CHAPTER 950: CHAPTER 77: STORAGE RING

The area of Tianyuan Mountain is vast, its mountain range stretching for hundreds of miles, with no end in sight, only a few peaks faintly visible among the clouds.

Zhang Xiaoman currently finds himself at what should be the main peak here, appearing to be the tallest.

He looked around the top of the mountain, and apart from the earlier grand hall, there were many small buildings that seemed to be other important places within the sect.

"Immortal Wind Pavilion... Is this... Sect Leader Qin Mian’s cave mansion...?"

Zhang Xiaoman came to a garden cave mansion.

He recalled the Daoist name of the man in white, none other than Master Xianfeng, so the owner of this Immortal Wind Cave Mansion should evidently be him.

He stepped inside.

As he reached the entrance, there was a gentle ripple, a sign that the old dilapidated formation still operated effectively here.

At the same time, the jade-green Sect Leader Jade at Zhang Xiaoman’s waist emitted a warm glow, allowing him to smoothly pass through the formation.

The garden covered an area as large as the small community where he previously lived.

However, as time passed and no one tended to it, everything had changed beyond recognition.

In the garden, some nameless flowers and plants grew exceptionally lush, some even exuding slight Dark Energy Fluctuations, clearly indicating they were not ordinary.

Zhang Xiaoman moved past these sights, elegantly making his way to the largest room inside the cave mansion.

Possessing the Sect Leader Jade, he could traverse all the places here at will, unhindered by the residual formations.

This room seemed to be Qin Mian’s Cultivation Room.

Surrounding it were many dim stones, most of which had lost their Spiritual Power, leaving only empty shells that turned to dust with a light touch, scattering in the wind.

Zhang Xiaoman guessed that these must be the Spirit Stones of the Cultivation World?

Previously, he could only see them in novels, and today he finally witnessed the real thing.

However, most of these Spirit Stones had already lost their Spiritual Power.

The long passage of time and the end of era catastrophe had turned them into mere ordinary stones, with only a few retaining a trace of Spiritual Energy.

He picked up a ring from a shelved stand.

Zhang Xiaoman attempted to probe it with his spiritual power, delighted to find that there was actually space inside it.

"This is... a storage ring!?"

His face lit up with joy as he examined the ring before him.

The ring was white, looking very exquisite, with the words "Immortal Wind" engraved on it like dragons and phoenixes.

"The Immortal Wind Ring, this must be Qin Mian’s belonging, his personal storage ring, but it’s unclear why it was placed here and not worn by him."

Zhang Xiaoman felt cheerful.

He had long heard of the various storage methods in novels about immortals, which were incredibly convenient.

Although he possessed a large number of Extraordinary Items, and even the North Star Ring which was a Divine Artifact, he never had something to store items with.

The inside of the Daring Clothes had specially designed pockets to carry items with him, but the capacity was limited and came with many restrictions, which were quite inconvenient.

Now, in this world of cultivation, he finally found a ring he could use for storage.

With this, he could carry many items with him in the future without worrying about not being able to take too much at once.

Thinking of this, he once again probed the ring with spiritual power, carefully sensing the size of its internal space.

"Hmm... about the size of a basketball court..."

Zhang Xiaoman felt somewhat disappointed.

This storage ring didn’t seem like the ones in some novels, with enormous internal spaces capable of holding mountains and seas.

In this world, storage rings were still considered quite precious.

For Sect Leader Qin Mian, also a Tribulation Crossing Practitioner, to possess a ring only half a basketball court in size, ordinary disciples must have even more modest storage.

However, Zhang Xiaoman was quite satisfied.

With this ring, transporting resources in other worlds would become much more convenient.

No need for multiple trips back and forth, just stow everything in the ring space and bring it along at once.

Next, he explored the contents of the ring.

Most of it was spirit stones and the like, but they had lost their purpose, turning dull and dim.

What remained were some Flying Sword Magical Treasures and such.

Zhang Xiaoman took them out, only to find that they too had not escaped the trials of the end of the era catastrophe, becoming piles of scrap metal devoid of Spiritual Energy.

Finally, only a single Jade Soul remained floating alone inside the space.

With high expectations, Zhang Xiaoman took it out.

Fortunately, this Jade Soul was of supreme quality, not entirely depleted like those spirit stones, still retaining some responsiveness.

Apart from projecting images, the Jade Soul could also store information.

The piece in Zhang Xiaoman’s hand contained the cultivation technique practiced by Tianyuan Sect’s Sect Leader Qin Mian!

"Cultivation Technique!"

His heart stirred, eagerly extracting the information, immediately becoming engrossed in it.

Moments later, Zhang Xiaoman returned from the Jade Soul’s information with a peculiar expression on his face.

He extended his hand, attempting to inscribe a few Dark Energy Techniques, and then revealed a look of confirmation as he had expected.

"So, this is the secret of the cultivator, just as I had suspected..."

With a wave of his fingers, a small droplet of water appeared in his palm, forming various shapes.

The Water Elemental ability, something Zhang Xiaoman originally did not possess.

And now, his ability to use it was entirely due to having just observed Qin Mian’s cultivation technique.