Chapter 76: Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique
Chapter 76: Chapter 76: Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique
"This is an Upper-Grade Storage Magical Artifact!"
"This ring is called Black Gold, and it’s made from a special material!"
"Drip some of your blood on it to bind it to you!"
Lin Yi was overjoyed.
For the past few days, he’d been thinking about earning some money to buy that Lower-Grade Storage Magical Artifact on the black market.
He was really starting to realize how inconvenient it was not to have a Storage Magical Artifact.
He had to carry so many things with him.
It was a huge hassle.
Who would have thought the old Hall Master would be so generous?
’To just give me a Storage Magical Artifact as a reward? And an upper-grade one, at that!’
This was like someone handing him a pillow just when he was getting sleepy.
Following Yang Yong’s instructions, Lin Yi pricked his middle finger and squeezed a drop of blood onto the ring.
Instantly, the Black Gold Ring began to change.
It had been pitch-black before.
Now, it was slowly turning dark red, and a pattern gradually appeared on its surface.
Lin Yi looked closely. It was a scene of mountains and rivers, coiled around the ring, looking incredibly lifelike.
He could even hear the sound of flowing water...
"Thank you, Coach Yang. And please thank the old Hall Master for me!"
Lin Yi understood that with his current status, he couldn’t possibly thank the old Hall Master in person.
He could only ask Yang Yong to pass on the message.
Yang Yong nodded. "Train well. Don’t waste your talent!"
"I believe you’ll go far on the path of Martial Arts!"
"Yes, sir!"
Lin Yi nodded, and Yang Yong stood up with a smile.
"Get some rest!"
Yang Yong didn’t stay any longer and headed straight back to his office.
The moment he left, Sun Tao and the others, who had been curious for a while, rushed over.
"Holy crap, did I hear that right? A gift from the old Hall Master?"
"I’ve been here for almost two years and I’ve never seen the old Hall Master give anyone a gift. You’re the first!" Zhou Qi said, a hint of jealousy in his voice.
"Senior Zhou Qi, are you jealous? Why don’t you talk to Coach Yang and ask the old Hall Master to give you one too?"
"Forget it. With that kind of time, I’d rather focus on my training and figure out how to improve my cultivation. That’s what really matters!"
The group was envious, but that was all.
They also understood the gap between themselves and Lin Yi.
If someone else had received the old Hall Master’s reward, they might have felt upset.
But when it was Lin Yi, they were completely convinced he deserved it.
Just based on his monstrous talent, he could stay in the Quenching Room for over an hour.
That was something none of them could do.
Especially Zhou Qi. He had personally experienced the terror of the Quenching Room’s extreme weather.
He couldn’t last long at all.
Even though he went in to train every day, his progress was measured in mere seconds.
Reaching Lin Yi’s terrifying level was simply impossible.
When they all went off to refine the Demon Beast Meat in their bodies,
Lin Yi focused his mind and opened the storage space.
He discovered that the space inside was so vast it could fit an entire city with room to spare.
’How much stuff would it take to fill up a space this big?’
The next moment, he found a black wooden box inside the space.
The box was about 1.2 meters long. Lin Yi took it out.
Upon opening it, he found a long saber and a saber manual.
"Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique?"
Lin Yi murmured the name aloud.
’Was this in the ring to begin with? Or was it an unexpected surprise from the old Hall Master?’
He then flipped to the first page of the saber technique manual.
The second page...
The third page...
[Congratulations! You have comprehended the ’Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique’]
A notification sound suddenly rang out.
It was only then that Lin Yi snapped out of his daze from reading the manual.
He realized he had unconsciously read through the entire book.
What was even more amazing was that when he thought about the Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique,
it was as if a little figure had appeared in his mind.
It held a saber and demonstrated every single move and stance.
As the little figure continued to practice, Lin Yi found himself becoming more and more familiar with the saber technique.
Every move and every stance seemed to be engraved in his mind.
[Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique Proficiency +15]
[Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique Proficiency +22]
[Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique Proficiency +18]
[Congratulations! You have advanced the ’Candle Dragon Ancient Saber Technique’ to Minor Success]
Lin Yi: "..."
The day’s training came to an end.
Lin Yi changed his clothes in the locker room and walked out.
After saying goodbye to Coach Yang, Zhou Qi, and the others, he left the Martial Arts Hall.
Night fell.
It had gotten dark particularly early today.
There wasn’t a single star in the night sky.
"Overcast again?"
Lin Yi glanced up at the sky.
Then, the sound of a phone starting up was heard.
It was immediately followed by a continuous series of water-drop notification sounds.
They were all text messages.
Lin Dazhi: You little brat, how long are you going to keep this up? Get your ass back here right now. I’ve already arranged a job for you...
Liu Hongmei: Xiaoyi, when you see this, message Aunt Liu back. Everyone at home is worried about you.
Liu Song: Lin Yi, be careful these next few days. A student from school has gone missing. Don’t go out at night.
Senior: If you run into a Dog Demon outside, let me know. I just took a mission and only need a 1-star Dog Demon.
Tang Qinru: I’m not coming back tonight, I have something to take care of. I’ve prepared dinner for you, just heat it up when you get home.
...
After Lin Yi finished reading the messages,
he really hadn’t expected that even after he’d moved out,
Lin Dazhi would still be trying to make him come back to work and earn money.
And then there was Liu Hongmei. She and Lin Dazhi had always played good cop, bad cop.
If he had to name the most scheming and malicious person,
it was definitely her.
The reason Lin Dazhi had become the way he was today was all due to her "pillow talk".
But now, they couldn’t affect his mood in the slightest.
He didn’t reply to any of them.
He just blocked and deleted Lin Dazhi and Liu Hongmei directly.
And at that moment, his desire to improve his cultivation and get into a Martial Arts University grew even stronger.
Sitting at the bus stop,
Lin Yi took out his phone and replied one by one to his homeroom teacher Liu Song, the Senior, and Tang Qinru.
Finally, he found Snow Angel and sent a message.
Lin Yi: Busy? Wanna team up to kill demons?
After he sent the message,
a reply came back in less than a minute.
Snow Angel: Okay!
After a few interactions, Lin Yi had discovered that Snow Angel was not a person of many words.
She was practically laconic, cherishing her words like gold.
However, she was actually quite helpful at heart.
Whenever Lin Yi asked for help in the group chat, it was always Snow Angel who helped him out.
Lin Yi: Where are you? I’ll come find you.
Snow Angel: East side of the city, at the container warehouse.
Lin Yi: The container warehouse? What are you doing all the way out there?
Snow Angel: Business.
Lin Yi: ...
He immediately replied with another message: That’s a bit far. I’ll be there in twenty minutes.
He put his phone away.
Lin Yi quickly walked to the side of the road and hailed a taxi.
After getting in, he told the driver his destination.
The driver nodded.
"You got it! Hold on tight!"
He slammed on the gas pedal.
The taxi sped through the brightly lit streets.
Heading straight for the east side of the city...