“So you’re Mr. Han. I’m Jiang Yuan, and this is my friend Ding Ye.” Jiang Yuan cupped his hands toward the man in black robes and greeted him. “A pleasure to meet you, young friends Jiang and Ding.” Mr. Han smiled faintly at Jiang Yuan and Ding Ye, nodding in response. “May I ask what Mr. Han was looking at just now?” Jiang Yuan glanced at the mysterious black-robed man and asked. “Nothing much, just taking a casual look.” Mr. Han smiled lightly, waved his hand, and deftly sidestepped Jiang Yuan’s inquiry. “This place is remote and rarely visited. Why have you two young friends suddenly come here?” Mr. Han’s piercing eyes fixed on Jiang Yuan and Ding Ye as he suddenly turned the question back on them. “We’re here to hunt monsters!” Before Jiang Yuan could speak, Ding Ye cut in and said to Mr. Han. “You mean to hunt those beasts?” Mr. Han chuckled at this, pointing toward the level-100 wild monsters halfway up the mountain. “Exactly.” Jiang Yuan nodded in confirmation but didn’t reveal the purpose behind hunting these monsters. “What a coincidence. I’ve been idle these past few days and hunted a few myself, picking up some items. They’re of no use to me, though. Would you two young friends happen to need them?” The black-robed Mr. Han opened his palm and, as if by magic, produced a black cloth pouch. He loosened the pouch’s opening and held it out to Jiang Yuan and Ding Ye. “Holy crap! This, this, this...” Ding Ye was the quickest, leaning in for a look, then pointing at the pouch’s contents and exclaiming. “What’s with the fuss? Embarrassing, isn’t it?” Seeing his friend’s loss of composure, Jiang Yuan smacked Ding Ye on the back of the head and scolded him. After reprimanding Ding Ye, Jiang Yuan himself glanced into the pouch and blurted out, “Holy crap!” The pouch was filled to the brim with Heavenly Martial Coins! “Tch, and you’ve got the nerve to call me out!” Seeing Jiang Yuan’s identical reaction, Ding Ye jumped up and smacked Jiang Yuan on the back of the head, getting revenge for two seconds earlier. “But as they say, one shouldn’t accept rewards without merit. We’ve only just met Mr. Han by chance—how could we dare accept your gift?” Yet, faced with the temptation of over a hundred Heavenly Martial Coins, Jiang Yuan shook his head and chose to refuse. “Why not, Yuanzi!” Ding Ye, who had been ecstatic, turned to Jiang Yuan with a look of disappointment. This was a whole pouch of Heavenly Martial Coins, and Jiang Yuan was turning it down just like that. “Young friend Jiang, you’re too serious. I feel an instant kinship with you two. Consider this little token a gift from me. I have some matters to attend to, so I’ll take my leave.” The mysterious black-robed Mr. Han shoved the pouch into Jiang Yuan’s hand, smiled at them, and vanished in the blink of an eye! “Whoa, let me count!” After the black-robed man left, Ding Ye snatched the pouch from Jiang Yuan’s hand, sat cross-legged on the ground, and poured the Heavenly Martial Coins out with a clatter in front of him. “One seventy, one ninety, two ten...” Ding Ye stacked fifty coins into a pile, counted for a while, then looked up at Jiang Yuan with a grin. “Yuanzi, we’re rich! Four hundred and twenty in total!” “Old Ding, don’t you think that guy’s appearance was weird?” Jiang Yuan looked down at Ding Ye, his expression serious. “Ah, Yuanzi, who cares if he’s weird? Since someone’s handing us this many Heavenly Martial Coins, why not take them?” Ding Ye pushed four stacks of coins over to Jiang Yuan’s feet, then set ten aside, glaring up at him. “Only a fool turns down free money! What are you standing there for? Come on, half of this is yours!” Jiang Yuan sat down beside Ding Ye, staring at the coins before him, deep in thought. “Do you want them or not? If not, they’re all mine!” Seeing Jiang Yuan unmoving, Ding Ye pulled the stacks back toward himself. “Hand them over—they’re mine!” In the end, Jiang Yuan couldn’t resist the temptation before him. He grabbed one of Ding Ye’s hands and pocketed half the coins. Chatting and laughing, Jiang Yuan and Ding Ye returned to the Upper Capital City together, then headed straight to their respective sect’s trial envoys to exchange for their desired epic equipment. With the 80 coins he’d saved up before, Jiang Yuan now had nearly 300 Heavenly Martial Coins—enough to exchange for two level-105 epic pieces! After comparing the equipment list for a while, Jiang Yuan chose a level-105 epic necklace, the [Blazing Sun-Chasing Necklace], and a level-105 epic ring, the [Soul-Devouring Ring]. Opening his inventory, Jiang Yuan quickly scanned the stats of these two items. [Blazing Sun-Chasing Necklace] Level Requirement: 105 Intelligence +55 Spirit +55 Magic Defense +1200 Additional Effect: When attacking from a distance, there’s a 2% chance to increase Strength, Intelligence, Stamina, and Spirit by 50 points each (effect can stack up to 3 times) [Epic Ring: Soul-Devouring Ring] Level Requirement: 105 Strength +38 Intelligence +38 Magic Defense +1240 Dark Attribute Enhancement +30 Additional Effect: Damage against demon-type enemies +30% After checking the stats of the two level-105 epic accessories, Jiang Yuan was thrilled. Despite having only three lines of attributes each, the additional effects of the necklace and ring were incredibly powerful—especially the necklace’s, which could stack three times! [Character Name]: Jiang Yuan [Character Class]: Nine-Soul Summoner [Character Level]: 105 [Immortal Title]: North Star Lord (Guardian of the North Heavenly Gate) [Immortal Pet]: Beiluo Shimen (Ethereal Cloud Shadow Cat) [Character Realm]: First-Tier Loose Immortal [Character Immortal Base Value]: / (Overflowed; can advance realm upon reaching level 110) [Soul Level]: 2 [HP]: [MP]: [Immortal Power]: 2000 [Magic Attack]: 8800- [Physical Defense]: 7100 [Magic Defense]: 9540 [Strength]: 272 (Affects physical attack and physical defense) [Intelligence]: 468 (Affects magic attack and magic defense) [Stamina]: 321 (Affects HP and HP recovery speed) [Spirit]: 414 (Affects MP and MP recovery speed) [Agility]: 230 (Affects physical and magic crit rate) [Toughness]: 210 (Reduces physical and magic damage taken) [Attribute Enhancement]: Fire +60, Ice +70, Light +50, Dark +80 [Attribute Resistance]: Fire 45, Ice 45, Light 45, Dark 45 [Equipped Items]: Sage’s Wand, Sun-Eclipsing Shoulder Guards, Wind-Frost Snow Shadow Robe, Shadow-Severing Sorrow Belt, Flame-Ruining Trousers, Leisurely Cloud-Step Boots, Ancient Archmage Earrings, Soul-Devouring Ring, Blazing Sun-Chasing Necklace [Learned Skills]: Summon Beast Frenzy, Summon Wild Boar, Arcane Mark, Summon Beast Follow, Fireball, Lightning Bolt, Ice Arrow, Soul Sacrifice, Nine-Soul Summon Prairie Wolf, Nine-Soul Summon Mang Mountain Bear, Nine-Soul Summon Thunder Marsh Ox, Nine-Soul Summon Dragon-Whisker Tiger, Summon Beast Enhancement, Sacred Beast Summon Xuanwu After equipping the new gear, Jiang Yuan opened his long-neglected stat panel and suddenly made a new discovery!