I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 30: Secrets Hidden in the Burial Mountain

Wang Qi's real name is not Wang Qi; it's a name Qin Feng made up on the spot. Of course, there is no village called Jingtou Village around here.

He made up those words just to get closer to me.

Qin Feng was one of the five rogue cultivators who entered the mountain. They were all at the Nascent Soul stage. They came to this burial mountain for no other reason than that a few days ago, he accidentally saved a seriously injured old man, who turned out to be a master of divination.

According to the people of the Astrologer group, "everything has cause and effect." He saved the old man, and the old man, holding the idea that "cause and effect cancel each other out," gave him a divination as a "reward."

The "reward" is located in this burial hill.

If Qin Feng obtains it, the karmic connection between him and the old man will be "balanced." If he fails to obtain it, it means that the karmic connection between Qin Feng and the old man is "completely unrelated."

Regardless, Qin Feng gathered four of his more familiar rogue cultivators and brought them here.

Their journey into the mountains was fraught with difficulties. After searching for several days without any progress, the black-scaled earth python suddenly appeared out of nowhere and chased them in a desperate escape. Finally, late at night, they went up the mountain again, only to find that there was still someone there.

To find out why this young man was there, and whether he also knew about the so-called "treasure" in this burial mountain and intended to get there first, the problem was that they couldn't tell whether this guy was a weak mortal or a highly skilled cultivator.

So Qin Feng volunteered to show himself and planned to investigate first. The old man gave him a secret talisman that could temporarily conceal his aura and prevent detection. With this "disguise," he now looked like a hunter who had lived in the village for decades and made a living by hunting.

Qin Feng thought he had successfully deceived the other party, but this young man... now produced a Qi-Consolidating and Blood-Gathering Pill!

This is a Grade Seven Spirit Pill!

Qin Feng's eyes widened, and his breathing became labored! At that moment, Qin Feng felt like he was having difficulty breathing, his whole body was trembling, and he was completely dumbfounded, forgetting to reach out and take the pill.

The seventh rank was something he never dared to even dream of in his life.

At the Nascent Soul stage, he was still a rogue cultivator, meaning he had no background or resources. The best ordinary pills he had ever used were of the fourth grade, and that was only after much effort. As for the seventh grade pills... he could only say that he had seen them, and not even five times.

But something so distant is now right before his eyes, at his disposal?

Qin Feng suddenly stopped moving.

He reasoned that anyone capable of producing a seventh-grade pill was no ordinary person. Since the first possibility had been ruled out, only one remained: someone they couldn't defeat.

Moreover, Qin Feng had just keenly caught a piece of information: the person in front of him had also encountered the black-scaled earth python, but he seemed completely unconcerned. It was as if, to him, that demonic beast, which could fight a Nascent Soul stage cultivator to a standstill, was not a threat at all.

That snake...could it be dead?!

"Old Wang, what are you standing there for?"

Gu Heng's voice instantly brought Qin Feng to his senses.

"Oh, oh!"

He shuddered and quickly held the pill in both hands.

The pill was crystal clear, shimmering with a faint luster. Just one whiff of it made one feel energetic and comfortable all over. No one knew how powerful the medicine was, but the moment Qin Feng got his hands on it, all doubts vanished.

This is a genuine seventh-grade elixir. He could already feel a trace of its medicinal power entering his body just by smelling its fragrance, and it was healing his injuries—the very injuries he had sustained this afternoon from the earth python demon beast.

Qin Feng swallowed hard, his voice trembling with excitement.

Gu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Although he was just an ordinary man, he was not stingy with rewarding others. Moreover, the old hunter Wang in front of him was also trying to survive. But looking at him, he was holding the sugar pills for filling his stomach as if they were rare treasures, looking at them over and over again, and reluctant to eat them... How poor must the old hunter Wang have been in the past?

"Old Wang, if you eat this, I guarantee you'll have strength right away, and you'll be able to swing your knife faster than before."

"Huh? Is that really true? Thank you very much, young man. But I'll save it for later."

Qin Feng quickly shook his head and stuffed the pill into his pocket.

He should keep this seventh-grade pill as a family heirloom rather than eat it now. Of course, selling it is absolutely out of the question. A rogue cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage is not qualified to possess a seventh-grade pill. If others find out, he will surely die.

They couldn't even find out about the guys still lying in ambush in the woods behind them.

"This thing isn't valuable, why treat it like a treasure... Fine, since I've given it to you, it's yours, I won't ask about it anymore."

Gu Heng shook his head, thinking that the lives of the poor were even worse than his, and that he was quite lucky to have had so many years of peace and quiet.

Not precious?

Qin Feng's mind was in turmoil.

He can give away seventh-grade pills so casually, as if he doesn't value them at all. What kind of treasure could be so precious?

He didn't dare to think any further, afraid that he might develop some greed in his heart and that the other party would notice.

Fortunately, thanks to the old man's secret talisman, the young man couldn't tell that he was a cultivator and still treated him as a mortal. Otherwise, the atmosphere probably wouldn't have been so peaceful.

In short, Qin Feng no longer dared to act recklessly. As for the plan he initially discussed with those guys to "outwit this person and take his life"...

To take his life?

Seventh-grade pills are already considered "not precious," and the Black-Scaled Earth Python doesn't even bother with them. So how could this young man's cultivation level be low? Even if it's not high, he must be a nobleman from some powerful force. They absolutely cannot touch such a person.

If you move, you will surely die.

“Young... sir, I don’t know your name yet.”

Qin Feng casually inquired about it, pretending to be nonchalant.

"Gu Heng." Gu Heng casually picked up a small pebble and wrote his name on the soft ground. "Also, don't call me 'Mr.,' it sounds rather old-fashioned. Just call me 'Young Master Gu.'"

"Oh, Mr. Gu, that's a good name. It has a strong sense of righteousness."

Qin Feng smiled and agreed, then couldn't help but ask, "By the way, judging from Young Master Gu's appearance, he doesn't seem like someone who would go into the mountains to make a living. Why is he here so late at night..."

Gu Heng casually said, "I'm an alchemist. I've heard there are some... good medicinal herbs in these mountains, so I'm planning to go in and take a look. Old Wang, you know how it is; sometimes these medicinal herbs aren't so easy to find."

Of course, he wouldn't tell Lao Wang that he actually didn't have time to get to the city and could only spend the night in the mountains.

In fact, Gu Heng always kept a close eye on Wang Qi, who seemed honest and lived a poor life. Gu Heng had suffered losses at the hands of mortals before. Fortunately, he had the system, which allowed him to develop strong bones and excellent medical skills. Otherwise, a few years earlier, he would have been tricked to death by those cunning villains among the mortals.

Don't let his honest appearance fool you. He's the kind of guy who goes into the mountains to make a living and fights wild animals.

Gu Heng didn't want to be robbed by these unruly people in this remote and impoverished place in the middle of the night because he was completely unprepared and trusted them too much.

"Oh, looking for medicine."

Qin Feng nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

His heart skipped a beat, knowing that the worst-case scenario had indeed occurred.

This young master Gu came specifically for the secret treasure hidden in the burial mountain!