I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, So I’ll Max Out My Defense

Chapter 931: Chapter 932: Can’t Find a Treasure Spot? Create One Yourself

Li Xiaobai wanted to cry but no tears would come, the treasure was gone just like that.

Abiding by the excellent quality of not leaving empty-handed, he took out the Jade Gourd and collected the entire cold pond’s water source into it. This was no ordinary water. Taking it out, whether to display in his sect or to sell, was a good choice.

He followed the original path back through the corridor and continued in another direction. According to the map, this direction was marked as the center of the tomb, with an Immortal’s Cave Mansion where the tomb’s owner practiced cultivation. It was not hard to imagine that in such a dwelling, all the placed items would surely be precious treasures.

“I hope the map is more reliable this time.”

Although he had been tricked by the cold pond once, Li Xiaobai still harbored some hope for the map. He believed that Xiao Lao Di would not do meaningless things, and that the map must have its value.

But reality proved that his expectations were wrong. Following the route on the map, the path he took became more and more deviant, and after passing through numerous passageways, he finally arrived in front of a stone wall—a dead end!

Forget precious resources, there wasn’t even a single hair.

“Damn it, could Xiao Lao Di really have just been doodling?”

“Well, if I can’t find a treasure, then I’ll just create a treasure land myself.”

Li Xiaobai flicked his wrist and took out a strand of Hellfire, throwing it to the ground. In an instant, the entire air turned into a raging black Demonic Flame,

He then threw out more than ten Stars of Earthly Explosion, drawing energy from beneath the earth to swell and explode. The violent energy swept out with supreme might, blasting the surrounding passageway walls to disarray. What had been narrow paths instantly widened.

After absorbing the aftermath of the explosions, the Hellfire quickly spread, expanding and engulfing the area. In the time it took to drink a cup of tea, a ten-mile radius had turned into a sea of fire.

Blowing up everything along the way, all passageways he passed were destroyed, leaving behind vast open land. Occasionally, he encountered Demonic Beasts in their lairs, and when the passageways exploded, they revealed resources and flesh. The Hellfire swiftly swept over, consuming everything, and as it spread, it began to take on the air of a treasure land.

Li Xiaobai realized that these days if one wanted to gather wealth, one had to rely on oneself. The map was extremely unreliable; the passageways inside the tomb were complex and interwoven—searching along them was too tiring and not rewarding enough. It was better to just destroy them all, as the territories with treasures would naturally reveal themselves.

The commotion caused by the Stars of Earthly Explosion was loud, with a series of thunderous explosions attracting nearby cultivators. Li Xiaobai took out a Smooth Travel Talisman, ready to flee if any powerful experts approached.

Inside the graveyard.

A small team was cautiously moving forward and searching when suddenly they felt the ground tremble. At the same time, continuous thunderous explosions echoed, shaking their eardrums and draining the color from their faces.

“Damn, big brother, which deity is fighting over there?”

“Brother Tian, we should get out of here fast. If we get caught in the crossfire, we might be annihilated!”

Several members of the team were somewhat panicked. Their cultivation levels ranged from the Human Immortal Realm to the Earth Immortal Realm, and they did not dare to get involved in the affairs of the powerful.

“No, this doesn’t seem like someone is fighting. It’s more like a treasure is emerging!”

“Moreover, it’s not far from us. Let’s go have a look!”

The leading cultivator named Brother Tian said. This was an opportunity to be seized. It was hard to get decent treasures by always skirting around the edges. If the treasure was nearby, they just needed to act quickly to take the lead.

Elsewhere, a team of monks heard the noise, their eyes flickering with astonishment.

“Amitabha, the poor monk vaguely saw Demonic Flames; a valuable treasure has appeared!”

“Did not expect the treasure to be right beside us. Fortune comes with risks, let us go and see!”

“Could it be dangerous? Such a treasure should attract powerful seniors, right?”

“It all belongs to the Great Thunderclap Temple. Speak boldly— even if there are powerful figures, they will show some respect and won’t quibble much with us poor monks.”

“Right, we are all in the Earth Immortal Realm. Speak boldly—this great tomb was born within the boundary of our Buddhist Sect, so it is rightfully fated to be with us!”

“Good!”

“Very good!”

The same scene unfolded in various locations within the great tomb. Within a hundred miles, aside from a few cultivators who had discovered treasures and were fighting over them, all the cultivators who had felt that terrifying power were converging towards the area where Hellfire blazed fiercely.

For them, they might not be qualified to compete for the treasures, but if they could witness the emergence of the treasures with their own eyes, the trip wouldn’t have been in vain.

Two hours later.

The quiet great tomb gradually became noisy and bustling as the cultivators arrived one after another, gathering in small groups.

As they approached the area where Li Xiaobai was, a look of horror appeared on their faces.

“This is close to the center of the great tomb, which should be a labyrinth of intertwined passages. But now it’s all been shattered by some external force—too violent!”

“All the tunnels and cave mansions within a hundred miles have been destroyed. Have the resources inside been destroyed as well?”

“What kind of resources can compare to the precious treasure that has just emerged? With such power, it must be a marvelous treasure that will cause a scramble!”

“However, that explosion also took care of the Demonic Beasts in the tomb, saving us a lot of effort. On my way here, a master gave me a map, which was quite accurate. According to it, the center of the great tomb doesn’t have many treasures, but it’s a gathering place for many Demonic Beasts and creatures!”

The cultivators conversed with one another as they continued deeper into the heartland, shocked by the sight before them. What kind of just-emerged treasure could cause such destruction? Could they withstand such power?

However, their already shocked hearts were soon swept by an even greater surge of amazement, for as they walked, they suddenly realized before them there was a sea of fire, vast and boundless, its raging flames halting everyone’s steps.

The flames were black and seemed very sinister, with a tendency to continue to spread outward.

“What kind of fire is this that it’s black?”

“This sinister black flame must be the precious treasure that just emerged. To take on such a form, looking at the range it burns, it must have enveloped dozens of miles around!”

“Yes, no wonder it can destroy so many tunnels. This black Demonic Flame actually complements the Demonic Qi in the great tomb. It should be the magic treasure of the tomb’s owner when they were alive.”

The cultivators retreated several steps and analyzed.

They didn’t dare to recklessly enter it. As time ticked by, more and more cultivators gathered around the fire, crowding around. Some cultivators cast their Cultivation Techniques to test it out, condensing a giant hand with Immortal Yuan Power to probe into the depths of the flames only for it to be incinerated by the black flames the next second.

“Not good, this flame can devour the Immortal Yuan Power within a cultivator’s body. My technique was swallowed up by it!” exclaimed the cultivator.

“Devouring Immortal Yuan—a growth-type magic treasure!”

Upon hearing this, greed flashed in the eyes of many cultivators.