Watching Gu Qingfeng tapping on the surrounding walls, Ouyang Ye said, "Hey, don't blame me for not warning you. Over half of the mechanisms and formations in this cave dwelling are concentrated right here. If you accidentally trigger one later, don't expect me to save you."
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Hearing Gu Qingfeng's voice, Ouyang Ye suddenly had an impulse to rush over, grab this guy by the collar, and give him a good lesson.
She really couldn't stand his utterly confident and indifferent attitude, as if all of this was child's play.
Know what he's doing?
Know my foot!
I can't see any profound mystery in this painting, nor have I ever heard of finding a key by tapping on walls.
If this guy isn't an idiot, then he must think I'm the idiot.
How outrageous!
Thinking this, Ouyang Ye could no longer suppress the displeasure in her heart. Just as she was about to explode, she suddenly felt something was wrong. Turning to look, she was shocked to discover that the ghostly painting on the wall was actually...
Actually becoming blurry, as if a paper flower dipped in water, its outline growing indistinct.
How could this be!
Ouyang Ye's eyes widened, unable to believe it was real.
She had carefully inspected it several times before and was absolutely certain this mural held no profound mystery. How could it be blurring now? No!
That wasn't blurring; it was transforming. Since it was transforming, that meant this mural did contain profound mystery, and she had failed to see it!
What was even harder for Ouyang Ye to accept was that she, who hadn't seen the mural's profound mystery, was now witnessing this guy with only Golden Core cultivation see it. Not only had he seen it, he seemed to know how to open it.
This...
Was it possible?
As Gu Qingfeng tapped haphazardly on the surrounding walls, the painting on the central wall of the hall grew increasingly blurry. Ouyang Ye watched, dumbfounded, and asked in astonishment, "Heavens... What on earth is going on..."
"Didn't I tell you already? This painting is actually a door, a door leading to the central cave dwelling, and also a teleportation array. It's just that this teleportation array doesn't exist by itself; it needs to be condensed and derived. And you can't just condense it randomly; you must use a very ancient method of pursuing force to achieve a kind of Maha co-derivation with the structure of the cave dwelling. Only then can the teleportation array manifest..." Listening to Gu Qingfeng's words, Ouyang Ye's mind was in chaos.
What ancient method of pursuing force, and what Maha co-derivation...
What was all this!
She didn't understand, and it sounded like listening to a book from heaven.
"It's normal you haven't heard of it. Both the method of pursuing force and Maha co-derivation are extremely ancient techniques, truly very, very ancient and very niche. Don't say you, even immortals and demons might not know. That's why I say the master of this cave dwelling is a talent."
Even immortals and demons might not know.
Then how did this guy know?
With intense curiosity, Ouyang Ye once again re-examined the guy before her. She was absolutely certain: this fellow had only meager Golden Core cultivation, no aura of creation, was not a reincarnated expert, had not possessed another's body, and bore no imperial decree.
Was he really just a rogue cultivator?
Could a rogue cultivator possess knowledge even immortals and demons didn't understand?
Just as Ouyang Ye was about to ask, with a *whoosh*, the painting on the wall suddenly bloomed with a faint radiance. The ghostly figure was gone, replaced by a teleportation array.
Heavens!
There really was a teleportation array!
Ouyang Ye stood there stunned, as if she had seen a ghost.
Gu Qingfeng lifted his wine gourd and took a swig. Looking at Ouyang Ye, he smiled and said, "Let's go, little sister. Let's go in and have a look around."
With that, he didn't hesitate and stepped directly into the teleportation array. Ouyang Ye, snapping back to her senses and suppressing the many curiosities and doubts in her heart, also followed him into the array.
A flash of light, and Gu Qingfeng and Ouyang Ye had entered the central cave dwelling.
The structure of the cave dwelling was very complete and even more profound and mysterious. However, there were no mechanisms or formations inside, not a single one. It was clean, but there were many corpses and bones. As for how many, Ouyang Ye didn't know, and at the moment she wasn't in the mood to consider it. Because as soon as they teleported into the central cave dwelling, several corpses and bones were scattered on the ground, each with storage bags and flying swords scattered around them. Seeing this, Ouyang Ye didn't even think. She acted immediately, waving her hand and collecting all the storage bags and flying swords into her possession, even taking the precious robes from the corpses.
Gu Qingfeng teased, "Not bad, little sister. You're quite quick on the draw."
"There are many corpses and bones here, many treasures, and they're all ownerless. Anyone can pick them up."
Ouyang Ye was excited, her pretty little face lit up with an eager smile. At this critical moment, she didn't want to waste time chatting with Gu Qingfeng. Without even a word of farewell, she flashed away.
This scene made Gu Qingfeng shake his head and sigh. Earlier, outside, he had seen Ouyang Ye greeting some senior cultivators with dignified grace, so gentle and ladylike. At the time, Gu Qingfeng had really thought this girl had matured quite a bit. Now, watching the little girl swiftly looting one cultivation resource after another, Gu Qingfeng felt quite helpless and also a bit amused.
In his mind, the little girl wasn't someone short on money. She had grown up wanting for nothing. After Yun Nishang buried her soul within her, the little girl's emotions could influence changes in nature. Just based on that, countless people in this world wanted to win her over. She could have as many cultivation resources as she wanted.
There really was no need to pick up these dead people's things.
In the end, she was still young!
Gu Qingfeng sighed inwardly, then sent out his divine sense to scan the area. Just as Ouyang Ye had said, there were many corpses and bones in the cave dwelling, several hundred of them. These people had also died with their souls extracted and their bodies withered. The difference from the other cave dwellings was that those outside had died without any warning, while these people seemed to have struggled before their souls were extracted.
But it was only struggle, and it had been useless. In the end, their souls were still extracted.
Ouyang Ye was looting numerous treasures at an extremely fast pace, while Gu Qingfeng had no interest in dead people's things. He only casually picked up a worn-out erhu.
The erhu was a spirit treasure.
Its quality was fairly good.
Of course, that wasn't why Gu Qingfeng picked it up. He was just purely bored and happened to pick up this erhu.
He had originally wanted to find the eye of this cave dwelling, but after searching for a while, he couldn't find it. He sent out his divine sense to probe, but still found nothing. He probed again, searched again, and still found nothing. It wasn't until the third time he probed that Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but smile. Nodding, he praised, "The master of this cave dwelling really is a talent!"