The path to immortality through martial arts begins with being forced into marriage!

When a cultivator acquires a new storage ring, they need to drip their essence blood into it to establish a bond between the ring and the cultivator, thus imprinting the ring with their unique soul mark.

The logic behind using storage rings is to utilize the soul as a pass.

As long as the owner's soul remains intact, the storage ring cannot be broken by any external force.

But once the owner dies, the ring becomes ownerless, and the contents stored inside can naturally be taken or discarded by outsiders at will.

Three storage rings floated in Cui Yi's palm: one pure black and two bronze.

The pure black storage ring was taken from Hong Xiang; as for the other two, they were taken from two fellow disciples of the Blood Robe Sect...

Cui Yi's brow twitched involuntarily; it turned out he had killed one of his own men.

However, there's nothing we can do about it.

Given the circumstances, if he hadn't intervened, he might have been the one to die.

Everyone looks out for themselves!

As Cui Yi swept his divine sense across the area, the contents of the three storage rings fell to the ground with a clatter, piling up into small mountains in the blink of an eye!

Most of the things were not elixirs or magic treasures, but crystalline objects containing pure spiritual energy, which surprised Cui Yi slightly.

Spirit Stone?

Cui Yi had only heard of this thing, but had never seen it before.

It is said to be formed from pure spiritual energy. Only a few spirit stone mines exist in the world, and they are all controlled by major sects and forces, making them extremely difficult to obtain.

This item can be used for trading or for spiritual practice.

If valued according to the mortal world standard, a low-grade spirit stone could sell for at least a thousand taels of silver!

A mid-grade spirit stone costs 10,000 taels, and a top-grade spirit stone costs 100,000 taels!

There must be at least a thousand low-grade spirit stones in front of us!

Wouldn't that mean...?

Nearly one million taels of silver?!

Cui Yi gasped in shock, recalling how he had been struggling for a few hundred taels of silver not long ago, and now he had suddenly become a millionaire.

this......

This is definitely a windfall!

Moreover, this doesn't even take into account the value of the other treasures!

Besides spirit stones, there were also nearly a hundred ancient spirit herbs, medicinal plants, and demonic beasts, as well as a large number of jade slips.

Most of the jade slips contain scattered records about the secrets of the Great Yan Dynasty and intelligence on various forces; only a very small number of jade slips are used to store cultivation techniques.

Cui Yi took stock of the items: thirteen Yellow-rank cultivation techniques and martial arts manuals, and six Yellow-rank magic treasures.

There were sixty-five pills of various types displayed on the shelf.

However, the highest-grade pill is only a second-grade Qi-restoring pill; the other pills are mostly for daily use, used for healing and detoxification.

Cui Yi selected a longsword magic weapon, and the reason why he didn't choose one of the others was quite simple...

Judging from their appearance, most of them are magical artifacts used by women. I don't know why that old man Hong Xiang has such a strange collecting habit.

Imprinting a soul mark on a magical artifact is slightly more difficult than imprinting a soul mark on a storage ring.

After all, magical artifacts, such as weapons, need to be in sync with the user's mind, so the compatibility is naturally much higher.

Cui Yi bit his index finger and dripped a drop of blood onto the longsword. The moment the blood seeped into the blade, the entire magical artifact trembled.

Thanks to the power of his mind, Cui Yi's refining process went very smoothly, taking only half an incense stick's time to complete.

With a gentle wave of his right hand, Cui Yi sent the longsword flying toward him as if it had come to life!

This is the magic weapon!

Cui Yi's mind stirred slightly. Although he could achieve the same effect with ordinary objects using his mental power, mortal objects were ultimately devoid of spirit.

Although the longsword refined this time is only a mid-grade Yellow Rank magic weapon, it is more than a hundred times stronger than ordinary objects!

Cui Yi pondered for a moment, stroking his chin. Since it was a magical artifact, it definitely needed to be named.

Especially since this refined magical artifact had already acquired sentience under the tempering of his true energy.

"I'm pretty bad at naming things, so I'll just name you 'Wait a Moment' for now!"

Cui Yi's eyes lit up as soon as he thought of the name!

This name is truly wonderful!

Imagine if he were competing with someone and suddenly shouted "Wait a minute!" The other person would definitely be momentarily stunned!

And this was the perfect opportunity for him to turn the tables!

Anyway, my current identity is that of an evil cultivator of the Blood Robe Sect, so what if I use despicable methods?

All's fair in war!

After refining the "Qieman" item, Cui Yi threw everything else into the storage space of the Floating Pagoda.

The spiritual energy contained in low-grade spirit stones is rather impure and not suitable for direct cultivation, so Cui Yi stored them as fixed assets.

Those magical treasures that he doesn't value are not without worth; the best way is to find an opportunity to sell them off and cash in.

As for the dozens of pills, Cui Yi planned to keep them for his own daily use.

When you're out and about, you should always carry something with you.

Finally, Cui Yi did not forget the important matter.

He embezzled the storage ring, but the rest of the corpse must not be wasted!

With a slight thought, the three corpses were crushed into dust by the suppressing intent emanating from the pagoda, turning into wisps of gray mist that were then absorbed into the pagoda.

As the gray mist was drawn in, the pagoda itself began to rotate on its own.

Cui Yi was already used to this kind of situation.

Even refining the corpses of those two Foundation Establishment cultivators couldn't be completed instantly, let alone refining a Core Formation Realm expert like Hong Xiang; it would take who knows how long.

Only after Cui Yi's consciousness withdrew from the space of the Floating Pagoda did he realize that the sun had already set.

Xu Yunyan and Tang'er had actually prepared the meal long ago, but seeing that Cui Yi was focused on his cultivation, they didn't disturb him.

The food on the stove has been simmering over a low flame and is still steaming hot, ready to be served at any time.

Seeing this heartwarming scene, Cui Yi's heart softened: "Next time you can eat first, you don't have to wait for me."

"That won't do."

As Xu Yunyan served the food with a smile, she said, "You're the pillar of my and Tang'er's life. How can we eat without you?"

"That's right, that's right! Young Master is now the head of the family. How can we not wait for the head of the family to eat!"

Cui Yi reached out and rubbed the little girl's head, which triggered static electricity and made her hair stand up.

From a distance, it looks like a cat with its fur standing on end, with those innocent little eyes, making people both laugh and cry.

"Alright, alright, you all have your reasons. Now, let's eat first and then get some rest."

After a satisfying meal, night deepened.

The various peaks of the Blood Robe Sect were shrouded in a blood-red mist, with only the scattered spirit stone lamps lit in various buildings remaining.

This small courtyard has also returned to tranquility.

Although Tang'er was young, she had gradually gotten used to sleeping alone in the side room since Cui Yi joined the Jingyao Division.

At this moment, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, hugged her small pillow and quilt, and obediently walked into the side room next door, which she had already decorated to look quite nice.