Ch 542: Pent-up, Perhaps?

Under Jiang Nanyu’s patient guidance, the Minor Spiritual Artifacts, one after another, finally clarified the matter concerning the Infernal Scarlet Lotus Diagram.

Within the Netherworld Barrier existed countless Spirit Tools, Magical Artifacts, and various Spiritual Artifacts; over time, a Ranking was born.

This Ranking was not based on the lifespan or strength of the Spirit Tools and Magical Artifacts, but rather on their danger level and destructive power. The top ten were all extremely destructive Magical Artifacts; they would breed malice, taking the lifespans of other Spiritual Artifacts, and even destroying the environment here, triggering Miasma Storms.

And the Miasma Storms could destroy their True Forms and Spiritual Forms, and even cause them irreparable harm.

These Mountain Caves were precisely the “Protective Shells” they sought to shelter themselves.

The larger and deeper the Mountain Cave, the less damage they suffered after a Miasma Storm erupted. However, many of the Magical Artifacts in the large Mountain Caves were extremely ferocious, bullying those weak and defenseless creatures, so many Treasures would find a small Mountain Cave to huddle together for warmth.

“When do these Miasma Storms usually erupt?” Jiang Nanyu curiously asked.

“It’s unpredictable. Sometimes one or two days, sometimes three hours; at the longest, it hasn’t erupted for six months.”

Although Jiang Nanyu was curious about this so-called “Miasma Storm,” seeing their fearful expressions when they mentioned it, she decided not to get involved in such a deadly event.

According to them, the Infernal Scarlet Lotus Diagram was in one of the largest Mountain Caves deep within the Netherworld Barrier.

And the reason for its “infamous reputation” was that twenty years ago, the Infernal Scarlet Lotus Diagram had erupted once, almost annihilating all living beings in the Netherworld Barrier.

Since then, no Magical Artifacts dared to approach that Mountain Cave, and no one dared to challenge its authority.

Fortunately, most of the time, the Infernal Scarlet Lotus Diagram quietly remained in the Mountain Cave, without leaving.

“Nan Shu, why are you looking for it?” The Incense Burner was clearly a curious creature, and bolder than the other Treasures.

Jiang Nanyu smiled and answered, “Because I’m going to take it out to deal with Evildoers.”

“Ah?!”

“B-but that diagram…” starts fires indiscriminately!

Meanwhile, the taciturn Wooden Staff finally reacted when Jiang Nanyu mentioned the “Infernal Scarlet Lotus Diagram.”

It slowly moved, looking towards Jiang Nanyu, lost in thought.

Jiang Nanyu meditated and rested in that narrow Mountain Cave for a night.

These Treasures with Spiritual Awareness also stayed by Jiang Nanyu’s side for a night. Her presence gave them hope of leaving the Netherworld Barrier. They were afraid that this was a dream, that when they woke up, there would be no girl named Jiang Nanyu who promised to take them away from this hopeless place.

When Jiang Nanyu woke up, she was faced with Treasures “staring” at her.

Jiang Nanyu chuckled helplessly, jokingly saying, “What, are you afraid I’ll run away alone?”

Little Feather gently scratched Jiang Nanyu’s palm, “You are the first human we’ve ever seen enter the Netherworld Barrier, so we’re very worried.”

Jiang Nanyu brushed her cheek with a Feather, sighing, “You’re really strange. Your True Forms and Feather forms have completely different personalities. I met a Feather that was particularly talkative before, I wonder where it went.”

“Maybe, it was cooped up for too long?” Feather tilted its head slightly, uncertainly.

The Feather Fan had eighteen Feathers, but Zhuge Shenhou’s only had ten tattered goose Feathers left; the remaining eight were still missing, and now one was found.

“Can you sense the location of the other Feathers?”

Feather nodded and shook its head, “I’ve only seen four in the Netherworld Barrier, but due to some accidents, we were separated. I am Little Sixteen, the very talkative one you mentioned might be Feather Eleven, the most talkative among us Feathers.”

“The remaining eight Feathers all developed self-awareness?” Jiang Nanyu asked.

“Although we all have independent consciousness, once we return to the Feather Fan and combine with our True Forms, our independent consciousness will disappear, and the True Form will obtain our respective memories,” Little Sixteen explained.

Jiang Nanyu couldn’t help but have a thought: should she just trick the Feather Fan away?

Of course, this was just a passing thought. The Feather Fan’s loyalty to the Zhuge Bloodline was to the point of death before betraying outsiders; she didn’t like to force things.

After a night’s rest, although Jiang Nanyu couldn’t mobilize her Spiritual Energy, she felt her mental state and physical condition were excellent. If she encountered danger, escaping should be no problem.

She just didn’t know what the situation was outside, how much time had passed, or how the Old Taoist, the Kitten, and the Venerable Ancestor were doing…

Jiang Nanyu took a deep breath, mentally prepared herself, and then climbed out of the narrow Entrance.

The moment she stood outside, a dizzying sensation hit her, and she seemed to hear the sound of Fireworks exploding, followed by a buzzing sound, and Jiang Nanyu’s vision instantly went black!

In the last moment before losing consciousness, Jiang Nanyu only had one thought—

This damned place.