Lu Yin was exhausted. “I want to rest first. Also, don’t get too excited—lockbreaking is always a gamble, and the chances of getting any kind of treasure are extremely low. Besides, the Lockbreaker Society doesn’t judge a Lockbreaker’s ability on whether or not they get any treasures.” 

“Monkey obviously knows this, but I just can’t accept it! That kind of powerful astral beast’s blood could have been of great help to me.” 

Lu Yin’s gaze trembled. “You don’t even have a physical body, but you’re trying to say that the blood still would have helped you?” 

The Ghost Monkey quickly gave an explanation. “Of course! The blood of some powerhouses can even possess a kind of inheritance or other valuable information, such as battle techniques or secret arts. It’s just like how, when you became an Explorer, your blood also became different from others’. The more powerful you become, the greater the possibility of certain things leaving a trace within your body. If you one day reach the level of an Envoy, it’s possible that other people would even try to study a strand of your hair in hopes of finding some inheritance.” 

Lu Yin frowned, as he did not like those words. They sounded as if even the dead had to be studied. “So you raided tombs to obtain the corpses of powerful astral beasts?”

“What tomb raiding? This monkey here is a proper archaeologist!” The Ghost Monkey didn’t like that acc...