Elder Long also waited to see what would happen.
He continued guiding Ye Feng through breaking the formation.
Finally, after half an hour, the formation gradually dissolved and was broken.
The black Qi that came into view excited Elder Long once again!
"Young friend, this... this presence belongs to the God-Slaying Spear. There's no mistake, it's the God-Slaying Spear! But the presence isn't strong. It should be a God-Slaying Spear Fragment with missing laws."
"But even that is a priceless treasure!"
Elder Long was extremely excited.
Ye Feng was even more excited.
Black Qi swirled, but unlike before, it was no longer just a small clump.
This time, the black Qi enveloped a long object.
Judging by the shape of the enveloping black Qi, it was a spear.
"Elder Long, I can feel it!" As Ye Feng spoke, he reached out and grabbed the black Qi.
The instant he grabbed it, the black Qi abruptly turned into a vortex and spread outward.
What came into view was indeed a spear!
"Elder Long, is this the God-Slaying Spear?" Even Ye Feng's hands were trembling.
Elder Long felt rather awkward too. He had never seen the God-Slaying Spear itself, but he could still judge by its presence.
"The presence isn't strong. It's definitely the God-Slaying Spear, but it's incomplete. It should still be one of its fragments."
"That's fine too. I've finally obtained a secret treasure."
Ye Feng picked up the spear and swung it twice.
But... the presence it gave off next seemed like that of a very low-grade, level-one spirit weapon.
Still, Ye Feng didn't think much of it. Mainly, his lack of knowledge had cost him.
He put it straight into his storage pouch.
Whatever the case, it was an Innate Spirit Treasure, a fragment of a divine weapon. As long as he had a fragment, he had a chance to collect the whole thing.
Even if he couldn't complete it, selling this fragment to some major Lineage or powerful faction would still be a huge deal.
Wouldn't cultivation resources come pouring in then?
But after he put it away, a wisp of black smoke also flashed above his head.
It was as though a mark had been branded onto him.
Ye Feng merely felt an inexplicable shiver.
His heart felt uneasy.
"Young friend, you put that God-Slaying Spear away too quickly just now. I didn't get a clear look. Something seemed off."
Elder Long was, after all, widely experienced and knowledgeable. He kept feeling that something was wrong.
"Don't worry, Elder Long. We can look at it later. It's already in the bag anyway."
"The priority is to hurry to the next place. Once we've collected all the secret treasures, we can find the people from the sect."
Elder Long also thought that made sense. They already had it, after all.
In light of what had just happened, Ye Feng's confidence multiplied.
Everything was just as she had deduced.
That column of water falling from the sky was very likely a trigger for the opportunity.
Earlier, he hadn't caught it and had gotten drenched instead, and the secret treasure had disappeared.
Now that he had caught it with his mouth, not only did he feel refreshed, he had obtained the secret treasure too.
Thinking of it that way-hey, he really was a fucking genius.
Jiang Yantian had followed him from beginning to end.
At the next few locations, Jiang Yantian gifted him columns of water from the sky.
Especially when Jiang Yantian deliberately moved around, Ye Feng even tilted his head back, opened his mouth, and chased the water column to drink it.
It made even Jiang Yantian feel a little embarrassed.
Still, every time, Ye Feng obtained the things Jiang Yantian had put back inside.
Of course, only their presence was impressive. The things he had placed there were actually the cheapest goods, merely given a different appearance.
But Ye Feng treated each one as a priceless treasure, beaming with delight the entire time.
Finally, after a long circuit, only one last place remained.
This time, the secret treasure was in another cave.
This cave was rather unusual, with vegetation crawling all around its exterior.
The vegetation was fine and small, its curling tendrils pitch-black, surrounding the entrance and spreading all around the cave.
The cave entrance was vertical and not very large, with droplets of dew sliding down its edges.
"Elder Long, this... this cave is very unusual..." Looking at the cave before him, Ye Feng swallowed.
Elder Long was puzzled. "What's unusual about it?"
Ye Feng thought for a moment. "I can't quite put it into words. It just gives me a feeling that makes my blood boil."
"Elder Long, this looks rather neglected. Can this hole still be used?"
Elder Long shook his head. "Judging by its presence, this hole is already ruined... but you can try going inside. Just don't go too deep..."
"Understood!" Ye Feng nodded, pulled it open, and went straight inside.
After another few dozen steps, the space suddenly opened up.
Jiang Yantian continued watching quietly. He had left ancient writing here. Once Ye Feng saw the words, he would naturally understand.
The first thing Ye Feng saw was a hide scroll covered in ancient writing.
She hurriedly picked it up and examined it carefully.
Looking at the words left behind, Ye Feng couldn't help reading aloud, "I am an ancient true god. Peering into the future, I learned that a fated person would come here..."
Ye Feng's eyes lit up. Without even needing to guess, he knew this was definitely a priceless treasure.
An ancient true god!
Ye Feng continued reading. There was a heap of introductions in the middle, most of it nonsense.
By the latter half, it was already introducing the secret treasure left behind.
"Fated one, what I have left behind is the 'Innate Dao Physique Pill.' After consuming it, you can defy heaven and transform your physique, attaining the Innate Dao Physique!"
At this, Ye Feng asked in confusion, "Elder Long, do you know about the Innate Dao Physique?"
"The Innate Dao Physique is a supreme physique found in fewer than one in hundreds of millions. Naturally close to the Dao, it allows one to comprehend the Dao with ease!" Elder Long exclaimed in shock.
"Elder Long, are you saying that with this physique, I'll learn anything especially quickly?"
"Exactly, exactly! This... this is an absolutely tremendous opportunity! Young friend, if you attain the Innate Dao Physique, then with my guidance, you can charge straight into Spirit Transformation in less than five years!"
Ye Feng shouted that it was fucking awesome.
This was simply an invincible existence.
Ye Feng continued reading. It was all about how incredibly awesome the ancient god was.
Further down, it mentioned again, "After consuming the pill, inject spiritual power into the hide scroll to view the method of circulation. If you examine the following text without consuming it, the laws will automatically shatter!"
Ye Feng was inwardly shocked. As expected of an ancient true god.
Ye Feng hesitated for a moment, then picked up the pill inside the small box and tossed it straight into his mouth.
He absolutely would not miss an opportunity like this.
Elder Long hadn't had time to stop him at all, and it seemed he couldn't have stopped him anyway. Ye Feng was too eager for quick success.
Still, there was no harm in it. Whatever else, this pill wouldn't hurt Ye Feng, or Elder Long would have sensed something.
After eating that pitch-black thing, Ye Feng impatiently injected spiritual power into the hide scroll again, wanting to see the circulation method.
Sure enough, after he injected spiritual power, a line of words appeared.
Ye Feng had thought it would be an incantation or cultivation method.
But when he read it, he realized something wasn't quite right.
"Dumb... fuck. Fell for it, didn't you!"
"????"
"????"
"Wh... what does that mean?" Ye Feng was dumbfounded.
Elder Long was too embarrassed to speak as well.
This was so fucking... disgusting.
"Bastard! Which bastard was it? Fuck!!! Bleurgh~"
"Ding! Ye Feng was excited and happy. Humiliation Points +10,000." "Ding! The sky-falling water column seemed like an opportunity. Humiliation Points +10,000." "Ding! Sever his path of karma, destroy his thread of marriage, reverse Ye Feng's heart for cultivating the Dao." "The path of cultivating the Dao was hardship upon hardship; now it has become man upon man. Humiliation Points +100,000." "Hidden Humiliation Points: when Ye Feng learns the whole truth about everything within the Forbidden Ground, Humiliation Points +200,000."