Profiting from the Dead

Seeing that Han Fei broke the illusion formation in one go, the Woman in Black Veil was completely taken aback.

She already felt that Han Fei was unfathomable. Just when you thought you understood his background, he would always surprise you in another way. This was exactly how the Woman in Black Veil felt at this moment.

Han Fei retracted his left hand, and golden Spiritual Energy spread out like ripples.

Only then did the two realize that they had been inside a giant circular light shield the entire time.

As the true surroundings appeared, Han Fei discovered that the walls were not as smooth or as neat and bright as they had seemed.

The actual stone chamber had rough walls all around, and the two entrances were on either side of the chamber.

Han Fei matched the positions. The closest one to him was the entrance, and the cave opposite was where they had come out.

Heaving a sigh, Han Fei said, "Shall we go? Continue?"

The Woman in Black Veil entered the cave first. Han Fei chuckled helplessly and followed behind her.

Han Fei: "Actually, you're quite smart."

The Woman in Black Veil didn't look back: "Don't say I'm smart. Compared to you, I'm far behind."

Han Fei continued, "From beginning to end, you've maintained a state where you can't beat anyone, but no one can kill you either."

The Woman in Black Veil: "What are you trying to say?"

Han Fei spread his hands: "I'm saying you're smart, that you know how to hide yourself and haven't revealed your true strength. Also, I thought we were friends, yet I don't even know your name. Of course, no matter what, I have to thank you for not killing me when I was unconscious."

The Woman in Black Veil tilted her head slightly and glanced at Han Fei behind her: "You want to know my name? My name isn't as pleasant as Qi Xuanxuan's. I'm Cheng Mengyao."

Han Fei: "Cheng Mengyao? That's a beautiful name! What do you mean it's not pleasant?"

Cheng Mengyao suddenly turned around: "Really? Then which one sounds better, Cheng Mengyao or Qi Xuanxuan?"

Han Fei: "..."

The two walked along the cave for about twenty meters before encountering a small stone chamber.

The chamber was less than five meters square, with a few dilapidated bookshelves, a dusty desk, and a pile of bones next to the desk.

Cheng Mengyao said, "Do you think he was the master here?"

Han Fei shook his head: "Judging by his stance before death, I don't think so. However, this person's cultivation must have been quite high, otherwise, their bones wouldn't have remained intact through the endless years. I think he was probably the master's personal guard or follower?"

Cheng Mengyao suddenly pointed to the side: "Han Fei, look there."

Han Fei narrowed his eyes and followed Cheng Mengyao's finger to a small pattern on the ground.

Cheng Mengyao said, "I've seen things like this before. The Asura Hall has them too. It's a small teleportation array. The cost to build one is extremely high, and it requires a large amount of Spirit Stones to activate for a single transfer."

Although Han Fei had heard of teleportation arrays, this was the first time he had seen one.

The teleportation array was inanimate, so Han Fei didn't rush to study it. Instead, he went to the pile of bones, hoping to find a storage bag or something similar.

After a thorough inspection, Han Fei was somewhat disappointed. Besides a long saber, there was nothing else next to the bones.

"With such high cultivation, he doesn't even have a storage bag? That's strange."

Cheng Mengyao beside him said disdainfully, "In your understanding, storage bags are the only way to store things? Those with a bit of strength or background usually carry storage bracelets or even rings."

"Storage bracelets are less valuable, while storage rings are the most precious. This skeleton is wearing a storage ring."

Han Fei looked down and indeed saw a black ring with a silver edge on the skeleton's finger.

His heart leaped with joy. He first bowed respectfully to the skeleton before taking the ring off.

"We'll split the contents of the storage ring fifty-fifty. Do you have any objections?"

Cheng Mengyao shook her head: "You killed the Seven-Colored Peacock. You can keep the items."

Han Fei refined the storage ring and poured out all its contents.

There weren't many items: a white inner armor, a few dull oval stones, several withered herbs, and four white pill bottles. And then there were countless Spirit Stones.

Han Fei roughly calculated that there were over a million.

"Wow, we're rich."

Cheng Mengyao laughed: "Rich my ass. You can't even afford a mid-grade Magic Treasure, and you call yourself rich."

"A decent mid-grade Magic Treasure costs about a million Spirit Stones. As for high-grade Magic Treasures, there are only disposable ones on the market right now, and you need luck to get them."

Doused with a bucket of cold water by Cheng Mengyao, Han Fei's smile vanished instantly.

Han Fei looked at the items and gave the white inner armor to Cheng Mengyao: "My physical body is strong, so I don't need inner armor. This one is for you."

Cheng Mengyao looked confused: "Are you sure? This is a high-grade Magic Treasure. Someone would buy it for five million."

Han Fei was startled: "What? High-grade Magic Treasure?"

Cheng Mengyao nodded: "Wearing this inner armor, if someone of the same level attacked you with full force, it would basically feel like a tickle. Are you sure you want to give it to me?"

Although Han Fei felt a pang of regret, he still chuckled awkwardly: "Han Fei never goes back on his word about what he gives away."

Cheng Mengyao said indifferently: "Since that's the case, I'll accept it. I don't want the rest of the items; they're all yours."

Han Fei didn't refuse. At this moment, the Yellow Emperor from the Primordial Group spoke: "Kid, this girl has taken a liking to you. She's lying to you; that inner armor is only a mid-grade Magic Treasure, and it's damaged."

Han Fei's heart ached when he heard this. Looking at Cheng Mengyao fiddling with the inner armor with a look of delight, he suddenly felt a sting in his heart.

But Han Fei didn't expose Cheng Mengyao's words. Instead, he silently put the storage ring on his finger and put everything else into the storage ring as well.

The herbs had already withered, and their Spiritual Energy had dissipated completely, making them unusable. The pills could still be eaten, but Han Fei didn't know what kind they were. He decided to let Yan Di take a look later.

Furthermore, the long saber at the edge of the skeleton had been weathered. The blade was covered in rust and had lost its luster.

Yellow Emperor: "This weapon can no longer be used. It's not that it couldn't withstand the ravages of time, but this person must have been attacked suddenly. He only had time to make a drawing motion, and the weapon was also eroded by this unknown power."

Han Fei exclaimed, "What kind of power could damage the weapon used by such a powerful expert? This weapon must be a Houtian Spirit Treasure, right?"

Yellow Emperor: "Naturally. Although the weapon is unusable, those few ores can be used. Moreover, the longer these ores are left, the more precious they become. It seems your Houtian Spirit Treasure can be repaired."

Upon hearing this, Han Fei was immediately delighted. "Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Yellow Emperor."

After putting away all the items, Han Fei began pacing back and forth in the small secret chamber, searching for anything he might have missed.

Although there were many books on the two rows of bookshelves, Han Fei quickly flipped through them. Almost all the books were damaged. Even the paper, which was quite special, was useless. Time was the most effective corrosive agent for these pages.

Just as Han Fei was about to give up on the bookshelves, he spotted a black wooden box placed in a corner of the shelf.

Upon opening the wooden box, he found a booklet inside, which read: "Primordial Qi."

Han Fei was immediately overjoyed. For him, any gain was the best outcome.

He took out the Primordial Qi and read its outline with great interest.

As he read, Han Fei was completely stunned. This was because the Primordial Qi was exactly the same as the Innate Qi outline Dong Zhen had given him, also having eight layers.

Taking a deep breath, he took out the book of Innate Qi and compared it with the Primordial Qi. After this comparison, Han Fei understood everything.

If the Innate Qi was the incomplete version, then the Primordial Qi was the complete version. The cultivation paths were almost identical. It was just that, judging by the literal meaning, the Innate Qi seemed to have been altered by a powerful being.

As he continued to decipher the Primordial Qi, Han Fei finally understood that this skeleton was an ancestor of the Dong family. No wonder Dong Zhen said that his family had lived in Luoan City for generations, and their ancestral teachings also stated that no matter what happened, the family's residence must be in Luoan City, as if they were guarding something.

So, the Dong family were the guardians of this place of opportunity.

He placed the cultivation method of Innate Qi beside the skeleton and put away the Primordial Qi. Han Fei decided that if he could get out, he would definitely return the Primordial Qi to the Dong family. This was the true cultivation method, and even if the eighth layer was activated, he would not die even if his power dissipated.