223: Chapter 223 The White Jade Coffin

Shen Xingchen paused in his steps.

The other generals all looked at him with envy; having gained Mr. Jiang's appreciation, his future was boundless.

Once the others had all cleared out, Jiang Shuo spoke up again: "Although the headquarters' rewards cannot be issued temporarily, I can compensate you with a portion first."

Shen Xingchen nodded.

Jiang Shuo continued: "Now that I have broken through to the King rank, my past weapons and treasures don't hold much meaning for me anymore. You can choose a few at will."

He waved his palm in front of him, and dozens of spiritual lights hung in the air like swimming fish, intertwining into a flowing rosy light.

Jade slips, flying swords, jade stones, bronze bells... All kinds of rare treasures drifted up and down, exuding either gentle or sharp halos, illuminating the entire conference hall like a treasure pavilion, dense with spiritual energy and dazzling to the eyes.

Shen Xingchen was slightly dazed.

This was the accumulation of a King-rank powerhouse over decades, and every single treasure was priceless. Yet, they were placed so vividly right in front of him, up for him to take as he pleased.

Jiang Shuo was not surprised by Shen Xingchen's reaction, merely chuckling and saying: "Do you need me to give you some advice?"

Shen Xingchen nodded repeatedly.

Jiang Shuo came to Shen Xingchen's side, pointing at a white mask on the left and saying: "This is a taboo item captured from the Crimson Church. Its name is very ordinary, called the [faceless mask], and its function is to change a person's appearance."

Shen Xingchen looked over; the mask was entirely white, flashing with a dim gray spiritual light.

Jiang Shuo explained: "The reason I recommend it is because during the previous battle, the demons already knew that you accommodate the Time Authority. Afterwards, you will be targeted by the demons. If we think more viciously, someone inside Huaxia might target you as well."

Shen Xingchen frowned, feeling that what Jiang Shuo said made a lot of sense.

Regarding the Time Authority, he had tried it out and could only say... the power he could unleash was very limited, extremely limited.

With his current strength, making the surrounding time stagnate for three seconds was already the limit. Turning time into swords like Senior Zhou... was completely impossible to achieve.

Wielding a supreme treasure yet unable to unleash its mighty power indeed easily attracted covetous eyes.

Jiang Shuo picked up the mask: "I noticed that you cultivate the Breath-Concealing Technique. Once you cultivate it to the Grandmaster rank, you can not only disguise your own realm but also change your own aura. Coupled with the [faceless mask], you can completely turn into another person."

Shen Xingchen took the white mask: "Then let's go with this one."

He had never been picky about treasures sent by others.

After carefully sizing up the mask, Shen Xingchen put it away into the gilded bracelet, and then continued browsing other items.

After browsing through them once.

Shen Xingchen asked: "Is there an item that can store a sufficient amount of spiritual energy and release it instantly during battle?"

"You need this kind of thing?" Jiang Shuo was somewhat surprised.

"Do you have it?" Shen Xingchen was full of hope.

Jiang Shuo rubbed his chin: "I do have one thing that can meet your requirements, called [Yuheng]. It is generally used by warriors who cannot store spiritual energy due to damaged dantians, but even so, it is still difficult to restore the combat power before the injury. Do you have a friend whose dantian was injured?"

Shen Xingchen's eyes lit up: "Show me the item first."

Jiang Shuo took out an item from his storage ring.

That was a piece of white jade carved with a dragon shape, resembling the imperial jade seal of ancient emperors. A hint of bloodstain permeated the jade color, looking quite mysterious.

Shen Xingchen grabbed it into his hand and tried to inject spiritual power.

Jiang Shuo said: "This needs to be taken into your body before it can be used."

Shen Xingchen nodded in satisfaction: "Mm, I will try it again later."

Jiang Shuo asked: "Is there anything else you want?"

Shen Xingchen shook his head: "No need, I have enough weapon reserves."

Jiang Shuo finally moved a scroll of jade slips in front of Shen Xingchen: "On the battlefield, survival is the most important thing, so it's best to cultivate a body-refining martial skill."

Shen Xingchen glanced at the jade slip, named [Taixu Dragon Body Technique], which was a rare Heaven-rank martial skill.

From the name alone, it could be seen that it was a body-refining technique very suitable for himself.

As expected of a big boss, his vision was truly sharp and ruthless. He clearly hadn't displayed the [Dragon Emperor]'s Talent Divine Ability in front of him.

Jiang Shuo finally said: "Actually, calling you here this time, these treasures are only secondary."

"Hmm?" Shen Xingchen showed a look of confusion.

Jiang Shuo put away the remaining spiritual items, and then said: "That woman who killed Xuan Xiang inside the main hall should not have completely vanished yet, right?"

He naturally saw that after the great battle concluded, Shen Xingchen's mood had always been very low.

Even upon obtaining a supreme treasure, it was still only a brief excitement before sinking back into sadness.

Obviously, this was all because of the fall of that woman.

Shen Xingchen was dazed at first, and then his expression became excited: "You have a way?"

Qiyuan in his sea of consciousness had weaker and weaker soul power; if he hadn't used a portion of his spiritual power to tightly lock down that part of the soul, it probably would have dissipated long ago.

Even so, it could at most sustain for a few months.

Jiang Shuo tapped between his eyebrows, and a trace of white jade emerged, gradually enlarging.

By the time it landed, it was already a white jade coffin.

Shen Xingchen still remembered that this was the white jade coffin in the very center of the Golden Ancient Tree main hall, inside which a small world was hidden.

Jiang Shuo introduced: "The internal world of this white jade coffin is divided into two layers. The first layer is the nihilistic world you went to before. What I want to talk about mainly is the second layer. Although the second layer's space is very small, capable of accommodating only one adult, it is extremely special and can stabilize divine souls!"

"Really!?"

Jiang Shuo nodded: "I will withdraw the imprint now. From now on, let this white jade coffin stabilize that young lady's divine soul."

As he spoke, he had already wiped away the golden patterns on the white jade coffin.

Shen Xingchen dripped a drop of blood on the white jade coffin, and in just an instant, he felt that he had mastered this white jade coffin.

In his perception, there indeed was a second layer world.

Without a shred of hesitation, Shen Xingchen directly entered the world inside the coffin.

He gently picked up Qiyuan's soul and placed it into the second layer of the white jade coffin.

The girl's figure was still illusory, her plain white hands crossed gracefully in front of her, her fingers as tender and jade-like as scallions.

A flowing, iridescent wide-sleeved long dress covered her slender body, and the hem of the skirt was embroidered with faint silver dark patterns like a flowing galaxy.

Shen Xingchen took a final glance at Qiyuan, and then exited the white jade coffin.

Jiang Shuo said: "I will help you keep an eye out for treasures that replenish divine souls."

Shen Xingchen: "Thank you."

Jiang Shuo: "I bear a certain responsibility for this matter."

Shen Xingchen looked at this King-rank expert without an ounce of airs, and his heart was moved a little.

As if remembering something, Jiang Shuo said: "I have looked at your file; your age is 18, and you are from Qiunan City. It's really quite a coincidence, I am also from Qiunan City."

Shen Xingchen: "..."

Jiang Shuo continued: "My daughter is also 18 years old this year. I wonder if you know her? Her name is Jiang Qingyao."

Shen Xingchen showed a strange expression.