BTTH : Emperor Yang

Wei Yang picked up the ring and carefully examined it.

It was an ancient-looking black ring, its surface adorned with simple yet mysterious patterns.

When he attempted to sense it with his soul perception, Wei Yang immediately grew excited.

"A storage ring!"

"I knew it! Someone at least at the Dou Huang level wouldn't be without a storage ring!"

"So that's how it is!"

"The senior even dug the pit in advance. After the later generations obtained the benefits outside, if they wished to bury the senior's remains, they only needed to carefully inspect this stone chamber to discover the cracks and scattered stones beneath the seat."

"If they dug open the stone pit… they would naturally find this storage ring. And when they collected the remains for burial, if they were lucky, they might even discover the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragmented Map inside the arm bones…"

"According to the original description, because of the fragmented map inside, the arm bones were slightly heavier than the other bones. If one was careful, they could notice it!"

"This… really is a well-designed setup!"

Wei Yang was at a loss for words, involuntarily glancing at the pile of bones.

This senior was clearly a seasoned old schemer.

He had calculated everything down to human nature itself.

Seriously.

Hoo—

Letting out a light breath, Wei Yang stopped overthinking and refocused his attention on the storage ring in his hand.

As his soul power extended into it—

Due to the passage of time and the fact that its owner had long perished, the ring no longer had any barriers and had become an ownerless storage ring.

So, Wei Yang encountered no resistance as his soul power easily entered a strange spatial dimension.

The space inside was roughly 300 square meters, with a height equivalent to a three-story building.

With his perception sweeping through, everything inside became clear.

There weren't too many miscellaneous items—mostly jade bottles and jade boxes.

Wei Yang examined them, but most were empty.

With a thought, he retrieved all the jade bottles and boxes that seemed to contain something—more than a dozen in total—and placed them on the ground.

Opening one of the jade bottles, he poured out only some gray powder.

Judging from the powder, this jade bottle must have originally contained pills, but due to the passing years, the medicinal properties had completely dissipated, leaving only residue.

One by one, Wei Yang opened the remaining jade bottles and boxes, finding similar results.

Whether they once held pills or medicinal herbs, the seals had loosened over time, causing the medicinal essence to dissipate, leaving only remnants.

"What a pity." Wei Yang couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

But he quickly composed himself, no longer dwelling on it.

He had already gained plenty of benefits—he shouldn't be too greedy.

Wei Yang stored everything back into the storage ring, including the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Fragmented Map, cultivation techniques, and other items.

Wearing the ring on his index finger, Wei Yang once again immersed his mind inside to check for anything he had overlooked.

Soon, he made a new discovery.

"This is…?"

With a thought, Wei Yang retrieved an ancient black scroll from within.

Unfolding it—

It was a map.

A map that emitted faint traces of a strange aura.

Wei Yang examined it carefully.

Before long, by identifying the names of certain locations on the map, he found a clue.

"This is the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and this is the Tagore Desert?"

Following the marked route, Wei Yang realized—

This was a map leading deep into the uninhabited regions of the Tagore Desert.

Perhaps it was even deeper than imagined. Based on the scale of the map, this route seemed to extend deep into the Endless Sand Sea.

That place had already surpassed the Snake-People Clan's territory and continued further for an unknown distance. Legend had it that this region was an absolute life-forbidden zone.

Such a place might not even have been explored by the Snake-People Clan, let alone by others.

Seeing this, Wei Yang couldn't help but take a deep breath and continued examining the map.

At the end of the marked route, there was a small red circle. Within the circle was a crimson skull symbol, eerie in appearance, sending a chill through the heart.

Beside the skull was a black flame pattern, flickering as though it were burning.

This black flame appeared vivid and lifelike, almost like a miniature black sun ablaze, radiating an aura of endless heat.

The faint, peculiar energy fluctuations emanating from the map originated precisely from this flame-like black sun pattern.

"A flame that looks like a black sun? This doesn't resemble any flame on the Heavenly Flames Ranking…"

"A black sun-like flame… It doesn't look like Nihility Devouring Flame, nor does it resemble Nine Serene Wind Flame, and it's nothing like Three Thousand Burning Flame… What kind of flame is this?"

"Nihility Devouring Flame can be ruled out first. It's currently in the hands of the Hun Clan, and it has already reached the peak of Dou Sheng, having taken on human form."

"Besides, Nihility Devouring Flame is ranked second, the same as Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame. Both are unique existences in the world, and at the very least, there shouldn't be a second one on the Dou Qi Continent."

Wei Yang carefully recalled the descriptions of the twenty-three Heavenly Flames in the original story but found no match.

"Could this be an entirely new, unknown Heavenly Flame?" he pondered.

It wasn't entirely impossible.

After all, the formation of every Heavenly Flame required an immensely long period. The possibility of an undiscovered one existing was not entirely out of the question.

Heavenly Flames were all mysterious in origin.

Perhaps they were remnants of flames carried by falling meteorites, or maybe they were earth flames deep within volcanoes, tempered for tens of thousands of years. Some might have even been birthed by strange lands with unique environments…

Shaped by the power of heaven and earth, a hundred years to gain spirit, a thousand years, ten thousand years to fully form.

After pondering for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Wei Yang decided not to dwell on it further. He carefully stored the map containing the unknown flame.

There was no point in thinking too much about it now. That place was located deep within the Endless Sand Sea, inside the life-forbidden zone.

He would explore it slowly when he had the strength in the future.

...

Wei Yang carefully placed the skeleton into the stone pit, then used broken stones to fill and bury it, forming a small grave mound.

After finishing, he solemnly bowed in front of the simple grave. "This junior was fortunate to receive the senior's bestowed opportunity. My gratitude knows no bounds…"

Wei Yang was indeed filled with gratitude.

This opportunity and harvest would make his future path of growth far smoother than he could have ever imagined.

Receiving the gifts of those who came before, he naturally had to be thankful.

After completing his tribute, Wei Yang stood up and began sorting through the other items in the stone chamber.

First, he stored the three piles of gold coins and jewels into his storage ring.

Then, he walked over to the flowerbed in the corner. Taking out a jade bottle, a jade box, and a small jade shovel from his storage ring, he carefully dug out the dozens of medicinal herbs and stored them properly.

Phew~

After finishing everything, Wei Yang let out a long breath, then stepped back to the stone table, frowning slightly at the Rainbow Poison Book.

After some contemplation, he ultimately decided to take the Rainbow Poison Book with him.

Along with it, he also stored away the three stone boxes and the key.

"Senior, this junior has disturbed you today and will now take his leave… I will destroy the passage outside after I leave, ensuring that no one else will disturb your eternal rest…"

Wei Yang respectfully bowed once more before turning to leave.

Upon exiting the stone chamber, he activated a mechanism.

Chi—

The stone door slowly lowered, sealing the stone chamber behind him.

Then, Wei Yang's hands glowed with Dou Qi, his fingers forming claw-like shapes as he began destroying the surrounding cave walls.

As chunks of stone fell, the stone door behind him was gradually buried.

...

It took three full days before Wei Yang finally and completely destroyed the entire deep passage, burying it entirely under an endless amount of stone.

At the cave entrance, everything was restored to its original state, erasing all traces.