Just as the masked man was forcing Cheng Shikun to hand over the porcelain bowl, at some point, only waves were left on the surface of the wide lake.

The dozen or so factions that had participated in the encirclement of the three Kunshan Sect court heads had all retreated into the forest by the lake.

Among them, the monk with the Buddhist Commandment Blade carried his injured companion and rushed into the forest without looking back, giving up on the fight for the porcelain bowl.

Seeing that the two monks had given up, the other medium-sized factions in the Jiangnan province only hesitated for a moment before retreating one after another.

After the first round of battles reduced their numbers, the masked man, who was suspected to be at the third stage of the warrior realm, had instantly cleared most of the remaining factions from the battlefield.

At this moment, only the Myriad Phenomena Sect and the Jiyang Sect were left, and both of them only had one division head each.

On the Myriad Phenomena Sect’s side was the head of the Mantis Snake division, Zhou Xuesheng. He had long hair that was black and white, and was dressed like a scholar. He had a refined and easygoing air about him.

On the Jiyang Sect’s side was the head of the Chiji School division, Su Xuyang. He had golden hair and a tall and burly figure. His large spear was stabbed into the mud beside him, and he looked just like a lion in human form.

“Division Head Su, there are only the two of us left. Even if there are three inner court heads of the Kunshan Sect, the two of us are not their match. Why don’t we leave together?” Zhou Xuesheng looked in the direction of the island and smiled.

“It’s alright. Division Head Zhou, feel free to leave with those people. It’s enough for me to stay here alone,” Su Xuyang said with a smile.

Zhou Xuesheng thought nothing of it and muttered to himself, “The Jiyang Sect mainly focuses on strengthening the human body. No wonder you guys value bloodline warriors so much.

Could it be that your sect master has already secretly set up an ambush nearby? It’s just that it wasn’t good to break the rules earlier and snatch it directly.”

Hearing this, Su Xuyang sat down cross-legged and said calmly, “Isn’t it the same for the Myriad Phenomena Sect? Otherwise, what’s the point of staying here?”

Zhou Xuesheng laughed and did not say anything else.

The two of them had tested each other and were able to understand each other’s intentions.

Generally speaking, the second stage of the warrior realm was not much stronger than cannon fodder in front of someone from the third stage.

The two of them had taken the risk of being killed by the masked man and stayed nearby to monitor the movements of the porcelain bowl for the Sect Master of the faction they belong to. They had both received their Sect Master’s instructions.

Everyone had tacitly agreed that the masked man was at the third stage of the warrior realm. When the porcelain bowl was in the hands of the masked man, the sect masters would then snatch it from him.

Even if it was still against the rules, they would not be crossing the lines by much, and Jiangnan City would not pursue the matter too much after this.

On the rooftop of the hotel on the island, when Cheng Shikun saw the vast majority of the forces surrounding them had left without any hesitation.

He heaved a sigh of relief and consoled himself that this was not a crime of war. He instantly thought of a reason to explain himself when he returned.

“Here.”

His movements changed from hesitant to decisive as he handed the porcelain bowl to the masked man.

Chen Yiming took the porcelain bowl and examined it carefully.

The porcelain bowl was intact and undamaged. There were some incomprehensible patterns carved on the outside, and there were scattered bloodstains in the bowl. The bloodstains were still dark red.

It was indeed the same as what he had seen at the auction.

Chen Yiming wasn’t in a hurry to leave after obtaining the porcelain bowl.

When Mo Yanfei mentioned the porcelain bowl to him that night, she did not know much about it. She only knew that Yue Jingtian had used it to become a bloodline warrior.

As for how to use the porcelain bowl, only the previous head of the Yue clan and the current head of the clan, Yue Yangpeng, knew about it.

Chen Yiming sized up Cheng Shikun.

He had learned from Wan Rong that there were rules that restricted those in the third stage of the warrior realm to prevent them from interfering in the disputes among those in a lower level.

The three inner court heads of the Kunshan Sect were being watched by him, and would not be able to send the latest news to the Kunshan Sect anytime soon. Therefore, he did not need to leave in a hurry.

This way, the simplest method was to interrogate Cheng Shikun directly.

After all, what the inner court heads of the Kunshan Sect could come into contact with was not something that the Yue clan could compare to. It was more reliable to learn how to use treasures like the porcelain bowl from him.

When Cheng Shikun saw this, his expression changed drastically. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He kept trying to guess the masked man’s thoughts.

Wasn’t it enough that he had snatched the porcelain bowl? Did the masked man still want to kill him?

Among the three of them, he was the closest to the masked man. Would it be too late to run now?

Shi Qingxin and Xu Zhansheng, who were a few meters behind him, had the same change in expression.

They exerted force under their feet in secret. Once the masked men showed any signs of trying to kill them, they would immediately jump off the building and flee for their lives.

“Tell me what you know about how to use treasures like this porcelain bowl,” Chen Yiming said calmly.

When Cheng Shikun heard this, he let out a long breath.

He had almost tried to risk his life to escape earlier.

He calmed his pounding heart and explained, “For this type of treasure, one needs to judge based on the patterns on the outside to determine which type of dire beast is compatible with it.

Then, one would capture a large number of that species of dire beast and experiment with their blood essence one by one. The corresponding dire beast’s blood essence would create an obvious reaction when placed in the porcelain bowl.

As for the time needed to purify the blood essence, firstly, it is related to the bowl itself, and secondly, it is related to the level of the dire beast. This can only be determined after many tries.”

He revealed everything he knew in one go, not daring to hide anything.

Chen Yiming fell silent.

The way it was used was similar to the conventional way of doing experiments in his previous world.

This confirmed that it was unlikely that Cheng Shikun had deliberately deceived him.

“Based on this bowl’s patterns, what kind of dire beast should be used?” Chen Yiming asked.

When Cheng Shikun heard this, he pointed with his finger. “At the top of the pattern is a blurry cloud diagram. It should be a flying-type dire beast.”

“Flying-type dire beast? How could the Yue clan have the ability to capture it?” Chen Yiming asked in surprise.

The beasts on the blue planet had evolved due to the influence of the space-travel passage from the otherworld, and were collectively known as mutant beasts on the blue planet. The alien creatures native to the otherworld were collectively named dire beasts.

Flying-type dire beasts were much more difficult to capture than those on land.

The Yue clan was only an ordinary warrior clan, and they did not have the ability to do it alone.

“Perhaps the Yue clan’s ancestors were lucky and picked up the porcelain bowl in the area where the flying dire beasts live,” Cheng Shikun explained.

Chen Yiming nodded, satisfied with Cheng Shikun’s answer.

“If there’s any problem, you’ll have to answer for it,” Chen Yiming said before disappearing from the sight of the three inner court heads of the Kunshan Sect.

After the masked man left, the three Kunshan Sect court heads looked around.

After confirming that the masked man had really left, he heaved a sigh of relief.

How could a porcelain bowl be more important than his own life? He felt like he had narrowly escaped with his life.

“Court Head Cheng, how can you tell the other party all your precious knowledge without changing anything at all?” Shi Qingxin was a little angry and questioned him.

“You still have the cheek to say that? Why didn’t you say anything when the masked man forced me to hand over the porcelain bowl?” Cheng Shikun retorted unhappily.

“The porcelain bowl is with you. What should I say?” Shi Qingxin snorted and replied.

“The situation was so tense back then. If it were you, would you be able to sort out your thoughts? Wouldn’t you be afraid of being seen through?” Cheng Shikun argued back.

The two of them suddenly started arguing.

Shi Qingxin felt that Cheng Shikun was too stupid. He was not able to adapt to the situation at all and had given away the information too easily.

Cheng Shikun felt that he was lucky to have kept his life. Shi Qingxin did not understand the pressure he was facing back then.

Xu Zhansheng glanced at the two of them and did not try to mediate the conflict.

The three of them had just escaped from the jaws of death. He understood that Cheng Shikun and Shi Qingxin urgently needed to vent and divert the remaining fear in their hearts.

“That’s right. At least you knew your place and didn’t dare to lie to me.”

Suddenly, a voice sounded from nearby.

The three of them had just calmed down from the fear brought about by the masked man when they suddenly heard the voice. Their bodies stiffened and their hearts almost stopped beating.

They turned their heads mechanically in the direction of the voice.