"Hope this amulet works just as advertised… otherwise, my spirit stones…"

Zhiran mumbled softly, feeling distressed now that he was effectively a pauper. After all, for this trip, he had spent all his money on himself, including the fifty middle-grade spirit stones given to him by Yan Xi.

Still, it wasn't enough, and he couldn't shake the feeling of vulnerability.

'It seems I need to find ways to earn a lot of money. If only I could find a way to enter the Inner Sect Graveyard and extract the brain of an alchemist…'

Zhiran thought. The Alchemist profession was extremely lucrative, and anyone with talent in that field never lacked money.

Of course, Zhiran was tempted, realizing that his expenditures would only increase exponentially over time.

'Hmm… since that beast was at the peak of Qi Condensation, that massive tree I saw earlier must be at the center of this forest. I need to be careful.'

Zhiran pushed aside random thoughts for now and focused on the forest ahead. Since this place was relatively close to both the sect and the city, the monsters here weren't too strong.

In fact, now that he thought about it, that beast must have been killed by hunters because its potential to reach the Foundation Realm posed a risk to the city.

He just… wasn't sure if they had also taken the Royal Wine with them.

'Hope that wasn't the case.'

As Zhiran made his way into the depths of the Darkwood Forest, he felt the concentration of spiritual energy growing stronger and stronger.

Along with it, the strength of the monsters increased, from early-stage to mid-stage, and then to the late stage of Qi Condensation.

Even though Zhiran tried to move as silently as possible, when the late-stage monsters began appearing, he had to kill a few to safely continue deeper into the forest.

Unfortunately for him, he didn't manage to extract the brain from any of them. Zhiran suspected it might be because their brains were too worthless. Although… it was just a suspicion.

'Finally found it. It looks just like I saw in my vision.'

It didn't take long for Zhiran to reach the deepest part of the forest and locate the massive tree he had seen. After all, this tree was enormous, visible from afar.

Perhaps due to the absence of the leader of the Monkey Wine, the area around the tree was relatively clear, with only a few monkeys in sight.

Fortunately, this forest was too small to harbor any truly large monsters; otherwise, he wouldn't have been surprised if a battle between beasts had already broken out here.

After all, this place had a high concentration of spiritual energy.

Zhiran didn't care about the situation here, though, and instead hurriedly entered one of the massive tunnels accessing the complex tree chambers inside.

However, although it was complex and confusing, Zhiran realized that he could easily navigate through it.

'It seems the deep memory of that monkey is directly imprinted in my mind.'

Zhiran realized and slowly walked along the long spiral tunnel heading to the bottom of the massive tree.

Even if he was already near his destination, he never let his guard down. To be honest, maybe his journey went too smoothly; Zhiran was extra cautious.

'Wha— I am already here?'

However, to Zhiran's surprise, he easily reached the depths of the chamber, entering the same cavern where he had seen the monkey before.

Throughout the whole process, he encountered no danger at all.

'It seems I am really tripping for nothing.'

Zhiran thought, slightly relaxing his guard, feeling that it was better this way.

After making sure that the cavern hadn't been touched and that the natural array remained intact, Zhiran finally arrived at the same corner he had seen in his vision and began performing the complex hand signals imbued with his spiritual energy.

Thanks to his deep memory of the Wine Monkey, he could easily locate the node of the invisible array and strike precisely with his spiritual energy exactly where he needed to.

"Swoosh!"

It didn't take long for Zhiran to solve the array and open the hidden vault. It was almost as easy as it must have been for the Wine Monkey, which might have done this countless times before.

'Finally!'

Zhiran felt a thrill of excitement as the door opened. More precisely, it was because he could already smell the dense fragrance of wine that filled the air, confirming that the hidden vault was untouched.

So, he immediately stepped inside and closed the natural array, preventing the scent of the wine from leaking out.

Now that he was here, he couldn't afford to make any mistakes.

After making sure that everything was fine, Zhiran finally turned around and walked towards the small pond at the center of the chamber.

Just as he had seen in his vision, the pond was filled with a golden liquid, shimmering like molten light. The fragrance he could now feel was so rich that just smelling them made him almost intoxicated.

"It seems the Royal Wine is ready for harvest."

Zhiran mumbled with faint excitement as he savored the rich aroma and dipped his finger into the pond, seemingly trying to taste it.

However, just as he relaxed and let his guard down slightly, the golden liquid beneath him rippled, and suddenly…

In an instant, a transparent figure tinged with gold surged upward and slapped against Zhiran's chest, entering his body without giving him the slightest chance to react.

It happened so fast that Zhiran didn't even manage to let out a sound before he was possessed.

"Hahaha… I never thought my luck could be this good. Not only did I find such a blessed land, but I even found a host for free. Tsk… tsk… it seems my bad luck is finally over."

Feeling that he could easily control the body, Han Luo suddenly laughed loudly, full of excitement.

He was already thrilled to have discovered such a treasure place, and now he even had a body for his soul out of nowhere.

Of course, he was happy.

To be honest, even he could hardly believe his luck.

"Sigh… it is indeed as I thought. How can I gain anything so easily?"

Unfortunately, his laughter was abruptly cut off by a deep sigh echoing right beside him, and it was none other than the body he had just seemed to possess.

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