Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Emblem of the Ancient Battlefield
In the depths of the Li family's sacred land, Ling Ru stood before me, her slender body stiff under the weight of what was flowing into her.
She slowly opened her eyes, her breath unstable.
I could feel awe creeping into her features… an awe that did not come from an external scene, but from the heaviness of realization.
What she had obtained now was not just a gift, but a heavy debt she had to repay.
Ling Ru whispered faintly, her voice barely audible: "Master… these techniques… they are more precious than I deserve."
Her hands gripped her robe nervously, as if afraid she would be crushed under the weight of this immense inheritance.
I looked at her and smiled calmly.
The true inheritance is not what you receive, but how you preserve it.
My words seemed to have anchored those feelings within her.
Ling Ru clenched her fists tightly, as if swearing to herself that she would never let me down.
Ling Ru said: I will rise to the level of this responsibility… I will master every skill… every technique… I will not allow myself to be a weakness before you, my Master."
In her eyes, a new light ignited. A light of realization and responsibility, a light of determination to be worthy of what she had been granted.
I smiled slightly and said to myself: Alright. From now on… you are one of the cards I will rely on in the future.
Then I brought my face close to her ear and whispered to her… something.
At that moment, her face turned red with embarrassment, but she raised her head with an unbelieving look in her eyes.
And thus — in this quiet corner of the sacred land, the beginnings of the future Empress were born.
Alright, you train here, I will send someone to be your teacher.
After that, I headed to my room, then summoned one of the elders in the family.
It didn't take long before an elderly woman stood before me, leaning on a cane.
Elder Yin said: Child, did you summon me? What do you want from me?"
Sorry to bother you, I just wanted to offer you a gift and ask you to take care of someone."
Before she could respond, I took out three World Breaking Pills from the system's storage and gave them to her.
Then I took out five Level Raising Pills and handed them to her.
"Elder, I believe you recognize the first type of pill."
"As for the second one, I think you have neither seen nor heard of it before."
Elder Yin said: "You are right about that. Tell me, what are these pills?"
Alright. "These pills are called Level Raising Pills. Each pill will allow you to permanently raise your strength by one full stage without any flaws. This means that five pills will adjust five levels.
Elder Yin took the pills and thought for a moment before raising her head and looking at me with sharp eyes.
Elder Yin said: If these pills are as you say, they could indeed be of great benefit. But why are you giving them to me?"
"You are the most suitable person to take care of her, especially at this time. Therefore, I wanted to show you how sincere I am by giving you these pills to help strengthen your abilities."
Elder Yin said: I understand now. As for the servant you want me to take care of, I will do so."
I smiled slightly.
"It is someone at the beginning of their path, who needs the guidance of a strong person and continuous training until they can reach high levels. I believe you will be the perfect person to train them.
Elder Yin said seriously: I will do my best in training them. Don't worry, I will help them achieve that."
I felt relieved seeing that she understood what I meant. I stood up.
Thank you for your help, Elder Yin. He will have a great future with you by his side."
Then, I left my room and headed to where the head of the family was.
After walking for some time, I arrived at the intended location.
Before entering, I summoned "Deng Shuo."
Deng Shuo said, bowing: Young Master, I am at your service.
I looked at her for a moment.
"Deng Shuo, I have a task I want you to complete as soon as possible."
Then, I took out a quantity of World Breaking Pills and Level Raising Pills and handed them to her.
"I want you to take the Red Team and head to the Su Family in the Celestial Fate World."
"Your task is to protect them, and you must prevent them from engaging with Yi Feng or the Shao Family."
Anyway, you should give a quantity of these pills to the Su Family, Gu Yue from the Gu Family, and Elder Ling Xuan from the Turtle Sect.
As for you, you may keep three of them for yourself.
Then, I pulled out five sealed letters from the storage ring.
"Take these letters and deliver them to Su Mi, Gu Yue, Ling Xuan, the head of the Su Family, and his wife. Make sure to protect them well until I meet you again.
Remember well, even if you hear news of my death, do not believe it. I will meet you again… in the Su Family."
But before you go, there is one more small task I want you to do for me…
After we spoke for about three minutes, Deng Shuo set off to carry out the task I had entrusted to her.
After Deng Shuo left, I knocked on the door and then entered, where I found the head of the Li Family, Li Han, awaiting me.
Hello, head of the family.
Li Han said: Li Yitan, it seems you're doing well. What brings you here today?
I actually came to ask to borrow something, in exchange for a very rare treasure.
He raised an eyebrow with interest.
Li Han said: Tell me, what exactly do you want?"
I want the symbol of the ancient battlefield.
He paused for a moment.
Li Han said in a serious tone: I will not speak about the value of this symbol… but do you have something of equal value?"
I shook my head slightly.
"I have something that might be important to you, but honestly… I don't know if it equals the value of the symbol or not.
Without saying anything else, I took out four Level Raising Pills and handed them to him.
Is this enough for you to give me the symbol?
He took them, Li Han, and looked at them closely.
Li Han said: "What are these pills? I don't recognize them… I've never seen anything like them before."
They are called Level Raising Pills. Each pill raises the cultivator's level by one full stage, permanently, without any side effects.
I've given you four pills, which is equivalent to four full stages of cultivation… Is this enough in exchange for the symbol?
Li Han laughed heartily.
Li Han said: "Hahaha, you've really become someone quite interesting! I don't know why you're sacrificing something like this for a symbol that is useless to me… but, it's fine. We have a deal.
Then he extended his hand and handed me the symbol of the ancient battlefield.
"Thank you, head of the family."
At that moment, the sound of the system rang in my mind.
[Ding: Hunt Progress 20%]
Truly, plundering the hero's opportunities is refreshing.
Then I left the hall, and after exiting, I placed the symbol inside the system's storage space.
It was time to fulfill the contract that had been made with the original Li Yitan.
Without wasting much time, I headed directly to one of the training caves within the Li Family.
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