Daily Intelligence, Starting Out I Obtain the Heaven-devouring Demonic Art

8: Enter the ancient tomb!When Wang Teng returned to Ancient Wind City, it was already dark.

He first took out the thunderstruck wood, intending to study it thoroughly, but unexpectedly, an anomaly occurred; the thunderstruck wood directly rooted itself into the earth.

And underground, where Wang Teng couldn’t see, the main root grew wildly, extending deeper.

Fifty meters... one hundred meters... two hundred meters... five hundred meters... after a full one thousand meters, the main root stopped only when it touched a massive ancient corpse buried deep within.

Wang Teng was unaware of all this; he had no idea that a massive ancient corpse was buried beneath Ancient Wind City.

Subsequently, the green sprout on the thunderstruck wood grew at a visible rate until it formed a willow branch about half a meter long.

”It actually rooted itself, and the original tender sprout has grown to about half a meter!”

Wang Teng muttered to himself, looking at the miraculous scene before him.

”Young Master! You’re finally back!”

”Huh? Why did Young Master bring back this dead tree root?”

Xing’er exclaimed in surprise when she saw Wang Teng return.

However, upon seeing the thunderstruck wood Wang Teng brought back, she showed a puzzled expression.

”This is thunderstruck wood, not some dead tree root; it’s extraordinary!”

Wang Teng explained.

”Oh! So it’s thunderstruck wood, but how extraordinary is it exactly?”

Xing’er asked curiously.

”Uh...! In short, it’s very extraordinary! Are the meals ready?”

Wang Teng quickly changed the subject.

In truth, he hadn’t figured out how extraordinary this piece of thunderstruck wood was, but it was a mountain treasure, so it must have an extraordinary quality that he just hadn’t discovered yet.

”They’re ready! Young Master, come and eat!”

Xing’er said.

During dinner, Xing’er propped her chin on her hands, her large, bright eyes fixed on Wang Teng, making him feel a bit uncomfortable.

”Xing’er, do I have flowers on my face?”

Wang Teng put down his chopsticks and asked.

”Young Master doesn’t have flowers on his face, but ever since Young Master came back, Xing’er feels like Young Master is different from before!”

Xing’er said.

”I’m still me, what’s different? Hurry up and eat!”

Wang Teng chuckled.

This girl Xing’er’s intuition was quite sharp.

When he left, he was still an ordinary person, but upon his return, he was already a Cultivator at the Major Achievement of the Divine Treasury Realm.

Compared to before, his current strength had increased countless times.

However, he didn’t intend to tell Xing’er.

After all, his strength had improved too quickly, so fast that it was impossible to explain.

Anyway, he wouldn’t tell anyone the System’s secret.

”Oh!”

Xing’er nodded and began to eat, but the curiosity in her eyes grew even stronger; her Young Master must be hiding some secret, but since he was unwilling to say, she didn’t ask further.

After dinner, Wang Teng studied the piece of thunderstruck wood again, but still couldn’t make any sense of it.

Then, he returned to his room to Cultivate the Human King Seal.

What Wang Teng didn’t know was that the willow branch that had sprouted from the thunderstruck wood emitted a soft glow, gradually enveloping his small courtyard.

At the same time, the Wind Thunder Eagle Wang Teng brought back made a small nest beside the thunderstruck wood, its nimble little eyes filled with curiosity and reverence for the thunderstruck wood.

The night passed quickly... [Today’s Intel 1: The Wanbao Chamber of Commerce will restock a batch of blind boxes this afternoon. Blind Box No. 36 contains a beast hide scroll. Exposing it to sunlight will grant the Cultivation method for the Movement Character Secret.]

The System’s voice echoed in Wang Teng’s mind.

”Xing... Movement Character Secret...!”

Wang Teng’s spirit was immediately roused upon hearing this.

The Movement Character Secret is one of the Nine Secrets; Cultivating it to Major Achievement grants the ultimate speed in the world.

If one’s own strength reaches a certain level, coupled with the aid of the Movement Character Secret, one can even ignore space and chase the river of time.

”I must obtain the Movement Character Secret!”

Wang Teng’s heart was firm; once he learned the Movement Character Secret, whether for pursuit or escape, he would be invincible.

[Today’s Intel 2: The Young Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect, who possesses the Bone-Corroding Evil Body, was challenged by someone and will pass through Ancient Wind City tomorrow.]

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The System’s cold, mechanical voice sounded again.

”The Young Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect actually possesses the Bone-Corroding Evil Body! This is practically an experience package delivered to my doorstep!”

Wang Teng’s eyes brightened.

The Young Sect Master of the Nine Hells Evil Sect was not a good person; Wang Teng would have no psychological burden in devouring and refining his Bone-Corroding Evil Body.

”Blind Box No. 36 won’t arrive until the afternoon! Then I’ll go to that Ancient Tomb in Dayu Mountain first!”

Wang Teng quickly made a decision.

He had already distributed all his gold, silver, and Spirit Stones to the disaster-stricken villagers of Shi Nian Village; he was now penniless.

Currently, an Ancient Tomb had been unearthed in Dayu Mountain, next to Ancient Wind City, so it was a good opportunity to make some money first.

Just half an hour later, Wang Teng arrived at Dayu Mountain.

Then, he saw two shadowy figures emerge from a grave robber’s hole.

”Damn it! This Ancient Tomb is built like a maze; after so long, we still haven’t found the main tomb chamber!”

”Yeah! Not only is it built like a maze, but there are also a large number of traps, mechanisms, and tomb-guarding beasts inside. We’ve already lost quite a few men, and I don’t know if we should continue digging?”

The two dust-covered figures said with serious expressions.

Just then... ”Gang Leader...! We... we found it! We found the correct passage to the main tomb chamber!”

A voice full of joyful excitement sounded from inside the grave robber’s hole.

”What? You found the correct passage to the main tomb chamber?”

Sun Dashan, the Earth Dragon Gang Leader, was instantly invigorated upon hearing this. Without hesitation, he quickly descended into the grave robber’s hole, re-entering the Ancient Tomb.

Wang Teng, who was hidden nearby, also moved quickly.

Because he possessed the Ancient Tomb map, Wang Teng did not enter through the grave robber’s hole dug by the Earth Dragon Gang and others.

Instead, he came to a mountain stream and jumped directly into the water.

Within this stream, there was a secret passage leading to the Ancient Tomb.

Through this secret passage, Wang Teng quickly entered the interior of the Ancient Tomb.

First was the maze area, which was interconnected in all directions, with traps and mechanisms everywhere. In some places, there were even powerful tomb-guarding beasts.

However, for Wang Teng, who had the Ancient Tomb map, none of this was an issue.

He could pass through without triggering the traps and mechanisms.

The locations of the tomb-guarding beasts were also clearly marked on the Ancient Tomb map, so Wang Teng could completely bypass them.

Although Wang Teng entered the tomb later than the Earth Dragon Gang, he arrived at the main tomb chamber before them.

However, to enter the main tomb chamber, one still had to pass through a powerful killing array.

This still posed no threat to Wang Teng, and he entered the main tomb chamber with great ease.

Inside the main tomb chamber... a stone coffin was suspended in the Void Realm by four chains.

Moreover, the surface of the stone coffin was covered with suppression runes, and the walls around the main tomb chamber were also hung with densely packed yellow paper Talismans.

”This... it shouldn’t reanimate, right?”

Wang Teng looked at the exaggerated scene before him, a sudden unease stirring in his heart...