Chapter 130: Illusions Play with Hearts
Second Young Master Zhao shivered and instinctively thought about resisting.
But considering the unfathomable strength of the other party, he chose to surrender.
Feeling the cold gaze scanning him, Second Young Master Zhao put on a mournful face and said, "Alright, senior!"
Then, he performed a technique.
The rock pillar rumbled and rose from the sea, and Second Young Master Zhao, hanging his head, said dispiritedly, "Senior, please!"
After saying that, he walked into the rock pillar through the central staircase embedded within.
Li Fan swept his divine sense around.
After studying the jade slip for over a year, he was no longer ignorant of formations.
Inside the rock pillar, there were only a few simple water and dust-cleansing formations, with no traces of attack formations.
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It was clear that Li Fan was overly cautious.
The rock pillar could be described as quite rudimentary.
Most of it was storage rooms for the collected items.
Leading Li Fan, Second Young Master Zhao came to a relatively spacious room.
In the middle was a large table with what seemed to be a miniature model of the Cong Yun Sea.
"Senior, please sit."
Stammering, Second Young Master Zhao said with difficulty.
Li Fan calmly sat down, looking at Second Young Master Zhao's pale face, and said, "Should I ask one question at a time, or will you honestly confess?"
Second Young Master Zhao opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but could only force out a smile uglier than crying. "Senior, I don't know what I need to confess!"
Li Fan snorted coldly, and the Insect Binding Technique was activated again.
Second Young Master Zhao was immediately restrained.
Controlling the Azure Flame Illusionary Spirit, a visible cold air spread from the ground, like an icy blue snake, slowly crawling onto Second Young Master Zhao.
In an instant, Second Young Master Zhao's lower body was frozen into blue ice crystals.
"I wonder, with your cultivation, can your body recover after being shattered into ice shards?" Li Fan said with some curiosity.
Fear flashed in Second Young Master Zhao's eyes, but soon, he forcibly suppressed it.
He never wanted to experience that again!
"Now, do you know what you should confess?" A nightmare-like voice sounded beside his ear, making Second Young Master Zhao tremble all over. He felt that the other party's tricks of manipulating the human heart were truly terrifying!
"I'll talk, I'll talk!" He shivered and said repeatedly, fearing that Li Fan would actually destroy his entire collection.
The two returned one after the other, with Li Fan sitting and Second Young Master Zhao obediently standing on the side.
Second Young Master Zhao opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating.
After a long time, Second Young Master Zhao nervously began, "Junior Zhao Erbao, a local cultivator from the Cong Yun Sea. Sixty-eight years old this year..."
Li Fan's face darkened, and he quickly interrupted, "Who asked you to confess this? I'm asking you, what's the use of the things you've collected? Where is the place you mentioned?"
"Why don't you use a storage ring for transportation and insist on using a flying boat to move things personally?"
With each question, Zhao Erbao's body trembled.
After Li Fan finished asking, Zhao Erbao, with a bitter face, said, "Senior is truly formidable; nothing can be hidden from you."
He paused, seeming to organize his words.
After a moment, he hesitated and said, "The reason why this junior has spent a lifetime collecting these antiques is that, when I was still just a mortal, I discovered a secret."
"A secret?" Li Fan looked at Zhao Erbao with interest, waiting for him to continue.
Zhao Erbao nodded. "The Zhao family, generation after generation, has been in the antique business. Influenced since childhood, I've always been interested in these relics salvaged from the deep sea."
"Perhaps due to natural talent, I can easily distinguish between genuine antiques and imitations."
"So, the family gradually entrusted me with all the identification work. I could also come into contact with numerous relics every day."
"Therefore, I gradually discovered a secret hidden in the dust of history."
"The Cong Yun Sea seems to have once harbored a lost civilization."
Zhao Erbao's expression became serious, and his eyes narrowed as if he were recalling something.
"This civilization has an extremely distinctive style, markedly different from other eras in the Cong Yun Sea."
"All the relics stored in this base belong to this civilization."
Li Fan nodded slowly. "What's special about this civilization? Although these items have some age, they seem to be just ordinary things. They shouldn't be of much use to you, a Qi Condensation cultivator."
"These items themselves are indeed not very valuable. The real treasures lie in what they carry," Zhao Erbao said.
"Do you know, senior, that the bottom of the Cong Yun Sea is littered with ruins of buildings?"
Turning the conversation abruptly, Zhao Erbao suddenly asked.
