Chapter 302: Genius from Ancient Times Awoken

Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii

“How does Young Master Qin plan to find his treasure?”

Young Master Qin chuckled twice. “Why do you think I hid my treasure in Ancient Locust Town, Master Mi? Do you think it was randomly chosen? No, no.”

“What do you think Ancient Locust Town is most famous for, Master Mi?”

Master Mi hesitated. “Female ghosts?”

Mentioning Ancient Locust Town reminded him of the three highest-performing female ghosts.

Master Mi had planned to have the three female ghosts write summaries of their experiences and methods, report them to him, and then he would present these as successful strategies to the higher-ups. This would help promote sustainable yang energy absorption strategies, improve the survival rate of female ghosts in the sect, and increase the yang energy absorption rate.

What Little Seven and the others didn’t know was that Master Mi had hundreds of ghosts under his command, all diligently collecting yang energy for him.

But only these three had the highest performance, earning Master Mi’s favor.

Young Master Qin: “…”

Young Master Qin suppressed his anger, a smile appearing on his face. “It’s the locust trees.”

“Locust trees nurture ghosts; they are rare objects that communicate between the yin and yang worlds. Our sect believes in the existence of the Nine Nethers. Locust trees align with our sect’s doctrine.”

“In my previous life, I was well-versed in this, and I favored locust trees. Ancient Locust Town, with its abundance of locust trees, naturally drew the attention of my past self.”

“Therefore, my past self buried the treasure beneath the locust trees, adding multiple layers of seals. Influenced by the yin energy of Ancient Locust Town, methods like divine sense, karma, and clairvoyance can’t find it. Only the naked eye can discover it.”

Young Master Qin spoke with a serene confidence, as if reminiscing about various experiences from his past life.

In reality, he had no idea where Sect Leader Qin’s treasure was hidden. But he had a high-ranking member of the Nine Nether Sect behind him who was proficient in the Dao of Karma. At a certain cost, they had roughly calculated clues about Sect Leader Qin’s treasure.

[Locust Tree]

This was the result deduced by that Nine Nether Sect higher-up.

With this clue, he only needed to search systematically in Ancient Locust Town for a while, and he would eventually find it.

And having Master Mi watch the whole time would make him the best witness.

This way, his identity as the reincarnation of Sect Leader Qin could be confirmed.

“Unfortunately, reincarnation is too complex and involves too many factors. Even though I successfully reincarnated, I still can’t grasp all the mysteries of reincarnation. I’ve only unlocked a corner of my past life’s memories and can’t clearly remember the exact location of the treasure,” Young Master Qin said, shaking his head, his tone full of aged sorrow and regret.

“If that’s the case, I need to go to Ancient Locust Town tomorrow to retrieve the yang energy collected. Would Young Master Qin like to come along?”

“Sure.”

…

The next morning, Master Mi brought Young Master Qin to the dilapidated temple in Ancient Locust Town.

Young Master Qin instinctively frowned, feeling somewhat disdainful of the dilapidated temple. “Here?”

Master Mi smiled. “Don’t underestimate this place, Young Master Qin. It can provide a large amount of yang energy each month. Just Ancient Locust Town alone collects as much yang energy as seven or eight small towns, sometimes even more.”

“That is interesting. Please, tell me more.”

“There are three female ghosts here. They have forgotten their past lives and real names, so they gave themselves nicknames: Little Five, Little Six, and Little Seven. Among them, Little Seven is the youngest and smartest, with the highest cultivation talent among the three sisters. She is at the late stage of Foundation Building. Her two sisters are at the middle stage of Foundation Building.”

Young Master Qin was somewhat surprised. Normally, a place like Ancient Locust Town shouldn’t be able to nurture a ghost at the late stage of Foundation Building. This Little Seven must be truly talented.

“Little Five, Little Six, Little Seven, come out!” Master Mi commanded the three female ghosts.

The three female ghosts floated out of the temple, timidly calling out, “Master Mi,” in a way that could make anyone’s heart itch.

Each of them held a white jade bottle in their hands, containing the yang energy they had collected over the past month.

Young Master Qin’s spirit was lifted. He had seen many female cultivators and ghosts with decent looks, but these three, especially Little Seven, were the first of their kind.

Little Seven and the others were surprised to see Young Master Qin. Master Mi always appeared alone, so why did he bring someone today?

In the plan, Young Master Qin wasn’t included.

“Master Mi, could you lend me these three female ghosts? They have been wandering in Ancient Locust Town for a long time and could greatly assist me in finding the treasure,” Young Master Qin asked with selfish intent.

“Don’t worry, Master Mi, I know they are your money-makers. I just need to borrow them for a while. Once I find the treasure, I’ll return them to you. How about it?”

Master Mi hesitated. To say he was willing would be a lie, but the person before him was suspected to be the reincarnation of Sect Leader Qin. Offending him could result in trouble later on.

Gritting his teeth, he decided not to offend the reincarnation of Sect Leader Qin for the sake of three female ghosts. “Alright, then I will lend them to Young Master Qin.”

Master Mi began to form a spell to transfer the soul restrictions to Young Master Qin when suddenly, his expression changed. Grabbing the still-dazed Young Master Qin, he quickly retreated.

Three sword energies descended from the sky, stabbing the spot where Master Mi had just stood.

The sword energies were so sharp they cut through the earth like slicing tofu, penetrating deep into the ground before finally disappearing.

Master Mi was still in shock. These three sword energies had aimed at his vital points. If not for his special cultivation method allowing him to sense and avoid danger to some extent, he would have had to use his life-saving treasure to block them.

That was a treasure he had exchanged his fortune and life for.

Clap, clap, clap—

Casual applause came from behind the three female ghosts, sounding like it belonged to a carefree young noble.

“Master Mi, what a skillful move. I thought these three swords would at least injure you if they couldn’t kill you. Unexpectedly, you managed to dodge them with such agility,” a voice said.

As the dust settled, four young figures appeared—three men and one woman, all full of youthful vigor. Compared to them, the supposed reincarnation of Sect Leader Qin seemed less imposing.

“Who are you?” Master Mi demanded, prepared for the worst. The other party knew his identity, and they were certainly prepared, showing no fear of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator like him.

Most importantly, among the four, there were two at the late stage of Foundation Building and two at the early stage of Golden Core. The sword energies likely came from one of the early Golden Core cultivators.

But how could sword energy from an early Golden Core cultivator threaten him?

What kind of genius were they?

Not even top-tier sects could nurture such talents. Only the Five Great Immortal Sects could produce such peerless geniuses.

Or perhaps they were candidates cultivated by the Great Xia Dynasty for the Tribulation Crossing stage?

Whatever the case, the situation was dire.

“Five Great Immortal Sects? The court?”

Master Mi was ready to flee at the first sign of trouble.

The leader of the four, who had been clapping, seemed oblivious to Master Mi’s vigilance and hostility. He chatted amicably with Master Mi. “You must be Master Mi of the Nine Nether Sect?”

He was cleaning his nails and didn’t even look up. “My name is Lu Yiyang.”

Lu Yang suddenly raised his head, his gaze sharp like two swords, causing Master Mi to avoid eye contact.

Instinctively blinking, Master Mi found that he could see nothing unusual, as if he had imagined it all.

“Master Mi, you may not have heard of us.”

Lu Yang chuckled. “What are the Five Great Immortal Sects? What is the Great Xia Dynasty? We are all geniuses from ancient times, destined for immortality. Unfortunately, Ying Tian Immortal and others were jealous of our talents, setting obstacles and sealing the path to immortality. We had no choice but to sleep, waking now to compete for the position of immortal and to restore the glory of our Heavenly Court.”

(End of the chapter)