My Father Is Definitely Possessed-Chapter 40: Mysterious Scroll

Their gazes all fell upon the skeleton hand of the corpse.

"It’s a scroll!"

Gripped tightly in the skeletal hand was indeed a scroll.

The scroll exuded a very ancient aura, its traces of time could be felt even from afar.

"Could it be the ancient painting left by the Painting Immortal?" Xu Muhai and Mu Qingge breathed heavily at the thought.

This was truly a treasure.

If news of it got out, it could likely trigger a bloody conflict among the various sects of the Cangyuan Realm.

Who knows how much blood would be spilled, or how many would die.

Xu Muhai and Mu Qingge exchanged cautious glances, each eyeing the other warily.

It was as if they feared the other might suddenly strike at a moment’s notice.

Even though one was from the Medical King Valley and the other from Dao Mountain, both were from prestigious backgrounds.

Their relationship was good.

Yet, in front of the ancient painting left behind by the Painting Immortal, who could claim their heart harbored no selfish desires?

In the quest for treasures, betrayal of even close kin is common, let alone two people meeting for the first time.

"Friend Changqing, I still stand by what I said: since you brought us here, you should have the right to decide." Mu Qingge took a deep breath and left the decision to Li Changqing.

"Brother Changqing, you decide." Xu Muhai had also sobered up by now.

Standing there was Li Changqing.

This was indeed a treasure left by the Painting Immortal.

If they truly harbored selfish desires, who’s to say Li Changqing wouldn’t eliminate them both here?

Before such a treasure, one cannot even trust their own father!

So both quickly expressed their stance, leaving it up to Li Changqing to decide.

They held onto the hope that Li Changqing might not be interested in the painting.

If that were the case, the painting might fall to the two of them.

Although the hope was slim, they didn’t want to lose their lives over a treasure.

Li Changqing heard them but said nothing.

He merely looked from a distance at the skeleton and the ancient painting in its hand.

For some reason, Li Changqing thought of the river of time that suddenly appeared in his consciousness upon entering the cave.

He thought of that mysterious figure on the river of time.

Even from a distance, he felt uneasy looking at the ancient painting.

As if something was off about the painting.

But Li Changqing couldn’t tell if it was his instinct or if the painting truly had issues, as he wasn’t well-versed in paintings.

"I’m not interested in this thing, you two can take the painting and open it, whoever needs it can take it," Li Changqing said blandly.

He indeed didn’t need it.

Li Changqing had realized that his wood carving worked better than the painting.

Hence, he didn’t need the painting to assist Li Hengsheng, nor did he need this thing.

And selling the painting, Li Changqing thought, would be inadvisable until he fully mastered his strength and understood this world.

It would easily invite disaster upon himself.

Though the people from Dao Mountain and the Medical King Valley saw him as some extraordinary individual, there’d always be some stubborn people. If they came looking for trouble, with his mediocre abilities, he likely couldn’t safeguard himself.

It might even bring trouble to his son.

As for the wood carving he gave away, both Xu Muhai and Mu Qingge were smart and likely wouldn’t spread it around.

The Yan family was currently under his control, so there was no immediate worry.

Li Changqing was curious about the contents of the painting but felt repelled by it, thus didn’t wish to retrieve it.

Something seemed off.

Upon hearing Li Changqing’s words, Xu Muhai and Mu Qingge couldn’t believe their sudden good fortune.

Such a thing really happened.

The two exchanged a glance and together approached the skeleton.

Though eager for the painting, they were cautious, wary of any traps.

The distance was just a few dozen meters, but it took them a while to safely reach the corpse.

The identity of the skeleton was indistinguishable, but Mu Qingge judged it to be at least a hundred years old.

"Perhaps it is truly Senior Gu Hanxi," Mu Qingge said with a complex expression.

"If it really were him, then this painting would indeed be left by the Painting Immortal." Xu Muhai carefully extracted the painting. "It might even be a Painting Treasure."

"For the Painting Immortal to clutch it even in death, it must be a priceless treasure!" Mu Qingge shared the sentiment.

"I can’t wait to open it," Xu Muhai said, too eager to return to Li Changqing’s side first.

He understood Li Changqing wouldn’t blame him for this. Although they hadn’t known each other long, he had grasped some of Li Changqing’s personality.

A very reasonable person, not fussy about trivial matters.

Thinking this, Xu Muhai hurriedly unfurled the scroll, eager to see this masterpiece!

But as he opened it,

Li Changqing’s expression changed!

A sense of crisis welled up from within!

This was the first time since arriving in the Cangyuan Realm that Li Changqing felt such a severe crisis.

"Danger," Li Changqing exclaimed.

But by then, Xu Muhai had already opened the scroll!

The scroll contained almost nothing but a pair of eyes! 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

A pair of crimson eyes!

They seemed entirely formed from congealed blood, overshadowing the heavens as if to bathe the world in blood-red hue.

In that moment, storms rose, and the cave dimmed.

A boundless aura surged, and from within the painting seeped a powerful Ghost Qi!

Xu Muhai and Mu Qingge were submerged in the Ghost Qi on the spot!

It was as if they had plunged into an ocean of Ghost Qi, never having felt such terrifying Ghost Qi in all their years of cultivation!

It was so powerful it nearly stripped them of the will to resist.

What level of the Ghost Race was this?

Innate pinnacle?

Was it the legendary terrestrial immortal?

Or perhaps...

Something beyond their reach?

It had surpassed their understanding.

The Ghost Qi permeated the entire cave, consuming everything, even reaching Yin Changli and Li Changqing from afar.

"This is the essence of the Ghost Race." Li Changqing stood within the boundless Ghost Qi, the surrounding space seeming distorted.

Li Changqing felt fear but then, a red light descended from the heavens.

He couldn’t help but look up, finding two blood moons hanging in the black night sky!

No.

Rather than blood moons.

They were more like those crimson eyes.

Within those eyes seemed a tremendous power, causing Li Changqing’s Divine Soul Lake to tremble violently!

As if something was invading his Divine Soul.

How strong!

Even without fully understanding the Divine Soul, Li Changqing could sense the terrifying strength invading his Divine Soul Lake.

What was sealed within this scroll?