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.

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"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.

It's been a thousand years since the last time." Elder Mateo observed calmly but there was a glint in his eyes that sparked excitement. He stood

Elder Mateo handed Ricky a

that Elder Mateo would offer him a

Elder Mateo said nonchalantly. He didn't expect Ricky would turn

Elder." Ricky accepted. He didn't want to be on the bad side of Elder Mateo, so he

drank all of

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,

apprehensively as he clutched his stomach to calm

you don't want to burn, you'd better sit and start cultivating yourself," Elder Mateo suggested with a

meant at once. It seemed that this cup of tea was a gift from him. Without hesitation, he sat in lotus position to

heat subside and translate into pure powerful energy. He

an hour later, he reached the ninth grade of

got up

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

cultivated the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula, I would

honored that Elder Mateo had given him such

put more effort into cultivating the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula, or

Ricky felt a little worried about the

Elder Mateo added. "Don't waste any more time. You should go upstairs

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

a few steps, he returned to ask Elder Mateo, "Elder, did you hear this old saying before—Help people through the end and save people with might

me. What kind of treasure do you want?" Elder Mateo

with the element of water, and the other

can strengthen the warriors with the water nature spiritual meridian," Elder Mateo said after thinking hard about it for

on the third floor. You can't go there yet. But, there is an Ice Ganoderma Lucidum on the second floor at its west

the Ice Ganoderma Lucidum is going to help you immensely to cultivate the Nine-degree Body Refining Formula,"

mental note of the things to pick for his award. He was glad that he had asked Elder Mateo