Before the pillar of light, Lin An used the Condemnation to pick out the dark box inside, and the pillar of light disappeared as well.
Lin An then opened the box, and a ring inlaid with blood-red cloud-shaped patterns immediately appeared before his eyes.
The moment I made contact, a message flooded my mind.
[ Spirit-Devouring Ring ]: A special treasure that can automatically refine the corpses of living beings into a spiritual energy ball. The spiritual energy ball can be directly absorbed to improve one's own cultivation level. It can be bound to the user after being dripped with blood and cannot be dropped.
Lin An's eyes lit up; he hadn't expected this to be a rare treasure that could help him improve his cultivation level.
Lin An immediately placed the Spirit-Devouring Ring on his wound and applied it, instantly feeling a connection between their minds.
Lin An also discovered that there were ten stone platforms inside the Spirit-Devouring Ring, which resembled altars, and each platform could hold the corpse of a living being.
"Can you refine a maximum of ten at a time?"
Lin An's gaze fell upon the White-Patterned Blood Ape, wondering how much cultivation the Devouring Spirit-Devouring Ring could provide after refining its corpse.
Immediately, Lin An's mind stirred, and he made the corpse of the White-Patterned Blood Ape disappear, appearing instead on the altar inside the Spirit-Devouring Ring.
Buzz...
At the very moment the White-Patterned Blood Ape's corpse appeared, a radiant light shone on the altar, and a peculiar power emerged, beginning to dissolve the White-Patterned Blood Ape's corpse.
As the corpse dissolved, specks of light appeared, eventually gathering into a ball of light.
"It seems it wasn't refined instantly."
"At this rate, it will probably take three or four days to refine these ten corpses."
If it could be refined instantly, then the effect of this Spirit-Devouring Ring would be terrifying.
There were over 100,000 corpses of Sin Beast in front of him; refining them all might allow him to break through to the Diamond Realm directly.
However, Lin An was already very satisfied. This Spirit-Devouring Ring was a rare treasure that could be used until death, and its usefulness increased as the game progressed.
Then Lin An selected nine intact Platinum Eighth Grade Sin Beast corpses to activate the remaining nine altars.
"There are still two days until the Spirit Realm closes; we can continue hunting Sin Beast."
Thinking about it, Lin An's heart stirred, and the Spirit-Devouring Ring he was wearing on his hand immediately disappeared.
This is the concealment ability Spirit-Devouring Ring.
Lin An then put away the Condemnation and walked outside.
"Brother Lin, congratulations! To single-handedly conquer Gourd Canyon and defeat a Platinum-ranked Platinum while only reaching the Gold Ninth Grade is something we wouldn't even dare to dream of. To witness it with our own eyes today is truly a great honor for us."
Upon seeing Lin An emerge, Zhou Ping greeted him with a smile and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.
"You're too kind. I should thank you all for helping me seal off the canyon; otherwise, I would have been distracted," Lin An replied with a smile.
After the nearly one hundred people from the Ten Great Clans arrived, Zhou Ping ordered them to seal off the canyon, prohibiting outsiders from entering.
"Brother Lin An, I apologize. I was too arrogant before. I'm sorry."
At this moment, Han Qi suddenly stepped forward and bowed ninety degrees to Lin An, saying, "If Brother Lin An isn't satisfied, you can beat me up."
Lin An paused, a look of surprise in his eyes.
"Don't mind him, it's the first time we've seen him like this either."
"This guy only respects those stronger than him; he's always been quick to criticize us."
Qi Yu joked, "Isn't it because you slaughtered your way through the canyon that he's completely impressed? Of course, he's probably also terrified of you."
"I'm not afraid, I'm just showing respect for the strong," Han Qi said, glaring at him.
Lin An realized that whether the other party was afraid or respectful, it didn't matter to him.
"You're too kind. We have no conflict whatsoever, and I'm not that petty," Lin An said with a smile.
He genuinely didn't take the matter to heart. If he truly harbored resentment, he would have found a way to eliminate the other party once he entered the Spirit Realm.
"Gentlemen, I need to clean myself up first; I'm really not comfortable covered in blood," Lin An said, changing the subject.
"Alright, Brother Lin, you may go ahead. We'll take care of these Sin Beast corpses later, and the collected materials will be given to you then," Zhou Ping said with a smile.
Lin An wanted to refuse, but the 100,000 Sin Beast in the canyon, including tens of thousands of Platinum Rank Sin Beast, were indeed very valuable.
"No need for that. We can just split the materials 50/50," Lin An said.
"How can you do this? After all, you were the one who killed these Sin Beast. We only wasted some time."
Zhou Ping refused, saying, "We'll only take a small percentage; that's already considered a bargain for us."
One percent profit, or 1%, may not seem like much, but you have to understand that this involves 100,000 Sin Beast, whose materials are worth at least tens of millions of gold coins. Even 1% is worth hundreds of thousands of gold coins.
Although the gold coins were divided equally among the Ten Great Clans, each family would only receive tens of thousands of gold coins, but since it only required a little labor, it was already considered a profit.
Besides, they already wanted to get in touch with Lin An, and if they hadn't realized that Lin An wouldn't let them work for free, they wouldn't have accepted even a penny of profit.
Lin An pondered for a few seconds, "Everyone, I think it would be better if we did this: I've heard that your families all own shops, so we can sell these materials to you at your purchase price. After we leave the Spirit Realm, my father Lin Xiao, can then connect with your families, how about that?"
He couldn't possibly use all these materials by himself, so he might as well sell them to the Ten Great Clans and save himself the trouble.
Moreover, he would soon be heading to the royal city, which would be a good opportunity to earn some gold coins for his cheap father, since Shenglin City was still too poor.
Zhou Ping and the others' eyes lit up. They didn't care about the profits from these materials; what mattered most was that Lin An was willing to do business with them, and that meant they had a cooperative relationship.
"No problem, we will all give a fair price at that time." Everyone nodded immediately.
Why not establish a cooperative relationship with Lin An and make some money for the family?
After exchanging a few more polite words with everyone, Lin An also left.
"Let's go. Send a message to the people outside. There are only two days left before the Spirit Realm closes. If we don't hurry, we won't be able to handle so many Sin Beast." Zhou Ping said after Lin An's figure disappeared.
Soon, the entire Gourd Canyon became lively again.
After leaving the canyon, Lin An found a river and jumped in.
Soon the once clear river water turned blood red.
The surrounding area had probably been cleared by others, so no Sin Beast were attracted there.
After washing up, Lin An changed into a brand new set of clothes.
"There are still two days left. We can continue hunting Sin Beast and earning attribute points."
Thinking it over, Lin An chose a direction and took out the jade pendant to activate it, starting to attract the Sin Beast once again.
He also glanced at his attribute points.
[Attribute Points]: 713914