After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

Chen Yu's eyes narrowed slightly as he stared at the woman with an indescribable gaze for a long while before turning away.

"The woman who came with me today is called Jin Lingsu. How do you think your skills compare to hers?"

The woman paused for a moment. She had heard of the great name of Jin Lingsu. With her own meager abilities, she was certainly no match for Jin Lingsu.

"Mr. Chen must be joking. How could I possibly be a match for her?"

"That's right!" Chen Yu's eyes held a hint of scorn: "With her by my side, why would I bother adding a burden to myself?"

The woman's breathing became hurried. She had come to the desert with a treasure map in hopes of climbing the social ladder.

She had thought Luo Sanpao would be her support for the rest of her life, but the guy was only interested in herding sheep and horses in the desert, completely indifferent to anything else.

Now, having finally encountered Chen Yu and the opportunity to join the Knights of the Round Table, how could she possibly give up?

"Mr. Chen, I hope you will consider. Although I am not as strong as Jin Lingsu, the knowledge in my head will definitely interest you."

The woman promptly took out a tattered piece of cloth from her body and spread it out on the table beside her.

It appeared to be a treasure map, but it didn't quite seem like one.

All the topographical features were of the desert, with a river passing through a canyon depicted on it.

It was somewhat different from the map the woman had taken out earlier.

However, looking at the two maps together revealed several overlapping areas.

"What is this?" Chen Yu leaned forward, pointed at the map, and stopped at the point where the two maps connected.

From the terrain, it seemed like this place was the deepest part of the Tarim Basin.

It was a famously uninhabited area worldwide, rarely exited safely by anyone who ventured in.

"Mr. Chen, have you ever heard of the ancient kingdom of Muta?"

Chen Yu frowned. He had no knowledge of this in his mind.

"I haven't heard of it, actually."

A smug look suddenly appeared on the woman's face. She took out a small box from her body, which contained a crystal-clear bead.

However, at the very center of the bead, there seemed to be a three-dimensional image of Chang'e flying to the moon.

Such crystal beads were already rare in the world, and with an image like this inside, it was an invaluable treasure.

"The ancient kingdom of Muta is a land of legend, said to have been extinct for over three thousand years. According to legend, their queen had an Art of Eternal Life."

Chen Yu's pupils suddenly dilated. Organizations around the world had a near-maniacal obsession with the Art of Eternal Life. If this information were released, countless powers would stumble over each other to enter the Tarim Basin.

The woman must have known this and wanted to use it as a bargaining chip to join the Knights of the Round Table.

"That's just a legend. From a scientific standpoint, a person's lifespan can only reach a maximum of a little over two hundred years. The longest-lived person recorded in history was merely about two hundred and sixty years old. Eternal life is nothing more than a myth passed on with exaggerations."

"No!" The woman directly placed the bead into Chen Yu's hand: "I've been to that place and seen living people, and those people are definitely the nationals of the ancient kingdom of Muta from three thousand years ago."

Chen Yu's body trembled slightly, watching the woman's expression that didn't look like a lie, but how could there possibly be people in this world who lived for so long?

He adjusted his breathing slightly, took the crystal bead, scrutinized it closely, and also activated the system's scan of the bead.

This crystal bead, both in terms of material and age, was of the highest quality and would be an invaluable treasure outside. However, it seemed to contain a strange fluorescent element.

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After systematic analysis, it was impossible to identify its individual elements.

[The system is unable to analyze the unknown element, which may be a cosmic synthetic element]

[Traces of meteorite components detected within the Crystal Bead]

Chen Yu understood at once that this must be fashioned from a segment of the Meteorite from Beyond the Heavens, no wonder it was so crystal clear and translucent.

"I'm not interested in the ancient wood tower country, nor am I interested in the Art of Eternal Life, and I'm even less interested in that 'Round Table' you're talking about!"

"It won't be long before I might break away from the Knights of the Round Table, so following me would be of no use to you."

The blunt words made the woman's body tremble violently; she hadn't expected Chen Yu to think this way.

In this world, there are many who hope to join the Knights of the Round Table, some even at any cost, spending their whole lives in search of the Knights' traces.

Yet Chen Yu, who had joined so effortlessly, was thinking about how to leave.

"Mr. Chen, may I know why?"

Surprise filled the woman's eyes, but even more confusion.

Chen Yu packed the box and the bottom diagram and returned them to the woman.

"That's no place for humans! Those old geezers' pursuit of the Art of Eternal Life has already reached a point of perversion, they even go so far as to experiment on living people."

"If you insist on joining them, you might just end up as their test subject, and even I could become a target of their experiments."

The woman felt a chill in her heart; although she longed for greater power and status, she would rather give up if it meant sacrificing her body and life.

"So, what should I do?"

The woman's eyes filled with a touch more confusion; in truth, she wasn't very old, if she took off her disguise, she would be just in her early twenties.

At that age, no matter where she was, she was considered young and her thoughts could easily become skewed.

Chen Yu sighed softly, turned, and was about to return to his room, but after just two steps he suddenly stopped.

"If you're willing, you could join the Xuanqing Sect, that place would actually suit you well."

The woman, waiting with eager eyes, quickly rushed up to grab Chen Yu's arm.

"Mr. Chen, the Knights of the Round Table have already become an unattainable existence for me, how could I possibly enter a place like the Xuanqing Sect?"

Chen Yu frowned involuntarily; he didn't know what to say. The woman before him wasn't a bad person—what she sought was merely a safe haven.

Otherwise, she could have easily replaced Luo Sanpao.

While they were talking, a sudden explosion rocked the outside of the castle, followed by the piercing sound of an alarm.

The entire castle immediately turned into a complete mess—Luo Sanpao hurried out of his room in a rush.

"What happened?"

Before long, a large number of people gathered in the hall, all fully armed, but everyone looked groggy and seemed to have no fighting spirit at all.

The castle was situated deep in the desert and was very hidden; usually, nobody came near.

It was typically they who went out to rob others; it was impossible for someone to find this place and launch an attack on them.

Therefore, from Luo Sanpao down, all the men were very lethargic.

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