Time Travel: The Survival of Li Zhi

Chapter 376 Earthy Stone

"Oh? What kind of treasure is that?"

Li Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he stared at Huang Wang closely.

Huang Wang's expression became extremely complicated, red and white at times, and he was torn between his conscience and his desires. He clenched his teeth, as if he was making a difficult decision. In the end, as if he had used up all his strength, he squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "A strange stone..."

Hearing this, Li Zhi couldn't help but frowned, his eyes full of doubt and inquiry, and asked: "What stone?"

Huang Wang raised his eyes and secretly glanced at Li Zhi. Although he knew nothing about the origin and value of the stone, he had traveled a lot for many years and had some vision. Naturally, he could see that the stone was extraordinary.

And ever since he first saw the stone, a strong voice in his heart told him that this was no ordinary stone.

But at this moment, his heart was filled with worry and fear.

He was worried that if he took out the stone, with Li Zhi's strength, he would be able to snatch it away directly and he would not be able to fight back. He was afraid that this hard-earned treasure would be snatched away by Li Zhi.

Li Zhi seemed to have seen through Huang Wang's thoughts. He showed a slightly mocking and disdainful smile and said coldly: "Have you ever heard of the saying that a man is innocent unless he possesses a treasure? If you can't keep some things, you will bring disaster upon yourself."

Huang Wang's heart trembled when he heard this. Although he was not clear about the specific origin and detailed connotation of the allusion "it is a crime to possess a treasure", he already understood the deep meaning from Li Zhi's tone and expression - no matter how precious something is, if you don't have enough ability to protect it, it may bring you into trouble.

For a moment, Huang Wang stood there in silence.

After a while, he sighed heavily and thought to himself: Forget it, I have worked hard in this desert for these years and have no worries about food and clothing. It doesn't seem to be that important whether I have this treasure or not. Besides, I don't even know what this treasure is, so why should I hold on to it and cause trouble for no reason?

After figuring it all out, Huang Wang relaxed, raised his head, looked at Li Zhi and said, "Let's go, I hid it inside."

After saying that, he turned around and took Li Zhi towards a corner of the oasis.

The two came to a seemingly ordinary place, Huang Wang squatted down, and quickly dug on the ground with his hands. After a while, he heard a "click" and carefully dug out a box from the soil.

Huang Wang stood up and handed the box to Li Zhi, with a hint of relief and helplessness in his voice: "This is it."

Li Zhi reached out to take the box and looked at it carefully.

Although this box had just been dug out of the ground and there was still some dirt on the surface, it was obviously a new box judging from its material, craftsmanship and appearance.

Li Zhi understood instantly that this must have been something Huang Wang found and temporarily used to store his things after discovering the treasure.

Li Zhi didn't hesitate at all, he reached out and opened the box.

As Li Zhi opened the box, a rich, pure and surging earth-based spiritual energy came over him like a surging wave, rushing straight towards Li Zhi's face.

Li Zhi was stunned on the spot for a moment.

His face was filled with shock. He had never expected that the box contained a stone containing such a powerful earthy spiritual energy.

Although Huang Wang had decided to let go of his obsession with the stone, he was still worried about it deep down in his heart and had been secretly paying attention to the changes in Li Zhi's expression.

At this moment, seeing Li Zhi's sudden change of expression, he could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked cautiously: "Sir... do you recognize this thing?"

Li Zhi took a deep breath after hearing this. A hint of understanding and regret flashed in his eyes.

He understood why Huang Wang and others were entangled and trapped by the group of monsters.

As for the regret in Li Zhi's eyes, it was because his temper had already been opened, and this earth-type energy was no longer attractive to him. If it was replaced with water-type spiritual energy, he would definitely try his best to take it for himself.

Li Zhi looked up at Huang Wang and said slowly, "This is indeed a rare good thing, but it is not very useful for mortals like you."

When Huang Wang heard Li Zhi say that this was a good thing, his eyes lit up instantly, as if he saw endless hope and wealth.

But when he heard the second half of the sentence, when Li Zhi said that this thing was of little use to mortals, his face darkened slightly, and he couldn't help but curl his lips slightly, with a look of disapproval on his face, obviously taking Li Zhi's words as an excuse to perfunctorily deal with him.

Li Zhi didn't care what Huang Wang was thinking, and continued to speak slowly: "The reason why you were surrounded by those monsters is because of this thing."

Huang Wang was stunned by Li Zhi's words. He subconsciously retorted: "How is this possible..."

However, before he could finish his words, his eyes suddenly widened, as if he had thought of something.

He remembered that those monsters appeared after he picked up the stone!

Just as he was stunned, Li Zhi's voice sounded again: "This stone is a treasure used by those monsters for cultivation. Now that you have taken it away, it is like cutting off their path to cultivation. How can they let it go? If they were not afraid of this oasis, I am afraid you would have been torn to pieces by them long ago, leaving no trace..."

Li Zhi's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Huang Wang's heart hard, making him shudder. He finally realized that this kind of thing was definitely not something a mortal like him could get involved in.

Thinking of this, Huang Wang's legs softened, and he knelt down in front of Li Zhi with a plop. His eyes were full of fear and pleading, and he kept begging, "Please, sir, save me for the sake of my treasure! Save all of us!"

Seeing this, Li Zhi slowly shook his head and said calmly: "This thing is of little use to me..."

Huang Wang was shocked when he heard this, thinking that Li Zhi didn't want to help him. He panicked and begged in a crying voice: "Sir, please save me! Please save me! You can't just stand by and watch me die!"

Li Zhi stepped forward, pulled Huang Wang up from the ground, and said unhappily, "I haven't even finished what I'm saying, why are you so anxious!"

Huang Wang staggered after being dragged, and after he stood firm, he looked at Li Zhi with a sad face. He didn't dare to breathe, and waited quietly for Li Zhi's next words.

Li Zhi looked calm, and continued, "This thing is indeed of little use to me. However, if you return it to the group of monsters, they will naturally stop pestering you."

Huang Wang was stunned for a moment, obviously still not coming back to his senses. He opened his mouth slightly and muttered to himself: "Is it that simple?"

Li Zhi rolled his eyes, looking helpless, and said unhappily: "What else? How complicated do you want it to be?"

As he spoke, Li Zhi shook the box in his hand and walked out of the oasis with steady steps.

As Li Zhi stepped out of the oasis, the originally calm sand suddenly surged, as if countless invisible hands were stirring underground.

After a while, a number of huge and ferocious-looking scorpion monsters emerged from the sand.

They gathered together densely and surrounded Li Zhi, with vigilance and fear flashing in their blood-red vertical pupils.

Obviously, they were still in fear of the powerful strength Li Zhi had shown before, and no one dared to act rashly for a while.

Li Zhi looked calm. He raised the box in his hand high, then exerted force and threw the box straight into the group of monsters.

The box spun rapidly in the air, drawing a graceful arc.

Before the box fell to the ground, a nimble scorpion monster jumped high, stretched out its sharp front claws, and steadily caught the box.

Then, it dived into the sand as fast as lightning and disappeared without a trace.

The other scorpion monsters seemed to have received some mysterious message at the same time. They swayed their huge bodies and dived into the sand.

In the blink of an eye, all the monsters disappeared, as if they had never appeared, leaving only a silent sandy land.