The legendary warrior

'The voice might be coming from Elder Mateo, ' Ricky pondered.

Before he came here, Grace had told him something about the Snow Sect's Treasure Tower. For the longest time, Elder Mateo, the eighth elder in the sect, had been dutifully guarding it since.

*

"Elder, I have won the Outer Competition. I'm here to get my award," Ricky said respectfully.

"Oh? Are you the one who doesn't have a spiritual meridian? Come in," the Elder replied after a while. "But you have to come alone," he added, implying that Heather couldn't come with him inside the tower.

"Are you going to be okay here outside?" Ricky turned around to ask her. Heather smiled softly and told him she was going to be fine. With that, Ricky stepped inside the tower.

He looked around the whole place. There were only a few things that could be found around the ground floor—some tables, chairs, cushions and a big crude wood bed.

'This floor must be the place where Elder Mateo used to cultivate himself, ' Ricky thought to himself

Ricky walked and observed the place for a while, until he saw an old man with white hair who was sitting on a chair, drinking a cup of tea. Ricky guessed that he must be Elder Mateo.

"Elder," Ricky greeted respectfully.

After hearing Ricky's voice, Elder Mateo put his cup of tea down on the table and shifted his gaze to Ricky. He carefully studied him, looking at him up and down. Elder Mateo broke into a small smile and after a while of pondering, he said "Extraordinary. I see that you have a great foundation at the Skin Refinement"

"Thank you, Elder," Ricky bowed. He felt honored to be acknowledged by the eighth elder in the sect.

"About the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula, can you show it to me?" Elder Mateo asked while he sipped his tea. Ricky was stunned with the odd request.

He was taken aback with the old man's request. Stunned, he calmed himself down and replied, "Yes, Elder."

Ricky summoned his spiritual energy to activate the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula—his whole body turned orange immediately.

can successfully cultivate this formula again. It's been a thousand years since the last time." Elder Mateo observed calmly but there was a

drink this," Elder Mateo handed Ricky a cup

Mateo would offer him a cup of tea, but he rejected politely anyway.

drink it," Elder Mateo said nonchalantly. He

want to be on the bad side of

and drank all of

he realized at once that there was something different with it. It wasn't ordinary tea. He could sense something bubbling up in his stomach—an immense heat that radiated from within. He felt like the "tea" that he had drunk was going to burn his stomach up anytime. Eventually, the scorching heat

apprehensively as he clutched his stomach to

start cultivating yourself," Elder Mateo

a gift from him. Without hesitation, he sat in lotus position to activate

powerful energy. He could feel it flooding his whole body, strengthening him

later, he reached the ninth grade of Skin

himself. He got up and thanked Elder

is called Lava Tea. The tea tree only grows on lava. It's one of the Treasures from Heaven and Earth. Even a small sip is

Body Refining Formula, I would never give you such a treasure,"

thank you so much!" Ricky replied excitedly. He felt honored that Elder Mateo had given him such

cultivating the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula, or one day, you'll be sorry

Ricky felt a little worried about the Elder's

take it seriously. You don't want to disappoint me and experience the dire consequences of it!" Elder Mateo added. "Don't waste any more time. You

as he bowed respectfully before the Elder. He turned around and began to walk toward the

you hear this old saying before—Help people through the end and save

What kind of treasure do you want?" Elder Mateo asked as he

element of water, and the other with the

the water nature spiritual meridian,"

there yet. But, there is an Ice Ganoderma Lucidum on the second floor at its west end. It's rare because it's seven hundred years old,"

Lucidum is going to help you immensely to cultivate the

He was