Xu Fei finally opened the shutter and hurried straight to the safe.
For the items Xu Fei had entrusted to them, the staff had responsibly placed them directly in the safe.
Xu Fei quickly opened the safe and took out the box containing the Phoenix Tail Jade Ring.
“Wait a second, something feels off. I think I’d better go upstairs.”
Xu Fei, who had been about to combine the two items, was suddenly struck by a strange intuition.
Choosing to trust this gut feeling, he swiftly closed the shutter from the inside, then took the two pieces of raw jade upstairs.
After shutting the lounge door, Xu Fei let out a breath, holding the Phoenix Tail Jade Ring in one hand and the Dragon-Shaped Jade Pendant in the other.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Fei was astonished to find that, perhaps due to the craftsmen’s ingenious skill, the two pieces of jade could fit together perfectly!
Since that was his goal all along, Xu Fei didn’t hesitate and merged the two pieces.
In an instant, the entire lounge was filled with radiant light.
Xu Fei’s intuition had been spot on. If he’d chosen to combine the jades openly in the downstairs hall, the commotion would’ve surely drawn outside attention, possibly leading to police hauling him off for investigation.
Even in this small room, Xu Fei could tell the disturbance was significant.
The dazzling light, which filled the entire space, initially swirled aimlessly.
Then, as if guided by fate, it began to gather, eventually forming a painting that appeared in mid-air.
“What… what does this mean? Could it be a treasure map?”
Though the glowing image hovered near the ceiling, it was, perhaps for secrecy, so unclear that even at close range Xu Fei couldn’t make it out.
Fortunately, the image didn’t betray him. Though hard to see, it ultimately transformed into a golden beam and shot into Xu Fei’s mind.
“So, the Phoenix Tail Jade Ring and Dragon Head Jade Pendant were hiding such a secret?”
The glowing image didn’t vanish after entering Xu Fei’s mind but revealed some secrets to him.
The information it marked was, as Xu Fei had guessed, indeed a treasure map.
But this map was far more profound than it seemed on the surface.
It concealed a treasure so immense it could shake the entire world of cultivators!
This explained why, even at such close range, the glowing image remained blurry.
The original owner had deliberately designed it this way, fearing villains might obtain the Phoenix Tail Jade Ring and Dragon Head Jade Pendant.
Without being chosen by the glowing image, even possessing both jades wouldn’t grant access to the treasure!
Even Xu Fei couldn’t help but marvel at the original owner’s clever ingenuity.
But then it hit him.
“Doesn’t this mean I’m the treasure’s owner now?”
Xu Fei barely had time to rejoice before something inside him grew restless.
The vast true qi left behind by the glowing image’s formation was like natural nourishment for the yang energy.
Xu Fei didn’t resist, sitting cross-legged to slowly absorb it.
