Night Fall.
Although darkness shrouded the entire Blue Lake Town, the atmosphere was still bustling with activities.
The night market and the red district are exceptionally crowded with people.
Amid the wintry air of autumn, many red lanterns lighten up the roads.
A white flash was silently moving from the roof of one building to another; the speed at which it moves was so fast that ordinary Body Refining cultivator wouldn't discern anything out of place.
However, if one somehow managed to recognize the shape of this silhouette, they would think it was a beast because the white flash has something that resembles tails on its back.
This white flash was Zhu Dingxiang.
He was currently leaping from one roof to another, just like a flash of light; his silhouette appeared and disappeared every time his feet touch the roof tiles.
'Let's see, the way to the Wei resident was probably this way?'
'Oh men, there are so many houses here. Since the Wei family is the most powerful, I guess their residence would also be the biggest?'
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'Hehehe.'
It takes a while, but he finally arrived at Wei's residence.
A few hours ago, while he was thinking about the lack of money for tomorrow's auction, Zhu Dingxiang decided to go and "borrow" some since it's more convenient that way.
Renowned as the most powerful family of Blue Lake Town, Wei's residence were massive.
As he arrived at his destination, Zhu Dingxiang restrains his tails from releasing starlight sparkles. After observing the area for a while, he silently sneaked into the site.
'I can't believe that this place is so huge; it's even bigger than the Qiao's place.'
Because it was his first time doing something like this, Zhu Dingxiang was exceptionally excited. Every step he took, he could feel his blood rushing.
After all, even though he didn't fear being discovered, it wouldn't be good to spill blood unnecessarily if he could avoid it.
Many servants are patrolling around the place, holding torches; they moved in groups of seven.
'A thief should behave like a thief.' He thought.
As his elegant figure landed on the ground, he noiselessly traversing through many buildings and gardens before appearing before the most conspicuous wooden building.
'Since this house is the biggest, the treasure is probably here, right? I should check it first.'
Zhu Dingxiang activated his Spirit Eyes, then begin exploring the main house curiously. The main building of Wei's residence was large, about hundreds of square meters? He doesn't know.
On top was a big sign saying 'Main Hall.'
Immediately, his view has become like a bird's, looking from above. He could perceive the whole place. With the increase in his cultivation, his Spirit Eyes were getting even more helpful. Not only could he see through walls, but he could also see through cloth at a close range...
'Ahem.'
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The main hall was spacious and decorated with many luxurious pieces of furniture, expensive pottery, painting, and calligraphies hanging on the wall.
It only takes a few minutes before he scans through everything; he didn't found anything out of place.
'There is no hidden passage here.'
Feeling a little bit disappointed, Zhu Dingxiang left the main hall and looking elsewhere. But of course, he only goes after he stuffed everything he could see inside his storage ring.
Zhu Dingxiang doesn't care; he takes whatever he could. While an ordinary storage ring is only several meters square inside, his storage ring was so big that it was almost endless.
An Emperor Rank storage ring was, of course, different.
If it wasn't for the building connected to the ground, heck, he might have taken the whole place away.
Before long, he arrived at a spacious courtyard; he has accidentally eavesdropped from some of the servants that this place was the courtyard of the town mayor, Wei Li himself.
'There is two Stage 7 Body Refining guarding this place, well not that it would make any difference in front of me.'
'Wei Li is not here at the moment. Heh.' He thought with a smug face.
Along with the silence ensuing the darkness, he quietly walks in with light footstep. Zhu Dingxiang starts searching around and as expected. There was a secret entrance behind a stone wall leading underground.
The twitch to open the stone door was beneath an ordinary floor tile. If it wasn't for his spirit eyes, Zhu Dingxiang might have to break in by forces.
As he opened the stone door, a long stair leading downward appeared. There was no light; the secret entrance looks dark, just like a black abyss. In the few spots of the stair, he discovered a few traps and hidden poisonous arrows.
If someone else sneaked in here instead, their carelessness might skewer them like a porcupine once they set off the hidden traps. But these traps were child's play and posed no threat to him.
A defensive formation protected the door into the treasure room. It was the most simple and lowest of its kind.
From reading the book [Introduction to Formation for beginners], he has a little knowledge about this thing.
Touching the door lightly with his hand, Zhu Dingxiang was able to see the flow of energy of the formation with the help of his Spirit Eyes. There are five pieces of jades hidden deep inside the surrounding stone wall. It only takes him a moment to destroy them.
"Well, that's easy."
As Zhu Dingxiang entered the treasure room, his eyes lit up.
The room was small; on the wall were inlaid with lots of luminous stone, which lighted the place with their radiance.
Before his eyes laid an adequate number of treasures and gold coins, stored neatly in boxes, glittering and shimmering with brilliance.
"So many!"
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There were tens of thousands of gold coins stored in wooden boxes. There are also actually a few decent weapons placed on the wooden shelves; two are (Low-tier) Mortal- Rank while the rest is just regular forged weapons.
There is also some cultivation manual and technique; Zhu Dingxiang guessed that this much be some of the most important ones since there are only a few here and their quality is not bad at all.
[Healing Grass.]
[Grade: (Low-tier) Mortal Rank.]
[Description: A spiritual plant with healing properties, can be consumed directly to heals wounds...]
...
[Blood Ginseng.]
[Grade: (Peak-tier) Mortal Rank.]
[Description: 500 years old Blood Ginseng. Can be used in alchemy or could be consumed directly to replenish lost blood essence and vitality...]
[Spiritual Bamboo.]
[Grade: (Low-tier) Mortal Rank.]
...
[Seven Colored Poison: (Peak-tier) Mortal Rank.]
[Description: a poison extracted from a Seven Colored Snake, extremely venomous...]
...
[Spirit Stone: Low grade.]
[Description: A stone contains a small amount of pure spiritual Qi...]
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"Blood Ginseng! This is something pretty good; it can strengthen Blood Qi; if I consume it, I could probably be able to break through to the Peak of Stage 3 Qi condensation realm."
...
"So many things. Thievery is truly the fastest way to riches, hehehe."
Zhu Dingxiang giggles in happiness as he proceeded to stuff everything into his storage ring. Although it's just his second time doing this kind of works, he already resembled an expert.
After a moment, the place was left empty...
"I should probably go now; a good burglar should come and go without a trace. It would be unprofessional if I get discovered."
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Leaving Wei Li's courtyard, he then goes to the Wei's martial art library. Although the place was guarded by Stage 9 Body Refining Elder, Zhu Dingxiang easily sneaked inside and ransacked everything.
Just as he was about to leave, he ponders for a moment but then ultimately decides to stay a little more and find Wei Chao. Having heard all the nasty rumors, he wants to teach that perverted bastard a lesson.
However, after discovering Wei Chao's room and seeing what was inside, Zhu Dingxiang ended up killing the bastard instead.
Remembering how the Seven colored poison turns Wei Chao's body into puddles of blood, he could still felt his tails shivering.
'Such vicious poison.'