The Unparalleled Sword Emperor
Chapter 1158: Chapter 1156: Luring the Snake out of Its Hole? Inviting the Wolf into the House!
Atop a mountain, myriad spiritual medicines were planted. Most of them were types that had long since disappeared from the Martial World, exuding an enchanting fragrance.
On another mountain, various precious ores and Divine Iron emitted a rainbow of glows, catching the eye!
Lin Bai saw these two Treasure Mountains, his face showing a look of surprise as he murmured, "The Red Immortal Sect is really bold, aren’t they? To just pile up these two Treasure Mountains here?"
With a light smile, Jin Liang replied, "Of course, that would be impossible. Even when the Red Immortal Sect was at its peak, they wouldn’t have been so conceited as to leave these two Treasure Mountains here for all to see!"
"Actually, the Red Immortal Sect had a purpose in doing this!"
"Junior Brother Lin Bai, look, these two Treasure Mountains, to anyone who sees them, it’s clear that any single item taken from them to be sold outside would fetch an astronomical price!"
"But we’ve discovered these two Treasure Mountains five years ago, and the number of items we could take away has only been a mere handful."
Jin Liang said with a wry smile.
Curious, Lin Bai asked, "Why is that?"
Jin Liang laughed and said, "It’s quite simple because these two Treasure Mountains, from the Mountain Foot to the Mountain Peak, are covered with complex and unfathomable forbidden Magic Circles."
"Not only that, but each plant of Spiritual Medicine and every piece of rare Divine Iron is also bound by restrictions!"
"These restrictions make the Spiritual Medicines and ores seem as if they are embedded within the two Treasure Mountains. Unless you can break the restrictions upon them, even if you destroy the Spiritual Medicine, you cannot extract the Treasures within the restrictions."
"That’s why the Red Immortal Sect dared to pile up the two Treasure Mountains here!"
Jin Liang stated indifferently.
Hearing Jin Liang’s words, Lin Bai shook his head gently, his Eyes revealing a trace of perplexity.
"What? Junior Brother Lin Bai, do you think what I said is incorrect?" Jin Liang asked, intrigued.
Lin Bai said solemnly, "Perhaps Senior Brother Jin Liang is right. With such extraordinary restrictions on these two Treasure Mountains, ordinary Warriors cannot take anything away. But the Red Immortal Sect is not foolish; they would know the principle of not revealing wealth unnecessarily!"
"Since they’ve piled these two Treasure Mountains here, they must have some other purpose!"
"Otherwise, has the Red Immortal Sect gone mad, to not hide these Treasures away instead?"
Lin Bai continued, "Moreover, the Red Immortal Sect has been destroyed for many years now. Hasn’t Senior Brother Jin Liang noticed that the Spiritual Medicines and ores on these two Treasure Mountains have not only avoided withering and decaying but their spiritual essence seems even more abundant."
"This isn’t right."
Lin Bai’s Eyes narrowed as he stared at the two Treasure Mountains, and he spoke softly.
With a light smile, Jin Liang said, "Junior Brother Lin Bai’s discerning eye is indeed like a torch."
"By the way, Junior Brother Lin Bai, I would like to ask once again, do you truly not know the origin of that Gold Sand?"
Upon hearing Jin Liang ask this, Lin Bai immediately responded with a smile, "Senior Brother Jin Liang, why bother probing me? Even if I did know the origin of the Gold Sand, do you think Lin Mou would be so foolish as to tell you?"
The tone of Lin Bai’s words abruptly turned colder.
As the tone of Lin Bai’s words shifted, Jin Liang and the other five all turned their gaze toward Lin Bai!
The Magic Circle genius Ling Yu coldly said, "If you know the origin of the Gold Sand, I advise you to tell us willingly. Otherwise, you are in for a world of suffering!"
With a faint smile, Jin Liang said, "Junior Brother Lin Bai, don’t overthink. We only noticed that the Gold Sand is stored at the center of the Treasure Mountain, which made us think that if the Gold Sand were not something extraordinary, the Red Immortal Sect wouldn’t have placed it in such a prominent position."
"Out of curiosity only, may I ask Junior Brother Lin Bai to enlighten us?"
Jin Liang asked with curiosity.
In the eyes of Jin Liang and the other five, there was a look of anticipation directed at Lin Bai.
That the Gold Sand was stored at the center of the Treasure Mountain clearly indicated that it was something highly valued by the Red Immortal Sect; the Gold Sand must have an extraordinary origin!
Initially, Jin Liang and the others had exhausted their schemes to obtain only three grains of Gold Sand. One of them, Jin Liang took a risk to sell to Tianbao Tower, hoping that the appraisers there could identify the Gold Sand or find someone who recognized it!
Regrettably, even Tianbao Tower had no one who recognized it, and Jin Liang was disappointed.
Subsequently, when Lin Bai spent a lot of money to purchase the Gold Sand and entrusted Tianbao Tower with finding the seller, Jin Liang immediately smiled. He knew that the person who bought the Gold Sand must know its origin and use!
How could anything stored by the Red Immortal Sect atop the Treasure Mountain be an ordinary item?
"Junior Brother Lin Bai, can you inform us?"
Jin Liang asked again.
Lin Bai’s Face bore a mysterious smile as he looked at Jin Liang.
"Senior Brother Jin Liang... Thank you for bringing me here! I’m taking my leave now!"
Suddenly!
Lin Bai’s smile vanished from his face as he transformed into a waning shadow, heading straight for Treasure Mountain!
He enacted the Nine Rotations Sword Steps to their limit, vanishing like lightning right before Jin Liang’s eyes!
"Damn it!"
"Senior Brother Jin Liang, this kid has been fooling us all along!"
"Senior Brother Jin Liang, I’ve said it before, we should’ve captured him when we left the Five Peaks, crippled his Dantian, and then slowly forced the truth out of him. He would have definitely revealed the origins of the Gold Sand!"
Seeing Lin Bai slip away, the five people behind Jin Liang’s expressions changed dramatically as they cried out.
Jin Liang watched Lin Bai’s retreating figure, his face filled with fury, and he said in a cold voice, "What’s the point of saying so much now? Notify Wen Ye, take action immediately!"
"This was a death trap set up for him from the start. Even though he has slipped away now, do you really think he can escape from here?"
"Chase!"
Jin Liang snorted coldly and immediately joined the other five in pursuit.
Ling Yu took out a Sound Transmission Talisman from his Storage Bag and said, "Senior Brother Wen Ye, Lin Bai has already entered the Magic Circle, and he’s now heading towards Treasure Mountain!"
"But it seems he’s already aware of our intentions, so he took off early!"
"However, Senior Brother Wen Ye, rest assured, Lin Bai is a Sword Cultivator, ignorant of Magic Circle Techniques, and he won’t be able to break my hidden Magic Circle to leave this place!"
"If we catch him today, he is sure to die!"
Ling Yu spoke into the Sound Transmission Talisman.
Immediately, an angry voice came through the Sound Transmission Talisman: "What? You let him slip away? Damn it! Jin Liang, I shouldn’t have listened to you, what with giving him a bit of sweetness to lower his guard!"
"I fear this kid realized your fishiness back when he was at Tianbao Tower!"
"You six idiots, bringing him right to Treasure Mountain!"
"If he escapes today and leaks the news, Saint Senior Brother will blame us, and Jin Liang, you’ll take full responsibility!"
Wen Ye’s angry voice of reprimand came through the Sound Transmission Talisman.
Jin Liang’s expression wore a look of suffering as his eyes narrowed slightly, betraying a trace of murderous intent.
That piece of Gold Sand was originally hidden by Jin Liang and the others without Yejian Jun’s knowledge, which is why Jin Liang wanted to uncover the secrets within the Gold Sand!
Who wants to be a dog all their life?
Apart from Ke Han, who wants to forever bow and scrape before Yejian Jun, wagging their tail like a dog?
Those two Treasure Mountains were originally discovered by Ke Han and Jin Liang together, but in the blink of an eye, Ke Han told Yejian Jun, who then intervened and claimed the Treasure Mountains as his own!
And Jin Liang, he only received some insignificant praise!
Jin Liang was not satisfied, he wanted the Treasures on these mountains to rise to power and surpass Yejian Jun!
Ambition, everyone has it!
That’s why Jin Liang repeatedly inquired about the origin of the Gold Sand with Lin Bai.
Once Lin Bai knew the origin and use of the Gold Sand, it meant he might also know the purposes of other Treasures!
If he could excavate the Treasures from these two mountains, then whether the Five Peaks of the Miracle Ridge would be under the rule of the three Supremes or Jin Liang was yet to be determined!
But Jin Liang had not anticipated that Lin Bai had already seen through their schemes!
"Wen Ye, now is not the time for so much idle talk, Lin Bai is nearing Spiritual Medicine Mountain..." Jin Liang said into the Sound Transmission Talisman with a dark expression.
Wen Ye said coldly, "After this issue is resolved, I will report this matter to Saint Senior Brother, and Jin Liang, you will pay the price for your rash actions today!"
"What was supposed to be luring the snake out of its hole turned into inviting the wolf into the house!"
"But you’re right, now that we’ve invited the wolf in, we can’t let him leave alive!"
"Kill him!"

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