“That, that would be really great!”
Ye Yanji and the others were instantly overjoyed upon hearing this.
This Patriarch was reliable!
“By the way, doesn’t the original owner’s Storage Ring contain a lot of powerful techniques, martial skills, and treasures? There should be high-grade pills too!”
Soon, Chu Fan glanced at his left hand, and his eyes lit up.
He wore two Storage Rings on his left hand: one was given by the System, and the other, which looked quite ancient, belonged to the original owner.
“Here’s the plan. My Storage Ring still has Heaven-grade martial skills, powerful weapons, and high-grade pills. I’ll give you some so you can improve your strength significantly in a short time.”
Chu Fan smiled faintly and put on an air of superiority.
“Thank you, Patriarch!”
Ye Yanji and the others were ecstatic, and smiles appeared on their faces. This was truly amazing news.
This Patriarch was indeed extraordinary!
“Patriarch, you are truly amazing!”
Second Elder Mo Ran found that the old man before her didn’t seem quite so old anymore.
Third Elder Bai Ruyan also smiled faintly, her eyes full of anticipation.
However, when Chu Fan looked at that Storage Ring, he froze and was instantly stunned.
“This…”
Chu Fan frowned. If his face had not been a bit dirty, one would have been able to tell just how ugly his expression was.
“What’s wrong, Patriarch?”
Ye Yanji asked.
Chu Fan took off the Storage Ring and handed it to her. “Take a look and you’ll know. I clearly remember that before I went into seclusion, this Storage Ring of mine was full of treasures. Now it’s actually empty…”
“Empty? How is that possible?”
The four beauties were instantly stunned. They had originally thought that by relying on the treasures on Chu Fan’s person, they could all turn their lives around, using pills to raise their cultivation and martial skills to greatly increase their combat strength.
Then Joyous Sect would also be qualified to contend with Blazing Flame Sect.
Unexpectedly, the Patriarch was now telling them that the Storage Ring was empty?
“Pa-Patriarch, you must be joking, right? How could this happen? With your profound cultivation, who could possibly take everything from your Storage Ring?”
Shi Henshuang had a slender figure and wore a purple robe, looking quite imposing.
Mo Ran also frowned slightly. “Yes, Patriarch, your cultivation is so high. How could the things in your Storage Ring disappear? Were they stolen by someone?”
Ye Yanji said, “For so many years, the sect has had disciples guarding outside and not allowing anyone to enter. It couldn’t have been stolen, could it?”
Chu Fan’s heart sank. Could it be that after he had been in seclusion for a long time without coming out, his two disciples had gone in, found him dead, and taken all the treasures from his Storage Ring?
If that were not the case, why had the Nine Sun Divine Sect disappeared? Why had his female disciple Liu Shishi founded a Joyous Sect?
And wasn’t Liu Shishi supposed to be a gentle and obedient girl? How could she have created such an evil technique, one that forcibly seizes men’s cultivation?
There must have been some major change after he died, which led to all this.
Chu Fan sighed helplessly. “When I cultivate in seclusion, I shut down my six senses. Because my technique is special, there is a period of time when I’m no different from a dead person… a state of suspended animation. It seems something must have happened in the middle, or perhaps some disciples came in, thought I was dead, and looted the treasures from my Storage Ring. Of course, these are only my guesses.”
To give the beauties confidence, Chu Fan smiled faintly again. “But it doesn’t matter. As long as this Patriarch is here, Joyous Sect will definitely become powerful very soon! You can rest easy on that point!”
“So it’s because your technique is special!”
“Yes, what a special technique. It actually makes you fall into a suspended animation state. No wonder he didn’t even know the treasures in his Storage Ring were gone.”
Fortunately, Mo Ran and the others also felt that Chu Fan’s explanation was quite reasonable. Otherwise, who could possibly take treasures from a powerful cultivator?
“Ding, System Quest!”
“The System detects that the four beauties in front of the host are all eager to break through to First-rank Spirit King cultivation. Let Sect Master Ye Yanji give you a loving hug! The hug must last more than ten minutes! Reward: ten pairs of stockings!”
“The System quest lasts seven days!”
“Do you accept the quest?”
The System’s voice suddenly rang out.
Chu Fan’s mouth twitched slightly when he heard this. A hug from the Sect Master was one thing, but it had to last more than ten minutes? Ahem, that instantly made the difficulty much greater.
Ye Yanji was clearly a cold beauty, giving off a feeling that made people dare not approach her. Getting her to hug him would not be easy!
Most importantly, Chu Fan’s cultivation was still low right now. If he really angered her and she slapped him, he would not be able to take it!
“System, what kind of quest is this? If they want to break through to First-rank Spirit King, shouldn’t you reward pills? Why are you rewarding stockings?”
Chu Fan’s face darkened as he silently communicated with the System.
“First, the host just said there are no pills in the Storage Ring. If the host suddenly takes out pills for them, it will be inconvenient to explain!”
“Second, after wearing them, they can charm enemies and increase combat power. Killing enemies above one’s level is no problem! Even a First-rank Spirit King strong cultivator would not be a match!”
The System explained helplessly. “Host, didn’t the effect of the stockings get explained when the newbie gift pack was rewarded?”
Chu Fan was speechless. If stockings could increase strength, then for the sake of the sect’s development, it seemed there was nothing wrong with that!
He no longer hesitated and immediately chose to accept the quest. It was only a ten-minute hug, not ten minutes of that kind of thing. Although they were not very familiar with one another, for the sect to grow stronger, Ye Yanji probably would not refuse.
However, he was too embarrassed to bring it up right now. His appearance was a little sloppy. He should wait until he tidied himself up and looked a bit more handsome.
“Ahem, let’s go out first. I just emerged from seclusion and am a little tired, so I’ll rest for a while. Tomorrow morning, Sect Master Ye, come see me again. I still have some questions to ask you.”
Chu Fan waved his hand and said casually.
Then Chu Fan smirked and added, “Besides, I have plenty of moves to make you stronger!”
After they came out of the secret room, Ye Yanji thought for a moment and said, “Patriarch, why don’t you live near where I stay? I live in the courtyard behind this palace. The three Elders also live in the same courtyard as me.”
“But I’m a man. Wouldn’t it be inappropriate for us to live together? I’m afraid of gossip!”
Chu Fan gave an awkward smile and suddenly felt a little hungry. Only then did he realize that his cultivation was too low right now; he had not yet reached the level of fasting.
The early stages of cultivation were divided into Qi Practitioner, Spirit Master, Spirit Ancestor, Spirit Venerable, and Spirit King realms.
Right now, Ye Yanji and the others were all powerful Ninth-rank Spirit Venerables, while Blazing Flame Sect had several First-rank Spirit Kings, which was enough to bully Joyous Sect.
Only after reaching Spirit Master cultivation could one achieve fasting, meaning going dozens of days without eating would not be a problem. Of course, eating would still be fine too.
At Spirit Ancestor cultivation, one could eat only once every few months and still not starve. At Spirit Venerable, one could go a year or two without food and still survive.
But he was only at the Qi Practitioner stage, specifically a First-rank Qi Practitioner, which meant he was the kind of person who got hungry if he missed one meal.
If he lived together with Ye Yanji and the others and kept eating all the time, it would probably make people suspicious.