"See if it feels right to you."

Feels right?

Fang Yue opened the box and was immediately stunned.

Inside the box was a ring.

"What's this ring for?"

He put on the ring and examined it, only to find it was just a ring. Even when he poured internal energy into it, there was no reaction.

"It's a knife."

"Huh?!"

"You're so stupid!"

Ni Dongmei impatiently snatched the ring from Fang Yue's hand, infused it with internal energy, and flicked it forward.

Buzz!

Hexagonal ice crystals flew out of the ring and quickly combined into the shape of an ice blade.

With a casual wave, the ice crystals shimmered, appearing extremely sharp.

What a treasure!

Fang Yue's eyes lit up immediately.

"How do you use it? Why couldn't I get it to work just now?"

Ni Dongmei returned the ring to Fang Yue.

"This is called a Condensed Ring. I obtained it during my travels. You need to circulate your inner breath and infuse it into the ring in stages, little by little, grasping the rhythm. This will allow you to quickly condense an ice blade for combat."

So, you have to send internal energy in batches.

Fang Yue immediately understood and controlled the rhythm of his internal energy, only inputting a small flow of it.

Da-da-da!

Sparks flickered on the ring a couple of times.

The scene was a bit like a lighter that won't light because it's out of gas.

"I forgot that you cultivate the Liehuo Sect's inner cultivation method. The condensed blade will be a fire blade. When I was traveling, I used this as a hidden weapon because the condensed blade could be thrown, which provided me, with my meager strength, with a ranged attack. However, it's cumbersome to operate and consumes a lot of internal energy."

While Ni Dongmei was speaking, Fang Yue tried a few more times, but still couldn't 'light' it successfully...

Ni Dongmei got annoyed watching him and kicked Fang Yue out.

Fang Yue wasn't discouraged. On his way to see Captain Lang Wu, he kept trying to light it. A few times, sparks flashed continuously, making Fang Yue think he was about to succeed, but then he got excited, the rhythm of his internal energy faltered, and he was back to square one.

"Ni Dongmei isn't messing with me, is she..."

If Ni Dongmei hadn't said that the fire blade formed by this thing was much more powerful than the Lengyue Blade, Fang Yue would have given up already.

While trying to light it, Fang Yue arrived at Captain Lang Wu's location at the center of the formation.

"Ni Dongmei said you had a big gift for me."

As soon as they met, Fang Yue reached out his hand, making the excited Captain Lang Wu freeze awkwardly in place.

"Ahem, I do have something good for you. This time, you resolved the trouble brought by the [Yangxu Guǐ] (Yang Deficiency Ghoul) group, which is the same as resolving the crisis of Mo Village. I represent Mo Village in giving you a separate reward, and I will also submit it to the higher-ups for approval. If it's approved, the reward will be sent down. However, the Qing Si reward and the inheritance of the captain's position will require you to wait a bit longer."

The Mo Village guard team can handle small mission rewards themselves, but large rewards for major missions and deeds, such as saving the village, still require going through the proper channels.

Fang Yue was a little depressed after hearing this, but he could accept it.

But when Captain Lang Wu had someone present the gift, Fang Yue was even more excited.

Captain Lang Wu actually gave him a whole 100 [Huotou Ye] (Fire Penetration Leaves).

One [Huotou Ye] (Fire Penetration Leaf) plus one black stone equals one fire stone, or a fire-black stone, which is invaluable for those who practice fire-based cultivation methods.

"What generosity, Captain Lang Wu!"

"That's not all. Within my authority as guard captain, I'm also rewarding you with an extra six months of lifespan. You can go to the guard team tomorrow with your bronze lifespan token to claim it."

There's lifespan to be gained, awesome!

After putting away the Huotou Ye, Fang Yue thought for a moment and briefly told Captain Lang Wu about the desolate ghoul ruins and Master Mo.

"There's such a thing?!"

Captain Lang Wu's eyes widened, obviously Ni Dongmei hadn't told him anything about this.

"The ancient characters in the bronze room, Master Mo's avatar and experimental subjects..."

He pondered for a while, then sighed: "Master Mo is mysterious and unpredictable, and I can't presume to guess his thoughts. But I firmly believe that whatever he does, it's definitely for the good of Mo Village. If Mo Village really faces a village-destroying crisis, and Master Mo is still alive, he will definitely lend a hand!"

In any case, having news of Master Mo is still a good thing, better than being completely missing without a trace.

As for the ancient formation, Captain Lang Wu is trying his best to maintain and repair it, but the situation is not optimistic. He urgently needs Fang Yue to persuade Lord Han to make Mo Village a subordinate village of Guyue Village.

"Then should I set off tomorrow? Anyway, your third captain is also being selected. If nothing unexpected happens, Lang Mo should be able to win the captain's position steadily."

"Tomorrow… alright, I'll take care of things for you tonight, and you can set off back to Guyue Village tomorrow."

With this settled, Fang Yue made some requests to Captain Lang Wu, asked for some supplies, and then left.

Continuing the 'lighting fire' matter, a dark figure appeared on the streets of Mo Village, walking amidst flickering flames.

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Those who didn't know the situation probably thought Mo Village was encountering a strange phenomenon again.

In reality, Fang Yue was still a little depressed.

The fluorescent pearl he finally obtained from the desolate ghoul ruins turned out to be the key item to open the ruins.

Therefore, the fluorescent pearl was left in the desolate ghoul ruins.

Fang Yue could only revert to the previous stage of using a human-soul torch for illumination.

The consumption of lifespan with the human-soul torch was already a minor issue. The main problem was that he had to hold it up all the time, wasting one hand for illumination. Sometimes when he encountered enemies, Fang Yue had to drop the torch and rely on the illumination of the Liehuo inner cultivation method to fight the enemies.

This was very inconvenient and troublesome.

If he had a fluorescent pearl for illumination, it would be much more comfortable.

As he sighed, An Mansion was already faintly visible ahead.

Da!

Just then, the Condensed Ring in his hand suddenly stabilized the flame for a second.

The flame, like a falling maple leaf, flew out of the ring and scattered around.

Fang Yue then realized that Ni Dongmei had omitted some details.

In addition to infusing internal energy at a fixed rhythm and frequency to form a flame, Fang Yue also needed to control the output of internal energy to condense the shape of a fire blade around the Condensed Ring and fix it in place.

This was too troublesome...

Fang Yue had a headache. No wonder Ni Dongmei said it was complicated and cumbersome.

If the power of the fire blade wasn't satisfactory after all this, Fang Yue would definitely buy another tangible knife to use.

Fortunately, the Condensed Ring didn't completely rely on the user's own efforts. When the flame condensed, Fang Yue could clearly feel a guiding force guiding him on where to fix the flame leaves.

Fang Yue continued to try a few more times. When he condensed the flame leaf again, Fang Yue followed the guidance of the Condensed Ring and quickly fixed the first flame leaf.

In his excitement, the flame leaf suddenly dissipated.

Damn it!