Zhang Chen looked at the boy opposite him, who was crying uncontrollably, and felt that the boy’s thinking was really too skewed. He had to correct it and bring him back.
Zhang Chen’s eyes swept over the boy on the other side, his gaze revealing a dangerous light: "Are you saying that my life is worthless?"
Hearing Zhang Chen’s words and seeing his dangerous gaze, the young man shivered and even stopped sobbing. He tentatively replied, "Worth a penny?"
"..."
Faced with the boy’s uneasy gaze, Zhang Chen seemed to be greatly insulted, but he could only sigh helplessly. He felt a bit disinterested and sat silently on the ice surface.
"Why aren’t you talking? You’re worth something. How about a tael of silver?" At this moment, Zhong Xiang, having learned his lesson, thought it best to avoid more hardships and opened his mouth to test with a question.
Zhang Chen was so angry that his liver hurt, but he was too lazy to deal with him. Seeing Zhong Xiang’s look of "I have already offered a high price," he really couldn’t muster any anger.
"My family servants can be bought in large numbers for a hundred coins. Some people would dive into my mansion without money just for a meal, and some even have to pay to get in. I said a penny isn’t actually low." Zhong Xiang felt a little uneasy in his heart. He explained to Zhang Chen, fearing that Zhang Chen might get angry and humiliate him.
Seeing that Zhang Chen wasn’t speaking, only staring at him with piercing eyes, Zhong Xiang felt quite uneasy: "You name the price, and that’s the price. Is that acceptable?"
"This time, do you want to stab your left buttock or your right?" Zhang Chen asked.
For this messed up world, he really didn’t know what to say, and could only vent his frustration with a stab!
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiang became anxious: "I am a noble; you can’t treat a high-ranking noble like this. We can negotiate. As long as you name a price, we can discuss whatever it takes for you to let me go."
"I want your Qilin’s Heart. Are you willing to give it to me?" Zhang Chen asked.
Zhong Xiang’s expression froze, and then he stared at Zhang Chen, seriously explaining: "The Qilin’s Heart has been melted into flames and merged with my Essence, Qi, and Spirit, becoming the energy of Essence, Qi, and Spirit. If I die, the Qilin’s Heart would vanish like smoke. How can I give you the Qilin’s Heart?"
The fool in front of him was reckless. If he didn’t explain clearly, the guy would truly dare to dig it out! He entirely disregarded his status!
"Merged with your Essence, Qi, and Spirit?" Zhang Chen looked Zhong Xiang up and down, pondering the truth in his words.
"Actually, the so-called Qilin’s Heart is just a mysterious flame that can make one immortal. Obtaining it allows one to transform into flames and possess a body of energy, nothing more. With your skills, why would you care about a mere Qilin’s Heart?"
Facing Zhang Chen’s eyes, Zhong Xiang sensed the danger and spoke softly.
Zhang Chen ignored Zhong Xiang. In any case, he wouldn’t let Zhong Xiang leave alive. Once he excavated the great tomb, he would send Zhong Xiang to meet King Yan.
Zhang Chen extended a hand and placed it on Zhong Xiang’s head, checked the seal once again, and then sat down next to him, summoning out Fox Fairy Nannan: "Watch him for me. Remember to wake me up in an hour. I need to meditate and cultivate to restore my Essence, Qi, and Spirit."
Upon hearing this, Fox Fairy Nannan nodded and sat obediently next to Zhang Chen. She knew Zhang Chen was about to penetrate the great tomb and wanted a share of the spoils, so she acted very agreeable and obedient.
As for Zhong Xiang, he didn’t see the Fox Spirit’s presence because, at this moment, the Fox Spirit’s cultivation was higher than his. Zhong Xiang was only of the fourth rank, so how could he see the Fox Spirit’s form?
Zhang Chen visualized the "Heavenly Round and Earthly Square Diagram," and in his mind, the Nameless Daoist appeared again. He saw the Nameless Daoist making hand signs with one hand pointing to the sky and the other holding a glass lamp. His specific appearance was unclear, but his robe seemed to encompass the sun, moon, and stars.
The lamp flickered with silver-white light, channeling the power of the moon from the void. Soon it filled with moonlight, transformed into a white liquid, and poured onto Zhang Chen’s soul.
Zhang Chen’s soul trembled upon contact with the liquid, bringing an indescribable comfort, as if his soul had been elevated.
With the dripping moonlight, Zhang Chen’s depleted soul from Qi Cultivation was gradually restored. As his Essence, Qi, and Spirit rose and recovered, a mystical Qi Mechanism flowed in the void. Zhang Chen felt a flash before his eyes and unexpectedly entered the First Heaven of the Spiritual World again.
Just as he entered the First Heaven of the Spiritual World, the entire Feng Shui Grand Array seemed to sense this change. The Qi Mechanism shifted, and mysterious Qi Mechanisms emerged from the void, pouring into Zhang Chen’s body.
The Qi Mechanism was very mysterious, flickering between presence and absence. Even the Fox Fairy Nannan, who was at arm’s length, didn’t notice the change.
As the Feng Shui Grand Array’s aura flowed into Zhang Chen’s body, the "Heaven is Round and Earth is Square" diagram slightly trembled, and the contours of the figures on the scroll wriggled and circulated as if they came to life.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Zhang Chen’s expression changed because he noticed that the First Heaven of the Spiritual World in front of him had changed its appearance. The usual ruins of palaces were all gone, replaced by a barren mountain, barren of any grass and entirely a boundless world of Yellow Sand.