Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 967 - 967 967 Late-stage Dao Second update_1

967: Chapter 967 Late-stage Dao (Second update)_1 967: Chapter 967 Late-stage Dao (Second update)_1 “The treasure vault of the Temple of Beasts?”

Long Yan raised an eyebrow, also somewhat surprised.

He did not know that the Temple of Beasts had a treasure vault.

His Master never mentioned it, nor did Li Xingyun tell him.

“The Temple of Beasts has a treasure vault, why haven’t you opened it?”

Long Yan asked.

The Temple of Beasts is gradually declining, if there is a treasure vault, it should have been opened long ago.

Could it be that opening the vault requires certain conditions?

“The vault was left by the old palace master and the Four Heavenly Monarchs, guarded by the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array.

The array is extremely domineering, even the Emperor cannot break open it.

We’ve tried many times, but we could not shake the array.”

Lan Tianming honestly replied.

“If even the Deputy Palace Master’s strength can’t shake the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array, I definitely can’t do it.”

Long Yan chuckled bitterly, a formation that even a Quasi-emperor couldn’t handle, there was no way he could manage it, even with all his might.

“We can’t, but you can.

Although the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array is domineering, the Beast Spirit Seal and the Order of the Beast that you control are the keys to unlocking the Array.”

Lan Tianming said.

“Finally, the true topic arises.

So what you really covet is the treasure vault of the Temple of Beasts.”

Long Yan sneered in his heart.

At this moment, he finally knew what Lan Tianming was thinking.

Lan Tianming’s true objective was the treasure vault of the Temple of Beasts.

This was also why Lan Tianming hadn’t acted against him, and even gave him the palace master’s position.

Perhaps as soon as he unlocked the treasure vault, Lan Tianming would kill him.

“If we can open the treasure vault, it would naturally be a good thing for the Temple of Beasts, but I’m afraid I can’t open the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array right now.”

Long Yan frowned tightly, his face filled with seriousness.

“What do you mean?”

The expression on Lan Tianming’s face changed instantly, but he quickly masked it.

“My master once mentioned the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array to me.

He set up a special prohibition in the array, even if I have the Order of the Beast and Beast Spirit Seal, I can’t open the array.

To activate the array, the Four Heavenly Monarchs and I must act together.”

As he said this, Long Yan paused for a moment, his gaze fixed on Lan Tianming: “I never expected that the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array was actually guarding the treasure vault of the Temple of Beasts.

This is troublesome.”

Of course, this was just a lie he made up on the spot.

Upon hearing these words, a clear flame of anger rose in Lan Tianming’s eyes as he kept his gaze on Long Yan, who did not appear to be lying.

If what Long Yan said was true, things were getting out of his control.

“Palace Master, are you telling the truth?”

Despite knowing better, Lan Tianming still had to ask.

“Absolutely true, I swear on the heavenly tribulation.”

Long Yan replied earnestly.

He could control the heavenly tribulation, swearing on it was the same as swearing on his own name.

“So, what do we do next?”

Lan Tianming simply had to believe Long Yan, given the oath he had sworn.

“Deputy Palace Master, you try to find the Four Heavenly Monarchs.

As long as we find them, we can open the treasure vault.

Meanwhile, I’ll think of a way to gather resources from other places.”

Long Yan said.

“It seems we have no other choice.”

Lan Tianming had no reason to question Long Yan.

Soon, after exchanging a few words, Lan Tianming left the Heavenly Beast Hall.

As he turned to leave, his face turned so dark it appeared black as the bottom of a pan.

Watching Lan Tianming’s retreating back, Long Yan’s lips curled into a smile.

If Lan Tianming wanted to unlock the treasure vault, he only had one option – to find the Four Heavenly Monarchs.

If the Four Heavenly Monarchs returned to the Temple of Beasts, Long Yan would have enough strength to confront Lan Tianming.

Lan Tianming’s desire to monopolize the treasures of the vault would be impossible.

With this move, Lan Tianming had been pushed into a dead end.

Immediately after, Long Yan returned to the courtyard from the Heavenly Beast Hall and entered the Azure Dragon Ring to cultivate.

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“Bang!”

In the secret room, Lan Tianming raised his hand and shattered the stone table in front of him with one palm.

His face was green with anger, his aura fierce.

“Palace Master, what’s wrong?”

Mu Yan, Qi Feng, and the others all looked at Lan Tianming, with Qi Feng asking quietly.

Lan Tianming didn’t hide anything, he told them everything that had happened.

The more he spoke, the angrier he got.

The aura of a quasi-emperor enveloped the entire secret room, and everyone, especially Mu Yan, was under immense pressure.

His legs were shaking so badly it was as if he was about to kneel on the ground.

“Palace Master, could that bastard be playing tricks on us?”

One of the elders said in a low voice.

“Impossible, he dared to swear on the heavenly tribulation, he must not be lying.”

Lan Tianming replied.

For a martial artist, making such a pledge is not easy.

If one goes against their oath, they will be punished in some indescribable way.

Sine Long Yan swore such an oath, it proved he was not lying.

“So, what do we do?”

Mu Yan asked.

Long Yan couldn’t unlock the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array, and they certainly couldn’t let Long Yan occupy the palace master’s position in the Temple of Beasts for too long.

In the long run, that was extremely disadvantageous to them.

“I have arrangements for this.”

A sharp light rose in Lan Tianming’s eyes, like a ferocious beast showing its true nature.

In the following time, Lan Tianming brought up the issue of cultivation resources with Long Yan every now and then.

Long Yan went along with it, not taking the gathering of cultivation resources to heart.

And so, a month passed.

“Perseverance pays off, now just seven seals remain.”

Within the Azure Dragon Ring, Long Yan suddenly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his lips.

Over this period of time, he had continuously used the Heavenly Dragon Talisman to absorb the power of time within his body.

Finally, the second time seal had completely disappeared.

Of the nine time seals, only seven remained.

“Lan Tianming must be losing patience by now, I should focus on improving my strength first.”

Immediately, Long Yan threw a few pieces of purple crystal into the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron, and began cultivating.

If only he had absolute strength, he wouldn’t have to play tricks with Lan Tianming.

All of this was built upon strength.

It would be fine to stall Lan Tianming for a short while.

However, if the delay dragged on too long and Lan Tianming lost patience, then Long Yan would be in danger.

The purple crystals melted within the Nine Suns Divine Cauldron, and waves of pure energy poured into Long Yan’s body.

Both the Five-Wheel True Yang and the Pure Yang Star were absorbing energy.

As the energy flowed into his body, Long Yan’s aura gradually strengthened, getting closer and closer to the middle stage of the Great Dao Realm.

Two days passed quickly.

“Late-stage Dao, break!”

Suddenly, Long Yan formed a handprint and a strong aura surged from within his body, an aura that enveloped him with the essence of the late stage of the Great Dao Realm.

Having absorbed the energy of a few purple crystals, he smoothly progressed from the mid-level Dao to the late-stage Dao.

His aura became much stronger, and naturally, his strength increased as well.

The Myriad Forms Realm no longer posed a threat to him.