Black Tortoise Ring.
The Gravekeeper's Black Tortoise token. Every Black Tortoise throughout the generations had possessed this ring.
It was a pitch-black stone ring, shoddily crafted. The carved turtle and snake were crude and indistinct, making it impossible to tell where the snake's head ended and the turtle's began...
Lu Bei had estimated its value. Ten taels of silver could buy a whole box of such inferior goods, and no one would bother picking one up even if it were thrown on the ground.
Back when he had made a living under Azure Dragon, when he was still Heart Moon Fox, his token had been a plaque engraved with the character "Mo." Holding it allowed him to freely enter and leave secret realms.
Even secret realms that had yet to appear in the world could be entered.
Now that it had been upgraded to a ring, its effects were surely even stronger.
Lu Bei toyed with the Black Tortoise Ring in his hand, sinking his mind into it and cautiously refining it, carving his imprint into it.
He couldn't afford to be careless. Yinglong gave off an overwhelming villainous vibe; at a glance, he was clearly no good. Dealing with someone like that required caution atop caution.
Take what had happened just now. If not for Lu Bei's outstanding personal charm, which had secured an overwhelming advantage in their clash of auras, tonight would inevitably have ended in a fierce battle.
But they couldn't fight. Yinglong's true body had not arrived; this was merely a Paper Figure Clone. Whether he won or lost, it would leave a bad taste in his mouth.
Soon, the ritual was complete.
Lu Bei sank his mind into it, and the bizarre scene before his eyes made his heart pound with alarm.
"There could actually