Chapter Seven: I Am a Lackey of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect!

Beside him, upon hearing Zhang Can’s words, Ning Wuque thought to himself, “So it is indeed as expected.”

The upper and lower limits of ring breaking are both very high, and at the same time, its requirements are absurdly demanding!

Generally speaking, the limit for breaking rings with a top-tier martial soul is six rings; for a high-level martial soul, it’s about three rings. Ordinary martial souls aren’t even worthy of breaking rings!

Only a super martial soul deserves to break nine soul rings, but even then, the backlash varies depending on the type of martial soul.

For example, a martial soul like the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda doesn’t even qualify for ring breaking.

Similarly, a high-quality martial soul like the Seven Kill Sword cannot break the ninth and most powerful soul ring due to its nature and might be extinguished like a firework.

“I understand, Grandfather. I am already very satisfied that the sect recognizes my knowledge!”

Ning Wuque’s sincere and sweet words pleased Zhang Can, an elder who had devoted his entire life to the sect, immensely. It also strengthened the resolve in his heart.

Handing Ning Wuque a contract along with a wrist-like storage soul guidance device, he said, “This soul guidance device is one of the rewards. It has a storage capacity of twenty cubic meters and contains fifty six-colored glazed tokens, equivalent to 500,000 sect contribution points.”

“Five hundred thousand!”

Ning Wuque was quite surprised; this far exceeded his expectations. After all, his idea, which required others to help complete the experiments, shouldn’t be worth that much!

It was as if he contributed only thirty percent of the theoretical foundation but received sixty percent of the full earnings!

Truly worthy of the wealthy and generous Nine Treasure Glazed Sect.

From now on, Ning Wuque would be the sect’s fierce hound, their loyal dog! Too... ahem, no, that won’t do.

The purchasing power of those 500,000 contribution points was equivalent to 750,000 gold soul coins and could be used within the sect to buy rare and priceless items from the outside world, like the millennium-grade whale glue, which was a dream elixir for body cultivators!

“Hahaha!”

Seeing Ning Wuque’s excited and joyful expression, Zhang Can felt that all his efforts were worth it.

Ning Wuque had suffered so much hardship recently; he just wanted his grandson to taste some sweetness and happiness. Then he continued,

“And this is an additional agreement from the sect. If you can further perfect the theoretical foundation of ring breaking in the future, the sect will buy it back from you at a premium. How about that, Wuque? Surprised?”

“Gra... Grandfather!”

Ning Wuque was not naive; his theory wasn’t worth so many resources. Even including the brief encounter he had with the sect’s upper echelons, it would only amount to 500,000 contribution points at most.

This additional agreement was probably secured by his grandfather’s good reputation.

Ning Wuque didn’t know what to say. The maturity of his soul prevented him from rushing into his grandfather’s arms to weep and plead.

After silently accepting the two items from Zhang Can, Ning Wuque looked into his eyes and said,

“Grandfather, please rest assured, I will never disappoint your kindness. I will become the strongest! Level three soul power or ordinary martial soul, it doesn’t matter. The paths in this world will open fully to me as long as I want to walk them!”

“You...”

Zhang Can sighed softly; he knew there was no hiding anything from the naturally intelligent Ning Wuque.

Helpless, he reached out again and patted his grandson’s head.

No tears or dramatic scenes occurred, but the silent atmosphere between the two was no less moving, as if tears were streaming down.

After a while, Zhang Can watched Ning Wuque put the agreement into the storage soul guidance device and wear it properly. Then he took up the last contract and said,

“This is about your self-created soul skill, ‘Ninefold Gate of the King of Hell.’ The sect has reviewed it. Could this be another development of ‘Ring Breaking’?”

“More or less, Grandfather. Ring breaking is almost unattainable for someone like me with an ordinary martial soul, but if I want to climb the peak and change my destiny, I need a powerful driving force.

So I thought, what if ordinary soul masters could also enhance their strength through ring breaking? This self-created soul skill was born from that idea.”

“Hmm, that’s right. The sect wants you to first perfect this self-created soul skill. They plan to invest based on your development progress.”

Nodding, Zhang Can handed the agreement to Ning Wuque and continued,

“When you can use this soul skill, the sect will invest in anything you want, up to 100,000 sect contribution points.

Then, based on the actual performance of this soul skill, further investments will be evaluated. Can you accept this?”

“Yes, absolutely, Grandfather!”

Ning Wuque nodded firmly in agreement. As long as he could get investment, he was fine. He just worried the sect wouldn’t trust his ability and refuse to invest.

Moreover, phased investments like this were best; if they invested a large sum all at once, both sides would be skeptical.

For example: “Can he really develop it?” and “Is the sect trying to kill me?”

With the agreement safely tucked away, Ning Wuque felt all the exhaustion and hardship of recent days transform into sweetness and nourishment, refreshing his entire being.

He was already planning how to maximize the use of this contribution!

Setting a small goal: absorb a millennium soul ring by the age of nine!

Don’t ask—he was rich and indulged!

Of course, in reality, the older and higher quality the soul rings, the greater the bonus after ring breaking. So if Ning Wuque wanted to climb to the peak and even become a god, he had to seize every opportunity!

It didn’t matter if cultivation was slow; later, he could develop a brutal, self-torturing training method based on ring breaking’s characteristics. Laying a solid foundation was the most important thing. His starting point was far higher than Huo Yuhao’s, wasn’t it?

Though he was far less reliant on cheats than Huo.

“Wuque, have you decided how to spend this contribution? Here, Grandfather has already prepared this year’s inventory list of reserved sect items. Choose away~”

With a light laugh, Zhang Can surprised Ning Wuque once more.

He pulled a book full of an item list from the storage soul guidance device and handed it to Ning Wuque, his smile full of anticipation.

“Thank you, Grandfather! This is truly the best surprise!”

Getting exactly what he wanted, Ning Wuque first thanked Zhang Can, then spread the book on his desk and eagerly picked up charcoal and paper to start jotting down the things he wanted.

“Millennium-grade whale glue, 250,000 contribution points?”

Snatched!

“Mystic Water Pill, 10,000 contribution points?”

Snatched!

“Soul-enhancement pills and foundation-solidifying pills bundle, 5,000 contribution points?”

Snatched!

“Soul Gathering Pills, Bone Strengthening Pills, Blood Activating Herb, Calming Incense…”

Snatched, snatched, all snapped up!

After all this, Ning Wuque reduced his 500,000 contribution points to just 50,000—approximately equal to the inheritance left by his parents.

These supplies were enough for him to officially begin ring breaking at the first ring!