Chapter 5: Great Treasure
Zhao Lung looked at the opened chest before him. Inside was a bronze bow with blue carvings along its side, which emitted a sharp aura. On the side was a quiver of blue arrows numbering about 10. Just from a single look, Zhao Lung could tell that this was a precious treasure, which he could sell for a lot of coins.
In the world, there were three main classes, mage, ranger, and warrior, which were ranged combat, ranged combat, and melee combat. Additionally, each class had subclasses, for example, a swordsman was a subclass for a warrior which specialized in the sword dao, and a fire mage was a subclass for a mage which specialized in the fire dao.
"It's a shame I am not a ranger, but a warrior. Otherwise, I could have taken this and left, but now I have to go on and put myself in more danger. Even if I sell it, it would be a huge waste, compared to what I could get if the treasure was suited for me. Zhao Lung shook his head helplessly. Leaving one last look towards the bow, he turned in the opposite direction which he came from and left. Ahead he could see the path enclosed by two golden walls, as usual, he continued walking through the hallway, and soon came to a fork.
The path split off into three identical paths enclosed by golden walls. Choosing the one on the left Zhao Lung continued his traveling. After more than 2 hours of traveling on the path, a wall blocked his way, and he saw a wooden object hanging on that wall. Upon further inspection, he realized that it was a wooden sign which read "Wrong path, try again."
"If I go back and explore the other 2 paths, it'll take me at least another 5 hours. This sign is just making fun of me!" Zhao Lung's brows furrowed. When he turned around, he saw another horned frost wolf. Zhao Lung's anger exploded and to relieve himself of his anger, he sent a fist at the wooden sign. When his fist hit the sign, the sign was pushed back into the wall. Confused, Zhao Lung retrieved his fist from the sign, causing it to fall back into place with a click, like a button.
Suddenly a rectangle resembling a door appeared around the sign. Zhao Lung quickly pulled on the sign, and the door consisting of stone, swung open, revealing another path. Instead of the normal path which had a dirt floor, the one in front of him had a golden floor, similar to the golden walls.
"What?! My luck is truly great today!" Zhao Lung looked at the opening with a shocked smile. He hurriedly walked in, fearing that the door might close at any second, and leave him alone with the wolf. The ceiling was made of the golden material which the walls were made from, differing from the normal ceiling, which was just open sky. Zhao Lung soon neared a room containing a chest engraved in runes. Just as Zhao Lung entered the mysterious room, the entrance behind him closed and a familiar voice appeared.
"I truly underestimated you, young adventurer, to figure out the secret entrance, you must surely specialize in the dao of fate! Anyway, seeing as you have reached the end of the test, you can now choose a reward." An elderly voice spoke to him. Zhao Lung was completely shocked, the voice clearly thought that he specialized in the dao of fate, which was one of the most unique, and hardest to practice daos out there. Every expert that was successful in the dao of fate, was a person of great importance, and high standing in society.
A white flame appeared on the wall behind the chest and burned in an intricate pattern. When the white flames stopped, Zhao Lung saw a white glowing list appear where the flame had just been.
"This is the list of the great treasures left behind by the great Mo Fu, choose carefully young adventure as you can only pick one item." The voice contained a bit of excitement as it speculated over which one Zhao Lung would choose, there were a few staffs on the list belonging to the mage class, which were suitable for practice of the dao of fate.
Coming closer, Zhao Lung could now make out the 10 names of the treasures which were on the list. He slowly made his way down, looking at the various treasures listed on the wall. Zhao Lung quickly scanned over the names, and descriptions, which contained many high-level battle techniques, and weapons.
"How can my luck be this bad? There are no mental energy cultivation techniques or even fist techniques which are suitable for me." Zhao Lung had a long frown on his face, feeling unsatisfied after going through so much trouble, at most he could just sell one of the items on the list, but that would be a huge waste, as a small village like his, would not recognize the value of this item. Entering an inheritance, and a high-level one at that, was nearly unheard of, any of these items would not be more beneficial for him than store-bought items unless he switched his class and tried over again.
"Hmm, Young adventurer, since you mentioned mental energy cultivation techniques, could you be a mental energy specialist? This would make sense seeing as you specialize in the dao of fate, I did not want to mention this, but the great transcender Mo Fu also left behind one additional item. Seeing as it was much more valuable, I deducted it from the list. However now that I know of your true capabilities, I find you deserving so I will add it to the list of the items." The voice spoke uncertainly.
The golden wall shone once more and revealed one more white name at the bottom of the list. As Zhao Lung looked at the item's name and description and could not restrain his jaw from dropping to the floor.
"Heaven's Sea Mental Energy Strengthening Technique allows the user to increase the amount, and strengthen their mental energy, to make the capacity comparable to a sea, and the strength of heaven."
Even though the description is very shallow, it was by far the most useful technique for Zhao Lung. Mental energy strengthening techniques were extremely rare, but have devastating effects if used by the right person. Zhao Lung didn't believe even in the entire world he was in, would there be a mental energy technique as strong as this one.
"Elder, I choose the Heaven's Sea Mental Energy Strengthening Technique!" Zhao Lung spoke with as excitement filled his eyes. If he could get this technique, Zhao Lung's strength would definitely soar, and he could even win the upcoming tournament.
"I see... Anyway, I will send you out now, but I still have one more thing for you. The great transcender Mo Fu entrusted me to give out a map to the person who manages to complete his inheritance. The map will guide you to his second inheritance when you ascend from this world. Naturally, the rewards will be higher, but so will the risk, I wish you luck young adventurer." When the voice finished speaking, Zhao Lung felt a memory pop up in his mind. Suddenly white light filled his vision, and Zhao Lung was transported back to the outside world.
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