What? All the female protagonists have systems, but I don't?

After seeing He Yuwei and Wang Qianyue off, Lin Yuan quickly organized the supplies and packed them into his backpack.

He decided to continue deeper into Savage Peak. He looked around and realized that he had been heading straight the night before, but instead he had ended up back at camp.

Fortunately, it went in circles; otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Once he was ready, he packed up and set off again.

Not far into the depths, Lin Yuan saw two corpses: Zhou Feng and Zhang Long.

Yang Gang did a really good job; he finished off all the vital areas with a stab wound: throat, heart, femoral artery in the arm, temple...

"Those who do many evil deeds will surely perish; may you not be reborn as a human in your next life."

Lin Yuan muttered something to himself and continued deeper into the area.

It was daytime, and Lin Yuan had not lost his way.

According to the original description, there is a cave deep in the Savage Peak with an entrance shaped like a skull, and what Lin Yuan wants is inside that cave.

The sun was about to set, painting the western clouds red.

Lin Yuan cleared a space, pitched his tent, and, having been traveling all day, was quite tired. With nightfall approaching, he decided to continue his journey the next day.

The Wild Man Peak under the cover of night was somewhat terrifying. The howls of wild beasts forced Lin Yuan to stay alert. If a wolf or wild boar suddenly jumped out, Lin Yuan would be unable to withstand it.

Fortunately, nothing happened overnight.

The next morning, Lin Yuan ate some food and continued his journey.

Finally, around noon that day, they found the cave that resembled a skull.

"It's really well hidden."

Lin Yuan looked at the cave in front of him. Its shape did indeed resemble a skull, concealed by weeds and dead trees, serving as a kind of camouflage. If he hadn't unexpectedly discovered a snake that had slithered into the cave and disappeared, he would have been completely fooled.

He had no idea that there was a cave entrance hidden here. Thanks to the weeds and dead trees, from a distance, it looked like an ordinary mountain wall, without any abnormalities.

Lin Yuan put on his headlamp, took out his machete in his right hand, and walked deeper into the cave.

According to the description in the original work, Lin Yuan quickly found the hidden secret room. In the secret room, there was a skeleton, which had long since decayed, and in the skeleton's hands, it held a book with yellowed pages.

"Found it, the Demonic Art of Formlessness."

Lin Yuan eagerly took the book from the skeleton's hand. He flipped through it for a long time, making sure he had memorized all the contents, before taking out a lighter and burning the book to ashes.

This is a cultivation technique called "Formless". In the original work, this technique is called a demonic technique because it has a major characteristic: after practicing it, one can absorb the essence and spiritual energy of others for one's own use, making it nourishment for one's own growth.

In the original story, he obtained this cultivation technique much later in life.

According to Lin Yuan's conjecture, it was probably because Long Haochen's strength had become nearly invincible in the later stages, and crushing his ordinary self no longer brought him any satisfaction. So, he arranged this opportunity for himself to improve his strength, allowing Long Haochen to continue crushing his grown-up self, thereby increasing his satisfaction.

However, the path of ancient martial arts is not so easy to cultivate, especially for someone who has been drained by wine and women. Therefore, he created this demonic art, which does not require him to work hard to cultivate. He only needs to continuously absorb the essence and spiritual energy of others to improve his strength.

Thanks to this technique, I used it to kill quite a few people and enhance myself.

However, whether it's demonic or divine skill, in Lin Yuan's view, it all depends on how the person who learns it uses it.

After burning the Wuxiang Gong, Lin Yuan's gaze fell on the skeleton in front of him. It was a mahogany box containing a pill that could help him cleanse his marrow and enter the path of ancient martial arts.

"Although I do not know who you are, since you possess this Formless Skill, you must be its master. Today, having learned your Formless Skill and taken your pills, I will address you as senior."

"Senior, I am Lin Yuan. I am deeply grateful for your gift today. It is a pity that you left us too soon. I have no way to repay you. Therefore, I hereby promise that I will never use this technique to do anything immoral or immoral."

Lin Yuan bowed slightly and paid his respects.

As if it had heard Lin Yuan's promise and guarantee, the skeletal figure sitting cross-legged instantly disintegrated and shattered on the ground.

This was the first time Lin Yuan had ever seen anything like this. He couldn't help but touch his nose, wondering what it meant.

Is it because you're satisfied with your promise, or not?

Never mind, now that I have the item, it's time to leave.

Lin Yuan turned his head and prepared to leave, but after taking two steps, he turned back.

“Senior, I took your things, so I should do something for you. I will collect your remains.”

Lin Yuan took out a folding shovel from his backpack, dug a hole in the ground, put the skeleton into the hole, and then covered it with soil.

After doing all this, he turned and left the cave.

It was already the third day when we officially left Savage Peak.

Yang Gang waited for Lin Yuan at the foot of Yeren Peak. When he saw his young master appear, he hurriedly walked over and took the young master's backpack.

"Master, are you okay?"

Seeing Lin Yuan's disheveled and dirty appearance, Yang Gang immediately asked him a question.

"I am fine."

Lin Yuan shook his head. He only looked rather disheveled because he couldn't wash up in the Savage Peak. There was nothing else wrong with him.

He handed the backpack to Yang Gang, but kept the mahogany box himself.

"He Yuwei, Wang Qianyue, did you send them to the capital?"

"Yes, Master."

"Okay, let's go. Let's find the nearest hotel first. I need to take a good shower; I smell terrible."

"Yes, Master."

The two got into the car and left Yeren Peak.

On the train, Lin Yuan looked at the mahogany box. He felt something was off about it, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

Before leaving the Skull Cave, he checked the mahogany box and found only a blood-red pill inside; there was nothing else unusual about it.

He examined the mahogany box, its style quite ancient. After examining it repeatedly for a long time, Lin Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He finally understood what was strange about it.

The rosewood box is about the size of a palm and about five inches high. When you open the rosewood box, the depth inside is only about three inches. If the rosewood box is not solid, then it means that there is a hollow inner layer at the bottom.

Lin Yuan immediately felt around at the bottom of the mahogany box and, sure enough, found the switch for the hidden compartment.

"I see, there's such a mystery hidden inside. However, the original text doesn't seem to mention that this mahogany box has a hidden compartment."

Lin Yuan pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head. Perhaps the original version of himself was too stupid to notice the existence of this hidden layer.

"Interesting. I'd like to see what's hidden inside."