Xu Chunniang swiftly looked over the treasure map the old man had given her, her face lighting up with delight. With these things, why would she worry about being unable to trade for objects of ultimate yin?
Reading her expression, the old man said blandly, "Don't celebrate too soon. Too much time has passed; it would already be good if one or two parts out of ten remain. Besides, with your strength, there are many treasures you couldn't take even if you wanted to."
Xu Chunniang was not discouraged. "It's still better than having nothing at all."
The old man nodded and raised his right hand, condensing a strange silver Rune in his palm.
As the Rune solidified, the old man's figure gradually became translucent. This was a sign that his strength was nearly exhausted.
Before his form completely faded into illusion, the silver Rune finally took shape, and the old man's slightly weary voice followed.
"This silver Rune was created by me. Should you encounter danger within the secret realm, you need only activate it to teleport to any location within a radius of three thousand li.
"You must remember that using this method to activate the Rune and flee for your life cannot be done more than three times. In addition, you may activate the Rune to leave the secret realm directly or return to it. That too cannot exceed three times."
The silver Rune landed in Xu Chunniang's palm, then vanished from sight.
She glanced at where the Rune had disappeared and said softly, "I'll remember."
The old man's figure grew fainter still, and his voice became increasingly ethereal.
"Remember this well: before your cultivation in both the immortal and demonic paths reaches Earth Immortal and late stage Earth Demon, do not attempt to break the second