In the boy's palm, there was a thumb-sized, ring-shaped green stone, which looked just like a stone ring.

Seeing this, Su Mu took the stone ring, examined it closely, and found it wasn't any special treasure containing space; it was just an ordinary space ring made out of stone.

However, the stone's material was very sturdy. Su Mu tried pinching it with his fingers and found this stone ring to be sturdier than many defensive treasures.

Unfortunately, besides its toughness, Su Mu didn't find any other peculiarities.

After weighing it a bit, Su Mu handed the stone ring back to the boy and said, "Young man, I'm the kind of person who keeps his word. I charge the river crossing fee just once, I won't charge a second time."

"You can take it back."

Hearing this, the boy quickly waved his hand with a smile and said, "No, no, this is something for the senior, consider it... a token of gratitude for saving my life."

"This stone ring might just be an ordinary ring to you, senior, but it's the thing I cherish the most. Wearing this ring when sleeping at night is very helpful for cultivation."

He's had this stone ring on him since he could remember. Not only could it be used as a space ring, but it also helped with his cultivation, somewhat like his secret cheat.

Initially, before he got into cultivation, he didn't notice any special feature of the stone ring and treated it as something possibly left by his parents, keeping it well.

Because as far as he could remember, he woke up in a wasteland, an orphan without parents and unable to find them.

Later, when he was fifteen, he stumbled upon a cultivation technique. Self-taught, maybe he has some talent; in just three days, he cultivated the special "Spiritual Qi" unique to cultivators, successfully stepping into the Qi Refining Stage and thus started his path of cultivation.

Later on, he participated in the sect's assessment, topped it, entered the sect, and became the strongest disciple within a year or two.

Eventually, he encountered two formidable enemies who wiped out all the other sect members in a flash, leading him to a year-long escape.

During his cultivation journey, this stone ring played a crucial role.

It's also his most cherished and important item.

After hearing this, Su Mu roughly understood that this stone ring was essentially this boy's cheat opportunity.

Currently, at the Celestial Immortal Realm, treasures of this caliber might be a cheat code for the boy but just an ordinary space ring to Su Mu.

Su Mu, having guarded the river for these years, doesn't lack treasures; what he lacks are top-notch treasures that could aid him at his current level.

Now the young one's cultivation journey isn't easy; how could he possibly snatch the youngster's cheat, his cultivation treasure? There's no need; he's not some great villain who would commit such an act.

"Since this stone ring is so important to you, you should keep it. If you give it to me, what will you use?"

Su Mu handed the stone ring back again.

Upon hearing this, the boy took out another stone ring from his sleeve, identical to the one given away, though a bit worn out.

"I have another one; it works the same."

The boy said with a smile.

Oddly enough, during the time he was being hunted, he kept having this repetitive dream and ultimately found a space ring under a rock, using the treasures inside to keep fleeing.

And that space ring was identical to his stone ring. He tried it himself, and they worked the same, just a bit more worn out, seemingly like the exact same replicated item.

So, the boy simply gave away his original to the senior who saved him. It might not be a treasure to the senior, but to the boy, it was his most precious thing, offered as a token of his sincere gratitude.

Seeing this, Su Mu was taken aback, held the stone ring, smiled, and said, "Alright, then I'll accept it."

Since it's his heartfelt gift, he graciously accepted it rather than rejecting the goodwill.

...

"Alright, you should leave; it's not safe to stay here."

This boy was the weakest of all the Cross River Men Su Mu encountered, no exceptions. If he encountered someone coming to cause trouble on the river, he'd be wiped out in one wave.

Hearing this, the boy clasped his hands in respect towards Su Mu and said: "Senior, until we meet again. Today's kindness, I will never forget."

After saying this, the boy turned, shook the wooden oar in his hand, and rowed hard towards the front...

Su Mu watched the boy's silhouette disappear at the river's end before withdrawing his gaze, praising, "This boy should achieve great things in the future."

Over the years, Su Mu had seen many strong individuals and many transmigrators; he had a very sharp eye. This boy's talent ranked in the top three among those transmigrators.

After the boy left, the river returned to its usual tranquility.

The next second, the system's broadcast sounded in his mind:

[Congratulations to the host for maintaining order, triggering additional causal rewards, and receiving a hundredfold critical hit, Favor Points +100000]

Seeing this, Su Mu's eyes widened.

One, ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand, one hundred thousand!

Oh my goodness!

A whole hundred thousand!

This was the first time Su Mu received such a large amount of Favor Points at once, one hundred thousand, thinking how long he'd have to work from nine to five honestly to earn that amount.

However, it wasn't Su Mu's first encounter with such incidents.

Once before, two groups had fought on the river, and after Su Mu stopped it, he only got twenty thousand Favor Points, but this time he received one hundred thousand, the unexpected joy made Su Mu feel overwhelmed.

All at once, he felt wealthy again.

But for now, he'd better save up properly and aim to quickly reach three hundred thousand to increase the River Affinity to the 10% threshold.

10% is a benchmark; achieving it allows further improvement of Divine Techniques.

.....

It's night.

Su Mu sat upright at the original spot, with a bonfire burning in front of him, dispelling the night's chill. Nannan had already fallen asleep quietly on the willow bed.

Playing with the stone ring he got from the boy during the day, he recalled the boy saying that wearing this stone ring while sleeping helps with cultivation?

How exactly does it help?

Should I give it a try?

Then, Su Mu put on the stone ring and slowly closed his eyes.....

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