A Storage Ring Worth Five Million

Lu Xuan had never been a good person.

He was even less the sort of person who would let himself suffer a loss.

If he hadn't been afraid that the teachers from Jiangnan Martial University would arrive, he had even considered dragging away the Blazing Horned Lion, which weighed five tons and was as large as an ordinary elephant.

Psychic Power could not be exposed.

Or rather, he could not expose the fact that he possessed Psychic Power.

No one would dare bet that a high-level martial artist wouldn't be interested in someone who could kill a High-level Monster while still being a low-level martial artist.

Lu Xuan had to assume the worst of people.

He didn't want to become the future that sent an email to his past self.

"How about it?"

Lu Xuan looked at Xu Xin and the other two.

They looked at one another.

This was a High-level Monster. Even if the three of them split it evenly, the points they gained would be no small amount and would greatly help with their further education.

"We don't have any cash on us right now."

Lu Ya was the first to speak.

Clearly, she was more interested in the High-level Monster.

The Class 5 monitor nodded as well and said helplessly, "We agree to your plan of splitting it half and half, but we don't have enough cash on us."

That made things difficult.

Lu Xuan frowned and calculated inwardly. Without cash, it's not as though I can walk around the Wilderness carrying several tons of flesh and blood, right?

What difference was that from courting death?

The flesh of a High-level Monster wasn't only needed by him.

The monsters in the Wilderness needed it even more. The slightest carelessness would attract monsters of the same level, or even higher-level monsters.

"I have a way!"

Xu Xin stood up. Her beautiful hair had been singed by the Blazing Horned Lion's flames, leaving behind a charred smell that made Lu Xuan instinctively draw in his nose.

"What way?" Lu Xuan asked.

Xu Xin removed the ring from her finger and handed it to Lu Xuan. "I noticed that you don't seem to have any Storage equipment. This Storage Ring has a space of five hundred cubic meters and is worth five million. I think that should be enough to buy half a High-level Monster."

A Storage Ring?

Lu Xuan's eyes lit up.

Indeed, because he hadn't been a martial artist before, he hadn't had any Storage equipment.

This was an essential item for Wilderness Adventure, making it convenient to deal with the monsters one hunted. If nothing unexpected happened, Lu Xuan would buy one after returning home this time as well.

However, with his financial means, he would be lucky to buy a space of fifty cubic meters.

Five hundred cubic meters?

This was equivalent to a standard swimming pool, or a three-bedroom apartment of nearly two hundred square meters. It was even larger than his home, and could hold far too many things.

It would take several million to buy one.

He didn't dare imagine how long he would have to work before he could afford it.

A Storage Ring in exchange for half a High-level Monster's flesh.

Worth it.

It was damn well worth it!

"Deal!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xuan took the Storage Ring, infused it with a wisp of Spiritual Energy, and stored the beast leg in his hand inside.

Before he could say more than a few words, a vast aura surged over from the distance.

Its might covered several li. A qi-blood martial master!

"Until we meet again!"

Lu Xuan immediately flashed away.

He didn't want to be threatened into revealing his true identity.

By the time Xu Xin and the other two reacted, Lu Xuan had already vanished.

"This person is truly extraordinary."

They muttered a few words among themselves.

A moment later.

Qi and blood shook the dawn as a person in a black robe appeared at the scene.

Xu Xin and the others hurried forward. "Teacher!"

The black-robed person did not respond. Instead, he walked toward the fallen Blazing Horned Lion and spoke incredulously:

"You killed this lion?"

He carefully sensed it. This aura had already reached the level of a High-level Monster.

Could three Intermediate Martial Artists have killed it?

Xu Xin hurriedly explained, "Teacher, someone else killed the lion. It wasn't us."

"Oh?"

The black-robed person took out three pills and tossed them to them, asking doubtfully, "Did a high-level martial artist pass by?"

"This..."

The three looked at one another.

They didn't know whether they should report Lu Xuan's situation.

In the end, Xu Xin gritted her teeth and said, "Teacher, we don't know that person's identity. He wore a Ghost-faced Monkey mask, and his strength should have been at the peak of the sixth order. He hasn't entered the ranks of Seventh-order Advanced Martial Artists yet... It's just that his methods were strange."

She still chose not to conceal Lu Xuan's ability to control objects.

For one thing, the Blazing Horned Lion's fatal injuries were in its inner cavity. Anyone who paid close attention could discover that something was off.

For another, this ability was truly strange. Perhaps it was a new ability developed by some martial artist. If they reported it to the Federation, perhaps someone could research it.

By then, martial artists' strength would improve as a whole.

Humanity would have even more confidence in resisting monsters.

"What methods?"

The black-robed person cast a sidelong glance at them, seemingly observing whether they were lying.

"He could control objects from a distance..."

The sky slowly darkened.

The Wilderness near the Satellite City was still within the controllable zone. The highest-level monsters would not exceed Beast Lord Level.

That was equivalent to a human Martial Dao Grandmaster.

Therefore, there was no need to worry about being attacked by monsters everywhere at night, unless one ventured deeper into the Wilderness. Even a Martial Dao Grandmaster would not dare casually set foot in those places.

After leaving the battlefield.

Lu Xuan found a safe place to recuperate.

This battle had consumed a great deal, especially his Mental Power.

The consumption of Mental Power was unlike the consumption of qi and blood. Severe depletion could make one fall into deep sleep or unconsciousness. He had nearly collapsed just now.

Lu Xuan did not light a fire. He directly took out a piece of Blazing Horned Lion meat from the Storage Ring and wolfed it down in huge mouthfuls.

Monster flesh was indeed more effective when eaten raw.

The instant it entered his mouth, Lu Xuan felt his qi and blood boil throughout his body. Countless streams of energy flowed through his limbs and bones like water. His originally listless flesh was like a shriveled sponge encountering water, swelling up in an instant.

He was fully revived.

"So this is the flesh of a High-level Monster?"

Lu Xuan let out a satisfied groan and sat cross-legged to cultivate.

He circulated the cultivation method he had bought at the Black Market.

An indescribable sensation surged into his heart. Lu Xuan felt as if he had reached some dimension, where he was all things and all things were him. This mysterious sensation made him unable to stop.

The sky grew completely dark.

The nighttime Wilderness was bitterly cold, and monsters prowled.

Many martial artists had already found places to rest.

Lu Xuan ended his cultivation and gathered some dry firewood to start a fire.

He took out a piece of meat and placed it over the flames to roast.

Then he opened the communications device on his wrist. There was a message from his younger sister: "Big Brother, the hospital fees have gone up. They've risen from the original fifty thousand per week to seventy thousand, an average of ten thousand a day. Also, that lottery ticket you bought won third prize. You added five bets, so you can claim fifteen thousand yuan!"

The medical fees had gone up again?

Lu Xuan tore off a piece of meat and tossed it into his mouth. "It seems extremely likely that a monster tide will occur, but neither of the two Future Mail messages mentioned it. Or has the time not come yet?"

The first email went as far into the future as August.

It had never mentioned a monster tide.

I can't rule out the possibility that, in that future, I wasn't a martial artist and the authorities had sealed the news, he thought.

With his current strength, encountering a monster tide would mean certain death.

If the Future Mail had not mentioned it, the monster tide most likely had not arrived yet, or its scale was small and it did not threaten the safety zone of Jinling City.

"I have to gather enough money to treat my parents before August."

Lu Xuan pondered. "After August, I should spend as little time in the Wilderness as possible unless my strength reaches the level of a qi-blood martial master."

At this thought, he smiled and shook his head.

Becoming a martial master in two or three months was simply wishful thinking.

Even with the Future golden finger, it was absolutely impossible.

And besides...

"The lottery didn't even win. Who knows whether the events that were originally supposed to happen will undergo a chain reaction because of my choices?"

Lu Xuan still decided to play it a little safer.

Next time, unless he had absolute certainty about an opportunity, he definitely would not take the risk.

After becoming a martial artist, his goals had become even clearer.

Hunt in the Wilderness and treat his parents.

Make money.

Cultivate.

"To cultivate, I still need Martial Art Manuals and Martial Skills. Only the Federation and the major companies have those things. As for Rogue Cultivators... that's ultimately the inferior choice."

Lu Xuan silently calculated inwardly:

"This time was basically perfect. I became a third-order peak martial artist, obtained a Storage Ring, and got a hundred kilograms of High-level Monster flesh... Next, I just need to hunt some monsters, then sell them after returning to Jinling City and buy special medicine for my parents."

After making his future plans, he gathered his thoughts.

"As for now, I'll sleep first!"

He shaved off the Blazing Horned Lion's hide and fur, spread it on the ground, and prepared to sleep beside the firewood.

Martial artists were not cultivators. They could not neglect food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

Without sufficient energy, cultivation would slow down.

Beep beep—!

Just then,

The earpiece Jiangnan Martial University had issued to Lu Xuan suddenly vibrated.

"Hm?"

Lu Xuan answered the earpiece, and a burst of crackling static came from it.

He had chosen to keep it so that he could maintain contact with Jiangnan Martial University at all times and receive first-hand news, preventing himself from being placed at a disadvantage in the Wilderness.

"Crackle... students..."

"We are urgently interrupting the broadcast with a notice. Within the Second Ring of Ruins City, Xu Long, the Class 2 monitor of Jiangnan Martial University, and several other students stole a Ninth-order High-level Monster's Earth Dragon Egg and have now gone missing... The Xu Family of Jinling has issued a bounty: dead or alive, they want to see the person or the corpse. Anyone who finds Xu Long, regardless of identity, will receive a reward of one million, along with a Martial Art Manual and a Martial Skill..."

Lu Xuan, who had originally intended to go to sleep, abruptly sat up.

"An Earth Dragon?"

The only thing that attracted him about this news was the Earth Dragon.

Because he knew that Earth Dragon Essence Blood could save his parents!

"Xu Long actually dared to steal an Earth Dragon Egg?"

Lu Xuan recalled Xu Long saying before they set out that there was a fortune to be made.

So he had been planning to steal an Earth Dragon Egg.

"Looks like I won't be sleeping tonight."

The Earth Dragon was something he needed. Its essence blood could save his parents. Besides, what about an entire egg?

That was right. Lu Xuan had decided to look for Xu Long and seize the Earth Dragon Egg.

Almost the instant this thought formed, red light flickered before him, and an email popped out—

[Sender: Lu Xuan]

[Type: Will]

[Recipient: Lu Xuan]

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