Volume 1: Chapter 105 - Chu Chu in Mortal Danger

Volume 1, Chapter 105: Chu Chu in Imminent Danger

Lin Yu stepped into the secret treasury of the Great Zhou Royal Family. What greeted his eyes were iron chests storing weapons and magic treasures.

These iron chests were inscribed with array talismans, which could slow down the passage of time, preventing the weapons and treasures inside from being eroded by the torrent of time into scrap metal.

Besides these iron chests, there were dozens of jade vials on the wooden shelves in the corner.

The jade vials contained ancient elixirs treasured by the Great Zhou Royal Family. It could be said that the appearance of each elixir would incite countless people to fight over it, triggering a bloodbath in the martial world.

Seeing these jade vials, Lin Yu's eyes lit up. If Lord Cauldron devoured the elixirs in these vials, perhaps it could refine the elixir it had mentioned.

"Lord Cauldron, all the elixirs treasured by the Great Zhou Royal Family are here!"

Lin Yu summoned the God-Eating Cauldron and urged Lord Cauldron to act quickly.

"Good! Let Lord Cauldron see what treasures the secret treasury of the Great Zhou Royal Family has hidden!"

Lord Cauldron chuckled, and then starlight ripples spread out, enveloping all the jade vials.

These jade vials slowly levitated in the starlight ripples, but most of them soon fell back onto the wooden shelves.

"These jade vials are empty. Only a few of them still contain elixirs!"

Before Lin Yu could speak, Lord Cauldron sighed helplessly.

It had originally been thought that devouring so many ancient elixirs treasured by the Great Zhou Royal Family would be enough to 淬炼 (temper) the elixir Lin Yu needed, but it seemed they were still far from that.

More than a dozen elixirs flew out of the jade vials and vanished into the God-Eating Cauldron like swallows returning to their nest.

Then these empty jade vials shook twice before slowly falling.

"Kid, I need to refine these elixirs and extract the medicinal power of the heavenly materials and earthly treasures within. Don't disturb me!"

After devouring these dozen or so elixirs, Lord Cauldron warned Lin Yu.

Then it transformed into a golden light and returned to Lin Yu's sea of consciousness.

Lin Yu glanced at the weapons and magic treasures sealed in the iron chests. None of them compared to his Wind Controlling Sword, so there was no need to take them all.

However, since he had come to the Great Zhou Royal Family's secret treasury, he had to leave something behind.

He raised his hand and slashed gently at the stone wall. A sword qi howled out, and debris fell from the wall, revealing a line of iron-like characters.

"Secret treasury elixirs, taken for use!"

The final inscription was unexpectedly "Protector of the Nation."

After finishing all this, he turned and left.

A moment later, the two royal advisors who had been sleeping crookedly in front of the wooden building suddenly woke up. Then, looking at each other, their faces instantly turned pale as they realized they had been 算计 (tricked) silently and had fallen asleep.

Next, the two looked at the rockery and found that the secret treasury door on the rockery had been opened. They were greatly alarmed and quickly shouted a warning.

Shortly after, the Great Zhou Imperial Palace was immediately lit up with bright lights and filled with the noise of people.

When the Zhou Emperor and the Chief Minister arrived at the secret treasury, it had already been surrounded by imperial guards. The courtyard was brightly lit like daytime, and the two royal advisors guarding the fake secret treasury stood solemnly beside the rockery, waiting for the Zhou Emperor's arrival.

"What exactly happened?"

The Zhou Emperor's face was 铁青 (ashen), for the demon disaster had not yet subsided, the Xuantian Immortal Sect was about to attack, and now the royal secret treasury had encountered trouble. Was it really the will of heaven to destroy the Great Zhou?

"Your Majesty, someone used 威压 (overwhelming pressure) to stun the two royal advisors and entered the royal secret treasury!"

The imperial guard commander stepped forward to report, looking 惶恐 (terrified).

"How many treasures were lost from the royal secret treasury?"

The Zhou Emperor asked in a deep voice.

"We don't know. We haven't gone in yet. After all, it's the royal secret treasury. I'm afraid it requires Your Majesty to go in and inventory personally!"

The imperial guard commander smiled helplessly.

Only the Zhou Emperor knew how many treasures were in the royal secret treasury.

"Let's go! Let's go in and take a look!"

Suppressing his anger, the Zhou Emperor nodded to the Chief Minister and then entered the royal secret treasury.

Everyone followed closely behind and saw the line of characters on the secret treasury wall, as if carved with a knife and axe, left by Lin Yu.

"Protector of the Nation...!"

The imperial guard commander couldn't help but exclaim.

"Secret treasury elixirs, taken for use!"

The Chief Minister said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, it seems to be the Protector of the Nation. I wonder which elixirs he borrowed?"

"Who said 'borrowed'? It's only natural for the Protector of the Nation to take the elixirs from the royal secret treasury. Even if he took all the treasures here, I wouldn't complain in the slightest!"

The Zhou Emperor looked serious, correcting the Chief Minister's words.

"I wonder what the Protector of the Nation wants with these elixirs?"

Confusion appeared in the Chief Minister's eyes.

The elixirs in the royal secret treasury were the accumulation of the Great Zhou Dynasty over the years, each one a treasure, including 不乏 (many) ancient elixirs passed down from ancient times.

Could it be that the Protector of the Nation was preparing for the upcoming revenge of the Xuantian Immortal Sect?

"No matter what the Protector of the Nation wants these elixirs for, our Great Zhou Dynasty will fully support him! No one is allowed to 泄露 (reveal) what happened today. We must not hold the Protector of the Nation back!"

The Zhou Emperor looked solemn, gazing at the Chief Minister and the imperial guard commander.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The two quickly bowed.

...

When Lin Yu returned to the 质子馆 (hostage residence), he couldn't wait to call out to Lord Cauldron.

"Lord Cauldron, after devouring the elixirs from the Great Zhou Royal Family's secret treasury this time, can the elixir you mentioned be 淬炼 (tempered) 出来 (out)?"

"Why the hurry? To refine the elixir I mentioned, we need about a dozen more elixirs like those just now!"

Lord Cauldron said lazily.

Lin Yu shook his head helplessly. It seemed that if he wanted Lord Cauldron to refine that elixir, he would have to set his sights on the secret treasury of his own Great Han Royal Family.

Since he couldn't rely on elixirs to improve his strength in a short time, he could only cultivate step by step.

It would be best if the Blood Demon Lord could appear. Killing him should contribute a lot of spiritual power.

A few days later, while Lin Yu was meditating in seclusion, he suddenly opened his eyes and looked 凝重 ly toward the northwest direction outside the imperial city.

A wisp of spiritual power he had hidden in Chu Chu's body was now rioting, clearly indicating that Chu Chu was in great trouble and had reached a life-and-death situation.

Lin Yu pushed open the door, stepped out, and rode the air, transforming into a stream of light in the night as he rushed toward Chu Chu's location.

...

Outside the imperial city, Chu Chu, along with Elder Zheng Qingyan of the Lingtian Sect and warriors from other forces, was following the Great Zhou Dynasty's imperial guards to patrol surrounding villages and towns to defuse the demon disaster.

However, these past few days had been peaceful, and the villages and towns they passed through were all safe.

It was as if the Blood Demon Lord had left the Great Zhou Imperial City and gone elsewhere.

Therefore, many people had become slack, only thinking about returning to the imperial city after completing this patrol to rest well.

"Miss Chu Chu, when the sun rises on our Zhang Family's Danxia Mountain, the entire mountain is dyed red, as if covered in a layer of rosy clouds. If you come to visit our Zhang Family, I will definitely take you to see this peerless beauty!"

A handsome young man in a green robe rode side by side with Chu Chu, 殷勤 (殷勤地) inviting her to be his guest.