Simple Villagers

After enjoying a hearty meal of roasted wild rabbit, the two returned home.

Back inside, Xiao Yi Xian immediately fetched several buckets of water and began washing up.

Ye Tian brewed a pot of tea and waited for Xiao Yi Xian in the main hall. He also took out the copied Cultivation Methods, intending to give them to the Little Girl, but he realized she did not seem to have a Ring of Holding yet.

"Senior Jin, I brought back a Space Stone from the Treasure Pavilion and placed it in the Pavilion. Could you help Little Xian'er forge a Space Ring?"

To give Xiao Yi Xian a Space Ring for storing things, Ye Tian had no choice but to ask the powerful being within the Chaos Tower for help.

"No problem."

Jin Yan nodded, then headed directly into the distant Pavilion and began using the Space Stone to craft a ring.

"I used a small piece of the Space Stone to make a Space Ring. It has a hundred cubic meters of space inside. This Space Ring can not only store treasures, but living people as well."

A quarter of an hour later, Jin Yan's voice sounded in Ye Tian's mind.

"Whoosh..."

Immediately afterward, an ancient-looking ring floated out from beneath Ye Tian's collar.

"Thank you, Senior."

Ye Tian looked at the ancient Space Ring. It actually possessed a hundred cubic meters of space. The Ring of Holding in his hand had cost his parents a great deal of money back then, yet it only contained six cubic meters. Compared to Xiao Yi Xian's Space Ring, it was simply far inferior.

"Hehe... No need to be so polite."

"I set up a Star Brilliance Array inside this Space Ring. Have the Little Girl drip a drop of blood onto it first. That will be equivalent to making the Space Ring recognize her as its master."

"The Little Girl is close to you, so I also gave you permission to open the ring. Hurry and drip your blood onto it as well. Then, in the entire Dou Qi Continent, only the two of you will be able to open this Space Ring."

Jin Yan smiled indifferently and explained how to use the Space Ring to Ye Tian.

"Senior, you really thought of everything."

After hearing Jin Yan's words, Ye Tian felt that this powerful senior truly knew how to handle things. He quickly pricked his finger with a small knife and dripped a drop of blood onto the Space Ring to see what would happen.

"Sizzle..."

In an instant, the blood was absorbed directly by the Space Ring. Then the ring lit up, as though it had formed some sort of connection with Ye Tian.

"You must use your soul to communicate with the Star Brilliance Array before you can open the Space Ring."

Just as Ye Tian was staring blankly, Jin Yan's voice rang out in his mind.

"Buzz..."

Ye Tian immediately used his Soul Power to communicate with the array on the Space Ring. The next moment, he saw the vast space inside it.

Feeling the enormous interior space of the ring, Ye Tian thought that if it were put up for auction, it would definitely fetch an astronomical price.

Meanwhile, after Xiao Yi Xian finished washing up, she changed into a clean white dress. She then carefully dressed herself before the mirror and discovered that her figure had become more slender than it had been a few days ago. Her appearance also seemed more beautiful than before, as if she had suddenly grown up a little.

"Could this be the benefit of cultivating that Divine Technique? This is wonderful."

Looking at herself now, Xiao Yi Xian was in an exceptionally good mood.

After dressing herself beautifully, Xiao Yi Xian immediately left her room and happily headed toward Ye Tian.

"Xiao Tian, what are you looking at?"

Upon arriving in the main hall, Xiao Yi Xian saw Ye Tian holding an ancient Ring of Holding without moving. Curious, she spoke up and snapped him out of it.

"Your temperament is better than before, and you've become much prettier too."

Hearing Xiao Yi Xian's voice, Ye Tian quickly came back to his senses. Seeing that she had dressed herself so beautifully, he could not help but praise her. After her strength improved, this girl had indeed begun to undergo some changes. It was quite nice.

"Thank you."

Receiving Ye Tian's praise, Xiao Yi Xian felt as sweet as honey.

"This is the Ring of Holding I prepared for you. It can also be called a Space Ring. However, there's an array on this ring. You need to drip a drop of blood onto it first and make it recognize you as its master. When you want to open the space inside it, you only need to communicate with it using your Soul Consciousness."

Ye Tian handed the Space Ring to Xiao Yi Xian and urged her to quickly recognize it as her master with blood.

"Such a miraculous Ring of Holding must have been left to you by that senior."

"Don't you want it for yourself?"

Seeing Ye Tian treat her so well, Xiao Yi Xian was almost moved to tears.

"I have an even better spatial treasure, so don't worry about that. My spatial treasure is rather special. I'll show it to you later."

"I already recognized it as my master with blood. Aside from the two of us, no one else in the entire Dou Qi Continent can open this Space Ring."

Now that Ye Tian possessed the Chaos Tower, he had no need for a Space Ring at all.

"It's that miraculous?"

It was Xiao Yi Xian's first time hearing of such a miraculous Space Ring. She hurriedly took out a small knife she carried with her, pricked her jade-like finger, and dripped her blood onto the ring.

"Buzz..."

Xiao Yi Xian then followed Ye Tian's instructions and used her Soul Power to open the Space Ring.

"Wow! It's so huge!"

When she saw the enormous space inside the Space Ring, Xiao Yi Xian was instantly dumbfounded.

"There are a hundred cubic meters inside, of course it's huge. Besides that, your Space Ring can even store living people." Ye Tian nodded.

"Store... store living people?"

Xiao Yi Xian was stunned again. In her memory, she had never heard of a Ring of Holding capable of storing living people.

"There's nothing strange about it. It's not as though Rings of Holding that can store living people don't exist. We simply haven't seen them before."

"Hurry and put away these Cultivation Methods, skills, medicine compendiums, and the like. You must cultivate diligently from now on."

Ye Tian gave the Cultivation Method manuals on the table to Xiao Yi Xian. To make things easier for the Little Girl, he had even specially added annotations to these Cultivation Methods.

"Carefree Travel Body Method... Once cultivated to mastery, one can roam freely between heaven and earth."

"Hundred Meridians Body Forging Art... Used to temper the body, improve one's physical constitution, and forge the strongest foundation."

"Universe Soul Forging Art... Used to cultivate the soul."

"Spirit Medicine Compendium..."

"Xiao Tian, every one of these manuals is an unparalleled treasure. Just how powerful is that senior?"

Looking at the Cultivation Methods in her hands, Xiao Yi Xian felt that every one of them could stir up a bloody storm across the Dou Qi Continent.

"I can only tell you that he is an expert so powerful that he is beyond imagination."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's current expression, Ye Tian felt that she was much like he had been when he first saw those Divine Techniques in the Treasure Pavilion.

"How powerful? Could he be as powerful as the legendary Dou Emperor?"

Xiao Yi Xian looked at Ye Tian curiously and voiced the guess in her heart.

"If you say so. Hurry and put these away. Don't ask why, and don't casually tell anyone else about them. As for some other matters, I'll explain them to you slowly in the future."

Now that Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian possessed Super Divine Skills, once word got out, countless experts would surely set their sights on them.

"Don't worry. I won't tell outsiders."

Xiao Yi Xian nodded and stopped asking about Ye Tian's secrets. In any case, she only needed to listen to him. She then hurriedly placed the Cultivation Methods into the Space Ring. These were unparalleled treasures even more precious than her life and could not be revealed so casually.

After putting the Space Ring on her index finger, Xiao Yi Xian looked at Ye Tian's Ring of Holding on his index finger. Seeing that there was not much difference in appearance, she finally felt at ease.

"Let's go. We'll head to the Myriad Medicine House first and help you resign from your work as a physician."

Now that Xiao Yi Xian had embarked on the path of cultivation, Ye Tian naturally could not let her continue wasting time at the Myriad Medicine House.

"Alright!"

Xiao Yi Xian nodded, then followed Ye Tian toward the door. Before leaving, she did not forget to close it.

Walking through the fields with Ye Tian, Xiao Yi Xian felt especially happy. She could not help reaching out and tightly holding his hand.

"Why are you holding my hand?"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian's little gesture, Ye Tian found it rather amusing.

"I can be considered your older sister. Isn't it normal for me to hold your hand?"

"Hurry up and walk!"

Xiao Yi Xian smiled sweetly, ignoring Ye Tian's discomfort. Holding this Little Fellow's hand at that moment made her feel incomparably secure.

"What older sister? I've never acknowledged that."

In Ye Tian's eyes, Xiao Yi Xian was merely a pitiful Little Girl. Yet now she wanted to be his older sister. How interesting. He wondered whether this older sister was proper or not.

"Is that why you've always called me Xiao Yi Xian ever since you were little?"

Xiao Yi Xian pouted and turned her head to quietly look at Ye Tian. This guy doesn't see me as his older sister. Could it be that he wants to see me as his other half? If so, he isn't such a blockhead after all!

At that thought, a faint blush flashed across Xiao Yi Xian's pretty face, making her look especially adorable.

"What are you thinking about? My parents and everyone in the village called you Xiao Yi Xian, so I followed suit."

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian blush again, Ye Tian knew that this girl was letting her imagination run wild.

"Fine. As long as you like it!"

The moment she heard Ye Tian mention his parents, Xiao Yi Xian immediately felt very upset.

Since Ye Tian's home was located at the very edge of the village, the two walked for more than ten minutes before reaching the more populated area.

When they reached a crowded place, Xiao Yi Xian was too embarrassed to continue holding Ye Tian's hand and could only quietly follow at his side.

At that moment, a middle-aged man appeared a hundred meters ahead, immediately drawing Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian's attention.

"Xiao Tian, isn't that Uncle Zhang?"

Xiao Yi Xian had excellent eyesight as well and recognized the Middle-aged man at once.

"It's Uncle Zhang."

Ye Tian nodded. The man a hundred meters ahead was named Zhang Hu. He was a One-star Dou Master and also a resident of Qinghe Village. Two years ago, at Ye Tian's father's invitation, he had joined the Mittel Auction House as well and begun working as a Guard.

"Huh! Isn't that Xiao Tian?"

At the same time, Zhang Hu in the distance also spotted Ye Tian and immediately hurried over.

"Xiao Tian, you're finally back..."

Ye Tian's appearance also attracted the Villagers' attention, and they soon gathered around him.

"Hello, uncles and aunties..."

Ye Tian and Xiao Yi Xian quickly smiled and greeted the Villagers.

"Little Xian'er, the herb-gathering team from the Myriad Medicine House said they hadn't seen you for two days. Who would have thought you had found Xiao Tian?"

Seeing Xiao Yi Xian following behind Ye Tian, the Villagers feared that her poisonous body might erupt and harm Ye Tian. However, her poisonous body had not erupted in all these years, and since she was now a physician, their disgust toward her had gradually faded.

"Xiao Tian, where are your parents?"

At that moment, Zhang Hu also arrived before Ye Tian and asked him.

"That's right, Xiao Tian. Where are Ye Hai and Liu Mengli? Why don't we see them?"

Ye Tian had returned, but Ye Hai and his wife were nowhere to be seen, leaving the Villagers extremely curious.

"They died..."

Faced with everyone's curiosity, Ye Tian had no choice but to tell them that his parents had died in the jaws of a tiger. In any case, the matter would spread sooner or later. As for how he had jumped off a cliff and obtained an inheritance, he did not mention it. He merely said that his parents had bought him time to escape, allowing him to survive.

Xiao Yi Xian felt greatly relieved by Ye Tian's caution. After all, he possessed the inheritance of a supremely powerful expert. Once it was exposed, these simple Villagers might very well turn into greedy people.

Xiao Yi Xian had become an orphan when she was only a few years old. She had suffered countless hardships and experienced the coldness of the world, so she saw human nature very clearly.

"What? They were actually killed by a Fourth-order Magical Beast, the Crimson Flame Tiger..."

"What a pity. Ye Hai was only thirty-six. In a few more years, he might have become a Da Dou Shi. Even Liu Mengli had a chance of becoming a Da Dou Shi. Sigh..."

Before his death, Ye Hai had been an Eight-star Dou Master, while Liu Mengli had been a Four-star Dou Master. They had both been considered experts in Qingshan Town, yet they had now died at the hands of a Magic Beast. For a time, everyone could not help sighing in regret.

"Poor child, becoming an orphan at such a young age. Sob..."

Several village women who had been especially close to Ye Tian's mother walked over, hugged Ye Tian in their arms, and began crying loudly.

"Sob..."

Xiao Yi Xian could not bear such a scene, so she began crying as well.

"Sigh..."

For a moment, tears streamed down everyone else's faces too, making the atmosphere rather sorrowful.

"Uncles and aunties, this world is simply this cruel. We want the Magical Cores of Magic Beasts, and Magic Beasts also want our lives."

"When I become stronger, I will kill that Crimson Flame Tiger and avenge my parents."

Seeing everyone's sorrowful expressions, Ye Tian hurriedly comforted them.

"What a strong child..."

Looking at Ye Tian's lonely yet resolute figure, everyone felt even worse. They had not seen the Little Fellow for over half a year, and he had suddenly become an orphan. He was truly too pitiful.

"Xiao Tian, since your parents are no longer here, come back to the Mittel Auction House with me. Then you'll have someone to look after you in the future."

"Miss Ya Fei also commissioned several groups of Mercenaries some time ago to enter the Monster Mountain Range and search for traces of your family. It's clear that she thinks highly of you."

Zhang Hu had returned to Qingshan Town this time at Ya Fei's request. His purpose was to try his luck and see whether he could find any news of Ye Tian's family.

"That's right, Xiao Tian. With your talent, you cannot remain in this tiny Qingshan Town. You need to venture outside to grow."

"We're all hoping that one day, you'll become a Dou Emperor and bring glory to our Qinghe Village."

The others in the village also urged Ye Tian to go to Wutan City with Zhang Hu and venture out into the world.

Everyone had high hopes for a genius like Ye Tian, one who only appeared once in a century. The Little Fellow had already become a Dou Zhe at the age of eleven. They had never even heard of such talent before, so they could not let him waste it in a tiny mountain village.