Within the Li family's residence, Fang Chen's pavilion was still brightly lit.
Music Novel.
Fang Chen was sitting on a stool, conversing with Ancestor Bronze.
"Ancestor, the Western Divine Thief has left." Fang Chen hadn't sensed the Western Divine Thief at all. He hadn't even been able to sense his aura.
So if Ancestor Bronze hadn't said that, Fang Chen wouldn't have known.
"Yes, he's left." Ancestor Bronze smiled.
"Ancestor, what kind of method does the Western Divine Thief have to be able to enter my spatial ring?" Fang Chen couldn't figure it out.
Once a spatial ring was bound by blood, no one other than the owner could enter it.
Even peak experts wouldn't be able to enter unless they completely destroyed the spatial ring.
But if he couldn't enter the spatial ring, then what method did the Western Divine Thief use to steal other people's belongings?
"This Pirate Sage of the Western Region must have obtained the legacy of some great bandit. This sort of legacy has a special technique that allows them to let their souls enter a spatial ring for a little bit before using their souls to retrieve items." Old Master Bronze explained.
Fang Chen was startled. He hadn't expected the Ancient Sword Continent to have such an inheritance.
If it was possible to cultivate such an inheritance, then it would truly be inconceivable.
"Ancestor, how did you know?" asked Fang Chen.
"To tell you the truth, when I was young, my reputation as a great thief spread far and wide. In front of me, the Western Divine Thief was just an ant," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen was startled. His eyes were filled with shock.
He hadn't expected Ancestor Bronze to have cultivated a great thief's inheritance when he was young. It was no wonder he could easily block the Western Divine Thief's methods.
Crash.
Just as Fang Chen was lost in thought, a yellowed book appeared in his spatial ring and landed in Fang Chen's hand.
"This is …"
Fang Chen was a bit puzzled.
"The Western Divine Thief wanted to steal your things, but in the end, he went for wool and came home shorn.
This is the Great Thief Inheritance that the Thief Sage of the Western Region cultivated. I stole it while I was at it, "Ancestor Bronze explained.
Fang Chen was completely speechless. Indeed, the older, the wiser.
The Western Divine Thief Saint wanted to steal from Fang Chen, but Forefather Bronze, who was also a peerless thief, stole his most precious item.
If Old Ancestor Bronze knew about this, he would definitely be heartbroken.
"Ancestor, can I cultivate this thief's inheritance?" asked Fang Chen.
"I don't mind if you cultivate the Great Thief's Inheritance because it has its limitations.
Your talent in the Sword Dao is very good. Just focus on pursuing the Sword Dao, "said Patriarch Bronze.
Fang Chen nodded and put the yellowed book into his spatial ring. He would not think about it for now. He would read it when he had time in the future.
After that, Fang Chen continued to study the Lightning Talisman.
Lu Lianxue, who was dressed in purple tights, appeared once again in a secluded courtyard in Kaiyang City.
This time, it was the Western Divine Thief Saint who had taken the initiative to contact her. Even Lu Lianxue didn't know what was going on.
Pushing open the door and entering the courtyard, Lu Lianxue saw the Western Divine Thief Saint sitting on a stool. His face was filled with anger.
"Master, why did you call me over?" asked Lu Lianxue with a faint smile.
"Lianxue, do you really not know about Fang Chen's origins?" A terrifying golden light shot out of the Western Divine Thief Saint's eyes as he stared at Lu Lianxue. It was like he wanted to see through her.
Lu Lianxue was a little surprised to be asked such a question. She immediately asked, "Master, has something happened?"
The Western Divine Thief Saint stared at Lu Lianxue for a long time. When he saw that she wasn't lying, he shook his head slightly. "There is a peerless expert behind this Fang Chen. If possible, you have to form a good relationship with him."
"Master, what did you discover?" asked Lu Lianxue.
Something must have happened. Otherwise, the Western Divine Thief Saint wouldn't have warned her like this.
The Western Divine Thief Saint shook his head. "You can go back."
Lu Lianxue nodded and turned to leave.
Seeing Lu Lianxue leave, the Western Divine Thief Saint's face twisted. He said coldly, "He stole my Great Thief Legacy Tome."
The Western Divine Thief Saint was filled with anger when he said that.
No one knew the importance of the Great Thief Legacy Tome better than him. But thinking about it carefully, to be able to steal the tome without him knowing, it was enough to show just how great of a thief this person was.
"Looks like I've met my match," thought the Western Divine Thief Saint.
Fortunately, he had already memorized all the contents of the tome. Otherwise, the loss would really be too great.
Every time he thought of the peerless thief behind Fang Chen, the Western Divine Thief Saint would give up on attacking Fang Chen.
What kind of joke was this? To be able to hide from him so easily, this person was definitely not an ordinary person. He was sure that a martialist with such powerful stealing skills was definitely not Fang Chen.
Therefore, there must be an expert behind Fang Chen.
"I can't go find Fang Chen anymore. Otherwise, the plan will be ruined." After saying that, the Western Divine Thief Saint made the decision to leave Kaiyang City.
Fang Chen didn't know that the Western Divine Thief Saint was actually a little afraid of him after losing the Great Thief Legacy Tome. He left Kaiyang City in the middle of the night.
At this moment, Fang Chen was studying the Thunderbolt Talisman.
Before the Western Divine Thief Saint arrived, he had already studied half of it. Now, he continued to study it.
Finally, after two hours, Fang Chen had thoroughly studied the Thunderbolt Talisman.
At this moment, Fang Chen's palm gently pinched the Thunderbolt Talisman. Suddenly, a wild Thunderbolt Aura emerged.
However, unexpectedly, the Thunderbolt Talisman didn't turn into ashes. In other words, although Fang Chen had pinched the Thunderbolt Talisman, he didn't activate it.
Just after the Thunderbolt Aura appeared, another Aura quietly appeared.
This Aura floated in front of Fang Chen's eyes and kept changing. Finally, it directly drilled into Fang Chen's mind.
Ah!
Fang Chen shouted. He felt his soul tremble.
Immediately after, Fang Chen felt dizzy. It was as if many things had suddenly appeared in his soul.
He tried hard to open his eyes and stay alert. He wanted to know what had happened.
"What's going on?"
Fang Chen's head was dizzy and listless.
At this moment, the golden heart was beating rapidly. An invisible Aura drilled into the heart and invaded his soul. Suddenly, Fang Chen felt that his soul was no longer trembling. He instantly felt refreshed.
"What happened just now?" Fang Chen was very puzzled.
Then, he checked his soul. What he did gave himself a fright.
"What is this?"
Fang Chen saw that a picture had appeared in his soul. This picture had complicated lines that he couldn't understand.
"Kid, this is a soul map," said Ancestor Bronze.
"Ancestor, this is a map?" asked Fang Chen.
"Kid, your luck isn't bad. You actually obtained a soul map from a spirit-grade talisman." Ancestor Bronze laughed.
Upon hearing Ancestor Bronze's words, Fang Chen instantly understood. His eyes widened as he watched the scene unfold before him in disbelief.
"Could it be that this soul map is a treasure map?" exclaimed Fang Chen.
"This soul map was clearly carved into this Thunderbolt Talisman by a supreme expert using some special method," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen was completely shocked. He had never thought that the Thunderbolt Talisman he had bought at the auction would actually contain a treasure map.
"However, this treasure map is incomplete," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen was startled, and then a trace of helplessness appeared on his face. He had been very excited to obtain a soul map, but now he had been told that it was incomplete.
An incomplete map meant that only by gathering the complete map would he be able to find the treasure.
"It seems there's no hope." Fang Chen shook his head helplessly and tossed the Thunderbolt Talisman into his spatial ring.
"That's not necessarily true. Your luck is so good. Perhaps you'll be able to find other treasure maps in the future," said Ancestor Bronze.
Fang Chen nodded when he heard that. He could only resign himself to fate.
It would be good if he could obtain it, but it didn't matter if he couldn't. In any case, he had originally been aiming for the Thunderbolt Talisman. Now that the soul map had been imprinted into his soul, he could still use the Thunderbolt Talisman.
"Ten thousand top grade spirit stones. It was worth it."
Fang Chen whispered. "If Hun Yu knew that there was an incomplete treasure map within the Thunderbolt Talisman, would he go crazy?"
After pondering for a moment, Fang Chen stopped thinking about it.
There were no clues in the vast Five Elements State. How could it be so easy to obtain the remaining treasure map? He could only rely on his luck.
Putting the matter of the treasure map aside for the time being, Fang Chen had to sort out the other items he had obtained from the auction house.
In the next moment, Fang Chen took out the Intermediate Puppet and observed it carefully.
Fang Chen had used the Intermediate Puppet before, so he was very familiar with the usage of the Intermediate Puppet.
"With this Intermediate Puppet, it can even withstand a full blow from a Third Level Spiritual Vortex Realm martial artist. It's a pity that it's a one-time use item," Fang Chen thought to himself.
After playing with the Intermediate Puppet for a while, Fang Chen placed it in his spatial ring and took out the mysterious knife.
The handle of the knife was bright red, like the blood of a human martial artist. There were some carvings on the bright red handle.
"What exquisite carvings," Fang Chen muttered to himself.
Disregarding everything else, just the appearance of the knife was enough to make many martial artists unable to put it down.
A good knife was hard to find.
When Fang Chen held the bright red handle, he realized that the carvings on it were squirming rapidly.