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Chapter 428 Sogo Dungeon

If Zhou You shows this text, he will not be afraid that the other party will snatch it away!

Throwing a stone to ask for directions, this fragment is his stone for asking for directions. Not only must he capture Liu Tianxian, but he must also take the opportunity to open up the way to the Golden Immortal Road behind him.

A Nine-Tripod Inscription, even if incomplete, still has considerable value.

Liu Tianxian would rather give up all his collections in exchange to get it, which shows how important it is.

"Haha, we are fellow Taoists, why not share what we have?"

Zhou You handed the fragment to him with a smile. It was just a fragment that was copied twice or three times, and the degree of restoration had been greatly reduced.

After Liu Tianxian got the crystal ball, he couldn't wait to pick it up and used it as a magnifying glass to carefully appreciate the texture of the text, and even the details such as the bumps and horizontal lines that were produced during the rubbing process.

"With both wood and stone textures, this rubbing must have been passed through the hands of stone slabs, wooden boards and other carriers."

Zhou You's heart skipped a beat. You're an expert! The origin of this text is a wooden knot, which was later transferred onto a stone slab.

Liu Tianxian's attainments in bronze and stone carving are extraordinary, as he can infer the carrier based on only subtle traces.

He observed it for half a day, still reluctant to leave. He carefully put down the rubbing and sighed, "This life is not in vain."

After saying that, he turned to Zhou You and said, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, fellow Taoist."

After a fragment was sent out, Mo Yunzi was directly upgraded to a fellow Taoist!
"There is Master Zeng in the city, who is a master of bronze and stone carving. I have communicated with him several times and found out that he has a rubbing that has been transferred seven or eight times, which is suspected to be the Nine Cauldron Seal Script."

"Now it seems that your rubbing is like the bright moon compared to the mud."

Liu Tianxian spread his hands and said, "Fellow Daoist, let's not talk about dirty talk. We are all Daoists, and our temperaments are probably good or bad. If I were you, I would definitely have something more precious than what I can show off, right?"

Zhou You nodded with a smile, that’s right.

"So I'll take your rubbing. From now on, we'll work together on research and interpretation, and we'll share what we gain."

"Well, I don't want things for nothing. My collection here is worth a lot of money. You can pick whatever you like and take it away."

Liu Tianxian was extremely generous. Now that he had this rubbing, the rest was like dirt to him.

“An exchange without value is meaningless.”

Zhou You waved his hand and said, "I'll give it to you. I don't want your things."

Liu Tianxian was anxious. "I know you don't like these things. There are some ancient bronzes, as well as the witch tribe's war weapons and sacrificial utensils. They are interesting to play with. Just pick one or two!"

He invited Zhou You sincerely, but was afraid that Zhou You would not accept the invitation. He would not feel safe keeping the rubbing.

Zhou You had no choice but to take a quick look. The panel gave a reminder:
"Fragment 2, consistent with the fracture of Fragment 1."

This is a piece of rope that is thin in the front and thick in the back, coiled into a circle. The surprising thing is that during the weaving process, different colored silk threads were used to weave a pattern that looks like words.

This is fragment 2. Fragment 1 is one of the trophies that Zhou You had forgotten about for a long time, a broken whip handle.

Got it, this isn't a rope, it's a whip.

The handle and the whip were put together, revealing a complete whip with a handle.

It's interesting. Although I don't know what it is used for, getting this thing and putting it together as a set is quite fun like shopping on Taobao.

"I want this."

Liu Tianxian didn't ask any more questions and nodded, "Take whatever you want!"

The second thing was a piece of silk hanging on the wall, with its edges damaged, either by fire or insect bites. Only the center piece remained, an area that could be covered by about three palms.

Liu Tianxian noticed Zhou You's gaze and explained, "It's not seal script, it's written in secret code. It has no research value. I usually treat it as a game."

The so-called ciphertext is a random arrangement of ordinary words. It is a word game that tests intelligence. "Can you tell what it is?"

Liu Tianxian shook his head. "It's encrypted at least a dozen times. It's impossible to decipher it without a copy."

"Give it to me, I'll try!"

The panel prompts: Supplementary content of Cangtian Yangyuan Gong has been found and can be included.

Zhou You took off the piece of silk calmly and said, "This is quite interesting. I want it."

Liu Tianxian agreed readily.

Zhou You walked around the entire secret room, and there was no more prompt on the panel. Obviously, there was no third good thing.

It seems that Liu Tianxian's collection is quite good.

After leaving the secret room, Zhou You was about to say goodbye, but Liu Tianxian stopped him, "Wait."

Unexpectedly, this noble family master also had obsessive-compulsive disorder and insisted that good things come in threes. "This golden mask is for you."

The mask feels cool and golden.

"This is the war mask of the chief of the Wu clan's Zhongxi tribe. He led his tribe to invade the northern border and was killed by the newly promoted powerful warrior Xiong Fuyue. This item was given to me as a trophy."

Liu Tianxian enthusiastically handed it to Zhou You, "The patterns on the mask are suspected to be the writing developed by the Wu Clan after they were exiled to the northern border. They have certain research value. Take it!"

Zhou You's subordinate, the golden mask, thought that Liu Tianxian and Qiangwu also had a friendship. The relationship network of this noble family was really pervasive!

He had also heard about the battle in which the chief of the Zhongxi tribe died, which took place outside Caojiang City.

The newly promoted strong man Xiong Fuyue was invited to the battlefield to help. Although he killed many masters of the Wu clan, the general trend was unstoppable and Caojiang City still fell. The human race lost another important town in the north.

This golden mask was given to Liu Tianxian as a trophy, which shows that the relationship between the two was extraordinary.

"It's okay!"

Liu Tianxian explained reservedly, "He and I once studied together and have been fellow apprentices for 20 years. It is normal for us to share what we have with each other."

Zhou You weighed it a few times and found it was at least ten kilograms. The value of the gold alone must be quite high, so he accepted it.

Then he bowed and said goodbye.

"Fellow Daoist, if you have time, why not go to Chongguang City and take a look."

Zhou You nodded, then jumped up and disappeared without a trace.

Chongguang City is a medium-sized city located 500 miles southwest of the provincial capital.

Unlike other cities, Chongguang City is located deep underground, with no sunlight or moonlight all year round, and no worries about rain or wind.

According to legend, Sogo Castle is bottomless and is suspected to be the remains of a city-state from ancient times, and the antiques sold there are a major specialty.

Chongguang City is famous because it has the largest underground black market in Beixuanzhou.

In the black market, it is said that everything can be bought and sold, and the abundance of logistics is almost comparable to that in Beijing.

What's even more difficult is that there are underground auctions in the black market, where extremely rare and priceless treasures occasionally appear, and even powerful warriors often appear in such occasions.

Liu Tianxian's mention of Chongguang City was definitely not random, but had a certain purpose.

Could it be that there are other people from the Golden Immortal Sect hiding in Chongguang City?

Zhou You felt that he must go to Chongguang City. He might be able to buy the resources and materials he urgently needed with money in the underground black market there.

He also wanted to see what a city that had existed underground for thousands of years and was still functioning well looked like.
(End of this chapter)