I am the villain in the book

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, when Yang Liu Shi woke up, the morning sun had already fully risen, and golden sunlight spilled into the room, creating a refreshing atmosphere.

Watching Wei Changtian sitting at the table, playing with a golden bead, seemingly lost in thought, Yang Liu Shi turned over, lying on her side in bed, and softly asked:

“Husband, is that the bead you took from the lotus seat yesterday?”

“Yes, it’s a relic of a Buddhist.”

Wei Changtian got up, poured a glass of water, and walked over with a smile to hand it to Yang Liu Shi.

“Yes, it contains extremely refined internal force.”

“I asked someone about it yesterday, and it’s true that Buddhist relics have the effect of condensing internal force, but normally they shouldn’t be able to break through the second-grade limit.”

“But the purity of the internal force within is far beyond what a second-grade can compare to, it should be related to that lotus pond.”

Without hiding anything, Wei Changtian quickly explained his “research results” to Yang Liu Shi.

In fact, his guess was already very close to the truth about the Qi-gathering array, which made Yang Liu Shi stunned after listening.

“. So, the purpose of that tomb was to condense internal force?”

“It should be, probably something the Buddhists created to try and break through to the first grade.”

Wei Changtian nodded: “It’s a pity that it’s been blown to nothing, otherwise we could have studied it more carefully.”

“Break through to the first grade...”

Yang Liu Shi's expression changed slightly to surprise, and her gaze at the golden bead became more excited.

“Husband, if you absorb the internal force in this relic, wouldn’t you be able to...”

“Don’t think about such good things.”

Wei Changtian interrupted with a smile: “With such pure internal force, who knows what will happen after absorbing it.”

“This matter can’t be rushed, let’s talk about it later.”

“Oh, that’s right.”

Blinking her eyes with some regret, Yang Liu Shi then realized that things were not so simple.

Although the internal force stored in the relic was obviously beyond the scope of the second grade, it definitely didn’t mean that absorbing it would break through to the first grade.

Otherwise, the Buddhists would have a large number of first-grade masters long ago.

Moreover, there was a great risk in this matter. If the dantian couldn’t withstand such pure internal force, it might end up being a case of more harm than good.

Therefore, as Wei Changtian said, everything had to be considered carefully...

“Alright, don’t be so dejected, we didn’t lose out this time anyway.”

On the other side, seeing Yang Liu Shi looking disappointed, Wei Changtian smiled and comforted her: “Don’t forget there are still those thousand-odd lotus petals.”

“That’s right!”

Yang Liu Shi instantly perked up again: “Those are all treasures too!”

“Yes, containers that can store internal force, their value is immeasurable.”

Wei Changtian nodded, using the word “immeasurable”.

This was really not an exaggeration.

At least for now, the value of those lotus petals was definitely not much smaller than life-saving tools like the Pure Jade Pendant.

Although they were “one-time use”, once the internal force in the lotus petals was used up, it was gone and could not be replenished.

Although the amount stored in each lotus petal was not much, only equivalent to the upper limit of a fourth-grade martial artist, Wei Changtian, a second-grade martial artist, would need twenty or thirty petals to fill his dantian.

However, it was, after all, the only treasure besides the “Heavenly Essence Pill” in the system that could replenish internal force.

As long as this kind of thing was used well, one piece was enough to reverse the outcome of a battle, or even life and death.

And if there were enough of them, it would be equivalent to having an eternally inexhaustible “endless dantian”...

“By the way, once your injury is healed, these lotus petals will all be handed over to you for safekeeping.”

Thinking of this, Wei Changtian suddenly smiled at Yang Liu Shi: “Wan’er manages our family’s gold and silver, and you manage our family’s treasures, how about it, I’m not biased, right?”

“Ah! Am I going to manage them?”

Upon hearing this, Yang Liu Shi immediately felt strength coming back to her body.

She knew that Wei Changtian never cared about these trivial matters, and those lotus petals would definitely have to be entrusted to someone else for safekeeping.

And since her husband was letting her keep them, wouldn't that mean he trusted her the most?

Her originally pale face gradually flushed with a hint of red, and Yang Liu Shi’s appearance at this moment was not much different from when Xu Qingwan earned a large sum of money.

She didn’t decline, and after saying a few words like “This servant will definitely keep them safe”, she happily pondered where to hide the lotus petals.

But Wei Changtian looked down at the golden relic in his hand again, and his heart was not as excited as Yang Liu Shi's at the moment.

On the one hand, he had already been excited yesterday.

On the other hand, he saw some other things hidden behind these lotus petals—

Yes, it was worth being happy to get so many treasures.

But it should be known that if that tomb was really the work of the Buddhist sect, then it undoubtedly represented that the Buddhist sect already possessed the ability to “mass produce” such lotus petals.

And this relic containing internal force suspected to be at the first-grade realm...

Alas, it seems that everyone is not as simple as imagined.

Looking up at Yang Liu Shi, who still had an excited face, Wei Changtian sighed softly in his heart.

Although no confirmed first-grade expert had appeared in the world since Kui Long “split” thousands of years ago.

But this did not mean that the various factions had given up trying during this period.

The Buddhist sect, Kui Long, and even Qin Zhengqiu... Without a doubt, these forces and individuals had gone further and further on the road to breaking through the shackles of the first grade, and now it seemed that they had all found their own ways.

Xu Sui Sui once said that this world can only accommodate one person to become an immortal.

This meant that “immortal” was the limit of human beings, and the first-grade realm was not.

And since the possibility theoretically existed, then breaking through to the first grade would eventually be realized one day.

Wei Changtian had a feeling.

He felt that this day might not be too far away.

Perhaps in a few decades, a few years, or a few months, a group of first-grade masters would suddenly emerge like bamboo shoots after a rain, and then completely change the pattern of this world.

And although he was very strong now, he had undoubtedly been left far behind in this matter.

It seems that he can no longer continue to “live a carefree life”, he has to make preparations for the future in advance...

Outside the window, the morning sun was bright, the sky was azure blue with rolling clouds, and the newborn golden sun spared no effort to pour out thousands of rays of light.

Putting the relic into his arms, after experiencing a series of events at Yun'an Temple, Wei Changtian had a strong sense of crisis for the first time since Xiao Feng's death.

It did not come from a certain person or a certain force, but from a more comprehensive understanding of the world.

The more you see, the more you can realize your own insignificance, which is what it means.

“Husband, what’s wrong with you?”

After an unknown amount of time, Yang Liu Shi's questioning voice suddenly sounded, she finally noticed that her husband's emotions were a little off.

“It’s nothing.”

Wei Changtian shook his head, did not say his worries about the future, but just smiled and replied:

“Just spaced out for a while.”