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Chapter 175 The Wei Family's Gift, Return of the Dao Seal

Accompanied by Wei Xingfeng and other senior members of the Wei family, Xu Ning enjoyed a sumptuous lunch.

In addition to the meat of farmed demon beasts, the luncheon also included some rare spiritual fruits and herbs, which would provide a boost to most Void Realm martial artists.

Of course, for Xu Ning, this was just a trial.

After the luncheon, Wei Xingfeng, the head of the Wei family, personally led Xu Ning to the study.

"Young friend Xu Ning."

After closing the door, Wei Xingfeng made some arrangements to ensure that their conversation would not be overheard before speaking.

"To express my gratitude, I've decided to give you something as a gift, and I hope you'll accept it."

Wei Xingfeng felt around in the bookcase, and then, like a door, the bookcase slowly opened, revealing a secret room.

The secret chamber was not large; it contained only a stone platform, upon which rested a damaged longsword.

The surface of the long knife was pitted and had several obvious cracks.

However, looking at its sharp edge, one can still sense a cold and murderous aura.

"This is a damaged Dao weapon with all attributes."

Wei Xingfeng carefully picked up the damaged longsword with both hands and handed it to Xu Ning: "Although its power is diminished, it will still be beneficial to Void Realm martial artists. With it, although you can't kill enemies of a higher level, you can still be invincible among those of the same level."

"A Dao weapon with all attributes damaged?"

Xu Ning took the damaged longsword and gently wiped the blade with his finger.

"This head of the Wei family is quite generous..."

Xu Ning thought to himself.

Now that he already possesses five Dao weapons, Xu Ning is not tempted by this damaged Dao weapon with all attributes.

Even in Xu Ning's hands, this broken longsword is useless and has no practical use.

However, this does not negate the value of the damaged longsword or Wei Xingfeng's magnanimity.

While a damaged Dao weapon with all attributes might not appeal to me, it would be tempting to other Void Realm martial artists, even those at the ninth level of the Void Realm True Domain.

For the Wei family, this broken longsword is also of extremely high value.

"Xu Ning remained calm and composed after hearing the words 'Dao soldier,' his expression remained unchanged. He's truly remarkable."

Wei Xingfeng sighed inwardly.

After taking out the broken longsword, Wei Xingfeng had been observing Xu Ning's expression.

"There are only two possibilities for him to do this: either he has an extremely resilient character and is incredibly confident in his own strength, or he has seen a real Dao weapon, or even possesses a real Dao weapon..."

The more Wei Xingfeng thought about it, the more unfathomable Xu Ning seemed.

In fact, although Xu Ning saved Wei Changqing and the other two, giving them a damaged Dao weapon with all attributes was still too valuable.

Wei Xingfeng did this not only to thank Xu Ning, but also to maintain a good relationship with her.

The Wei family is currently under the control of the Yuansheng Sect in Yunying City, which makes it difficult for them to act and imposes many restrictions. Moreover, the family is short of talented younger generations.

Wei Xingfeng felt somewhat worried about the future of the Wei family.

Under these circumstances, if a solid friendship could be established with Xu Ning, the situation would be quite different.

With Xu Ning's martial arts talent, it's almost a certainty that he will advance to the ninth level of the Void Realm True Domain in the future. If Xu Ning takes care of him, the future development of the Wei family will definitely be much smoother.

"Thank you for your kindness, Patriarch Wei."

Xu Ning examined the damaged longsword several times before finally returning it to Wei Xingfeng.

Accepting something useless only incurs a favor, which is not worthwhile.

"this……"

Although Wei Xingfeng found that Xu Ning wasn't particularly interested in the damaged Dao soldier, he was still quite surprised to see him return it.

"As I said before, there is a genuine friendship between me and Uncle Wei, as well as Binglin and Zicheng, so there is no need for gifts."

Xu Ning declined the offer outright.

Seeing that Xu Ning was truly unmoved, Wei Xingfeng pondered for a moment, then placed the broken longsword back on the stone platform and took out a ring from his sleeve.

The explanation was that it was made of a milky white crystal, with a simple design, but it looked very luxurious.

"Since young friend Xu Ning doesn't want the Dao weapon, then I'll give this to you."

Wei Xingfeng placed the simple ring in Xu Ning's hand: "This time, don't refuse."

"Um?"

The moment Xu Ning touched the simple ring, he had a feeling of familiarity.

Inside the ring flowed an energy that seemed to be related to the power of the void.

"This is a storage ring."

Wei Xingfeng, seemingly worried that Xu Ning wouldn't understand, explained, "A storage ring is a ring that can independently store items. Inside this ring is a separate space. Except for living things, you can put any item that can fit inside into it."

"This storage ring was crafted by my ancestor who was at the Dao Realm level. Its raw material is a special type of void crystal, which is extremely rare. With this storage ring, traveling around will be much more convenient."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ning finally showed a change in expression.

This storage ring has the same function as the rib space.

Previously, Xu Ning had been secretly thinking that the space in his ribcage was becoming increasingly insufficient, but now, Wei Xingfeng had actually given him a storage ring.

Xu Ning poured a wisp of true energy into the storage ring.

"That's roughly ten cubic meters of space..."

After examining it for a while, Xu Ning thought to himself, "This storage ring is also a rare item, its value is much higher than that damaged Dao weapon..."

After pondering for a moment, Xu Ning said, "Patriarch Wei, I do need this storage ring... I will accept your gift."

"Take it."

Seeing Xu Ning accept the storage ring, Wei Xingfeng felt relieved and smiled.

This also shows that Xu Ning accepted the goodwill he had shown.

"Master Wei."

After accepting the storage ring, Xu Ning said, "You gave me a treasure, and I have something to return to you."

Upon hearing this, Wei Xingfeng raised an eyebrow, seemingly quite puzzled.

"Has something been returned to me?"

"That's right."

Xu Ning took the Dao Seal Stone Tablet that he had previously taken from Bao Qiuhua directly from his rib space.

"This is?"

When Wei Xingfeng saw Xu Ning take out a stone tablet, he was startled.

His surprise was not because he recognized the Dao Seal Stone Tablet, but because of the way Xu Ning took it out.

The storage ring he just gave to Xu Ning was empty, so the fact that Xu Ning could take out a stone tablet means that Xu Ning has another storage device in his possession.

"This Xu Ning is truly a master of disguise..."

Wei Xingfeng sighed inwardly.

Xu Ning's act of taking out the Dao Seal Stone Tablet was also a way of no longer concealing that he possessed storage items.

Since Wei Xingfeng had already given him a storage ring, there was no need for him to hide his methods from him.

"What is this?"

Wei Xingfeng walked up to the stone tablet and examined it carefully, but did not recognize it.

Because the stone tablet was not fully unsealed, Wei Xingfeng did not sense the wind-attribute Dao seal.

However, as he approached the Dao Seal Stele, Wei Xingfeng felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"This is the Dao seal stone tablet left by the ancestors of the Wei clan in the Dao realm."

Xu Ning said to Wei Xingfeng.

"What!?"

Wei Xingfeng's expression changed instantly upon hearing Xu Ning's words.

"The Dao seal stone tablet of my Wei family ancestors was lost long ago when it was moved from other states to Feiyun State."

Wei Xingfeng seemed somewhat incredulous.

"Yes, it was indeed lost around that time."

Xu Ning said, "After going through many twists and turns, it finally ended up in the hands of a martial arts family in Jifeng Prefecture."

"After obtaining the seal stone tablet, the martial arts family deduced that the method to unseal it required the blood of the Wei clan members, which is why they kidnapped Uncle Wei and others."

Xu Ning continued, "After rescuing Uncle Wei and the others, I took this stone tablet. Now, it's time to return it to the Wei family."

Wei Xingfeng was unaware of what Xu Ning was saying.

The message was not copied onto paper in the letters sent back by Wei Changqing and others.

Although Wei Changqing knew that he and his companions had been kidnapped because of the Dao Seal, he did not know what the Dao Seal was, nor did he know that the stone tablet that Xu Ning had seized was the Dao Seal itself.

"This...this..."

Wei Xingfeng's heart pounded.

Even though he had already reached the Tongyin Realm, he still felt that his breathing was somewhat out of control.

The Daoist seal stele is of great significance to the Wei family now.

Currently, the Wei family has two martial artists at the Tongyin Realm.

One was Wei Xingfeng himself, who had just entered the Tongyin Realm, and the other was a senior elder of the Wei family, who was already at the peak of the Tongyin Realm.

Two martial artists at the Tongyin Realm would undoubtedly be local overlords elsewhere.

However, the Wei family was located in Yunying City.

Within Cloud Eagle City, the Origin Sect is the dominant force, and besides the Origin Sect, there are many other large families.

The Wei family, being caught in the middle, had no real power to speak of.

Both Wei Xingfeng and the elders are currently stuck at their current level and cannot advance any further.

They all knew that without external help, they might not make any progress in their lives.

Wei Xingfeng and the elders had tried to borrow Dao seals from others, but to no avail.

Even for the Yuansheng Sect, the Dao Seal is a precious item, and it is absolutely impossible for it to be lent to others.

However, the Dao Seal that Wei Xingfeng thought was almost impossible to borrow was actually sent by Xu Ning.

"Xu Ning..."

Wei Xingfeng tried his best to calm himself down: "This is too precious..."

Wei Xingfeng knew that although the stone tablet belonged to his ancestors, it had changed hands many times and ended up in Xu Ning's hands. Strictly speaking, it now belonged to Xu Ning.

"This originally belonged to the Wei family. How can you say it's valuable if you accept it?"

Xu Ning smiled gently and said to Wei Xingfeng.

Although the Dao Seal is precious, it is completely useless to Xu Ning.

Moreover, the seal on the stone tablet has not been fully unsealed yet.

Xu Ning also couldn't bring himself to continue using the blood of the Wei family to unseal the stone tablet.

Instead of giving a gift, why not take advantage of the opportunity to give it back?

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