I, a prison guard in the Heavenly Prison, secretly became invincible thanks to the system.

Chapter 703 Azure Dragon's Shadow

"I'm sorry, that's not what I meant. I meant... Your righteousness is admirable!"

Mei Niannian realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly apologized.

Ye Kang didn't care. He nodded and then looked at the motionless tree spirits.

"These demons don't attack people on their own initiative. There must be a reason why you provoked them, right?"

Mei Niannian was startled and said with some strangeness, "You are indeed a smart person. That's right. I originally didn't want to provoke these demons. However, there are some treasures among the demons. I thought that the tree demon was clumsy and that as long as I was fast enough, I would be fine. I didn't expect that I was too clever for my own good. These guys can restrict the use of true energy. As soon as I entered, I lost my ability to fly."

"treasure?"

Ye Kang used his Unfathomable Azure Eyes to look at the center of the tree demons.

Sure enough, under Qing Tong's gaze, one of the tree spirits exuded a strange aura.

But even Wu Wang Qing Tong couldn't figure out the specific reason.

Ye Kang frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist has keen eyesight, could you please tell me what kind of treasure that is?"

Mei Niannian found it even stranger: "You didn't even recognize the aura of the lost treasure? The academy didn't tell you?"

"A relic?"

"As expected, I didn't tell you that there are many treasures scattered throughout the No Mercy Secret Realm. Legend has it that after the Sword Demon ascended to immortality, his treasures were all lost in various parts of the secret realm, carried away by his lingering resentment. The treasures are hidden in spatial rifts, with only a trace of their aura. Only by gathering the aura can one know what the treasures are."

"Is there such a thing?"

Ye Kang was speechless. Such important information, yet no one had told him. Did they all assume he knew everything?

Of course, it's no wonder that the people in the academy overlooked it. The Unforgivable Secret Realm is so famous that its rules have long been common knowledge. Within the academy, Ye Kang is truly the only one who doesn't know about the secret realm.

He shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm sorry you had to see this."

"It's nothing. I only learned about this from my grandfather. Exploring the Unforgivable Secret Realm is actually two separate things."

"One way is to search for the aura of lost treasures, which depends on luck. Some lost treasures are earth-shattering and represent great opportunities, while others are more ordinary but are still considered treasures."

"Secondly, there is the Palace of No Mercy, the palace of the Sword Demon. It is fraught with danger and has six levels. The more levels you pass, the richer the treasures you can find."

Ye Kang nodded: "Thank you for informing me, fellow Daoist."

"It's alright, consider this payment for saving me once. So let's leave this place as soon as possible and look for other treasures."

"Why?"

Ye Kang looked puzzled.

Mei Niannian was stunned for a moment: "Because this treasure is guarded by a tree demon, and we simply can't take it with our strength... Wait! You don't mean to take the treasure away, do you!"

"Why not?" Ye Kang replied with a smile.

Mei Niannian was stunned: "Are you kidding me? I'm at the Star Luo Realm, and even I can't handle these tree demons, you..."

She didn't continue, but her meaning was clear: what right do you, a Nascent Soul cultivator, have to seize the treasure?

Ye Kang ignored her and instead released the Wind Rolling Beads, activating the simplified version of the Nine-Bend Yellow Sand Formation. Layers of Entangling Heavenly Silk were released, instantly stirring up yellow sand in the area where the tree demons lived.

Of course, there was no sand here to begin with, so the sand could only be created by the wind, which meant that the sandstorm could only be maintained for a short time at most.

A sandstorm suddenly arose, and Ye Kang's entire body erupted with lightning. With the Purple Lightning and Azure Frost combined with the Six Void Heavenly Steps, he disappeared from his original spot almost instantly and directly entered the group of tree demons.

The tree spirits naturally resisted, but their branches were caught in the sandstorm, causing them to sway uncontrollably from side to side.

That momentary hesitation was enough for Ye Kang to rush to the aura of the relic, wrap his true energy around it, and snatch it away.

When he returned to the original spot, the Nine-Bend Yellow Sand Formation collapsed, and the tree demons regained their mobility, only to find that the treasure they were guarding had been stolen.

A group of tree spirits immediately flew into a rage, roaring and waving their branches, striking everywhere.

A deafening roar erupted from the forest, and powerful tree roots burst forth from the ground like earth dragons turning over, a truly terrifying sight.

"What are you standing there for! Run!"

Ye Kang slapped Mei Niannian on the shoulder and then flew into the sky at top speed.

Mei Niannian was still in shock when, before she could react, countless tree roots were already crashing down on her.

She immediately threw out her flying sword, stepped on the blade, and soared into the sky.

What just happened!

They just snatched away the treasure like that?

Then who do you think you are?

Mei Niannian was still in a daze. Fortunately, both of them were fast, and the tree demon was too clumsy. It could only watch the two fly away, filled with impotent rage.

A moment later, the two flew out of the forest and landed on a mountain.

Ye Kang was panting heavily, then looked at Mei Niannian, whose face was pale: "You ran pretty fast."

"You're not bad either, but this is the Mei Family Sword Control Technique... my foot! You should have let me know you were up to something!"

"Don't worry, I believe you."

"What you're saying doesn't even make any sense!"

Mei Niannian was speechless, but at the same time he was extremely shocked.

This kid stole the treasure so easily, and you're telling me he's a Three Palaces Warrior?

"Who are you..."

"Ye Kang, a new student at the academy."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple. By the way, let's see what the treasure is."

With a thought, Ye Kang felt the aura of the lost treasure appear in his hand.

As the receiver, he can see through it directly with his divine sense, while outsiders cannot.

A divine sense penetrated the area, and a jade slip appeared within it.

It wasn't the Unforgivable Divine Sword. Ye Kang sighed regretfully and took out the jade slip, probing it with his divine sense.

【Ding】

[Escape Technique Detected: Azure Dragon's Shadow]

【Azure Dragon's Shadow: Created by a mysterious and powerful expert specializing in wood-elemental escape techniques. The Azure Dragon is the most agile of all wood-attribute demons, possessing affinity with all trees in the world. By borrowing a touch of affinity from these trees with true energy, it naturally merges into the vegetation, disappearing without a trace along the roots.】

[Note: This escape technique is extremely difficult to master, but once mastered, it grants an affinity with plants and trees, becoming an integral part of one's instincts. It requires no release; 400000 comprehension points are needed to even begin.]

Ye Kang's eyelids twitched.

Another escape technique!

And it looks much more high-end than Phantom Sandstorm!

One specializes in Sand Release, and the other in Wood Release. No wonder they're guarded by a group of tree spirits; it turns out they have an extremely high affinity for plants.

Ye Kang recorded the escape technique after reading it once, so he naturally didn't need the jade slip.

But he wouldn't just throw it away, much less give it away to someone else.

He smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, this is a mysterious escape technique. Even if it wasn't practiced by the Sword Demon, it must have belonged to some super strong expert he killed. Do you want it?"

Mei Niannian was somewhat tempted, but still asked doubtfully, "Really?"

"I would never lie to you. After all, I am a student of the academy. If I were to lie to you, you can report me directly to the academy. Even if I don't care about my own reputation, I have to consider the reputation of the academy. Trust me, this method will not disappoint you."

Mei Niannian was even more tempted. A top-notch escape technique was extremely attractive even to a sword cultivator like her.

She tentatively asked, "What do you need?"

Ye Kang smiled slightly: "Ten portions of rare and precious materials."