury?"

"This is a provocation!"

"Did the other party leave these Origin Divine Crystals? What does this even mean? These Origin Divine Crystals are probably more valuable than all the treasures in the treasury combined, right?"

"Palace Master, with the treasury empty, the Dao Palace's operations will become sluggish. The treasures from the other treasuries combined aren't as many as those in this main treasury. Why not use some of these Origin Divine Crystals to purchase some treasures to replenish the treasury?"

Many Elders offered their opinions.

Li Shanchang waved his hand: "Enough. I will report this matter to the Supreme Palace Master. A palace meeting will be convened later to discuss it further!"

"Yes!"

The previous indignation, anger, and resentment on everyone's faces diminished considerably. Because of the existence of the Origin Divine Crystals, people weren't too angry about the treasury's loss anymore. Instead, they began to anticipate the distribution of these Origin Divine Crystals.

As the saying goes, those who see get a share. These Elders might very well receive a portion of the Origin Divine Crystals. They could use their own treasures to exchange for them to replenish the treasury, while they themselves could also obtain Origin Divine Crystals to break through bottlenecks and comprehend Daoist techniques. This might actually turn out to be a good thing!

Li Shanchang left first to report to the Supreme Palace Master.

The name 'Master Empty Void' instantly left a deep impression on the many Elders. The news spread like wildfire, circulating throughout the Dao Palace.

And while a large number of cultivators were chanting Su Yuan's moniker.

Su Yuan's [Mental Echo] began to generate some brand new threads of thought.

As the threads increased, gradually forming a mental channel composed of a large amount of thoughts, it finally caught Su Yuan's attention.

The [Mental Echo] passively generated a vast number of thought threads, which Su Yuan usually paid no mind to.

But now, the appearance of a brand new mental channel in a completely new direction naturally drew Su Yuan's attention.

Mainly because the direction of this mental channel did not point towards any currently known Chaos, but towards another, unfamiliar direction.

Su Yuan sent his consciousness along it.

In an instant, his will traversed countless known and unknown intervals of time and space, arriving at a brand new Chaos.

Su Yuan saw that within the Dao Palace, countless people were discussing the matter of "Master Empty Void."

Su Yuan instantly understood. This was the very Chaos from which he had just fished out treasures.

Unlike the Taihao Dominator, after Taihao fished, he couldn't obtain the coordinates of the fishing destination. So, for him, fishing was just fishing; it couldn't affect the various Chaoses.

But Su Yuan was different. He possessed the Chaos Trait of [Mental Echo]. Through thoughts, he could lock onto the location of the Chaos that was the fishing destination. Simultaneously, using the Chaos Trait of [World Traveler], he could cross endless distances, traverse the barrier of Nothingness, and arrive at this unfamiliar Chaos.

With a single thought, Su Yuan's consciousness arrived deep within the Dao Palace, entering a Secret Realm.

There, he saw the Palace Master of this Dao Palace, Li Shanchang, conversing with the Supreme Palace Master, Li Chun.

"That's how things are, Supreme Palace Master!" Li Shanchang replied.

Supreme Palace Master Li Chun's aura was deep and steady, his brows slightly furrowed: "To think someone could break in right under my nose! And if you hadn't come, This Sovereign would still be unaware of the problem to this day! It seems the other party has the ability to conceal the workings of fate!"

"Should we send people to investigate this person's whereabouts?" Li Shanchang asked.