With just one glance, Ji Haoyuan noticed a figure sitting upright in the cave.

To be precise, it should be the long-sitting corpse of a deceased cultivator.

Beside it, there was an item that looked like a green thumb ring.

Could it be...?

Ji Haoyuan was immediately taken aback.

Could this be a storage ring meant exclusively for Golden Core cultivators?

In the past, he had seen it on both Master Binghuo and Master Yanhuo.

He knew that this was a higher-level storage magical treasure compared to a storage bag.

Not only could it store more items, but some storage rings seemed capable of storing some magic spells.

Perhaps "storing" isn't quite the right term; saying they are inscribed would be more accurate.

He wondered whether this emerald thumb ring before him contained any third-tier magic spells inscribed inside.

If it did, touching it rashly could bring about unforeseen danger.

Yet, if he didn't try to contact it, there seemed to be nothing else in the entire cave worthy of his attention.

Thinking of this, Ji Haoyuan immediately moved to the corpse sitting before him and bowed sincerely and respectfully.

"Senior, this junior has come here following the map left by you.

If there's anything disrespectful, I hope you can forgive me, Senior."

After speaking, Ji Haoyuan's body suddenly radiated with an endless starry light as he reached out to grab the storage ring.

At the same time, he tightly gripped the Golden Core Sword Talisman gifted to him by Master Binghuo in his other hand.

If any danger appeared that he couldn't handle, he would use that sword talisman without hesitation.

However, at the moment he grasped the storage ring, the expected magic restriction did not appear.

Moreover, when his Divine Sense explored the storage ring, his Divine Sense smoothly entered it.

There wasn't even the most basic owner imprint left.

This discovery made Ji Haoyuan pause for a moment.

The other party hadn't done anything with this storage ring at all.

This thought flashed through his mind, and Ji Haoyuan's heart grew eager.

For now, he could already see the situation inside the storage ring through his Divine Sense.

First, there were six or seven pieces of materials that reached the third tier.

Green Jade Star Crystal, Flying Fire Cloud Iron, Gui Water Xuan Stone, Yuan Magnetic Gold Copper, Haowen Dragon Silver, and Earth Profound Water...

All were precious materials that could be used to refine third-tier magical treasures.

Next.

There were several jade bottles.

Ji Haoyuan took them out for inspection one by one.

Apart from True Technique Pills and Thousand Cloud Pills, which are used by Golden Core cultivators for restoring magical power and healing,

he didn't recognize any other types of pills.

Finally, what Ji Haoyuan valued most and considered the most valuable here.

Were five or six jade slips and two third-tier magical treasures.

The third-tier magical treasures were a small tower and a piece of purple jade pendant.

Ji Haoyuan didn't rush to study those two magical treasures but paid attention first to those five or six jade slips.

Because he already discovered that among those five or six jade slips,

one of them seemed to record the origins of this Golden Core cultivator and his own last words.

Unconsciously, Ji Haoyuan's expression became solemn.

No matter what, the fact that the other party hadn't tampered with the storage ring and left such a big inheritance in front of him meant he owed the other a great debt of gratitude.

Respecting his last words means respecting oneself and the path of cultivation one follows.

After respectfully bowing to this jade slip, Ji Haoyuan began to read its contents carefully.

Soon, bits of information flooded into Ji Haoyuan's mind, giving him a fairly detailed understanding of the situation of this Golden Core cultivator before him.

The person was named Master Yunshang.

An elder of the Golden Core from the Demonstration Sect.

And according to Master Yunshang, the Demonstration Sect was a Nascent Soul major sect in the Southern Wilderness Realm.

While traveling, he unintentionally had a fierce battle with Master Withered Wood, who came from a Nascent Soul Demon Dao major sect.

Afterward, although he killed the Demon Cultivator, he was also struck by the Curse Killing Technique cast by the opponent before death.

This technique would drain his vitality every hour, gradually transforming him into a withered form.

This was the most vicious and sinister curse technique by his opponent.

Unless he, Master Yunshang, was willing to use the fresh blood of a hundred thousand living people as a guide every hour, the effect of the curse couldn't be countered.

But Master Yunshang didn't do it.

Not because he couldn't, but because he didn't want to.

Moreover, that kind of action would at most be quenching thirst with poisoned wine and couldn't fundamentally solve his problem then.

He, Yunshang, always acted with integrity.

This included leaving this storage ring for those with fate.

As long as you could find the map he left outside and enter his cave smoothly,

he was willing to leave this opportunity to you.

The only request was that he hoped the finder, in the future, could bring his ashes and the Purple Light True Jade, which is the purple jade pendant, to the Demonstration Sect and hand it over to his Daoist partner, Master Lei Xia.

At that time, the Demonstration Sect and his Daoist partner, Master Lei Xia, would surely offer great rewards.

At this moment.

Ji Haoyuan looked at Master Yunshang, who still sat upright like a living person, and bowed deeply again.

"Senior's last wish, once I achieve the Golden Core, I will surely seek a suitable opportunity to deliver the items left by Senior to the Demonstration Sect."

Buzz!

Just as his words fell, Master Yunshang's body suddenly ignited without fire.

Strands of spirit light surged from his burning body.

In just an instant, Master Yunshang's body turned into a pile of ashes.

Seeing this, Ji Haoyuan was shocked internally.

But he understood that the methods of a Golden Core true man were not something he could fully grasp at his current level.

Especially those like Master Yunshang, who hailed from a Nascent Soul major sect.

He then collected the ashes and placed them in a good jade box before turning his attention back to the remaining items.

According to Master Yunshang, among the two magical treasures, he, Ji Haoyuan, could keep the small tower-shaped magical treasure for himself.

This treasure, called Kunji Tower, was a bona fide defensive magical treasure capable of withstanding many spells and magical treasure attacks.

However, with Ji Haoyuan's current level, refining this tower might still be difficult.

He would need to break into the Golden Core realm to successfully refine this tower.

Aside from this Kunji Tower, what made Ji Haoyuan most excited was the content of those remaining jade slips.

He set about studying them one by one.

Soon, he couldn't suppress the look of joy that appeared on his face.

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