As they spoke, Lun Ren had already realized that this Tuo She Blood Jade was extraordinary, and couldn't wait to ask: "What exactly is this Tuo She Blood Jade?" Qin Yu said, "This Tuo She Blood Jade is the key to entering the Tuo She Cave Mansion. Only warriors with bloodline ranks of four or below, holding the Tuo She Blood Jade, can enter the Tuo She Cave Mansion and have a chance to obtain the inheritance of the ancient Tuo She Emperor!" Qin Yu looked at Lun Ren excitedly and continued, "Lun Ren, as long as you don't break through the Spirit Stream Realm within these three months, you have a good chance of obtaining the inheritance of the ancient Tuo She Emperor and improving your bloodline talent!"
Lun Ren, with a face full of doubt, asked, "Who exactly is the ancient Tuo She Emperor? Why do you say he can improve my bloodline talent?" Qin Yu smiled slightly and said, "It is said that when the ancient Tuo She Emperor was young, he was tested to have a second-rank bloodline talent, which meant he could never become a warrior. However, he eventually became a peak martial emperor on the continent. Although no one knows why he perished, since a second-rank bloodline talent could become a martial emperor, there must be a secret about him!"
"So, if you can get hold of this secret, perhaps you can also become a martial emperor!"
During the conversation, Qin Yu told Lun Ren everything about the Tuo She Cave Mansion. The Tuo She Cave Mansion had existed in the Jiang Yun Nation for a thousand years. Every year, more than a hundred people would obtain the Tuo She Blood Jade. However, only warriors with bloodline talents ranking at four or lower could enter the Tuo She Cave Mansion. But in a thousand years, no warrior had passed the assessment and obtained the inheritance of the ancient Tuo She Emperor. Those who made it far were, unexpectedly, warriors with third-rank bloodline talents.
This implies that the more mediocre one's bloodline, the more advantageous it is. Lun Ren had a bloodline even more mediocre than the ancient Tuo She Emperor, so naturally, he had a significant advantage. Excitedly, after listening to Qin Yu's words, Lun Ren said, "It seems that after three months, I will have to go and try my luck at the Tuo She Cave Mansion!"
If the inheritance of the ancient Tuo She Emperor could truly change his bloodline talent, with the help of the Nameless Pagoda, he would definitely rise rapidly.
Qin Yu gave the Tuo She Blood Jade to Lun Ren, then turned her gaze to the body of the Bi Lin Jiao Wang, saying, "Wang Teng, clean up the battlefield, let's quickly return!"
Soon after, Wang Teng finished clearing the battlefield, carrying a large leather bag, and the four of them left Black Tiger Ridge. This adventure had its share of surprises and dangers, but the rewards were plentiful. In addition to the Hundred Orifice Grass collected by Qin Yu, and the first-order monster beasts' cores totaling forty pieces, there were scales, cores, and a dragon horn extracted from the Bi Lin Jiao Wang's body, among other things.
Upon returning to Black Tiger Town, the four of them arrived at a miscellaneous shop called Ling Bao Xuan, a shop that bought all the spoils obtained from Black Tiger Ridge. "Shopkeeper, I want to sell the monster beast materials!"
Wang Teng walked to the counter and placed the leather bag filled with monster beast materials on it. The shopkeeper, an elderly man, recognized the identities of the four at a glance and remarked, "Indeed, disciples of the Qingyun Sect, it seems like you've made quite a harvest this time!"
Wang Teng then poured out all the monster beast materials from the bag. The shopkeeper counted and was astonished when he saw the dragon horn, scales, and cores of the Bi Lin Jiao Wang. He exclaimed in disbelief, "This is the Bi Lin Jiao Wang? It's a second-order monster beast. How could you four possibly kill the Bi Lin Jiao Wang with your strength?"
Wang Teng responded, "The Bi Lin Jiao Wang was just a small fry. It's nothing. Exchange it all for copper coins!"
After calculating, the shopkeeper said, "These materials add up to a total of forty-eight thousand copper coins. Are you sure you want to sell?"
Wang Teng nodded, and the shopkeeper handed over forty-eight thousand copper coins. Wang Teng received the money and jokingly remarked about sharing it equally among the four of them.
Lun Ren, looking at the money in Wang Teng's hand, was also secretly surprised. In just about seven days in Black Tiger Ridge, each of them had earned twelve thousand copper coins, a sum unimaginable before.
On their way back, Lun Ren turned to Qin Yu and said, "Sister, we obtained the Tuo She Blood Jade together. Consider me owing you a favor."
Qin Yu, with a slight hint of displeasure on her delicate face, replied, "Brother, do we really need to keep track of such things between us? Besides, you saved me!"
"Okay!"
Luren nodded without saying more.
Half a day later!
The four returned to the sect, and Qin Yu said to Luren, "Luren Junior Brother, we'll do missions together in the future!"
After that, she left with a sway of her waist.
Wang Teng and Zhang Sheng bid farewell to Luren and left as well.
Instead of immediately returning to the dormitory, Luren went to the canteen and purchased 2,400 pounds of spiritual rice with the twelve thousand copper coins he had just received.
Back at the other courtyard, Luren cleaned himself up, changed into clean clothes, then locked the door and entered the space of the pagoda.
"With this spiritual rice, it's enough for me to cultivate for thirty-three years. I refuse to believe I won't be able to perfect the Spirit Cat Steps!" Luren said confidently.
This experience had made him keenly aware that his agility was far from enough.
Agility techniques were the most challenging to cultivate. Achieving perfection required a lot of time, which was why many warriors stopped at mastery level and didn't continue to push themselves further.
But Luren had time on his side.
This cultivation, he was certain, would allow him to perfect the Spirit Cat Steps and open up his seventh spiritual aperture.
Thirteen years passed in the blink of an eye!
In the space of the pagoda.
Luren moved lightly on his feet, like a spirit cat, leaping and darting back and forth in the void, his speed so fast that it was almost impossible for ordinary people to catch with the naked eye.
Luren stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and smiled, "I have perfected the Spirit Cat Steps, opened the spiritual aperture in the brain area, finally all seven spiritual apertures are open, and the spiritual rice can continue to allow me to cultivate for another twenty years!"
By his calculations, he had not been in Qingyun Sect for even two months and he had already opened all seven spiritual apertures. This speed of cultivation was difficult to achieve even for some warriors with sixth-grade bloodline talents.
However, he was not planning to immediately breakthrough to the Spiritual River Realm!
Three months later, the Tuoshe Cave Mansion would open, and only those in the Spiritual Aperture Realm could enter.
Moreover, he also wanted to try to open the eighth spiritual aperture.
Since his talent was not as good as others, if he did not compensate for it in the future, he might be challenged by others who were of a higher level.
"I should ask my Master, she should know how to open the eighth spiritual aperture!"
Thinking of this, Luren was about to leave the other courtyard when he saw Yun Qingyao flying over from afar in her training clothes and landing at the gate of the courtyard.
Yun Qingyao had a slender figure, looking fragile and delicate, her eyes staring at Luren somewhat bitterly.
She then walked over, like a resentful young woman, and complained, "Luren, are you unhappy with me as your Master?"