Su Fan clasped his fists towards this ancestor of the Bai family, "Junior Su Fan, an unlikely friend of a senior from the hidden Bai family."

"That elder obtained a fragment of the White Ancestor's Book and learned the location of the Bai family ancestral land."

"This time he commissioned me, holding the family head's token, to enter the Bai family ancestral land to seek something special."

Hearing Su Fan say this, the other party's expression softened slightly.

Then, martial arts True Qi surged within the medicinal pool.

Before long, a line of small characters appeared on the surface of the pool's water.

"What year is it in the Hongwu era?"

Seeing this line of small characters, Su Fan felt a mix of amusement and helplessness.

Not to mention the Ming dynasty, even the Qing dynasty has perished.

Hongwu is the era name of Ming Taizu, Zhu Yuanzhang. This ancestor of the Bai family turned out to be from Zhu Yuanzhang's time.

The other party, although unable to move or even speak, could still barely communicate.

Next, Su Fan told him some of the things he knew.

Su Fan also learned from the other party's words that some of Bai Zongze's claims were correct.

It turned out that the hidden Bai family coexisted with the Baili clan and the Bai clan.

This Bai family elder did not have the surname Bai; rather, he was called Baili Zheng.

Of course, since both clans came from the same lineage, calling him an ancestor of the Bai family wasn't a problem.

After listening to everything Su Fan had to say, Baili Zheng's expression became exceptionally brilliant.

If he could move, he would have surely sprung up like a carp flipping out of the water.

This was because he heard Su Fan say that people nowadays have mobile phones, enabling communication across hundreds or thousands of miles.

In Baili Zheng's view, this was an utterly unfathomable thing.

After all, even true beings like them didn't have such an ability; only true sovereigns of the Ten Continents and Three Isles had such skills.

Su Fan and Baili Zheng conversed for a long time, seeking to inquire if the latter had any treasures left for future generations.

But, before he could ask, he saw Baili Zheng's withered remains beginning to decay.

At the same time, the once-clear medicinal pool turned turbid.

Baili Zheng's face also showed deep regret.

This old man, strictly speaking, was from the Yuan dynasty and became a living dead at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, slumbering here ever since.

His strength surpassed that of a Great Grandmaster, being a true being.

After conversing with him, Su Fan gained more insights into the nature of a true being.

However, it was clear that this time, his mission wasn't accomplished.

At first, he had inquired Baili Zheng about the special item Bai Zongze mentioned, but Baili Zheng did not answer.

"Hmm?"

Su Fan quickly understood why Baili Zheng hadn't answered.

Because after Baili Zheng completely decayed, yet another stone door slowly opened.

Behind the stone door was literally a treasure vault!

This was a room the size of a basketball court, containing a large number of gold bricks and a vast collection of antiques.

Not only that, but there were also a plethora of well-preserved ancient texts.

Although Baili Zheng had already perished at the beginning of the Ming dynasty, this storeroom had evidently been opened many times since.

For in there were not only the complete Yongle Encyclopedia and the first draft of the Compendium of Materia Medica.

These two books only came into being after the Hongwu era.

Apart from these cultural classics, there were also numerous martial arts texts, as well as some rare medicinal herbs.

Seeing so many treasures, Su Fan truly wanted to take them.

However, he needed Bai Zongze to revitalize the hidden Bai family and become his staunch ally.

So he took out his mobile phone and began recording.

Telling Bai Zongze that there were many good things inside, but he didn't take any.

Soon, Su Fan also found a map in this vault.

After checking the map, he immediately rejoiced.

Coming to this place in the future to take things wouldn't require going through all sorts of traps.

The Bai family's ancestral land had a passage that led directly to this place.

In the future when coming here, he could take another path.

Su Fan then returned, retrieved the jade Tiger Talisman, and left the Bai family ancestral land.