The Trap of Storage Ring

"What else? I finally know how Ye Qingma died," Wu Xingyu said with a bitter smile. "It seems that young master Ye, even if he didn't die at the hands of that mysterious person just now, is probably closely related! You know, there are no more than five people in the Ye family who are qualified to carry such a thing around, but the only one who appeared nearby was Ye Qingma... It looks like this time, the Ye family has suffered a big loss!" Ni Cheng's face changed slightly, and he said, "Miss, but if it's this object, although its value is immense, it inevitably carries some danger!" Wu Xingyu pursed her lips, pondered for a moment, and then softly said, "No matter, this thing, despite its great danger, is even more valuable. I think the upper echelons will certainly not let go of it... Besides, that person casually threw out such a thing. Offending the Ye family for such a character, what does it count for?" Ni Cheng frowned and said, "We are not afraid of the Ye family, but the Beidou Sect..." Wu Xingyu casually said, "The Beidou Sect always prides itself on being above such matters. Would they even bother with these things? Moreover, for the Beidou Sect, the most important thing is the balance of power within the empire. They wouldn't be foolish enough to do anything that would affect that balance..."

"That girl is very shrewd!" Li Yi's figure traced a strange arc in mid-air and slowly landed on the ground, while the voice of the Snake Venerable echoed in his mind. Li Yi slightly smiled and said, "In a place like Blood Wolf Town, even if she has some great force behind her, to build such a large base, how could she not be shrewd? You know, that place is notorious for its ruthlessness." The Snake Venerable indifferently said, "Aren't you afraid she'll swallow up your technique scroll?" "Would she dare?" Li Yi said indifferently, "She's a smart person, she should understand, if I can kill Yin Tianjie, then killing her is definitely not difficult. If she does a good job for me, then naturally, we can coexist peacefully in the future. If she harbors other intentions, am I afraid that I won't be able to dig her out?" "Moreover, that thing is already a hot potato. If I continue to hold it, I might suffer a big loss someday. Throwing it away is actually a brilliant idea. After all, with the Heavenly Demon Nine Transformations, I wouldn't turn to cultivate something like the Wanmu Decision." The Snake Venerable chuckled and said, "You know it's dangerous, aren't you afraid that girl will sell you out? You know, if she returns it to the Ye family, she could probably get a lot of benefits." Li Yi snorted and said, "She's not a fool. She should know the value of that thing. Old Coot, if it were you, would you easily return such a thing to someone else?" "No..." The Snake Venerable answered without hesitation. "That's it," Li Yi curled his lips, "Moreover, the force behind Maple Tower is most likely one of those families in the imperial city, and their relationship with the Ye family, even if not sworn enemies, is probably not too good. They would be intrigued by such a thing." "Indeed, but kid, letting them hold that Billie, aren't you afraid he will sell you out?" Li Yi sneered, "I'm pretty accurate in judging people. That kid is smart, somewhat like I was when I was young. Wouldn't such a person know what's important? I'm giving him a great opportunity. If he cherishes it, then in the future, there will be another power in Blood Wolf Town, which is naturally all good for the Li family. But if he doesn't cherish it, I can annihilate a Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, and naturally, I can annihilate another!" The Snake Venerable muttered, "It sounds as if you did it yourself." Li Yi smiled awkwardly but did not respond. He quickened his pace toward Wanchao City. At this moment, Wanchao City was already in turmoil. The distance between Blood Wolf Town and Wanchao City was not far, and the various relationships between the two places were closely intertwined and complicated. The Dragon family's move against the Blood Wolf Mercenary Group, Yin Tianjie's fall, had already spread to Wanchao City through various channels. At this moment, every power was watching, waiting to see what impact this event would have on the situation in Wanchao City. Numerous spies from various forces had already swarmed toward Blood Wolf Town. Li Yi did not know how much effort it took to bypass these spies and return to the city. Originally, if the Snake Venerable had made a move, avoiding these people would have been a blink of an eye, but now, because of that reason, the Snake Venerable no longer used his power at will, which made Li Yi quite unaccustomed. After returning to the Li family, he sneaked back to his room a bit sneakily, carefully checked around, and only after making sure that no one had been there during his absence, did Li Yi feel somewhat at ease. At this moment, Li Yi's "situation" should be in secluded cultivation, so outsiders wouldn't guess these matters were related to him. Otherwise, knowing that a guy who had only cultivated for three months had annihilated a peak Fighter, who knows what trouble it would cause. He sat cross-legged on the bed, forming a cultivation sign. With his breathing, Li Yi had once again entered the state of cultivation. His actions in Blood Wolf Town these past few days had caused a slight change in his mentality. Li Yi even vaguely felt that he might be about to break through again. Just entering the Fighter level a few days ago, but already feeling a breakthrough, if others knew about this, who knows how many would be jealous to the point of spitting blood. When the sky was slightly bright, Li Yi slowly exhaled and woke up from the cultivation state. After hesitating for a moment, Li Yi took off his shirt. The injuries from a few days ago had almost completely healed, but the palm print on his chest, like a tattoo, made him frown.

Li Yi was aware that pondering over these matters now was of no use. Instead, he took a deep breath and pulled out two Storage Ring. One of these Storage Ring belonged to Ye Qingma, and the other was snatched from Yin Xu that day. He had been so busy that he hadn't had time to check what was inside. As for Yin Tianjie, he must have had a Storage Ring when he died, but the Snake Venerable was in a hurry to leave and forgot about it, probably leaving the Dragon family with a huge advantage. With a slight bitter smile, Li Yi first took out the items from Yin Xu's Storage Ring. Yin Xu's possessions were quite rich, apart from some miscellaneous things, there were even a pile of gold coins, and the rest were various medicines. However, what surprised Li Yi was that among Yin Xu's hidden items were a pile of unsightly books. It was unexpected to find such things in this world. Looking at these albums, Li Yi could only shake his head with a wry smile and tossed them aside. After hesitating for a moment, he picked up Ye Qingma's Storage Ring, intending to probe into it with his mind, when suddenly the Snake Venerable's voice faintly sounded, saying, "Hold on." As he spoke, his figure ethereally floated out, frowning at Ye Qingma's Storage Ring. "What's wrong, Old Coot? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by coming out like this?" "No worries," the Snake Venerable shook his head, "If I don't use any power, even standing face to face, my old friend wouldn't be able to detect me..." Li Yi was slightly stunned and then rolled his eyes in secret, lamenting his own carefulness, only to be deceived by the Snake Venerable once again. "This thing... seems a bit problematic!" Ignoring Li Yi's rolling eyes, the Snake Venerable stared at Ye Qingma's ring and said faintly. "What do you mean?" Li Yi frowned, "Isn't it said that once the owner of a Storage Ring dies, it becomes ownerless? What problem could there be?" "Naive kid," the Snake Venerable said lightly, "If you had rashly performed a blood recognition just now, you might never escape the Ye family's tracking in this lifetime." Li Yi wiped a cold sweat and said, "Is it that exaggerated?" The Snake Venerable nodded slightly, "It's exactly that exaggerated. If I'm not wrong, this Storage Ring probably contains a fragment of Ye Qingma's soul. In that case, as soon as anyone opens it, they would be sensed by the Ye family. And you, with your current strength, if sensed, have no other way but death if I can't help you." Li Yi's pupils contracted slightly, not expecting such a trap in the Storage Ring. If it weren't for the Snake Venerable's reminder, he might have fallen into this trap. It seems the people from these big families are indeed cunning and not easy to deal with. "So what do we do now?" Li Yi stared at the Storage Ring. Although he didn't have much discernment, he could see that the quality of this Storage Ring was much better than the one snatched from Yin Xu, not to mention that, given Ye Qingma's background, there might be some valuable items inside. After all, the items he casually took out were already startling. With the identity of the Ye family young master and the Big Disciple of the Beidou Sect, Li Yi did not believe that was all Ye Qingma had. "What else to do? Just cool it off," the Snake Venerable said with a hint of a smile, "If you're not afraid of dying, you can try opening it. But if you're cautious, you might as well wait until you have the power to confront the Ye family head-on before opening it." Li Yi chuckled bitterly. Confront the Ye family head-on? Wouldn't that require reaching the Emperor level? Who knows how long that would take? Seemingly enjoying Li Yi's distressed expression, the Snake Venerable chuckled after a moment, "Of course, there's a way to open it if you want. The first method is to let me help you open it, but then we risk being discovered. The second method... you need to choose a place where the Ye family absolutely can't go, open it there, clean out the items, and then discard the Storage Ring... Which method will you choose?" Li Yi directly ignored the first method, not being in the state of wanting to risk his life, and just frowned slightly, "What kind of place can the Ye family absolutely not go to?" "Silly boy, isn't this an opportunity right now?" The Snake Venerable said with a half-smile. "Opportunity?" Li Yi's eyes lit up, "The Martial Deity Hall... the God Sacrifice Ritual..." Suddenly, everything about the God Sacrifice Ritual became more attractive. "Kid, if you want to come out alive from the God Sacrifice Ritual, you have to cultivate hard from now on!" Li Yi nodded slightly, something he knew well without the Snake Venerable having to mention. And he also knew that he had more important things to do, which was to integrate various lower-level fighting techniques into the Illusionary Kill. That way, the Illusionary Kill would no longer be a dry set of moves. The power of the fighting techniques, combined with the finesse of the Illusionary Kill, these two things together, even Li Yi himself couldn't imagine what effect would appear at that time. Perhaps by then, even a Warrior would be a joke in front of him. Just as he was excited, he suddenly heard a forceful knocking sound, followed by a faint voice from outside the door: "Li Yi, if you hide from me again today, believe it or not, I'll kick down your rotten door!?"