Chapter 20: Drawing the Ring of Avarice (Fourth Update)

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  Among these nine grids, there are two elixirs, namely the Breaking Spirit Elixir and the Tempering Body Elixir. Both of these are good things, and among them, the Tempering Body Elixir is most suitable for Yang Lei at present. If he can get the Tempering Body Elixir, his overall cultivation will definitely be upgraded by one level.

  In addition to the two elixirs, there are three pieces of equipment, including a ring, a dagger and a hidden weapon.

  Among these three things, what Yang Lei valued most was that hidden weapon. This hidden weapon is called the Duè Xī Zhēn (Life-Taking Needle), which can be fired three times and contains a potent toxin, capable of killing anyone below the level of a Martial Emperor with just a touch.

  That ring also has a great use for Yang Lei, the ring is called the Introspection Ring. Once worn, it can gather all the aura in the body and simulate any state of being under one's cultivation, unless it's a Martial Saint, no one else can see through it. Wearing this Introspection Ring is the ultimate killer to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger.

  In addition to these five items, the other four grids are 2000 integral points, a skill book, a talisman, and a white unknown animal.

  That skill book was also something that Yang Lei coveted, a set of formations, the Spirit Gathering Formation. As its name suggests, this formation could gather the surrounding spiritual energy, allowing people to cultivate at twice the speed inside it. And that talisman was a Vajra Talisman, which could allow the user to completely withstand a full-force attack from a martial artist in the Great Perfection stage for an entire hour.

  In the end, it was just that white unknown animal. The system didn't introduce it at all and there was no information about it. So for Yang Lei, this mysterious thing wasn't needed now. No matter how mysterious or abnormal this thing was, although Yang Lei had curiosity too, he also knew that this unknown animal was still a cub, and when it grew up, who knows what kind of abnormal creature it would become, but it didn't meet the actual requirements.

  So among these nine items, excluding the dan medicine, the dagger and that small animal, the other six are still worth it.

  "The lottery has started."

  Only to see the wheel spinning rapidly, after a minute the wheel slowed down, blank, dagger, was about to stop, slowed down, stopped, almost stopped. Seeing the pointer pointing to that skill book, Yang Lei's heart was about to jump out.

  It's gone, it's actually gone. The thing that was within reach has slipped away. Yang Lei felt suffocated in his heart, wondering if his luck was really so bad that he couldn't get anything. No, there's still a chance, just a little more, a little more, Yang Lei encouraged himself in his heart.

  Just a little bit, just a little bit more.

  Yeah, looking at the pointer pointing to that utility ring, Yang Lei let out a breath and revealed a satisfied smile on his face. This utility ring may not be the best, but it's absolutely practical.

  "Ding, congratulations player on drawing the Ring of Accumulated Interest."

  Having obtained the Breath-Control Ring, Yang Lei hastily put it on. As soon as he wore it, Yang Lei felt that he could completely control his own breath freely, and this control reached its limit, absolutely no worse than those Martial Saints. No wonder even Martial Saints couldn't see through him, it turned out to be like this.

  Have to say, this time the luck of the lottery is still pretty good, 800 points, got a ring of restraint, it's really worth it. This ring of restraint, even if it takes 5,000 points to exchange for it, Yang Lei will definitely exchange it without hesitation.

  After dealing with the lottery card, Yang Lei finally put his attention on the task card, considering whether to open it or not. The task card randomly selects a task, and once opened, it is a single task that may be difficult or easy.

  "Is task card enabled?"

  "Start." Finally, Yang Wei started the task now.

  "Ding, family assessment task. Task level: A-level. Task completion requirements: Enter the top three in the assessment. Task rewards: 1. Get third place in the assessment, reward experience value 5000, internal energy value 50, points value 50, Tempering Body Pill 1 piece. 2. Get second place in the assessment, reward experience value 50000, internal energy value 500, points value 500, Tempering Body Pill 10 pieces. 3. Get first place in the assessment, reward experience value 500000, points value 5000, points value 5000, Tempering Body Pill 10 pieces, Nourishing Spirit Pill 1 piece. Task failure, deduct one piece of equipment or one skill item. Do you accept the task?"

  "Agreed."

  This task must be accepted, the reward is rich. If you can get the first place in the assessment, not only will you have 500000 experience points, but also 5000 integral points. Most importantly, there is a Spirit Nourishing Pill. This Spirit Nourishing Pill is a ninth-grade elixir of the Mystic Stage, which is hard to come by. Once you enter the Great Perfection of Martial Arts, taking this pill will definitely make your spiritual power more condensed and your foundation more solid, making breakthroughs effortless.

  Yang Lei was clear in his mind that the Yang family was not just limited to the Wei Wu Wang Fu Yang You branch, but there were many others. As the first family of the Qian Yuan country, the Yang family had a vast root system. The Yang You branch was the direct line, and among the young people of this generation, both the direct and collateral lines had produced a genius. The direct line's Yang Tian Lei, currently 18 years old, was a Wu Wang first rank. The collateral line's genius, Yang Tian Feng, was 19 years old, a Wu Wang second rank.

  But he himself is only a Martial Artist of the Second Stage, and there is a huge gap between him and them. Although he has the Wind Blade Seven Kills and has cultivated to the realm of Three Kills as One, he can exert nine times his combat power, but facing the Martial King Realm, he still has some shortcomings. If he doesn't break through within this month, then he will definitely not get first place.

  There is still a month's time, and within this month, if I can break through to the late stage of Wushi, then I will have an 80% chance of winning. However, if I am only at the middle stage of Wushi, my chances of winning will be reduced to 50%.

  Do I need to go back to Yanshan to hunt and level up? Entering Yanshan to cultivate and level up is feasible, but it's very dangerous. If I want to level up quickly, I must challenge those high-level demons, at least level 4 or above, otherwise it won't have any effect.

  Yang Lei shook his head and put aside his worries. When you get to the mountain, there will be a way, no need to think about it too much.

  …………

  The next day, Yang Yue brought a large pile of medicinal materials, talismans, and some danfang, as well as some simple secrets for making talismans.

  Yang Lei knew that although these alchemy methods and talisman crafting techniques were simple and commonly used, ordinary people wouldn't be able to get their hands on them, and the consumption wouldn't be small either. Yang Lei felt grateful in his heart and secretly thought that after he practiced alchemy and crafted talismans himself, he would definitely give her more to use.

  "Little brother, is this enough? If it's not enough, I'll go buy some more," said Yang Yue.

  "That's enough, these are already more than enough." Yang Lei hastily shook his head and said.

  "That's good, if it's not enough, just look for me." Yang Yue said with a smile on her face.

  Seeing Yang Yue's excited expression, Yang Lei felt a warmth of kinship for the first time.

  "Sister, are you confident about the family competition a month later?"

  The family competition is fierce, and those who enter the top ten will be rewarded. The higher the ranking, the more generous the reward. The top ten can all obtain the qualification to enter the Void Illusion Cave for cultivation.

  This Void Illusory Cave is the Yang family's cultivation holy land, where the spiritual energy is several times that of the outside. Cultivating for one day inside is equivalent to cultivating for a month on the outside. However, due to the pressure inside, ordinary people find it difficult to persist, and even a Martial Saint can only last five months at most.

  Generally, the younger generation's family competition lasted for only ten days at most. Just like Yang You, the current Wu Wang, who won first place in his generation's family competition and persisted in the Kong Huang Cave for ten days, breaking the record. Those ten days allowed his cultivation to directly break through from Wu Wang 9th stage to Wu Huang 1st stage, a leap that no one could match.

  Not only can you get the qualification to enter the Phantom Cave, but the top five also have other rewards.

  First place: one top-grade spiritual artifact. Second and third places: one high-grade spiritual artifact each. Fourth and fifth places: one mid-grade spiritual artifact each.

  Because of the rich rewards, everyone made sufficient preparations before the competition, and at the time of the competition, the competition was extremely fierce, no, it should be described as tragic.

  "Family competition, sigh..." Yang Yue sighed, "Originally, my sister had confidence and hope to enter the top three, but now my brother's cultivation is higher than mine, more powerful than me, entering the top three is hopeless."

  Indeed, without his own strength, relying on Yang Yue's third-stage cultivation and the assistance of the Tianfeng Sword, it is absolutely possible to enter the top three. Of course, dealing with the two martial kings, Yang Tianlei and Yang Tianfeng, would be impossible.

  "Second sister, don't belittle yourself either, it's not necessarily hopeless to enter the top three." Yang Lei said with a smile.

  "Is there hope? Don't joke around, I'm clear about it, sister. I absolutely can't beat you. As for Yang Tianlei and Yang Tianfeng, I don't even dare to hope to win against them. Those two are freaks - one is only 18 years old and the other is only 19 years old, yet they've already entered the Wu Wang realm. The gap is too big, it's impossible to make up for." Yang Yue sighed and said with a dejected expression.

  "That's not necessarily the case, what if they meet before the final? These two are extremely talented and have already reached the Wu Wang realm, their strength is almost evenly matched. If they were to meet before the final, it would definitely be a fierce battle, and if both of them were to suffer heavy injuries, then, Second Sister, do you think we'd have a chance?" Yang Lei blinked his eyes and said with a smile.

  Yang Yue heard this and couldn't help but laugh and cry, glaring at Yang Lei with a bad temper: "You think it's beautiful to both lose together? The probability of that is very small, I advise you not to hold onto such a cheap idea." Although she said so with her mouth, in her heart she was thinking, maybe there really is such a possibility, if the two were to meet before the final, it's not impossible.

  But Yang Yue soon shook off such an idea, the probability of this happening was too small, if she could encounter such a thing, it would be truly auspicious.