Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Is this...the inside of the treasure basin?"

A moment later, Lu Feng found himself in a chaotic and unfamiliar space, while Gu Canyang floated beside him with a solemn expression, as if he were hiding something.

"Old Gu, if you had told me you had this trick up your sleeve, I wouldn't have suffered so much and almost lost my life..."

After observing the surroundings for a while, Lu Feng discovered that the interior of the treasure basin was not large, only about an acre in size, and completely empty. He shrugged self-deprecatingly.

After all, if he had known from the beginning that the Treasure Basin also had the ability to absorb living people and form its own world, he wouldn't have had to fight Xu Tianlong to the death and almost lose his life at the hands of the Star Calamity.

"Hmph, you good-for-nothing brat!"

Faced with Lu Feng's self-deprecating humor, Gu Canyang snorted coldly, then said irritably, "The Treasure Basin is a supreme treasure of heaven and earth, born at the very beginning of the universe. How come it's become a simple, brainless disaster-avoidance tool in your eyes?"

"Besides, although the inside of the treasure basin is a world of its own, which can help you get out of danger temporarily, it cannot be maintained for long. You are, after all, a living person, not a soul."

"Unless, brat, you also want to abandon your physical body and become a mere remnant soul, just like me..."

Gu Canyang's tone was somewhat playful.

After all, as the spirit of the treasure basin, it can stay inside the treasure basin without being affected in the slightest. On the other hand, a living person like Lu Feng cannot. If he stays there for too long, his physical body may collapse, or he may even die on the spot!

"Abandon the physical body?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then quickly waved his hand, "No, no, no, please forget about your suggestion!"

"What a waste of my life, kid! I haven't even had a chance to fully enjoy the outside world!"

"Enough with the small talk, keep this safe for now."

Without interrupting Lu Feng, Gu Canyang flicked his sleeve, and a tattered, ancient manual shot out from it. The words "Soul Devourer" were faintly visible on the first page, suggesting it was some kind of mysterious technique.

"Ancient? What's that?"

Lu Feng looked slightly surprised as he reached out to accept the ancient manual.

"Soul Devouring Technique"

Gu Canyang stood with his hands behind his back, and said in a meaningful tone, "Although this technique does not have a specific rank, it is a treasured secret that I have kept for many years. Anyone can cultivate it, and the threshold is extremely low, with no side effects whatsoever."

"Soul Devouring Technique!"

Lu Feng's expression hardened, and he immediately gripped the ancient manual in his hand tighter. He hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, "Old Gu, why are you doing this now...?"

After all, since he became the host of the Treasure Basin, Gu Canyang had never taught him any martial arts techniques, even though Lu Feng had asked him several times, the other party always refused.

However, Gu Canyang is acting out of character, even taking the initiative to teach Lu Feng martial arts techniques, which naturally surprised the latter.

"Hehe, don't overthink it."

Faced with Lu Feng's doubts, Gu Canyang remained calm and composed, saying, "I simply had a premonition that the enemy you're about to face might be extraordinary, so I'm just taking precautions."

"Moreover, this technique doesn't help you improve your strength at all; at best, it can only be considered a 'wedge'..."

"What? It doesn't help improve my strength at all? Then what's the point of learning it?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's lips twitched slightly, and he immediately threw the Soul Devouring Technique in his hand to the ground, seemingly somewhat displeased.

"Hmph! A piece of rotten wood cannot be carved!"

Seeing Lu Feng's disgusted expression, and even his throwing away of the Soul Devouring Technique manual, Gu Canyang's face darkened, and he immediately became furious. "As the saying goes, a tree that can be embraced grows from a tiny sprout, and a nine-story tower rises from a pile of earth!"

"Once this Soul Devouring Technique is mastered, it not only allows one to devour the souls of others and use them for one's own benefit, greatly enhancing one's soul power, but also enables one to resist mental attacks and even reach the realm of immortality. Even if the physical body is completely destroyed, one can still possess another body and be reborn in the future!"

"You brat, you haven't even taken two steps yet, and you're already thinking about flying? If you don't want to learn, fine, but I'm not giving it to you!"

Having said that, Gu Canyang angrily tried to retract the Soul Devouring Technique manual, but Lu Feng, seeing this, quickly picked it up from the ground and said with a smile, "Hehe, why didn't you say so earlier, old man..."

"I didn't expect this Soul Devouring Technique to be so powerful. I'll definitely learn it, kid! Hehehe!"

Lu Feng grinned as he pocketed the Soul Devouring Technique manual, while Gu Canyang stared at him speechlessly. It seemed like he had never seen anyone as shameless as Lu Feng before, who was no different from a street thug.

"By the way, Elder Gu, compared to the Soul Devouring Technique manual, I'm more curious about another martial art technique. Why haven't you been willing to..."

Seemingly remembering something, Lu Feng spoke again, but before he could finish, Gu Canyang interrupted him once more, "Hmph, you brat, you're trying to steal my 'Sorrow and Joy Finger Technique' again, aren't you?"

"Wow, you actually guessed that? Even Detective Dee wasn't as amazing as you!"

"Don't try to flatter me, there's no way you're going to do this!"

Gu Canyang snorted coldly and refused at lightning speed, but fearing that Lu Feng would be unhappy, he added, "Young man of the Lu family, it's not that I'm deliberately keeping secrets and unwilling to teach you the Joy and Sorrow Finger Technique, but the time is not yet right."

"With your current level of Yuan energy cultivation and your pitifully weak soul power, if you rashly cultivate the Joy and Sorrow Finger Technique, not only will you not improve your strength, but you will also bring about your death..."

"A death sentence? That can't be that dramatic..."

"Young Master Lu, you've been wandering the streets of Fancheng since you were a child. You're a smart man, you should know that I would never harm you. If I really wanted to, the grass on your grave would be two meters high by now..."

Gu Canyang glanced at Lu Feng again and said in a low voice, seemingly unwilling to talk too much about the origin of the Sorrow and Joy Finger Technique.

"Well... okay!"

Lu Feng wanted to persist a little longer, but seeing that Gu Canyang looked serious and didn't seem to be joking, he could only give up his little idea.

Because what the other party said was indeed the truth.

Moreover, his transformation from a lowly tomb raider wandering the streets of Fancheng to a disciple of Luoxing Academy and a seventh-level Spirit Soul Realm martial artist was inseparable from the help of Gu Canyang, the spirit of the Treasure Basin.

"Alright, ordinary living beings cannot stay in the Treasure Basin for long. Even if I can protect your body from destruction, you can only stay for an hour at most."

The tone shifted again, and Gu Canyang slowly said, "When the time is up, I will send you away. Otherwise, if the time limit is exceeded and your physical body collapses, even if I personally intervene, it will be beyond the help of a god!"

After giving his final instructions, Gu Canyang left without a word. His remaining soul gradually became transparent and distorted before disappearing, seemingly falling back into a deep sleep.

"You can only stay inside the treasure basin for one hour..."

"However, it's enough for our needs!"

Seeing that Gu Canyang had disappeared on the spot, Lu Feng did not waste any time. He immediately began to heal his injuries inside the Treasure Basin space, while also trying to cultivate the Soul Devouring Technique.