Lu Feng and Tang Yuan arrived in another area, their gazes falling in unison upon a figure standing silently beneath the technique compartments.
As Tang Yuan examined him, he said, "The texts stored here are all movement and leg techniques. The boots this man is wearing are rather unusual, with iron embedded in the toes. He must have practiced leg techniques. Yet look at the way he died—there's actually a delighted, crazed smile on his face. How strange."
Lu Feng frowned to himself. "Shadowless Steps... Liu Huangjiang!"
Tang Yuan was stunned. "Old Lu, you mean this man is Liu Huangjiang, the one known as 'Three Steps, Vanishing Shadow; Crossing the Huangjiang'? One of the top fifty on the previous ranking?"
Lu Feng nodded. "More than ten years ago, when he encountered a bottleneck in his movement technique, he visited the Clear River Sect to seek advice from my Senior Brother and the others about the Clear River Steps. I was fortunate enough to have some contact with him."
Tang Yuan was even more astonished.
"No wonder there has been no news of him in the Soul Master Realm all these years. So he perished here."
Lu Feng looked around at the numerous compartments in the space. Many of the illumination jade stones within them no longer gave off even the faintest glow. He surmised that the corresponding techniques had likely been taken out before.
He could not help but grow suspicious. "His death should be related to the technique manuals here."
He turned to Tang Yuan. "Old Tang, when you took the techniques from the compartments earlier, did you feel any discomfort or pain?"
Tang Yuan smiled awkwardly. "I didn't touch those manuals carelessly. I didn't read a single one. You know that the path I cultivate relies mostly on