However, at this very moment, Zhou Yan flicked his finger, and a sharp sword qi whistled through the air.
*Hiss!*
Black Eagle’s throat gushed with blood. His eyes widened, and his life force rapidly dissipated.
“Ugh…”
Black Eagle struggled for a moment before his pupils gradually dilated, and he completely lost his vitality.
“I never force anyone,”
Zhou Yan said faintly, dropping Black Eagle to the ground.
*Buzz!*
Suddenly, Zhou Yan’s eyelids twitched. He glanced at the storage pouch on Black Eagle’s waist, a playful arc forming on his lips, and he murmured to himself, “Hei Sha Gong!”
*Swish!*
Zhou Yan’s hand shot out, snatching the storage pouch from a distance. He examined it carefully.
“Indeed, it’s Hei Sha Gong, and its grade is not bad!”
“With this martial skill, my strength will surely skyrocket!”
Afterward, Zhou Yan pocketed the storage pouch and turned to leave.
Moments later, Zhou Yan returned to his original location.
“Hm? Why are you alone?”
Seeing Zhou Yan, Lin Yanrou asked in surprise, “Could it be…”
“That’s right, I’ve already dealt with them.”
“What about you?”
“How could those trash possibly do anything to me?”
Zhou Yan chuckled with ease.
“That’s good…”
Lin Yanrou’s pretty face sank slightly, and she said in a low voice, “Zhou Yan, since we’ve both been rescued, let’s leave here quickly.”
“This place is fraught with danger, and we could encounter ferocious beasts at any moment…”
“Don’t worry. Once I master Hei Sha Gong, these little fellows will be nothing to me.”
Zhou Yan waved his hand, interrupting Lin Yanrou.
“You mean…”
Hearing Zhou Yan’s words, Lin Yanrou’s beautiful eyes flickered, and she vaguely guessed something.
“As expected of the Black Tiger Gang’s vice-leader. You figured it out so quickly.”
Zhou Yan praised, “You’re right, I did come specifically to cause trouble for you.”
“You… you want to seize Hei Sha Gong?”
“That’s right, but don’t worry, I won’t harm you.”
Zhou Yan said seriously, “I just want to borrow the cultivation method of ‘Hei Sha Gong’ so that I can break through my cultivation realm in the future.”
“So, you just want to learn Hei Sha Gong?” Lin Yanrou probed.
“Hei Sha Gong is a supreme martial art, extremely potent and fierce. Of course, I must study it thoroughly,” Zhou Yan nodded, not hiding anything.
“You mean, I can give you Hei Sha Gong, but you must promise me that you won’t harm the Black Dragon Society. Otherwise, I will perish with you, even if it costs me my life.”
Lin Yanrou’s beautiful eyes shimmered as she said solemnly.
“Don’t worry, I won’t harm anyone from the Black Dragon Society.”
Zhou Yan vowed.
After all, the Black Dragon Society was Lin Yanrou’s life’s work, and Zhou Yan had no intention of destroying it.
Moreover, the Black Dragon Society bore no grudge against Zhou Yan, so there was no need for him to make a big fuss over Hei Sha Gong.
“Good!”
“In that case, I will tell you the cultivation method now.”
Upon hearing this, Lin Yanrou nodded and then walked towards Black Eagle’s corpse.
She searched Black Eagle’s body, found a storage pouch, and handed it to Zhou Yan.
“Thank you.”
Zhou Yan nodded slightly and turned to walk deeper into the cave.
“Hei Sha Gong has nine layers, and with each layer cultivated, one’s strength will increase significantly.”
“It’s a shame that Black Eagle’s talent was limited, and he only reached the fifth layer.”
“This martial skill is known only to me. If it were to spread, it would undoubtedly cause bloodshed and attract countless powerful enemies to compete for it.”
“Therefore, I must carefully consider how to handle this matter!”
Walking within the cave, Zhou Yan frowned, musing to himself.
Soon, Zhou Yan stopped before a stone wall. He gazed at it for a moment, clenching his fists.
*Swish!*
In the next instant, Zhou Yan raised his hand and struck out forcefully, like a hammer, smashing into the stone wall.
*Boom!*
With a loud noise, the entire stone wall instantly shattered into powder.
Amidst the flying debris, another passage was revealed.
“Hm? There’s actually another path.”
Seeing this, Zhou Yan’s expression brightened, and he stepped directly into the passage.
After passing through the passage, Zhou Yan arrived in a secret chamber.
Inside the chamber, a sandalwood table was placed.
Above the table, a crystal-clear bead, the size of an egg, was suspended.
The bead contained dense and pure spiritual energy.
This spiritual energy was extremely pure, far superior to that of Qi Gathering Pills.
“Xuan Yang Ling Zhu!”
Feeling the vast spiritual energy contained within the bead, Zhou Yan’s eyes lit up, and he was extremely excited.
This bead was called the ‘Xuan Yang Ling Zhu,’ it was priceless and extremely rare.
It had the effect of tempering bones and muscles, and cleansing the soul.
Ordinary martial artists, if they were to absorb and refine the Xuan Yang Ling Zhu, would undoubtedly undergo a metamorphosis and greatly increase their strength.
Even Martial Master realm experts would covet it.
“Haha, what great luck!”
Zhou Yan’s face was filled with ecstasy, his gaze burning as he stared at the Xuan Yang Ling Zhu, wishing he could rush forward and claim it as his own.
However, his reason prevailed, and Zhou Yan suppressed his inner desires.
“Although Xuan Yang Ling Zhu is precious, it doesn’t offer much help to me…”
Zhou Yan shook his head, suppressing his greed.
For him, the value of the Xuan Yang Ling Zhu was incomparable to that of Hei Sha Gong.
“Huh?”
Suddenly, Zhou Yan let out a surprised sound.
Below the Xuan Yang Ling Zhu, a scroll of ancient sheepskin was placed.
“What is this?” Zhou Yan wondered.
“Could this be a secret manual left behind by an ancestor?”
“Perhaps there are other treasures!”
Thinking of this, Zhou Yan’s eyes brightened, and he quickly picked up the sheepskin scroll.
The moment he touched the sheepskin scroll, a crisp and pleasant bell sound suddenly rang out.
The bell chime was long and melodious, reverberating in the mountain’s belly, and it did not cease for a long time.
“Hm?”
Hearing the bell chime, Zhou Yan’s expression changed drastically, and he immediately understood the origin of the sound.
“No wonder Black Eagle let out a scream before he died. He was probably disturbed by this bell chime.”
Zhou Yan gritted his teeth, filled with regret.
He had forgotten that this bell chime was offensive, and if one wasn’t careful, they would suffer a backlash.
“Hmph, it’s just a mere bell chime, how can it do anything to me?”
Zhou Yan snorted coldly, showing no fear.
His body flickered, and he directly sat down cross-legged, closing his eyes to rest.
*Ding!*
Before long, the bell chime became more frequent.
Each crisp metallic tremor made one’s head spin.
“This… This is a spiritual artifact?”
Suddenly, Zhou Yan’s eyes snapped open, his gaze filled with shock.
Within the bell chime, he felt a vast and mighty spiritual energy fluctuation, as if a dormant primordial beast had awakened.
“As expected of a spiritual artifact, its power is so formidable.”
“Fortunately, I was prepared and had already sealed my hearing and smell.”
Zhou Yan sighed in relief, a drop of cold sweat beading on his forehead.
Just now, he had been so focused on observing Black Eagle’s use of Hei Sha Gong that he had become careless, causing his spiritual consciousness to fall into chaos.