Opportunities in Hand

“It's just some natural treasures, which of course can't compare to your opportunity, Little Junior Sister,” Xi Siyu said with a wave of his hand.

They were just going through the motions, but they were still very satisfied with what they got.

“Let's go. I just wonder if we'll face any danger on the way out,” seeing how enthusiastically they were talking, Fu Yao spoke in a cool tone.

She suddenly had a bad feeling. Logically speaking, leaving wouldn't be as easy as entering.

“Squeak, squeak, squeak—” Mengbao stood on Jiang Lu's shoulder, squeaking excitedly.

After retracing their steps ninety-nine times, Jiang Lu, guided by Mengbao, finally arrived at the place where Liu Qingqing and the others had been.

She saw countless caves of various sizes.

“Are you saying all these caves are filled with treasures?”

Mengbao nodded. They were all Master's!

“Little girl, since you have already obtained an opportunity, why be greedy?” Daoist Qingxuan's voice suddenly echoed, carrying an endless pressure.

A phantom figure then appeared before Jiang Lu.

She did not sense any providence from Jiang Lu, yet the fact that she could reach this place was already extraordinary.

She had intended to stop her, but she hadn't expected the girl to make it here anyway.

Hearing this, Jiang Lu looked at the phantom before her defiantly.

“What do you mean by greedy? These opportunities have to be given to someone eventually, so why not me? What difference does it make who gets them?”

“You...” Daoist Qingxuan choked. This little girl wasn't very old, but she certainly had a sharp tongue.

But... why did what she said make so much sense?

No! That was wrong! The girl was clearly using twisted logic.

Yet she couldn't find any words to refute her.

Seeing the phantom dazed and silent, Jiang Lu knew she must have started questioning herself.

“Just tell me, am I right or not?”

“My talent is excellent, so these things will only realize their true value in my hands. It's just some natural treasures anyway, not your legacy, so what does it matter?”

Jiang Lu continued her onslaught, getting more excited the more she spoke, feeling increasingly justified.

Daoist Qingxuan looked at Jiang Lu and fell silent.

“Master, her soul body is unstable. It looks like she will dissipate very soon!” Cang Chen coiled around Jiang Lu's wrist, blinking as he whispered to Jiang Lu while looking at Daoist Qingxuan's phantom.

Her soul body was about to dissipate? That meant the legacy had already been taken. It seemed Liu Qingqing had indeed been here.

She then glared at the phantom, puffing her cheeks. Since the soul body was about to dissipate, these natural treasures would become ownerless. What was wrong with giving them to her?

“Haven't you made up your mind yet? Since you've already given your legacy to the destined one and your soul body is about to dissipate, why do you still care about this?”

Hearing this, Daoist Qingxuan's eyes widened. How did this little girl know? Could there be some secret on her?

She wanted to say something but fell silent again. There was no point in saying more now. Given the girl's determined attitude to get these treasures, even if she kicked her out, once her soul body dissipated and the barrier shattered, the girl would still come right back in.

“You really are shameless, girl. If you have the ability, go ahead.” Daoist Qingxuan's tone wasn't great, but she didn't continue to stop her either.

Jiang Lu's eyes lit up. Hehehe, then she wouldn't hold back!

Soon after, Chi Li and Cang Chen also followed behind Mengbao toward the caves.

Those so-called trials were targeted at cultivators, so spirit beasts wouldn't be subjected to them. However, that was only true for ordinary spirit beasts.

The three of them were no ordinary spirit beasts.

The moment Jiang Lu entered a cave, she stepped into a profound array, looking at an endless grassland surrounding her.

She took a few steps forward. An array or an illusion? With a hint of uncertainty, she walked forward.

Once she saw a tree in the center of the grassland, she knew this place was an array.

Although she didn't know how to set up arrays, the books she had read weren't for nothing. It wasn't difficult to break these low-level arrays.

She walked forward, circling the tree twice. Then, the corners of her mouth curled up, and she struck directly at a bird's nest on the tree trunk with the Qianming Sword in her hand.

Soon, the surrounding array shattered into pieces and dissipated, and she returned to the cave.

This was just a low-level array. Anyone who entered would suspect that tree, and a bird's nest in the tree made it even more bizarre.

Because the surroundings were dead silent without even the sound of wind, let alone insects or birds, she naturally suspected there was something wrong with the nest.

Fortunately, her guess was correct.

A scroll then appeared before her. This was the Heavenly Heart Scroll. When opened, it could suck enemies inside, making it difficult for them to break free.

She received it with both hands. Seeing the flowing light on it, it was actually a high-grade spiritual treasure!

She stored it in her space and immediately headed toward another cave.

She was fast, but the spirit beasts were even faster.

As divine beasts, these low-level arrays and illusions couldn't deceive them at all, while Mengbao, as a darling of the Heavenly Dao, could enter and leave as it pleased.

Watching them pluck every single feather from any passing goose, the veins on Daoist Qingxuan's forehead throbbed.

Just who taught them this bandit-like behavior?

Had the outside world become like this during the years since her demise?

This was simply outrageous. She cursed the girl's ancestors to the eighth generation!

Ye Qing: Achoo!

What was going on? Did his youngest disciple miss him again?

Within a few days, the caves disappeared one by one. Daoist Qingxuan went from being depressed at first to being so shocked that she lost all her temper.

She had to admit that this little girl's strength was very good, and her talent was high. In comparison, she was indeed much stronger than the destined one.

If her legacy had been passed to her, she would probably go much further.

But... what a pity.

The path of cultivation relied on fate and opportunities. If something wasn't meant to be hers, it wouldn't be hers. Even if she took it by force, it would eventually return to the hands of the person who needed it.

Still, now that all the resources from her lifetime had fallen into the girl's hands, it wasn't a regret.

Jiang Lu didn't believe in fate. Since she was already cultivating, she was naturally fighting against heaven for her life.

As she collected the natural treasures from the last cave into her space, she wanted to thank Daoist Qingxuan, but only saw her figure dissipating.

With her dissipation, the surrounding environment immediately began to shift.

Oh no!

The three spirit beasts handed their storage bags to Jiang Lu, and she threw them right back into her space.

“Master! There's the scent of a demon beast!” Cang Chen's voice rang out, filled with greed.

It could smell it; it was the scent of food!

Startled, Jiang Lu immediately spread her divine sense around and felt a figure rapidly approaching.

She gripped Qianming tightly in her hand.

Soon, a massive figure came into view.

Thousand-Faced Demon Spider!

A demon beast that could reach Tier Six at its highest. The silk it spat out was highly sticky and corrosive; if wrapped by it, one would quickly turn into a pool of bloody water.

Fortunately, the one before her was only Tier Two.

If she wasn't mistaken, this was the guardian beast of this place. Though she didn't know why they hadn't seen it when they entered, they had to be careful now.