Shen YunYao's words fell, and Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao looked at Shen BoTian with questioning eyes.
"No!"
Shen BoTian shook his head. "A phantom array, when encountered by top experts, can be easily seen through. Moreover, the empty scene just now was not something I or your father intentionally created, it was purely coincidental!"
"Coincidental?"
Hearing Shen BoTian's words, Shen YunYao became even more confused.
"Yes!"
Shen BoTian sighed slightly, a hint of emotion in his voice. "I didn't expect that this place, due to decades of absence, would even have dust that could behave like this..."
As he spoke, Shen BoTian walked to a wooden cabinet in the room. "The scene just now was probably because of this!"
"Stones?"
The few of them walked closer and saw three goose-egg-sized, gray-white stones that Shen BoTian was pointing at. Runes were carved on the stones.
"These three stones are called Qi Concealing Stones. They were a gain from my and your father's initial exploration of the tomb near Black Wind Ridge when we first arrived at this ancient ruin."
"Although the Qi Concealing Stones look ordinary, they have a very special function. They can be used for camouflage to protect certain special items!"
"This camouflage is different from an array, nor is it a drug that causes hallucinations... It's more like a natural force, as if it were always this way... I can't describe it precisely..."
"If I hadn't known the original appearance of this place beforehand, and the existence of the Qi Concealing Stones... I would have also just assumed this place was empty, with nothing here!"
Shen BoTian explained rapidly.
"Good stuff!"
Looking at the Qi Concealing Stones casually placed on the counter, Ye Feng couldn't help but murmur.
Earlier, Leng Yue had specifically warned him that the Spirit Nourishing Ganoderma must never be taken out carelessly, as it could bring great disaster.
But that item was a legendary divine medicine that could revive the dead and flesh, and it also had miraculous effects on nourishing the spirit. Last time, Xiao Xiao was attacked mentally by Joseph, and she recovered quickly... He didn't want to keep it in his spatial warehouse forever...
"Here, take it!"
No sooner had Ye Feng spoken than Shen BoTian's voice rang out.
As he said this, he picked up the three Qi Concealing Stones and handed them to Ye Feng.
"Thank... Thank you!"
Ye Feng was slightly taken aback, but in the end, he accepted it, as the item was indeed very important to him.
Afterward, Ye Feng and Xiao Xiao began to walk around the secret chamber, looking around curiously. Shen BoTian stood quietly in the center of the chamber, looking around with a nostalgic expression.
As for Shen YunYao, after her initial curious exploration, she stopped in front of a table.
On the table was a yellowed photograph. It showed a little girl around four or five years old, standing next to a young man. The two of them bore some resemblance, and it was indeed a young Shen Lang and a child Shen YunYao...
Looking at the photograph and her father in her memory, tears welled up in Shen YunYao's eyes...
...
"Yao Yao, Ye Feng, come here for a moment!"
After a long silence in the secret chamber, Shen BoTian spoke again.
As Ye Feng and the other two walked up to Shen BoTian, he was in the process of moving a large black box from under the cabinet.
The entire exterior of the large black box was covered with all sorts of strange symbols, resembling arcane runes, yet not quite. It was also locked with chains.
"Yao Yao, this large black box is what your father left here. It's likely related to his disappearance!"
Shen BoTian said to Shen YunYao, then turned to Ye Feng. "Ye Feng, this large black box should be related to you, or rather, your lineage!"
"I..."
Hearing this, Ye Feng was speechless.
He had inexplicably transmigrated to this strange world, and Shen BoTian, presenting a strange black box, claimed it was related to him...
"According to what Yao Yao's father said, he received this large black box from someone who was on the verge of death..."
"That person was also a descendant of an ancient clan. He asked Yao Yao's father to guard this black box carefully. Before he died, he kept murmuring words like 'demon, beware of demons'..."
"Before I could ask for more details, Yao Yao's father left in a hurry..."
Under Ye Feng's bewildered gaze, Shen BoTian sighed and explained.
"Is that so!"
Ye Feng frowned, a lot of confusion filling his mind, especially regarding that so-called ancient clan...
"Clang! Rattle! Clang!"
Under the watchful eyes of Shen YunYao, Ye Feng, and Xiao Xiao, Shen BoTian took out a key, unlocked the chain, and removed it.
Then, Shen BoTian took a deep breath and slowly opened the black box.
As everyone watched intently, a golden, rune-covered, exquisitely carved chalice appeared in their sight.
"Huh? It's a cup?"
"It looks like one for drinking red wine, except it's not transparent, it's golden yellow!"
Xiao Xiao's surprised voice rang out.
"Grandpa, this large black box seems to only contain this golden chalice... And the golden cup it's holding also seems a bit off, it feels awkward..."
After examining the inside of the large black box, Shen YunYao said, a little puzzled.
"Indeed!"
Ye Feng chimed in, "Judging by the indentation in the soft lining of the box, it should have held a rectangular item... But instead, it's a golden chalice..."
"This... golden chalice... might be the legendary Holy Grail..."
Shen BoTian squatted down slightly, observing the golden chalice in the black box for a while, then spoke slowly.
"Holy Grail?"
Hearing this, Shen YunYao, Ye Feng, and Xiao Xiao all turned questioning eyes towards Shen BoTian.
"Mhm!"
Shen BoTian nodded. "The Holy Grail is a legendary object with divine power, a divine artifact... It is said that drinking the water from the Holy Grail can grant immortality..."
As he spoke, Shen BoTian's hand flashed, and a tattered, ancient-looking parchment appeared in his hand.
He placed the parchment on the table, unfolded it, revealing a pattern identical to the golden chalice. "Before, I thought this was just a legend... I didn't expect it to be real..."
"This..."
Ye Feng and Shen YunYao exchanged glances, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.
"Based on what Joseph said earlier, what Yao Yao's father obtained should be related to the Dark God Book... But what's in this black box is the legendary Holy Grail..."
"However, judging by the indentation in the box's lining... it seems more fitting to have held a book..."
Shen BoTian murmured, staring at the inside of the black box.
"Uh, excuse me... what the heck is the Dark God Book?"
Ye Feng asked Shen BoTian with a puzzled look. He remembered that Joseph had also mentioned it.
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