Cyclebreaker: Rise of the Martial Emperor

Chapter 38 – Treasure in the Stone Chamber

After an indeterminate amount of time, Luo Xiu slowly opened his eyes, and the light enveloping him gradually faded away.

Everything returned to calm.

The Swift Sword Art, without a grade, has four levels: Entry Level, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection.

In the world of martial arts, speed is invincible. If a sword reaches the pinnacle of speed, it can surpass any sword technique. A single strike, like lightning, can vanquish an enemy in an instant.

"Ah..."

Luo Xiu exhaled deeply. Just as the Spirit of Reincarnation had said, the gift of the Origin Law would focus on enhancing his strength.

This Swift Sword Art indeed opened his eyes. Although it was a martial technique without any grade, it surpassed any sword technique he had ever read in the Qingyun Martial Hall.

"Clang!"

The Battle Sword was unsheathed, and a flash of sword light swept across, causing the air to ripple visibly.

"According to the description in my memory, I can only be considered at the Entry Level of the Swift Sword Art right now."

Luo Xiu was well aware that the memory gifted by the Origin Law only taught him how to practice; it couldn't instantly elevate him to the Perfection Realm of the Swift Sword Art.

However, even at the Entry Level, the power of the Swift Sword was comparable to the Perfection Realm of the Thunderclap Nine Swords.

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Moreover, if he used the principles of the Swift Sword to perform the Thunderclap Nine Swords, the power would be even greater!

"Compared to the Swift Sword Art, the Law Diagram of the Heaven's Life and Death Cycle is much more challenging."

Luo Xiu frowned. The nine Origin Law Diagrams, with the first being the simplest, still felt like an enigma to him, the lines, runes, and marks were intricate to the extreme.

"Spirit of Reincarnation, how do I leave this Origin Space?" Luo Xiu looked up at the enormous cycle and asked.

"Weak inheritor, you can leave at any time. Once your cultivation reaches the Innate Realm and you fully comprehend the first Origin Law Diagram of the Heaven's Life and Death Cycle, you can re-enter the Origin Space," the Spirit of Reincarnation's voice echoed.

"What is the situation outside? Will it be dangerous if I go out?" Luo Xiu asked, recalling the terrifying Twin-Headed Nether Tiger vividly.

"When you exit, you will appear directly inside the belly of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger. Weak inheritor, good luck."

As the Spirit of Reincarnation's voice faded, an irresistible force swept Luo Xiu away, disappearing from the Origin Space within the Life and Death Pearl.

With a dizzying sensation, Luo Xiu was engulfed by a nauseating stench, finding himself inside the belly of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger.

...

"It's been ten days, and I'm really unwilling!"

Bu Fei's face was haggard, and he reeked of a foul odor. He had rummaged through the feces of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger countless times, yet he still couldn't find any clue about the Shadow Blade.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, the lightsaber behind him trembled violently.

"It's the resonance of the Shadow Blade!"

Bu Fei's weary face lit up with joy, and his gaze fell on the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger sleeping in the corner.

The lightsaber sensed the aura of the Shadow Blade inside this beast!

"Roar!"

The Twin-Headed Nether Tiger awoke abruptly, its massive body rising, letting out an earth-shattering roar.

The entire cave shook violently, stones fell, and dust flew. Bu Fei, not far away, was the first to bear the brunt, being thrown back by the terrifying sonic wave of the tiger's roar, his eardrums ringing, head spinning, and blood spurting from his mouth.

"What the hell is wrong with this beast?" Bu Fei was both shocked and furious.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

The Twin-Headed Nether Tiger rolled violently in the cave, letting out deafening howls. Bu Fei, unsure of what was happening, could only watch from a distance, not daring to approach.

Inside the belly of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger, Luo Xiu wielded a Human-Grade Mid-Tier Battle Sword, slashing around him. The body of a fifth-tier demonic beast was formidable, but its internal organs and blood vessels were still vulnerable. Coupled with Luo Xiu's unique ability to directly damage the vital meridians, he inflicted massive damage on the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger in an instant.

Rumble...

The Twin-Headed Nether Tiger rolled continuously, howling in agony, its two heads spewing blood and fragments of its internal organs.

Bu Fei watched, his heart trembling, unsure of what was happening.

After more than half an hour, the commotion of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger gradually subsided, and the cave fell silent.

"Is it dead?"

Bu Fei cautiously approached, sensing that the vital blood of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger had dissipated, yet his heart was filled with doubt. How could a fifth-tier demonic beast suddenly die like this?

Suddenly, Bu Fei sensed a hint of danger.

"Bang!"

The belly of the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger burst open, and a figure shot out, sword light like a galaxy, slashing towards him.

Bu Fei was shocked, his hair standing on end, and he retreated rapidly. When he saw the face of the figure before him, he was instantly dumbfounded.

"Luo Xiu? How... how are you still alive?"

Bu Fei's eyes widened, as if he had seen a ghost. Someone who had been swallowed by a fifth-tier demonic beast ten days ago was still alive; it was simply unbelievable.

"That's right, I'm still alive, so you can go die!"

Luo Xiu, covered in blood, looked like a demon from hell, his sword like a beam of light slicing through the air.

"Splurt!"

Blood splattered as Bu Fei desperately retreated, wiping his neck with his hand, which was covered in blood.

"What a fast sword!"

If his speed had been even slightly slower, he would have been killed with a single strike. Ten days ago, Luo Xiu clearly didn't have this level of strength, nor was his sword this fast and sharp.

"Snap!"

Luo Xiu stepped forward, his figure like a ghost, appearing directly in front of Bu Fei.

Bu Fei's pupils contracted. Luo Xiu's movement technique was now much faster than it had been ten days ago.

How had he become so strong, being swallowed by the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger, not only surviving but also gaining strength?

At this moment, Bu Fei felt death was so close.

"No! Luo Xiu, you can't kill me!" Bu Fei shouted in fear and panic.

"Buzz!"

The trembling sword hum reached his ears, the sword's edge paused at Bu Fei's neck, the force cutting his skin, causing blood to flow.

Bu Fei felt as if his heart was about to leap out of his throat.

"Give me a reason not to kill you," Luo Xiu said coldly, staring intently at Bu Fei.

"I... I am the sole heir of Martial King Buchen, only I can open the treasury!" Bu Fei seemed to grasp the last straw to save his life.

"Why should I believe you?"

Luo Xiu sneered mockingly, his wrist flicked, and the sword's edge sliced through, sending Bu Fei's wide-eyed head flying, blood gushing like a fountain.

This Bu Fei had always sought to kill him, and with Luo Xiu's character, he would never let such a person go.

Even if the Martial King's Treasury could only be opened by Bu Fei, Luo Xiu would rather forgo the treasures inside than spare him.

In the past, he might have been tempted by the Martial King's Treasury, but after his experiences in the Origin Space of the Life and Death Pearl, the Martial King's Treasury seemed insignificant in comparison.

Picking up the lightsaber and storage bracer from Bu Fei's body, Luo Xiu quickly found a scroll in his storage bracer.

The scroll appeared quite old, and upon opening it, it contained records left by Martial King Buchen for his descendants regarding the treasury.

It mentioned that to open the treasury, besides needing the Twin Swords of Light and Shadow, a jade pendant infused with the blood of Martial King Buchen's descendants was also required. Only when the three were combined could the treasury be opened.

As for the claim that only Martial King Buchen's descendants could open the treasury, the scroll made no mention of it.

"Hmph, even at death's door, he tried to deceive me!" Luo Xiu glanced at Bu Fei's corpse, then walked towards the depths of the cave.

The cave was dimly lit, but Luo Xiu had obtained a map, and soon he found a stone door deep within the cave.

The stone door was ancient in design, about five or six meters high, with three grooves beside the two stone doors.

Luo Xiu took out the Twin Swords of Light and Shadow, inserting them into two of the grooves, the sword blades and hilts fitting perfectly.

Then Luo Xiu retrieved a jade pendant from Bu Fei's storage bracer and placed it into the third groove.

After a warrior's death, their vital blood dissipates, so Luo Xiu wasn't sure if this jade pendant had been infused with Bu Fei's blood. If not, the Martial King's Treasury would remain sealed.

However, Luo Xiu was unaware that this jade pendant was actually a token of Martial King Buchen, and his descendants had to infuse their blood into it to avoid being attacked by the Twin-Headed Nether Tiger. Thus, ten days ago, Bu Fei had already allowed the jade pendant to absorb his blood.

Therefore, when Luo Xiu inserted the jade pendant into the groove, the stone door trembled violently for a moment, and with a rumbling sound, the heavy stone door, five or six meters high, slowly rose.

Luo Xiu's face lit up with joy as he stepped into the opened stone door.

This was a man-made stone chamber, with smooth walls, and several night-luminescent pearls, highly valuable in the mortal world, embedded in the stone walls, illuminating the entire chamber with bright light.

On the right side of the chamber was a row of bookshelves. Luo Xiu walked over and saw numerous martial arts manuals placed on them. The books were made of special paper, remaining intact after hundreds of years.

"Sixth-grade martial arts?"

Luo Xiu casually picked up a book and, upon reading it, found it recorded a martial technique called the Dark Yin Nether Palm.

As far as he knew, the highest-grade martial arts recorded by the dominant force in Yunlong Prefecture, the Free Spirit Sect, were only seventh-grade, yet here, every book he opened was sixth-grade martial arts?

Luo Xiu was overjoyed and immediately stored all these manuals into his storage ring. There were thirty-two manuals in total, eighteen fifth-grade martial arts, thirteen sixth-grade martial arts, and one seventh-grade martial art.

Without examining them closely, he turned his gaze to the other side of the stone chamber, where he saw a row of racks holding twenty-three long swords, each exuding a sharp and fierce aura that made Luo Xiu's heart tremble.

"Battle words! And not just ordinary battle swords!" Luo Xiu's face showed excitement.

Being a practitioner of swordsmanship, he naturally had an instinctive fondness and affinity for a good Battle Sword, and here there were not just one, but twenty-three!

Not far away, Luo Xiu found a book and, upon reading it, discovered it contained some information left by Martial King Buchen.

Martial King Buchen, besides reaching the realm of King of Martial Dao, was also a fifth-tier Swordsmith Master. The twenty-three Battle Swords in the stone chamber were his life's proud creations, among which twenty were Earth-Grade Low Tier, and the best three were Earth-Grade Mid-Tier!

Earth-Grade Mid-Tier Battle swords typically required a sixth-tier Swordsmith Master to forge, but Martial King Buchen had stumbled upon a fragment of the Ancient Sword Forging Art, allowing him to forge Earth-Grade Mid-Tier Battle Swords with his fifth-tier skills.

This book also recorded the Ancient Sword Forging Art that Martial King Buchen had obtained.

Besides martial arts and Battle Swords, the stone chamber also contained a pile of Yuan Qi Stones, different from the Low-Grade Yuan Qi Stones Luo Xiu usually used. These stones were purer and more translucent, being Mid-Grade Yuan Qi Stones, containing a higher purity of Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi.

This pile of Mid-Grade Yuan Qi Stones numbered nearly a thousand.

Additionally, there were various formation treasures and pills, all part of Martial King Buchen's collection during his lifetime.

Any of these treasures, if taken outside, would be unaffordable for an Innate Martial Master, and would drive a Martial Grandmaster in the Spirit Refining Realm to madness!

"Haha, I've struck it rich!"

Luo Xiu found a storage ring among the formation treasures, a fifth-tier formation treasure, with a storage space dozens of times larger than the ring he previously used.

He stored all the items away, feeling that this venture to find the Martial King's Treasury had been a thrilling yet immensely rewarding experience.

Compared to the wealth in the Martial King's Treasury, Luo Xiu felt his greatest gain was a deeper understanding of the Life and Death Pearl.