novelraw Chapter 233-1: Five-Story Treasure Pagoda, The Subtle Use of Incense Power (1)
Chapter 233-1: Five-Story Treasure Pagoda, The Subtle Use of Incense Power (1)
[The young yokai did not hesitate, resolutely refusing your offer of rescue and the persuasion of the other yokai.]
[Just as you were frowning in frustration, it revealed something else to you…]
[In fact, there was another way to save them!]
[Among the surviving Nurarihyon lineage in the world today, there was not only itself, but also its grandfather.]
[Its grandfather possessed tremendous strength and was the leader of the Nurarihyon clan.]
[If the Divine Offspring could locate its grandfather, they could easily liberate them all.]
[You could not help but ask, where is its grandfather now?]
[The Origin-Tracing Juvenile Nurarihyon gave an embarrassed laugh and admitted that its grandfather was currently suppressed within the No-Illusions Shrine. If you could go to the No-Illusions Shrine and rescue its grandfather, that would be equivalent to saving all the little yokai together.]
Lin Xun’s face turned pitch black.
What kind of nested quest was this?He vaguely anticipated that there would be some linked events between Dharma-Aspect Temple and the No-Illusions Shrine.
But he did not expect the process to be like this, rescue the grandfather first, then the grandson?
Joining an Oath faction on the weaker side really did make the game far more difficult.
[The young yokai also felt that its request was somewhat unreasonable. It quickly opened its mouth and retrieved a multicolored scale from beneath its tongue.]
[It handed you this saliva-soaked scale.]
[You have obtained the Iridescent Scale of the Mirage Dragon (Item)!]
[The young yokai explained that the Five-Story Treasure Pagoda behind the Golden Hall was a cultivation sanctuary for the Nurarihyon clan.]
[However, the new god’s followers were unaware of its secrets, regarding the pagoda only as a place to store sutras.]
[The Divine Offspring could ascend to the top of the Five-Story Treasure Pagoda and use this scale to rapidly cultivate the power of the Fallen Dragon Embryo.]
Lin Xun raised an eyebrow and opened his inventory to inspect it.
[Iridescent Scale of the Mirage Dragon (Item): A dragon scale imbued with a trace of mirage vapor. The shimmering multicolored luster across its surface is the mirage vapor manifest.]
[When used at certain locations, the remaining mirage vapor within the scale will evaporate. By meditating within the vapor, you can increase the stacks of Calamitous Fallen Dragon Embryo. Remaining uses: 3/3]
[The Origin-Tracing Juvenile Nurarihyon continued, explaining that once the mirage vapor in the Iridescent Scale of the Mirage Dragon was exhausted, it could be offered before the statue of the Chaotic Origin Dragon and incense burned in worship to replenish the vapor.]
[However, this divine blessing ceased to manifest after the Dragon God’s defeat, so once the scale was depleted, it could no longer be restored…]
“What a pity… If this thing weren’t a consumable, it would be perfect…”
Lin Xun sighed a little, but the pre-reward for the rescue quest was still acceptable. He just didn’t know what reward he would get if he succeeded in rescuing the Nurarihyon’s grandfather.
[You accepted the scale, promising that you would definitely go to the No-Illusions Shrine to investigate. Whether or not you could free its grandfather, you could only do your best.]
[Amid the hopeful gazes of the small yokai, you waved farewell to them and left the Golden Hall…]
[You skirted around the Golden Hall, and behind the main building stood a Five-Story Treasure Pagoda.]
[The Five-Story Pagoda was the result of Sakura Falls attempting to imitate Vermilion Empire architecture, transforming from the original imposing grandeur into the delicate elegance of native Sakura Falls style.]
[Thus, the Five-Story Treasure Pagoda was not particularly tall, its five tiers only rose just a bit higher than the Golden Hall.]
[You strode up to the front of the pagoda. As expected, at the entrance of the ground floor stood a warning sign.]
[The inscription’s general meaning was: do not read the sutras stored in the pagoda, lest you be seduced by the demonic abominations’ wicked words, violators will be severely punished…]
[You stepped past the warning sign, pushed open the ground floor doors, and entered…]
[The first floor of the pagoda was lined with bookshelves, filled with countless volumes. But rather than the fragrance of ink you imagined, it exuded a musty odor of decaying books.]
[This first floor was called the Dragon Treasury Level. Glancing over the sutras stored here, you spotted the Dragon Gate Sutra, Original Aspiration Dragon Advance Sutra, Dragon Radiance True Treatise, Immeasurable Longevity of the Dragon Sutra, and so on.]
[Do you wish to search through them?]
Lin Xun’s eyes lit up. It was time for treasure hunting again.
He quickly pressed ‘Yes.’
[Searching…]
[You discovered a thin bookmark wedged in the gaps of the shelves.]
[You have obtained 1 Invasion Bookmark.]
[Searching…]
[…]
[You found a precious ancient painting atop the bookshelf.]
[You have obtained the Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl Painting (Junk)!]
[Searching…]
[…]
[You discovered a yokai magic manual at the bottom of the shelf.]
[You have obtained Yokai Art – Art of Transformation (Fine+)!]
[Searching…]
[…]
[You found nothing else of value.]
Lin Xun opened his inventory to look.
The Invasion Bookmark was already too familiar to bother inspecting.
He was about to skip over the newly acquired junk, Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl Painting, but then noticed that it wasn’t actually junk.
[Twin Dragons Playing with a Pearl Painting (Junk): An antique ink painting depicting two true dragons playing with a treasure pearl. Selling this item to a certain pawnshop merchant will earn you some Spirit Essence.]
“Tsk, come to think of it, I haven’t been to the Fish Market in ages… I wonder if the pawnshop’s goods have refreshed.”
[Yokai Art – Art of Transformation (Fine+): The Art of Transformation is both the simplest and the most difficult technique among yokai magic. Because it is extremely easy to learn, it is a required skill for every yokai. But because it is so hard to master, only yokai whose true forms already closely resemble humans can fully transform their alien appearances into human shape.]
[Using this skill will, depending on your current stacks of Calamitous Fallen Dragon Embryo, partially transform your alien form into human semblance.]
[This skill can only be learned while inhabiting a yokai body.]
“It’s a good skill… just the quality is a little too low.”
Lin Xun shook his head and didn’t rush to learn the skill right away.
He put the skill book away and walked toward the second floor of the pagoda.
[You ascended the wooden staircase to the second floor of the pagoda…]
[The second floor of the pagoda was called the Heavenly Dragon Level. Its appearance was no different from the first floor, still filled with countless books, though it was somewhat smaller.]
[Do you wish to search here?]
“Could it be that all the floors above are just like this?”
With some doubt, Lin Xun began to search.
After finishing the search on the second floor, he climbed to the third floor, and it turned out to be exactly the same.
After looting both floors, he had only obtained a few bookmarks and some calligraphy that could be sold.
He had also acquired a skill called Yokai Art – Fiery Red Lotus, an offensive technique.
But like the Art of Transformation, it was a very low-quality skill. The only commendable aspect was that it benefited from the Calamitous Fallen Dragon Embryo attribute bonuses.
[…]
[You ascended the wooden staircase to the fourth floor of the pagoda…]
[The fourth floor of the pagoda was called the True Dragon Treasure Pavilion Level. Its appearance was no different from the first floor, still filled with countless books.]
[However, there was an old man clad in a black kimono sitting cross-legged on a cushion, holding a sutra and reading intently.]
[The single monocle he wore on his face was particularly striking.]