Almighty Genius

Chapter 2095 - 1596: Bountiful Harvest!

..."What a lousy mechanism, wasn't that hard to open at all..."

Looking at the slowly opening vault stone gate, Qin Fang couldn't help but disdainfully complain, clearly the Yang Family overestimated the defense of the formation mechanism.

Qin Fang's lockpicking skill is quite impressive. Although probability issues sometimes make him frustrated, this time his skill showed its worth, boosting Qin Fang's confidence.

Otherwise, Qin Fang wouldn't have been so contemptuous of this vault's weak mechanism...

Actually, the protection system of this vault is quite tight, with formations and mechanisms working together, making it quite difficult to open.

If it were any ordinary thief, even one extremely skilled like an international master thief, they would struggle to open this stone gate smoothly.

However, although Qin Fang isn't a professional treasure thief, his skills in this area are in no way inferior to those of international master thieves.

In fact, he excels in certain special aspects... like the current situation!

Ordinary treasure thieves may understand some basics of formations and mechanisms, but that's mere surface knowledge—how could they compare to the Yang Family, one of the core families of the Thousand Gate?

If the Yang Family were to be surpassed in Thousand Gate's secret techniques, they wouldn't have maintained their transcendent status over the years; they would've been replaced long ago...

The stone gate slowly opened without any danger, everything seemed quite ordinary, as if just opening a very common door, only that this door's location is relatively concealed.

"Hiss~~"

However, once the stone gate opened, Qin Fang took a look into the vault and couldn't help but gasp.

"Wow..."

After a long while, he couldn't help but exclaim, "If I clear out this vault, the Yang Family would hunt me across the entire planet..."

Why say this?

Because although the treasure repository is not large, everything stored inside is nothing short of exquisite, all are invaluable treasures.

For instance, the Xuanmu Order Qin Fang had seen before—there's another piece here... also the last one currently owned by the Yang Family.

"Tsk tsk, should I take it with me too?"

Looking at the Xuanmu Order, Qin Fang grinned with a mischievous look.

Yang Rui was tricked by Qin Fang, the original Xuanmu Order already lying in Qin Fang's Props Box, and the one returned to Yang Rui was just a fake created with Qin Fang's Duplication Skill.

If Qin Fang's guess is correct, Yang Rui will be hard-pressed to deal with losing the Xuanmu Order...

Moreover, the Yang Family sent so many people to capture Qin Fang and his group, not just to catch them, but most likely to retrieve the Xuanmu Order.

Currently, each of the Five Great Families generally has only two Xuanmu Orders, having one less lightens their influence...

The Yang Family originally was relatively strong among the Five Great Families, much stronger at least than the Lin Family, but losing one Xuanmu Order might lead to the Yang Family being weaker than the Lin Family!

"Forget it, having one Xuanmu Order is enough, let's leave this one for them..."

However, Qin Fang clearly wasn't keen on this Xuanmu Order, it's only of use within the Thousand Gate; outside, it serves no purpose.

Besides, it's not a consumable item, it can be used cyclically, one or two pieces make little difference.

But if he took both, the Yang Family wouldn't keep to themselves; they'd likely pursue him globally.

Despite Qin Fang using fake identities, his father Qin Tiannan's identity can be traced; though the Five Dragons' Stockade and Five Dragons' Den relationship isn't good, if the Yang Family is willing to pay, cooperation is possible...

To retrieve the Xuanmu Order, the Yang Family will certainly spare no expense, that's undeniable!

Five Dragons' Den actually is a significant force in the underground world, albeit relatively neutral, but it's deeply entrenched and stronger than single underground world forces.

The intelligence system in the underground world is very strong and pervasive, there's a chance they'll trace back to Qin Fang through Qin Tiannan.

To avert such troubles, Qin Fang better not touch this Xuanmu Order... the benefits are few, the drawbacks are plenty, why bother?

"I may not take the Xuanmu Order, but this... cannot be missed!"

Qin Fang didn't take the Xuanmu Order but rudely tossed another precious item beside it into the Props Box.

It's safe to say the moment Qin Fang stepped into this treasure repository, he laid eyes on this item... a compass that seems to have many years of history.

"Guigu Compass here... what a waste!!"

Looking at the compass quietly lying in the Props Box, Qin Fang couldn't help but lament, this compass has been sidelined for hundreds, maybe thousands of years.

The Guigu Compass is a compass used by the patriarch of the Thousand Gate, Guiguzi, over two thousand years ago. It is also a Sinan and is hailed as the best Sinan only second to the legendary Yellow Emperor's south-pointing chariot!

Guiguzi is one of the most famous patriarchs of the Thousand Gate, and is also considered the patriarch of Feng Shui and destiny. This Guigu Compass was a precious treasure in his possession.

It is said that using this Guigu Compass to examine Feng Shui and destiny has unimaginable magical effects for ordinary people…

Of course, Qin Fang is not entirely sure if this is true, but since the world speaks of it like this, there may be some truth to it.

Moreover, Qin Fang has already noticed that although this Guigu Compass is placed here, it has been kept very clean, suggesting it had been used by a master from the Yang Family!

However, now that it's in front of Qin Fang, it can't blame him for being rude… He directly took it away!

"Oh, isn't this..."

Soon, Qin Fang's attention shifted to another object, and his spirits immediately lifted.

This is a set of formation flags, known as the Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation…

Although this name sounds commonplace, in reality, it is indeed somewhat common, but it is also one of the more powerful formations of the Thousand Gate.

"It's actually a complete set of formation flags, but unfortunately the array map is not here; otherwise, it would be perfect…"

Qin Fang only sees seven formation flags in front of him and does not find the corresponding array map, which is a bit of a pity.

The formation flags must be used in conjunction with the array map to fully unleash the powerful attack and defense of this Big Dipper Seven Stars Formation.

If there are only the formation flags, the power is greatly reduced, possibly not even reaching thirty percent of its effectiveness, which is why Qin Fang says it's a pity.

"However, this is also mine now…"

Qin Fang doesn't mind the lack of an array map; he accepts it with a smile and casually tosses the seven formation flags into the Props Box…

Don't underestimate these seven formation flags; they are all made from very rare materials, some of which have long since disappeared in the long river of history.

As for the array map, Qin Fang plans to use his extraordinary cheating skills to refine the array map himself once his strength becomes stronger…

Perhaps he will take some detours because of this, but the materials needed to make the array map are still relatively easy to find. However, setting up the array map requires extremely strong cheating skills!

"This is nice, taking it…"

"This is useless, leaving it…"

"These two are actually a pair, taking them together…"

Next, Qin Fang carefully selected from this treasure repository. Although the repository is not large, none of the treasures stored inside are not splendid.

Some treasures hold little significance for Qin Fang or are completely unusable, so naturally, he has no interest in taking them and simply gives up on them.

But any treasure that is useful, Qin Fang unhesitatingly takes… Perhaps some treasures might not be of immediate use, but at least they won't be left to gather dust in the Yang Family's treasure repository.

As an ancient family with a millennium-long heritage, the Yang Family has a deep foundation, and they have collected a vast number of treasures, including not only those from the Thousand Gate but also some long-lost treasures or secret techniques that can be found here.

Among various treasures, Qin Fang unearthed a secret technique that had been lost for hundreds of years… He has obtained it and plans to take it back to the Dragon Country to find a suitable person to pass it on.

Once Qin Fang has gone through this treasure repository, his Props Box has gained a lot of treasures.

As for what's left in this treasure repository, probably less than half remains.

"Oh, there's also a secret door in here…"

At this time, Qin Fang suddenly discovers that there is a hidden secret door in the depths of this treasure repository. If Qin Fang's reconnaissance skill wasn't extremely exceptional, he might not have found it.

Clack clack clack clack~~~

However, just as Qin Fang is preparing to further investigate and explore the items behind this secret door, strange noises come from the treasure repository's side.

"Not good, someone is coming…"

Upon hearing this, Qin Fang's expression changes drastically, and he immediately sighs secretly.

Perhaps he got too excited collecting treasures earlier, forgetting the time, and now someone suddenly arrives, clearly indicating that the Family Head of the Yang Family, Yang Tianlin, has returned!

"Get out of here immediately…"

Thinking of this, Qin Fang doesn't dare to delay for a moment, quickly dashing out of the treasure repository and stealthily hiding at the fastest speed.

"Yang Tianlin really has come back…"

Qin Fang has barely finished hiding when the mini-map already indicates that someone is heading in his direction, and it is indeed Yang Tianlin, a Great Grandmaster-level Peak Expert. (To be continued... If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation.)