Chapter 648: Chapter 231: Returning to Origin

"Spare me, senior, I truly don’t know."

"The Ink Jade Disc can only be used against weaker Martial Artists; it’s not much use against a master like you, senior," Jincheng quickly explained.

Through Jincheng’s explanation, Lin Zheyu finally understood the reason behind it.

The Ink Jade Disc requires obtaining the opponent’s personal belongings, using the residual aura on the item to locate them with the help of the Demon God’s power.

Moreover, the higher the opponent’s strength, the greater the cost of locating them. Ordinary personal clothing, with its minute aura, is hardly enough for locating.

It requires blood essence or more significant items.

Also, for a strong individual like Lin Zheyu, a sweep of Spiritual Power over their belongings can generally remove the residual aura.

Trying to use the Ink Jade Disc with the Demon God’s power for locating is very challenging and not cost-effective.

"I see..."

Lin Zheyu nodded slightly.

He took out the Ink Jade Disc, infused True Essence into it, and the disc showed dancing lights.

"When the Ink Jade Disc is activated, if the opponent’s strength suddenly surges, can the Ink Jade Disc still be used?" Lin Zheyu asked again.

"Yes."

"The Ink Jade Disc acts as a medium to communicate with the Demon God. By sacrificing items imbued with the opponent’s aura, the Demon God will find the opponent through the aura."

"Then, using a mysterious power, the Demon God leaves a marker on the opponent. As long as the marker remains, the Ink Jade Disc can be used for locating."

Jincheng was forthcoming and very cooperative in his explanations.

"How can the marker be removed?" Lin Zheyu inquired.

"The Ink Jade Disc has a validity of only three days. After three days, the marker will disappear automatically. To continue locating the opponent, you need to collect items with the opponent’s aura again and perform a secondary sacrifice."

Jincheng responded.

Hearing Lin Zheyu’s question, his heart grew increasingly suspicious.

A master at the Foundation Establishment level could not possibly be ignorant of the Ink Jade Disc’s principle.

’I see.’

’As long as I’m careful in the future, I can prevent others from locating me using the Ink Jade Disc.’ Lin Zheyu pondered to himself.

From the bald man, he unexpectedly acquired much interesting information.

After gathering the desired information, Lin Zheyu took out a storage bag and said, "Open this storage bag."

"Yes, senior."

"Please place the storage bag on me; my Divine Sense cannot extend too far," Jincheng spoke cautiously.

Lin Zheyu nodded and placed the storage bag back onto him.

With his right hand gently holding the knife handle, True Essence circulated rapidly within him. If the bald man showed the slightest odd behavior, he would strike decisively.

Fortunately, the man was very cooperative. With a flick of his Divine Sense, the storage bag opened.

"Not bad."

"Open this one too."

Lin Zheyu tossed Ge Qing’s storage bag over as well.

Watching the man’s actions, Lin Zheyu realized that opening a storage bag required having Divine Sense.

"Senior, this storage bag belongs to Ge Qing. There’s a restriction on it that only Ge Qing can open."

"My Divine Sense isn’t strong enough, but if it’s you, senior, you can directly break the restriction with your Divine Sense."

The bald man said respectfully.

His eyes were filled with confusion.

The conversation made him increasingly doubtful about Lin Zheyu’s identity.

’Who exactly is this guy, a wild cultivator?’

’Impossible, a wild cultivator couldn’t possibly be so powerful in today’s era.’ 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

’Could it be someone who’s treaded a different cultivation path?’ Jincheng speculated.

"Besides using Divine Sense to forcefully break the restriction, is there any other way?" Lin Zheyu asked.

"These storage bags are the most basic type; their restriction strength is not high."

"Senior could also ask a master skilled in restrictions to unlock the storage bag’s restriction," Jincheng suggested.

"Thank you."

"Helping you is my honor, senior."

"This conflict is just a misunderstanding, I hope senior will spare me... uh... gulp..."

"S-senior... you..."

Jincheng’s eyes widened as blood gushed from his mouth, looking at Lin Zheyu in disbelief.

He had been so cooperative, yet the other party still didn’t spare him.

Having dealt with the bald man, Lin Zheyu quickly disappeared into the mountain forest with the opened storage bag and the other one.

He found a quiet place to inspect his loot.

"Looks like breaking open this storage bag will have to wait until I cultivate Divine Sense," Lin Zheyu murmured to himself.

Fortunately, the bald man was extremely cooperative, opening his own storage bag before his death.

Lin Zheyu took the bald man’s storage bag in hand. Looking inside, it was completely dark, rendering the contents invisible.

However, through sensing, he could detect something unusual inside.

"Let’s see if I can pour it out."

Lin Zheyu mused.

Without Spiritual Sense, even with the storage bag open, he couldn’t see its contents clearly.

Wanting to reach in and try, he hesitated, fearing potential dangers within, so he decided to see if he could pour the contents out.

Grabbing the bottom of the storage bag, Lin Zheyu turned the opening downwards and gave it a shake.

"Oh, it actually works!"

Lin Zheyu said in surprise.

With his shaking, several beams of fluorescent light appeared at the bag’s opening, transforming into various items once they left the opening.

Among them were twelve Spirit Stones, a secret manual, the corpse of a small black insect, four jade bottles, and some miscellaneous items.

Seeing the items on the ground, Lin Zheyu’s eyes immediately lit up.