362: Shi Wanshan was robbed

Second Ancestor immediately understood, nodding repeatedly and interjecting:

"Third Brother is brilliant! I was too narrow-minded! Then we shall temporarily 'keep' these worldly possessions for Young Shi."

"When we give them back to him later, you can say that he was too careless and fell into a trap, but luckily he was saved by us... er, by a passing 'Senior expert', who also dealt with his opponent.

This ring and its contents were recovered by the 'Senior expert' from the villain, who then coincidentally met us and asked us to return them to you, the rightful owner."

Third Ancestor's eyes lit up as he heard this, nodding repeatedly.

"Wonderful! This way, we keep the items for now, and Young Shi will owe us a favor!

And he wouldn't dare to publicize it, after all, being ambushed and stripped bare is too shameful!"

"Exactly!" Second Ancestor chuckled, quite pleased with his plan.

But then, as if remembering something, he stroked his chin and added, "However, we can't really trick this brat too badly.

If he encounters some great danger in the Emperors Tomb later and has no life-saving items, dying there would be a huge problem."

Upon hearing this, Third Ancestor's eyes darted, and he immediately understood, a 'I get you' smile appearing on his face as he nodded repeatedly in agreement: "Second Brother, you're right!

We do need to leave him some family assets; after all, he's one of our own. How can we truly let him go into a Dragon's Den and Tiger's Lair bare-chested?

We need to see what suitable life-saving methods are in his Storage Ring and pick a few for him to keep!

It's definitely not because we want to see how many treasures Young Shi has accumulated by constantly running to Zizhu Peak, absolutely not!"

As he spoke, he was already impatiently probing Shi Wanshan's Storage Ring.

As Third Ancestor spoke, he had already impatiently extended his Divine Sense into the Storage Ring.

"Tsk tsk, let Old Ancestor have a look..."

As soon as his Divine Sense swept in, he was dazzled by the mountains of various spiritual Materials, Ore, and bottles and jars.

Even with his vast experience, he couldn't help but secretly click his tongue; Young Shi's wealth was indeed abundant.

He quickly skimmed over the common Medicinal Pills and Materials, his Divine Sense carefully sweeping over several areas that were clearly under Restriction and contained important items.

For him, who cultivated the Cannot See Through Me Cultivation Technique and whose cultivation was far superior to Shi Wanshan's, these Restrictions were as good as none.

Soon, his attention was drawn to an ancient-looking, entirely crimson jade bottle in a corner.

A Talisman was affixed to the jade bottle, emitting scorching energy fluctuations, clearly indicating that what was inside was extraordinary.

On the jade bottle, five vigorous characters were written in a flowing Dragon and Phoenix style—

fierce tiger blazing sun pill!

Third Ancestor's facial muscles twitched as he spoke to Second Ancestor in an extremely peculiar tone:

"Second Brother, look quickly! This is incredible! Young Shi actually has a legendary item like the 'fierce tiger blazing sun pill' in his possession! The medicinal effect of this thing is extremely potent!"

Upon hearing this, Second Ancestor's Divine Sense also immediately swept over, and after seeing the Medicinal Pill, his mouth also twitched violently.

"This brat really knows how to prepare good things for himself, truly without restraint!"

He spoke with a righteous demeanor, but his actions were anything but ambiguous. He quickly took out the bottle of "fierce tiger blazing sun pill" from the hidden corner of the ring, then swiftly tucked it into the most intimate spot in his robes.

"Hmm, this pill is too overbearing. If it were to fall into enemy hands while in his ring, the consequences would be unimaginable.

I shall 'safely keep' it for him first, and when he needs it, I will bestow it upon him at the appropriate time, only then can it exert its maximum efficacy!"

Second Ancestor said with a righteous expression.

Third Ancestor's facial muscles twitched even more violently. He stared intently at the spot where Second Ancestor hid the pill, his gaze as complex as if he were looking at an old friend who had gone astray.

His lips moved, and finally, a thousand words condensed into a meaningful sigh: 'Second Brother, alas! For the sake of the Sect, you truly put in a lot of effort!"

"Indeed, such a potent medicine is not suitable for him to keep."

Second Ancestor's face showed no blush or shortness of breath, a look of 'profound understanding of righteousness' on his face.

He then said seriously, "Alright, jokes aside, we mustn't forget the main business. Let's see what else in this kid's ring can truly save his life, and leave him a few items."

"Yes, yes, the main business is important." Third Ancestor nodded quickly.

Soon, the two selected some life-saving methods.

"These few are good, enough for him to handle most dangers."

Third Ancestor took these items from the ring and handed them to Second Ancestor for inspection.

Second Ancestor glanced at them, then nodded: "Hmm, still not entirely safe."

At this point, a mysterious aura rose from Second Ancestor and entered Shi Wanshan's body.

"With this imprint, if he encounters a life-or-death danger, it can spontaneously activate a protective force that cannot be broken by a Saint King Realm expert, and it can also unleash the full power of a Saint King Realm's strike, strike, and strike again."

After doing all this, the light from Second Ancestor's fingertip entered Shi Wanshan's glabella, ensuring he would awaken in a few breaths.

He then glanced at the Purple Robe Saint embedded in the ground nearby, who seemed to be stirring.

"As for this unlucky fellow."

Third Ancestor understood, walked to the Purple Robe Saint, picked up the 'small' spiked club belonging to Shi Wanshan from the ground, and weighed it in his hand.

"You should sleep a little longer, Old Man. Waking up too early isn't good for anyone."

Saying that, he swung the spiked club and delivered another blow to the back of the Purple Robe Saint's head.

"Dong!"

With a muffled thud, the already unconscious Purple Robe Saint's body twitched, his aura grew even weaker, and he completely fell into a deep coma.

"Done!"

Third Ancestor casually tossed the spiked club by Shi Wanshan's hand and clapped his hands.

"Let's go!"

Second Ancestor let out a low growl, no longer lingering.

Their figures flickered, merging into the shadows like ghosts, instantly vanishing from the dilapidated Immortal Cave, leaving no trace, as if they had never appeared.

Inside the Immortal Cave, silence returned.

Only the unconscious Shi Wanshan remained, and the even more deeply unconscious Purple Robe Saint beside him.

A few breaths later.

"Ugh..."

Shi Wanshan let out a painful groan, his eyelids fluttered a few times, then slowly opened.

He felt as if his head had been struck by a giant hammer, buzzing, his whole body's Qi and blood were stagnant, his spiritual energy circulation was impeded, and a stinging pain like needles pricked the back of his neck.

"What the hell happened?"

He shook his still dazed head, struggled to sit up, subconsciously rubbed his aching neck, and tried hard to recall.

He only remembered lurking outside the Immortal Cave, preparing to ambush the black-clothed man like an oriole, then a pain in the back of his neck, everything went black, and he knew nothing else!

"Which immoral, smoke-emitting bastard ambushed me?!"

Shi Wanshan jumped up in shock and anger, vigilantly looking around.

First, he saw the familiar spiked club by his hand.

Second, he saw the Purple Robe Saint not far away, stripped down to his underwear, embedded in the ground like a dead dog, and barely breathing.

Third, he saw his own somewhat disheveled disguise!

He instinctively reached for the finger where he wore his Storage Ring—the ring was gone!

Then he felt his chest and waist; the several hidden pockets where he usually kept small treasures were also turned inside out!