The first thing Ye Zhen saw when he swept his gaze through the Crimson Moon Soul Ring was a floor full of black ash!
Even though he had known this would be the outcome, Ye Zhen's heart still ached.
This black ash was all that remained of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that had gradually turned to ashes over the river of time, especially the plant-based ones.
The inside of a Storage Ring was nearly a vacuum, but only nearly. A spirit herb could remain lifelike for several years when stored within.
But ten thousand years was simply too long. Even if the Storage Ring was a vacuum, it still contained the lingering auras emitted by all manner of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures. As time passed, those that were difficult to preserve had all turned to ash.
This included the several hundred bottles of seemingly priceless pills, all of which had become ash.
Perhaps the Earth Core Fire Marshal had believed that he would find a successor to his martial path within a few hundred years, so he had not placed further protective restrictions on those precious pills. Yet he had never imagined that this would become ten thousand years without seeing the light of day!
All the jade bottles were intact, but the pills within turned into heaps of differently colored powder the instant the bottles were opened.
In the end, all that could be passed on to Ye Zhen were various mineral- and gemstone-type Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that could be stored for long periods.
Yet even these made Ye Zhen's heart twitch.
Although most of the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Storage Ring had been destroyed, over a thousand varieties had been preserved. The most fatal part was that Ye Zhen did