There was a praying mat in the center of the metal palace. This praying mat looked very simple. It seemed to be where Black Dragon had cultivated when he was alive.
However, Fang Chen suddenly discovered that the praying mat was a bit strange. Logically speaking, Black Dragon should have left behind a huge sum of money after all these years, but he couldn't find it even after searching the entire Black Dragon Castle.
Fang Chen thought of a possibility. Black Dragon Castle had a secret room, and Black Dragon had hidden his wealth in that secret room.
Thus, Fang Chen looked for a mechanism on the walls of the metal palace, but his search was fruitless. His gaze just happened to fall on the praying mat.
"Could the mechanism be on the praying mat?"
Fang Chen gently walked over to the praying mat. He stretched out his hand and slowly placed it on top of the praying mat.
"En."
After placing his hand on the praying mat, the praying mat didn't move in the slightest. This made Fang Chen a bit suspicious.
"Could it be that I was wrong?"
Fang Chen whispered. However, Fang Chen didn't give up. He crouched down and carefully examined the praying mat.
After a while, Fang Chen finally discovered that the praying mat was different. This praying mat was actually able to rotate. If Fang Chen hadn't carefully examined it, he wouldn't have noticed.
Creak
Fang Chen's hand gently pressed against the praying mat. Then he exerted a bit of force and rotated the praying mat.
The moment the praying mat rotated, a creaking sound rang out. Fang Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that the eastern wall had caved in. A stone door had appeared out of thin air.
"It really is here."
Fang Chen was overjoyed. He immediately stood up and quickly entered the stone door.
As soon as he entered the stone door, Fang Chen was dumbfounded.
"This …"
Fang Chen looked at the huge secret room and the mountain of wealth. For a moment, he couldn't get used to it.
"So many spirit stones, spirit grasses, and weapons." Fang Chen was incomparably excited. Even his breathing was a bit hurried.
This wealth was too enormous. It took Fang Chen a full two hours to sort through it all.
"There are tens of millions of spirit stones. Just how much wealth did Black Dragon leave behind when he was alive?" Fang Chen solemnly said.
Tens of millions of middle grade spirit stones, spirit grasses, pills, weapons, and cultivation techniques added up to over a hundred million.
Even the Qingfeng Sword Sect couldn't take out a hundred million middle grade spirit stones. At this moment, Fang Chen was completely excited.
If the Fang family had so much wealth, they would definitely be able to rise in power within a few years. By then, the Fang family would not even be afraid of the giant Wind Sect in Cyan Cloud County, let alone the small Ye family.
After his excitement, Fang Chen calmly said, "This wealth must not be discovered by others."
If anyone were to find out about this wealth, it would definitely lead to a bloodbath. By then, even the Qingfeng Sword Sect might not be able to get their hands on it, let alone the Fang Clan.
Therefore, Fang Chen planned to secretly transport these riches back to the Fang family.
"This wealth is too great. A mid-tier spatial ring won't be able to contain it all," Fang Chen said softly.
"It seems that I need to get a high-grade spatial ring."
Since the spatial ring couldn't take these things away, Fang Chen planned to go back to buy a high-grade spatial ring and then come back to take away the wealth.
"I must buy a high-grade spatial ring in the shortest time possible."
Thinking of this, Fang Chen immediately left the secret room and closed the door. Finally, he left the Black Dragon Castle.
Before Fang Chen left, he left Captain Sha Zhao and the Bloody Skull in the Black Dragon Castle to guard it in case it was discovered by others.
When Fang Chen returned to Black Cloud City, the first thing he did was to give the Saint Herb to his uncle. Then, he left the Fang Mansion and went to a Chamber of Commerce in Black Cloud City.
In the Black Cloud Branch, Fang Chen directly told the staff what he wanted.
"I need a high-grade spatial ring," Fang Chen said.
"What high-grade spatial ring?" The staff thought he had misheard and asked again.
Fang Chen nodded. The staff's expression immediately changed. Then, he respectfully said to Fang Chen, "Sir, the high-grade spatial ring you want to buy is too precious and expensive, so I need to ask our president."
Fang Chen nodded. The staff immediately left.
Not long after, the staff member returned. Accompanying the staff member was a middle-aged man. This middle-aged man had a tyrannical aura around him.
"I was wondering who it was. So it's Sir Fang who wants to buy a high-grade spatial ring," the president said with a smile. He recognized Fang Chen as soon as he appeared.
"That's right. I need a high-grade spatial ring," Fang Chen said bluntly.
As the president of the Black Cloud Branch, he naturally had a close relationship with the Fang Family. The president recognized Fang Chen at a glance, but he didn't understand why Fang Chen wanted a high-grade spatial ring.
It had to be known that high-grade spatial rings were very expensive. Even some Qi Transformation Realm experts couldn't afford one.
Let alone Qi Transformation Realm experts, even the Fang Family wouldn't be willing to buy a high-grade spatial ring.
"A high-grade spatial ring is very expensive. Are you sure you want to buy it?" the president probed.
"I need one," Fang Chen said calmly.
Seeing Fang Chen's expression, the president slowly said, "Our Black Cloud Branch only has one high-grade spatial ring."
"Tell me the price," Fang Chen said.
The president nodded and said, "One hundred million low-grade spirit stones."
Fang Chen nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take it."
One hundred million low-grade spirit stones was equivalent to the entire Fang Family's annual income. If it was converted into mid-grade spirit stones, it would be one million.
Even the current Fang Chen only had two million mid-grade spirit stones.
However, thinking of the wealth of over a hundred million mid-grade spirit stones in the Black Dragon Castle, it was all worth it.
The president didn't expect Fang Chen to agree so readily. Hearing Fang Chen's words, his body trembled with excitement.
"Young Master Fang, you're not joking, right?" the president asked excitedly. If this deal was successful, it would bring great wealth to the Black Cloud Branch.
Crash!
Fang Chen took out one million mid-grade spirit stones from his spatial ring and handed it to the president.
"It's actually mid-grade spirit stones."
Seeing this, the president exclaimed.
Although low-grade spirit stones could be exchanged for mid-grade spirit stones, under normal circumstances, no one would exchange mid-grade spirit stones for low-grade spirit stones on the market.
Therefore, martial artists who could take out mid-grade spirit stones were all experts.
At this moment, Fang Chen did not even blink as he took out a million mid-grade spiritual stones, which shocked the president.
After recovering from his shock, the president hurriedly handed the high-grade spatial ring to Fang Chen.
"Young Master Fang, this is the high-grade spatial ring. Keep it well." The president said cheerfully.
This spatial ring had the same appearance as a mid-grade spatial ring. It was pitch black. After Fang Chen dripped blood on it to bind it, he instantly discovered the space inside.
Fang Chen formed a small space inside the high-grade spatial ring. The area was very large, enough to store the wealth of the Black Dragon Castle.
"Okay."
Fang Chen nodded and immediately prepared to leave.
However, at this moment, the president had already put away the million mid-grade spirit stones. He smiled and said to Fang Chen, "Young Master Fang, if you need anything in the future, feel free to come to our Black Cloud Branch. We'll definitely give you a discount."
Fang Chen nodded and left.
When Fang Chen appeared in the Black Cloud Mountain again, it was already a day later.
Fortunately, nothing happened during this day. Captain Sha Zhao and the bloody skeleton had been guarding the Black Dragon Castle.
Seeing Fang Chen return, the two cupped their hands in greeting.
Fang Chen nodded and then quickly entered the metal palace. He opened the mechanism and entered the secret room.
"Collect!"
Fang Chen's face revealed a wild smile. In an instant, he collected all the wealth into his spatial ring.
"My Fang family's rise is just around the corner." After doing all this, Fang Chen sighed in his heart.
He hadn't thought that he would accidentally obtain such a huge amount of wealth. He was truly too lucky.
However, just as Fang Chen was about to leave, a faint sound suddenly entered his ears.
In an instant, Fang Chen discovered that in the center of the secret room, there was a crack in the ground.
"What's going on?"
A fiendish aura came out of the crack. Fang Chen was a bit shocked.
"Roar!"
Fang Chen's bestial roar came out of the crack. Moreover, this crack was still growing.
"Could it be that there's something sealed below? Did I accidentally open the seal?" Fang Chen exclaimed.
In the next moment, a blood-red figure slowly crawled out of the crack.
Fang Chen was shocked. He immediately called the bloody skeleton and captain Sha Zhao over. When the two of them arrived, that powerful pressure instantly disappeared.
"Master, it's the captain of the Yellow Spring Sect," said the bloody skeleton.
Fang Chen's expression was grave. "How strong is he? Can the two of you defeat him?"
"Master, he's one of the one hundred and eight captains, Captain Dream Demon. At his peak, he was extremely powerful. However, he seems to have yet to recover from his injuries. The two of us are confident we can defeat him," said the bloody skeleton.
"Alright, just defeat him. Don't kill him," said Fang Chen.
When he learned that the blood-red figure crawling out of the crack was Captain Dream Demon, Fang Chen had an idea. That was to control Captain Dream Demon.
"Captain Sha Zhao, Captain Blood, why are you here?"
As soon as Captain Dream Demon came out, he noticed the two of them. His body was surrounded by a blood-red aura.
"Captain Dream Demon, we sensed you here, so we came," said Captain Sha Zhao.
"Have the other members of the Yellow Spring Sect encountered you?" asked Captain Dream Demon.
"Not yet. Captain Dream Demon, you seem to be injured," said the bloody skeleton.
Captain Dream Demon was about to speak when he suddenly saw Fang Chen behind the two of them. He frowned and asked, "Who is he?"
"He is."
While they were talking, the bloody skull and Captain Sha Zhao stepped forward and said, "Master."
The moment they said that, Captain Sha Zhao and the bloody skeleton erupted with power and joined hands to attack Captain Dream Demon.