Chapter 209: Illusory Dream Art and [Truth]
"It's this! Give it to me quickly!" Seeing the ring, Ye Feipeng's face lit up, and he was about to step forward to grab it.
However, Xiao Heng easily dodged him.
"I found it. Why should I give it to you?" Xiao Heng showed a cunning smile, firmly holding the storage ring in his palm.
Ye Feipeng squinted his eyes, and a dangerous idea involuntarily flashed in his mind. However, after assessing the power gap between them, Ye Feipeng ultimately suppressed the turmoil within."Xiao Heng, we're all people from Dali. Now that we are stranded in the cultivation world with an uncertain future, we should unite."
"Shouldn't we avoid internal conflicts over a storage ring?" Ye Feipeng reasoned.
Xiao Heng nodded, "You're right."
"The things inside this storage ring shouldn't be monopolized by one person, right?" Ye Feipeng asked again.
Xiao Heng snorted, "Am I that kind of person?"
Ye Feipeng couldn't help but rejoice, "Take out the things from the storage ring, and let's share them between us."
"How can it be just the two of us? There's also Changyu and Xiaomei's share. Don't worry, I'll handle the distribution fairly. People from Dali don't deceive each other." Xiao Heng patted his chest, guaranteeing.
Ye Feipeng hesitated but had to endure temporarily, facing Xiao Heng, who was currently much stronger.
"In the future, I'll deal with you." Ye Feipeng thought to himself.
Xiao Heng appeared oblivious to the underlying tension.
Instinctively, he widened the distance between himself and Ye Feipeng, taking out items from the storage ring one by one.
A pile of communication talismans.
A pile of spirit stones, a tattered umbrella.
A slightly yellowed formation map, along with a white bone hand.
And then...
Nothing?
Xiao Heng was somewhat dumbfounded. To prevent himself from missing anything, he double-checked.
"Is this all?" Xiao Heng was a bit incredulous. "Is this cultivator so poor?"
"How is that possible!" Ye Feipeng completely disbelieved.
Snatching the storage ring, he examined it himself.
However, Xiao Heng indeed did not lie.
This Foundation Establishment cultivator left so little wealth!
No cultivation techniques, no decent spiritual treasures. These things were basically worthless!
It was far too different from the dream of overnight wealth!
Under the huge psychological gap, Ye Feipeng was immediately frustrated, and angrily threw the storage ring to the ground.
Seeing this, Xiao Heng quickly picked it up.
After a while, Ye Feipeng gradually calmed his disappointment.
"Perhaps it was because of the fierce battle earlier that he used up everything? Maybe he handed over valuable things to survive and keep his life?" Ye Feipeng speculated.L1tLagoon witnessed the first publication of this chapter on Ñøv€l--B1n.
"Anyway, he's a Foundation Establishment cultivator. It's impossible for him to be so poor, right?"
"In my previous life, even as a Qi Condensation cultivator, I..."
At this point, Ye Feipeng's thoughts paused.
He carefully thought about his situation in his previous life.
Apart from communication talismans, there was almost nothing else in his storage ring.
After all, cultivation techniques, contribution points, and similar items couldn't be carried around.
"Actually, this cultivator might really be this poor?" Ye Feipeng couldn't help but hesitate.
"What's this pile of things?" Just when he was immersed in self-doubt.
He saw Xiao Heng squatting beside a pile of communication talismans, picking up one and preparing to test its function.
Ye Feipeng's expression changed.
He approached, snatched the talisman from Xiao Heng's hand, then threw it on the ground and picked up a stone. He smashed it vigorously.
"What are you doing!" Seeing this, Xiao Heng couldn't help but ask loudly.
"What do you know! This is a communication talisman. If you accidentally activate it, it could expose our information. When others come seeking trouble, we won't be able to escape!" Ye Feipeng snorted.
"Fell from the sky?" Xiao Heng exclaimed.
Then, he looked at Ye Feipeng with some admiration, "Fatty, how do you know everything? I've never heard of these things."
Under Xiao Heng's gaze, Ye Feipeng felt a bit complacent, "I know a lot."
Seeing this, Xiao Heng quickly said, "Then I'll choose this bone hand. Since you're so knowledgeable but you don't even know what it's used for, it must have a significant origin."
Ye Feipeng hastily said, "Then I'll take this pile of spirit stones."
"Alright!" Xiao Heng clapped his hands.
"This umbrella is for Xiaomei, and this formation map is for Changyu."
In an instant, the spoils were divided, and Xiao Heng nodded in satisfaction.
Seeing this, Ye Feipeng felt secretly triumphant.
"Talent is nothing. After all, he lacks the foresight of a reborn person like me. Choosing external items has no real use."
"Spirit stones can be converted into contribution points, which can then be used to exchange for cultivation techniques."
"With this pile of spirit stones, after joining the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, I can save a lot of time running errands. Sooner or later, I'll exchange for a Qi Condensation technique."
"In the cultivation world, cultivation techniques are fundamental!"
However, he still knew the principle of quietly getting rich, keeping his self-satisfaction in his heart without showing it on his face.
"Alright, it's decided. No backing out." Ye Feipeng extended his hand to shake with Xiao Heng.
However, after some thought, he, being a reborn person, couldn't act so childishly.
So, he retracted his hand.
"Keep the items in your possession for now. After it's safe and we can officially cultivate, you can distribute them to us."
Xiao Heng nodded and stored all the scattered items back into the storage ring.
"Let's go back to sleep. Move quietly, don't let anyone notice." Ye Feipeng whispered, then returned with Xiao Heng to the flying boat.
They fell into a deep sleep.
Under the moonlight, Li Fan, who had been concealing his presence and observing the two from start to finish, shook his head in secret.
"After all, he is not a true reborn person."
"He's just a nine-year-old child that has been forcibly fed a bunch of 'past life memories' that are far from perfect."
"Ye Feipeng's actions and habits are still quite child-like."
"The nature of his heart is still as innocent as a child's."
"They say experiences can influence and shape one's character to a certain extent. But my Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art is far from being able to change a person's character to that degree."
"I tried my best to weave genuine memories. During the days before leaving Dali, my mind and spirit were significantly depleted."
"Unfortunately, a person experiences too much in their lifetime."
"To completely fabricate every detail of a real life is still too difficult."
Li Fan suddenly thought of the third option that had never been used in [Truth] again.
Retaining the memory of one person close to oneself and being able to have that person inherit this memory.
"The disadvantage of this option of [Truth] is that it is uncontrollable."
"Perhaps combining [Truth] with the Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art might achieve the authentic regression I desire."
While thinking about this, Li Fan entered the flying boat.
He made everyone fall into a deep sleep.
From Xiao Heng's storage ring, he took out the bone hand.
He took a section of the hand bone and used it as a medium.
Then, he set up a ritual.
Afterward, with a light touch on Xiao Heng's forehead, he activated the Cloud Water Illusory Dream Art.
Immediately, Xiao Heng got up from the ground as if he was sleepwalking.
Under his breath, he recited silently.
"Blessings bestowed by the Celestial Sovereign of Xuanhuang."
An inexplicable force descended.
Xiao Heng's consciousness instantly appeared in Li Fan's leased pre-expedition realm.