Chapter 384

Feng Xiu smiled awkwardly, realizing his attempt at flattery had missed the mark.

Xia Xue and Zuo Mei were also very beautiful, though they were slightly inferior to Dongfang Yao in terms of temperament.

Xia Xue said, "We can't compare. She's a princess, after all."

Xia Bojian laughed heartily. "So what if she's a princess? Our Xia Xue is also the princess of our Xia family. How is her status any inferior to hers?"

Feng Xiu nodded. "Although Dongfang Yao is known as the imperial princess, she is actually just the princess of a god-level family. Her status is only so-so."

Not to mention Xia Xue, even he, a descendant of the Swordsman Feng Family, did not have a status much lower than Dongfang Yao's.

Xia Bojian looked at Zuo Mei. "Little girl, if we're talking about status, you might be even more noble than Dongfang Yao."

Zuo Mei was greatly shocked. "How could that be?"

Xia Bojian laughed. "You will find out soon enough."

…

The teleportation array outside the imperial palace lit up, and Lin Moyu and Dongfang Yao appeared within it.

Then, Dongfang Yao formed several hand seals. The teleportation array hummed, and the two began a second teleportation, heading into the interior of the palace.

No teleportation array could directly reach the interior of the Shenxia Empire's palace.

All required a transfer through the teleportation array outside the palace, and a special hand seal was needed to proceed.

This was also for the security of the palace.

Dongfang Yao had no intention of hiding it from Lin Moyu, forming the hand seals right in front of him.

The hand seals were equivalent to a password; doing this showed that she trusted Lin Moyu deeply.

She felt this should win some goodwill from Lin Moyu, but as she formed the seals, she noticed he wasn't even looking at her.

She couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The interior of the palace had a beautiful environment, with singing birds and fragrant flowers.

As the palace of the Shenxia Empire, its architectural scale was astonishingly massive, occupying a vast amount of land.

Inside the palace, there were even several small hills dozens of meters high, which were said to have been moved there specifically by god-level powerhouses.

If an ordinary person were to tour the inside, it would take them several days to walk around.

Dongfang Yao noticed that Lin Moyu was different from others. Even though it was his first time at the palace, he did not show any signs of shock.

Anyone else would have been at least a little surprised.

Lin Moyu had a calm and indifferent personality, and considering what he had done along the way—including slaughtering several cities—there wasn't much left that could surprise him.

Dongfang Yao walked with Lin Moyu through the palace, saying, "Our imperial family controls a Secret Treasury."

"Inside are some ancient records that cannot be found outside. Even your teacher has never seen them."

"You must promise me not to share what you see today with anyone else, including your teacher."

Lin Moyu thought about it and replied, "Alright."

Dongfang Yao believed Lin Moyu's word and continued, "Aside from showing you the records, I also want to make another deal with you."

"Let's hear it." Lin Moyu did not immediately agree. Some deals could be made, while others could not.

Dongfang Yao said, "Our imperial family controls a Dungeon, but it only has Normal and Nightmare difficulties."

"According to my father's calculations, this Dungeon should have a Hell difficulty, but we have never been able to complete the Dungeon upgrade."

"Can you help us complete it?"

Lin Moyu still did not agree immediately. "What level is the Dungeon?"

Dongfang Yao said, "It's a Level 45 Dungeon, which you can just enter."

Lin Moyu thought for a moment. "If it really is a Level 45 Dungeon, I can give it a try."

Dongfang Yao said happily, "Then I'll take that as a yes. Whatever conditions you have, feel free to ask. As long as it is within my power, I will agree."

Lin Moyu said, "It's still unclear whether it can be done. As for my conditions, we can talk about them when the time comes."

"If I can't do it, there's no point in making demands now."

Dongfang Yao smiled brightly. "I believe in you."

After walking for a while, they finally arrived in front of a palace.

The palace was classical and elegant, looking quite unremarkable.

Furthermore, there were no markings on the outside, making it impossible to guess that this was where the empire's Secret Treasury was located.

Dongfang Yao knocked on the palace gates and called out in a crisp voice, "Grandpa Li, it's me!"

A few seconds later, the palace gates slowly opened, and an unusual aura drifted out.

A god-level aura…

Not a pseudo-god like the Imperial Elders, but a true god-level.

However, compared to Yan Kuangsheng and Bai Yiyuan, he seemed to be slightly weaker.

As the imperial family, having one or two god-level powerhouses in the family was completely normal, so Lin Moyu did not think much of it.

"Let's go in." Dongfang Yao led Lin Moyu inside.

The gates shut with a bang. The Secret Treasury was brightly lit, even slightly brighter than the outside world.

"It's actually a secret realm."

Lin Moyu realized he had entered a secret realm, and the space was extremely vast.

The palace gates were merely a disguised entrance to the secret realm.

Inside the secret realm, many large wooden cabinets were scattered around.

At first glance, they seemed very cluttered and without any pattern.

But upon closer inspection, one could see that the placement and orientation of these wooden cabinets were very deliberate.

Lin Moyu's spirit attribute exceeded 100,000, far surpassing Professionals of the same level.

His powerful spirit attribute gave Lin Moyu extremely sharp senses.

Combined with his experience in the Shenxia Tower trial, where he had fought against a military formation master,

he had gained some understanding of formations.

He keenly sensed that these wooden cabinets were actually placed on formation nodes.

The sky and ground of the secret realm formed a massive and terrifying formation.

If one were to trespass recklessly, they would likely be directly attacked by the formation.

Hidden within a secret realm, equipped with a powerful formation, and guarded by a god-level powerhouse, this Secret Treasury was indeed foolproof.

Such tight protection made Lin Moyu feel even more curious.

Could there really be someone in the Shenxia Empire foolish enough to come here and court trouble?

If the Abyssal Demons managed to fight their way here, the human race would already be on the brink of extinction anyway, so what use would this Secret Treasury be?

Abyssal Demons wouldn't necessarily be interested in human things.

Lin Moyu couldn't understand it for the moment.

Chapter 355: Owing a Small Favor, A New Deal

"Follow me. There is a formation here, don't take a wrong step," Dongfang Yao's voice rang out.

Lin Moyu followed Dongfang Yao's footsteps, advancing through the secret realm.

Soon, the scene before them shifted, and the two of them had left the range of the formation.

The aroma of tea wafted into his nose. A tea table was set up ahead, and an old man was sitting on a lounge chair in front of it, looking very leisurely.

His posture and movements were somewhat similar to Meng Anwen's, but Lin Moyu felt that Meng Anwen was more natural.

Dongfang Yao quickly walked over and poured a cup of hot tea for the old man. "Grandpa Li, I mentioned him to you before. Lin Moyu, do you remember?"

Dongfang Li nodded. "Ah, Yao girl, this old man's memory isn't that bad yet."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and several books flew out from the shelves, landing on the tea table.

These books all exuded the scent of history and were extremely ancient.

Dongfang Li closed his eyes. "Just these books. You only have one day to read them here."

Lin Moyu frowned slightly. This god-level powerhouse named Dongfang Li had a somewhat arrogant attitude.

Furthermore, he could clearly see that the bookshelf contained at least a hundred similar books.

Yet the few books given to him were less than one-tenth of the total.

Lin Moyu did not move, his eyes gradually turning cold.

Since that was the case, it didn't seem to matter if he didn't read them.

Dongfang Yao keenly noticed this and hurriedly whispered a few words into Dongfang Li's ear.

Dongfang Li suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Lin Moyu, spotting the General badge on Lin Moyu's shoulder.

His expression changed, and his attitude underwent a 180-degree turn.

His original arrogance vanished without a trace, replaced by a smile and even a hint of shock. "So it is General Lin."

Different people warranted different attitudes.

Lin Moyu's status as a General was equivalent to his own.

Naturally, he did not dare to be neglectful.

Lin Moyu asked, "Am I only allowed to read these few?"

Dongfang Li laughed heartily. "With General Lin's status, of course you wouldn't be limited to just these."

As he spoke, he waved his hand again, and an entire bookshelf flew over, landing steadily in front of Lin Moyu.

"General Lin, please have some coarse tea and take your time reading. You can read for as long as you like."

That was more like it. Lin Moyu had no intention of being overbearing; he still had to show some respect to a god-level powerhouse.

"Thank you, Senior." Lin Moyu smiled slightly, directly pulling out a book and starting to read.

No matter what Dongfang Yao had said, as long as the goal was achieved, nothing else mattered.

Dongfang Yao had said that the ancient records in their imperial Secret Treasury could not be found in the outside world.

They were the results accumulated by the imperial family over many years.

At the same time, Lin Moyu believed that their collection could not possibly consist of only what was before his eyes.

Most likely, this was just the portion they allowed outsiders to see.

The ancient books recorded secret after secret, detailing unknown events that had occurred many years ago.

Among them were matters concerning Jiang Yi, as well as the God Mage Xu Yan.

This information was indeed unavailable in the outside world.

These records allowed Lin Moyu to gain a deeper understanding of this world.

Only then did he learn that the imperial family had always known Jiang Yi was still alive, and that Jiang Yi's secret realm was located right inside Xiajing Academy's Dungeon Hall.

It wasn't that Jiang Yi had chosen the Dungeon Hall, but rather that he had no other choice.

Only the continuous stream of elemental energy in the Dungeon Hall could allow his secret realm to exist forever.

God Mage Xu Yan had completely disappeared during the great war back then, after which the [Battlefield No. 3] Dungeon appeared.

Back then, people had speculated that God Mage Xu Yan was inside Battlefield No. 3, but he was never found.

Lin Moyu knew that was because God Mage Xu Yan himself was unwilling to appear.

The records also mentioned many things about the Ancient Battlefield.

Among them, what attracted Lin Moyu the most was the information regarding the [Primordial Secret Realm] and the [Dragon King Hall] Dungeon.

Since ancient times, people had always harbored curiosity toward the [Primordial Secret Realm].