"Please, follow me!"
Even so, Shi Fei was quite confident in this Soul Bone from the sect's collection.
He bowed to Tang Lan and led him out of the hall.
The two first arrived at an artificial rockery behind the sect master's main hall.
Shi Fei felt around for a while before finally finding the switch. After the ground rumbled and trembled faintly, a Stone Gate suddenly opened within the rockery.
It was pitch-black inside, and nothing could be seen.
But Shi Fei quickly lit the candles on both sides with a cluster of flame.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh. The sounds rang out one after another. It seemed that an exceedingly ingenious mechanism had been designed within.
With only two candles lit, the candles deeper inside ignited in succession. Though it was still somewhat dim, they could now see their surroundings.
"This is the secret chamber in the rear mountain of our Spirit Martial Gate. Only the successive sect masters have the right to enter."
"The manuals, crystal stones, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, and even Soul Bones stored here are quite numerous."
"As for the most precious Soul Bone, it has always been kept behind a Stone Gate at the very bottom of this secret chamber."
As they walked, Shi Fei introduced the types of items stored within the secret chamber to Tang Lan.
Tang Lan casually pushed open a Stone Gate on the first underground level, only to find all manner of gold, silver, and precious gemstone jewelry stored inside.
"Though these things are not worth much to Soul Masters, they can still be considered the sect's reserves."
"The sect needs to spend these savings when going down the mountain to purchase supplies in ordinary times."
Seeing Tang Lan's utterly impassive gaze, Shi Fei explained somewhat awkwardly.
To high-level