Two Astonished Men, Products of the Modern World

He Sandao glanced at the conveyor belt, but he was not particularly surprised.

"According to my men, this thing was running on its own a few days ago. Quite remarkable. It seems to have stopped now."

With that, He Sandao headed into the abandoned mine.

Jiang Xiao hurried after him. Only the two of them entered the abandoned mine; the other bandits waited outside.

Inside the abandoned mine, the conveyor belt from outside continued all the way to a stone door deep within the mine.

He Sandao said, "This should be where that Chen Feng lives."

The two then came to the stone door. It had been secured with an iron lock of a kind neither of them had seen before.

"This lock..." Jiang Xiao was surprised once again.

He Sandao said nothing. Instead, he drew his long saber, circulated his Gang Qi, and slashed at the lock on the stone door.

Sparks flew as the saber struck the lock, and the iron lock snapped.

"It's only a lock forged from blazing sun stone. The forging method is somewhat unusual, that's all."

He Sandao put away his saber, pushed open the stone door, and entered the secret room.

The moment the two entered, they froze.

They had never seen most of the things in the secret room before.

There was a modern sofa, a bed, tables and chairs, and all sorts of electrical appliances.

"W-what are these things?" Shock appeared on Jiang Xiao's face.

He Sandao walked over to the table. A tablet computer lay on it.

Chen Feng usually used it to watch movies and read novels when he had nothing to do.

The moment He Sandao touched the tablet, its screen lit up.

Startled, he immediately retreated several steps, holding his saber in front of his chest.

After a moment passed without any further movement from the tablet, he finally lowered his saber.

He Sandao had just thought it was an immortal's Law Treasure. After all, something that could glow like this closely resembled the immortals' Law Treasures of legend.

Some immortals' Law Treasures were said to be capable of attacking on their own, which was why he had been especially careful.

Seeing that the tablet merely glowed and posed no danger, Jiang Xiao came over as well. He picked it up and examined it closely.

Rows of text filled the tablet's screen. It was the novel Chen Feng had not finished reading last time.

"There's writing on it, but I don't know what language it is."

Jiang Xiao's face was filled with excitement.

Although he did not know what it was, there was no doubt that it belonged to an immortal.

The writing on it was very likely an immortal's method.

He Sandao said, "Brother Jiang, let's leave this here for now. We can discuss how to divide everything later."

He Sandao offered a reminder.

Jiang Xiao smiled and put down the tablet. He knew He Sandao was warning him.

To tell the truth, if He Sandao had not been so formidable,

Jiang Xiao had just been tempted to kill him and seize the treasures. Everything here looked like something only an immortal could possess.

The two soon began looking around the secret room, but they did not recognize most of the things.

"Brother He, that Chen Feng must have discovered an immortal's cave abode. He obtained all these things from it."

Jiang Xiao voiced his guess. It was the only possibility he could think of.

"Mm, that is indeed possible."

He Sandao replied, then went over to Chen Feng's bed and began searching.

There was a pack of cigarettes at the head of the bed, but nothing else.

He Sandao opened the cigarette pack and sniffed it. A puzzled look appeared on his face; he could not tell what it was.

Just then, Jiang Xiao said, "Brother He, I'll take only this glowing tablet from the things here. The rest can be yours. What do you say?"

Jiang Xiao had set his sights on the tablet.

Not only could it glow, it also bore writing. Its value was impossible to estimate.

He Sandao sneered. "Brother Jiang, you've calculated well. I'm afraid this is the most valuable thing here. The others may be unusual, but they aren't worth much."

Naturally, He Sandao would not give the tablet to Jiang Xiao.

"Then what do you propose, Brother He?" Jiang Xiao's face had already darkened.

He Sandao immediately said, "That Chen Feng is still alive. It's a little too early to talk about dividing things up. Let's deal with him first and leave everything here for now."

Hearing He Sandao's proposal, Jiang Xiao thought it over, then nodded.

They did indeed need to find Chen Feng first.

The two then left the abandoned mine.

He Sandao ordered his men to guard the entrance to the abandoned mine, then walked over to a group of Xingfeng Sect martial artists.

The Xingfeng Sect martial artists were now bound hand and foot, kneeling on the ground.

Fear showed on every face.

Their bodies were covered in wounds. They had clearly been given a vicious beating.

He Sandao asked a bandit:

"Did you get anything out of them?"

The bandit immediately reported respectfully:

"Chief, these people don't know where Chen Feng went."

He Sandao's expression did not change when he heard that.

"Kill five of them first. Hang their heads at the entrance to the Xingfeng Sect and spread the news."

He Sandao's idea was simple: kill a few Xingfeng Sect members every day, then spread the news.

As long as Chen Feng cared, he would certainly show himself.

A bandit lackey immediately nodded, then took his saber and headed toward several Xingfeng Sect martial artists.

The Xingfeng Sect martial artists immediately cried out for mercy, but it was no use.

Soon, five heads had been chopped off.

The moment the blood appeared, He Sandao's Blood Demon Saber absorbed every drop.

Seeing how miserably his companions had died, one Xingfeng Sect martial artist spoke in terror:

"I know how to find Chen Feng! I know how to find him! Chief, spare me! Spare me!"

Hearing this, He Sandao looked at the martial artist.

Several lackeys immediately hauled him to his feet.

Jiang Xiao was the first to walk up to the martial artist. "How do we find him?"

At this moment, he was even more eager than He Sandao to find Chen Feng and ask him about the things in the secret room.

The Xingfeng Sect martial artist said in a trembling voice:

"Although I don't know where Chen Feng is, the person he trusts most is Wang Hu. He's Chen Feng's trusted subordinate. He definitely knows where Chen Feng is..."

The Xingfeng Sect martial artist quickly told them about Wang Hu.

He was on fairly good terms with Wang Hu in the Xingfeng Sect, and Wang Hu had taken good care of him.

But with his own life and livelihood at stake, he could only sell Wang Hu out.

"Where is he?" Jiang Xiao asked.

The Xingfeng Sect martial artist immediately said, "He went home. I know where he lives. I'll take you there!"

He Sandao said to several Houtian Seventh Layer bandits:

"You few, take some men there and bring Wang Hu back."

The Black Wind Stronghold had seven or eight martial artists at the Houtian Seventh Layer or above. Capturing Wang Hu would be no problem.

After receiving their orders, the bandits left with a group of men.

In the secret room, a waterlike ripple slowly appeared, and Chen Feng's figure took shape.

He was carrying a large bag in his hand.

After finishing his deal with Jack, Chen Feng had found a secluded spot and returned to the Painting Scroll World through the painting.

He planned to deliver the equipment to the Painting Scroll World first, then return to the modern world and go back to his home country.

Chen Feng could not feel at ease unless the painting was kept in his own factory. He had no way to bring it with him into the Painting Scroll World.