The Venerable Monster Tamer – Chapter 130

Section 27: Sky City, Treasure Under Our Noses

Author: Gu Zhenren
Date: 2013-02-09

“Hold on, don’t rush.” Jin Bihan’s excited shriek echoed in his ears, but Chu Yun remained calm.

He piloted the imitation stealth submarine, cautiously approaching.

“Alas, it’s just a giant rock on the seabed…” Jin Bihan deflated, sighing in disappointment.

Chu Yun smiled dismissively. In fact, this had happened many times.

When they first entered this sea area, Jin Bihan had been very excited, clamoring to control the imitation stealth submarine. Now, two days later, her face was pale, and her expression was undeniably weary.

Chu Yun, on the other hand, had rested less than her but was still energetic, his eyes sharp and bright.

“Brother Chu, don’t you feel tired?” Jin Bihan looked at Chu Yun with admiration and confusion.

“Calm your mind, and you won’t feel tired. This kind of fatigue is mental exhaustion. Emotional ups and downs, like great joy or sorrow, can easily make people tired, even crazy. Ever since you entered this sea area, you’ve been anxious. A suspicious shadow would excite you for a long time. After discovering it was just a rock, you’d fall into despair. Going through this cycle, how can you not feel tired?” Chu Yun explained with a smile. The memories of his past life allowed him to maintain a calm state of mind at all times.

Exploring the unknown required calmness and reason.

“I understand. I won’t be so easily surprised anymore.” Jin Bihan nodded seriously, her gaze flickered, and her eyes suddenly lit up. “Quick, look, a shipwreck!”

Chu Yun shook his head helplessly, knowing that Jin Bihan would find it difficult to cultivate such a state of mind in a short time. But he felt relieved, recalling his own first adventure, where he had been even more flustered than her.

Following the direction of Jin Bihan’s finger, he focused his gaze.

Hmm?

This time, it wasn’t a rock, but an actual shipwreck.

To be precise, it was only half of a ship’s wreckage. The ship had been cut in half, and the rear half was gone.

At the bow, there was a ramming spur like a flagpole, two zhang long, pointing diagonally towards the sea surface. The deck was covered in thick moss. The main mast had broken in half and lay in the mud beside it. In the turbid, greenish-yellow seawater, the broken section of the ship was dark, exuding a mysterious and gloomy aura.

Jin Bihan’s eyes sparkled with excitement as she grabbed Chu Yun’s arm. “Hey, what treasures do you think are in here?”

“Maybe there are, maybe there’s nothing,” Chu Yun said calmly. “Perhaps there are unforeseen dangers inside, like a peculiar snake kelp spirit monster that loves to sleep in shipwrecks.”

Jin Bihan was startled, believing him. “Are there really spirit monsters like that?”

“The world is full of strange things, who can say for sure?” Chu Yun shrugged, unable to help but chuckle.

Jin Bihan was certainly not a fool. She hit Chu Yun’s back. “I…”

“I want to tell you that we are on an adventure. We must always be prepared for desperate situations. A caught-off-guard mentality will only prevent you from performing at your best and lead to regret. Unpredictable outcomes are the risks and the charm of adventure. Alright, enough talk, let’s go inside.”

Chu Yun’s words silenced Jin Bihan. She savored the courage to face risks, the spirit of pursuit, and the thrill within.

The imitation stealth submarine slowly approached the shipwreck.

From a distance, it didn’t seem so large. Up close, the wreckage was immense. The submarine slowly swam into the ship through the broken section.

Everywhere on the hull exuded a sense of decay, clearly having been at the bottom of the sea for a long time.

This history only increased Chu Yun’s desire to explore.

“This is a ship from the Tang Jin Kingdom era. It has ornate sculptures and exquisite decorative patterns,” Jin Bihan said, her gaze sharp.

“A fierce battle once took place here. They were attacked by a swarm of snake kelp demonic plants; even this giant ship couldn’t resist.” As the submarine navigated the passageway, traces of the battle were everywhere. There were even many human skeletons, stirred up by the water current from the submarine, floating up.

“Generally, the captain’s cabin holds the most valuable treasures on a ship. We should be fortunate that the remaining part of this shipwreck is the front half,” Chu Yun smiled.

A moment later, they found the captain’s cabin.

The imitation stealth submarine couldn’t fit inside. Jin Bihan wanted to break down the door, but Chu Yun stopped her. “Making too much noise will attract unnecessary trouble. If Ning’s family’s spies find out, our objective might turn into smoke.”

“Then what do we do?”

“I’ll swim in. You guard here,” Chu Yun said.

“Let me do it.” Jin Bihan’s expression was eager, tinged with nervousness yet full of anticipation.

Chu Yun glanced at her and nodded, cautionary. “Be careful. A captain’s treasures are usually hidden in a compartment below the deck or in a secret compartment in the wall.”

Jin Bihan looked at Chu Yun in surprise, wondering why he seemed so experienced.

She released a gem dolphin, activated her cultivation method, and created a large water bubble. Hiding inside, she was led by the gem dolphin into the dark captain’s cabin.

After a full quarter of an hour, Chu Yun was getting impatient. Only then did she emerge, returning to the stealth submarine with a flush of excitement on her handsome face.

“This captain was too cunning; there was a secret compartment within a secret compartment. Fortunately, the hull was decaying, allowing me to spot it. Look what I found?” She excitedly displayed a ring.

It was a gemstone ring.

A large sapphire, as blue as the sky. The silver ring band was intricately carved with beautiful and noble runes. The entire ring exuded an aura of luxury and elegance.

Chu Yun couldn’t help but laugh. “This is a replica of the Sky City key ring. Sky City is an ancient structure of spirit monster level, said to drift between the stars and the cloud sea, a city of legend that never falls. During the Tang Jin Kingdom era, people had a custom of fashioning engagement rings in this style. It signifies giving love wings to fly and never fall. In other words, this is an engagement ring, not even a demon soldier.”

Although this ring was merely an ordinary decoration, Dunhuang Princess cherished it greatly.

“This is the most surprising treasure I’ve ever found. You don’t know how fast my heart was beating when I was searching for secret compartments. Whether it’s a demon soldier or not is unimportant; what matters is that I like it, and I want to keep it forever!” Her eyes sparkled as she carefully put the ring on her finger, admiring it from every angle.

Chu Yun felt speechless. “Excuse me, this is a woman’s ring. Why are you, a guy, wearing it?”

Jin Bihan blushed and finally found a cord to tie the sapphire ring to, hanging it around her neck.

“Alright, what are we waiting for? Let’s continue the treasure hunt!” Finding the gemstone ring had sent Jin Bihan’s excitement to its peak.

Chu Yun shook his head. “The harvest won’t be great anymore. The biggest objective was the captain’s cabin. Besides that, there’s the war room and the VIP lounge. Storage rooms for supplies are usually in the rear of the ship; we might find one or two.”

“Do you know what the greatest charm of adventure is, Brother Chu?” Jin Bihan extended her slender, jade-like index finger and waved it in front of Chu Yun, her expression joyful. “It’s the unpredictability, the unpredictability! Perhaps we’ll have an even greater gain!”

At Jin Bihan’s insistence, they explored for another half hour. They scoured the war room, the VIP lounge, and even the kitchen.

As Chu Yun had predicted, they found nothing more valuable.

“There really isn’t anything else…” Jin Bihan returned to the stealth submarine, still dwelling on it. “Could we have missed something?”

“We did indeed miss one spot,” Chu Yun chuckled.

“What spot? Which part of the ship?” Jin Bihan asked urgently.

Chu Yun, however, shook his head. “Actually, you’ve already seen this spot.” Saying this, he steered the submarine to the exterior of the shipwreck, towards the bow.

“There’s nothing here, is there any treasure hidden here?” Jin Bihan asked, her eyes filled with confusion.

“Still haven’t figured it out?” Chu Yun raised an eyebrow. “Then stay on the ship and watch carefully.”

He swam out, and under Jin Bihan’s close watch, he swam towards the ramming spur at the bow. Then, Chu Yun placed his hands on the ramming head, which resembled a giant spear, and injected his spiritual sense, vibrating the spirit light within his body.

“Ah!” Jin Bihan couldn’t help but exclaim. The ramming spur, covered in thick moss, suddenly emitted a small demon-level aura. Then, the large ramming head slowly shrunk to a miniature size. Chu Yun grasped it with one hand and returned to the stealth submarine.

“It’s astounding. The ramming spur is a demon weapon! Such a treasure, and I didn’t notice it right under my nose!” Dunhuang Princess stared wide-eyed at the ramming spur model in Chu Yun’s hand.

“In the Tang Jin Kingdom era, shipbuilding technology was far from as mature as it is now. Our current sea vessels are built as a whole. If a ship breaks, it turns into demonic crystals and leaves no wreckage. However, in ancient times, people could only forge ship parts into demon weapons and assemble them. Therefore, shipwrecks would leave wreckage. Among these, the ramming spur was often forged into a demon weapon,” Chu Yun explained.

“I see. So, any shipwreck at the bottom of the sea indicates it’s not a modern vessel, but an ancient creation?” Jin Bihan deduced.

“You could say that.” Chu Yun nodded, then examined the ramming spur.

The ramming spur, like a flagpole, resembled a spear. Without the moss, one could see spiral patterns on its surface. Its texture was hard, and despite being submerged for so long, it still gleamed with a cold light. It was a glimpse of the grandeur of this giant ship in its prime.

The ramming spur was named “Breaking Spiral.” Originally a great demon-level cultivation, after all these years, its power had dropped to the peak of a small demon. It possessed a special cultivation method; when activated, the entire ramming spur would rotate like a spiral, capable of breaking through mountains and ice. It was a formidable weapon for breaching defenses.

“The manufacturing method of this ramming spur is lost. After we return to the island, I can have Master Yu Ya analyze it. If we can decipher it, it will greatly enhance the combat power of our fleet’s warships.” Chu Yun’s face showed joy as he placed the Breaking Spiral ramming spur into the Star Sea Dragon Palace Immortal Pouch.

Afterward, they continued their search in the sea area.

Two days later, they were delighted to discover signs of excavation and exploration. Following the lead, they actually found Ning’s family’s exploration team.

Using the stealth submarine to stealthily follow, Chu Yun finally located the tomb of Marquis Tian Luo.

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