Liu Ming's gaze suddenly fell on a green tile that was ranked thirteenth. With a movement of his arm, he quietly took off the tile. Then, he flipped it over and looked at it with rapt attention.
On the back of the tile, there was a faint "Liu" character engraved.
Liu Ming's eyebrows jumped. Holding the tile between his two hands, he exerted a bit of force without saying anything.
"Pu!"
The entire tile immediately turned into powder, and two items fell out from it. It was a black ring and a piece of white cloth with densely packed words written on it.
Liu Ming grabbed the two items at the same time. Then, his body moved and he floated in through a window like a ghost, arriving at the second floor of the pavilion.
He took out a sparkling bead from his bosom. After using a bit of Fa Li to activate it, it turned into a ball of white light that floated in front of him.
Only then did Liu Ming pick up the item that he had just obtained to take a closer look.
The ring looked unremarkable, as if it was just an ordinary iron ring. However, on the inside of the iron ring, there was a blooming lotus engraved. Although it was extremely small, it was extremely lifelike and exquisite. Apart from that, there was nothing special about it.
Liu Ming held the ring and examined it for a while. Suddenly, his expression changed slightly. Then, he put it away and picked up the white cloth.
This white cloth had obviously been specially soaked in medicinal water. After so many years, it actually did not turn yellow. The black characters written on it were also as clear as before, without the slightest blur.
The neat small characters on the white cloth were indeed his father's handwriting.
After so many years, when Liu Ming saw such a familiar item again, his heart could not help but be in a trance.
He let out a light sigh and forced his mind to focus again. He carefully looked at what was written on the white cloth.
In the end, after a moment, his face revealed a surprised expression.
After an unknown amount of time, he let out a light sigh and put away the item in his hand. However, following that, a flame surged out from his hand and turned the white cloth into ashes.
"So that's how it is. Mother died in this attic when she was pregnant with me. My father was a confidant of the Third Marquis. In order to save our lives, he stole the ring that the Third Marquis regarded as a treasure. In the end, I was the only one who was saved. "
Liu Ming murmured. His face was covered by a black shadow, and it was impossible to see his expression for a moment.
But for the rest of the time, he quietly stayed in the pavilion and did not take a step out.
Only when the sky was about to brighten did a figure fly out of the pavilion. After a few flashes, he silently flew out of the high walls of the Third Marquis' Residence.
Not long after, in the old attic in the corner of the Third Marquis' Mansion, several glyphs stuck on the walls of the attic suddenly burst open in a flash of spiritual light. Rolling crimson flames immediately surged out from within.
In an instant, the entire pavilion was engulfed in raging flames.
By the time the nearby patrolling guards rushed into the Third Marquis Residence, the entire pavilion had been reduced to nothing. However, the other nearby buildings were all unharmed. Not a single flame seemed to have leaped over them.
When the guards who had just arrived saw this, they could not help but look at each other.
… …
Back in the secret room of the cave, Liu Ming sat cross-legged on the praying mat and looked at the black ring on his hand. He could clearly feel the faint Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth gathering nearby.
This ring could actually gather Yuan Qi. Although this amount of Yuan Qi was insignificant to a cultivator, for a normal person, if they wore this item all year round, it might really have the effect of prolonging their life.
It was no wonder that the Third Marquis viewed this ring as a treasure back then. Even after his father had stolen it and concealed his identity for several years, he was still reluctant to part with it and sent people to find it again. He did not want to let go of its whereabouts.
However, the Third Marquis did not expect that his father did not take the ring out of the Marquis Residence after his wife passed away due to a difficult birth. Instead, he hid it in the attic that he used to live in.
What made Liu Ming even more surprised was that his father did not mention any other relatives in the white cloth, nor did he mention anything about his mother's family. He only explained how his mother passed away and why he hid his identity and left the Third Marquis Residence.
Fortunately, the Third Marquis had already died in the hands of the evil cultivators of the Black Spirit Group. Otherwise, the hatred of his father's killer would be irreconcilable! If the Third Marquis was still alive, he might have to personally pay a visit to him.
Suddenly, a muffled sound came from Liu Ming's hand. A ball of crimson flames appeared on top of the black ring without any warning.
However, the next moment, with a "pu" sound, all the flames were sucked into the ring, causing the Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth to slightly thicken.
A cold light flashed.
With a flip of his other hand, Liu Ming pulled out a cyan short sword and slashed at the ring.
With a "dang" sound, the moment the short sword slashed at the ring, a huge force that was even stronger than the previous slash rebounded, causing the short sword to bounce up high.
Liu Ming placed the black ring in front of his eyes. He saw that the place where the cyan moon sword had slashed previously, did not leave a single mark.
Liu Ming narrowed his eyes and lowered his head to look at the black ring in his hand. Suddenly, an extremely complicated expression appeared on his face.
"Great Tungsten Steel! I didn't expect to find this material after so many hardships. Unexpectedly, I found it under such circumstances. "
This ring was actually made of Great Tungsten Steel.
The reason why he could recognize this material at a glance was that before Master Lei left, he had specifically asked him about the shape and many characteristics of the Great Tungsten Steel.
The ability to gather Yuan Qi of Heaven and Earth was one of the most obvious characteristics of the Great Tungsten Steel.
As for the other tests just now, they all confirmed that the material used for the ring was indeed Great Tungsten Steel.
However, with the rarity of this material, the person who forged the ring back then probably didn't know the true nature of the material he used. Most likely, he only saw its characteristics of gathering Yuan Qi and forged it in a muddled manner.
As for the Third Marquis who obtained it later, it was most likely the same.
Although Liu Ming had obtained the Great Tungsten Steel that he had always wanted, he didn't know why he couldn't become happy.
For the next few days, he was almost completely immersed in the memories of the life he had with his father.
After seven or eight days, Liu Ming finally recovered from this state.
After forcing himself to focus, he prepared to adjust his state of mind for another two or three days before he began to use this material to condense his sword spirit.
However, on this day, when Liu Ming went to a coffin shop in an alley in Xuanjing and planned to send some news back to the Sect, he instead received a series of shocking news from the Sect.
"What, Calan is of the Sea Race and even stole the head of the Vigorous Ghost King! The Firestorm Way's treasure, the Wind and Thunder Seal, was stolen by a Sea Race spy! The Great Elder of the Heavenly Moon Sect, Nun Leng Yue, was mysteriously poisoned and one of her personal maids fled the Sect overnight. The Sea Race has already declared war on the countries along the coast. The sects of Haiyue Country have all fallen in a day and the entire Haiyue Country is now the world of the Sea Race. The five sects have already formed an army and rushed to the border between the Da Xuan Country and Haiyue Country. At the same time, the sects have sent out a call for all disciples who don't have a position to report back to their sects within two months. " Liu Ming stood in front of the communication formation and looked at the series of news he had received. He felt a little dizzy.
However, in the news, there was no order for Liu Ming to return to the Sect.
Obviously, to the Barbarian Ghost Sect, since Liu Ming had the responsibility of monitoring Xuanjing, there was no need for him to respond to the call. Instead, the message asked him to pay more attention to the movements in Xuanjing to prevent the Sea Race from continuing to send people to infiltrate Xuanjing.
When Liu Ming walked out of the alley, his face was extremely gloomy.
Up until now, he still couldn't believe that Jia was of the Sea Race. However, since the higher ups of the Sect had already sent out this news to the disciples everywhere, it was naturally confirmed.
This caused Liu Ming's emotions to become extremely complicated.
He looked at the many commoners walking to and fro on the streets and the few Loose Cultivators passing by. Everything was the same as usual.
It was obvious that the news of the Sea Race invading the Yun Chuan Continent had not reached here yet. Otherwise, the current Xuanjing would not be able to maintain its peace.
However, this matter could not be hidden for too long. When that time came, the entire Xuanjing would be shaken. Before that, it seemed that he had to immediately get rid of some of the things in his hands. Otherwise, when the chaos came, many things would not be able to sell at their original prices.
On the contrary, some other things would immediately skyrocket upon hearing the news.
After thinking like this, Liu Ming did not hesitate to call a carriage and went straight to the underground market.
A few hours later, when Liu Ming transformed into a muscular man in black clothes and walked out of a seemingly ordinary shop, many spiritual weapons, materials, elixirs and other things that he didn't need were all sold out. At the same time, he had more than 100,000 spirit stones on him.
In addition to the seventy to eighty thousand Spirit Stones that he had obtained from the two Black Spirit Group leaders, his net worth was close to two hundred thousand Spirit Stones.
Of course, this was the result of not selling the other treasures on him.
However, following that, Liu Ming went to a few Talisman and Medicinal Stores and bought a batch of simple Storage Glyphs that could be used by Spirit Apostles and a large amount of materials that were worth tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. Only then did he relax slightly.
But just as he was about to leave the market, he suddenly saw an extremely imposing smithing shop. On the door hung a silver signboard with the words "Ten Thousand Refinements Pavilion". His heart slightly moved, and he directly walked over.
This Wan Lian Pavilion was quite famous in Xuanjing. Its power was even greater than the Hundred Spirit House and the Jubao Pavilion. It was said that not only did it have a shop in Da Xuan, it also had a shop in the neighboring countries. It was a super power that spanned across many countries.
"Fellow, are you here to buy or sell materials?" As soon as he walked in, a middle aged man with a long mustache greeted him with a face full of smiles.
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