As Shi Feng secretly speculated about Xia Lian's identity, a hint of astonishment appeared in her golden eyes.
"You actually got it!" Xia Lian could not help but look Shi Feng up and down. "I thought you would bring a fake to me and ask me to solve your problem."
Shi Feng was surprised when he heard this.
Only the fallen angel Selena had mentioned the matter of fakes. He had not expected Xia Lian to know about it too.
Seeing Shi Feng's confusion, Xia Lian smiled and explained, "The Book of Darkness is no trivial item. It was created by the Lord of Destruction, a supreme treasure meant to command all demons. Even though it has now been damaged, the Book of Darkness remains immensely powerful. Countless experts want it. In the past, many powerful individuals went to the Dark Cavern in search of the Book of Darkness, but every Book of Darkness they brought back was a fake."
"Although those fake Books of Darkness possessed a certain amount of power, they were more than enough to deal with something as minor as being targeted by a Great Demon. However, a fake was still a fake. They might have some use to weak adventurers like yourselves, but to high-ranking experts, they were like tasteless chicken ribs—hard to throw away, yet hardly worth keeping."
"No wonder Qianhuan Wanmie stopped using the Book of Darkness after reaching a Tier 4 class in my previous life. So that was the reason." Shi Feng suddenly understood.
In his previous life, Qianhuan Wanmie had risen to fame through the Book of Darkness, allowing Phantom World Temple to surpass the Dragon-Phoenix Pavilion branch. However, after Qianhuan Wanmie advanced to become a Tier 4 Imperial Spirit Master, he stopped using the Book of Darkness. At the