“…You’re saying, this was given to me by Sister Ning?”
In the courtyard where Li Muyang lived, an astonished Li Muyang, called out from inside the house, looked at his Adopted Younger Sister before him.
In Li Yuechan’s hands, at that moment, she held a box sealed with charms. The box that Li Muyang opened contained a Qiankun Ring, lying quietly inside.
As a rare space storage treasure in the cultivation world, Qiankun Rings were very valuable.
Even as a Direct Disciple of the Demon Sect, not everyone could possess a Qiankun Ring.
For most people, having a storage bag was already quite impressive.
Li Yuechan was greatly shocked to see this Qiankun Ring.
But she still began to explain.
“It’s not Sister Ning, it’s Elder Yan.”
Li Yuechan corrected her brother’s statement, “Sister Ning said that Elder Yan handed the Qiankun Ring to her, having her deliver it to you, saying it was a reward for you, Brother.”
As she spoke, Li Yuechan looked again at the Qiankun Ring inside the box, her face beaming with joy, “Brother, we’ve struck it rich!”
A Qiankun Ring, if sold, would fetch a value sufficient to raise Li Muyang’s cultivation to the Core Formation Realm.
That Elder Yan would be willing to bestow such a valuable magical treasure upon her brother… It seemed that her brother’s four months of service to Elder Yan had greatly satisfied her.
Li Yuechan was happy for her brother.
Li Muyang, however, accepted the Qiankun Ring in surprise, suddenly realizing that this ring looked familiar.
This Qiankun Ring… wasn’t it the same one that Yan Xiaoru used before?
Uh…
Li Muyang was momentarily uncertain of Yan Xiaoru’s intentions; the reward was too valuable, making him somewhat uncomfortable.
“Did Elder Yan mention why she awarded such a valuable treasure to me?” Li Muyang asked.
Li Yuechan shrugged her shoulders and shook her head, “No… Perhaps Elder Yan was simply in a good mood?”
“According to Sister Ning, these past few days the Sect Master ordered many Spiritual Objects and Spiritual Medicines to be sent to Elder Yan to commend her contributions to the Sect.”
“Elder Yan must have been pleased and thus so generous with her rewards.”
“Not just you, Brother, Sister Ning also received a Qiankun Ring!”
Li Yuechan explained the situation cheerfully.
Having heard this from Li Yuechan, Li Muyang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
From what his Adopted Younger Sister said, it seemed like Yan Xiaoru casually rewarded Li Muyang in high spirits.
After all, Yan Xiaoru received even more rewards from the Sect.
With that, he felt reassured.
“Alright then, I’ll accept this ring,” Li Muyang scratched his head, “Later on, ask Sister Ning if I should go and thank Elder Yan for her reward.”
According to the customs, when an important figure awards a gift, the recipient should go and express their gratitude.
Although not particularly taken with such formalities, Li Muyang adapted to local customs, still playing the role of an honest and straightforward person.
He did not have the ability of his transmigrator predecessors to defy all – whether the heavens, the earth, or their parents – nor to challenge everything and everyone.
To live, is not to be disgraced.
After Li Muyang asked, his Adopted Younger Sister shook her head.
“Sister Ning said it’s not necessary. Today, Elder Yan only went out temporarily to chat with the Sect Master.”
“Her injuries have still not healed, and she will continue to recuperate in seclusion, declining all visitors – let alone us.”
“Additionally, Sister Ning mentioned that in a few days, the Sect may start to gradually withdraw the Inner Sect Disciples…”
Li Yuechan carefully shared the news with Li Muyang.
Ning Wan’er, who had been on the fringes, became sought after again with the return of her Master Yan Xiaoru, and her channels of information started becoming more accessible.
Li Muyang accepted the latest news from his Adopted Younger Sister and nodded his understanding.
After sending his Adopted Younger Sister Li Yuechan away, Li Muyang looked at the Qiankun Ring in his hand and returned to the house.
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He had planned to continue playing the game, but the contents of the Qiankun Ring took him by surprise.
“What? There are gifts included?”
Li Muyang opened the Qiankun Ring with astonishment and took out everything inside.
He had thought that being awarded a used Qiankun Ring was already an immense reward.
But to think there were actually bonus items inside the ring?
Li Muyang opened the Qiankun Ring and laid out the items one by one in front of him.
Five bottles made of white jade were filled with Jade Marrow Spirit Liquid, emanating a faint fragrance.
A small purple bottle contained ten Black Poison Heartbreaking Pills, a kind of top-tier life-saving medicine.
Inside a light blue bottle were three pale red pills that Li Muyang didn’t recognize, but he could read the label on the bottle.
Return to Origin Pill—a legendary Spiritual Medicine that claims even if one’s limbs are severed, as long as the person has not taken their last breath, they can regenerate flesh and blood.
There were also over ten Spirit Talismans shrouded in emanating Spiritual Energy, each with remarkable power.
Golden Sword Talismans capable of summoning a golden sword to slay enemies X3.
Divine Escape Talismans that could conceal one’s form and breath, allowing to blink away to a hundred miles distant X6.
Soul Stabilizing Talismans that could expel evil spirits and solidify one’s mind, keeping the soul pure and unaffected by evil spells X3.
In total, there were twelve talismans, and judging by the grade of these talismans, all of them were of high quality.
Those three Golden Sword Talismans, if thrown out, even cultivators in the Spirit Travel Realm would have to evade their sharpness.
This…
“Has Yan Xiaoru gone mad?”
Li Muyang was a bit dumbfounded,
as he looked at the pile of “gifts” before him. The combined value of these gifts seemed to be no less than that of the Qiankun Ring itself!
Not to mention among these gifts was a thick ancient book.
On the title page of this ancient book were four bold characters — Nether Demon Manual.
Holy shit!
Yan Xiaoru wasn’t really going to give him her secret teachings of the Ghostly Demon Technique, was she?
Li Muyang viewed the Nether Demon Manual before him with trepidation and hesitated for quite a while before he dared to open it.
When he opened the first page of the demon manual, he saw a piece of white paper sandwiched between the pages.
Written on the paper in elegant handwriting was a single, indifferent sentence.
—As promised to you.
“…” Sister, you’re really giving it to me?
Although in the secret realm, Yan Xiaoru had mentioned in a state of “good words on the brink of death” that she would pass the Ghostly Demon Technique to Li Muyang.
But Li Muyang hadn’t taken it seriously at all.
Such an important top-tier demon technique—once Yan Xiaoru returned to reality, she would certainly regret it and wouldn’t actually pass it on to Li Muyang.
But unexpectedly, five days later, on her first emergence from seclusion, Yan Xiaoru commanded her disciples to deliver the Qiankun Ring, which astonishingly included this demon technique!
Yan Xiaoru’s generous act had stunned Li Muyang.
Given Yan Xiaoru’s status and position, she could have simply killed Li Muyang to silence him, and it likely wouldn’t have resulted in any consequences.
But instead, she chose to bestow all these items to seal Li Muyang’s lips… Something was off! Ten thousand things were off!
What on earth was this woman thinking?
When things don’t seem normal, there is bound to be a catch.
Why was Yan Xiaoru being so lavish—what was she after?
Could it be that she thought Li Muyang was a weakling? Or perhaps that Li Muyang remained unbathed in the secret realm?
Surely it couldn’t be that she had developed a liking for Li Muyang, an outer sect nobody, due to the heightened emotions from a life-or-death situation and wanted Li Muyang to be her tiger in the major crimes unit?
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