Chapter 73: Chapter 73: The Whereabouts of the Nine Dragon Key (Three Updates)
Jin Mansion Front Courtyard.
In the room where Jin Yutang lived.
Abbess, Don’t Love Me’s Talent had come into play, triggering a secret chamber’s mechanism with 100% luck.
CLICK—
As the mechanism activated, the wall by the bed slowly receded and then automatically opened inward.
A hidden passage appeared!
Xu Nian and his team, witnessing this scene, walked into it one after another.
Candles shone on both sides of the passage walls, illuminating the distinct staircase that led downward.
In no time, everyone had entered a secret chamber through the hidden passage.
The chamber wasn’t large, and with the six of them inside, it started to feel somewhat cramped.
"Let’s quickly check for any information about the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure."
After Xu Nian gave his instructions, he started searching through the bookshelf in the corner of the room.
Junlin and his team also spread out and began their search.
Jin Yutang had indeed been secretly investigating the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure. Although the books on the shelves looked normal at first glance, their content was entirely different. The contents were all rumors and intelligence concerning the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure. There were even some records from the Great Qian Dynasty, including a book titled *The Great Qian Secret*. According to it, five hundred years ago, the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure had surfaced. The person who found it was named Luo Hai, an unknown junior in the Jianghu.
But it was this very person who founded the Great Qian Dynasty!
With the aid of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure, Luo Hai established the Great Qian Dynasty and overthrew the previous regime. This allowed the Great Qian Dynasty to persist to this day, towering above the Jianghu.
Information on Luo Hai was scant, and Xu Nian wasn’t very clear about this ’cheap’ ancestor’s affairs. It was even the first time he had seen the book *The Great Qian Secret*.
"There’s news about the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure here!" Abbess, Don’t Love Me, holding a letter, said, "This was sent by someone named Cui from Celestial Origin Mansion. It says the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure last surfaced three hundred years ago. Agents of Emperor Ren’an from the Imperial Court destroyed it, and almost everyone who knew about it then died. Even those sent to silence witnesses mysteriously perished after returning to the Capital City, possibly at Emperor Ren’an’s command. The Blood Demon Sect Leader has found the approximate location of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure, but they don’t have the Nine Dragon Key, so they might try to get it. This Cui person also claims to know the whereabouts of one Nine Dragon Key and wants to cooperate with Jin Yutang to find it."
After finishing, he handed the letter to Xu Nian.
Xu Nian glanced over it, took both the letter and the book, and continued searching.
It was certain that Jin Yutang was indeed looking for the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure. He had joined forces with the Blood Demon Sect because they knew the whereabouts of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure. Whether this information was true or false, no one knew.
But, in Xu Nian’s view, this news isn’t particularly significant. Without the Nine Dragon Key, knowing the location of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure is just a waste of time.
Wasn’t the System Task Reward supposed to give him the whereabouts of the Nine Dragon Keys?
Once all the Nine Dragon Keys are in his hands, will he still need to worry about the location of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure?
At that point, wouldn’t the Blood Demon Sect Leader, that stray dog, have to come to him personally?
Now that the Blood Demon Sect is falling apart, isn’t the Sect Leader just a stray dog?
The only thing worrying Xu Nian at the moment was the Imperial Court’s stance. They seemed to value the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure more than anyone else; specific information seemed accessible only to those who held that high position.
If he leads the Profound Yellow Sect to investigate further, will it attract the Emperor’s attention?
What would this Cheap Old Dad’s stance be?
After thoroughly searching every corner of the secret chamber and ensuring nothing was missed, he left.
As soon as he stepped out, the System’s Reward was transmitted.
[Congratulations to the host for completing the task: Nine Dragons Secret Treasure I.]
[Reward:
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Red Dragon Sword, is in the hands of Alliance Leader Cui Shengshu of the Celestial Yuan Mansion Nine Heavens Alliance.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Silver Dragon Spear, is in the hands of Grand General Qian Baichuan.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Yellow Dragon Mace, is stored within the Sage’s Tomb at the Little Sage Manor in Jiangnan.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Purple Dragon Long Blade, is buried in the Xiaonanyu Mountain Stream of Dafang Mansion.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Profound Dragon Axe, is hidden in the Treasure Pavilion of the Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Manor.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Black Dragon Dagger, is in the hands of Junlin, a Profound Yellow Sect Disciple.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Cyan Dragon Crescent Moon Saber, is in the hands of Guan Guan Jujiu, a Female Knight-errant of Jianghu.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Lanlong Needle, is in the hands of Leng Huatuo of Silver Armor Snow Mountain.
One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the White Dragon Halberd, is within the Capital City Imperial Palace’s Treasury.]
All the locations of the Nine Dragon Keys were now known.
Xu Nian memorized these locations, but his expression darkened considerably.
These possessors of the Nine Dragon Keys are, without exception, among the most formidable individuals in this world, are they not?
Grand General Qian Baichuan, capable of fighting a hundred men at once, had once slaughtered thousands from the Barbarian Race single-handedly. The fame of his Silver Dragon Spear was known throughout the land.
But who could have known that the Silver Dragon Spear would be one of the Nine Dragon Keys?
Then there was the Golden Mountain and Silver Sea Manor, known as the Number One in the World mechanical manor, filled with countless Gold, Silver, and Jewelry. Yet, the number of people who had perished within it was immeasurable.
The scholars of Little Sage Manor were experts in swordsmanship, and the Master was even the current His Majesty’s swordsmanship Teacher.
Leng Huatuo was called the Number One in the World physician, possessing the ability to revive the dead, and he called himself ’No Death, No Cure.’
Just these individuals were enough to make Xu Nian feel hopeless, let alone the matter of the Imperial Palace’s Treasury.
Was he supposed to steal from himself? If he got caught, wouldn’t his legs be broken?
Troublesome indeed.
[Task: Nine Dragons Secret Treasure (Part II)]
[Introduction: The most mysterious treasure in Jianghu. It is rumored that collecting all Nine Dragon Keys will unlock the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure and grant the power to rule the world.]
[Objective: Obtain the Red Dragon Sword, one of the Nine Dragon Keys.]
[Time limit: None.]
[Reward: Second Test activation.]
[Tip: This is an Exclusive Task, only available to players or teams of players who possess a Nine Dragon Key.]
The Red Dragon Sword... It’s in the hands of the Alliance Leader of the Celestial Yuan Mansion Nine Heavens Alliance.
Xu Nian was completely in the dark about the Nine Heavens Alliance. How could he possibly snatch something from their Alliance Leader?
"Let’s go. It’s time for us to set off."
Xu Nian sighed and said, "This outing hasn’t been entirely fruitless. One of the Nine Dragon Keys, the Red Dragon Sword, is in the Celestial Origin Mansion. Let’s head there directly."
As soon as he finished speaking, Junlin and his team also received the task notification.
[Exclusive Task: Nine Dragon Key (Part II).]
[Introduction: The greatest treasure of Jianghu, the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure, has surfaced. People with ulterior motives are appearing one after another. As one of the holders of a Nine Dragon Key, you must follow the Sect Leader to unveil the mystery of the Nine Dragons Secret Treasure.]
[Reward: 500 Contribution Points.]
Huh?
Hmmmm?
Is this a chain task???
Seeing the first task completed, and with the 500 Contribution Points already credited, Junlin and his team gasped.
One task is worth 500 Contribution Points?
There are nine Nine Dragon Keys in total. Aside from the one Junlin has, there are eight more!
Eight tasks...
Four thousand Contribution Points?
"Damn, this chain task rewards four thousand Contribution Points?"
"With the current exchange rate at 0.111111111, does that mean we could earn four hundred thousand?"
"Money isn’t important. It’s always good to have Contribution Points."
"That Damn Game Designer is actually looking out for us this much? How did a task like this even fall to us?"
"It really is all thanks to Abbess’s luck! Otherwise, the Black Dragon Dagger would’ve fallen into Flourishing Flowers’s hands long ago. Abbess, you’re our team’s mascot!"
"..."