Wang Tiezhuan and the other two quickly concealed the bloodstains left on the ground after the battle, then rapidly departed the scene with Lu Heng. A large amount of blood scent would attract ferocious magical beasts from nearby, and if their numbers grew, it would be difficult for them to handle.
Continuing to travel forward at a brisk pace, they gradually slowed their speed after a considerable distance.
The few of them didn't speak much further, and Wang Tiezhuan didn't give Lu Heng any more explanations about the storage rings.
Lu Heng's hand was tucked inside his wide sleeve, and as he walked, he rubbed the storage rings he had found in the ancient spatial city. At this moment, he had seven or eight rings in his hand, and each one had a different style.
This also proved what Wang Tiezhuan had said earlier, that these rings used for storage were not common, which was why he only had these few in his hand after probing the space with his consciousness.
However, given the nature of the space, Lu Heng estimated that these rings could still be obtained indefinitely. Before he could figure out the mystery of these rings, he wasn't in a hurry to get more.
Perhaps, when they rested at night, he could inquire further from Wang Tiezhuan and the others.
By the time they prepared to spend the night in the forest, Lu Heng and his companions had only encountered a few ash-colored wild rabbits, and these rabbits, without exception, did not have magic crystals.
Although they were all magical beasts, the number of magical beasts possessing magic crystals was not high. Unless they were fierce magical beasts with strong combat power, the chance of obtaining magic crystals was higher.
In the evening, Wang Tiezhuan and the others found a relatively flat spot to rest. Zhao Sanmao gathered some dry branches and piled them nearby, then manipulated lightning to strike the branches, causing the struck branches to gradually emit sparks and ignite.
Lu Heng's mouth twitched. This was also possible. Why hadn't he thought of this before?
Perhaps it was because after humans could freely create fire, they subconsciously first thought of controlling flames to burn combustible materials, overlooking that the original fire in nature was actually caused by lightning strikes.
Wang Tiezhuan took out the wild boar meat they had hunted that day from his storage ring, cut off a large piece, and then put the rest back into the space. "Let's eat this tonight. Sanmao's kill isn't good for selling. This pig was directly killed by him, and the blood wasn't even drained, so the taste is a bit off. We can only keep it for ourselves."
Lu Heng nodded, took the meat divided by Wang Tiezhuan with the other two, and threaded it onto the branches. "Don't these meats need any seasoning?"
Li Shitoun laughed after hearing this, "Haha, you're quite particular. When you're out and about, it's hard to make things taste good with so many seasonings, and carrying a bunch of things is troublesome."
"Don't you have storage rings? Bringing some seasonings wouldn't take up space, would it?"
"It wouldn't take up space, but we find it troublesome. This meat tastes good enough when roasted," Li Shitou said, placing the skewered meat near the edge of the fire to roast.
It seemed they were a group of unrefined people with no pursuit of quality of life, so as long as the food was cooked, it was fine.
With a helpless glance at his own skewered meat, Lu Heng also placed his skewers by the fire to roast.
"By the way, you still haven't explained how to use these storage rings during the day," Lu Heng continued to bring up the topic from earlier.
"Oh, after we finished killing those wild boars during the day, I was afraid the smell of blood would attract other fierce beasts, so I didn't have time to explain.
But you don't really not know about this stuff, do you?" Wang Tiezhuan was still a bit hesitant. Even cultivators from ordinary families like him had heard of storage rings and similar items, but they just couldn't afford them back then.
Seeing Lu Heng's confused expression, as if he truly didn't know these things, Wang Tiezhuan helplessly said while flipping his meat skewer, "Things that can store items aren't just rings, but storage rings are the most common. As long as a cultivator can reach the second level of enlightenment, they can afford one after saving up crystal stones for two years."
"Oh? Are there other things that can store items? Are there any differences?"
"Of course, there are differences. Storage rings have a limited capacity, only able to store items of about five hundred shi (dan) in size, and living things cannot be placed inside."
"Oh."
"There are many other forms of items that can store things, such as hairpins, necklaces, coronets, daggers, and so on, but we don't know what the specific materials are.
However, the storage spaces within those items also differ. The larger they appear, the more things can be stored inside."
Wang Tiezhuan turned the ring on his hand and continued, "These rings are the most common, convenient to carry, not easily dropped, and of course, they are truly the cheapest. Hahaha..."
Lu Heng glanced at Li Shitou and the other, then asked, "Do you two have them?"
Lu Heng recalled that all the magical beasts they had killed that day were packed into Wang Tiezhuan's storage ring. The two beside him hadn't collected any prey.
The two shook their heads and said, "No, we haven't saved up enough crystal stones yet."
"Oh."
It seemed that these things were indeed not easy to obtain, and their prices should also not be cheap.
"Then how do you use this thing? Can you use it as soon as you buy it?"
"No, these storage items require a blood contract. That is, you drip a drop of your own blood onto it, and then you can use it. And a contracted ring can only be used by the contractor themselves."
"Oh, so it's a one-time item. Once bought, it can only be used by one person."
"What do you mean by one-time?"
Lu Heng...
"What I mean is, this item can only be used by one person. If that person dies, won't the things inside be sealed forever?"
Wang Tiezhuan and the others looked at Lu Heng with expressions of horror. However, among them, Wang Tiezhuan's reaction was the most pronounced. He immediately retracted the hand wearing the ring and retreated a step backward.
Lu Heng? Did he say something wrong? Did they need to guard against him like this?
Just as Lu Heng was confused, he read the thoughts of Wang Tiezhuan and the others.
Wang Tiezhuan: "Does this person truly not know, or is he pretending? Does he want to kill me and take my storage ring?..."
Li Shitou: "Damn, he looks so refined, how can he have murderous intent? But you can't tell at all from his face. Should we kill him first? We can't let Tiezhuan be killed..."
Zhao Sanmao: "He's truly ruthless. He already has murderous intent? We've been with Tiezhuan for so many years, and we've never thought of killing him to take his ring. It seems that after I buy a storage ring myself, I must never reveal it to anyone else.
Also, I need to cultivate diligently. Only by becoming strong can I prevent others from having the thought of killing to seize possessions..."
Lu Heng's mind raced. Which sentence did he say wrong? After thinking for a long time, he couldn't figure out how he had revealed any murderous intent. "...What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
When Wang Tiezhuan looked at Lu Heng, he immediately retreated further back.
Just then, Lu Heng's sharp eyes spotted two faint green lights emerging not far behind Wang Tiezhuan.
The green lights were directed at Wang Tiezhuan's back.