Spirit Vessel

Chapter 1052: Thief Gate

The treasury of Sacred Court could be the area with the highest concentration of wealth in Sixth Central. The dynasty’s accumulation through the eras was stored here. Each treasure could be sold for a sky-high price.

No one has ever been able to steal from it. Each thief king wished to earn this highest honor.

This was the case for Grandpa Bi who had thought about this long ago. Alas, the defense was too strong and there were no secret paths.

Now, he had several capable allies; it was time to try and break into this most fortified location.

“Haha! My name shall be known in the entire world tomorrow. I will carve the symbol of the Thief Gate into a pillar in there tomorrow!” He shouted something that he shouldn’t have during his excitement.

Feiyun didn’t understand the significance of the Thief Gate but the old turtle did. This was a sect on the same level as the Heaven Calculating Gate. They were part of the Eight Arts.

The Thief Gate was at the bottom of the ranking and had few members. However, they shouldn’t be underestimated.

During its prime, it had an actual saint. He stole the Ancestral Dragon Jewel, a saint vessel, and left behind the symbol of his sect in their ancestral hall. The dragons sent experts after him only to fail.

The dragons kept this humiliating matter a secret but it was still revealed later on.

The turtle’s eyes changed as it stared at the two newcomers, thinking that they might be the successors of the Thief Gate.

As for Feiyun, he only wanted the phoenix bone for the ninth rebirth and didn’t care about anything else. He said: “We move at dawn tomorrow so prepare well, everyone. There is only one chance. We might not survive in the case of failure.”

Everyone became serious. Robbing this treasury was absolutely an insane idea but they were far from ordinary men.

Bi Ningshuai and his grandfather hurried left, saying something about preparing tools and will return before dawn.

The Evil Woman continued to absorb the phoenix blood to increase her cultivation, not caring about anything else.

A rock beneath Feng Feiyun suddenly moved, pushed upward by a black fruit drilling out of the ground. It was only the size of a finger; one might mistake it for a plum.

“Oh?” The turtle’s eyes became wide open as it stared at the fruit.

“It’s me, grandpa!” The fruit sent a telepathic message.

This was the fruit transformed into something else. Even its aura was changed so the turtle didn’t recognize it right away.

The turtle immediately picked up the fruit with lightning speed. It glanced over at the woman and saw that she didn’t notice then immediately hid the fruit inside its shell.

Feiyun naturally saw this and only smiled. He focused on the stealing process since they couldn’t afford a single mistake.

True to his expectation, the Yin army attacked fiercely for the whole night but couldn’t break down the grand formation.

They retreated before dawn after noticing an influx of reinforcements. They would be surrounded by territory lords by sticking around.

At this point, Bi Ningshuai and his grandfather have returned.

They wore two treasured robes made from golden silks with strange runes carved on the surface. There were no discernable patterns yet powerful cultivators could notice something special. This resembled the engraving of the cosmo.

“What? The Sacred Regalia of the Thief?” The turtle became more sure that these two were from the Thief Gate.

Rumor has it that these outfits were created by the Thief Saint himself, using the rare invincible silks and immortal void metal. Sacred runes were carved on the surface, allowing passage through formation while hiding the wearer’s aura.

“A treasure indeed.” The Evil Woman suddenly became a gust of wind and appeared next to Grandpa Bi.

She tried to touch it but a golden formation activated and her finger passed through him. Of course, what actually happened was the robe destroying a part of the void so she touched another dimension instead.

This was another magical property of the robe - nullification.

“This robe is definitely connected with me by fate, I can sense its spirituality.” She said without blinking.

Grandpa Bi shuddered, am I getting robbed?

“Ahem, this isn’t the real robe, only two imitations. They are at best one-tenth as effective.” He took two steps backward.

“I knew it. There is only one sacred regalia so where did these two come from?” The turtle said.

The Evil Woman frowned and pulled her hand back, no longer interested. She did notice flaws so the robe wasn’t useful given her current cultivation.

Meanwhile, as the Yin army was retreating, the dynasty started attacking. Cultivators rushed out of the formation to kill the enemies.

The Yin World’s arrogance was not forgotten. Therefore, they wanted to wash away this hatred with blood

At the same time, Feng Feiyun’s group came to a remote mountain outside Star Court.

This area was famous for being dangerous with fierce beasts. Even paragons had fallen here. A few rivers were stained with blood and ordinary people couldn’t get close.

“The treasury is here?” The Evil Woman asked while holding an exquisite pagoda. All the beasts getting in the way were swiftly slain by her. Only bones were left.

Grandpa Bi saw her power and merciless nature. He didn’t dare to offend her so he responded right away: “The treasury is heavily guarded with old geezers. I nearly got killed before while trying to scout it. Afterward, I kept on looking for another path and my effort was rewarded, I found a weak spot.” 

Bi Ningshuai walked right behind him while holding a white plate with emanating rays. He seemed to be searching for something.

An eye made of light appeared on Grandpa Bi’s forehead. It shot out a ray that drilled into the ground.

He suddenly became happy and stopped: “This is it, I left a mark here.”

He reached down and a sphere of light came out of the ground.

“I’ll open the way.” Feiyun ordered Hell Yama and Qilin Monarch to start digging.

They were strong enough to break the hard rock layer, creating a path spanning for miles. The layer became increasingly hard, comparable to tough metals.

“Stop.” Grandpa Bi touched the layer. A formation diagram appeared; anything attacking it would be repelled.

“I believe this is the first defense of the treasury, World Cliff. According to the records, they invited top treasure masters to embed this defense during the foundation of the treasury.” Grandpa Bi grimaced because this first layer was already quite formidable.

“We can’t pass through it even without our robe?” Bi Ningshuai asked.

“One of the treasure masters was amazing and notorious. Our robes have flaws so we might die along the way. Only the real regalia can get through.” Grandpa Bi shook his head.

“How do we break through it?” The Evil Woman became impatient. Using brute force would alert the guardians of the treasury. This could only be done when there was no other alternative.

“I think we leave for now and come back with a better plan.” Grandpa Bi said cautiously.

“Let me try.” Feiyun desired that phoenix bone and couldn’t wait any longer.

He placed his hand on the barrier and activated his Grand Change Art. This was one of the eight Immemorial Arts and served as a chief principle of the Grave Palace Treasure Seeking Record. It should have a way to nullify treasure masters’ techniques.