Zhou Changqing could have forcibly taken the Marrow-Devouring Essence-Replenishing Pill with his physical strength.
But rather than do that, he wanted to bring it under his control.
An eighth-tier, six-colored pill-something of this caliber was a tremendous opportunity for him at his current level.
Although this pill looked utterly sinister, the sort of thing that would unquestionably be a demonic method in another world, Zhou Changqing did not mind in the slightest.
On the Dou Qi Continent, avoiding killing was impossible. No one could go through life without a single enemy.
Even doing nothing could bring trouble to your doorstep.
And with this pill, would he not have another way to deal with his enemies in the future?
He could even turn his enemies into resources, building reserves for his future cultivation. Two birds with one stone.
With that thought, Zhou Changqing turned his gaze toward the center of the palace.
More than a hundred powerful cultivators had originally been piled there. Now they had vanished without a trace, leaving only a heap of assorted clothing and over a hundred Storage Rings.
At the sight of so many Storage Rings, even the already wealthy Zhou Changqing could not keep delight from lighting up his face.
These were the accumulated fortunes of over a hundred Dou Emperors and Dou Zongs. To him, they represented an enormous sum.
And that was on top of everything in the tomb.
The rewards of this trip simply exceeded imagination.
"Little girl, go pick those up. I'll study how to use this pill."
Rather than collect them himself, Zhou Changqing gave Zi Yan a meaningful look.
Then he sat cross-legged on the floor, opened his palm to reveal Yuan Gaolang's Storage Ring, and began erasing its restrictions and Soul Imprint.
Zi Yan had noticed the Storage