Don't try to cultivate immortality; mortals live longer than immortals.

Safe house.

Duan Xuan lay on a comfortable beanbag chair, sipping an iced cola while playing with the treasure in his hand.

At first glance, it is a very ordinary ring, nothing special.

But Lingyun has just confirmed that this is indeed a spatial device, and an extremely high-end one at that, far superior to ordinary storage bags. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it a miniature world.

So what's stored inside...?

Duan Xuan was getting more and more excited.

"Yun'er, this thing shouldn't have any restrictions, right? How can we get the treasures out of it?"

Duan Xuan's voice carried a mix of nervousness and anticipation. His biggest fear was that the ancient cultivator senior would not leave his divine imprint on the ring.

Although we don't know the exact cultivation level of this senior, even a fool could guess that he's at least at the Nascent Soul stage, and it's not impossible that he's even at the Deity Transformation or Void Refinement stage...

If such a master leaves a divine imprint, and I can't possibly find someone to open the ring for me, then I won't be able to get any treasures out of it for the next one or two hundred years.

Curiosity killed the cat, and this kind of itching sensation can keep you up at night.

"Don't worry, the other party did not leave any divine imprint."

Lingyun's voice was like a nightingale's song; she clearly knew why Duan Xuan was so nervous and worried: "However..."

"But what?"

Duan Xuan really wanted to hit someone. He had just breathed a sigh of relief when this twist brought him back up again. He hated people who only said half of what they wanted to say, leaving people hanging. It was just like those novelists who left the story unfinished.

"No divine imprint was left, but there is a restrictive array."

"What kind of formation?"

Duan Xuan raised an eyebrow, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart.

"How so?"

This time, Lingyun didn't explain: "Actually, you don't need to ask me, host. Instead of guessing here, why not probe your divine sense and try it yourself to see what you can take out from it?"

"Oh?"

Upon hearing what the little girl said, Duan Xuan immediately complied and probed with his divine sense. Then, an extremely strange expression appeared on his face.

The next moment, a flash of inspiration appeared, and a white ray of light swept out from the ring.

As a rustling sound reached his ears, Duan Xuan indeed took out many treasures from it.

There were two jade slips, two bottles of pills, several talismans, several magical artifacts, a book, and some miscellaneous items such as spirit stones and materials.

At first glance, the number seems quite large.

However, Duan Xuan's face was full of confusion. How should I put it? If he had just killed a cultivator at the Qi Refining level, then such a gain would be quite substantial.

However, the owner of the ring was a powerful ancient cultivator, and all he left behind was this much wealth. It's hard to believe, and it's even absurd!

There must be a reason for this.

"Yun'er, do you know what happened?"

Duan Xuan asked questions when he didn't understand; he was too lazy to think about such secrets.

"Host, you need to use your brain more." He hadn't expected the little girl to give him a sharp retort, so he guided her, "Take a look at these things first. What common characteristics do they have?"

"Common characteristics?"

Duan Xuan was puzzled, then his gaze swept over the long table in front of him: "They all seem to be at the Qi Refining level."

"Indeed, these are all treasures of the weapon-refining level."

"The pill is a Qi Condensation Pill, suitable for cultivators at the Qi Refining level. It doesn't cost many spirit stones, but for a Qi Refining cultivator, it would be a great fortune. The others are similar. So, host, have you noticed the commonalities?"

"These are all items used by Qi Refining cultivators, but none of them are for those beyond this realm. This is obviously not a coincidence, and this ancient cultivator senior could not be so poor. He must have a purpose in doing this."

"Could it be...?"

"Yes." Lingyun nodded: "You guessed it, didn't you? They did this to take on a disciple."

"He has passed away peacefully, but before his death he wanted to take on another disciple. These things are all for the successor who will inherit his mantle."

"This senior colleague has considered everything very thoroughly."

Lingyun sighed: "He calculated that if his successor were to obtain all his treasures at once, he might become arrogant and, once his wealth is exposed, he might perish midway. Therefore, he set a very ingenious restriction on this storage ring."

"You mean to determine the future successor's cultivation level based on the strength of their divine sense, and then select a suitable treasure based on that cultivation level?"

"That's right, that's exactly it. The host is quite clever."

Lingyun nodded in agreement, indicating that he had guessed correctly: "For example, if you are currently at the Qi Refining stage, you can only take out treasures suitable for Qi Refining stage cultivators to assist your cultivation. In the future, when you advance to the Foundation Establishment stage and your divine sense becomes stronger, you will be able to break through the next layer of restrictions and take out treasures suitable for Foundation Establishment stage cultivators."

"This senior really went to great lengths."

Duan Xuan didn't know whether to be happy or cry.

It was indeed a great harvest, and the kind that grows steadily over time, but the wish to get rich overnight seems to have fallen through.

"Alright, host, you've already had pretty good luck. What more could you want? Actually, this is quite good. It prevents you from getting arrogant and aiming too high, which will only benefit your future cultivation."

"All right!"

Now that things have come to this, what else can Duan Xuan say but accept it? Moreover, as Ling Yun said, this was originally a good outcome, a long-term solution.

The only downside is that it can easily drive curious people crazy. He doesn't mean that he has to get all the treasures inside immediately; he's just purely curious about what's inside.

As a result, he was completely clueless and knew nothing. "Even if you can't give it to me now, you could at least provide a list," Duan Xuan couldn't help but complain in his heart.

But since things had come to this, there was no use in being depressed. In fact, upon closer reflection, the gains were already quite good. The key to success is contentment. So Duan Xuan began to take stock of the treasures.

First, open the two bottles. One of them, Lingyun, as I just mentioned, is a Qi Condensation Pill, suitable for cultivators at the Qi Refining level. After taking it, it increases magical power and has the effect of reducing time and accelerating cultivation.

As for the other bottle, once opened, the pills inside were even rarer.

Foundation Building Pill!

And two of them!

If this were in the era of classical cultivation of immortality, it would definitely cause a bloodbath.

However, Duan Xuan was not interested. On Shuiyun Star, although Foundation Establishment Pills had some value, they were by no means rare.

After all, with the high level of technological advancement, people have already utilized the modernization of agriculture to build vertical farms, use controlled nuclear fusion to provide clean energy, and use AI to accurately simulate the environment. The raw materials for the Foundation Pill are not scarce and can be supplied in large quantities.

This kind of elixir doesn't require an alchemist's intervention. The refining process has been refined over countless years, and the time and heat required for each step are now precise down to the millisecond. The industrialized process is fully utilized, ensuring a high success rate.

Duan Xuan was slightly disappointed.

But just then, Lingyun's voice reached her ears: "Wait, this isn't a Foundation Establishment Pill!"