General of the Heavens

"Ding! Reward has been issued, please check."

Hearing this voice, Ning Chen was deeply moved. At this moment, he even felt a trace of warmth from the system's cold voice...

"Third brother..." Chen Yulou wanted to ask about cultivation, but looking at Ning Chen's silly grin, he felt a chill.

Ning Chen found a secluded spot and communicated with the system mentally, saying, "Claim the reward immediately!"

The next moment, a strange memory suddenly appeared in Ning Chen's mind. After browsing through it briefly, he found that it was a secret technique!

Ning Chen almost trembled as he began to examine his memories, but when he saw those four large, flamboyant characters, his lips twitched.

Jumping back and forth repeatedly!

Ning Chen: "..."

Without any warning, it arrived. When Ning Chen saw the name of this secret technique, he almost banged his head against the ground. What kind of secret technique is this? What kind of crazy thing is this?

Damn it, Ning Chen was so angry he almost had a heart attack. This is outrageous! These days, even systems are teasing their hosts? This is too much!

"System, bring up the data panel!"

Ning Chen almost gritted his teeth as he communicated with the system. As soon as he finished speaking, a virtual panel appeared in front of him.

"Ding! Personal Data:"

Name: Ning Chen

Realm: None

Skill: Golden Eyes

Secret Technique: Repeated Side-to-Side Jumps

Props: Faqiu Seal

Appendix: First-order system space.

Looking at the appalling personal data in front of him, Ning Chen was heartbroken. He was too lazy to bother with this broken system anymore; it was completely useless and worthless!

Seeing Ning Chen angrily return to the bottom of the alchemy well, Partridge Whistle remained silent. Only Chen Yulou waved his fan and comforted him, "Third brother, don't be sad."

Ning Chen was shocked. He already knew all this?

On second thought, Chen Yulou probably wasn't talking about a secret technique. Sure enough, Chen Yulou pulled Ning Chen and Partridge Whistle aside, acting very mysteriously.

Finally, Chen Yulou spoke up, "Third brother, is it because you haven't formed your golden core? Don't be discouraged. If you don't think we're stupid, tell us about that inner alchemy technique, and we'll help you think of a solution..."

"Stop! Second brother, I don't understand what you're saying. What's this Golden Core and Inner Alchemy Technique? I'm completely confused!" Ning Chen asked with a bitter face.

Chen Yulou asked incredulously, "What? Third Brother, weren't you cultivating your inner core just now? The brothers all said they sensed an invisible power. Weren't you forming your golden core?"

Ning Chen's face darkened.

"Second brother, I can also fly on a sword!"

Chen Yulou slapped his fan and said, "I knew it, Third Brother, you're no ordinary person. You even know the sword immortal techniques that were widely circulated during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period!"

"Alright, this guy can't take a joke, let's get out of here!" Ning Chen explained, his mouth dry, not knowing how much Chen Yulou believed him.

However, the Golden Eye's ability is indeed unbelievable. Ning Chen barely managed to get away with it today, but who knows how he'll explain it in the future.

Ah, people shouldn't be too outstanding.

Ning Chen felt that he was almost so outstanding that he was the envy of others. For example, today, although he had already become sworn brothers with Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle, there were some things he really couldn't say.

"Looks like I'll have to keep a lower profile from now on..."

As Ning Chen was pondering, another commotion broke out on the other side. It seemed that the bandits of the Unloading Ridge had unearthed something ominous, and they were all terrified and made a complete fool of themselves.

A strongman from the Unloading Ridge Sect destroyed a coffin, only to discover a relief sculpture suddenly appearing on the stone slab beneath it.

Upon closer inspection, he saw two disheveled and unkempt ghosts. Since the man was a bit timid and had closed his eyes while dismembering the corpse, he was so frightened that he lost control of his bladder and bowels.

"Get out of here! You're embarrassing me!"

Chen Yulou was furious to see that his subordinates were so incompetent, causing him to lose face in front of his two brothers.

Ning Chen knew that Chen Yulou was extremely proud, so he changed the subject, pointing to the vengeful ghost on the stone slab and pretending to ask, "Second Brother, what is this...?"

Although Chen Yulou was well-informed, he had never seen any evil spirits in the world and had no idea what they were all about.

Partridge Whistle couldn't figure it out either, but Ning Chen understood. He then cleared his throat and spoke eloquently: "Although the Pill Well is where Yin Pills are made, the talk of ghosts and monsters is pure nonsense. I guess this stone carving with a fierce ghost must hold some secret..."

Bullshit! Ning Chen had known there was something fishy going on all along; after all, he'd read the novel, but there were some things he just couldn't say directly…

Chen Yulou suddenly remembered the tour guide from before, so he had him brought in for questioning: "Are there any ghost stories about Ping Mountain?"

The tour guide was in a terrible state, trembling with fear. He knew that the group of people in front of him were no good...

So he said, "My dear fools..."

*Slap!* Ning Chen, his face dark, kicked him again. The director felt very wronged, knowing that Ning Chen was no good and would hit people for no reason!

"A true hero!" Ning Chen corrected him.

The guide pursed his lips and finally said weakly, "Gentlemen, Ping Mountain has only ever been known for its legends of Yuan Dynasty zombies, never for ghosts..."

"Alright, you can wait over there!"

Chen Yulou nodded after hearing this. It was good that there were no ghosts. As long as it wasn't something supernatural, he could handle it.

He said to Ning Chen and Partridge Whistle, "I suspect that this place is probably a treasure cave, and it hasn't been looted by the Yuan soldiers!"

"Those emperors of every dynasty were all idiots, using corpse oil to refine elixirs! It's laughable! So, how about we, brothers, take the treasures from the Alchemy Palace?"

Partridge Whistle looked at Ning Chen, who declared righteously, "To refuse a gift from heaven is to be a beast; it must be dealt with!"

"What does 'pan' mean? Never mind, let's not worry about these things!" Seeing that Ning Chen was so understanding, Chen Yulou didn't care about some minor details.

Chen Yulou ordered his men to pry open the evil spirit stone door, but the door was locked from both inside and out with copper locks, the locks being the dog-head locks used for locking city walls in the Song Dynasty.

Without a special key, it was impossible to open. Chen Yulou was about to call more of his men to use brute force to overpower them when Ning Chen stopped him.

He stared directly at the dog-head lock, his golden eyes quietly activating, his spiritual energy circulating, allowing him to see through everything in the world!

Ning Chen took a thin shovel from the hand of a strongman from the Unloading Ridge Sect, stared at the lock cylinder, and used the shovel to first poke it in, then push it in, and finally pull it out forcefully.

With a click, the dog-head lock opened.

Chen Yulou was stunned: "Third brother, if you have this ability, why didn't you tell your second brother beforehand? It made us brothers go through so much trouble to open the lock."

Ning Chen shrugged, looking rather helpless, and said, "Second brother, I only just discovered I have this skill. From now on, I'll take care of lock picking."

Opening the stone slab revealed a large hole underneath, completely dark without any light. Chen Yulou, with his keen hearing and sharp eyesight, could hear the sound of wind coming from below!

"The interior is extremely large; please inspect carefully!"

Chen Yulou waved his hand and sent out an engineer. Generally speaking, five out of ten engineers like this never return; they are essentially just scouts.

Fortunately, there was almost no major danger this time. It turned out that there was a large osmanthus tree below, with branches and leaves as thick and lush as a crown.

"The cassia tree... this place is ominous..."

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