Saving the Demon Lord (Part 3)

As Zemin Yan mourned his misfortune in his heart, the ring on his chest began to flash even more brightly, causing the child to be distracted by looking at that glow. The fox man who realized there was little time left in his body, he stared at the brilliant ring in disbelief, he never thought that on his death he would find a legendary item. But his heart did not fluctuate with the feeling of greed, this was a legendary item, but it was also a useless item for him that could not save him from the death situation.

"That ring ..." the masked man's voice was now weak, but he seemed quite surprised to see the ring shining. At that moment Zemin Yan felt a deep fear as this powerful person could snatch his possessions and kill him! Yes, no matter how weak this cultivator is now, he is still very powerful he can tell by the still-frozen weather. 

"Don't be so anxious, I won't steal this ring. Although it is very precious, in fact, even if I stole it, I would only find my own death, "commented the weakly masked man, his voice sounding fragile and trembling. 

"Do Your Honor know about the history of this ring?" Asked Zemin Yan curiously, there were still doubts in his heart, but he thought this powerful man had no reason to lie to an ignorant 10-year-old. 

"Who in the Big 12 wouldn't know about this cursed ring?" The fox man's voice sounded even weaker. 

"What is the Big 12?" Asked Zemin Yan curiously. The fox man looked at the child who did not seem to be afraid of him, but his vision was growing blurred. 

"The Great 12 is the strongest cultivators under the Emperor's Kingdom, also known as the twelve leaders of the small world. I'm titled Lord Demon and I'm in 5th place in the ranking of the 12 strongest, "said the masked man with his voice getting even softer. 

"Small world?" Asked Zemin Yan with his eyes shining with curiosity, he for a moment forgot his situation. However, the man fell silent, so Zemin Yan noticed that the carriage floor was full of red and black blood, clearly, the masked man fainted from lack of blood or from the powerful poison.

Did Zemin Yan once again get into a big dilemma, save this powerful unknown cultivator for a chance to learn more about this ring and try to find out more about his parents, or let the cultivator die burying the secret of his ring?

However, even before he could decide his old ring was still glowing and getting hot when Zemin Yan decided to put some of his awareness on the ring, when his mind was sucked into a huge, bright, empty space like a small world apart. 

It was like a small grassy field full of flowers, a small forest, and a large crystal clear lake, there were even strange birds and butterflies that seemed to shine like the rainbow, but the odd thing was the huge full-length mirror that was made with a strange material that perfectly reflected a person's figure, not like bronze, silver or gold mirrors. It was like watching the reflection in the purest, clearest water as Zemin Yan approached the mirror began to glow like the ring. 

"Young master, there is someone who was baptized with the original master blood of that ring. Then the mechanism was activated… This is a helpful mechanism for the original Master's descendants… It is also the duty of each bearer to help the Master's descendants when they are in danger. "The voice was soft and melodic and resonated in the tranquil environment, slightly frightening Zemin Yan.

"What are you?" Asked Zemin Yan as he thought about this information flush he had just received. 

"I am one of the Original Master's servants, my duty is to serve each new master of the ring. The master's power and wealth were divided into seven rings so that there were seven different disciples so that any of them could follow the master's legacy. The only condition every new master should follow is to help when finding the master's descendant, "said the voice softly, most likely because it was a small child as if it didn't want to scare Zemin Yan. 

"What do you get out of it?" Asked Zemin Yan doubtfully and suspiciously, those were pretty heavy words, but he wouldn't believe there were people who gave up their precious lives to be part of a ring!

"Well, when the new master manages to release all the restraints of the ring, I will finally transcend from the Emperor Realm and reach an even higher level, just like the original Master of that ring," said the voice quietly, but Zemin Yan may feel the anxiety and loneliness in his tone.

"A kingdom greater than the Emperor Kingdom? What kind of kingdom is this? "Asked Zemin Yan shocked, for the cultivation of the Emperor Kingdom was already legendary, but an even larger one? Wasn't that very insane ?!

"Young Master Yan, you are still too ignorant and naive to know about this, it would only make the young master anxious and stray from the path of hard work" the voice sounded quite serious and resolute. In other words, Zemin Yan was very weak, even the smallest bird in this ring could beat Zemin Yan to death, so wasn't it foolish to ask for information about a cultivation kingdom that seems unreachable? 

"So how should I help this descendant of the Original Master? I really don't know what he has, besides I know he's poisoned, but still, I don't know if I have a medicine that can help him ?! "said Zemin Yan after a while debating whether or not to insist on it about cultivation beyond the Emperor Kingdom. In the end, he preferred to leave this question for another time, he is still in the Qi Refining Kingdom, too far from reaching the True Deity Kingdom to worry about something like the Emperor Kingdom. 

"It's not complicated, just bringing the ring closer to that person's body, so the ring will automatically heal that person's wounds and get the poison out of their body. This poison can be turned into one or more pills or poisonous Qi, "said the very solemn voice. 

"But if I do that and this person later tries to kill me or steal my ring?" Asked Zemin Yan, yes, he was being selfish, but who doesn't care about his own life first ?!

He was only selfless with Zhong Liang in honor of his parents since it was his family's ground. Zemin Yan is not a good person, though he always wants to do good, he was not an idiot who would endanger his life for any powerful handsome martial cultivator who fell at his feet!