"Who are you?" Linlong asked coldly.
Unexpectedly, the other party only glared at him without saying a word.
"Not going to speak?" Linlong smiled slightly.
In his previous life, as Emperor Wu, he had many ways to torture people. He was naturally not worried that the other party would not tell him everything, and he naturally would not show mercy just because the other party was a beauty.
If that was the case, he would not have been able to cultivate to the level of Emperor Wu in his previous life.
Immediately, without any hesitation, he activated the restriction that he had set up earlier. Under the torture of the restriction, the other party quickly relented.
"My name is Zhang Yuhan. I was originally the daughter of the Great Yue Dynasty's Dusk Sect Leader …" the other party said.
"The daughter of the Great Yue Dynasty's Dusk Sect Leader?" Hearing this, Linlong could not help but be a little surprised.
The Dusk Sect used to be a very powerful sect. Yuan Ming's sect was pitifully small compared to it. However, it was said that the sect gradually declined due to internal strife.
However, even if it declined, it was still much more powerful than Yuan Ming's sect.
Linlong did not expect Zhang Yuhan to be the Dusk Sect Leader's daughter. He naturally believed her, because under his restriction, there was no way she could lie.
"Yes." Zhang Yuhan nodded with a desolate expression.
"Then how did you end up in this state, and even cultivate demonic arts?" Linlong asked.
As a legitimate sect, and the daughter of the sect leader, it was impossible for her to cultivate demonic arts. This was because such a background would make her look down on people of the demonic path.
"It's a long story …" Sighing, Zhang Yuhan continued, "Apart from my sister and I who managed to escape, almost all of my family died at the hands of another faction in the sect. In order to take revenge, I could only cultivate demonic arts."
"Then who did you learn this demonic art from?" Linlong asked again.
"After I was separated from my sister, I stumbled into a ruin. By chance, I obtained a demonic artefact. This demonic artefact contained a demonic cultivation method and some martial skills. Moreover, it looked quite powerful. In order to take revenge, I could only bite the bullet and cultivate it," Zhang Yuhan said as she pointed at the black ring on her finger.
"Oh, let me have a look," Linlong said as he grabbed the ring and began studying it.
The ring looked ordinary, but when Lin Long scanned it with his Spiritual Force, he immediately sensed the surging demonic aura on it.
Using his Spiritual Force, Lin Long discovered that this demonic weapon had opened up a space inside. In addition to some of Zhang Yuhan's daily necessities, there was also a demonic cultivation technique book.
Linlong took it out and flipped through it before putting it back. To be honest, he was a little interested in demonic cultivation methods. However, since he cultivated the Dantian Record, it was impossible for him to cultivate demonic cultivation methods. So, he naturally put it back after looking at it.
"Then tell me, why are you bidding for this porcelain?" As Linlong spoke, he took out the porcelain and stared at the other party's face.
"Well, because my cultivation technique is incomplete, my body actually has some side effects after cultivating it. Sometimes, my hands and feet will suddenly turn as black as charcoal, and the duration is very long, and it's very painful. Later on, I heard that the Spiritual Fire's Source Energy can restrain this kind of side effect. So, I started to search for the Spiritual Fire, "Zhang Yuhan said.
"Could this porcelain be related to the Spiritual Fire?" Linlong's interest was instantly piqued.
"I'll have to start from this jade pendant." As she spoke, Zhang Yuhan took off a jade pendant from her neck.
Looking at this jade pendant, Linlong was stunned. This was because the craftsmanship was exactly the same as the jade pendant that Xiao Ya's mother had obtained.
Could it be that Zhang Cui was this Zhang Yuhan's sister? Thinking of Zhang Yuhan's words and thinking of Zhang Cui, who was obviously different from ordinary village women, Linlong immediately had this thought.
However, he did not immediately ask Zhang Yuhan. Instead, he let her continue.
"This jade pendant was given to me by my father before my sister and I escaped from the sect. My sister and I each have one. My father said that these two jade pendants and another jade pendant whose whereabouts are unknown were carved by the same craftsman. When the three jade pendants are put together, they can form a map. That map shows the location of a ruin, and there is even a Spiritual Fire that can make the continent's warriors covet it," Zhang Yuhan said.
"So it's really like that." Linlong really did not expect his luck to be so good. He actually obtained two jade pendants just like that.
"Then what does this jade pendant have to do with this porcelain?" Linlong pointed at the porcelain and asked.
"This porcelain was also made by that craftsman. Moreover, even if the three jade pendants are put together, you have to find this porcelain to accurately put the three jade pendants together," Zhang Yuhan explained.
"I see. Then how did you know that this porcelain is here?" Linlong asked curiously.
"I came to Black Ridge Gorge because of the recent rumors that there is a Spiritual Fire nearby. I did not expect to hear a few days ago from an extraordinary person in the Hall of Clouds saying that an ordinary porcelain would be auctioned at an auction. When I heard that this porcelain was in the shape of a galloping horse, I immediately became interested. I did not have much hope at first, but I did not expect to see this porcelain in the auction house …"
"Originally, I was going to bid for this porcelain no matter what, but in the end, I could not beat you, so I could only leave helplessly and angrily." At this point, Zhang Yuhan sighed helplessly.
Linlong could understand her feelings. After all, an item that he dreamed of was right in front of him, but in the end, he missed it because he was not capable enough.
"If I can temporarily cure your pain, can you give this jade pendant to me?" Linlong suddenly said.
The reason why Linlong was so agreeable was naturally because he sympathized with Zhang Yuhan. Of course, the most important thing was that Zhang Yuhan was obviously Zhang Cui's sister.
The relationship between Linlong and Zhang Cui made him decide to help Zhang Yuhan.
Otherwise, even if he was not interested in demonic techniques, he would have directly brought the demonic equipment and the jade pendant over.
"Why?" Zhang Yuhan suddenly felt a little strange.
"Because of this jade pendant." Linlong said as he took out the jade pendant that he obtained from Zhang Cui.
Looking at the two jade pendants that looked almost the same, Zhang Yuhan immediately said anxiously, "This is my sister's jade pendant. Do you know where my sister is? Is she still well?"
"Your sister is fine, but I do not know where she is now. I think she is not far from Shi Meng Town," Linlong said.
Since Zhang Cui was basically an ordinary person, it was naturally impossible for her to go too far from Shi Meng Town in such a short period of time.
Linlong immediately told Zhang Yuhan about his encounter with Zhang Cui and Xiao Ya.
When she heard that Zhang Cui was already married and had a child, and that her husband was killed, Zhang Yuhan was momentarily emotional and sad.
Then, Linlong also found out from Zhang Yuhan that Zhang Cui's real name was Zhang Yuqing. Zhang Cui was just an alias that she used to protect herself.
After knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Zhang Yuhan immediately nodded and agreed to the conditions that Linlong had proposed.
"However, if you want to completely cure the abnormality in your body, you really need to find the Spirit Fire," Linlong said after that.
Even though he was an alchemist, he could only temporarily relieve Zhang Yuhan's pain. If he wanted to completely cure it, he had to find the Spirit Fire and use the external source of the Spirit Fire to remove the abnormal demonic aura in her body.
Even though Linlong had the Spirit Fire now, it had already been refined by him, so it could no longer be of such use.
Of course, when the time came, he could still refine the Spirit Fire after using the external source of the Spirit Fire, so he did not have to worry about working for someone else.
Knowing that with her own strength, even if she really found a place where the Spirit Fire existed, it would not be easy to obtain it. With Linlong's help, the success rate would undoubtedly increase greatly. How could Zhang Yuhan refuse? She immediately said, "Thank you, Young Master Lin."
After that, the two of them who had turned from enemies to friends began to study the two jade pendants and the porcelain.
Very quickly, their faces were filled with disappointment because no matter how much they studied, they were unable to find anything.
Obviously, things were really like what Zhang Yuhan had said before. They had to find the other jade pendant in order to completely understand the mysteries within it.
"Then where is the other jade pendant?" Linlong asked.
"That I do not know. At that time, we left in a hurry and father did not have time to say anything else." Zhang Yuhan shook her head.
Hearing Zhang Yuhan's words, Linlong could only accept this reality. In other words, they could only continue to feel the elephant blindly.
"Then what about this map?" Thinking of something, Linlong picked up the map that he had bought with 100,000 cloud coins.
"I have seen this map before, but I feel that it should have nothing to do with the Spirit Fire that these three jade pendants are pointing to." After seeing the map, Zhang Yuhan immediately shook her head.
Even so, the two of them still compared the map with the two jade pendants and the porcelain.
Once they looked at it, they were shocked. Because after comparing it, they realized that the map was actually faintly similar to the other three.
"Could it be that this map was copied from the third jade pendant?" Zhang Yuhan could not help but ask.
After seriously thinking about it, Linlong shook his head because the style of the map was clearly different from the other three.
Even so, the two of them still studied the four items. What they did not expect was that in the end, they actually used the hidden patterns on the four items to sketch out a map.
And the treasure on the map was actually a mountain called Mogu Peak near the Black Ridge Gorge.
Was this a coincidence or was it the location of the Spirit Fire? For a moment, the two of them were incomparably shocked.
In the end, Linlong decided to investigate no matter what. After all, it was too difficult to find the third jade pendant like a blind man feeling the elephant.
Therefore, it was better to give it a try. Who knows, it might really be the Spirit Fire that the three jade pendants were pointing to.
After that, Zhang Yuhan left Linlong's room.
Because Zhang Yuhan's demonic technique had previously blocked off the space, coupled with the fact that the demonic technique had disappeared without a trace, no one in the surroundings could discover anything strange at all.
Because Zhang Yuhan's abnormal condition and pain often flared up, Linlong decided to temporarily treat her illness before going to investigate the treasure.
The next day, Linlong began to help Zhang Yuhan concoct the medicine to suppress her abnormal condition and pain. After four hours, he finally concocted the medicine.
At night, Zhang Yuhan secretly came to take the medicine.
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