Wang Qi's real name wasn't Wang Qi; it was a name Qin Feng made up on a whim. Of course, there wasn't a village called Wellhead Village around here either.

He concocted this story just to get closer to others.

Qin Feng was also one of the five rogue cultivators who ventured into the mountain. They were all at the Out-of-Body stage, and they came to Burial Mountain not for anything else but because, a few days ago, Qin Feng had accidentally saved an old man who was gravely injured. That old man turned out to be a Heaven's Inquiry Master, skilled in divining fate.

According to the Heaven's Inquiry Master's people, "everything has a cause and effect." Qin Feng saved the old man, and the old man, adhering to the idea of "balancing cause and effect," cast a divination for him as "compensation."

And this "compensation" was located in Burial Mountain.

As long as Qin Feng could obtain it, the cause and effect between him and the old man would be "balanced."

If he couldn't obtain it, it would mean that the cause and effect between Qin Feng and the old man were "unrelated."

Regardless, Qin Feng gathered four rogue cultivators he was somewhat familiar with and came here.

However, the journey into the mountain was not smooth. They searched the mountain for several days without any progress, and then that Black-scaled Earth Python appeared out of nowhere, chasing them into a frantic escape. Finally, they returned to the mountain late at night, only to find someone else here.

To figure out why this young man was here and whether he knew about the so-called "treasure" in Burial Mountain and intended to get there first, they faced a problem: they couldn't tell if this guy was a weakling mortal or a highly skilled cultivator.

So Qin Feng volunteered to step forward, planning to investigate first. The old man had given him a Secret Talisman that could temporarily conceal his aura and block detection. Combined with this "disguise," he now seemed like a hunter who had lived in the village for decades, making a living by hunting.

Qin Feng thought he had successfully deceived the other party, but this young man...

Now he took out an Essence Solidifying Blood Congealing Pill!

This was a seventh-grade spiritual pill!

Qin Feng's eyes widened, and his breathing became heavy! At that moment, Qin Feng felt his breath catch, his whole body trembling, as if he had become dumbfounded, completely forgetting to reach out and take the pill.

Seventh-grade, something he never dared to imagine in his lifetime.

As an Out-of-Body rogue cultivator, it meant he had no background or foundation. The best pill he had ever used was a fourth-grade one, and even that was obtained with great effort. As for a seventh-grade pill... he could only say he had seen it, and not more than five times.

But such a distant thing was now right in front of him, for him to take?

Qin Feng suddenly didn't dare to move.

Because he was thinking, anyone who could produce a seventh-grade pill was definitely not an ordinary person. Since the first idea was ruled out, only one remained.

This was someone they couldn't defeat.

Moreover, Qin Feng had keenly caught a piece of information earlier: 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 beast, which could hold its own against a Divided Spirit cultivator, was no threat at all.

Could that snake... already be dead!?

"Old Wang, why are you standing there?"

Gu Heng's voice snapped Qin Feng back to reality.

"Oh, oh!"

He shuddered and quickly cupped the pill with both hands.

The pill was crystal clear, shimmering with a faint glow. Just a whiff of it made one feel invigorated and comfortable all over. Qin Feng didn't know how potent the pill was, but the moment he got it, any lingering doubts vanished.

This was indeed a seventh-grade pill.

Just by smelling its fragrance, he could already feel a trace of its power entering his body, even starting to heal his injuries—injuries from the Earth Python beast earlier that afternoon.

Qin Feng swallowed hard in excitement.

Gu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly.

Though he was a mortal, he wasn't stingy with rewarding others, especially since Old Wang the hunter was just trying to survive. But seeing him treat this stomach-filling candy as a rare treasure, reluctant to eat it... How poor must Old Wang's life have been before?

"Old Wang, eat it, and I guarantee you'll have energy immediately, even swing your knife faster than before."

"Ah? Is that true? Well, thank you, young brother, but I'll save it and eat it slowly later."

Qin Feng quickly shook his head, tucking the pill into his clothes.

Eating the seventh-grade pill now was less valuable than keeping it as a family heirloom. Selling it was out of the question; a rogue cultivator at the Out-of-Body stage had no right to possess a seventh-grade pill. If others found out, he would surely die.

Even those guys still hiding in the woods behind him couldn't know.

"This thing isn't precious, no need to treat it like a treasure... Well, since it's yours now, I won't ask about it."

Gu Heng shook his head, thinking that the lives of the poor were even harsher than his. He was lucky to have had a few years of peace.

Not precious?

Qin Feng's mind was in turmoil.

To casually give away a seventh-grade pill, it seemed indeed not precious to him. What kind of treasure would he consider precious?

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He didn't dare to think further, fearing that greed might arise in his heart and be detected by the other party.

Fortunately, with the old man's Secret Talisman, this young man couldn't see that he was a cultivator and still treated him as a mortal. Otherwise, the atmosphere wouldn't have been so calm.

In any case, Qin Feng no longer had the courage to act rashly. As for the initial plan with those guys to "cleverly take this person's life"...

Take his life?

When a seventh-grade pill was already "not precious," and the Black-scaled Earth Python was nothing to him, how low could this young man's cultivation be? Even if it wasn't high, he was surely a noble from a major power, someone they absolutely couldn't touch.

If they did, they would surely die.

"Sir... I still don't know your name."

Qin Feng casually asked, pretending to be nonchalant.

"Gu Heng." Gu Heng picked up a small stone and wrote his name on the soft ground. "And don't call me sir, it sounds too formal. Just call me Young Master Gu."

"Oh, Young Master Gu, that's a good name, full of righteousness."

Qin Feng smiled and agreed, then couldn't help but ask, "By the way, Young Master Gu, you don't seem like someone who would venture into the mountains for a living. Why are you here so late at night..."

Gu Heng casually replied, "I'm an alchemist. I heard there are some... good herbs in the mountains, so I planned to come and take a look. You know, Old Wang, sometimes herbs aren't that easy to find."

Of course, he wouldn't tell Old Wang that he actually didn't have time to enter the city and had to make do in the mountains for the night.

In truth, for this seemingly honest and impoverished Wang Qi, Gu Heng always kept a wary eye. He had suffered at the hands of mortals before. Fortunately, with the System, he had trained a strong physique and had excellent medical skills. Otherwise, years ago, he might have been swindled to death by those cunning villains among mortals.

Don't be fooled by this guy's honest appearance. Anyone who could make a living in the mountains, surviving against wild beasts, couldn't be a good person.

Gu Heng didn't want to be robbed in the middle of the night due to excessive trust and lack of vigilance in this desolate place.

"Oh, looking for herbs."

Qin Feng nodded, not asking further.

But his heart sank, realizing that the worst possibility had indeed come true.

This Young Master Gu was here for the secret treasure in Burial Mountain!