ragginovel 104. Be a good person in your next life.
104. Be a good person in your next life.
Situ Yuan coughed violently again, and his already haggard face looked even more ashen.
He looked at Xu Yan and suddenly remembered himself when he was young: "Back then, I was also a promising disciple of the Qingya Sect, but I was unlucky and my flying boat was robbed by the Blood Demon Sect before I even entered the sect..."
Situ Yuan recalled his youthful days, full of vigor, standing tall against the wind, a boat sailing across the mountains and rivers, and felt a sudden pang of pain in his heart.
He was born in Zezhou, entered the academy at the age of twelve, and was selected by the Qingya Sect cultivators at the age of sixteen. Together with his classmate and friend Zhu Ding, he boarded a flying boat to the Qingya Sect.
At that time, he was ambitious and vowed to work hard and return home in glory.
Unexpectedly, the good times didn't last long. The flying boat was targeted by the Blood Demon Sect, and the Qingya cultivators on board either died or fled. More than a dozen immortal seedlings all fell into the hands of the Blood Demon Sect.
Situ Yuan was exceptionally talented and miraculously survived, but all his fellow villagers and friends who accompanied him died at the hands of the Blood Demon Cult.
It was Yan Qiao who shoved the knife into his hand, grabbed his hand, stabbed Zhu Ding through the heart, and forced him to use his best friend's blood to cultivate the Blood Demon Technique.
Situ Yuan never forgot Zhu Ding's distorted face, which was gradually losing its vitality.
From that moment on, he considered himself dead and lived only for revenge, but he could never find an opportunity.
until today.
A glimmer of light suddenly returned to Situ Yuan's eyes: "I really envy you, being able to be a good person. It's a pity I'm about to die!"
Xu Yan could guess that Situ Yuan must be a person with a story.
He was silent for a moment, then whispered, "Be a good person in your next life!"
Situ Yuan gave a bitter laugh, which aggravated his injuries, and he coughed again: "If there is a next life, I still don't want to be human."
He looked up at the sky, his last breath fading away in endless regret.
Xu Yan sighed deeply, feeling a mix of sympathy and sadness, unable to quite describe the feeling.
The human heart is truly the most unfathomable thing in the world!
His gaze fell on Situ Yuan's hand, where a conspicuous ring was worn on his middle finger.
I wanted to go and collect some, but I felt inexplicably resistant.
Ultimately, he chose the path of righteousness over self-interest.
After standing there for a long time, Xu Yan circled the ruins and retrieved four deformed flying sword bullet cores. Then, just as he had come, he quietly disappeared into the night.
The storm clouds in the sky had dispersed, and the azure sky was sparkling with stars.
After a while, Situ Yuan, who had already stopped breathing, suddenly coughed twice, took out a few pills from his pocket and put them in his mouth to temporarily suppress his injuries. He then sat up and looked curiously in the direction where Xu Yan had disappeared, muttering to himself, "He just left like that? He's so easy to fool!"
His tone was playful, yet he couldn't hide his disappointment: "Why wait until the next life to be a good person? Can't it be done in this life?"
Situ Yuan propped himself up on his arms and struggled to get up.
He originally planned to take advantage of Xu Yan's approach to launch a sneak attack and steal the blood bead left by Yan Qiao, thinking he could be a good person tomorrow. But he never expected that the kid wouldn't fall for it!
Oh well, he's just not meant to have that bead. That kid got lucky!
Situ Yuan grinned and staggered away.
Xu Yan was completely unaware of all this. He deliberately circled around twice before using a ground-traveling talisman to return to the cave.
Inside the rented room, Li Er had been waiting for a long time. Xu Yan gave the signal to receive the replenished supplies.
The shipment includes two high-speed drones, a quantity of high-energy explosives, two heavy anti-tank missiles, and one box of 202mm sleeve missiles.
They are all conventional weapons.
It's clear that the Special Security Bureau has done its best, but conventional weapons are practically useless to Xu Yan; only artillery-launched flying swords are worth continuing to develop.
The matter of weapon forging must be put on the agenda as soon as possible!
Oh, and that bead too!
After messing around all night, all I got was this thing. How can I not take a good look at it?
However, when the Qiankun bag was opened, there was only a blood bead inside; everything else had disappeared.
Xu Yan was dumbfounded: Holy crap, what's going on?
However, that's not the point. The key issue is that all the space that should have been there has disappeared, leaving only the tiny amount of capacity of the bag itself.
Last time it was a sleeve pouch, this time it's a Qiankun bag, what will it be next time?
There was nothing else in the Qiankun Bag except for a blood bead, so there was no doubt that the problem lay with the bead.
Fortunately, he was worried that there was something fishy about the blood bead, so he was careful and didn't put the bead in his Qiankun Ring, otherwise he would have been in big trouble!
Xu Yan first lit a spirit pearl for illumination before taking out the blood pearl. He discovered that under sufficient light, the blood pearl was not a dark, dull color, but a vibrant red.
The tiny specks of light inside the beads became even clearer.
Although I can't identify the origin of this bead, how could a bead that can be refined into two incarnations be anything less than excellent?
As a writer, I've read the Legend of the Swordsmen of Shushan. I don't remember much about other bead-type magical treasures, but I have a deep impression of the Green-Robed Ancestor's Mysterious Female Bead.
Thinking of this, Xu Yan was tempted, but dared not try to refine it. Instead, he immediately took out paper and pen, intending to write a letter.
After thinking about it, he gave up the idea and recorded a video that fully demonstrated the blood bead, which he sent back to the real world, along with the bead itself.
Regardless of whether there's anything fishy about the beads, they will be suppressed by the rules of the mortal world. With a little necessary processing, their safety can be guaranteed to the maximum extent.
Shortly afterward, Xu Yan received a reply from Master Cheng, along with blood beads that had been treated with high-voltage electricity.
Whether it's a remnant soul or a ghost, it's impossible for it to survive under high voltage exceeding 10 volts.
If possible, then charge it for a little longer!
The Taoist priest felt deeply ashamed and admitted that he did not recognize the object either. However, he was certain that a magical artifact capable of containing a primordial spirit and refining it into an external avatar was no ordinary artifact. Whether it was crafted by a powerful being or made from rare and precious materials, it was neither good nor evil, but only related to one's own cultivation level and cultivation method.
If used correctly, it is correct; if used incorrectly, it is incorrect.
In other words, this thing is perfectly safe.
Xu Yan couldn't wait to start refining.
However, when true essence penetrates it, it is like a mud ox entering the sea; when divine sense tries to sense it, there is only a tiny bit of reaction.
Just a tiny bit, not a single bit more, and they acted as if they didn't care.
Xu Yan was not disappointed at all; on the contrary, she was overjoyed.
This is the second time I've encountered this situation; the last one was with the Blood Demon Sword!
In other words, this bead is at least a Nascent Soul level item. Is it strange that he can't refine it with his current cultivation level?
It should be disappointing if it can be refined so easily, right?
Xu Yan did not give up, but continued to try.
Such a treasure of this caliber could be absorbed into the body and slowly refined with just a little effort, but no matter how hard he tried, the blood bead didn't make the slightest movement.
Xu Yan sighed helplessly, finally giving up on the idea. He kept the blood bead close to his body and nurtured it with his own true essence.
Disappointment is not the case. Cultivating immortality often takes decades or even hundreds of years. It is not unusual for someone to spend decades refining a magic weapon. He is only at a very low level.
However, Xu Yan didn't have the patience to guard a single bead for decades without moving it.
You should hurry up and cultivate. It will be much easier to refine this bead once your cultivation level is higher!