Eternal Life: I Can Control My Essence Qi-Chapter 185 - 159: The Mystery of Wan He and the Grand Auction

"Is that so..."

Zhang Yao's expression changed subtly, and he said:

"Since it's such a grand event, I naturally cannot miss it. I shall go with you."

Since Lord Haihe would also be there, there wasn't much to worry about.

Once at the Celestial Treasure Tower, he would stay close to Lord Haihe, ensuring his safety was still guaranteed.

The biggest problem would be exposing his identity as a cultivator of the Scripture of All Transformations and True Nature, but given his current strength and status, it wasn't much of a concern.

"That's great then."

Peng Yue Xian laughed heartily upon hearing this and readily agreed.

After the group set a time to depart together, Zhang Yao opened the Treasure Vault to exchange the necessary treasures and valuable items for them.

After Old Peng and the others took their leave, Zhang Yao sat in his cave dwelling, took out several Storage Bags, and began checking them one by one:

"I should also organize the things on me properly..."

Over the years, the items he carried had increased significantly, and he had more than one Storage Bag with him.

Especially after taking charge of the Haihe Association, some Spiritual Artifacts and spoils of war were sold through the channels of his commerce association, and he purchased many Spirit Pills and precious treasures.

Combined with numerous valuable treasures listed in the Treasure Vault, they were all stored in his Storage Bags, making space even more insufficient.

"Hmm?"

After checking for a while, Zhang Yao suddenly noticed something, paused, and revealed a strange expression:

"I almost forgot...there's a living person in the least-used Storage Bag!"

As he thought of this, a human figure appeared out of thin air on the ground of the cave dwelling.

A figure bound tightly by slender silver-gray ropes lay horizontally on the ground, without any breath or heartbeat, like a clay statue.

This was Feng Dujuan, who was captured alive by Zhang Yao years ago after stealing from the Black Jade Ore Vein and bound by the Life and Death Rope. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Three years have passed:

Feng Dujuan remained in a semi-dead state, with her longevity truly dwindling, though her thoughts were completely frozen at the moment she fainted.

Under the effect of the Life and Death Rope, no matter how long she stayed awake intermittently, her consciousness and memory retained the impression that only a brief moment had passed.

"This woman is quite unlucky..."

Zhang Yao glanced at Feng Dujuan lying on the ground, with a slight sense of lament in his expression.

This woman was the trigger that intensified the conflict between the Du Bu Alliance and the Haihe Association years ago, ultimately leading the situation to an unforeseen direction.

If not for her being captured for stealing the ore vein, there wouldn't have been the subsequent public challenge issued by Du Bu Daoist, gathering numerous Foundation Establishment masters to face off against the Haihe Association.

If that were the case, Lord Haihe's secret agents wouldn't have detected the abnormality in Du Bu Daoist's mind, perhaps just a few days later, everything could have been different.

But there's no 'if' in the world, the surprise attack on the Water Mansion completely changed the situation in the Fang Continent and Kang Continent, as well as many people's fates.

Yet, the culprit of all this was almost forgotten by everyone, even Zhang Yao almost forgot about her.

"I wonder what her feelings will be when she wakes up and finds that the Feng Family is gone, the Du Bu Alliance has collapsed, and even Du Bu Daoist has died..."

Thinking of this, Zhang Yao chuckled dryly but had no real intention of waking her up.

"Just right, let me experiment with the Soul Searching Secret Technique!"

He reached out and grasped Feng Dujuan's body, placing his five fingers on her skull, deploying the Soul Searching Secret Technique.

Over the past three years, he had finally gathered a relatively good Soul Searching Secret Technique through the Haihe Commerce Association's channels, having practiced it proficiently, but hadn't had the chance to try it yet.

"Sss!"

The powerful Divine Thought pierced into Feng Dujuan's Divine Soul, breaking through an intangible barrier, delving into her Sea of Consciousness.

Under the power of the Life and Death Rope, the semi-dead Feng Dujuan had no ability to resist, all memories were pried open, like pages of a book waiting to be flipped through.

"Hmm..."

Zhang Yao flipped through for a while, suddenly his expression changed, discovering an interesting scene:

"So this woman was originally an opportunistic mistress..."

Feng Dujuan was quite old, evident from her appearance.

But about a hundred and seventy or eighty years ago, when she was still a Qi Refining Cultivator, she was quite lovely, relying on acting as a concubine to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, selling her charms to rise up.

And the name of that Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Zhang Yao happened to have heard of—Daoist Wanhe.

Back when he was mingling in the Li Kingdom, he had heard of the reputation of this Daoist Wanhe, but before he went to the Li Kingdom, Wanhe had died of old age, and the Wanhe Alliance he established had disintegrated because of it.

"As expected, Daoist Wanhe was indeed from Da Li."

"I wonder what kind of people he provoked, making him flee to the remote regions like the Li Kingdom..."

Zhang Yao sighed with emotion, not really surprised.

The Foundation Establishment Cultivators of small countries like Wei Kingdom, Li Kingdom, Cang Kingdom often found cultivation difficult and were relatively poor.

Some were dragged down by their sects or noble families, unable to leave their homeland; but some Loose Cultivators, despite having established their foundation, were still willing to stay in these small countries, often having questionable backgrounds.

The typical example was the Luori Alliance Leader from Wei Kingdom, a remnant of the Pingdu Sect, not daring to mix in the Da Li Cultivation Realm, and could only hide in Wei Kingdom.

"Hmm?"

Zhang Yao continued flipping through her memories, soon his gaze narrowed.

In Feng Dujuan's memories, Daoist Wanhe was quite a mysterious character, of unclear origins, suddenly vanished one day.

After she managed to establish her foundation through the remains left by Daoist Wanhe, she intentionally inquired to find out that Daoist Wanhe's identity as a Demon Cultivator was exposed, forcing him to flee Da Li and whereabouts became unknown.