Stuck on the highway, I just flew home on my sword!

Five thousand yuan.

When this number was announced, the stall owners at the surrounding stalls all gasped in shock.

The fat boss who had just tried to dissuade Lin Ye sneered out.

"Old Zhang, are you out of your mind for money?"

"That piece of junk, without even a single gem on it, and you dare ask for five thousand?"

"You'd be faster robbing a bank!"

A middle-aged man next to him, who was selecting a folding fan, chimed in.

"That's right. With this quality, you could buy a whole sack for fifty yuan at the Yiwu Small Commodities Market by weight."

"This young man looks honest, you can't just cheat him like this."

Passersby stopped and pointed at Zhang Jiu's stall.

His eyes were full of contempt and mockery.

In their eyes, the old man was a money-obsessed lunatic.

Zhang Jiu remained unfazed by the crowd's ridicule.

He just stared coldly at Lin Ye.

"That's the price."

"Take it if you can afford it, get out if you can't."

Lin Ye completely ignored the discussions of those around him.

Five thousand yuan for a storage ring?

If this were in the cultivation world, even fifty million top-grade spirit stones would be fought over by countless powerful figures.

This is not a bargain at all.

This is freeloading.

Lin Ye didn't waste any words.

He simply took out his phone from his pocket, opened WeChat, and scanned the QR code.

It was aimed at a tattered piece of printing paper tucked in the corner of the woven bag.

"drop."

"Received payment via WeChat, 5,000 yuan."

A crisp electronic notification sound rang out at the edge of the noisy antique market.

The surrounding laughter stopped abruptly.

The fat boss's hand holding the folding fan froze in mid-air, his eyes wide like copper bells.

The middle-aged man's mouth dropped open, his face filled with disbelief.

Everyone stared at Lin Ye as if he were a monster.

This kid looks pretty clever, but is he really out of his mind?

Spending five thousand yuan to buy a broken copper ring taken from a dead person's hand?

Is this because they're rich, or do they have too much money to burn?

Zhang Jiu was also stunned.

He set up a stall here for several months and endured countless scornful looks.

He himself didn't actually know what the ring was for, but his intuition told him that it was something special.

Asking for five thousand yuan is more of a stubborn act of giving up.

He never expected that this ordinary-looking young man would pay without even haggling.

Lin Ye bent down and took the bronze ring in his hand.

It feels cold to the touch.

An extremely faint fluctuation of spatial laws emanated from his fingertips.

It is indeed a storage ring without a doubt.

Lin Ye held the ring in his palm, looking at Zhang Jiu, who was still in a daze.

"You just said that this thing was found in a cemetery in your hometown?"

When Zhang Jiu came to his senses and saw the solid balance of five thousand yuan on his phone, his attitude immediately became much more respectful.

"Yes, it's in my hometown, deep in the mountains and forests of western Hunan."

Lin Ye nodded slightly.

The place where the ring was unearthed could not possibly be an ordinary ancient tomb.

It is highly likely to be a cave dwelling remnant left behind by ancient cultivators.

With the Earth's spiritual energy depleted, if such relics exist, they may still preserve some natural treasures that have not been eroded by time.

"I'm very interested in the tomb you mentioned."

Lin Ye looked at Zhang Jiu, his tone casual.

"If you plan to go back and visit again next time, you can take me with you."

Zhang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

Those in their line of work are most averse to bringing strangers into the fields.

But the young man in front of me was generous and had an inexplicable sense of oppression about him.

Having spent most of his life in the underworld, Zhang Jiu has a good eye for people.

He knew that this young man was definitely not simple.

"Sure, since you're interested, I'll definitely let you know next time I organize a gathering."

Zhang Jiu readily agreed.

Lin Ye took out his phone and opened the QR code.

"Let's add each other on WeChat."

The two exchanged contact information.

Lin Ye did not linger any longer.

Under the stares of those around him, who looked at him as if he were a fool, he turned and walked out of the Nanyao Antique City.

Around noon.

Lin Ye returned to the old apartment complex where he rented a place.

Pushing open the door, the room remained as tidy as when he left.

He walked to the sofa in the living room and sat down.

Place the bronze ring on the coffee table.

Lin Ye sat cross-legged, his hands forming a mudra.

The immense divine sense of the mid-stage Transcendent Realm cultivator transformed into an invisible sharp needle, piercing fiercely into the interior of the ring.

"Buzz—"

A very faint red light flashed across the surface of the ring.

That was a trace of a soul restriction left behind by the previous owner.

However, with the erosion of time, this restriction has long been fragile.

Lin Ye's divine sense merely rubbed against it lightly.

A soft "click" sounded.

The restrictions were completely shattered.

Lin Ye's divine sense probed into the ring without any hindrance.

The interior space was larger than he had imagined.

It's about half the size of a basketball court.

The room was empty; there were no mountains of magical treasures or elixirs piled up inside.

Only in the corner were a few pieces of low-grade spirit stones that had lost their luster.

And a small pile of dark red ore.

"Red iron essence".

Lin Ye recognized the origin of those ores at a glance.

This is the most basic refining material in the cultivation world. Although it is not considered precious, it is definitely a rare and hard-to-find item on Earth where spiritual energy is depleted.

The most crucial pieces were those few low-grade spirit stone fragments.

Although the spiritual energy is severely depleted, it is still hundreds of times more effective than those raw jade stones when used to set up a spirit-gathering array.

A satisfied smile curved Lin Ye's lips.

Getting all this stuff for five thousand yuan is an absolute steal!

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

The bronze ring on the coffee table vanished into thin air and was now securely placed on the index finger of his left hand.

The size fits perfectly.

Lin Ye took out the few damaged antiques he had bought at the antique market that day.

In addition, there were two low-grade spirit stone fragments taken from the ring.

He went to the bedroom and arranged the materials in the four corners of the room according to specific orientations.

Quickly form hand seals.

Streams of golden array patterns, barely visible to the naked eye, flew from his fingertips and disappeared into the materials on the ground.

"Gather the spirits, activate."

Lin Ye gave a low shout.

The air in the entire room suddenly jolted.

Immediately afterwards, the sparse spiritual energy within a radius of several kilometers seemed to be summoned by some powerful force.

Transforming into wisps of invisible air, it penetrated the walls and surged wildly into Lin Ye's rented room.

The potted plants in the room turned lush and green at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Even the air felt fresh and sweet.

Room 702 next door.

The Ragdoll cat "Queen," who was dozing on the cat tree, suddenly perked up her ears.

A hint of extremely human comfort flashed in its sapphire-like eyes.

It rolled over, exposing its belly completely, and began to snore loudly, sleeping more soundly than ever before.

Lin Ye was very satisfied with the effect of the Spirit Gathering Array.

He took off his shoes and sat cross-legged in the center of the bed.

Close your eyes.

The mental cultivation method of "Tianyan Daozhang" automatically circulated within the body.

The rich spiritual energy around him flowed continuously into his meridians through his mouth, nose, and pores all over his body.

He began his assault on the late stage of the Transcendent Realm.