Yang Chan returned to the Cyan Yuan Sect. After bidding farewell to Gu An and the others, he went straight back to his residence.

He hadn’t slept well during the journey, so he naturally wanted to get a good night’s sleep. At the same time, he also wanted to see if anything had changed at his residence.

Before he left, he had set a test for Han Bingyu involving his bedroom.

He had specifically told her not to enter the bedroom. This deliberate warning could easily attract attention, even leading her to believe that some earth-shattering secret was hidden inside.

Take him, for example. To become a Basic Level Pharmacist at such a young age, and to even be able to refine an elixir like the First Revolution Nourishing Viscera Pill—it was only natural that many would suspect he was hiding some kind of secret.

Under normal circumstances, even if people in the Cyan Yuan Sect had such thoughts, they wouldn’t investigate. Yang Chan was now under the protection of Medicine Hall Master Gu An. Trying to probe into his affairs at a time like this would be a direct offense to Gu An.

However, he had left White Jade City over a month ago. If someone wanted to investigate his secrets, they would surely be tempted to enter his bedroom to have a look.

But since the Cyan Yuan Sect had arranged for people to guard him in secret, most wouldn’t have the opportunity. As for experts at the Inner Refining Grandmaster Level, they wouldn’t bother with such schemes. Besides, if an Inner Refining Grandmaster were to visit a Pharmacist’s residence, the Cyan Yuan Sect would naturally take notice to prevent any incidents.

Therefore, the person most likely to enter his private chambers was Han Bingyu. She had the opportunity, and a perfectly reasonable excuse to enter his courtyard—she could claim to be helping clean the place. It was a very plausible cover.

Even the secret guards wouldn’t stop Han Bingyu’s actions if they saw her. They wouldn’t interfere with what she did after entering Yang Chan’s courtyard because Yang Chan had given her permission to enter; she even had a key.

When Yang Chan returned to his courtyard, he found that not much had changed. It was still very tidy. From its appearance, it was clear that Han Bingyu came to clean often and had even been there in the last few days.

This also meant that Han Bingyu had most likely not entered his bedroom. He had set traps inside, and even a disciple with an External Refining cultivation would meet their demise if they entered and triggered one.

Although his bedroom didn’t hide too many of his secrets, he had dug a secret chamber within it. There were also some books borrowed from the Medicine Hall Collection Pavilion, along with various traps and miscellaneous items.

The Cultivation Technique Secret Manual for the Flood Dragon Demon Breath Method had been destroyed long ago, right after he had his breakthrough. The contents, including the Visualization Image, were already etched into his mind.

Yang Chan certainly wouldn’t keep something that could compromise him. If the technique were to be leaked and traced back to him, it would spell big trouble.

He walked to his bedroom door. The small object he had left on the door was still there, covered in a thin layer of dust. It was obvious no one had come to clean it. Yang Chan opened the door directly; this alone didn’t prove anything. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

Yang Chan walked inside, took out a bag of powder, and began to scatter it around the room.

None of the traps in the room had been triggered. This clearly meant that either the intruder had discovered the traps, or no one had entered at all. This was well within Yang Chan’s expectations.

Since Han Bingyu had cleaned just a few days ago, it was a good sign that the traps likely hadn’t been triggered.

Of course, untriggered traps didn’t prove much. To confirm whether someone had entered, all he needed was this powder. It was a special Revealing Powder with a simple function: when mixed with another powder he had previously applied, it would expose any traces left behind.

The first powder was colorless and odorless, and he had scattered it all over the room before he left. Now, by scattering this Revealing Powder, any traces left by an intruder would become visible.

Even if the area had been cleaned afterward, the traces would still remain.

As Yang Chan scattered the Revealing Powder from his hand, it filled the entire room, covering the beams, the eaves, the secret chamber, the traps, and every other corner.

After the powder settled, a purple fluorescence appeared in his room.

Yang Chan’s figure flickered. Using the Wind-Stepping Technique, he moved swiftly around the room. The results were to his satisfaction. There were no foreign traces, and the room was almost exactly as he had left it.

Seeing this, Yang Chan relaxed considerably. Knowledge of the Revealing Powder was something that had appeared in his mind after his promotion to Pharmacist.

He had never seen any records of it in the books on the second floor of the Cyan Yuan Sect’s Medicine Hall Collection Pavilion. It was likely that no one here knew about this substance, so very few people would take precautions against it.

Besides, anyone sneaking into his room would be busy searching for things, not inspecting the floor.

Although Han Bingyu had the opportunity, she wouldn’t have spent a long time in his courtyard either.

All Yang Chan had to do was ask around to find out about Han Bingyu’s activities in his courtyard these past few days, including the approximate times. It would be obvious.

’She can be trusted a little, but only a little.’

With that, Yang Chan scattered another type of powder to make the purple fluorescence disappear. He then began to clean the dust in the room and inspect his traps, lest they malfunction after a long period of disuse. It would be a real shame if they didn’t work when he needed them.

He was quite satisfied with Han Bingyu’s behavior. At the very least, she had met his initial requirements. It wouldn’t hurt to let her in on some of his less important secrets, as he still needed her help.

For instance, he needed someone to gather intelligence. Han Bingyu had been able to collect some information for him before, and now he naturally needed even more.

He needed intelligence not only from within the Sect but from the outside as well. He had to have at least some understanding of the wider world, rather than remaining completely ignorant.

Furthermore, there were the materials he would need for future elixir refining, and the locations where they could be gathered.

Within the Cyan Yuan Sect, gathering the materials to refine the Three Revolutions Nourishing Viscera Pill was not so simple. Even the ingredients for the Guiyuan Pill, Qi Replenishing Pill, and Cyan Spirit Pill required a waiting period. He planned to refine these elixirs to increase his daily income of Potential Points, so he naturally needed to pay close attention to the required medicinal ingredients.

This was especially true for the Three Revolutions Nourishing Viscera Pill. He had to make preparations in advance; otherwise, it would take a very long time to prepare for even a single refining attempt.

At the same time, he also needed to make use of the Han Family’s resources. Han Bingyu could be of great help in this regard, so he would naturally have to make good use of her assistance.

The room hadn’t been cleaned in over a month and was quite dusty. Two of the traps were also starting to feel a bit sluggish and naturally needed to be replaced.

The things Yang Chan used had to be top-notch. A sluggish trap was basically useless. After all, Martial Arts Cultivators had incredibly fast reactions. A slow trap would never be able to harm one; the target would likely sense it and dodge it instantly.

Since he had the means to do better, he naturally needed to replace them with new ones to prevent such a failure.

Yang Chan also tidied up his bed, planning to take the bedding out to air in the sun so he could sleep more comfortably.