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Hearing True Person Yinyue's words, Xiao Ran trembled from head to toe. In the depths of autumn, his whole body broke out in cold sweat, and his hands and feet turned icy.

Could this Cultivation World ever get any better? How were Direct Disciples supposed to survive before you people would be satisfied? Tears flowed uselessly in his heart! The sect was filled everywhere with oppression against Direct Disciples. When would new cultivators finally rise up?

Recalling Lin Yunzi's words, Xiao Ran found the more he thought about them, the more terrifying they became. He no longer dared to look directly at True Person Yinyue's elegant, soft, lovely face.

But in truth, True Person Yinyue was right.

Ever since he had entered the sect, Wraith incidents had occurred for two consecutive days.

Xiao Ran guessed that both incidents were related to Ye Fan.

But from the sect's perspective, there might be another suspicion.

A Direct Disciple who had defeated Qi Refining cultivators time and again with the strength of an ordinary man, a newcomer who had reached Qi Refining three days after entering the sect, and then two of only two Wraith incidents in Zongzhi Mountain's thousand-year history occurring within those same three days...

No matter who looked at it or how they looked at it, it was far too suspicious! Xiao Ran understood that True Person Yinyue's so-called Body Dissection was meant to thoroughly uncover his Cultivation Level, physique, and bloodline—to confirm that he was a "normal person," one of "their own," rather than a Wraith container like Ye Fan. Only then would it not be too late to invest great effort in nurturing him.

He could completely understand.

And completely accept it.

After all, the system was bound to his soul, not his body. No matter how True Person Yinyue dissected him, she could never discover the system's existence.

He simply felt physically uncomfortable.

What if a part went missing after the dissection? What if a surgical knife was left inside him afterward? What if he ended up with demon blood after the dissection? The more Xiao Ran thought about it, the more his scalp tingled. His face turned pale, his body swayed weakly, and he merely said, "Let's have the meeting first."

True Person Yinyue had no intention of letting him off so easily. Her elegant, soft eyes gazed at him in the gloom as she said gently:

"I'll go with you. You rendered great service this time."

Go with me, my ass!

Xiao Ran flatly refused. "No. When I fought Ye Fan just now, I think I accidentally lost my Space Ring. I'll go look for it."

A sharp glint flashed through her watery, alluring eyes. True Person Yinyue looked at Xiao Ran's hand. The Space Ring truly was not on it.

Then, her divine sense swept through the ruins atop the Square Platform, but she did not find the Space Ring. Perhaps it had been lost elsewhere.

Only then did she let the matter drop.

"Very well. Once you find the Space Ring, remember to go to Sword-Wielding Mountain and call Chunwa and Qiuchan over."

"Alright."

Watching his Senior Uncle's graceful figure depart, Xiao Ran finally let out a breath of relief.

Seeing this, the two Inner Sect Instructors hurriedly woke the drunken Chen Gongxing and followed True Person Yinyue to the Affairs Pavilion.

Before the meeting, as witnesses and parties involved, they had to give the Discipline Hall a simple report.

After that, only Xiao Ran and Chuyan remained on the Sword Plaza. The two figures, one large and one small, like father and daughter, were precisely the greatest contributors to turning the Wraith crisis around.

Xiao Ran merely said:

"Go back to Sword-Wielding Mountain and bring those two little brats to Main Peak."

Chuyan froze.

"What about you?"

Xiao Ran suddenly turned serious.

"Didn't I say so? I need to find my Space Ring."

Chuyan was somewhat aggrieved, but also curious.

"I thought that was just an excuse. You're really going to look for it?"

Xiao Ran nodded.

"I really am."

Seeing his rare serious expression, Chuyan knew he was not joking. She stepped onto her sword and flew toward Sword-Wielding Mountain.

After sending everyone away, Xiao Ran was the only one left on the Sword Plaza.

Standing alone atop the ruins, he felt an indescribable desolation.

He was not joking.

He really needed to find a ring—

Ye Fan's ring! There was something very strange about this.

An ordinary Disciple Ring would surely have been burned to not even ashes under the Samadhi True Li Fire jointly unleashed by three Nascent Soul bigwigs.

But when Xiao Ran used Chuyan's power to launch that palm strike and it resonated with the Wraith, he unexpectedly discovered a Black Ring hidden inside the Wraith's body! He had found it strange at the time, so he had deliberately kept watch. In the end, he saw that after the Wraith was slain, the ring fell into the ruins.

This ring was highly bizarre.

It had withstood the Samadhi True Li Fire and withstood the Wraith's death. By all rights, it should have been of an extremely high grade, no ordinary item, and should have been easy to spot.

Yet Chen Gongxing, who had fought at close quarters, had not discovered it.

Chuyan, who had searched the ruins for the Wraith Core, had not discovered it.

Even True Person Yinyue's divine sense had not discovered it.

Xiao Ran stepped onto the Square Platform and carefully searched through the ruins from the approximate direction in which it had fallen.

After searching for a long time, he found nothing.

He spread out his divine sense, yet there was no trace of it either.

Xiao Ran was a little baffled.

Could it have been an illusion? Was there actually no Black Ring, and had I been so focused on the Wraith that I saw things? Xiao Ran refused to believe it.

One last time, he gathered his mind, resonated with heaven and earth, listened to all things, then lowered his head—

Good heavens! A matte-black ring lay just an inch before his toes! He had somehow failed to notice it before!

No ordinary object...

No wonder no one had discovered it earlier. This ring actually came with its own invisibility ability.

Xiao Ran bent down and picked it up.

The Black Ring was matte all over and slightly ancient in appearance. Thin and narrow, it felt somewhat cold in his palm. It was clearly not the ordinary Disciple Ring Ye Fan had worn just now.

Suddenly!

It was as if a biting cold wind had pierced through his body. The chill cut to his bones, and his body instinctively stiffened. Fine beads of sweat streamed out as the hand clutching the Black Ring trembled slightly, wisps of cold air rising from his palm.

For no reason, an exceedingly steadfast intent toward the Great Dao arose within him, along with a sense of bearing that stood above all living beings.

The feeling was like standing in space and looking down upon Earth.

There was something wrong with this ring...

Xiao Ran abruptly became vigilant.

Then the system sounded—

Ding—Heaven Tier divine artifact detected: Black Salvation Ring!

"What?"

Black Salvation Ring... Does that mean Ye Fan is also a savior?

There are eleven such rings in total. They cannot be seen by ordinary people and can independently seek out eleven people in the current age who possess the aptitude to save the world, the heart to save the world, and the willingness to stop the world from descending into depravity by any means necessary. They bind with these eleven people, who are called the Eleven Lone Travelers. Their purpose is to save the True Spirit Continent, each acting alone; the eleven may use the Black Rings to communicate information across distance and exchange Cultivation Methods and magical artifacts; this ring's original owner was Ye Fan. The current Host does not possess the qualifications to hold this ring. Forcibly holding it may bring disaster. The Host currently has the following three options—

Wait, that's way too much information... Let me catch my breath! Xiao Ran held his breath and focused his mind, reading every word carefully.

Communicate information across distance... Wasn't this just a QQ WeChat group?

They could exchange Cultivation Methods and magical artifacts... No wonder Ye Fan, with merely Foundation Establishment cultivation, could use things like the Netherking Punch and the Nine Dragons Great Desolate Pagoda!

There were three conditions for binding... The aptitude and heart to save the world were understandable, but "stopping the world from descending into depravity by any means necessary" could easily turn into something dark, cruel, and twisted. In the end, one might commit the deeds of devils in the name of justice.

Many great villains in anime were like this! For example, in order to quickly grow into a powerhouse capable of standing on his own, Ye Fan had wanted to kill him and take his place as a Direct Disciple. Did that count as saving the world? What pissed Xiao Ran off most was... this shitty ring actually believed he lacked the aptitude to save the world!

The talent he had displayed surpassed Ye Fan's. His values were upright, and Chen Gongxing had certified his desire to save the world. Was it because he lacked the determination to stop at nothing? Could one casually harm innocent people just to save the world? Was a world like that even worth saving? As for these so-called Eleven Lone Travelers, Xiao Ran disdained to keep their company!

Now that the ring had fallen into his hands, he could not simply stand by.

First, join the group and see what the hell these dogs had been talking about!