The art of cinnabar

  Sitting cross-legged on the bed in the inner room, Du Fei didn't make any movements, but instead gazed intently at the ancient wooden box in front of him with his eyes slightly narrowed, lost in thought.

  The wooden box was made of sandalwood, although it had been for many years, but there was no damage at all. The beeswax that sealed the opening was also dark and dull, apparently, this thing hadn't been opened by anyone for many years.

  "Is there really a secret of Dan Wang's remains in here? Can that woman's words be trusted?"

  Compared to earlier in front of Yun Yuqing, Du Fei became even calmer at this moment, but it was precisely this calmness that made him more puzzled than ever.

  After all, it's about the legendary Tian Di Yuan Dan. Anyone would go crazy for it. Du Fei didn't believe that Yun Yu Qing was as uninterested in the Tian Di Yuan Dan as she claimed to be.

  Considering all the possibilities, Du Fei thought of two possibilities. First, it's possible that the so-called Dan Wang ruins don't have any Tian Di Yuan Dan at all, and if Yun Yu Qing isn't interested in the alchemy classics inside, then it's easy to understand. And secondly, there really is a Tian Di Yuan Dan in the Dan Wang ruins, but to get it, one would need an alchemist... However, an alchemist who is too powerful would be difficult for Yun Yu Qing to control...

  But for someone like myself, it's easier to control, and because both of us are "guilty", even if she kills me to silence me afterwards, I'm afraid no one would know!

  If that's the case, then the woman is likely to have some trump card that would make her not afraid of an eighth-grade martial artist... However, she may not have gotten this trump card yet, and it will take half a year for this trump card to really work. Otherwise, the two of them would go find the Dan Wang ruins now, rather than waiting until half a year later.

  "Indeed, a woman's heart is the most poisonous!" Du Fei sneered slightly and muttered to himself.

  But no matter what, since there is a clue about the Danwang ruins, I will not give up. In half a year's time... there are still many things that can be done!

  Having figured out the crux of the matter, Du Fei let out a slight sigh. No matter what, half a year was extremely important for Yun Yuqing, but it was also just as important for himself.

  If it's just this level of strength, then even if I go to the ruins of Dan Wang, I'm afraid I'll be swallowed up by that woman in one gulp.

  He slowly took a deep breath, and Du Fei's palm finally pressed onto the wooden box in front of him. After a moment, the true energy inside his body slightly shook, and the beeswax seal on the lid of the box was opened by the true energy. However, what appeared before Du Fei was a rather dark bottom of the box.

  The taste of the years, like a sudden burst from the box, disappeared slowly after a moment, and Du Fei finally saw clearly what was inside the box.

  Ring...

  Du Fei slightly furrowed his brow and slowly took out the ring, placing it in front of himself.

  The ring is shaped like an ancient dragon, with its head and tail connected, yet slightly twisted, but apart from being antique, there's nothing strange about it.

  However, it is precisely this "ordinariness" that makes the ring all the more extraordinary.

  The reason is simple: with such careful preservation, it's impossible that only an ordinary ring was preserved.

  Du Fei thought for a moment, still unable to figure out the crux of the matter, but he was also unwilling to waste his efforts in this place, and quickly gave orders in his heart.

  "Xiao Bai, is there any way to detect this ring?"

  "Beep—"

  "Command received, detection program started, detection in progress - result available, read it?"

  "So soon? Read it!"

  "Detected that this object is some kind of spatial container, with approximately several meters of storage space inside. To open it, a soul imprint must be left on it - do you want to open it?"

  "This thing is a Rongjie?" Du Fei's mouth twitched slightly, and his face also showed a few shades of incredulity. However, he wouldn't have any objections to such a result. After all, items like Rongjie were always rare to come by, even in the Du family, no one owned such an item. Being able to obtain this thing was an unexpected delight.

  "Help me open it!" A moment later, Du Fei quickly gave the order.

  "Command received, original soul imprint erased, new soul imprint left behind. Master can use this item at will!"

  As the cold electronic sound echoed in his mind, Du Fei suddenly had a rather mysterious feeling that he could vaguely perceive what the space inside the container was.

  Du Fei hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously put the ring on his left hand and rubbed it gently. Suddenly, a small medicine bottle appeared in front of him.

  "This is... a Dan medicine!" Du Fei's eyes lit up with joy, and after a moment, he stretched out his hand again to wipe the container, this time bringing forth an ancient, tattered scroll.

  However, apart from these two things, there is no one else in the container. But even so, it's still an unexpected surprise.

  After a slight hesitation, Du Fei finally opened the medicine bottle, and suddenly, a strong medicinal fragrance wafted out, hitting him in the face. Although he only smelled it, Du Fei's spirit was shaken instantly.

  "This is... marrow washing pill... no, although the efficacy is similar, but from the medicinal power contained in it, this should be a more advanced thing...... is it an eight-grade elixir?" He lightly sniffed the scent of the medicine again, and slowly poured out a danwan from the bottle. After examining it carefully for a moment, Du Fei hesitated.

  "This is not the Ninth-Rank Spirit Washing Pill, but rather the Eighth-Rank Spirit Condensing Pill. Its effects are similar to those of the Spirit Washing Pill, but its potency is vastly different." Little White's icy voice faintly echoed as Du Fei stood there in a daze.

  For this first proactive opening of the unreliable system, Du Fei was slightly stunned for a moment. However, he didn't understand the system at all, and he didn't know how to react at that time. After hesitating for a moment, he finally said faintly in his mind: "Xiao Bai, how do you know this thing is an eighth-grade elixir?"

  "It's all recorded in the system data, there's no discrepancy whatsoever in terms of shape, taste or medicinal properties. The master can rest assured and take it with confidence!" Little White's icy voice rang out once again.

  "How did you know this?"

  "Beep—Insufficient master privileges, unable to respond—"

  "Ugh, it's about authority again..." He let out a somewhat helpless sigh, but after a moment, Du Fei tossed the issue aside and with an expression as if he had just found money, quickly poured everything out of the medicine bottle.

  "One, two, three... nine pills? It seems I've hit the jackpot this time!" He carefully put the medicine bottle back in his storage ring, and Du Fei's expression was colorful to the extreme.

  With these nine elixirs, even if I had to force myself, I could cultivate a 9th-grade warrior. At that time, with the true energy, combined with the alchemy formulas I knew, it seemed that mass-producing Washing Marrow Dan wouldn't be too much of a problem either.

  "Alright, let's take a look at something else!" With a slight clap of his hands, Du Fei slowly unrolled the ancient scroll in front of him.

  What meets the eye is a messy tangle of lines, dense and dizzying to look at, but after a moment, Du Fei realized that these dense lines must represent the location of the Danwang ruins.

  But if you can't understand it now, it's probably because the map is only half of it. Unless you can get your hands on the other half, no one will be able to figure out where the Dan Wang ruins are located.

  If I let the system record this thing and then destroy it myself, wouldn't that mean that except for me, no one else would be able to find the ruins of Dan Wang again!

  Even if it were Yun Yuqing, in this situation, I'm afraid she wouldn't be able to take any action that would harm herself either.

  As soon as he thought of this, Du Fei immediately gave the order to have the data recorded and then closed his eyes and entered the consciousness space. After carefully comparing them, he found that there was no error, so Du Fei felt at ease and boldly destroyed the old scroll.

  Squinting his eyes, Du Fei watched the ancient scroll burning slowly in front of him. He didn't have any other feelings about it. No matter how precious this scroll was, destroying it in this way would bring him countless benefits! No matter what other thoughts Yun Yu Qing had, if he destroyed this thing now, she would absolutely not have a single thought about it again!

  He gazed at the burning ancient scroll for a moment, and was about to leave when he suddenly furrowed his brow. The majority of the scroll had turned into ashes under the intense flames, but there was a palm-sized piece that not only remained intact but also had its lines disappear as it burned, replaced by an ancient text with a faint glow floating on top...

  "This is..."

  As for this change, Du Fei didn't know what feeling was in his heart, but after hesitating for a moment, he quickly extinguished the flames and immediately grabbed the remaining few strands of golden hair that were still slightly hot, tracing the words slowly...

  "Dan's technique, Dan reverses heaven and earth!"

  At the sight of the seven words, Du Fei's face changed slightly, and after a moment, he couldn't help but throw his head back and burst out laughing!

  The skill of Dan, unlike martial skills, is a skill that only alchemists can cultivate. The difference between this skill and martial skills lies in the energy that drives the skill, which is not true breath, but dan medicine!

  It is well known that elixirs contain extremely powerful energy, and the technique of alchemy is to trigger this energy from within the elixir, forming attack techniques similar to martial arts!

  However, the magnitude of Danzhi's technique depends not only on the level of his technique but also on the elixir used as a catalyst. If he uses high-grade elixirs as a catalyst, even if it is an ordinary Danzhi technique, the power it unleashes will likely be unimaginable to ordinary people!

  And Dan's skills are also one of the reasons why Dan Master's status is so prominent on the Xuanwu Continent!

  As long as there is elixir, there will be power. If one has an endless supply of elixirs at their disposal, then how many people can be their match?