Chapter 3

At the age of fourteen, Jing Yan stepped into the Xiantian realm, and at sixteen, he entered the Divine Wind Academy, one of the three major academies in Lanqu County, how dazzling was that?

Now, just because of this unlucky ring, his realm kept falling, almost turning him into a waste! If it were someone with less determination, they would have gone mad long ago.

Now, this old man named Tianshui actually said he was in great luck. Where did this great luck come from?

If it weren't for the mysterious identity of the other party, Jing Yan would have had the impulse to slap him.

"Of course!" Tianshui saw that Jing Yan's expression was not good, and he grinned, "Little guy, don't be in a hurry! Do you know the origin of this Qiankun Ring?"

"Origin of the Qiankun Ring? I only know that this is a relic left by my grandfather, and he instructed me to keep it carefully." Jing Yan looked at the ring on his finger, unsure whether he should take it off.

However, from Tianshui's words, he could hear that the seal of the Qiankun Ring had been opened, meaning the ring had absorbed enough primordial energy and would no longer need to absorb the primordial energy within his body. Therefore, he could start cultivating his realm again.

"The ring is indeed a relic left by your grandfather, but the origin of this ring is not that simple," Tianshui said with narrowed eyes.

"What is the origin of the Qiankun Ring?" Jing Yan was actually not very interested in the origin of the ring. He had found the reason for his realm's decline, and what he most wanted to do now was to cultivate as soon as possible.

However, the old man named Tianshui in front of him seemed quite extraordinary, able to hide a strand of his divine soul within the ring. In his lifetime, he must have been a very powerful warrior.

"Four thousand years ago, the owner of this ring was me!"

"And I, four thousand years ago, was the strongest person on this continent," Tianshui said with a slight smile.

"What?" Jing Yan's pupils contracted, and he was slightly stunned.

For a moment, he really couldn't react.

What Tianshui was saying was that four thousand years ago, he was the strongest person on this continent. What did that mean?

How vast was the Tianyuan Continent? Jing Yan had never heard of anyone who could travel the entire continent. Not to mention a continent, even in Lanqu County, there were very few people who could travel the entire county.

And it was said that there were ninety-nine counties on the Tianyuan Continent. Lanqu County was just one of the very ordinary counties. Even the first strongest person in Lanqu County, such an identity, was enough to make countless people marvel and admire. So, how strong was the first strongest person on the continent?

"Of course, four thousand years ago, I was the owner of this ring, but I was not the one who made it. After I obtained this ring, I also obtained the hidden cultivation technique within it, which is the technique you just touched." Tianshui looked at Jing Yan, somewhat sighing, as if recalling the past.

"The First Divine Technique of the Sky?" Jing Yan blinked.

The information he touched was very vague, and he could only vaguely see a little content. The words "First Divine Technique of the Sky" were among this information.

"Yes!" Tianshui nodded, "This is an extremely heaven-defying divine technique. I don't know what realm of cultivation can be reached after fully comprehending this technique. But I can confirm that as long as you can comprehend the first three levels of the First Divine Technique of the Sky, you can reach the peak of the entire continent. Because, back then, I comprehended the first three levels of the technique and became the first strongest person on the continent."

"I can vaguely sense that after the third level, there are at least three more levels, or even more." Tianshui's eyes showed a serious expression.

"You don't need to know these things now. You just need to know that you have obtained this technique. That means you have the potential to become the first strongest person on the continent."

"In the four thousand years after me, you are the first person to open the seal of the Qiankun Ring. This ring has been passed down through generations, and no one has ever been able to open the seal, including your grandfather, Jing Tian." Tianshui was somewhat sighing.

"Hmm?"

"That's not right. Didn't you say you were in a constant state of sleep? Then how do you know my grandfather?" Jing Yan suddenly remembered that Tianshui said he was awakened only after he opened the ring's seal.

"Ha, although I was in a coma, it doesn't mean I was completely unaware of what was happening outside. I could passively sense what was happening outside while I was sleeping." Tianshui rolled his eyes at Jing Yan.

"Little guy, I'm a bit tired. Now that you have obtained the technique, try cultivating it as soon as possible. I guarantee you'll like it." With that, Tianshui disappeared in front of Jing Yan.

Tianshui was now just a strand of divine soul. He didn't tell Jing Yan that this strand of divine soul was actually dispersing all the time. If it weren't for the Qiankun Ring nurturing it, his divine soul would have long since dissipated. However, although the Qiankun Ring had the effect of nurturing the divine soul, it only slowed down the speed of his soul's dispersion. Eventually, he would completely disappear from the world.

After Tianshui disappeared, Jing Yan looked around the room and indeed found no trace of Tianshui. He looked at the Qiankun Ring in his hand and understood that Tianshui's divine soul must have returned to the Qiankun Ring.

Jing Yan didn't know if what Tianshui said was true, but for some reason, he felt that Tianshui wasn't lying to him. Of course, even if Tianshui was lying, he had no way to retaliate. Anyway, the Qiankun Ring did indeed hide a cultivation technique, and now he had received it.

After a brief moment of contemplation, Jing Yan calmed down, gathered his mind, and tried to circulate the First Divine Technique of the Sky he had just obtained. He had comprehended very little, but after some effort, he could勉强 circulate it.

"Boom!"

As soon as he started circulating it, Jing Yan was startled. Because, as soon as the technique started circulating, the primordial energy in his body surged like boiling water, which was definitely not something an ordinary technique could achieve.

The cultivation technique Jing Yan had previously practiced was already quite good, but compared to the First Divine Technique of the Sky he had just obtained, it was like garbage.

In just a few breaths, Jing Yan felt that he had once again touched the barrier of the third level of martial arts, meaning he was not far from the fourth level of martial arts.

After half an hour of circulation, Jing Yan stopped.

Opening his eyes, Jing Yan's eyes shone with excitement, mixed with a hint of sigh.

He was excited because this technique was indeed incredibly powerful. Using this technique to cultivate, his progress was so fast it could scare people to death. But he sighed because he didn't have a single spirit stone left. If he had some spirit stones, Jing Yan felt he could return to the fourth level of martial arts in a day.

Although the First Divine Technique of the Sky was powerful, it couldn't create primordial energy out of thin air. He still needed resources to provide the primordial energy.

"Where can I find spirit stones?"

Jing Yan shook his head slightly.

If his grandfather were still alive, he could have asked his grandfather for spirit stones. But now...

Although he was the grandson of the previous clan leader, his status within the family was already very awkward. A few days ago, Jing Yan even heard voices suggesting he be expelled from the family residence. In this situation, it was difficult for him to obtain cultivation resources from the family treasury.