The mid-year event of the Taishan faction ended successfully, which can be described as some people are happy and some are worried.

Generally speaking, Zhao Zheng still belongs to the kind of people who are happy, and he has earned a lot of benefits in this event.

Through the competition between his disciple Dabi and Xin Ling, he received ten Yuan Qi Pills from Jin Tai as a reward, which is a medium-grade pill that can quickly restore internal strength, which is very practical and the price is not low. Through his victory in the Keju competition, he was rewarded with ten Gyokuro Pills, which were an elixir for the treatment of internal injuries, and were even more valuable than the Yuan Qi Pill.

In addition to the rewards given by the sect, Che Dali also gave him a full thirty grains of Moyu Flying Locust Stone in his private name. The flying locust stone is a very common hidden weapon, but these are flying locust stones polished with black jade, each one is as black as ink, exuding a shining luster, almost no impurities, very pure. These thirty round stones are not so much hidden artifacts as handicrafts, and they are valuable crafts.

The price of this set of Moyu Flying Locust Stones alone was far above 50,000 taels, and Zhao Zheng's previous efforts were all recovered at once. Of course, it was impossible for Che Dali to send such a valuable thing to every team member, and it was because Zhao Zheng had performed well before and provoked the girder of the entire team, so he gave this set of Moyu Flying Locust Stones to Zhao Zheng.

The value of this set of black jade flying locust stones is not low, but the practicability is not very high, Zhao Zheng is not good at playing hidden weapons, and the things thrown out, once they exceed five zhang away, there is nothing to say. But since people were kind enough to give it to him, he couldn't pick and choose, just accept it honestly. He doesn't know how to use hidden weapons, though. But it's always okay to stuff a few into your dart bag to be strong.

These benefits are already quite substantial. But what really made Zhao Zheng's heart move was the treasures hidden in the ancient cliff residence. Taken together, these messes are worth less than a tenth of the treasure. The reason why he took the risk to agree to Xia Bafeng's bet was because of that treasure. Xia Bafeng's red mouth and white teeth made a promise, presumably he would not lose his trust, and he would soon give up the ancient cliff residence to him. Then he will be able to take the treasure and take it for himself.

All of the above are the benefits that Zhao Zheng has gained from this semi-annual event. But in addition to the benefits, he also caused a little trouble in the event. He injured several people in the Spirit Fox team in the Keju game, and these people will inevitably hold a grudge against him, and these people have a lot of relationships around them, such as master, uncle, brother, and brother, and these people may also be dissatisfied with him.

But at this point, everything is irreparable, and he can't be allowed to apologize from house to house, which will inevitably lose his identity and will not play a role. Everything has to be left to its content. Presumably, those people can't do anything about him.

The next day, Zhao Zheng followed the gambling contract. Swaggered to the Ancient Cliff House, intending to take over the place.

As the name suggests, the ancient cliff dwelling is a dwelling built on the cliff wall, and the rooms are carved out of the cliff wall, and then filled with wood such as beams to reinforce it. It is quite elegant to live here, and it is said that the ancestor of the Taishan faction lived here.

After hundreds of years of changes, this place has lost its original appearance, and the wood such as the façade has been changed many times. Now the wood is mottled again, and it's almost time to replace it.

There was a steep ladder leading to the ancient cliff residence, but Zhao Zheng did not take this ladder, but directly used light power to jump down, and landed steadily in front of the ancient cliff residence.

In front of the door, there was a young disciple who was originally meditating and cultivating, and when he saw Zhao Zheng falling, he hurriedly got up to greet him.

"I want to talk to Hall Master Xia, I wonder if he's in the house?" Zhao Zheng got straight to the point.

"The master of the summer hall is the master of the house, he is not in the house, last night, the master moved out of here with his things, and ordered me to wait for you here and give you the key here. He also asked me to tell you a word. The little disciple replied respectfully.

"What?"

"He asked me to say, 'You won,' but he didn't say exactly what that meant."

"Hehe, it's okay, I know what he meant, it's really hard for you to wait here for a day." Zhao Zheng smiled.

"It's not hard, it's not hard." The little disciple reached into his arms, took out the key to the door of the ancient cliff residence, and offered it with both hands, "This is the key here, please take it, if there is nothing else, I will have to leave." ”

Zhao Zheng took the key, waved his hand, and sent the little disciple away.

The little disciple climbed up the stone staircase to the top of the cliff and disappeared.

Zhao Zheng inserted the key into the lock hole and opened the door of the ancient cliff house.

Since it was carved out of the cliff face, there were only a few windows in the house, and it was very dim. The contents of the house had been emptied, and there was nothing but debris and dust on the floor.

Zhao Zheng walked all the way to the end of the room, stretched out his hand and gently pushed the door open. Behind the door was another room, I don't know if it was used as a study or as a living room, and like the previous room, this room was also empty, and there was nothing at all. Zhao Zheng looked around, didn't stay in the room for too long, and went straight to the deeper room. This time, he arrived at the innermost room of the Ancient Cliff Residence, which was supposed to be a bedroom, and there were traces of furniture such as beds and wardrobes on the ground.

The so-called treasure is hidden in this room, and if you don't know the inside story, you will never find it.

Zhao Zheng followed the direction in his memory, groped all the way, touched the wall on the left, and found the location of the hidden treasure. On the surface, it was a thick layer of white ash with a little dust, but it was very smooth and smooth, although it was not so clean with a little dust. He saw the direction, and without saying a word, he raised his hand and struck the wall hard, slamming his palm on it, and the force of his palm passed through the whole area, like a thunderbolt, causing the wall to shatter.

The white-plastered walls have peeled off, and some of the dirt has also fallen, revealing the potholes and stone walls that lurk behind. It's all traces from the excavation.

Zhao Zheng withdrew his hand. Glance around. At once, I stared at two special places.

These two places were two small holes, only the width of a thumb, which had been filled in with earth, and the walls had fallen to reveal them. In fact, there are many small holes like this, but they are all covered by the wall. Usually I can't see it at all. The ancient cliff dwellings have a long history, and these unknown small caves have existed for hundreds of years. To this day, no one knows the origin of these small holes, and there are no legends about them. These small holes are likely to have been randomly pierced by the ancestors when they lived here, and they have no special origin at all. Traces similar to those created by this kind of martial arts can be seen everywhere in the Great Yan Country, and they are by no means unusual.

Zhao Zheng also knew that there was nothing unusual about the small hole, what was really strange was what was hidden in the small hole. He reached out into a claw. It was aimed at the location of one of the small holes, and the internal force was sufficient. Grabbed hard. His five fingers were wrapped in a layer of sharp internal force, like five sharp cones, which easily pierced into it, and with a single force, the stone wall shattered. Hearing a crisp sound, he grabbed a huge stone and threw it on the ground at random. He only knew the general location of the treasure, and he didn't know which hole the treasure was in, so he could only check it one by one.

He repeated his old trick, relying on a fleshy palm, destroying the stone wall and digging open the entire small hole. But there were still stones in it except stones, and there was nothing at all, so he worked in vain.

"If there is no hole in this hole, then it should be in another hole." He did not lose heart, took a deep breath, and dug into another small hole in a hurry, left and right, and soon dug this small hole as well.

Digging and digging, his fingers suddenly touched a hard object, causing his heart to skip a beat, his breathing to an abrupt halt, and a touch of excitement filled his chest. This hard object is far harder than those stones, and it must be that treasure! He immediately sped up the action of digging the hole, but the force was lighter, and he didn't dare to be so arrogant anymore. He dug through the rocks around the hard object, revealing his inch-long body, then grabbed it firmly and pulled it out with all his might.

When the treasure was revealed, a flash of light flashed in the room, making the dimly lit room a little brighter.

Zhao Zheng held this treasure in his hand and looked at it carefully, his eyes revealing a burning color.

This treasure is a sword that is too small to be smaller, only about four inches, not much longer than the palm of a person's hand, the whole body is silver, the shape is simple and simple, there are some ancient lines, there is no scabbard wrapped on it, only the sharp sword body is exposed.

This small sword is even smaller than a dagger, and it looks powerless, but Zhao Zheng knows very well in his heart that he must not underestimate this small sword, because this sword is a relic left by the Heguan Dao people, and it is a genuine high-grade sword!

The value of a high-grade sword, Zhao Zheng, who has the Zichu Sword, knows better than anyone that no matter how small this small sword is, as long as it contains the sword spirit, it has a jaw-dropping value, and in terms of combat, it will never be weak.

This small sword is called the Cloud Piercing Sword, and the Heguan Daoist shot this small sword into the stone wall of the residence before he sat down, in order to leave it to future generations, so that people who are destined to get it. But he didn't tell his apprentices about it, so no one knew about it, so the sword was buried until today, and it was only at this time that Zhao Zheng got his hands and finally saw the light of day. When burying this little sword, the Crane Crown Daoist gave an order to the little sword, telling the little sword not to take the initiative to reveal its location, but to wait for others to take the initiative to find it. This little sword was also obedient, and it really did it obediently, and it never violated the orders of the former master.

If Xia Bafeng hadn't taken the initiative to bet with Zhao Zheng, Zhao Zheng probably wouldn't have come to get this Cloud Piercing Sword so early, and he would have been delayed for a while.

The Cloud Piercing Sword itself was touched, and gave birth to a faint reaction, which was like a stone hitting the water of a lake, causing a series of ripples.

"You...... Be...... Who? The sword spirit of the Cloud Piercing Sword asked. After so many years, it has aged a lot, and it is not as active and sharp as it used to be. Sword spirits, like people, also grow old, but their lifespan is much longer than that of people, and they age very slowly and slowly.

"I'm Zhao Zheng, a disciple of the Taishan Sect, who accidentally discovered you from this stone wall." Zhao Zheng responded happily.

"I ...... Target...... Name...... It is called the Cloud Piercing Sword, and it is the sword of the former Crane Crown Daoist. I have spent more than 800 years in this stone wall, and I have been sealed here, waiting for the so-called destined person to appear. In the process of communicating, the Cloud Piercing Sword gradually regained some vitality, and his speech became more and more coherent. This method of telepathy is easier after all than speaking directly.

"What do you mean by a destined person?" Zhao Zheng asked knowingly. If you want to get this little sword, you have to make everything fall into place.

"Before I sat down, the Crane Crown Daoist sealed me in this stone wall and told me to wait here for the new master to appear, but I couldn't make a sound and took the initiative to tell others my location. I obey the orders of the Crane Crown Daoist, and I have been staying here honestly for the past 800 years, and no matter who lives in it, I have never revealed my location. After waiting for so many years, I finally waited for you. It's a pity that too much time has passed, I have aged a lot, and I don't have the agility I had at the beginning, so I probably won't be able to help you much. ”

"You can keep a promise for more than 800 years, this kind of behavior is really admirable, even few people can do it. As for your strength, I don't think it's going to be much worse, after all, you used to be the sword of the Crane Crown Daoist. ”

"According to the previous explanation of the Crane Crown Daoist, as long as anyone can pull me out of the stone wall, he will be my new master. No matter what my strength is, sharp or not, I will serve you wholeheartedly in the future. As you can see, I'm just a small sword, and I can't compare it with an ordinary sword, it's not so much a sword as a hidden weapon. You can hide me in your sleeve or put me in your dart bag and knock me out when you need to. I can use your strength to defeat the enemy, or I can fly on my own to attack the enemy. The Cloud Piercing Sword explained.

"I'm a weakness in terms of hidden weapons, and with your help, I can just make up for this weakness." Zhao Zheng smiled, suddenly remembered something, and patted Zi Chu Jian hanging from his waist, "Zi Chu Jian, you have a new friend, why don't you come over to say hello." In the future, you two high-grade swords can just be companions, and you can communicate with each other when you are bored. ”

"Senior, I'm a top-grade sword like you, the name of the sword is Zichu, and I hope to give me more advice." Zi Chujian faced this senior who was more than eight hundred years older than himself, and his attitude was quite polite. (To be continued......)