Dragon's Origin

Chapter 648: The Last Clue (Part 2)

There was still plenty of time, so Wang Sheng and the old Taoist immediately steered their flying mounts into the air above the island. From a distance, they could see the island exposed above the water's surface, and they flew straight towards it without stopping.

The second island was a bit larger than the first, and it seemed more like a place where something could be hidden. After landing, Wang Sheng and the old Taoist naturally used the Nine Syllable Incantation to investigate.

Wang Sheng's Six Word Mantra had already demonstrated its power when searching for the Taoist heritage. Wang Sheng could use the Six Word Mantra to determine if there were any cavities within the rocks to a certain depth.

Having only used the Six Word Mantra twice on this island, Wang Sheng discovered a cavity about the size of a room under the rocks not far away.

This discovery made Wang Sheng's heart relax. A cavity meant there was a high probability that it was the treasure's hiding place. The only thing to worry about was whether it leaked water, soaking the stored treasure. Seawater is corrosive, and over time, unless it's gold coins, other items might not be perfectly preserved.

After observing for a while, the scene surprised Wang Sheng. This didn't seem like a well-sealed place. Just with the naked eye, he could see seven or eight holes of various sizes not far away. It was clear that when the tide rose, seawater would flood the island and enter the cavity.

Judging from this, this island would probably be disappointing as well.

The low tide period was short, and Wang Sheng didn't plan to build a permanent structure here just to retrieve the treasure. So, he directly adopted destructive methods.

Wang Sheng's great strength allowed him to easily pry open the rock above the cavity on the island along an existing small hole. In just a few minutes, he created an opening large enough for two people to enter. After sensing that there were no threats inside, he jumped in directly.

The old Taoist followed and jumped into the cave, then saw Wang Sheng illuminating the area with a soldier's tactical terminal on his arm. The old Taoist had seen this scene in the heritage site, so it wasn't surprising.

Wang Sheng expected water when he came down, and as expected, the bottom of the cavity was uneven, and the low-lying areas were full of accumulated seawater.

There were several obvious cracks that clearly led to the sea below, which allowed the cavity to drain most of the accumulated water during low tide.

After scanning the area a few times, the two were sure that this wasn't the treasure's location. This place was obviously formed naturally, without any artificial traces. Moreover, as Wang Sheng thought, this place would be covered by seawater most of the time, and even if there was treasure, it might have been corroded by the seawater.

"Is Zhu Xingsheng messing with us?" This time, the old Taoist didn't question Wang Sheng, but frowned and turned his attention to the already dead Zhu Xingsheng.

"Impossible!" Wang Sheng shook his head. Even if Zhu Xingsheng was plotting, he wouldn't do it on the retirement money he prepared for his son after his death. That's not logical.

"Then is there a problem with your memory?" The old Taoist was reluctant to doubt Wang Sheng's memory, but at this time, it seemed he had to.

Wang Sheng didn't say much, just tapped the soldier's tactical terminal a few times, and enlarged the picture of the treasure map for Lingxu Old Taoist to see. On the treasure map, besides the original map, Wang Sheng replaced the eight thicker locations with pieces of white paper, making it easy to see at a glance.

It was the first time the old Taoist knew that the soldier's tactical terminal had such a function. A purely primitive and handmade world suddenly had an electronic product, and a high-definition camera, it was simply a divine artifact!

Even though the old Taoist had seen a lot and dared to say that he wouldn't change his expression even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, he couldn't help but widen his eyes and be dumbfounded after seeing the clear picture displayed on the soldier's tactical terminal.

Fortunately, the old Taoist knew that Wang Sheng definitely had big secrets. After being surprised, he focused his attention on the photo of the treasure map. The old Taoist had been following Wang Sheng for so long and had already learned how to read maps and identify directions. Judging from the location of the previous islands, their current location wasn't bad. Of course, for the same reason, this treasure location was clearly just an approximate location, with a range of at least dozens of miles.

Zhu Xingsheng must have instilled map-reading skills in Zhu Shaodong at some point, and even mentioned the specific identification methods of the treasure inadvertently, but these disappeared with the deaths of Zhu Xingsheng and Zhu Shaodong. Wang Sheng and the old Taoist could only rely on this map to find the treasure left by Zhu Xingsheng.

If it's not the two islands exposed above the sea, could there be others that haven't been discovered?

Just as the two were about to search again, they found that time was running out. The tide was slowly rising, and the place where they had just landed wasn't covered in water, but now the seawater had already passed their ankles.

Returning to the island from the cavity, Wang Sheng thought for a while and decided to come back another day to investigate carefully. Anyway, they were already here, they had already completed thirty-five bows out of thirty-six, could they give up halfway?

They would return to the eighth island to rest for the night and come back tomorrow. Neither of them was the type to retreat at the slightest difficulty. They decisively unified their thoughts and rode their flying mounts back to the eighth island.

The next day, the two flew to this area again during low tide, and then steered their flying mounts in circles, looking for exposed islands.

For the better part of the day, the two drew circle after circle in the air, and other than the two islands they saw yesterday, they gained nothing. Helpless, they could only return to the island again and wait to continue their investigation tomorrow.

On the third day, after another day, when they returned to the island, Wang Sheng was completely certain that there couldn't be any other islands that would surface besides the two exposed islands.

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"Could it be that the treasure is not hidden on the island at all?" The old Taoist thought about it and thought that this was the only reason: "Could it be hidden in the sea?"

"How would you mark the location then?" It wasn't that Wang Sheng hadn't thought of this possibility, but he couldn't figure out how Zhu Xingsheng would mark the location. If they found Zhu Xingsheng's means of marking the location, they would also find the clue to the treasure.

"Let's take a closer look tomorrow." The old Taoist couldn't think of it for a long time, so he could only wait to see again.

This time, the two began to pay more attention to the situation on the sea surface during low tide. When flying in circles, Wang Sheng always stared below.

When flying over a shallow sea area that Wang Sheng had already rejected at the beginning, looking at the scene below, Wang Sheng suddenly smiled bitterly, then waved at Lingxu Old Taoist and pointed below.

The old Taoist looked down, and it was exactly the lowest tide. The reef below that wasn't exposed above the sea surface formed a huge × underwater, exactly the same as the mark on the map.