Humans cover the sky, fishing for all the heavens.

Chapter 54 A Shopping Spree, Encountering Duan De Again

Throughout the holy city, people everywhere were discussing the news of the Nine Secrets of Licheng.

This news is very true. The Jiang family took out an antique, inscribed relevant information on it, and deliberately aged it so that an unrelated tomb raider could buy it, and thus it spread.

Although the items are fake, there are indeed nine secret clues in Licheng, and the written information on the artifacts is all genuine information that the Jiang family has gathered.

Even experts who specialize in authenticating things wouldn't dare to conclude that Licheng is fake after a little investigation.

In the holy city, many people have already set off, intending to go and get a share of the spoils.

The Nine Secrets are different from treasures. If a rogue cultivator obtains a treasure, he might be killed and robbed by disciples of a major sect.

However, if it is a secret technique, even if there is only a one in ten thousand chance of obtaining the Nine Secrets, it is not necessarily that it will be wiped out by a visible force. It may even be possible to join some well-known holy lands through this.

Because secret techniques can be replicated.

On the very day the news broke, many independent cultivators who had been lingering in the stone archway set off for Licheng.

The various holy land families were not in a hurry; instead, they were carefully investigating the source of the relevant information.

In any case, they have already sent some disciples and elders to gather information, and they can set up array patterns at any time to descend directly to the vicinity of Licheng, so there is no rush at all.

"Shi Feng, do you think we can find the Nine Secrets this time?"

In the tea-tasting pavilion, Yao Xi and Shi Feng sat facing each other, with a tea table between them, the aroma of tea wafting through the air.

"It's quite difficult."

Shi Feng said, "According to information from the Jiang family, the legendary Gai Jiuyou also went to Licheng, but did not find the Nine Secrets."

Yao Xi sighed, "That person from nine thousand years ago, that might be his burial place."

A typical emperor only has a lifespan of ten thousand years. Logically speaking, it's normal for others to think that Gai Jiuyou, who hasn't yet become an emperor, is already dead.

"Perhaps someone truly possesses great fortune and will be able to obtain the Nine Secrets?"

Yao Xi leaned lazily against the tea table, her posture leisurely like a fairy maiden in the clouds, her graceful and otherworldly demeanor captivating.

Dressed in an elegant fairy-like robe, she appeared even more fair and delicate, her skin as smooth and lustrous as white jade, with a faint ethereal glow.

Her delicate eyebrows were slightly raised, her bright eyes shimmered with a gentle light, and she smiled radiantly.

"Where's your intuition that allows you to extract divine objects? Do you think you can obtain the Nine Secrets?"

"It's very difficult."

Shi Feng was very relaxed. "If my luck were really that heaven-defying, I would have picked up the Dao-Merging Flower and become an emperor long ago. Anyway, I don't feel anything."

"Then you'd better be careful that someone else gets hold of the Nine Secrets and turns it into a threat to you."

Yao Xi joked, "Maybe I can get the Nine Secrets and then directly suppress you, becoming the strongest in the Eastern Wilderness this generation."

"Very good, very ambitious, I look forward to your continued efforts."

Shi Feng's nonchalant attitude piqued Yao Xi's curiosity.

"You seem so confident of victory; do you have inside information?"

"Of course not."

Shi Feng remained nonchalant, saying, "Even if you obtain the Nine Secrets, you'll still be starting from the same point as me."

Yao Xi's beautiful eyes lit up: "You already had the Nine Secrets?"

Shi Feng smiled slightly: "Of course, this is a secret, I've never told anyone else."

Master Ye obtained the Nine Secrets with him, so he didn't need to say anything.

"Should I feel honored?"

Yao Xi's eyes flickered. "Even the descendants of the Azure Emperor don't know?"

"They definitely didn't say that."

There's not much to say about this. You can't exactly brag to Yan Ruyu about getting the Nine Secrets as soon as you meet her, can you?

She didn't have any of the Nine Secrets to exchange.

Yao Xi sat up straight, immediately showing interest: "If I get the Nine Secrets this time, I can exchange them with you."

Shi Feng said, "If you can get it."

After finishing his tea with Yao Xi, Shi Feng met with Ji Biyue, Yao Guang Holy Son, and many other holy sons and daughters who remained there to exchange information.

"Sigh, being the successor of the Azure Emperor isn't easy; I even have to go out and socialize."

Shi Feng leisurely returned to the inn, where Ye Fan discussed the matter with him:

"Are you also cutting off the stone archway of the Ji family and Yaoguang? I see you're getting quite close to their holy goddess."

"Of course we'll cut it. Why wouldn't we make money if we can?"

Shi Feng said, "Besides, this has nothing to do with the two of them. It's like they have a good relationship with me, but there are still people in the Holy Land who want to kill you. These are two different things."

Ye Fan was confused: "Damn it, they won't even let me go? I clearly didn't provoke them!"

Shi Feng said, "It's not just you. They would kill me if given the chance, but they would do it secretly. That's how the Holy Land is. They kill their own people, let alone outsiders."

Ye Fan rubbed his hands together, eager to get started: "These are no ordinary troublemakers. We must strike hard and teach them a lesson."

He was initially considering whether to go easy on them, but now he just wanted to bankrupt both companies.

Ye Fan told Shi Feng the location of some stones containing treasures on the outskirts of the holy land, and even what type of treasures were likely to be inside.

He also gave some Black Emperor, while Shi Feng summoned his subordinates.

Those were people from the Azure Emperor's lineage, ranging in strength from high to low, and from old to young. The only thing they had in common was that they looked very ordinary; they would blend into a crowd and not attract attention.

Shi Feng assigned them to be responsible for different types of stone.

During this operation, three parties will be involved in cutting down the top-tier stone gardens of various holy lands: Ye Fan himself, the Black Emperor, and the Jiang family.

While they were attracting attention at the Tianzihao Stone Garden, these people would go to the corresponding stone workshops to buy stones.

After waiting for a few more days, the major holy lands finally confirmed the authenticity of the Nine Secrets' message and made a grand trip to Licheng. Whether it was the holy sons and daughters, powerful elders, or even the holy lord, they all went to Licheng.

Even Shi Feng himself joined up with the Azure Dragon King, the Peacock King, and the Golden-Winged Roc King in Licheng.

Inside the Holy City, Ye Fan and the Black Emperor laughed like mice that had fallen into a rice jar.

Act swiftly and launch a lightning strike on all the major stone workshops!

Cut it open!

In Licheng, Shi Feng saw these people searching for tombs like headless flies and didn't want to waste time with them. He knew there were no Nine Secrets here, but there was the palace of the Great Emperor Wushi and some blueprints of Zishan.

The emperor's bedroom was located beneath a tomb formation known as "Silver Dragon Rolling the Sky".

Shi Feng acted swiftly to examine the tombs and search for the true entrance.

While searching for the entrance, Shi Feng spotted a familiar fat Taoist priest, who was slyly exploring the ancient tomb. His demeanor clearly indicated that he was a seasoned tomb raider.

Duan De!

Shi Feng's eyes lit up. This old tomb raider must have a lot of good stuff on him, maybe even the Devouring Demon Cover.

We have to go for it and plunder him thoroughly!

Shi Feng immediately activated the Heaven and Earth Changing Secret Technique to change his appearance, and then activated the Great Void Technique to hide himself in the void.

Immediately afterwards, he repeatedly triggered the "All" secret technique, waiting for it to succeed, while gently floating towards Duan De's location.