"It’s you again. Couldn’t beat alone, so you brought back-up?" Chen Yang said casually as he approached, teasing him.
Though the other party had the advantage in numbers, Chen Yang was not afraid.
The middle-aged man listened to Chen Yang’s quip and didn’t beco angry. Instead, he smiled, "Young man, you’ve got it wrong. I’m not here to fight; I’m here to propose cooperation, hoping for mutual benefit."
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang was genuinely surprised.
He didn’t expect that this guy ca looking for him with such intentions.
"Oh? Cooperation? What’s your proposal?" Chen Yang had no interest whatsoever in dealing with their Blood Wolf Sect. He asked simply to gauge their intentions, nothing more.
Seeing Chen Yang proactively ask, as if considering the idea, the middle-aged man began to speak.
"I believe you’ve already uncovered the secret involving Han Tianming, right? The Red Cloud Cave Mansion, a very famous sect from the pre-Qin era, must contain countless treasures."
"But according to my investigations, such ancient caves are generally filled with dangers, not only having spirit beasts but also various traps and chanisms!"
"You’re thinking of taking everything for yourself; that’s surely impossible. Our Blood Wolf Sect is quite knowledgeable about ancient caves. If you’re willing, we could collaborate."
"We’ll explore the ancient cave together, and when it cos to the treasures inside, we’ll split fifty-fifty. How about it?"
The middle-aged man had a slight smile on his face as he looked at Chen Yang, anticipating his answer.
"Yes, I know so of it, but unfortunately for you, Han Tianming didn’t disclose the location of the Red Cloud Cave Mansion to . I don’t even know where he is now," Chen Yang said, spreading his hands helplessly.
"What?" The middle-aged man’s face changed drastically for a mont, then he laughed again.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible. At that ti, besides you and , no one else was there. How could Han Tianming not be in your grasp? Young man, I’ve co here to propose cooperation with full sincerity. Even if you don’t want to work with , there’s no need for such an excuse, is there?"
The middle-aged man completely disbelieved what Chen Yang said. In his eyes, Chen Yang’s sudden appearance there must have the sa goal as him: finding Han Tianming and extracting the secrets of the ancient Red Cloud Cave Mansion.
Though in reality, Chen Yang was entirely unaware of those things at the ti; he learned about them later.
"Then do you think I need to make excuses if I don’t want to partner with you? Han Tianming is indeed not with , and I really don’t know the location of the Red Cloud Cave Mansion. You can believe it or not; if you don’t, you’re welco to try sothing," Chen Yang stated his attitude, tiring of further explanation.
No more words needed—if you believe it, leave; if not, we can have a go.
Seeing Chen Yang’s stance, the middle-aged man’s eyes squinted lightly, pondering for a few seconds before he spoke.
"Looks like Han Tianming really isn’t in your hands! If that’s the case, there’s nothing left for us to say," the middle-aged man said before stepping back.
He stood by the roadside.
Chen Yang observed and didn’t say much more. He turned around, got back into the car, and continued driving forward.
"Sect Leader, just let him go like that? I’m sure Han Tianming is hidden by him, and he definitely knows the secrets of the Red Cloud Cave Mansion," said soone beside the middle-aged man just as Chen Yang departed.
The middle-aged man turned around, gazing at Chen Yang’s disappearing car with a smile. "I estimate what he said might be true. But to be safe, find a couple of people to follow him. Rember, be cautious; he’s very strong."
"Yes!"
That person imdiately went off to make arrangents...
On the other side, after leaving, Chen Yang drove all the way to his hotel near the school and extended his stay for another day.
It was already early morning by then. After taking a shower in the room, he quietly sat on the sofa and pulled out the premium spirit stone he bought at auction today.
The fist-sized spirit stone was white and smooth on the surface, and touching it with his hand felt extraordinarily pleasant.
The touch remarkably resembled that of an exceptionally fine jade!
"Such powerful spiritual energy!"
However, more than the external touch, what Chen Yang found most enjoyable was the imnse spiritual energy contained inside.
Truth be told, after spending sixteen billion, he didn’t think buying such a piece of stone was a bad deal.
No matter what else, at the very least, the sheer volu of spiritual energy was enough to recoup the cost.
"Let’s absorb so and experience this premium spirit stone."
Originally planning to sleep directly, Chen Yang couldn’t help but start absorbing the energy upon sensing its abundance.
He gripped the spirit stone with one hand, beginning to absorb it.
Actually, the feeling of absorbing this premium spirit stone isn’t much different from absorbing a regular spirit stone.
The process is the sa; it’s rely the purity of the spiritual energy that’s remarkable.
To make an analogy, it’s like breathing normally, then suddenly inhaling a breath of extraordinarily fresh cold air.
That feeling is incredibly comfortable and invigorating!
"Such pure spiritual energy!"
After only absorbing for a minute or two, Chen Yang stopped.
Though the absorption ti wasn’t long, it significantly benefited him. In just a few minutes, he could feel a notable increase in his body’s strength.
And it was quite obvious.
Looking again at the spirit stone in his hand, the luster had noticeably dulled, not as smooth and shiny as before.
This was because Chen Yang absorbed so spiritual energy from it.
Feeling the abundance brought by the premium spirit stone, he chose not to continue absorbing.
He felt it wasn’t the right ti to absorb the spiritual energy from this stone entirely—better to wait until business was done and find an opportunity to absorb it all in one go.
Simply leap past the entire Qi cultivation process!
Storing the spirit stone carefully, he then lay down and slept.
That night, he slept soundly. When he woke up, it was broad daylight, almost noon.
Rolling out of bed to wash, during a break for a drink, he glanced at his phone.
He opened the chat app and imdiately saw a ssage from his little sister.
"Brother, I’ve prepared everything and am about to join the research! I won’t disappoint you. I’ll do my best to succeed! Just wait for my good news! (cute emoji)"
Seeing his sister’s text, Chen Yang unconsciously smiled.
He replied with one hand: "Alright, I’ll wait for your good news. Once the research is complete, give a call and I’ll invite you to a celebration dinner."
After responding to his sister’s ssage, Chen Yang exited the chatbox and checked other notifications.
He barely checked his phone all day yesterday, so there were quite a few ssages.
Caiyun, Li Han, and Wu Kexin all sent quite a few, though they were mostly sharing life updates, nothing of critical importance.
Only Wang Qingyue’s ssage caught Chen Yang’s eye.
"Yesterday’s Demon Mask, was it you?"
Since leaving Yunlong Temple last ti, Chen Yang hadn’t seen Wang Qingyue for quite so ti, nor had he contacted her.
Because she returned to the Wang Family to retreat and enhance her strength.
Suddenly seeing such a ssage here, he was naturally surprised and thrilled.
"Qingyue, you’re out of retreat? When did you see ? Was that you who went to the private room yesterday?"
Chen Yang recollected slightly and imdiately rembered.
Yesterday, when the auction was about to start, a group had co in, and back then, he thought the woman in the center looked very familiar. Now thinking back, it was likely Wang Qingyue.
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