He looked around to make sure no one noticed them before continuing, “I learned that there are three floors of warehouses here.

We are now only in the outermost first layer, which contains some common materials."

"What about the second and third floors? What good things are there?" Lan Luoluo asked curiously.

Han Yu smiled mysteriously and said, "The second layer stores higher-grade rare metals and some core components of soul guides, and the third layer..." He paused deliberately, observing Lan Luoluo's expression.

Lan Luoluo was indeed intrigued and asked anxiously, "What happened on the third floor? Tell me quickly!"

Han Yu lowered his voice and said word by word: "The third floor contains the Sun Moon Empire's top secrets - soul guide technology drawings and some powerful experimental soul guides!"

"Hiss——" Lan Luoluo took a breath of cold air. She finally understood why Han Yu said that this place was full of dangers.

"Fortunately, those Soul Saint-level guardians have been transferred to the imperial palace, otherwise we might not be able to get in today." Han Yu said with lingering fear.

"Then shall we go down now?" Lan Luoluo was eager to try and wanted to rush to the third floor to find out what was going on.

"Don't worry, Li Chong can only open the warehouse on the second floor. The third floor requires another key." Han Yu pointed to the front and said, "Let's go to the second floor first. There should be a lot of good things there."

"Wait!" Lan Luoluo suddenly remembered something and asked, "How come such an important underground warehouse is not heavily guarded? Can those traps stop the enemy?"

Han Yu explained: "Do you think those mechanisms are just for show? The soul guide mechanisms in this warehouse are armed to the teeth, and they are linked together. Not even a fly can fly in!"

He pointed to the top of his head and continued, "In addition to the mechanisms on the ground, there are also powerful soul guide formations arranged above. Once someone breaks in, an alarm will be sounded immediately. At that time, the guards of the entire palace will rush over, and it will be impossible to escape!"

Lan Luoluo was horrified when she heard this, and only then did she realize the danger of this action.

"Moreover, the organization here is very complicated. Even the internal staff only know the situation in the area they are responsible for. It is impossible for others to fully grasp it." Han Yu added, "This is also an important reason why we were able to sneak in."

"What about Li Chong? How does he know so much?" Lan Luoluo asked.

Han Yu explained: "Li Chong is the manager here after all, so he naturally knows more than others, but he only knows part of it. Even if he wants to enter other areas, he needs the keys of others to cooperate."

"So that's how it is." Lan Luoluo suddenly realized.

"Okay, stop talking and hurry up." Han Yu urged, "We have to find the entrance to the second floor as soon as possible. The longer we take, the greater the risk of being exposed."

Under Han Yu's leadership, the three of them moved forward cautiously, keeping their mental power shared at all times so that they could discover hidden mechanisms in time.

"Be careful, pay attention to the bricks on the ground. Only step on the dark ones. If you encounter light ones, just jump over them." Han Yu reminded in a low voice while observing the surrounding environment.

"Also, if there are any boxes with red edges on the sides, you must not get within one meter of them, otherwise the alarm will be triggered, and you may even be attacked by the soul guide."

The three of them walked cautiously and carefully through the intricate passages. Fortunately, they found the entrance to the second floor behind a pile of huge metal boxes.

It was an even heavier metal door, carved with complex runes and emitting a faint cold light.

"Here it is." Han Yu pointed at the keyhole on the door and said, "The keyhole of this door is actually divided into five branches. It seems that five keys are needed to open it."

However, Li Chong only had one key. The other four keys were taken away by the strong men who left earlier.

"Han Yu, what should we do now?" Lan Luoluo's voice trembled slightly, revealing a hint of uneasiness.

She looked around, her eyes sweeping across the tightly closed metal door. The complicated keyholes and combination locks on the door were like natural barriers blocking their way.

"This door looks so complicated. The keyhole and combination lock are so precise. Is there really any way we can open it?" she murmured to herself, her tone full of worry.

Lan Luoluo took a deep breath and tried to calm her nervousness. She turned her head to look at the faint light and shadow on her shoulder and asked softly, "Han Yu, do we really want to take the risk of opening this door? Is it too dangerous? Otherwise, should we retreat first? We have collected a lot of rare metals, which is enough for us."

She paused and continued, "Look, we now have more than 30 storage soul guides, and they are almost all packed. There is also the large starlight sapphire heart mirror. We have reaped a lot of rewards."

Han Yu noticed Lan Luoluo's uneasiness, and his soft light flickered slightly, as if comforting the worried girl. "Lolo, don't worry, everything is as I expected." His voice was gentle and firm, like a tranquilizer, slowly soothing Lan Luoluo's anxiety.

“In fact, I had anticipated that we would encounter this situation, and I had not tried to open this door before, just to avoid trouble as much as possible.

But now it seems that we have to face this challenge.”

Han Yu paused, with a hint of confidence in his tone, "Don't worry, this door won't be difficult for me, we will definitely be able to open it."

Qiu'er on the side had been listening to their conversation quietly, her sharp eyes never leaving the metal door, as if she was thinking about something.

Hearing Han Yu's words, she nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "If we attack this door with all our strength, we should have a chance to break it open by force."

She paused, turned her eyes to the side, as if looking at someone, and continued, "With his help, the possibility of success will be even greater."

Qiu'er did not explicitly say who "he" was, but everyone who knew her knew who the "he" she was referring to was.

Han Yu naturally understood what she meant. His mental power fluctuated slightly. He obviously thought of something, but he didn't say it in the end.

"However," Qiu'er's voice pulled everyone back to their thoughts. She frowned slightly, with a hint of worry in her tone, "Breaking the door by force will inevitably trigger the defense mechanism here. At that time, I don't know how powerful the soul guide attack will be. Can you calculate it?"

Han Yu smiled bitterly. Although he was a spiritual body now, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling when he heard Qiu'er's words, as if he had seen some terrible scene. He said helplessly: "Qiu'er, can you please stop thinking about solving problems with violence? We have other ways. It's better not to force your way in unless it's absolutely necessary."

He paused, with a hint of pleading in his tone: "Besides, even if you want to force your way in, it's not the time for you to do it yet!"

As he spoke, Han Yu's spiritual body suddenly became illusory, and then a ray of green light separated from his body and hovered in front of the three women.

It was a carving knife that was completely green. The carving knife itself was glowing and full of life, like a carefully crafted work of art.

Seeing the carving knife, Qiu'er's originally calm eyes suddenly froze, and her gaze was fixed on the carving knife, as if she saw something incredible, and she cried out in surprise: "This is... This is the gold of living beings?!"

Han Yu was also stunned. Apart from the late Holy God of Death and the Undead Scourge Alex, this was the first time he heard someone say the words "Gold of the Living".

Qiu'er's eyes became extremely sharp, like two sharp swords, piercing Han Yu's heart. She asked in a cold tone: "Where did you get this gold of living beings?"

Han Yu felt the coldness in Qiu'er's tone, and his heart shuddered slightly, but he did not panic. Instead, he explained calmly: "Don't get me wrong, I got this carving knife by chance at an auction."

He paused and continued, "The original name of this carving knife was 'Soul Devouring Carving Knife'. After I got it, I found that some evil curses were artificially added to it, so I erased all those curses and restored its original appearance, and it became what it is now."

Han Yu looked at Qiu'er and said sincerely, "Since you know the Gold of Life, you should be able to feel its effect, right?"

A complex emotion flashed in Qiu'er's eyes. She lowered her eyelids slightly, and her long eyelashes blocked the light in her eyes, making it impossible to tell what she was thinking.

She nodded slightly, indicating her agreement with Han Yu.

Then, she stretched out her slender white fingers and gently pinched the Blade of Life Watch handed to her by Han Yu. The whole body of the carving knife was emerald green, emitting a faint fluorescence, as if there was life flowing in it.

Qiu'er looked at the carving knife carefully, feeling the powerful force contained in it, and couldn't help but smile.

"My golden dragon spear can devour the vitality of living things and absorb their essence to strengthen itself." Qiu'er's voice was clear and pleasant, as beautiful as pearls falling on a jade plate.

“And this carving knife made of the gold of living things should be able to devour the vitality of objects.

"She paused and continued, "I never thought there would be such a large piece of living gold. It is a rare metal that is truly born from heaven and earth and is almost impossible to replicate!"

As she spoke, Qiu'er suddenly moved. She turned her wrist, and the Blade of Life Watch in her hand turned into a green lightning, piercing the door next to her at lightning speed.

There was a crisp "clang" sound, and the solid door was actually pierced half an inch by this seemingly light carving knife!

An even more bizarre scene occurred.

A layer of faint green light spread from the tip of the Blade of the Living Being's Watch, rippling across the gate like water waves.

The gate, which was originally full of ancient and heavy atmosphere, immediately took on a layer of light gray under the rendering of the green light, as if it had lost its vitality.

In sharp contrast, the green light of the Blade of Living Watch itself became stronger and stronger, like a greedy glutton, devouring the vitality in the gate.

Seeing this, Qiu'er couldn't help but smile.

She held the hilt of the blade with one hand, continuously injecting her own soul power into the Blade of Living Guardian, guiding the green light emanating from the blade. With the other hand, she held her golden dragon spear, holding the spear shaft tightly against her right hand.

The green light that was separated from the gate seemed to be attracted by something and rushed into the Golden Dragon Spear.

The golden dragon spear suddenly shone brightly, like a dazzling sun, illuminating the surrounding area within a radius of dozens of meters with a golden glow. Even Qiu'er's figure was blurred by the golden light.

Han Yu was a spiritual body at this time, and his perception was sharper than usual. He clearly felt that the door was withering and decaying at a speed visible to the naked eye, while the aura of the Golden Dragon Spear was constantly rising and becoming stronger and stronger.

Seeing this, Han Yu couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Are you absorbing the vitality of the gate through the Blade of Life Watch and then injecting it into the Golden Dragon Spear? It's actually possible to do this?"

Qiu'er glanced at Han Yu with a faint smile on her face, and said, "You really have a mountain of treasure but don't realize it. Such a large piece of living gold is not just a simple treasure, it can be called a divine weapon."

Han Yu was stunned for a moment and asked, "Artifact? This metal plate? What can it be used for?"

Qiu Er shook her head and explained, "You are still a little short-sighted.

The most amazing thing about this gold of life is that it is not like other natural treasures that give metals some special properties, but it can make metals evolve. Do you understand? Evolution! "

"Evolution?" It was the first time Han Yu heard such a term, and he immediately became interested. "How to evolve?"

Qiu Er patiently explained: “To put it simply, any metal, as long as it is placed together with the gold of living things, will slowly absorb its aura, thereby improving its own quality.

Just like your dagger, if it is nurtured with Soul Gold for a period of time, its sharpness and toughness will be greatly improved."

Han Yu suddenly realized: "So that's how it is, this is magical! No wonder, I always felt that this metal plate was unusual, but I couldn't tell what was special about it."

Qiu Er continued, "So, this gold of life has a more appropriate title, called 'the mother of metals'. Any metal, in front of it, is like a child, and can absorb nutrients from it and continue to grow."

Han Yu nodded and asked again: "But what does this have to do with my Golden Dragon Spear?"

Qiu Er explained: "Although this gold of life is magical, it also has a flaw. That is, although it can extract the vitality of any metal, it cannot absorb these solid vitality itself. If it is not guided, these vitality will only dissipate in vain in the air, which is a pity." (End of this chapter)