The Heavenly Origin Ring

Chapter 4: Heavenly Origin Ring

Bi Fan shook his head, no longer dwelling on it. The priority now was finding a way out.

There was no food in the cave, so even without poisonous snakes, he couldn't stay long.

The cave had only one exit: the passage Bi Fan had entered through. The passage extended upwards at a sixty-degree angle.

Bi Fan tried it, but the passage was too smooth, offering no grip. Climbing with his bare hands was impossible.

"How could I forget the Blood Blade!" Bi Fan exclaimed in surprise.

With a thought, the Blood Blade appeared in his hand.

Bi Fan used the Blood Blade to hack out small footholds in the passage and began to climb.

At intervals, Bi Fan would dig a small pit with the Blood Blade for his feet.

If the first generation Blood Demon True Monarch knew his famous weapon, the Blood Blade, was being used by Bi Fan to dig, he would probably jump out from underground.

Climbing step by step, Bi Fan was exhausted from digging. He would rest for a bit when tired, then continue.

He didn't know how long the passage was. Bi Fan walked and rested, and after more than an hour, he still saw no light.

Suddenly, Bi Fan heard a rustling sound, and he immediately tensed up, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Poisonous snakes!"

Bi Fan's greatest fear was encountering these crawling creatures. He had stayed in the Qingyang Sect for over ten years and had heard many stories about the Myriad Snake Den.

The Myriad Snake Den was the most terrifying place on Qingyang Mountain, and everyone in the Qingyang Sect turned pale at its mention.

Bi Fan was now in the Myriad Snake Den, and his heart was filled with trepidation.

After a few more steps upward, Bi Fan saw that the passage ahead was crawling with poisonous snakes, big and small, too many to count.

"Hoo..." Bi Fan was so scared he almost fell. He took a deep breath to calm himself.

He was now trapped, unable to go back or forward. Returning the way he came meant certain death, and continuing upward meant his path was blocked by snakes.

Bi Fan was filled with resentment and unwillingness.

"Ah!" Bi Fan roared, "I can't die, absolutely not..."

A flash of dark energy flickered in Bi Fan's eyes, and a fierce aura erupted from him.

"Rustle..." The poisonous snakes seemed intimidated by Bi Fan and slithered away from him.

Bi Fan was baffled by this turn of events.

He didn't dwell on it, as getting out was the most important thing.

Because of the appearance of the poisonous snakes, Bi Fan quickened his pace, digging and climbing tirelessly.

Finally, after two hours, Bi Fan saw daylight, and he was overcome with emotion.

Soon, Bi Fan reached the end of the passage and stood on a protruding rock face. Looking at the steep cave wall above, he almost cursed aloud.

After finally climbing to the end, he faced another difficult obstacle.

The ground in the passage where Bi Fan stood was still about ten meters below the top. This section was steep and smooth, too slippery even for snakes, let alone Bi Fan.

Bi Fan was not one to complain about fate. He began to think about how he could get out.

Above was a sheer cliff, and below was a bottomless abyss, along with countless poisonous snakes. One wrong step would lead to utter annihilation, leaving no trace behind.

Bi Fan observed for a long time but couldn't come up with a foolproof plan. He had no choice but to risk climbing.

If not for his experience traversing the passage earlier, Bi Fan wouldn't have dared to make such a bold move.

After several hours of traveling through the passage, Bi Fan found that his stamina, endurance, and strength had greatly increased, and his body felt much more agile.

Bi Fan didn't know that the Two-Colored Strange Lotus had helped him cleanse his body. He thought his physique had improved after consuming the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk.

With a strong body as a guarantee, coupled with the Blood Blade, he had a slight chance of climbing up.

Bi Fan rested for a while, and once his strength was fully recovered, he began to climb.

Using the same method, he first used the Blood Blade to carve out footholds and handholds on the cave wall, then began to climb, step by step.

Because this section was much steeper than the passage, the difficulty of climbing was more than ten times greater.

By the time Bi Fan reached the halfway point, he was exhausted and drenched in sweat.

He gritted his teeth and persisted. Sweat flowed into his eyes and mouth, but he couldn't pay it any mind. The skin on all ten fingers was broken and bleeding profusely, but Bi Fan ignored it.

"Hoo..." Finally out of the Myriad Snake Den, Bi Fan gasped for air, lacking the strength to even cheer.

"Roar!" After a long while, he let out a roar, releasing all his pent-up frustration and excitement.

The back of the mountain was usually deserted, so he wasn't afraid of disturbing anyone.

Before he could rest, thinking of the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk, Bi Fan reached for the purple gourd hanging from his waist.

The gourd was still there, but Bi Fan forgot that his hands were covered in blood, which stained the gourd.

The purple gourd glowed with purple light. It was connected to Bi Fan's bloodline and had once again recognized him as its master through a drop of blood.

"Another magic treasure!" Bi Fan was thrilled.

He also gained some information in his mind about the purple gourd.

The gourd was named the Eight Treasures Gourd, a personal treasure of the first-generation Buddha Venerable Buzui. The Eight Treasures Gourd contained sixty-four small spaces, all specifically for storing various fine wines.

In addition, Bi Fan's mind also held the refining method and control incantations for the Eight Treasures Gourd, how to retrieve items from it, and how to use it to collect objects.

Following the refining method, Bi Fan successfully refined the Eight Treasures Gourd, allowing him to store it within his body at any time.

After successful refinement, he clearly understood the contents of the Eight Treasures Gourd. Of its sixty-four spaces, ten were filled with liquid, exuding a rich aroma of wine, which should be fine wine.

Another small space contained a milky white liquid, which was naturally the Ten-Thousand-Year Earth Vein Spirit Milk.

With the control incantations for the Eight Treasures Gourd, it was no longer troublesome to store liquids. With a mere thought, he could instantly collect a large pool of water into the gourd.

After playing with the Eight Treasures Gourd for a while, Bi Fan remembered they were in the Myriad Snake Den and quickly moved away from the area.

He stopped to rest in a forest.

In the Myriad Snake Den, he had obtained three treasures, two of which were at least Dharma treasure level. He was very curious about the origin of the Dragon Head Ring.

Having the experience with the Eight Treasures Gourd, Bi Fan knew that not every Dharma treasure required a large amount of blood for recognition.

Putting aside his concerns, he dripped a drop of fresh blood onto the Dragon Head Ring, and the blood instantly merged into it.

Bi Fan immediately felt a connection with the ring and also learned a lot of information about it.

It was the Heavenly Origin Ring, a key to the Heavenly Origin Secret Treasury. The Heavenly Origin Secret Treasury was a treasure vault left behind by the ancient great sect, the Heavenly Origin Mansion, containing endless treasures.

The Heavenly Origin Ring was also a storage ring with a vast space that would continue to expand as the owner's strength increased.

Furthermore, the Heavenly Origin Ring had many functions, but Bi Fan's strength was too weak to use them. For now, he could only use it for storage.

Having refined three Dharma treasures in a row, Bi Fan was no longer overly excited.

He began to ponder his next move.

He wanted to leave Qingyang Mountain, but with his current strength, he couldn't.

If he stayed, his identity was unclear, and no one would believe him if he revealed it. He was twenty centimeters taller and much more robust than a few days ago. Even his facial features had changed, appearing full and resolute, with no trace of his former gauntness. His skin had also become much fairer.

Even Bi Fan himself didn't recognize his current appearance, let alone others.

Just as Bi Fan found himself in a difficult situation, a sharp shout reached his ears, sounding like a woman in battle.

Bi Fan decided to investigate and cautiously approached.

Through the bushes, Bi Fan saw a woman in snow-white clothes with flowing hair fighting a black bear three meters tall.

Bi Fan was positioned behind the black bear, so he couldn't see the woman's face clearly. However, her figure was graceful, and her movements were elegant and composed, as if she were an immortal, exuding an air of nobility.

Naturally, Bi Fan didn't understand such subtleties. He simply felt that this woman had an exceptional figure, a goddess-like physique.

Hiding in the shadows, Bi Fan shamelessly let his eyes linger on the woman's waist, hips, and other areas.