Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 368: Past Events

Yun Miao’s finger gently tapped the rough, mottled surface of the ring.

“If a core disciple of the Shen family ever suffered misfortune in the outside world, with their physical body completely destroyed, this formation, through its resonance with the life-bound ring, could forcibly extract a thread of their primordial soul, keeping it from extinguishing. Even if only a remnant soul remained, it could be drawn into the ring to be nurtured and preserved, waiting for that one-in-ten-thousand chance to rebuild their Dao body in the future.”

As Yun Miao’s voice faded, the silver glimmer at his fingertip completely seeped into the ring’s body.

*Ding!*

The ring, which Cui Yan had previously judged to be a “demonic artifact,” suddenly emitted a clear, resonant hum. The sound was not like metal striking metal; instead, it was like jade colliding—crisp and pure.

The blackish-brown rust on the ring’s surface seemed to come alive.

Those cold, murderous auras that Su Ming had deliberately disguised and that Lin Yu had released, under the stimulation of that silver light, quickly receded in all directions like oil scum meeting dish soap.

And in the very center where the murderous aura had retreated, several extremely faint, extremely ancient rune projections slowly emerged.

Those runes were not the Cloud Seal script commonly used in the current cultivation world, but a kind of ancient script resembling constellations connected by lines. They flickered faintly in the air, and with each flicker, they would draw in the surrounding ambient spiritual energy, forming tiny, extremely gentle vortexes.

Those vortexes held not a shred of aggression; instead, they exuded an aura of “life,” like a mother’s hand gently soothing a wounded soul.Cui Yan’s pupils abruptly constricted.

She was a Spirit Transformation cultivator, a woman of vast knowledge and experience. This kind of rune structure, this rhythm of spiritual energy circulation, was by no means the plundering, domineering nature of the demonic path. Rather, it was a profound technique that conformed to the Heavenly Dao, using stellar power to nurture the soul.

“An ancient soul-nurturing contract. A variant…”

Cui Yan’s voice was somewhat hoarse, and the tightly coiled chains of law-order in her hand involuntarily drooped a few inches. “This… how is this possible?”

“Nothing is impossible.”

Yun Miao withdrew his finger, gazing at the ring whose light had dimmed again.

“It was precisely because of this heaven-defying ability to gather spiritual energy, nurture the soul, and probe the secrets of life and death that the Shen family was a target of the crime of possessing an unworthy treasure.”

Yun Miao’s voice suddenly turned cold, and the temperature on the Heart-Questioning Platform seemed to plummet dozens of degrees. That was the killing intent of a sect leader.

“A thousand years ago, a secretive force set its sights on the Shen family. They sought neither wealth nor territory, but only to seize the Shen family’s secret of ‘resurrection from the dead.’ On a stormy night, they mobilized their entire strength and launched a surprise attack on the Star River Shen family.”

starlight fell, and blood flowed until it

on the ring. “The entire Shen family was wiped out, and their legacy was severed. What adheres to this ring is not the demonic energy of the ring itself, but rather the ‘murderous aura’ left by

then. Before his death, he activated the ring, hoping to preserve a thread of his remnant soul. But he failed, or rather, he only half-succeeded. The murderous aura corrupted the ring, sealing that remnant

“So that’s it.”

Cui Yan let out a deep breath,

her brow furrowed

if it is as you say, then this ring… must

was no longer aggressive, but it carried an extreme rationality and coldness. “Although the secretive force has hidden itself, its infamous reputation has not disappeared from the ancient texts. If they were to learn that a token of the Shen family’s legacy had reappeared in the world, even if it were just a useless ring,

her tone urgent. “This boy is only at the Qi Refining stage, yet he carries such a heavy burden of cause and effect out in the open. It’s like

elusive hope of resurrection, are you willing to put the entire sect in

words were like a bucket of cold water, dousing

the Peak

ancients, but to ensure that the great

of helplessness flashing in his eyes, but even more, a calmness

your

always put the safety of the

Yan’s expression softened slightly, and she

“However.”

and his previously gentle demeanor transformed entirely. If, a moment ago, he was like warm, polished jade, now he was

our Cloud Hidden Sect, in the hands of this disciple

our sect

Yan was taken

sect’s Forbidden Ground in the rear mountains. His expression was solemn, as if he were paying homage to

ancestor, the Star

seeming to be squeezed from his chest. “He and our sect’s Grand Elder, Haoyuan Zhenjun, were lifelong, inseparable friends—more than that, they were…

*BOOM!*

statement was like a bolt of lightning from the

shock and disbelief. She nearly lost her grip on the

Haoyuan?! This… how is this

Who was Haoyuan Zhenjun?

mighty figure at the Harmonizing Body stage within the sect, a living legend of the entire Northern Domain cultivation world. He was always in secluded

mundane with such an emotionless state could have had this kind of relationship with

was at a critical juncture in his breakthrough and was