C16

Zhong Wentao immediately shut his mouth, realizing that he had gotten too carried away, he talked about other topics and tried to curry favor with Zhou Cangzhu, only then did he head back to the rear courtyard to look for the saw.

After searching for a long time, there was only a small metal saw that was already rusted to the point of having no teeth.

Zhong Wentao didn't have time to choose between these, he returned to his room with the saw. He had to open the treasure chest before Zhou Zihan returned.

However, no matter how much he sawed, the Treasure Chest remained intact. Not to mention sawing it open, there wasn't even a single trace of damage.

"Is this saw useless?"

Thinking about it, Zhong Wentao extended his hand out and used a saw to quickly cut through.

In the next second, a wound appeared on his finger and bright red blood dripped onto the lock of the treasure chest.

Before he could even cry out in pain, he was stunned by the scene before him.

The extremely hard lock automatically opened up and fell the moment the blood dripped. The entire process only took less than a second.

"This …"

It was a seal!

The lock looked ordinary, but it was sealed. Other than using fresh blood, there was no other way.

Zhong Wentao's unintentional action of opening the Treasure Chest made him even more suspicious of the original owner of the Treasure Chest. Using such a method, what exactly was inside?

Without caring about the wound on his finger, Zhong Wentao gently opened the Treasure Chest.

A cloud of smoke was the first to emerge from the box. It was the smell of rotting earth, which was extremely disgusting.

Next was the fragrance of the herbs. The strong smell of rotting herbs filled the entire room.

Zhong Wentao immediately started meditating on the ground, concentrating and absorbing the Qi from the herbs in the room, he expelled the foul Qi from his body and started to change his breathing.

Only if the Qi in his body was pure enough would he be able to enter the Qi Cultivation stage.

After an hour, the room was devoid of the scent of medicinal herbs, leaving a foggy atmosphere.

Zhong Wentao then stood up, opened the door and windows, continuously waving his fan, expelling the foul air.

Stretching his back lazily, he felt his body brimming with energy.

He had obtained a treasure!

A thousand year old mountain god, a hundred year old Lingzhi, and a Primordial Flower … With these, entering the Qi Refining stage was only a matter of time.

"Big Brother Zhong, I'm back."

Outside the door, Zhou Zihan's voice sounded. Zhong Wentao casually stuffed the medicinal ingredients into the treasure box, pretended that nothing had happened, and walked out.

With the change in aura, Zhong Wentao's complexion looked very good. He might not have realized it himself, but Zhou Zihan could see through it.

This made her extremely satisfied with her morning decision. It was right that she did not ask Zhong Wentao to send her to school!

"Big Brother Zhong, wait a moment, I'll go cook dinner right away."

After putting down his bag, without caring about Zhong Wentao's objections, Zhou Zihan quickly entered the kitchen.

On the sofa, Zhong Wentao turned on the television and was shocked to see that the news from yesterday was being broadcasted.

"The largest shareholder of the Great He Group died in a assassination attempt after participating in the auction. The location of the treasure chest obtained from the auction is unknown. The initial conclusion is that it was caused by the Cultivator Organization …"

Zhong Wentao was nervous and relaxed. The nervous thing was that the police were already investigating the location of the treasure chest. The relaxed thing was that everyone thought that it was done by the Cultivator Organization.

"Did you find him?"

A tall man stood by the side of the large window. Outside, it was raining and thunder. The man's face was clearly reflected in the window. He was also wearing a cultivator's mask.

The mask was silver, indicating his position in the organization.

This was the most secretive gathering place of the Cultivator Organization.

"Not yet …"

Another cultivator with a copper mask stood at the back and replied softly. His teeth were chattering.

"Useless thing."

The silver masked cultivator said coldly. The item in his hand had actually been stolen by someone. Right now, the entire television set was filled with accusations against them. The people up there were very dissatisfied.

"silver cultivator, that person appeared out of nowhere and left very quickly. His target is also a treasure chest.

The copper mask Cultivator opened his mouth in a hurry, and his explanation became even paler.

"Have you checked the surveillance video? Print that person's face out and issue a chase order. "

silver cultivator ordered coldly that he must find the person who brought the treasure chest with him.

The treasure chests dug out by Ma Wang contained medicinal ingredients worth tens of millions.

If a cultivator were to obtain it, his advancement would definitely speed up, as though he was a god.

This thing should be theirs, how could they let others steal it?

"That place is a dead end. In order to prevent our people from getting caught, we chose a spot that was not monitored …"

The copper mask cultivators spoke less and less. They were originally doing it for the safety of their own people, but they did not expect the person who stole the treasure chest to be safe. Instead, they were the ones to blame.

It seemed that the person who had snatched the treasure chest seemed to have seen through their thoughts and was a terrifying and meticulous opponent.

"Seems like he has come prepared."

silver cultivator coldly said, as he also started to think in the wrong direction.

Zhong Wentao did not know about all these, and was worrying about the Ciji Hall, afraid that it would cause more trouble for the father and daughter of the Zhou Family.

Fortunately, the news did not last for a few days, and after four to five days, the report completely disappeared. Although the police were still searching the people of Cultivator Organization, they did not find any useful clues, and their investigations were stopped without any progress.

After all, those who died were single and had no wife or children. The remaining relatives were busy dividing up the property, so naturally no one cared if the murderer was caught or not.

The death of a person would become negligible.

On the other hand, Zhong Wentao found a hidden place in the dead of night to help him burn a lot of paper money, as a thank him for giving the treasure chest to him.

After throwing the last bit of paper money into the fire, Zhong Wentao felt that his soul had received a lot of energy.

Could it be that the reason he felt this way was because he was burning paper for the dead? Could it be that he did such a good thing?

Unable to understand, Zhong Wentao could only return to the infirmary first.

The treasure chest's fame had already passed. It was time to use those herbs and enter the Qi Cultivation stage. He had already prepared everything. He would definitely succeed on his first try and would not waste these herbs.

In the room, Zhong Wentao sincerely brought in a bowl of pitch black medicinal soup he had prepared using the ingredients in the Treasure Chest.

He sat down cross-legged and gulped down all the soup.

He could only feel the lava flowing through his esophagus, spreading to every pore of his body. His entire body was burning with passion.

This was only the effect of the thousand-year-old ginsengs. If it was any other time, it would definitely have an even more shocking effect.

"Phew …"

Opening his eyes, Zhong Wentao breathed out a mouthful of air, his entire body feeling hot and hot.

He felt his body brimming with power, venting it out.

Clenching his hands tightly, he raised his head upwards. An orange glow burst out from his body and shot out from the house, illuminating the entire area.

Late at night, the neighbors had long fallen asleep. No one had seen this strange sight.

Nanshan Bay.

Inside the apartment, silver cultivator sat by the window and watched the situation outside.

In the east, a dot of light suddenly appeared. It lasted for 2 seconds and then disappeared.

He immediately stood up from his chair and pressed a button on the table. A dozen or so cultivators rushed in from outside, awaiting his orders.

"Thirteen o'clock from the east. Something is moving. Go check it out!"

The orange light was a symbol of advancement.

The treasure chest had already been opened, and the herbs were no longer in sight.

He wanted to find that person and use his body to refine medicine. Using the body of a cultivator to train on the top of the furnace would actually be even better than the herbs in the treasure chest.

However, compared to advancing in cultivation, killing was not a problem.

The cultivators quickly left to search for the cultivators in the east.

At the same time, Zhong Wentao was already asleep on the bed. The floor was covered with empty treasure chests, which looked no different from any other broken chests.

It was just that in the dead of the night, the Treasure Chest suddenly glowed with a faint light. The light was not dazzling, but it had always been illuminating Zhong Wentao's room.

Zhou Zihan woke up and went to relieve himself, just in time to see the strange phenomenon in Zhong Wentao's room.

"AHH!"

Zhou Zihan was so shocked that he could only think of one possibility.

Zhou Cangzhu and Zhong Wentao were woken up, the moment Zhong Wentao opened his eyes, the light from the Treasure Chest immediately disappeared, and the room became completely dark.

"Little girl, did you have a nightmare?"

Zhou Cangzhu asked anxiously, but his voice was still somewhat unclear.

Zhong Wentao also walked out of the room, but he was still shocked.

"Big Brother Zhong, what were you doing just now? Why is there red light in the room?"

Zi Han said softly, her voice still trembling.

Seeing such a situation at night, it was hard not to be afraid.

Even when Zhong Wentao stood in front of her, she felt a little afraid.

"I was asleep. What red light?"

Zhong Wentao simply could not understand. He was extremely tired, because the advancement had consumed a large amount of energy.

"Really, I didn't lie to you. There really was a red light. You disappeared the moment you came out!"

Grabbing his arm, Zhou Zihan became extremely anxious.

"Alright, stop thinking so much. We still have to go to school tomorrow, let's go to bed early."

Zhong Wentao consoled her softly, but Zhou Zihan was unable to rest at ease.

"Big Brother Zhong …"

Zhou Zihan still wanted to say something, but he didn't understand why she was the only one who saw it.

The red light was not blinding, but it made her feel scared. She felt as if something was about to happen, something she couldn't rest at ease with.

After taking her hand and bringing her back to his room, Zhong Wentao sat on the side of the bed and waited for her to fall asleep before leaving.

When he returned to his room, he was not in the mood to think about what Zhou Zihan had just seen.

The red light shone from the treasure chest again, enveloping Zhong Wentao's body, and only dissipating after a long time.

After the Treasure Chest went dark, Zhong Wentao's eyebrows suddenly flashed, and then quickly extinguished.

Zhong Wentao seemed to have sensed that something was wrong, he turned his body, smacked his lips, and fell into a deep sleep.