Perfect World - Chapter 442
Supreme Divine Treasury
That claw was so large. It was greenish-gray in color, covering the heavens and scattering the clouds. The entire primitive mountain range was shaking, and the great earth ruptured. Smoke and dust rushed into the heavens.
“Willow Deity, what is this?” Shi Hao asked.
An indescribable aura seeped out as if a great desolate beast had awakened. At this moment, the entire great wasteland became quiet. All of the birds, beasts, and even bugs were trembling.
The world was deathly quiet as if it had fallen into an archaic demonic abyss. All sounds disappeared, and an indescribable pressure swept through the boundless mountain forest.
“This thing is still alive?” The little pagoda said to itself as if it was extremely confused.
Willow Deity became serious and stared at it for a long time. There was an endless distance between them, so if that giant beast appeared, it would be even larger than an entire mountain range combined. It was the true body, not a magical projection. If it displayed a magical body, this world might not be big enough to contain it!
“Willow Deity…” Shi Hao asked again.
“Supreme Divine Treasury,” the Willow Deity replied. Its voice was indistinct as if it came from the nine heavens. There was a type of indescribable spiritual essence as if it were in deep thought.
Shi Hao was shocked and couldn’t help but cry out. He was like this because when he was young, Chief Shi Yunfeng had told him these stories.
After so many years, there were always rumors that even attracted the attention of experts from the outer regions. For example, the mysterious man with the chaotic disk came here to search for it.
As for the big red bird, Second Baldy, Hairy Ball, and Aunt Green Scaled Eagle, during these past few years, they spent even more effort searching through these mountains and rivers. They found traces several times, but in the end, they lost track of it.
According to the chief, the supreme divine treasury could move underground. In the past, he was even fortunate enough to enter the gate and obtain a few bone books in the outermost region.
In recent years, Little Western Paradise had even been searching for this treasury. After confirming its location many times, they were about to take action. In the end, they still failed on the verge of success.
“It can move, so it’s a prehistoric divine beast.” Shi Hao was horrified, but at the same time, he was full of confusion. What kind of beast was this exactly?
They stood high up in the sky and looked downward. The Willow Deity and the little pagoda both concealed their auras because too much was at stake. The higher realms were testing things out and were continuously tearing apart the void in this region, producing cracks. Blinding light would streak past from time to time.
What kind of vicious beast was it? Shi Hao earnestly asked for guidance, filled with curiosity.
“It should be an old tortoise, an incredibly terrifying existence,” said the little pagoda.
“A tortoise that’s sleeping underground?” Shi Hao was surprised. This was just so incredible! Just how enormous was that tortoise? He had never heard of such a behemoth, and it was challenging his imagination.
The tortoise claw was relatively short, but when it reached out, it could split mountains and rivers, as well as scatter the clouds in the sky. Its size was simply unimaginable.
“The supreme divine treasury is built on its back, and it carries the treasure from one region to another. As long as it wakes up, it’ll always be moving,” said the little pagoda.
Was this the secret of the supreme divine treasury? The reason why it could move was because it rested on the body of a giant tortoise.
“It might not necessarily be true,” the Willow Deity said softly. It sensed the aura of the giant tortoise many years ago. At that time, there was only a willow branch, and it had never acted rashly.
Now, as its cultivation gradually recovered, the Willow Deity became more and more profound. It understood even more secrets, which made it calmer, and it still hadn’t taken action.
“Can the supreme divine treasury be fake?” Shi Hao was shocked.
“The wasteland region indeed has a supreme divine treasury and a terrifying giant tortoise, but it might not be the one we are looking at.”
Based on what Willow Deity said, this might very well be fake, to the extent that that tortoise might not even be a living creature, but rather a type of formation, purposely displaying life force.
The strange explanation left Shi Hao extremely confused.
The little pagoda was also doubtful, finding this a bit hard to believe.
“It’s most likely a trap, purposely left behind by an ancient great figure. The goal isn’t to lure the creatures of the wasteland region in, but rather to set up for the higher realms’ most powerful existences.”
When he heard the Willow Deity’s explanation, Shi Hao was shocked. Just how terrifying of an existence was this? For the sake of setting up this trap, it actually extended all the way into the ancient era, arranging it so many years in advance.
Even the little pagoda broke out into a cold shiver when it heard this. This was so sinister! The trap definitely wanted to kill an existence with a heavenly background.
“Isn’t that a bit too vicious? He actually endured from the ancient era until now, all for the sake of that crucial moment?” Shi Hao shivered inwardly. He felt such an existence was terrifying to the point of making one’s hair stand on end.
Making an enemy out of such a person was the worst. In any case, Shi Hao felt fear inside. Even though he didn’t get involved, he still felt a wave of chilliness.
If Willow Deity hadn’t observed for many years without taking action all this time, it would have been difficult to discover this secret. It showed just how far the scheme went.
“Was an ancient expert from the wasteland region trying to deal with an existence from the higher realms?” Shi Hao asked.
At his level, he didn’t understand that type of battle at all. What he heard and saw today truly made him uneasy. Everything was beyond his imagination.
The little pagoda said, “No, it is most likely a trap set up by the higher realms’ fellows. It was done well during the ancient era and has been waiting for the arrival of this era before activating.”
Shi Hao was speechless. He suddenly discovered that the disputes in the wasteland region could only be considered small squabbles when compared to great figures. No wonder they could overlook the higher realms. From their methods and schemes, he could see that the people below weren’t powerful enough.
As if it knew that he was intimidated, the little pagoda said, “Why don’t you think about it? What kind of existences have the ability to set up traps? After living for an endless amount of time, they stood at the peak. If they didn’t have such scheming methods, would they have been able to climb to that height?”
Shi Hao nodded. That was the truth. Those were the few existences that stood out from the endless cultivators and ultimately rose to the top, so they must have experienced the cruelest struggles.
He sighed. “Well, with this type of person here, great chaos is about to arise. Should I quickly bury myself to avoid being targeted? That wouldn’t be good.”
The little pagoda sneered and said, “Even if you stood in front of them and shouted with all your might, they would most likely not pay you any attention.”
“Nonsense!” Shi Hao was displeased.
“If you want to be noticed by someone like that, at the very least, you have to become a supreme expert,” said the little pagoda.
Shi Hao was embarrassed.
“The supreme divine treasury is about to leave this great wasteland, heading to other regions,” Willow Deity said.
They silently withdrew, not startling that giant tortoise. They appeared in Stone Village. Willow Deity returned to its position, and its body entered that large green tree.
At the entrance of the village, Shi Hao opened the Heaven and Earth Pouch and poured out a pile of things. They were so dazzling. A group of children even threw themselves onto it.
Right now, Shi Hao was also a bit surprised. When he carefully went through these divine materials, they saw there were more than ten types! They were so hard to come by, and the colors were like a dream.
Fiery red dragon blood earth, resplendent sun stone, sparkling and translucent blue sea diamond that released an oceanic aura… It was brilliant and dazzling. Auspicious light pervaded the air, surrounding most of the village.
Hairy Ball woke up, and Aunt Green Scaled Eagle was startled as well. Everyone in the village gathered. Being able to see one of these things in one’s lifetime was already quite amazing.
One could vaguely hear someone swallow. In Shi Hao’s hair, the little pagoda swayed about. It fell off on its own and entered the pile of divine materials.
“I am not exchanging for anything!” Shi Hao stopped the pagoda and shouted righteously.
Right at this time, within his hair, another sparkling stone also shouted, “Hey, did you rob a heavenly deity? Give me some!”
The Divine Striking Stone had always been asleep, but today, it also revived. It cried out, fell onto the ground, and rolled about. It rushed toward the divine material. In the end, it was stopped by Shi Hao.
Shi Hao looked at the little pagoda from the corner of his eyes, thinking about how to make the exchange and maximize the benefits. As for the bone pagoda, it was also organizing its words and guiding him patiently.
“You’ve done well. The great calamity is about to arrive, and Stone Village indeed needs to make some arrangements. I am preparing to carve a great formation, and it just so happens that I need to use these divine materials.” Suddenly, the Willow Deity opened its mouth and dropped down more than ten sparkling willow branches. It swept up all the divine materials and carefully observed them.
“What?” Shi Hao was dumbstruck.
The little pagoda was furious. Strands of chaotic energy could vaguely be seen.
Shi Hao was stupefied. If the items were seized by the little pagoda, he would definitely jump in anger and wouldn’t give away anything. However, when Willow Deity took action and collected these divine materials, it was difficult for him to refute. He had to give them no matter what.
“These things are mine!” The little pagoda released strands of chaotic energy. The entire pagoda became hazy and extremely indistinct. However, there was a terrifying aura that was about to spread.
Willow Deity didn’t pay it any attention and was thinking carefully.
“They’re mine, and I’ve gifted them to Willow Deity.” Shi Hao clearly expressed his standpoint. He also poured out the other precious materials from the pouch.
“You… I’ve helped you for nothing.” The little pagoda was discouraged and withdrew its primal chaos.
“We were only trading, and you always tricked me. Willow Deity is the one who truly treats me well.” Shi Hao retorted.
The little pagoda was speechless. It felt that it was in the wrong, so it didn’t say anything else.
In the following few days, the Willow Deity pondered and set up a formation. It was a mysterious formation. Every time divine materials fell and were buried in Stone Village, scripture sounds would ring out.
This left Shi Hao shocked. Forming a formation could make such a sound? Was this secretly harmonizing with the great path of heaven and earth?!
During this process, the Divine Striking Stone cried out strangely, feeling so happy it was about to faint. There would always be some scraps left behind from all types of heavenly treasures, and it could eat all of them.
Originally, there were some divine materials left behind as well. Even though there weren’t many, they still couldn’t be underestimated. However, the little pagoda cherished its dignity, so it could only watch as that stone jumped about.
The Divine Striking Stone shone, becoming more and more sparkling. It was clear that it was going to undergo another unimaginable transformation, which was why it prostrated itself before the Willow Deity, frantically sucking up to it.
Nine days later, Willow Deity said, “Combine the formation!”
Heaven and earth changed. An indescribable aura was drawn in as if it stirred up the sun, moon, and stars. Endless essence energy surged, and profound mysteries appeared in the void. Symbols appeared, and the phantoms of deities lined up.
A vast wave of scripture sounds was just about to ring out when it was forcefully suppressed by the Willow Deity. The sound was surrounded within, not transmitted into the sky, so it didn’t affect the outside world.
The great formation was complete and seized the natural luck of heaven and earth. It combined defense, offense, and transportation into one. It was an unmatched formation, and at the very least, even the little pagoda began to feel apprehensive.
A few days later, at the limits of the distant horizon, a loud rumble rang out, shaking the boundless great earth and even the mountains.
“Did they come?” Shi Hao was horrified.
This sound, as well as the tremendous fluctuations, was no longer limited to existences like the little pagoda. Even normal cultivators could sense it.
“We’re almost there!” The little pagoda was shaken.
At the limits of the horizon, divine light covered the sky. The great void’s crack extended, and a gate could vaguely be seen taking form!