Just as the elder from the Three Yin Sect entered, a shadow quietly followed him into the room.

Immediately, mimicking the Three Yin Sect elder, he moved a certain bottle on the bookshelf.

"Is there some treasure inside here?"

Beneath his black garments, Lu Ye pondered for a moment, sensing no dangerous aura, and similarly slipped inside.

The underground passage switch immediately closed behind him, restoring its original appearance.

"This passage should have been excavated two months ago, after seizing the Lin Family residence."

Lu Ye followed from a distance, winding through several twisting passages, until he finally arrived at a spacious underground cavern.

In the cavern, there was a stone platform. Surrounding the platform was a faint water stream, carrying a rich, cold Spiritual Qi!

The Three Yin Sect elder, who had entered the cave, was sitting cross-legged on the stone platform, displaying a content expression.

"Indeed, beneath the Lin Family lies a hidden realm. I just wondered why someone would randomly target the Lin Family residence."

Hiding behind a stone pillar, Lu Ye showed a knowing look.

Watching the Three Yin Sect elder continuously absorb the chilling aura to cultivate, Lu Ye's eyes turned sharp.

Opposite him was an Innate Fourth Layer, just stepping into the threshold of the Innate Middle Stage.

Compared to the previous Wang Family Ancestor, he should be significantly stronger.

However, at full strength, Lu Ye still had confidence... to instantly kill him!

In the next moment, Lu Ye moved like a ghost, silently approaching the meditating Three Yin Sect elder.

As soon as the elder sensed something and abruptly opened his eyes...

A blinding sword light had already cleaved down towards him.

Overwhelmed with terror, the Three Yin Sect elder didn't have time to react before his head rolled off instantly.

The dignified Innate Realm Fourth Layer didn't even see what his enemy looked like before perishing.

After instantly killing the Three Yin Sect elder, Lu Ye's expression relaxed a bit.

Fully utilizing his body technique along with the first stroke of the Heaven-Defying Sword Technique.

Even if the opponent was at a true Innate Middle Stage, considerably different from Early Stage, they still couldn't escape death.

In the next second, Lu Ye had already spotted the storage ring on the Three Yin Sect elder's hand.

At least hundreds of thousands of silver were secured.

After taking it off, he probed its contents with his Spiritual Sense...

Upon seeing a familiar manual inside, Lu Ye paused in surprise.

"The Great Celestial Demon Ancestor Technique again?"

Within the Three Yin Sect elder's storage ring, there was indeed a Demonic Cultivation Technique he had seen before!

Staring at the corpse for a while, no blood-colored worm like with the Wang Family Ancestor emerged.

"Could it be that he just acquired it and hasn't had time to cultivate?"

Thinking it possible, Lu Ye again burned the demon technique manual.

Besides the demon technique manual, there was also a bottle of Middle Grade Innate Pill. Came in a pack of six, three were left, seemingly used by Zhu Bajie to eat Ginseng Fruit.

There were only scattered dozens of taels of silver and a silver note worth a thousand taels, which isn't much for someone in the Innate Realm.

However, Lu Ye figured purchasing elixirs for Innate Realm cultivation naturally was a considerable expense.

As his gaze swept to the end, Lu Ye discovered something else.

It was a few thumb-sized crystals.

Picking up one, Lu Ye instantly felt his Innate True Qi within began to circulate faster.

Apparently, the energy inside these crystals was quite enticing.

"Are these Source Crystals?"

Lu Ye showed a hint of surprise as even in the Red Cloud Sect's Library Pavilion, there was barely any record of such things.

Similar to Spirit Stones of the Cultivation Realm, they were precious to Martial Arts Cultivators.

They could be used for formations, inscriptions, or directly absorbed to accelerate cultivation!

There were four Source Crystals, all faint white.

As a storage ring cannot store another storage ring, after taking out all its contents, Lu Ye stuffed it on himself and swiftly moved to the stone platform.

By his estimation, something unusual should also be inside this stone platform.

He touched the icy-cold water trickling down the edges of the platform, sensing a chill that cut to the bone, laced with a hint of Yin Qi.

Pondering for a moment, Lu Ye controlled his strength and directly cut open the stone platform.

But inside it was void, contrary to his expectation of a treasure.

"Nothing? Did I guess wrong?" Lu Ye refused to believe it, thinking the Three Yin Sect elder couldn't have died in vain and continued meticulously cutting through the platform.

At that moment, a curious, odd head quietly peeked out from beneath the stone platform.

"A sentient Reishi?!"

Suddenly, Lu Ye's heart shook.

In this vast world, aside from the Human Race entering the Martial Dao, Mountain and Wood Spirits along with various Demon Beasts and plants can absorb Heaven and Earth Source Qi, possessing the potential for sentience!

At this moment, beneath Lu Ye's eyelids, appeared a sentient Reishi!

Its value... even Lu Ye found it immeasurable.

In an instant, his gaze sharpened as he flashed to the sentient Reishi, reaching out to grab it.

Unprepared, the sentient Reishi was caught by Lu Ye, letting out a series of squeaks.

Upon holding it, Lu Ye felt a tremendous sense of comfort surged through his body, as if every cell was invigorated.

"Indeed, a top-tier treasure!"

Lu Ye grinned widely, revealing the most kind smile of his life.

"Don't be afraid, I'm not a bad person."

Upon hearing this, the sentient Reishi trembled even more.

Who starts a conversation like this... could really be a decent person?

Lu Ye kindly said, "Rest assured, I won't harm your life, but for your own safety, shouldn't you offer something in return, like... a contract?"

The sentient Reishi trembled even in its tiny form, still insisting he's not a bad guy. Who starts demanding a contract right off the bat if they're good?

Yet now, with its life held in another's hands, the sentient Reishi looked pitiful as it spat out a lightly glowing pearl.

"Squeak squeak..."

Afterward, the sentient Reishi mumbled a series of gestures.

Lu Ye: "Speak human language."

Sentient Reishi: "Squeak squeak?"

After thinking for a moment, Lu Ye asked, "Is this your Lifebound Spirit Pearl?"

The sentient Reishi, unable to speak human language, could understand though, immediately nodded.

Given it's a sentient spirit medicine, Lu Ye feared it might harbor some sly intentions, disguising another item as its Lifebound Spirit Pearl, actually waiting for a chance to escape.

Without hesitation, he stealthily pierced it with Innate True Qi.

The next second, the sentient Reishi showed a painful expression, looking at Lu Ye in terror.

'The promised non-lethal contract, I handed over my Lifebound Spirit Pearl, yet this two-legged creature shows no martial virtue?!'

Seeing this, Lu Ye smiled slightly, speaking kindly, "Don't panic, I was just testing your sincerity. Very good, you've now passed the examination."

Observing the "demon smile" of the two-legged creature, the sentient Reishi felt a tremor inside.

It felt a premonition that it would be thoroughly exploited by this two-legged beast...

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