Chen Guan is now at level 71, and his Primordial Energy limit has reached the trillion level, even after compressing it; otherwise, it would be even more terrifying.

Currently, if Chen Guan wants to level up, relying solely on himself to kill Secret Spirits might take forever. He needs to find a way to acquire a large amount of resources.

Chen Guan doesn’t know what King Ji left inside the ring; he’s just going with a mindset to take a look. 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

If King Ji indeed left a vast amount of resources in the ring, enabling him to reach the Ninth Awakening, then when Chen Guan advances to the Ninth Awakening, if the Ji family members are sensible, he might help them avoid getting kicked out of the Ten Great Families.

If King Ji didn’t leave anything useful for Chen Guan in the ring or is scheming against him, then apologies are in order.

In front of Ji Liuying, Chen Guan hasn’t deliberately hidden his strength; he simply hasn’t made any moves himself.

While Ji Liuying was slaying the sand scorpions, Chen Guan also summoned Rouge to join the fight.

Rouge’s combat power is already off the charts within the Seventh Awakening. Her Pig-killing Saber is something ordinary Seventh Awakening Secret Spirits truly can’t withstand.

However, Rouge can’t dodge the scorpions’ unavoidable Secret Law of the Scorpion Tail, and could easily get injured.

Upon getting injured, Rouge’s combat power became even stronger, fighting the sand scorpions even more fiercely.

Moreover, with two Flower Fairies around, they can heal Rouge’s wounds and remove the poison, so there’s no concern about her being killed.

Ji Liuying was somewhat surprised, "Your pets are quite impressive. The main pet’s attack power is strong, and the supporting pets not only have healing capabilities but also detoxification abilities. Such a lineup is well-suited for training in the Tear Luo Desert; it’s just a pity there aren’t many Secret Spirits here. If you want to level up here, I fear it won’t be easy."

Chen Guan thought to himself, "No matter where I level up, it’s not easy."

Ji Liuying continued, "Have you joined a family? If not, consider our Ji family. Right now, the Ji family is in need of people; in terms of resources and opportunities, it’s certainly more advantageous than joining other families."

Even while being penalized here, Ji Liuying’s heart is still considering the Ji family.

The Ji family currently took over Evil God Mountain, significantly increasing the means to acquire resources compared to before, thus providing more opportunities for Ji family members.

The only thing to worry about is that the Ten Great Families are also coveting the resources from Evil God Mountain, trying to invade and occupy those resources.

In name, it’s the Ji family developing Evil God Mountain; in reality, many forces have already intervened, albeit not openly.

"I heard the Ji family’s situation isn’t very good now," Chen Guan said.

Ji Liuying didn’t hide anything, "The Ji family’s situation indeed isn’t great, but precisely because of this, joining now gives you more opportunities. If the Ji family were stable, there would be far fewer opportunities. Consider it carefully."

Chen Guan nodded, "I’ll think about it."

Ji Liuying didn’t push for an immediate answer from Chen Guan, especially since she was already penalized here. Even if Chen Guan agreed to join the Ji family, it’d have to wait until she returned.

With two Flower Fairies around, they face little risk in the Tear Luo Desert.

Once Ji Liuying’s three months of punishment were over, he left the Tear Luo Desert with her, heading towards the Ji family’s city.

There aren’t many resources in the Tear Luo Desert, so upon returning, Ji Liuying also plans to go over to Evil God Mountain.

Chen Guan followed Ji Liuying to the Ji family, where she arranged for him to stay in a guest room.

Chen Guan noticed that in this Ji family city, there were indeed many people from other families.

On his way here, he saw numerous individuals wearing badges from the Ten Great Families, and some wearing uniforms from the Ancestral Court.

"Without top-tier experts like Celestial Kings, the Ji family’s situation is even more difficult than imagined," Chen Guan thought as he walked around the city at night.

He realized that if he only wanted the ring, there was no need to follow Ji Liuying; he could have come alone.

The ring was originally inside a Divine Hall, but that hall has long been demolished.

The ring now floats above an empty plot of land, and the Ji family hasn’t sent anyone to guard it; anyone can come and try to take the floating ring.

It’s not that the Ji family doesn’t want to guard it, but the last time guards were assigned to the ring, the Celestial Kings severely injured them.

Now they’ve essentially given up, no longer staffing the ring with guards.

This is their own fault. Before leaving, King Ji had instructed them to make the ring public, allowing anyone to try and take it, but they ignored the advice. Consequently, this led to the rapid decline of the Ji family.

Chen Guan watched from the sidelines as several small families or loners tried to take the ring.

The result, as expected, was that none of them could take the ring suspended in the air.

"If the ring was indeed left for me by King Ji, I would need to use the Secret Technique taught to him by King Ji to take the ring, but I don’t know how to use it. I’ll have to let Ming Fei handle it," Chen Guan calculated in his mind.

Going to take the ring in front of everyone isn’t impossible, but there’s no need to be so ostentatious.

The people from the Ten Great Families and even the Ancestral Court are surely watching here; anyone who takes the ring will undoubtedly be targeted, potentially having the ring snatched away.

Without the strength to dominate all realms, taking fewer risks is better—leveling up is important.

Having Ming Fei take the ring, he can quietly retrieve it. As long as Ming Fei isn’t revealed, no one will know the ring is in his possession.

Chen Guan didn’t act immediately; he first walked around the area to survey the situation.

As he got closer to the ring, he immediately sensed numerous gazes focusing on him.

This happened even though Chen Guan hadn’t approached the ring—he was just observing from a few meters away.

Though things seemed peaceful on the surface, who knows how many people were secretly watching.

"They probably never dreamt that the one who can take the ring isn’t an individual but a Secret Spirit," Chen Guan pondered.

After watching for a bit, he naturally moved away, sensing how quickly the gazes on him vanished.

Choosing not to act hastily, Chen Guan returned to Ji Liuying’s home, planning to take the ring in a couple of days.

Upon arriving at Ji Liuying’s house, he heard voices coming from inside, and they didn’t sound too friendly.

Standing outside, Chen Guan listened for a while. With his Sharp-Hearing Ear Secret Skill, he heard the voices inside clearly.

"No matter what, tomorrow you must apologize to the Chu family’s young master," an elderly voice said.

"Elder, I’ve already been sent to the Tear Luo Desert for three months; why should I apologize? Besides, I don’t think I’m wrong. Why must I apologize?" Ji Liuying’s anguished voice came through.