Chapter 1572: 1571: Duped and Deceived

Chapter 1572: Chapter 1571: Duped and Deceived

“This seal isn’t very powerful; Ximen Family Head can break it easily with just one palm.”

Feng Wuchen shrugged his shoulders.

“The cave wouldn’t withstand my palm, so I must trouble the young master of the Dragon God to help break the seal,” Ximen Xuanzi said with a light smile. With his cultivation level, even if he could break the seal, the cave might collapse.

“Alright.” Feng Wuchen nodded and then walked forward.

“Jueqing, when I use the power of space to speak, help me divert their attention, just for an instant,” Feng Wuchen transmitted to Jueqing as he walked toward the stone table.

“Master plans to swap them out?” Jueqing immediately understood upon hearing and exclaimed with joy in his heart, “Master is really clever, looking like he’s giving them something good, but actually not intending to give anything at all! This move is brilliant! Haha!”

“Master can rest assured,” Jueqing quickly transmitted back.

Feng Wuchen had already prepared an identical storage ring and an Immortal Decision scroll.

Approaching the stone table, Feng Wuchen activated the power of space, gently pressing his palm against the edge of the sealing formation.

The moment his palm approached, the sealing formation emanated a green light, like a barrier, protecting the storage ring and scroll.

“The sealing formation is indeed marvelous; the owner of the cave is not simple,” Feng Wuchen couldn’t help but marvel.

“Who’s there?” At the moment Feng Wuchen spoke, Jueqing suddenly shouted.

In that instant, Ximen Xuanzi and the others were immediately drawn to it, and at that moment, Feng Wuchen used the power of space to swap the treasures within the sealing formation.

Without a trace.

“Jueqing, did you see it wrong? Who else is here?” Feng Wuchen asked in confusion, pretending to look around.

“Master, just now I seemed to see a black shadow, and it disappeared instantly,” Jueqing said with full seriousness, an Oscar-worthy performance.

“Nobody’s here.” The powerhouses of the Ximen family were also looking around.

Ximen Xuanzi slightly furrowed his brow. Being always vigilant, he felt something was off.

He glanced at the stone table and, seeing the seal still intact, finally felt more at ease.

“Paranoia,” Feng Wuchen shot a sideways glance at Jueqing with annoyance.

“Break!”

Feng Wuchen re-engaged with the sealing formation, and after a moment, he let out a low shout, and the sealing formation on the stone table disappeared.

“Thank you, young master of the Dragon God!” Someone excitedly thanked him, immediately storing the storage ring and scroll in their own storage ring, as if afraid Feng Wuchen would snatch them away.

Ximen Xuanzi kept watching until the storage ring and scroll were stored in his people’s storage ring, and only then did he fully relax.

Feng Wuchen’s expression remained unchanged, as if he didn’t care at all, but he was already overjoyed inside.

“Behind that door should be the Heavenly Dao Life Chart.”

Gazing at the stone door of the cave, Feng Wuchen took out the Crystal Bead and walked forward.

“It seems the young master of the Dragon God did not deceive me after all.” Seeing the groove and the Crystal Bead in Feng Wuchen’s hand, Ximen Xuanzi felt completely at ease.

“Ka!”

Feng Wuchen placed the Crystal Bead into the groove, and the stone door gradually opened to the sides.

Everyone’s attention was drawn to it.

Inside the stone door, a withered corpse sat cross-legged, its origins unknown.

The cross-legged dry corpse had a roll of special material fabric on its knees.

“Heavenly Dao Life Chart!” Feng Wuchen and Ximen Xuanzi exclaimed at the same time, excitement written on their faces.

“Mr. Ximen, please,” Feng Wuchen smiled faintly, then stepped back a few steps.

Ximen Xuanzi was extremely cautious; with a grab in the air, the Heavenly Dao Life Chart was pulled over and then opened for inspection.

“It truly is the Heavenly Dao Life Chart! Without a doubt!” Ximen Xuanzi became increasingly excited.

“Mr. Ximen, can I take a look? As said before, I just want a quick glance, so I hope Mr. Ximen won’t go back on his word,” Feng Wuchen said with a faint smile.

“Young master of the Dragon God, you jest. Since the young master has sincerely cooperated, I naturally will keep my word,” Ximen Xuanzi laughed heartily, handing the Heavenly Dao Life Chart to Feng Wuchen.

It was evident that from breaking the sealing formation to distributing the treasures, Feng Wuchen’s actions had dispelled Ximen Xuanzi’s wariness of him.

Feng Wuchen opened the Heavenly Dao Life Chart, observed it carefully, and memorized it.

Feng Wuchen said he only needed one glance because he needed to remember the cultivation methods on the Heavenly Dao Life Chart. As for whether he needed the chart itself, it no longer mattered to him.

Giving the Heavenly Dao Life Chart to Ximen Xuanzi also avoided unnecessary danger.

“I can’t understand it at all. What magic cultivation method is this? It’s a complete waste of time,” Feng Wuchen shook his head after memorizing it, tossing it back to Ximen Xuanzi like throwing away garbage.

“Mr. Ximen, take your time to study it. It’s truly disappointing. Mr. Ximen, you’d better leave quickly. The people from Tianzun Divine Palace may come at any time,” Feng Wuchen said with a face full of disappointment as he left, kindly offering a reminder.

“Master, are you really giving it up?” Jueqing asked, reluctantly glancing at the Heavenly Dao Life Chart before following him out.

Jueqing’s acting was top-notch, so flawless that no one could see through it.

Ximen Xuanzi did not stop him. Looking at the Heavenly Dao Life Chart, he frowned, “Indeed, I can’t understand it. It’s extremely complex. The young are impulsive and lack patience, which is quite normal.”

However, Ximen Xuanzi did not know that without the first roll of the Heavenly Dao Life Chart, this second roll was useless even if studied for centuries.

Even more unknown to Ximen Xuanzi was that the other two rolls of the Heavenly Dao Life Chart were with Feng Wuchen, and Feng Wuchen had already cultivated the first and third rolls; he just needed the second roll.

Once the second roll was cultivated, the three rolls of Heavenly Dao Life Charts could be fused, and then he could comprehend the magical cultivation methods.

These were things Ximen Xuanzi would never know in this lifetime.

…

Leaving Hades’ Grotto, Feng Wuchen and Jueqing returned to the Dragon God Palace at the first opportunity.

“Master, did you really give the Heavenly Dao Life Chart to the Ximen family?” During the journey, Jueqing asked in confusion. The treasure that everyone wanted, Feng Wuchen gave away without a second thought.

“Without the first roll, the second roll is useless. Besides, I’ve remembered the cultivation method, so why would I need it? Isn’t it better to gift it to Ximen Xuanzi as a favor? Otherwise, how could we have left so smoothly?” Feng Wuchen said with a faint smile.

“I see.” Jueqing nodded, then asked, “Master, what about the storage ring and that scroll?”

“They fell into my hands without a trace,” Feng Wuchen grinned.

“So, Master had everything planned from the start, which is why you took the two scrolls first. Impressive!” Jueqing praised continuously.

Feng Wuchen shook his head and said, “I decided to take it without hesitation when I saw the words ‘Divine Art’ on one of the randomly placed scrolls.”

“What? Divine Art?” Jueqing’s eyes widened in surprise.

“That’s right! The Divine Art, and the storage ring, both belong to me. They only ended up with the completely useless Heavenly Dao Life Chart,” Feng Wuchen said with a mischievous smile.