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--- Chapter 86 ---
Storable Spirit Ring!
If they hadn't witnessed this miraculous sight personally, Ning Rongrong and Ning Fengyuan would have thought it was a sham.
After all, such a thing was only a pipe dream in this world, and many great minds have thought of such a method, including the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, but none succeeded.
Yet, the deep purple spirit ring hovering above Ye Shan seemed like a slap to those who tried. A painful slap that snapped them to reality.
Spirit Ring is a calm yet unruly energy body that represents the cultivation of Spirit Beasts upon their deaths. Although spirit masters who killed the spirit beast could draw a spirit ring because it was imprinted on them and absorbable exclusively to them, they couldn't just put it into an object.
There was always a rejection!
"How?" Out of many words, Ning Fengyuan could only utter one.
Liu Erlong smiled, "Are you perhaps interested in our recent discovery, Ms. Yuan?"
"It's indigenous indeed to store a spirit ring into an object."
"Have you mastered such a method?" Ning Fengyuan still couldn't calm down and gaze at Liu Erlong excitedly.
Liu Erlong shook her head helplessly and answered, "No, storing the spirit ring is too difficult, not cost-effective, and requires talented individuals."
"It was the sacrifice of great minds and countless mountain piles of gold coins."
"In fact, the result you saw is only successful after so many attempts."
Dugu Bo's mouth twitched slightly because he didn't think it cost much for Han Yuan to develop the True Spirit Method, including the object to store the spirit rings. Sure, it needed Han Yuan's great mind to create such a thing, but calling it a sacrifice is an exaggeration.
It wasn't a lie, but not entirely true.
This woman, Liu Erlong, has become good with her words.
Dugu Bo couldn't help but feel sorry for Ning Fengzhi. He was about to get robbed again.
"How much?" Ning Fengyuan asked with a serious expression.
Liu Erlong feigned ignorance, "What are you talking about, Ms. Yuan?"
Ning Fengyuuan's face darkened as she asked again, "How much is the cost of making this happen? The method, the device to store the spirit ring, and the required workforce."
"Ah, that. Sorry, it's not for sale." Liu Erlong smiled innocently. "As you know, this was Dao Academy's secret knowledge."
"Not to mention, even I don't have permission to give away such precious knowledge."
"After all, Xiao Yuan discovered and made this."
"If you want to know, you can ask him, though I don't promise you can get anything."
"He..." Ning Fengyuan's brain froze for a moment. Her face becomes that of a mannequin.
It wasn't until Liu Erlong snapped her finger that Ning Fengyuan woke up from her shattered worldview.
Ning Fengyuan breathed heavily, "You're saying..."
"That Xiao Yuan..."
"Made this thing?"
"Yup!" Liu Erlong replied casually. "It's normal, considering Xiao Yuan was a monstrous genius, whether it was theory or cultivation."
"Shouldn't you know this after being his tutor for a month~?" Her voice was deliberately laced with teasing.
"I..." Ning Fengyuan doesn't know what to say.
She knew Han Yuan was a genius because she had interacted with him for a month, understanding how resourceful and creative he was in the theory field and giving her surprise on spiritual power. He's a dazzling boy.
Even then, Ning Fengyuan couldn't imagine bringing herself to believe a seven-year-old did it, even with her strong mentality. She could accept it if this discovery came from a known senior figure on the continent, but we are talking about a kid THAT COULD CHANGE THE WORLD'S RULES HERE!
Huff! Huff! Huff!
Looking at how much shock this brought to Ning Fengyuan, Liu Erlong couldn't help but smile and smirked wickedly in her heart, thinking how perfect this woman was for their next plan.
The more shocked Ning Fengyuan is, the more chaotic her heart becomes and the more prone she is to make a stupid decision.
She might be an elder from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan but too far away from the old fox Ning Fengzhi.
When faced with such situations earlier, Ning Fengzhi could gather his calm in seconds. Of course, the pills and storable spirit rings are two different concepts to accept.
Ning Fengzhi might not be too calm if he's in Ning Fengyuan's stunned position.
Liu Erlong clicked her tongue, 'Ah, that reminds me, Han Yuan used to say this to me.'
'The Woman Was Too Stunned to Speak!'
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong quickly pounced on Han Yuan's right arm and bounced on the ground like an excited kangaroo. "Big Brother, Big Brother, how did you do it? How did you store the spirit ring in a ring? Is the ring special in some way?'
"Rongrong is curious!"
Hearing Ning Rongrong's last line, Han Yuan couldn't help but recall a girl from a 'certain' mystery-themed anime.
And she's one of the few anime girls he likes.
"Do you really want to know?" Han Yuan returned with a smile.
"Mm, mm!" Ning Rongrong nodded like a pecking chicken.
Han Yuan pinched Ning Rongrong's nose playfully, "Sorry, it's academy secret."
"NO WAY!" Ning Rongrong was 'naturally' aggrieved. It's like Han Yuan stole her baby or something.
Han Yuan grabbed another ring from his pocket and handed it to Ning Rongrong, "I can't tell you, but I can give you one. Here, you can take a look at it."
"However, don't inject your spiritual power into it, or the spirit ring will get ejected. A storable spirit ring could only last ten minutes outside because of the erosion of time."
"Woah, okay, I understand!" Ning Rongrong excitedly looked at the silver-green ring on her palm, feeling an intrinsic pattern engraved on both sides and sealed energy inside. Not only that, but this ring is warm, seemingly nourishing her body from touch alone.
"Big Brother, what is the name of this ring?"
"Spirit Catcher." Han Yuan replied casually.
"Spirit Catcher..." Ning Rongrong mumbled. "What a miraculous thing."
"I wonder what material you use to make this Spirit Catcher..." She gave Han Yuan a curious look.
"You can't get that information, girl. You are not smart enough to fool me." Han Yuan made the same reply and flicked her forehead gently, shattering her wishful fantasy.
"Hmph, no fun..." Ning Rongrong pouted before playing with Spirit Catcher again.
Han Yuan looked at Ye Shan, "Okay, you can start absorbing the spirit ring."
"Don't worry, it's from Cave-Dweller Tiger, which possesses earth and dark attributes that match your martial soul."
"Heh, thank you, Boss!" Ye Shan knew he couldn't call him headmaster like usual and cleverly thanked him.
"Here, I also prepared others for you guys." Han Yuan nodded and threw seven more Spirit Catchers to the other students as they reached their bottlenecks.
"Haha, I know Boss won't neglect us!" Du Buzi laughed. "As always, thank you, Boss!"
"Thank you, Boss!" x6.
The rest of the students also thanked Han Yuan, feeling excited because Han Yuan's choice of spirit rings is always on point and could help their martial soul to improve, even after evolution.
And with that, the eight students immediately meditated and absorbed their new spirit ring.
Suddenly, Ning Fengyuan walked to Han Yuan and said, "Xiao Yuan, can we talk somewhere alone?"
Han Yuan glanced at Liu Erlong, who gave him a secret thumbs up and replied calmly, "Sure."
He waved at Liu Erlong and others, "Everyone, I will be talking with Ms. Yuan first."
"We will be back in a few minutes."
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Alternative Title: Revealing Another Card!