Storage Ring, Mysterious Flame Map

Wei Yang picked up the ring and examined it carefully.

It was a simple, ancient-looking black ring, its surface etched with a few plain yet mysterious patterns.

After probing it with Soul Perception, Wei Yang immediately became excited.

"It's a Storage Ring!"

"I knew it. How could a powerhouse at least at the Dou Emperor level have failed to leave behind a Storage Ring?"

"So that's how it is!"

"The senior had even prepared the pit. After obtaining the benefits outside, if a later visitor thought to bury the senior's remains, they would only need to inspect this stone chamber carefully to notice the cracks and rubble beneath the seat."

"Dig open the stone pit... and they would naturally find this Storage Ring. Then, while gathering the bones for burial, if they were lucky, they might even discover the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map inside the arm bone..."

"According to the original description, because the remnant map was hidden within it, the arm bone was slightly heavier than the other bones. Anyone careful enough would notice it!"

"This... really is one scheme after another!"

Wei Yang was somewhat speechless as he could not help looking at the pile of bones.

This senior had apparently been a seasoned old fox as well.

He had calculated everything to the letter, including human nature.

Seriously.

Huff~

After letting out a soft breath, Wei Yang stopped dwelling on it and turned his attention back to the Storage Ring in his hand.

As his Soul Power extended into the Storage Ring—

Because of the passage of time and the death of its owner long ago, there were no longer any barriers within it. It had become an ownerless Storage Ring.

Thus, Wei Yang's Soul Power encountered no obstruction and easily entered a strange space.

It was a space of roughly three hundred square meters, with a height of about three stories.

As Wei Yang's senses entered it, everything inside was visible at a glance.

There was not much clutter, only some jade bottles and jade boxes.

Wei Yang inspected them and found that most were empty.

With a thought, he took out all the jade bottles and jade boxes that seemed to contain something, several dozen in total, and arranged them on the ground.

He opened one jade bottle and poured out nothing but some gray powder.

Judging from the powder, the bottle had probably once contained medicinal pills. But perhaps due to the passage of too much time, the pills inside had completely lost their potency and turned into residue.

Wei Yang then opened the rest of the jade bottles and jade boxes one by one, only to find much the same situation.

Whether they had contained medicinal pills or herbs, the seals within had loosened and faded over time, allowing their medicinal properties to dissipate. They had all lost their spiritual nature, leaving behind only dregs.

"What a pity." Wei Yang could not help shaking his head with a sigh.

But he quickly composed himself and stopped dwelling on it.

He had already gained plenty of benefits. He could not be too greedy.

Wei Yang stored everything back in the Storage Ring, including the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame Remnant Map, cultivation technique, and other items.

After putting the Storage Ring on his index finger, Wei Yang continued examining its interior with his mind, checking whether he had missed anything.

Very soon, he made another discovery.

"What's this?"

With a thought, Wei Yang took out an ancient black scroll.

He spread it open.

It was a map.

A map that emitted faint, strange ripples of aura.

Wei Yang studied it closely.

Soon, following the place names and markers on the map, he found some clues.

"This is the Magic Beast Mountain Range, and this is the Tagor Desert?"

Following the route marked on the map, Wei Yang realized that it led deep into an uninhabited region in the depths of the Tagor Desert.

It might have gone even deeper than he had imagined, because judging from the map's scale, the route seemed to extend into the depths of the Endless Sand Sea.

That place had long passed beyond the Snake People Race's territory and continued for an unknown distance farther in. Legend had it that it was an absolute Life Forbidden Zone.

Perhaps even the Snake People Race had never ventured that deep, much less explored it.

Wei Yang could not help drawing a sharp breath as he continued looking.

At the end of the route, there was a small red circle. Inside it was a scarlet skull symbol, eerie enough to send a chill through one's heart.

Beside the skull was an image of a Black Flame, seemingly burning and flickering.

The Black Flame looked exceptionally vivid and lifelike, like a black sun burning in the sky, giving off a sense of endless scorching heat.

The faint, strange aura rippling from the map came from that image, which resembled both a flame and a black sun.

"A flame that looks like a black sun? It doesn't resemble any flame on the Heavenly Flame Ranking."

"A flame like a black sun... It isn't Nihility Devouring Flame, nor is it Nine Serene Wind Flame, much less Three Thousand Burning Flame... What flame is this?"

"Nihility Devouring Flame can be ruled out first. It is with the Soul Clan, and it itself is equivalent to a peak Dou Saint. It has already taken human form."

"Moreover, Nihility Devouring Flame ranks second. Like the Purifying Demonic Lotus Flame, it is one of a kind in Heaven and Earth. At the very least, there cannot be another one on the Dou Qi Continent."

Wei Yang carefully recalled the twenty-three Heavenly Flames described in the original work and found that none of them matched.

"Could this be an entirely new, unknown Heavenly Flame?" Wei Yang wondered.

It was not entirely impossible.

After all, every Heavenly Flame required an unimaginably long time to form. It was not unreasonable for an unknown one to exist undiscovered.

Every Heavenly Flame born from Heaven and Earth had a mysterious origin.

Perhaps it was a wisp of flame carried within a falling meteorite, perhaps molten earthfire forged in the depths of a volcano for thousands upon thousands of years, or perhaps something created by the unique environment of some strange place...

Shaped by Heaven and Earth Force, it would gain spirituality after a century and only take form after a thousand, even ten thousand years.

After pondering for a long time without finding an answer, Wei Yang stopped dwelling on it and solemnly put away the map recording the unknown flame.

There was no point thinking about it now. That place lay deep within the Endless Sand Sea, inside the Life Forbidden Zone.

He could slowly explore it after gaining sufficient strength.

Wei Yang carefully placed the bones into the stone pit, then filled and buried it with broken stones, piling them into a small grave mound.

After finishing, Wei Yang bowed deeply before the simple grave. "This junior has been fortunate enough to receive the opportunity bestowed by Senior, and I am deeply grateful..."

Wei Yang truly was filled with gratitude.

This opportunity and harvest were enough to make his future path of growth smoother by an unknown amount.

Having received the gift of one who came before, he naturally had to be grateful.

After paying his respects, Wei Yang stood and began gathering the other items in the stone chamber.

First were the three piles of Gold Coins and jewelry, which he stored in the Storage Ring.

He then went to the flower bed in the corner, took jade bottles, jade boxes, and a small jade shovel from the Storage Ring, and carefully dug up the several dozen medicinal herbs before packing them away.

Huff~

Only after finishing all this did Wei Yang let out a soft breath. He then walked back to the stone table and frowned slightly at the Seven-Colored Poison Classic.

After considering it, he ultimately picked up the Seven-Colored Poison Classic and decided to take it with him.

He also put the three stone boxes and the key into the Storage Ring.

"Senior, this junior has disturbed you during this visit and shall now take his leave... Later, this junior will destroy the passage leading in from outside and will not allow outsiders to enter again and disturb Senior's eternal rest..."

After respectfully bowing, Wei Yang turned and left.

After exiting the stone chamber, he pressed the mechanism.

Sss~

The stone door slowly descended, sealing off the stone chamber behind him.

Wei Yang then circulated Dou Qi through both hands. His fingers became like claws as he began destroying the nearby cave walls.

As chunks of stone fell, the stone door behind him was gradually buried.

It took Wei Yang three full days before he finally destroyed the entire deep passage, completely blocking and burying it beneath endless rocks.

The entrance to the cave was restored to its original appearance, concealing all traces.