Reborn as a Mountain: I Defy the Heavens with a Smile-Chapter 58: The Treasure Inside Bronze Box

"Okay, I will lay down the formations; just give me a minute," Zhen Yunqi replied as she appeared in his room.

"Li Mei, give me that pendant for a while," she requested.

Hearing her, Li Mei was stunned; however, she didn’t delay and removed the blue jade pendant around her neck.

Ye Chen already knew that the pendant was special and contained the inheritance of the Tier 9 inscription master. So, he wasn’t surprised too much by Zhen Yunqi’s actions.

However, Lan Ming was clueless and had a lot of questions in her heart. She already understood that Ye Chen wasn’t a disciple of Zhen Yunqi, and their relationship was also not simple.

’If the sect master really cares about Brother Chen, then he must be the younger brother of the sect master or maybe someone from her family,’ she thought in her heart, reaching a few more conclusions.

In which she even thought Ye Chen might be the sect master’s fiance or even a secret husband.

Fortunately, Zhen Yunqi couldn’t read her thoughts; if not, she would give her a good beating for thinking like this.

Shing! Shing! Shing!

At this moment, a few metallic sounds echoed from the jade pendant, and it started to shine with a blue hue.

Witnessing the changes, Zhen Yunqi took out a golden brush and pointed at the hovering jade pendant.

Whoosh!

Suddenly cold air blew in the room, and the blue hue on the jade pendant expanded rapidly, covering the whole room and turning into a transparent blue wall.

This change attracted the attention of Ye Chen, Li Mei, and Lan Ming.

When they took a close look at the blue wall, they discovered a tiny ancient inscription swirling on its own.

"This inscription formation can conceal as well as block any visions. However, you better suppress it if this formation can’t hold on," Zhen Yunqi reminded with a serious look.

Although this formation was ancient and no one in the kingdom could see through it, she was worried the item discovered inside might not be something so simple and could cause the formation to collapse.

"Don’t worry; this bronze box had been sealing that thing without any trouble, so it won’t cause too many problems," Ye Chen replied with assurance as he fiddled with the box in his hand.

The box was the size of a palm and had some drawings on it. It looked so simple that everyone would think it was a medicine box, and this was the reason why no one had found anything special with it.

Even Ye Chen would’ve missed it if not for his spiritual root reacting to it.

"Do you need my help?" Zhen Yunqi inquired as she saw him observing the bronze box.

In response, Ye Chen shook his head.

"The seal on the box has become weak, so it won’t be able to stop me," he replied and directly sent his spiritual consciousness inside the bottom of the box.

If it was anyone else, they wouldn’t have been able to find anything because the seal would block their spiritual consciousness.

Of course, Ye Chen was no exception; however, this time his spiritual root played the big role and guided him carefully to the weak seal, which was filled with small cracks.

If Ye Chen wanted to break this seal, he could do it by helping the cracks to expand; however, rather than doing this, he instilled his spiritual consciousness inside the seal.

Boom!

Suddenly a terrifying pressure erupted from the seal as it tried to expel Ye Chen’s spiritual consciousness.

’Humph, a mere herb sealing formation wants to stop me?’ Ye Chen snorted and instilled all his spiritual consciousness at once.

But this time he spread it in different points of formation. Although he didn’t master any formations, he had a better understanding from Li Mei, who was learning this.

Moreover, he was familiar with herb sealing formations from the myriad books, so he knew some of the weak points, especially since the sealing formation on the bronze box was not as profound as in the book.

So even if it was a high grade, it wasn’t a match for Ye Chen. Of course, this was mainly because the sealing formation had deteriorated over the years; moreover, the herb sealing formations were something made to protect the herbs, so it only had sealing and defensive powers, which could be predicted. Also, Ye Chen wasn’t trying to destroy it but rather gain control over it.

Shing!

A metallic sound rang from the bronze box after a few seconds, and the terrifying pressure from the sealing formation disappeared as if it never existed.

Li Mei, Lan Ming, and Zhen Yunqi remained unaware of such changes as they weren’t able to feel the pressure.

However, they did hear the sound coming from the box and knew he succeeded.

"Brother Chen, quickly open it and let us see what treasure it is," Lan Ming said with a hint of anticipation.

Meanwhile, Li Mei and Zhen Yunqi looked at him with curiosity.

Ye Chen didn’t let them wait for too long and opened the seal at the bottom of the box.

In that instant, a red light illuminated the whole room, and a red, fiery crystal shard escaped from the box hovering in the air.

Just as this happened, the whole southern province suddenly became covered with dark clouds.

"Is there a treasure being born?"

"I don’t think so; maybe it’s a calamity of a legendary beast!"

"What kind of bullshit calamity! It’s a treasure that made an appearance. Don’t you remember such a thing happening in the western province a few years ago?"

"Ah, now that you mention it, however, what kind of treasure can make such a vision?"

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The cultivators from the southern province discussed with each other. Many were trying to find the location of treasure; however, none of them were able to figure it out.

Inside the mystic city, almost all the top powers had arrived, and they all turned their gazes towards the sky with a grave look.

"Is there another treasure like that one? I wonder how many people will die this time." Su Qiming, who was in his courtyard, spoke to himself with a grave tone.

"Father, what treasure are you talking about?" At this moment, a beautiful woman at the age of twenty inquired from inside her room.

She had also seen the changes in the sky, and for some reason her heart was itching.

Su Qiming didn’t know this, so he just gave a perfunctory reply.

"It’s a treasure that would kill many people as well as its master," he said.

Hearing him, the beautiful woman was disappointed; however, she didn’t inquire further.

’Father said someone would come to treat me tomorrow, and he seems to be confident in that person,’ Su Ying thought in her heart with a strange look.

Yes, she was Su Ying, who was born with a nether-born fracture congenital disease. However, she didn’t believe anyone could treat her!

…

"Xiao Feng has gone to the southern province. Will there be any problem?" A dignified figure inquired as his gaze penetrated thousands of miles in the direction of the mystic city.

"Rest assured, majesty, there will be no threat to the life of the prince," an old man with a beard replied calmly.

"What do you think about the treasure? Does Xiao Feng have a chance to acquire it?" The king inquired.

Hearing him, the old man took out a compass, and after doing some divination, he shook his head.

"Your majesty, the prince Ji Feng is not fated with treasure; however, he would have his fortune," the old man replied.

In response, the king nodded at him, and his eyes flickered a little.

"Did you find out about the strange vision from half a month ago?" he inquired after some silence.

"Your majesty, I can’t find anything about that; it’s all in chaos." The old man replied with a disappointed look.

…

"It’s going to be a little troublesome," Ye Chen sighed as he watched the dark clouds gathering in the sky.

He didn’t expect that the formation to suppress the vision would fail.

"Brother Chen, what treasure is that?" Lan Ming inquired with a curious look as she saw the red crystal shard floating in the air.

On it, there were some strange glyphs that gave off an aura of profundity. If one looked at it for a long time, they would feel their eyes burning.

"It is a fire crystal born from heaven and earth. If anyone consumed it, no one would be as proficient in fire as them," Zhen Yunqi spoke.

"However, the chances of death are quite high. Only a few people on the whole continent would be able to fuse with this," she added.

Hearing her, Lan Ming and Li Mei’s eyes widened with shock.

As for Ye Chen, he remained calm and worried about another thing, which was consuming the fire crystal.

Of course, he wasn’t worried about the death but something else entirely.