I am dying of old age, and I have awakened to the character of longevity.

Now, let's talk about Xie An and Zhang Lin, who hurried back to the black market with their horses.

The journey was smooth, and no accidents occurred.

As the biggest winner tonight, Xie An knew the source of the immortal treasure and how to open the immortal treasure box.

He couldn't wait to go back, take out the immortal treasure, and study it to confirm the truth of what the Plum Blossom Freak had said.

As soon as he arrived at his courtyard, he saw Liang Zhi greeting him with concern, "Boss, you're finally back.

We were all worried about you."

Xie An noticed the concern in Liang Zhi's eyes and felt comforted.

He nodded and said, "I'm fine.

You guys go and do your work.

Oh, and have the men increase patrols."

After dismissing Liang Zhi, Xie An closed the courtyard door and went to the kitchen, pretending to light a fire and cook.

After the smoke rose, Xie An turned over the area next to the stove where the water tank was placed, pried open a piece of bluestone brick from the ground, and took out a linen bag from below.

Opening the bag revealed the immortal treasure box.

Seeing this box again, Xie An's mood was quite buoyant.

"I thought opening the box required a physical key, but I didn't expect it to require practicing the Jade Illuminating Skill..."

He lowered his head and carefully observed the lock eye, which was the size of his little finger.

The more he looked at it, the more he felt that something was wrong with the lock eye.

First of all, the lock eye was particularly large, and the size ratio with the lock body was very mismatched.

It looked very abrupt no matter how you looked at it.

Furthermore, the shape of the lock eye was also not quite right.

It really looked like the shape of a person's little finger.

Xie An had lived in this world for more than thirty years and was an old appraiser, proficient in the styles of locks from previous dynasties.

But he had never seen such a strange lock eye.

An absurd idea couldn't help but be born in his mind: Cultivate the Jade Illuminating Skill and directly stick your little finger into the lock eye... and twist it open with a 'click'?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this might be the case.

"The hole in this lock eye does look like it's for sticking a little finger in..."

"According to the Plum Blossom Freak, the Jade Illuminating Skill was originally a health-preserving exercise, but later it was improved by cultivators into a martial arts skill.

I'm also proficient in health-preserving exercises and practice them quite well, so why not give it a try?"

With this thought, Xie An's heart became expectant.

He didn't directly stick his little finger in, after all, this immortal treasure had a great origin.

What if sticking it in triggered some mechanism inside the lock, causing it to 'click' and break his finger... that would be a greater loss than gain.

Although his finger was not as precious as his 'second brother,' breaking one was not a fatal matter.

But it was better not to break it if he could avoid it.

Xie An found a wooden stick, used a dagger to shape it into the shape and length of a little fingertip, and then gently poked it in.

At the same time, Xie An carefully listened to the movements inside the lock eye.

The process of poking it in was very smooth, and he didn't encounter any obstacles.

Xie An slowly turned the wooden stick based on his feeling.

Although he felt it was unlikely to open, he still held a ten-thousandth of expectation, hoping to hear the 'click' of the lock opening.

Even if it couldn't be opened, it would be valuable if he could deduce some information about the lock eye.

Just then—

Click!

Xie An could hear that this was not the sound of metal inside the lock eye, but... the sound of the wooden stick being broken.

This really startled Xie An, who was afraid that it would trigger some other mechanism of the immortal treasure box.

He quickly threw the immortal treasure on the ground and took two steps back to observe vigilantly.

He stared at the immortal treasure box for a long time and didn't find any other mechanisms being triggered, so he felt relieved.

He picked up the immortal treasure box again and knocked on the lock body, and half of the wooden stick fell out from inside.

The position where it was broken was like a smooth cut, as flat as a mirror.

It was as if there were some sharp blades in the lock eye that had cut the wood in half.

This made Xie An feel a burst of fear: It was a good thing he was cautious enough, if he had directly stuck his thumb in... he didn't dare to think about it.

After suppressing his emotions, Xie An reviewed what had just happened: He felt that when the wood was poked in, he did encounter some obstacles, and he needed to hook it or press it something like that to be able to open the lock eye.

Not to mention that the Jade Illuminating Skill is extremely difficult to obtain, even if you get it, I'm afraid it will take a long time to be effective.

It may take ten years, or even decades...

After all,大佬like Li Changchun and Old Master Tang had cultivated the Jade Illuminating Skill for a lifetime, but in the end, they did not find the immortal opportunity.

It can be seen that although the Jade Illuminating Skill is good, the difficulty of cultivation is also extremely great.

Thinking of this, Xie An couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion.

Although the immortal treasure is good, the time it takes to open it... is too long.

Although Xie An now has the life of longevity and temporarily has more than thirty-three years left.

But in order to open an immortal treasure, to endure a few years or more than ten years, is also a very uncomfortable thing.

In the slow years, where can ordinary people have such great patience?

Fortunately, Xie An has a stable mentality and quickly adjusted, and began to consider another problem.

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"Li Changchun is known as the former dynasty's 天子门生and is also a high disciple of the National Religion, Changsheng Sect.

Why did he bring the immortal treasure into the tomb?

Li Changchun has cultivated the Changchun Skill, I wonder if he has opened the immortal treasure?"

"The Plum Blossom Freak said that only Li Changchun's two personal disciples have seen the immortal treasure, and it was these two disciples who buried Li Changchun.

Why didn't these two disciples take it away themselves?

This is an immortal treasure... a treasure that the entire Corpse Refining Hall is going crazy to get."

Thinking like this, Xie An felt that this immortal treasure was probably not simple.

At least it was not as good as outsiders imagined.

Maybe there were some flaws or hidden dangers.

Otherwise, why didn't Li Changchun's two disciples take the immortal treasure away themselves?

Why did they hide the location of Li Changchun's tomb?

Then, a thought sprouted in Xie An's mind that frightened even himself: Could there be some demons or evil spirits imprisoned in this immortal treasure?

Hiss.

Xie An took a deep breath and became less calm.

He even had the idea of throwing away the immortal treasure, but in the end, he was still reluctant.

"There is no reason to throw away an immortal treasure that has been obtained.

What's more, this immortal treasure can change the water when placed near the water, helping me accelerate the cultivation of health-preserving exercises.

Let's just think of this immortal treasure as a potion."

After making up his mind, Xie An buried the immortal treasure box back under the water tank.

Covering the bluestone brick, and adding the fact that the ground next to the water tank is prone to moisture, the traces of renovation will soon be stained with water droplets, and truly no traces can be seen.

Immediately, Xie An scooped a spoonful of water with a gourd ladle and drank it in large gulps.

"Sure enough, placing the box next to the water tank will cause the water to change over time."

After a night of tossing and turning, Xie An was already exhausted.

Once the excitement of the immortal treasure passed, he was even more overwhelmed by fatigue.

After swallowing a large spoonful of water, a warm current slowly appeared again.

Most of the fatigue in his body dissipated.

Xie An sat down cross-legged on the strip-shaped bench and began to circulate the Fetal Respiration Skill.

"As long as I cultivate the Qi sensation, I can go to Tangjiabao to seek that opportunity... the Jade Illuminating Skill!"

After this incident in the Chen Mansion, Xie An realized that the matter of the immortal treasure involved a great deal.

Fang Baiyu was also involved.

If Fang Baiyu found that the immortal treasure was gone, who knows how much commotion he would cause.

Xie An was also waiting for Fang Baiyu's further actions...

Although Xie An asked himself if he had done it impeccably, he also understood that these were just small tricks.

There was nothing to be too happy about.

Only by holding enough power can one have the trump card to deal with unexpected events, and this is the right path for one to step into longevity.

If one's strength is sufficient, one can sit firmly on the fishing platform, no matter how the storm rises.