Chapter 24: Chapter 24: Star River Qi Transformation Technique The moment Lin Yi opened the book.
His vision turned pitch black, and his body felt as if it were floating in a void.
Endless darkness enveloped him.
Dread and unease filled his heart.
A few seconds later, Lin Yi gradually grew accustomed to the darkness.
Slowly, he discovered that it wasn’t completely pitch black.
Faint points of light flickered in and out of existence around him.
Perhaps they were too far away for their light to reach him fully.
"Where am I..."
Lin Yi started to panic. He was in a completely unfamiliar environment.
The network of alleyways was gone.
Even Lei Hu had silently vanished.
The only feeling the place gave him was that of being inside the vast Xinghai.
And here, he was but a tiny speck of dust.
But it was as if all the stars were shrouded by something.
They looked hazy and dim...
Lin Yi stared around in horror.
"This is just a worthless book! It’s useless!"
A voice jolted Lin Yi back to his senses, pulling him out of the Xinghai.
The scene before him returned to what it was moments ago.
Although it was dark, he could faintly make out his surroundings within a few meters.
Lei Hu was still kneeling on the ground in front of him.
He was still muttering complaints nonstop.
"Worthless book?"
Lin Yi glanced down at Lei Hu. ’I just opened the first page and was transported into the Xinghai.’
’And you’re telling me this is a worthless book?’
Lei Hu nodded. "That’s right. An old beggar gave it to me. I think it’s called the Star River Qi Transformation Technique or something. It doesn’t even have a cover..."
"An old beggar?"
Lin Yi stared intently at Lei Hu.
’Could it be that the book didn’t do the same thing for him?’
’Otherwise, he’d never call it a worthless book.’
’It seems the book’s wonders aren’t something just anyone can access.’
’Maybe it’s related to one’s comprehension? Or perhaps talent?’
In any case, what was a worthless book in Lei Hu’s eyes was a miraculous tome to Lin Yi.
He had only just entered that Xinghai.
He hadn’t yet grasped its meaning. He would have to spend more time studying it later.
"Yeah, and he scammed me out of eight hundred and eighty yuan... He went on about how it wasn’t about money, it was about ’affinity.’ An eight-hundred-and-eighty-yuan affinity..."
When Lei Hu finished speaking, his eyes were full of resentment.
Lin Yi almost laughed out loud. "So, you spent eight hundred and eighty on a worthless book like this?"
"Yeah! That old beggar... If I ever see him again, I’ll..."
Lei Hu gritted his teeth in hatred.
To him, he’d just been scammed out of eight hundred and eighty yuan.
All he got was this worthless book.
But this book, worthless in his eyes, was a priceless treasure to Lin Yi.
"Back then, the old beggar also tried to sell me another book, called Corpse Collection or something... The price for that one was even more ridiculous. He wanted eight thousand, eight hundred and eighty yuan for it! Tch..."
Lei Hu wouldn’t stop complaining, wishing he could curse the old beggar’s entire family line back eighteen generations.
Just then, a few bills were tossed on the ground in front of Lei Hu.
The cursing stopped abruptly.
Lei Hu looked up at Lin Yi, confused. "What... what’s the meaning of this?"
"Nine hundred yuan. Sell me the book.