Chapter 363: Coming and Going Freely

“I’m in!”

Su Yuan sighed inwardly.

To get in here, he had wasted quite a bit of breath, but the hard work had finally paid off. The countless treasures before him were now his for the picking.

The only pity was that every single item was sealed, and he only had one chance to choose!

Su Yuan swept his gaze over these treasures, then began to put on a show of searching around the treasury.

The guarding Elder stood at the entrance, silently watching Su Yuan’s every move. Once Su Yuan selected a treasure, he would teleport him out of the treasury.

He noticed that the Third Princess, the Fourth Prince, and the Seventh Prince had all arrived outside the treasury, seemingly waiting for the 199th Prince to emerge.

Why were there three of them?

The Elder was puzzled.

Su Yuan circled around and quickly found the Snowsight Fruit, stopping before this treasure.

The guarding Elder thought to himself, “Has this 199th Prince reached some agreement with the Seventh Prince?”

As an Elder, he was aware of most things within the palace grounds. He had witnessed the scene where Su Yuan met the princes and princess earlier.

And the Snowsight Fruit was precisely the treasure the Seventh Prince needed.

However, to his surprise, Su Yuan passed by the Snowsight Fruit and continued deeper into the treasury.

After some time, Su Yuan stopped before the Realm Ignition Pill.

The Elder guessed again that Su Yuan must have made some deal with the Fourth Prince.

Yet again, his guess was wrong.

Su Yuan actually bypassed the Realm Ignition Pill and continued further into the depths of the treasury.

He glanced at the Fourth Prince and Seventh Prince outside the treasury, their faces full of expectation, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

Having guarded this treasury for so many years, he had rarely seen such a good show. It seemed the 199th Prince was playing these two princes for fools.

The winner should be the Third Princess.

Sure enough, Su Yuan had already reached the deepest part of the treasury. The ultimate treasures here were already extremely rare even within the entire nation.

Su Yuan came to a stop before a suit of Frostheart Armor!

The Elder was secretly surprised. While it was said that one could obtain anything when exchanging for treasures in the treasury, the further in one went, the stronger the pressure exerted on cultivators. That “Lu Min” could reach the Frostheart Armor was quite unexpected.

He noticed that “Lu Min” had three special treasures on him that offset the pressure. Such treasures “Lu Min” certainly didn’t possess;
they were naturally gifts from the three princes and princess.

Just as the Elder thought Su Yuan would select the Frostheart Armor…

Su Yuan started walking forward again.

The Elder was inwardly stunned. “This kid dares to offend the Third Princess, the Fourth Prince, and the Seventh Prince all at the same time? Does he not want to live?”

A strange expression appeared on his face. It looked like a good show was about to begin.

Under the Elder’s expectant yet bewildered gaze, Su Yuan arrived before a unique, peerless treasure.

[Ancient Immortal’s Soul]!

This was the inheritance treasure of the Ancient Immortal Nation, and it was actually also placed within the treasury.

“Could it be…” The Elder’s eyes widened!

He shook his head. “Impossible. The protective measures on this treasure are enough to block attacks from Near King-level powerhouses. There’s no way this kid Lu Min can break the treasure’s seal and take this ultimate treasure.”

He watched Su Yuan’s actions with great interest. If one selected an inheritance treasure but couldn’t retrieve it, the exchange qualification would vanish directly, with no chance to choose another treasure.

This ultimate treasure simply could not be obtained by anyone.

However, under the Elder’s astonished gaze, Su Yuan’s right hand still pressed against the surface of the treasure’s seal. The outermost layer of the seal dissipated as Su Yuan’s exchange qualification token emitted light.

But there were still nine subsequent layers of seal, firmly locking the [Ancient Immortal’s Soul] in place.

Therefore, Su Yuan could not possibly retrieve this inheritance treasure.

The guarding Elder wore an expression of watching a spectacle.

At this moment, however, Su Yuan saw wisps of illusory threads extending from the surface of the [Ancient Immortal’s Soul], connecting into his own body.

Within him was the Primordial Body formed from the fusion of four inheritance treasures. If he added the [Ancient Immortal’s Soul], then this treasure could transform into a King-level ultimate treasure.

Those illusory threads were the false set connection formed over countless years by the recitations of countless living beings. Su Yuan immediately expended Fame Points to turn this connection into reality!

Swoosh! An invisible power of fame, imperceptible to ordinary people, poured into those weak threads. At this moment, the rumor of legend transformed into truth!

The power of fame, forging falsehood into truth!

Turning decay into magic!

The moment the association became real, the [Ancient Immortal’s Soul] inside the seal erupted with radiance and actually actively charged out of the seal on its own!

The seal was meant to prevent external destruction, but it couldn’t stop the treasure from flying out of the seal by itself!

With a flash of purple light, the [Ancient Immortal’s Soul] automatically flew out of the seal and shot into the space between Su Yuan’s eyebrows!

This scene instantly stunned the guarding Elder!

He froze on the spot, momentarily at a loss for what to do!

Su Yuan, meanwhile, turned around with a smile and walked out of the treasury door on his own.

When he stood before the guarding Elder, the Elder instinctively blocked him. “You cannot leave!”

Su Yuan halted his steps. “Elder, I have exchanged for my treasure. Why can’t I leave?”

“You… you cannot take that ultimate treasure away!” the guarding Elder said, regaining his composure.

Su Yuan asked, puzzled, “Is my exchange qualification such that I can exchange for any single item among the treasures?”

“Yes!” the Elder said gravely.

“Then, is the ultimate treasure I just exchanged for also an item within the treasury?”

“Correct!”

“So what’s the problem with me exchanging for it?” Su Yuan spread his hands.

The Elder fell silent.

From a procedural standpoint, Su Yuan’s exchange was flawless. But the key point was, that was an inheritance treasure, or rather, a national treasure. Its preciousness, symbolism, scarcity, and so on meant it simply wasn’t something that could be exchanged for with just any random treasury exchange opportunity!

Yet the Elder had no grounds to stop Su Yuan.

He also found it utterly bizarre. “The Ancient Immortal’s Soul actually took the initiative to acknowledge Lu Min as its master? That’s just too outrageous!”

After a brief silence, he said, “You may leave, but you cannot leave the capital. I will report this matter to the Ancient Immortal King! Be prepared for that ultimate treasure to be replaced with another treasure!”

Su Yuan said indifferently, “So, I can leave now?”

“Go!” The Elder gave Su Yuan a deep look.

Su Yuan cupped his hands towards the Elder and then left the treasury area.

The waiting Third Princess, Fourth Prince, and Seventh Prince all appeared outside, looking at Su Yuan with anticipation.

Su Yuan gave each of the three a reassuring look.

All three maintained calm expressions on the surface while secretly rejoicing inside.

Little did they know, Su Yuan hadn’t exchanged for any of the things they needed at all!

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