"Hmm? What is this?"
Touching something hard, Zhang Tian's brow twitched, and his eyes lit up with a touch of pleasant surprise.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Tian had found something in the soil.
As Zhang Tian grasped the hard object and gave it a gentle pull, a bone was drawn out by him.
This was a thigh bone.
"Holy cow, boss, what are you pulling out someone's bone for?"
The fatty stared in surprise as Zhang Tian yanked out the leg bone.
"Fatty, look closely. Are a woman's skeletal remains this thick?"
Zhang Tian said in a deep voice.
The fatty's gaze fell upon it carefully.
Indeed, a bone structure slightly smaller than Zhang Tian's fist appeared before them.
The head of the skeleton was as big as Zhang Tian's fist.
From this, it could be inferred that this skeleton should belong to a man.
Not a woman.
"Could it be that the person inside isn't the Medicine King, but a man? My heavens, boss, this is too much information."
The fatty covered his mouth,
his face full of shock.
"What are you thinking about, fatty? Search in the soil."
Zhang Tian shot the fatty a sideways glance.
Upon hearing this, the fatty ran his hands through the soil.
Immediately after, the fatty pulled out another, thinner bone.
"Boss, what's going on?"
The fatty exclaimed in surprise.
"It's just as I suspected. The soil in the coffin is too deep. Yin flowers generally don't require very deep soil."
"And the soil before us is enough to cover two people."
"Coupled with the fact that we haven't found the Medicine King's skeleton, I deduced it should be in the soil. I didn't expect there to be an accidental discovery."
Zhang Tian explained.
After he finished speaking, the fatty plunged his hand into the soil again.
Gradually, the fatty turned over all the soil.
Zhang Tian inwardly offered a moment of silent mourning.
After all, the book said not to disturb, but they had essentially turned the person's grave upside down.
Soon, the fatty actually found a jade pendant in the soil.
"Boss, there's a jade pendant here too!"
The fatty was excited.
Zhang Tian looked at the jade pendant.
The appearance of this jade pendant suggested it wasn't a cultivation technique jade pendant, but another kind of peculiar jade pendant. 138 Reading Network
Zhang Tian took the jade pendant from the fatty's hand.
"Qingyuan, I have wronged you. I was bewitched. I hope we can be together forever."
The jade pendant only recorded these few sentences.
No reason was recorded.
It was clear that the other skeleton in this coffin belonged to the person who betrayed the sect at that time.
Zhang Tian scratched his head. This person didn't even have a name, which was truly strange.
"Here!"
Just as Zhang Tian was feeling dejected, Zhang Qilin spoke up.
He stood in front of a bookshelf,
pointing at a book before him.
Zhang Tian looked over curiously.
"What's wrong?"
"This book, it records."
Zhang Qilin said simply.
Zhang Tian gently took the book.
This book recorded the deeds of that man.
The man's name was Zhang Hao, and he was a formation genius.
Upon entering Yaowang Valley, he had inherited the teachings of a formation master.
However, he did not like formations; instead, he developed an extraordinary curiosity for alchemy.
It was precisely because of this that Zhang Hao chose to come to Yaowang Valley.
After entering Yaowang Valley, he began to diligently practice alchemy, but he was surprisingly clumsy at it.
With Qingyuan's help, he did make some progress.
And it was because of this that the two developed some friction.
Subsequently, Zhang Hao designed formations for the sect and also countless formations outside the sect.
Similarly, Zhang Hao's temperament was unlike Qingyuan's; he himself did not have much reverence for life.
Thus, he designed poison formations around the area, which was also the reason why the surrounding animals dared not enter.
All of this was fine at first, but with the arrival of King Xian, everything changed.
King Xian used the Muchen Pearl to bewitch Zhang Hao, and the subsequent events were self-explanatory.
After reading the book, Zhang Tian placed the item back on the table.
This thing was of little use, as it didn't even provide a clue to anything good.
"Boss, it seems there's nothing good left."
The fatty looked around and sighed softly.
"Check the surroundings again. If there's nothing else, we can leave."
Zhang Tian said. The fatty nodded and began to inspect the surroundings.
Professor Li and Xiao Guang also followed the fatty to inspect.
Zhang Tian felt a little fortunate. If it weren't for the formations Zhang Hao had set up, this Golden Hall would not have been preserved so well.
These elixirs and elixir books would not have been preserved.
However, what Zhang Hao had written made Zhang Tian somewhat suspicious.
The accounts of the two individuals were completely contradictory.
Therefore, someone must be lying.
As for who was lying, Zhang Tian didn't care.
After all, it was none of his business, and he was too lazy to think about it.
Soon, the fatty finished inspecting the surroundings, confirming that no items had been overlooked, and then walked over.
"Boss, the inspection is done. Even a fly couldn't escape. There's nothing here."
The fatty shook his head.
"Alright, then we can go back. Nanyun should be leaving soon."
Zhang Tian nodded.
Nanyun. The items Zhang Tian obtained this time were indeed not few; one could say they were abundant: the Muchen Pearl, elixirs, countless medicinal herbs, and countless elixir books.
With these alone, it could be considered a great harvest.
"Hooray! Damn it, I can finally go back."
"Haven't seen her for months, and Fatty misses that little fox a bit."
The fatty clapped his hands, somewhat excited.
Having stayed in Nanyun for several months, the fatty was physically and mentally exhausted, and was naturally happy to be able to return.
Not to mention returning in triumph.
"We're going back?"
Professor Li and Xiao Guang exchanged glances.
They felt a touch of reluctance.
After all, they could learn a lot by following Zhang Tian.
But if they left Zhang Tian, they could imagine losing many opportunities to learn.
Upon returning to Beili, not only would they not learn, but it would likely be difficult to even meet.
Or, Zhang Tian might completely ignore them.
At that time, forget about learning new ideas and becoming new experts.
They would likely lose a great deal.
"Teacher Li, it seems it's true."
Xiao Guang nodded.
Zhang Tian ignored the teacher and student, and collected the books from the surrounding shelves one by one.
After clearing out the entire Golden Hall, Zhang Tian and the others exited.
Standing outside the Golden Hall, one could survey the entire Nanyun mountain range.
Endless rolling mountains, and those clusters of white clouds.
This sight left everyone somewhat entranced.
"Boss, can we stop looking? Fatty is afraid of heights."
The fatty stood on the edge of the Golden Summit and looked down, feeling a chill run down his spine.
"What are you afraid of? Don't you have Wang Fei?"
Zhang Tian said.
"Boss, you forgot, Fei Fei can only come out at night."
The fatty said dejectedly.
Zhang Tian pursed his lips and no longer gazed at the scenery.
"Let's go."
Saying this, Zhang Tian was the first to descend the steps.
Everyone followed closely.
After they had walked a few steps, Professor Li looked back reluctantly.
But when he saw the situation behind him, his mouth gradually fell open.
The Golden Summit that had been there before gradually disappeared as they took each step down.
"This..."
Professor Li was stunned. He had planned to return and see it again someday, but now it seemed he would not have the chance.