bullyxtreme Chapter 79 Trials 7
Chapter 79 Trials 7
"Senior Brother Gong Yu, what are you doing?" Cheng Jiu got off the little cloud beast and looked at the group of people gathered together.
"Junior Sister, you've arrived!" Yingyue waved.
Cheng Jiu leaned closer and immediately saw that right in the center was a palm-sized jade disc carved with a strange bird.
The strange bird on the jade disc is bathing in fire, seemingly struggling to be reborn from the flames, but the blood tear under its eye gives a sense of resolute burning away! Hope and destruction, rebirth and burning away, this extreme conflict adds an inexplicable charm to the jade disc.
"What is this?" Cheng Jiu asked curiously, observing the jade disc.
"Junior sister, what does the bird up there look like?" Yingyue asked.
Cheng Jiu observed carefully, and after a while, exclaimed, "This...this is a phoenix?"
“Yes, it’s depicting a phoenix!” Yingyue confirmed her guess.
The Phoenix is a legendary bird that circulates in the desert region west of the Wuji Sect. It is said to be based on the Golden Crow and is regarded as the incarnation of the sun.
Besides possessing the characteristics of the golden crow that bring light, the phoenix also possesses the characteristics of the phoenix that allow it to be reborn from the ashes. Because of its tenacious vitality and its symbolism of light, it has become a totem for many small tribes in desert regions.
The phoenix has no specific characteristics, and many versions circulate in the desert, but it can almost be identified as a phoenix simply by seeing its third leg and the characteristics of being reborn in fire.
Regardless of how many versions have been passed down, the image of the phoenix, a symbol of life and light, leaving behind blood and tears in the flames, has always been regarded as an ominous and evil sign.
However, this jade disc did not give people a sense of ominousness or evil, but rather a sense of purity and holiness that burned away everything. Even the single drop of blood-red tear gave people a sense of compassion.
"Didn't Wen Sishu go to rescue Senior Brother Liu before? After rescuing him, Senior Brother Liu was frightened by the poisonous scorpions in the sand and felt resentful, so he took Wen Sishu with him to dig up the scorpions' home."
"This jade disc was dug out of the scorpion's lair," Yingyue said. "We've been studying it, but haven't found anything special. Junior sister, come and take a look."
Cheng Jiu reached out and took it, feeling its warmth against his skin: "This is actually a piece of warm jade of good quality."
"Hmm, but if it really is a totem made by the tribal chiefs of the western desert, it's far too rudimentary!" Yingyue nodded.
Warm jade is generally sold at a high price only among mortals. Those with some wealth in the cultivation world look down on it, and warm jade is called low-grade spiritual jade.
Cheng Jiu examined it carefully, feeling around and looking it over: "It seems to be just an ordinary piece of warm jade carving. I didn't find anything unusual about it."
Yingyue wasn't disappointed after hearing this, since the others had been studying the jade disc for a long time and it wasn't so easy to find out what was unusual about it.
"It was this jade disc that led Wen Sishu and Senior Brother He Liu to discover the ruined city behind them."
Upon hearing Yingyue's words, Cheng Jiu picked up the jade disc again and examined it carefully. So, this jade disc did indeed have something extraordinary about it, but he really couldn't find anything.
If she had to pinpoint anything unusual about it, it would be the phoenix's red tear. She discovered that this tear wasn't natural; in fact, it wasn't carved into the jade disc at the time. Instead, it was stained with blood later on.
Realizing this, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine and carefully placed the jade disc on the table.
"I'm sorry, Senior Sister, I didn't find anything unusual about this jade disc." In Cheng Jiu's eyes, it was just an ordinary jade disc.
"It's alright!" Yingyue said, "Your senior brothers and I have been studying this place for two or three days, and we've found nothing! Junior sister, you've been exploring the sea for three or four days, you must be tired!"
Let's go rest first, and tomorrow we'll explore the ruins together.
"Speaking of which, I've also made some gains in the ocean." Cheng Jiu took out the Starfall Iron Treasure Chest from his storage ring and placed it on the ground.
In an instant, the campsite was filled to the brim. Yingyue and the others also gathered around to look. Cheng Jiu put everything into his ring without much organization. Since there were so many people, Yingyue and the others took the initiative to help Cheng Jiu organize the boxes.
Half of the boxes were empty, but they were made of meteorite iron, which was quite popular among weapon cultivators. They could be taken back to the sect to exchange for contribution points.
The other half, about a third of which is fabric, is mostly woven from the mortal realm. The style is relatively old-fashioned, but the needlework is quite skillful.
The fabric remained undamaged inside the box containing meteorite iron.
The other third consisted of some first-grade spiritual herbs. After so many years, even though the Starfall Iron had bound them together, the spiritual energy within had almost completely dissipated.
The last items were all weapons, but in the group's opinion, the craftsmanship was too rough, somewhat resembling weapon blanks made by artisans in the mortal world, although the weapons had simple spiritual energy grooves engraved on them.
“Look at the totems on these boxes, aren’t they very similar to this jade disc?” Liu Shaoyuan carefully observed the totems carved in hidden places on these meteorite iron boxes.
The others who heard him also began to observe.
"It's so similar, it's uncanny. If it weren't for that drop of blood and tear on the jade disc, it would be as if they were carved from the same mold." Gongcheng nodded.
"Could it be that the people on that sunken ship and the owner of this jade disc are from the same family?" Wen Sishu wondered.
"It's quite possible!" Yingyue said with certainty. At this point, she didn't dare touch the jade disc again, but instead wrapped it in a handkerchief and put it in her ring. "We'll go to the Lost City tomorrow; I'm sure we'll find the answer then!"
"Junior Sister, you should go and rest!" Seeing the undisguised exhaustion on Cheng Jiu's face, Gong Yu pushed her towards the tent that had been set up for her earlier.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Gong Yu, Senior Sister, and all the other senior brothers. I'm going to rest now!" Cheng Jiu said.
"Junior Sister, you should go quickly! We'll help you tidy up here." The group waved their hands. Although the spiritual herbs were almost completely ineffective, they were mostly herbs that Yingyue, Wen Sishu, and Liu Shaoyuan had never seen before.
It was very appealing to the three of them; even though it was ineffective, it would be good to study their remains.
Cheng Jiu looked at the tent, which was also expanded through spatial mimicry, and was fully equipped with all the necessary facilities.
Cheng Jiu didn't rest. He had been in the sea for the past few days, going through battles and getting covered in blood and grime. He hadn't had a chance to clean himself. Although his body wasn't contaminated, Cheng Jiu still felt very uncomfortable.
After taking a nice, long shower, she lay down on the bed and fell asleep.
After sleeping for two or three hours, Cheng Jiu got up full of energy, washed up briefly, and opened the tent.
The boxes outside have been neatly arranged according to their type.
"Junior Sister, how was your rest? We're not in a hurry." Yingyue put down the medicinal herbs she was studying and asked with concern when she saw them come out.
Cheng Jiu put the boxes into his ring: "I slept very well! Senior brother, senior sister, I'm ready to explore the ruined city."
The senior students packed up the tents and said, "Alright, let's go!"