22: Chapter 22 The Ring-Wearing Old Man?

As a Disciple under True Monarch Yunhua, there was still a long time to spend with her Revered Master in the future; this was just the beginning.

"This jade plaque and ring."

Su Lianxue looked at the jade plaque and ring to her right.

These were left on the table by True Monarch Yunhua before she departed.

"These are the life-saving measures Revered Master left for you."

Lin Ming glanced at the jade plaque and said.

These were life-saving measures True Monarch Yunhua prepared for her Disciples, and Lin Ming had one as well.

"And this ring?"

Lin Ming casually picked up the ring.

It was a Storage Ring, containing some medium-grade origin stones inside.

"A Storage Ring, it contains the origin stones Revered Master prepared for you."

Lin Ming put the ring down and said.

"You'll be able to use it once you reach the Spirit Guiding Realm."

Seeing this, Su Lianxue also put away the jade plaque and ring.

Life-saving measures and cultivation resources—she definitely had to keep them.

"Get ready for tonight's Medicinal Bath."

Lin Ming reminded her.

"Mhm."

Su Lianxue nodded.

Since experiencing the Medicinal Bath, Su Lianxue also placed great importance on it; otherwise, she wouldn't have actively sought out Lin Ming.

"A guest has arrived."

Lin Ming looked toward the mountain path.

He saw a man walking up.

His appearance caught the attention of both Lin Ming and Su Lianxue.

"What is a Disciple of Shangyang Peak doing here at my Zichen Peak?"

Lin Ming knew he was a Disciple of Shangyang Peak from his clothing.

The Seven Peaks of Yuanxu.

Apart from Zichen Peak, the other six Peaks had distinct uniforms to distinguish which Peak a person belonged to.

Because Zichen Peak had so few people, it didn't have a specific uniform.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Lin. I have been ordered to deliver the bounty for the Blood Butcher Old Demon."

Zhang Wenwu spoke to Lin Ming with a hint of respect.

However, his gaze lingered more on Su Lianxue.

This Junior Sister was indeed as beautiful as the rumors said.

"Oh, your speed was quite fast this time."

Lin Ming said with a slight hint of surprise.

One must know that the Sect's auditing for the bounty list was relatively slow, usually taking three to four days; this was to prevent Disciples from making false claims and required verification.

"With the certification of the Hidden Sword Peak's Peak Revered Master, it's enough."

Zhang Wenwu said.

With the Hidden Sword Peak's Peak Revered Master personally certifying it, they didn't need to perform any verification.

"Leave the items here."

Lin Ming said.

"Yes."

Zhang Wenwu placed a Storage Ring on the table.

"Then I won't disturb Senior Brother any longer."

With that, Zhang Wenwu left.

"I won't see you out."

Lin Ming picked up the Storage Ring.

Glancing at the contents, there were some medium-grade origin stones, a sixth-grade Low Grade Origin Weapon, and some Medicinal Pills for Spirit Platform Realm cultivation and healing.

The Sect was quite generous in this regard.

However, apart from the origin stones, the other items weren't of much use to Lin Ming.

He'd just set them aside for now.

Nightfall.

Su Lianxue shed all her clothes and stepped into the scalding Medicinal Bath until her entire body was submerged.

"Phew..."

She took a deep breath, quietly waiting for the medicinal power to merge into her body.

Outside the wooden hut.

Lin Ming sat on a stone stool. After glancing at the hut, he stood up and left.

He arrived at the waterfall. He walked on the water's surface, entered the waterfall, bypassed the Formation, and reached his Immortal Cave.

"Almost time."

Lin Ming arrived at his Spirit Plant Garden. Some spirit plants were nearing maturity, and he needed to prepare for harvesting.

He entered a stone room, and two rings appeared in his hand.

These two rings were his spoils of war, obtained from the Blood Butcher Old Demon.

One of them was a Storage Ring.

"A demonic cultivator in the Bitter Sea Realm is surprisingly poor."

Lin Ming grumbled.

Shouldn't these demonic cultivators be rich? Robbery and murder—aren't those their basic operations?

Especially a Bitter Sea Realm demonic cultivator like the Blood Butcher Old Demon.

Lin Ming opened the Storage Ring with some anticipation, but it turned out to contain less than fifty medium-grade origin stones, a fourth-grade Medium Grade greatsword, a few bottles of pills that didn't look like righteous ones, plus a few demonic Cultivation Techniques and Moves.

"Blood Sea Pagoda Sutra."

Lin Ming glanced at the technique; it was likely what the Blood Butcher Old Demon practiced, using the blood of living beings as a catalyst to step onto the path to heaven.

There were also Moves like "Blood Soul Attraction" and "Ghost-Refining Hand." Lin Ming skimmed through them; there was basically nothing he could use.

This Blood Butcher Old Demon was truly poor.

Lin Ming's attention then left the Storage Ring, and he looked at the other ancient-looking ring.

It was with this ring that the Blood Butcher Old Demon had blocked Peak Master Yao Ruochu's Sword Intent.

Lin Ming had sensed something was off with this ring, which was why he had taken it.

Lin Ming's Divine Thought entered the ancient ring.

In the next second, a white space appeared before Lin Ming's eyes.

"This young friend."

Accompanied by this gentle voice, the figure of a kind-looking old man appeared in the white space.

"And this Senior is?"

Lin Ming asked, feigning confusion.

A grandpa in the ring, huh?

Is the next step to teach me some peerless Cultivation Technique and lead me to the Peak of my life?

"This old man is Daoist Fu Xu Zi, once an Elder of the Wuji Pavilion. My Physical Body was destroyed by a villain, and my Divine Soul was forced to reside temporarily in this Fusion Ring."

Daoist Fu Xu Zi said slowly.

Wuji Pavilion—this Sect really did exist. Lin Ming remembered it was once a major righteous Sect, but it had been wiped out for some unknown reason.

"How can you prove you're an Elder of the Wuji Pavilion?"

Lin Ming continued to ask with a cautious posture.

"This old man can teach you the Cultivation Techniques of the Wuji Pavilion."

Daoist Fu Xu Zi said in response.

"Young friend only needs to help me reconstruct my Physical Body, and this old man is willing to teach you all the techniques of my Wuji Pavilion."

Daoist Fu Xu Zi said with a solemn expression.

Although the Wuji Pavilion was gone, its Legacy techniques could be considered top-tier in the entire Qingyuan Realm.

"I am willing to help Senior."

Lin Ming nodded.

"To show my sincerity, this old man is willing to teach you the first volume of the Wuji Yin-Yang Sutra."

Daoist Fu Xu Zi also nodded with a smile.

It seemed he was very satisfied with Lin Ming's willingness to help him.

"Then, thank you, Senior."

Lin Ming thanked him.

"Relax your Divine Soul, and this old man will transmit the first volume to you."

Daoist Fu Xu Zi said slowly.

His Soul Body approached Lin Ming's Divine Thought and tapped it with a finger.

Immediately after, Daoist Fu Xu Zi's Soul Body left the Fusion Ring.