Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

The teleportation array of the Starry Sky Temple burst forth with a blinding blue light, and hundreds of human geniuses vanished simultaneously from the plaza.

When I opened my eyes again.

Jiang Chuan found himself standing on a vast gray wasteland.

The sky was devoid of sun, moon, and stars; only a pale purple curtain of light enveloped the entire space, casting an eerie hue over everything.

This is the first level of the Starry Sky Temple.

"Walk!"

"Keep up! Don't fall behind!"

The surrounding crowd quickly stirred, and the teams that had been formed in the square began to move.

Those scions from prominent families each held a copy of notes left by their predecessors.

At this point, the goal is clear.

Without hesitation, they hurried off in their chosen directions.

Chu Minghui's team headed east, the young man in the blue robe's team headed west, and Li Chenfeng's team headed straight north.

Jiang Chuan stood still, also holding a notebook in his hand.

That was given to him by Qin Tianheng himself before he left.

The cover was worn out, and every page inside was covered with annotations, all of which were the experiences gained by predecessors with their blood.

"There are over a dozen known ruins on the first floor, but the highest level of inheritance they contain is only S-rank." Jiang Chuan quickly flipped through his notes: "They don't have what we're looking for."

Ling Aoshuang stood beside him, her cold gaze sweeping over the surroundings: "Going straight to the second floor?"

"right."

Jiang Chuan closed his notebook and looked north: "But to get to the second floor, we need to get the key to open the door from a ruin first."

After saying that, he glanced in the direction where Li Chenfeng and the others had left.

He couldn't help but shake his head.

"It can't be such a coincidence that we're going to the same historical site, can it?"

The two hurried side by side toward the due north.

The speed is neither fast nor slow.

They hadn't gone far when a group of people appeared on the wasteland ahead; it was Li Chenfeng and his group.

Wang Tong was at the back of the group and was the first to spot Jiang Chuan and Ling Aoshuang who had caught up.

His face immediately showed a look of disgust.

He yelled at the top of his lungs, "Hey! What's wrong with you two? Didn't you say you weren't interested in us? Why are you following us again?"

As soon as he shouted, everyone in the team turned around.

Li Chenfeng stopped and his gaze lingered on Jiang Chuan for a moment.

Then, naturally, the gaze fell upon Ling Aoshuang, a hint of undisguised amazement flashing deep in her eyes.

The square was crowded and noisy just now.

He only glanced at her from afar, but he felt that this woman's figure and temperament were both exquisite.

Now that they were closer, a beautiful, aloof face, exquisitely sculpted like jade, and a pair of bright blue eyes that held a captivating, cold elegance.

He straightened his clothes, adopting a gentle and refined demeanor. He first nodded slightly to Ling Aoshuang before looking at Jiang Chuan.

His tone was calm yet carried a condescending interrogation: "Young man, Wang Tong's words were indeed a bit harsh, but his question is valid: since you refused my invitation, why are you following us now?"

Jiang Chuan spoke frankly and calmly: "We need a key to get to the second floor of the temple. The key is in the ruins you're going to."

Before he could finish speaking...

A burst of laughter erupted from the group.

"Going to the second floor? He just said he wanted to go down to the second floor?" A young man carrying a heavy sword laughed so hard he almost fell over. "Did I hear that right? Even our Young Master Li doesn't dare to go down to the second floor so easily, who does he think he is?"

Wang Tong laughed so hard tears almost came to his eyes: "Keep pretending! You were acting so high and mighty in the square, saying you weren't interested, but it turns out you just wanted to tag along with us!"

He turned to Li Chenfeng, his face full of obsequiousness, and said, "Young Master Li, please don't believe his nonsense. Going to the second floor to get the key is utter rubbish! This kid just wants an excuse to follow us so he can get a share of the profits!"

Li Chenfeng ignored Wang Tong and turned his gaze to Ling Aoshuang, his tone gentle to the point of being almost considerate: "Beautiful lady, if I may be so bold, the second floor is indeed extremely dangerous. Even I would have to consider it carefully. Your companion is either bragging or he simply doesn't understand how terrifying the second floor is."

He took half a step forward and extended his hand with an air of elegance: "How about this, you join my team, and I guarantee you'll get a complete S-level inheritance. As for this friend who's full of empty talk, I think we should let him go 'get the key' himself."

Wang Tong immediately chimed in, "That's right! Young Master Li is a man who values ​​talent. Beautiful lady, following him is a million times better than following this braggart!"

All eyes were on Ling Aoshuang, waiting to see what choice she would make.

Ling Aoshuang didn't even lift her eyelids, her thin lips parted slightly, uttering only two cold words: "No need."

Li Chenfeng's smile instantly froze on his face.

Wang Tong's face flushed red, as if he had been slapped in public. He shrieked, "You don't know what's good for you! You're really asking for trouble! I think you're just..."

"Alright."

Li Chenfeng raised his hand to interrupt him, his expression had returned to calm, but a hint of gloom flashed deep in his eyes.

He gave Jiang Chuan a deep look and said calmly, "Since you two insist on coming, then come along. But let me make this clear beforehand: whatever you find in the ruins, you'll have to rely on your own abilities. Don't expect us to give you anything."

He turned around, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The ruins were full of traps, so letting these two reckless young men go ahead saved him the trouble of sending people to scout ahead.

As for that ice queen, once she witnesses the dangers within the ruins, she'll naturally know who to bow to.

Jiang Chuan seemed completely unaware of his thoughts, simply following at the back of the group at a leisurely pace.

About half an hour later.

Finally, a cluster of dilapidated buildings appeared on the horizon ahead.

It is a ruin that has existed for who knows how many years.

The grayish-white stone pillars leaned precariously, standing under a pale purple light curtain. The broken walls were covered with black patterns of an unknown material, like dried-up blood vessels.

The entire ruins were shrouded in a faint gray mist, and occasionally a strange wind blew out from the depths of the ruins, carrying a whistling sound that made one's teeth ache.

Li Chenfeng stopped outside the ruins and took out a parchment map from his pocket.

He glanced at it a few times, feigning interest, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

He turned around, his gaze falling on Jiang Chuan. His tone was still gentle, but it carried an indescribable meaning: "Jiang, you just said you wanted to go to the second floor. If I remember correctly, the key to the second floor is hidden in the deepest part of this ruin."

Jiang Chuan nodded but didn't reply.

Li Chenfeng smiled slightly and continued, "Since we share the same goal, why don't we split up? This ruin has two entrances, one in front and one behind. I looked through the notes left by our family elders and found that this is the most efficient way to explore, and it can also prevent the two teams from interfering with each other inside."

He pointed to the half-collapsed archway directly in front of the ruins, his tone becoming increasingly composed: "The front door is relatively intact and will be explored by my team. As for the back door..."

He turned in another direction, where he could vaguely see a low, narrow crack, like a large, black mouth embedded among the ruins, with a much denser black pattern around it than the front door.

"I'll leave it to you two."

As soon as he finished speaking, several people in the group who knew the ropes quickly exchanged glances.

Jiang Chuan gave Li Chenfeng a deep look.

He nodded and said, "Okay."

After saying that, he pulled Ling Aoshuang and turned to leave without hesitation, quickly disappearing into the pile of rocks beside the ruins.

Once the two figures had completely disappeared from sight, Wang Tong burst out laughing.

"Young Master Li's move was brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!"

He gave a fawning thumbs-up: "That kid probably doesn't know yet, but the area around the back door is the most dangerous part of this ruin, practically a life-or-death situation!"

The gentle smile on Li Chenfeng's face finally faded, replaced by an undisguised coldness: "Since he dared to say he wanted to go to the second floor in front of me, he must have some ability. If that's the case, it's not too much to ask him to share some of the risks with us."

A burst of laughter echoed from the group.

He smiled faintly, "It won't be long before he runs into that thing at the back door, and he'll naturally scramble back to beg me for mercy. At that time..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but his gaze subtly drifted towards the direction where Jiang Chuan and the other man had left.

A barely perceptible glint of greed flashed in his eyes.

By that time.

That kid lost the right to bargain.

As for the icy beauty beside him, she had no choice but to obediently bow down to him.

Su Yao, who was in the team the whole time, saw this scene clearly.

She opened her mouth.

What do you want to say?

But he swallowed it back down.

What did they say? That Jiang Chuan has SSS-level talent, and even Shen Zhiyi, an eighth-level expert from Star Crown Academy, has to escort him the whole way?

Is it true that the seemingly ordinary boy could easily crush everyone present?

Without any evidence, who would believe it?

She feared that if she told the truth, Li Chenfeng would feel that she was belittling him and looking down on him, which would upset him and ruin all the connections she had painstakingly built in the capital.

Forget it.

Su Yao lowered her head and buried her face in the shadow of the hood.

She had been pretending not to know Jiang Chuan from beginning to end, so there was no need for her to chime in now.

Anyway, with Jiang Chuan's strength, let alone a back door, even if the entire ruins were turned upside down, it wouldn't hurt him in the slightest.

The one who should really be worried is probably Li Chenfeng himself.

Unfortunately.

He thought he was very smart.