C30 Secret Manual Low Grade Spirit Stone!

Luo Chen's gaze drifted away from the portrait, his thoughts swirling in disarray. The owner of this cavern had in his possession a portrait of the Phoenix Queen, suggesting that he likely lived during her time. Three hundred years had passed since the era of the Phoenix Queen, and this cave appeared to have been deserted for over a century. It seemed probable that the cavern's master had met with an untimely death, leaving behind this secluded retreat nestled within a branch of the Mountain Range of Devilish Beasts.

With a soft sigh, Luo Chen's attention settled on a dust-covered brocade box. He gently wiped away the layer of dust and carefully lifted the lid. Inside, at the bottom of the box, lay two aged secret manuals, and tucked away in the corner was a ring with an unusual design. After a brief moment of contemplation, Luo Chen decided to examine the yellowed manuals first.

Flipping open the cover of the first manual, Luo Chen's eyes narrowed, a spark of excitement flickering within them. The Bison Body Cultivation Technique: a High-Grade Profound Rank manual that had been handed down for centuries. It promised to significantly bolster a martial artist's defenses. If mastered to perfection, it could even expand one's dantian, enhancing the capacity for genuine qi.

"I must be the luckiest man alive!" Luo Chen chuckled to himself, holding the manual. He had been considering seeking out a Body Cultivation Technique after his recent bout with Lei Laosan, and now, as if by fate, he had stumbled upon a High-Grade Profound Rank technique.

"Now, let's see what the other manual holds," he mused, setting the Bison Body Cultivation Technique aside with care before eagerly opening the second manual. The Book of Herbs cataloged the myriad rare and mystical herbs of the Universe Continent.

"Well, it's always better to have something than nothing," Luo Chen mused with a wry smile, his thoughts tinged with a hint of avarice. Truth be told, the Book of Herbs was quite a valuable find in its own right. Even if Luo Chen didn't need it for his personal use, the tome would fetch a handsome price at the Floating Cloud Martial School.

Nonetheless, after discovering the Bison Body Cultivation Technique, the Book of Herbs seemed somewhat lackluster by comparison.

He set aside the Book of Herbs and the Bison Body Cultivation Technique, and then Xiao Tian reached for the uniquely designed ring.

A subtle pulse of spiritual energy emanated from the ring, causing Luo Chen's heart to skip a beat. Upon closer inspection, he noticed two faint characters etched into the back of the ring—Mid Grade.

A Middle-Grade Universe Ring!

Joy erupted across Luo Chen's face; a Middle-Grade Universe Ring was truly invaluable.

It was common knowledge that even in a prominent family like the Luo Family, only the patriarch and a few elders possessed Universe Rings, and without exception, they were all of the Low-Grade variety!

Acquiring a Middle-Grade Universe Ring could significantly drain the resources of a family like the Luo Family!

Channeling a strand of Genuine Qi into the ring, Luo Chen's vision momentarily blurred. He 'saw' the space inside the Universe Ring.

It was a perfect cube, roughly fifteen meters in both length and width. Tucked away in the corner was a modest pile of Low-Grade Spirit Stones, emitting a soft spiritual energy, numbering in the thousands.

"Such an expansive space," Luo Chen marveled.

The storage capacity of a Low-Grade Universe Ring was a mere three feet in each direction, hardly enough to hold much. The space in a Middle-Grade Universe Ring was significantly larger in comparison.

The small pile of Low-Grade Spirit Stones in the corner didn't overly excite Luo Chen.

Though several thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones were a substantial fortune, their worth was comparable to that of two Middle-Grade Universe Rings.

Having witnessed the Bison Body Cultivation Technique and the Middle-Grade Universe Ring, the several thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones hardly made an impression on Luo Chen anymore.