The Strange Scroll

He discovered that a scroll at a small stall not far away gave him a strange feeling.

He moved closer to take a look and saw a cloth spread out before a middle-aged man.

The cloth was covered with many miscellaneous items.

There were several scrolls, some jewelry, and a few herbs.

The man did not seem to have any cultivation, so he was probably an ordinary resident of Wutan City.

He stepped forward, crouched in front of the stall, and pretended to casually browse through the goods.

"Take a look, young man. See if there's anything you need."

Seeing Xiao Yang crouch down, the man immediately smiled and greeted him warmly.

Xiao Yang casually flipped through several scrolls.

The middle-aged man immediately began introducing them.

"These are strange tales and anecdotes from across the continent. Just one Gold Coin, and you can take a scroll."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Yang picked up all dozen or so scrolls from the stall.

"I'll take them all."

As he spoke, he took out more than a dozen Gold Coins and handed them over.

Although one Gold Coin per scroll was quite a rip-off, Xiao Yang did not really care.

He only wanted to know why one of those scrolls gave him such a strange feeling.

"Thank you, young man! Thank you!"

The middle-aged man excitedly accepted the Gold Coins.

Those dozen or so Gold Coins were enough for him to live comfortably for an entire year!

Xiao Yang placed the scroll that felt strange into his Storage Ring.

Then, he placed the Storage Ring itself into the System Space.

Although the System Space could only store items rewarded by the system,

Xiao Yang had discovered a small loophole.

If he first placed something inside a Storage Ring rewarded by the system, he could then store the ring along with its contents in the System Space.

As for the other dozen or so scrolls, he casually held them in his hand.

Then, he went to a weapons shop run by the Xiao Clan.

The moment he entered, the people inside recognized Xiao Yang.

Although Xiao Yang did not have particularly deep bonds with the others in the clan, quite a few people still knew him.

His talent was fairly good, and he was handsome as well, so many in the Xiao Clan knew of him.

"Young Master Xiao Yang, what brings you here?"

The shop manager was also from the Xiao Clan, but because he had failed to reach the Seventh Stage Dou Qi during his coming-of-age ceremony, he had come to manage the Xiao Clan's businesses.

He knew that Xiao Yang had already reached the Seventh Stage Dou Qi, and that his status was far beyond anything he could compare to, so he was extremely enthusiastic.

"Please tell me whatever you need."

"Or if you want a weapon forged, I can have one customized for you as well."

Xiao Yang said gently,

"I need a sturdier target or sandbag."

"A wooden training dummy made from good material would work too."

The manager immediately said,

"Young Master Xiao Yang, you came at just the right time. The shop forged a rather good sandbag not long ago."

As he spoke, he led Xiao Yang to the warehouse in the rear courtyard.

There were many weapons stored inside.

Several sandbags and wooden training dummies stood in the center of the warehouse.

He led Xiao Yang over to a brown sandbag.

The sandbag's base was made of hard Black Mountain Rock.

Its outer layer looked rather unusual, as though it were made from the hide of some Magical Beast.

"Young Master Xiao Yang, this sandbag is made from the steel hide of a First-order Monster Beast, the Steelhide Fierce Bull."

"The base is made from hard and heavy Black Mountain Rock."

"This sandbag can completely withstand the attacks of a Dou Zhe's Dou Skills."

Xiao Yang looked at the sandbag before him and stepped forward to test it.

The entire sandbag was extremely sturdy, and the base was heavy enough. It looked perfect for practicing Eight Extremes Collapse.

"How much is this sandbag? I'll take it."

A faint smile appeared on the manager's face.

"Since Young Master Xiao Yang wants it, I'll give it to you at cost."

"You only need to pay 230 Gold Coins."

Xiao Yang did not hesitate. He directly took out the Gold Coins he had saved up and began counting them.

This sandbag was indeed worth the price.

After all, the Black Mountain Rock and the Steelhide Fierce Bull's steel hide alone were extremely expensive materials.

Black Mountain Rock was an exceptionally hard stone. Even Dou Zhe found it difficult to shatter, and mining it was troublesome.

As for the Steelhide Fierce Bull, there was no need to say more.

Its defenses were incredibly powerful. Only several Dou Zhe working together could possibly kill one.

The Steelhide Fierce Bull's steel hide was also its most valuable material aside from its Magical Core.

This price really was at cost.

Very soon, Xiao Yang counted out 230 Gold Coins, and his money pouch became much lighter.

After counting them, the manager said with a smile,

"Exactly right."

"Young Master Xiao Yang, I'll have someone deliver it to your Small Courtyard shortly."

Xiao Yang nodded. That would save him the trouble of moving it back himself.

The sandbag was quite heavy, and it would not be easy for him to carry it home.

After buying the sandbag, Xiao Yang returned to his Small Courtyard.

He planned to see what was so strange about the scroll he had obtained earlier.

After returning to the Small Courtyard, he casually set the other dozen useless scrolls aside.

Then, he first created a quest.

[Quest: Obtain a sandbag. Reward: One set of Special Armguards.]

After creating the quest, he took the Storage Ring out of the System Space.

He sent a trace of Dou Qi into it, and with a thought, a scroll immediately appeared in Xiao Yang's hand.

When he held the scroll in his hand, he could sense that something was off.

But he had no idea what was wrong with it.

He opened the scroll and saw several large words written on it.

<The Mystery of Ice Emperor Hai Bodong's Disappearance>

<The Love-Hate Entanglement Between the Former Misty Cloud Sect Leader and Empress Medusa>

They were all strange tales and anecdotes from the martial world.

However, Xiao Yang could tell at a glance that almost none of it was true.

He had no idea who had written such nonsense.

If Yun Shan, Hai Bodong, and Empress Medusa discovered it, they might kill the author, then whip the corpse afterward.

The entire scroll was very long, and its material was somewhat unusual.

But the content written on it had no value.

Xiao Yang tried dripping some water onto it, but nothing changed.

He even held it over a candle and heated it for a while.

Yet nothing changed.

Xiao Yang had no idea what to do now.

Surely I can't burn it with fire, right?

What if I'm wrong and the scroll gets destroyed?

Just then, Xiao Yang suddenly thought of a way.

He could use the system to create quests and test it!

He had discovered this earlier.

When he created proficiency quests before, he had not directly set an exact number, but rather a similar number.

At the same time, that was also what he had intended.

Only then did the system create the quest.

Perhaps he could use this method to skirt around the issue and test it.

He first tried to create a quest to obtain a Dou Skill.

He tried everything from Yellow Tier Dou Skills to Heaven Tier Dou Techniques, but unfortunately, none succeeded.

Then, he began creating quests to obtain a Pill Recipe.

After all, the reason he could sense the scroll's abnormality might be because his Soul Power was relatively strong.

If that was the case, then this scroll was very likely related to an Alchemist!

He began trying them one by one.

Obtain a First-grade Pill Recipe...

Obtain a second-grade...