16: Treasure hunter

Suddenly, a pair of eyes filled with ferocious malice and devoid of any emotion suddenly darted over!

'It' seemed to be spying on Han Yi!

Before Han Yi could react, the view suddenly zoomed out.

After he recovered and realized he was still inside the cave, he noticed that his clothes were soaked with cold sweat!

But recalling the scene just now, Han Yi couldn't suppress his rising anger!

"Everyone in a county town has been..."

Although Han Yi didn't consider himself a righteous Saint, the act of treating living people like himself in a city as playthings...

He clenched his fist, if one day his strength was sufficient...

"And that gray fog?" Han Yi murmured.

He had once heard Pan Sheng say, 'Do not enter the mist encountered at night, there is Great Yuan deep in the mountains.'

"Could the gray fog be related to that thing?"

Recalling the eyes at the end of the scene, Han Yi still couldn't help but shiver.

He shook his head, forcing himself not to think about this scene anymore.

Let's see how much Yuan Qi value this 'purification' consumed!

[Name]: Han Yi (16/86)

[Realm]: Refining Bone Early Stage (13/100)

[Cultivation Method]: Yang Yuan Skill (Incomplete, Proficient 2/20, Can be upgraded)

[Martial Arts]: Mountain Shattering Fist (Mortal Rank, Trait: Stone Shattering, Minor Accomplishment 8/20, Can be upgraded); Basic Knife Technique (Mortal Rank, Trait: Knife Dance, Minor Accomplishment 2/20, Can be upgraded); Flying Swallow Kick (Yellow Rank Low Grade, Beginner 5/10, Can be upgraded)

[Yuan Qi Value]: 10

[Demonic Artifact]: blood plum handkerchief (Purified, ??)

"Huh, not bad, my lifespan increased by five years, and my martial arts also broke through during the battle, so I can save a lot of Yuan Qi value!"

"No, where is my so much Yuan Qi value? Didn't I have 50 points?"

"System, spit it out!"

After the System purified this 'blood plum handkerchief', Han Yi felt that the temperature inside the entire cave seemed to return to normal, and the initial cold and gloomy aura was no longer there.

"And this demonic artifact?"

Looking at another unfamiliar term on the System, Han Yi's eyes flickered.

"The surface of this purified 'Plain Cloud Handkerchief' faintly has light flowing, it doesn't look like an ordinary item!"

But Han Yi used strange incantations, gestures, and even dripping blood, no matter how he fiddled with the handkerchief, there was no reaction.

Could this series of question marks really mean I can't use it?

"No, it must not be my problem, it's because this 'Plain Cloud Handkerchief' is a women's item, it doesn't match my masculine aura!"

Han Yi performed an Ah Q-style spiritual victory on himself, the effect was outstanding.

"Never mind, let's put this 'blood plum handkerchief' away first and see what's in this cave."

In the corner of the cave

Several completely dark 'worms' lay listlessly on the wall, their malicious compound eyes staring intently at Han Yi's movements.

Ferocious mouthparts, bizarre limbs, likely something ordinary people would only see in nightmares!

"Good, good, buy one get three free, first top-up gift pack, right?"

Han Yi was not afraid but happy, just now he was feeling pained by the decrease in Yuan Qi value, and immediately a 'big gift pack' came knocking.

However, he found that the values floating above the heads of these 'Yin Qi worms' were '16~18', '15~17', and '14~16' respectively.

"Also, these 'Yin Qi worms' seem to have shrunk quite a bit compared to the one I encountered last time, the Yuan Qi value won't decrease, right...?" Han Yi furrowed his brow slightly.

Han Yi was just about to touch these three 'Yin Qi worms', but a thought popped into his mind, and he pulled his hand back.

He nonchalantly took out the fox fur gloves he bought from the peddler, which were claimed to be top-notch for warmth, from his bag.

"It seems I can't absorb them like this, it appears that currently I can only activate the System through physical contact!"

"But this way there's no cold sensation, and the touch feels quite good......." Han Yi's eyes lit up.

He saw one 'Yin Qi worm' being cruelly kneaded under his hand, a perfectly fine worm was being squished back and forth under his demonic grasp.

'Yin Qi beasts', 'Yin Qi birds'.......

All sorts of bizarre shapes were kneaded out by Han Yi.

"Hmm, physical objects like a short dagger have no effect on it, sprinkling lime powder or lamp oil on this 'Yin Qi worm' also has no reaction......."

"Only when facing flames does it show some fear......."

"This 'Yin Qi worm' seems to have no fixed form, entirely condensed from Yin Qi, no wonder it dissipated after being absorbed......."

Han Yi took out several bottles and jars and performed various experiments on the 'Yin Qi worm'.

"However, this Yin Qi worm feels bouncy and smooth, and its shape can be freely molded. If this were in my previous life, wouldn't it be a welfare for many single men?"

In his hand, a 'strange' shape appeared!

Han Yi's dirty thoughts seemed to stimulate this 'Yin Qi worm', as if unable to bear the humiliation, the 'Yin Qi worm', which was like a dead object in his hand, bounced and rushed towards his face.

"Hmph, mere petty tricks, how dare you show off in front of an expert!" Han Yi, whose face was smeared by the 'Otherworld Version of a Fiji-made Cup', was secretly displeased.

With a wave of his large hand, the remaining two 'Yin Qi worms' curled together instantly turned into dust!

[Yuan Qi Value]: 40

Han Yi got up, preparing to search the side cave.

"Huh, what's this?"

Han Yi's expression was solemn, although these weapons had been corroded beyond use by the 'Giant Spider's' silk, the key was that these long knives were clearly the standard issue weapons of the 'Crimson Flame Sect' guard Disciples!

"Could this be from last time......." A thought arose in Han Yi's mind.

He tore open the dense spider webs, and dozens of corpses appeared before his eyes, clearly already sucked dry by the 'Human-faced Giant Spider'.

Several of the corpses were wearing the black short robes of the 'Crimson Flame Sect' outer Disciples, and one of them was wearing a gray robe with a 'Treasure' character on the chest area.

He had also heard people describe the clothing characteristics of Hundred Treasures Pavilion Disciples before, and now it indeed matched.

As expected, Han Yi sighed, this should be the treasure hunter escort mission the guard team carried out last time.

He had heard that there was an accident during the treasure hunter escort mission, but he didn't expect to find their remains here.

"After all, they are fellow Disciples, I should go forward and collect their remains!"

Of course, Han Yi, the great philanthropist, naturally accepted some usable personal belongings.

"This jade pendant seems to be no ordinary item."

The treasure hunter had a jade pendant hanging from his waist, the surface of this jade pendant was as white as jade, its touch was warm and smooth like mutton fat jade, and it was carved with a large character 'Exploration' (explore/search), but a crack on it damaged the overall beauty.

"Huh, there's also a diary here." Han Yi found a booklet on the treasure hunter's body, this booklet seemed to be made from some unknown beast hide and was surprisingly not corroded.