Volume 1: Initial Exposure Chapter 81: Hundred Year Old He Shou Wu

  Leaving the old man's dilapidated courtyard, Wang Ke quickly followed the location of the mountain cave told by the old man's son and rushed into the deep mountains behind the village. Although he told the old man that he would return to Changji City, he planned to thoroughly resolve the problem in the mountain cave, so as not to let this evil spirit harm people again, and then return to Changji City.

  From the old man's son, he could feel the reason for the young man's drastic change in mind was because of the evil spirit he got from the mountain cave.

  Moreover, he was confident that a small amount of evil energy would not affect him. If it really didn't work, he could release his true energy and set up a protective shield around his body to isolate the connection between the evil energy and his own body.

  Half an hour later, Wang Ke quickly found the location of the cave according to the young man's directions. Standing at the entrance of the cave, he felt a wave of cold air coming from inside. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked in.

  In the pitch-black cave, Wang Ke relied on his extraordinary eyesight to see clearly inside. The cave was very deep, extending tens of meters in before finally reaching its end.

  Relying on his ability to sense the atmosphere, Wang Ke felt the thick yin energy in the cave and his gaze swept around him continuously.

  Five minutes later, Wang Ke's gaze stopped at a corner.

  In the hidden corner, as Wang Ke approached, he felt an even stronger chill. It was precisely because of the intensity of the chill that he discovered something unusual here. He reached out to scrape away the dirt in that corner and clearly saw that beneath the dirt-covered surface, there was a blood-colored jade pendant carved with a dragon and a phoenix, exquisitely and vividly rendered, with threads of blood-red color slowly flowing and turning, which would have gone unnoticed if not examined carefully.

  Is it possible that this jade pendant is producing evil spirits?

  Wang Ke's mind stirred, and he quickly controlled the flow of true energy into his eyes. In this moment, he used his heterochromatic eyes to take a closer look at the blood-colored jade pendant, wanting to see what was going on with it, and whether it was the cause of the eerie chill in the cave.

  The colorful world disappeared in Wang Ke's slight movement, and the visual scene in front of him seemed to have returned to normal. After casting his gaze on the blood-colored jade pendant, his eyebrows furrowed slightly because he discovered through his extraordinary eyes that this blood-colored jade pendant contained a thick, grayish aura.

  The reason for the large amount of gloomy gray air in this cave is indeed because of it!

  However, the white gas contained in the law enforcement instruments he had discovered before, but how could this blood-colored jade pendant be a black and obscure gas? Does this blood-colored jade pendant count as a law enforcement instrument after all?

  He was somewhat perplexed in his heart, and after hesitating for a moment, he controlled the flow of true energy in the palm of his hand, forming a protective shield to isolate himself before reaching out to take the blood-colored jade pendant in his hand, and then took big strides towards the outside of the cave.

  Without the Blood Jade Pendant, he believed the gloomy aura in this cave would dissipate quickly.

  After walking out of the cave, Wang Ke turned his head to look around, the green mountains and clear waters of the forest, the scenery was exceptionally beautiful, in the gentle breeze, new green branches swayed in the wind.

  Suddenly, he was struck by an idea, and a plan appeared in his mind.

  Because the density of spiritual energy in the deep mountains is at least two to three times that of the heavenly spiritual energy in the outside cities, he decided not to take a bus from the county town tens of miles away from the village, but instead to cross the mountain forest and go to the other side of the mountain to take a bus. It's worth noting that going through the mountains saves time on site, and vehicles coming from Changji all bypass the county town from the other end of the mountain.

  He made up his mind, and without further hesitation, he unfolded his body, like a ghostly figure darting through the ancient forest, and shot towards the mountain peak like lightning.

  In his body, the true energy was frantically circulating in the meridians, while the endless heavenly spiritual energy from the outside world was also rapidly gathering towards his body, being refined and transformed into his power through the continuous circulation of the true energy.

  Half an hour later, Wang Ke, who had already ventured deep into the heart of the mountain, suddenly stopped in his tracks amidst a thicket of trees.

  "It's strange, how did the spiritual energy of heaven and earth suddenly become so much thicker here? Compared to the place I just came from, the density is at least four or five times stronger."

  Wang Ke's face was somewhat strange, and in his heart, he was even more puzzled.

  He quickly looked around in all directions and through his observation technique, he discovered that one direction had a higher concentration of spiritual energy.

  Half a minute later, he came along the thick spiritual energy route and arrived under a withered pagoda tree.

  A hundred-year-old He Shou Wu is hidden under the branches and leaves, while its thick spiritual energy has some emanating from it, and others are absorbed from the surrounding heavenly spiritual energy to supplement its body.

  Wang Ke's eyes burst with excitement, because the hundred-year-old He Shou Wu contained an exceptionally rich spiritual energy. He had also read about it in books that if one could consume He Shou Wu over a hundred years old, they would be able to prolong their lifespan and nourish their blood. If a cultivator were to absorb it, it would even enhance their cultivation state.

  I didn't expect to encounter such a good thing in this place, I don't know if it's the spiritual energy here that created this He Shou Wu or if this He Shou Wu made the spiritual energy here more dense.

  Forget it, since we've met, there's no need for regrets!

  Quickly putting the Blood Jade Pendant about four or five meters away, Wang Ke carefully squatted beside the hundred-year-old He Shou Wu and slowly dug it up. After cleaning off the dirt on its surface, he directly ate it raw without saying another word.

  What a great opportunity to increase his strength, how could he not make good use of it!

  He's not afraid of poison; his current physique is enough to expel most of the world's poisons.

  The He Shou Wu entered his mouth like a scorching fireball, rolling down his throat and into his abdomen, where it ignited a wave of warmth that swept through his entire body, as if he were soaking in a hot spring. The comfort was so great that Wang Ke almost let out a sigh of relief.

  He quickly sat down cross-legged and began to absorb the spiritual energy contained in the hundred-year-old He Shou Wu.

  Time slowly passed by, and it wasn't until two o'clock in the morning that Wang Ke slowly opened his eyes.

  A brilliant light flashed through his eyes, and in an instant, his body floated up lightly. He quickly circulated the true energy in his meridians, giving him a feeling of "I want to ride the wind back". Moreover, his limbs were filled with explosive power at this moment, Wang Ke had confidence that if there was an elephant in front of him, he could burst its skull with one punch.

  "Unexpectedly, taking a shortcut through the mountains can bring such great benefits. Although this hundred-year-old He Shou Wu's medicinal effect didn't allow me to break through to the fourth realm of the 'Dragon Elephant' boundary, it still greatly advanced my cultivation. Now I'm almost at the peak state of the third realm boundary. Once the timing is ripe, breaking through to the third major round fulfillment and then further advancing myself will naturally allow me to break through to the fourth realm boundary."

  Wang Ke thought contentedly that the slightly handsome face was filled with a brilliant smile.

  At this late hour, Wang Ke did not rush to leave, but instead continued to sit cross-legged and cultivate. The spiritual energy of the heaven and earth in this deep mountain forest was so abundant that he naturally did not want to waste time.

  At dawn, the sunlight rose from behind the big mountain in the east. Wang Ke slowly opened his eyes and quickly got up to the place where the Blood-colored Jade Pendant was placed. He re-applied a layer of True Qi protective shield on his palm, picked up the pendant, and sped away like lightning towards the other end of the mountain.

  At ten o'clock in the morning, Wang Ke hurried back to his residence.

  Zhao Menfeng saw Wang Ke hurry over, and with a calm gaze, he said: "Get ready, I'll go get the materials. Later, I'll start explaining to you about Feng Shui knowledge."

  Wang Ke hastily said: "Old Zhao, wait a minute, I unintentionally obtained something, feeling that this thing is somewhat evil, can you take a look?"

  Zhao Menfeng heard and showed a hint of surprise, looked at Wang Ke, and slowly nodded.

  Wang Ke put the blood-colored jade pendant on the counter and said, "Old Zhao, don't touch this thing. I feel that it's a bit ominous, and I'm afraid it might bring you harm."

  Zhao Menfeng's eyebrows furrowed deeply as soon as he saw the blood-colored jade pendant that Wang Ke had placed on the counter.

  "Wang Ke, how did you find this thing?"

  Zhao Menhong's tone turned serious, and he looked at Wang Ke with a solemn expression, asking.

  Wang Ke told the whole story of how he helped an old man in the antique market, escorted him home and treated his wife's illness, but only hid the fact that he absorbed the bad luck from the old man's son.

  Zhao Menfeng let out a long sigh after listening to Wang Ke's account, and then spoke up: "This is actually a deadly instrument, which poses great harm to the human body. In our world of artifacts, apart from artifacts, there are also deadly instruments. This blood-colored jade pendant is one such deadly instrument, capable of bewildering people's minds and causing enormous harm to their bodily functions. This deadly instrument contains evil energy, and its range of influence is roughly within an area of 150 square meters."

  Wang Ke was stunned, silently lamenting the mystery and profundity of the artifact world. Previously, he had never heard of the existence of a fierce artifact, if it wasn't for him finding and bringing one back this time, the fierce artifact would still be an enigma to him.

  At this time, he suddenly vaguely understood why Zhao Lao had been unwilling to teach himself about Feng Shui knowledge all along. It was because his own knowledge of antiques and ritual objects was only a drop in the ocean.

  Just as Old Zhao said, a high-rise building starts from the ground, and knowledge of antiques and law instruments is just the foundation. If even the foundation cannot be laid solidly, it will be increasingly difficult to learn Feng Shui in the future.

  "Z Zhao, then how should this murder weapon be handled?" Wang Ke asked curiously.

  Zhao Men's mouth curled up with a hint of a smile, and he said: "You can take it to Fuxuan Hall to sell. As for the knowledge of Feng Shui, you don't understand it now, but I can casually tell you a thing or two. For example, one or more good talismans placed in the store will improve the Feng Shui of the store. Of course, there are some minor details that need to be handled properly. If a fierce artifact is placed in an appropriate position, it can also make the entire Feng Shui layout even better. Fuxuan Hall has people with such abilities. So, after handing over this fierce artifact to them, they will naturally handle it properly."

  Wang Ke was secretly shocked in his heart, he had been to Fuxuantang, and even more than once, but he never knew that Fuxuantang still had such a master? Even Zhao Menfeng and Old Man Zhao highly respected people with that kind of ability.

  Zhao Menhong carefully looked at Wang Ke for a few moments, then suddenly asked: "Wang Ke, if I'm not mistaken, when you first came in, you were holding this murder weapon with your hand. Why didn't you get affected by it?"

  Wang Ke said: "Zhao Lao, have you forgotten? I have true energy protecting my body!"

  Zhao Men Feng's expression changed, and he suddenly realized the truth. He burst out laughing: "I really didn't expect it! In the world of artifacts, almost all masters avoid the evil artifact, but it doesn't have any effect on you."

  Wang Ke hehe smiled and enjoyed Zhao Mengfu's praise.