Chapter 558: Fragment of a Map!

The formation twisted, and milky white mist spread inward at great speed. The entire formation seemed corroded, emitting green smoke, appearing very eerie.

“Squeak squeak!” The monkey whimpered strangely, its eyes wide open. It waved its claws, looking extremely restless.

Seeing this, Xiaobai immediately glared at the little monkey and shouted, “Move again, and I’ll skin you alive!”

Xiaobai was very ferocious. The little monkey shrank its head, curling its whole body into a red ball, not daring to make another sound.

Xiaobai spewed out mouthfuls of milky white mist, and before long, a crack opened in the formation. The speed was very fast.

“This… this…” Fatty’s face was full of shock, his eyes nearly popping out. It was utterly incredible—without making any noise, it had broken a hole in the formation.

“Could it be a Devouring Heaven Beast?” Xiao Ji’s face showed uncertainty. Such terrifying and eerie mist, along with the wings on its back, could only belong to a Devouring Heaven Beast.

“The Devouring Heaven Beast has been gone for too long. Is this little one real?” He also felt some doubt. The three supreme divine beasts of the ancient era—each had slain gods.

In the ancient era, they were so fearsome that all races trembled, their divine might overwhelming—a truly terrifying clan.

“Unfathomable, unbelievable.” Xiao Ji kept observing Xiaobai’s body, but the mist was hazy, and he couldn’t see anything clearly.

The formation was breached. Xiaobai slipped inside in a flash, his eyes gleaming. His little claws grabbed the Seven Star Embracing Moon Flower and yanked it down hard.

Fatty was sharp-eyed and quick. He plucked one precious herb, but when he looked again, the four herbs had already been picked clean by Xiaobai.

The little monkey curled up, very indignant, but dared not make a sound.

Xiaobai squinted at Fatty, looking furious. If he hadn’t been quick, Fatty would have snatched two plants.

“Good job.” Stroking Xiaobai, who stood on his shoulder, Yang Tian couldn’t help but smile. The four herbs were all extraordinary, with impressive ages. The Seven Star Embracing Moon Flower, in particular, was very helpful to him.

“Hmph hmph…” Xiaobai snorted oddly, rubbing the monkey’s head with his claws, looking very smug.

Fatty looked utterly wronged, his lips twitching hard. This little guy was nothing but a foodie, completely lacking the dignity and nobility of a Devouring Heaven Beast.

At that moment, Yang Tian’s steps moved upward. There was a golden throne, which was also an artifact, radiating a powerful aura.

“This thing isn’t bad. From now on, it’s Fatty’s throne.” Fatty’s eyes burned with desire. He put away the monkey’s throne and chuckled.

Then, Yang Tian’s gaze fell on a red gourd, about a foot tall. The entire gourd was crystal clear and radiant, emitting a precious light—clearly no ordinary object.

“Ah…” Xiaobai let out a sharp cry and shot up in an instant. His two claws hugged the red gourd, several times larger than himself, looking extremely excited, drool dripping from his mouth.

This time, Fatty had learned his lesson. Rubbing his palms, he stood guard in front of the red gourd, eager to know what was inside.

At this moment, Yang Tian’s gaze was not on the red gourd. He looked at a golden peach pit, from which a powerful life force radiated—extremely extraordinary.

“This should be a peach pit…” Holding the pit in his hand, Yang Tian’s eyes showed a hint of joy as he murmured to himself.

“I wonder if I can cultivate a peach tree from it…” Yang Tian’s eyes burned with desire. The peach tree was a rare treasure, though not as good as divine herbs, it was extremely uncommon.

Xiaobai’s eyes were very eager. He wiped the drool from his mouth. As he lifted the gourd’s lid, a rich, intoxicating aroma of wine spread out, along with surging life energy.

“Quick, cover it!” Seeing this, Yang Tian hurriedly put the lid back on. If it alerted the creatures outside, there would be trouble.

“Jackpot! The gourd is full of monkey wine!” Fatty rubbed his hands, his whole body tingling. His mouth was dry, his eyes gleaming, and he covered his mouth as he laughed.

“Who would have thought the monkey king knew how to enjoy life…” Xiao Ji couldn’t help but smile. The gourd contained a huge amount of monkey wine, enough for all of them to share.

“Good thing we came here…” Yang Tian licked his dry lips. The monkey wine here was extremely rare, a top-tier treasure in the outside world.

“Squeak squeak…” The monkey was very angry, shrieking strangely and gesturing with its little claws. It meant: You stole things, put them back!

“Shoo shoo shoo…” Xiaobai tapped the monkey’s head, his face fierce, his little face tight and as serious as could be.

Yang Tian’s gaze shifted. The first place to go was the treasury. The treasures left by ancient beings were probably not simple things.

Pushing open the stone door, an ancient aura rushed toward them. Yang Tian’s eyes fell on the strange objects inside, each radiating a powerful aura—every artifact was extraordinary.

They walked in, their eyes scanning the surroundings. There were many bone objects, polished like precious bones, looking quite remarkable.

“These are bone artifacts!” Fatty’s eyes burned. The big bone in his hand was a bone artifact, refined from a divine beast’s rib, very extraordinary, with astonishing hardness, able to rival heavenly artifacts.

“Most of these monkeys’ collections are this kind of thing…” Yang Tian’s gaze swept through the room. When he noticed the stone statue ahead, his eyelids twitched.

A broken stone statue of a monkey. It had stood for who knows how many years, the inside already cracked, about to collapse, with no energy fluctuation, looking utterly desolate.

“Squeak squeak…” The little monkey was very scared, not daring to look at the statue. The statue seemed to be the little monkey’s ancestor.

Yang Tian stared for a while, then his gaze fell on the jade boxes below. Three jade boxes, shimmering with purple light. Yang Tian’s eyes flickered, and he walked straight over.

He rubbed his hands and opened the first jade box. Inside was a scroll made from an unknown beast’s hide, inscribed with ancient characters.

His eyes scanned the contents. After reading it, the corner of Yang Tian’s mouth twitched. It was the method for brewing monkey wine. He had thought it was some rare treasure.

“What?” Yang Tian wasn’t very interested, but the other two were extremely excited. They couldn’t stop touching it and memorized the brewing method.

“This method for brewing monkey wine has long been lost. It’s an ancient recipe for a rare spirit liquid.” Seeing Yang Tian’s surprise, Xiao Ji explained.

“I see…” Hearing this, Yang Tian glanced over the brewing steps. They required precious herbs of very high age, and in large quantities. Moreover, brewing this wine took an extremely long time.

Yang Tian pursed his lips and slowly opened the second jade box. An ancient aura seeped out, instantly drawing their attention.

It was a fragment of a map, exuding an ancient aura. It had been through countless years and was severely damaged.

“What the hell is this? It looks familiar…” Fatty frowned, muttering to himself. The mountains and rivers on it gave him a familiar feeling, as if he had seen them somewhere.

Yang Tian’s hand trembled slightly. He instantly put the map fragment into the Ancestral Dragon Ring. This fragment was exactly the same as the one he had obtained earlier! Yang Xiao had once instructed Yang Tian to obtain it at any cost if he encountered it.

Yang Tian took a deep breath and said slowly, “This map fragment is useful to me. I’ll take it.”

“Hmm, the mountains and rivers—where have I seen them?” Hearing this, Fatty scratched his head, looking puzzled.

“Where?” Yang Tian’s eyelids twitched violently. His mind tensed, and he couldn’t help asking.

“Probably in the Great Wasteland. There’s no place like this outside.” Fatty thought for a moment and said slowly, “Because this kind of terrain is very rare. I can’t explain it clearly.”

“The Great Wasteland…” Hearing this, a glimmer of light appeared in Yang Tian’s eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief inwardly. There was still some time before the Great Wasteland opened, so Yang Tian wasn’t in a hurry.

At this moment, Yang Tian’s gaze fell on the last jade box. He licked his lips, suppressed his excitement, and opened the box.

As soon as the box opened a crack, a blinding golden light burst forth. At the same time, a terrifying divine might that made one tremble swept through the entire space.

Rumble! The heavens and earth shook. It was as if a fearsome creature was sealed inside the jade box, exuding a terrible ferocity.

“Not good!” Yang Tian’s face changed drastically. The entire treasury was shaking, and it had already alerted the alien creatures outside.