Hao Ren and Han Lingshi followed the olddy but they were very cautious. The young man has seen aura fluctuate around her. Even though it was a fleeting moment, it was still something that bothered Hao Ren.


    The reason he used Yin and Yang eyes was because the person probed him first, and following that, the system announcement rattled his brain. Hao Ren gulped and thought, ''I walked into a fucking trial for life.''


    Han Lingshi sensed that something was wrong with him, but before she could say anything. Hao Ren wrote a few words on the inside of her palm with his finger.


    ''This olddy is a cultivator. Don''t act rashly.''


    Han Lingshi was surprised but then she managed to maintain a calm visage. Soon, they came to the biggest house in the vige. Hao Ren was now using Yin and Yang eyes to check everything and everyone. To his surprise, only this olddy had a trace of spiritual energy in her body.


    When they came inside the house, the olddy gestured for them to sit down on wooden chairs. Hao Ren and Han Lingshi thanked her as they sat down and thedy said, "Agni, get some water and tea for the guests."


    Agni nodded and left the ce. The olddy said, "My name is Rati, I am the vige head. May I ask why your esteemed selves havee here?"


    Han Lingshi looked at Hao Ren who was sitting calmly, and said, "Elder, you have misunderstood. We did note here with any purpose in mind, but we just wanted to check on the work of the foundation staff."


    Rati looked at her first and then at Hao Ren. She sighed and replied, "I apologize. It seems not every one who can cultivate is greedy for power."


    Hao Ren raised his brow and wanted to ask more when Agni bought over a tray with earthen cups. She gave the water to the two people with smile on her face, and then she said, "Grandma, I will go and sit in ss or Teacher Amanda with pinch my cheeks."


    The olddy nodded and they watched Agni leave hopping over. Hao Ren then looked at the olddy and asked, "Senior, what can we do for you?"


    Rati looked at the couple and said, "Young man, do you really have no idea of this ce?"


    Hao Ren and Han Lingshi shook their heads and the olddy continued, "This vige was established fifty thousand years ago. It was not always surrounded by sand and barrennds. This ce was very flourishing, but one night everything changed. A piece of sky shoot through the clouds and fell on the ground. It destroyed the mountains and the ground was ttened.


    The heat was so high that everything turned to ashes."


    The young couple was surprised, they had no idea this vige had such a great history. Hao Ren said, "If we can find that asteroid, we might be able to transform this ce into a tourist attraction."


    Rati shook her head and replied, "We do not wish to change our way of living and it would be nice if the outsiders do note over to influence our culture any further."


    Han Lingshi wanted to say something that could make the olddy change her mind but then she saw Rati''s eyes, and stopped. The olddy said, "If you can, please help us take away the evesting me inside that is still burning the vige from under the ground."


    Hao Ren and Han Lingshi disyed surprise, but Hao Ren recalled the task, *Ding: Host, it is detected that you are near a couple of spiritual mes. Tame them and it will bring your strength to a new level.*


    At that time, Hao Ren had questioned how they could do it, after all, spiritual fires were not something that rookies could and should meddle with. If they made a mistake, Hao Ren and Han Lingshi might vanish without even ashes left behind. Chapter Experience:


    The system mentioned that it will seal the power of the spiritual mes inside their bodies and they would be able to upgrade it as time goes by. Thinking about this Hao Ren agreed to deal with this issue, when Rati said that she wished for them to take away the mes, Hao Ren acted surprised but in his mind he remarked, ''The quest has begun.''


    He wouldn''t have been so worried if he was alone, but Han Lingshi was beside him and her safety was very important for him. While he was thinking about all this, Han Lingshi asked, "Elder, what do you mean by us taking away this me?"


    Rati said, "The two mes are constantly colliding with each other, and Ie from the line of the people who have kept this secret guarded, the trace of spiritual energy that you see inside my body is because my family is able to do this innately. However, after me, there will be no one who could keep this secret a secret."


    Hao Ren caught on to the loop and asked, "What do you mean after you there would be nobody else? Agni..."


    His voice trailed off and the olddy said, "Agni is not my real grandchild. She was born to a couple in the vige. The mother passed away in child birth, and the father from heartache. The folks around here have a lot on their tes already. So I took her in and nurtured her as much as could."


    Hao Ren took a deep breath and said, "I see, tell me, what shall we do?"


    Rati replied, "You cane to me at night, we will go to the altar where the mes are. See if you can do something about it."


    Hao Ren found it odd that thedy trusted them so much. He asked, "Elder, why do you trust us with this method?"


    Rati said, "It is because you people are the only ones who came to this forsaken ce and are helping other people. You are not among those bunch of opportunistic people who seek gains from us. The another reason that I am giving you this chance is because, I sense something really big going on."


    Hao Ren smiled faintly and then said, "Well, we will do it."


    The couple agreed, and then they left the ce. Rati watched them leave the ce and then she gazed at the sky, mumbling, "I wonder if they can save us."


    ...


    Hao Ren took a deep breath, he was walking around the ce with Han Lingshi. Thedy looked at him and asked, "You have been overly quite? What is happening?"


    The young man replied, "Well, I did not expect such a thing to happen when we set off from home."


    Han Lingshi smiled as she held his hand and said, "You do not have to think so much. Grandpa says, whatever happens, whether good or bad, it will give you an experience to grow stronger."


    The young man sighed and said, "I have no idea what to say, but when we go to that ce, I hope you can follow my word as much as possible, but if you think their is a way that can get things done quickly and avoid getting hurt, do it."


    Han Lingshi chuckled and said, "I know you are worried about me, but believe me, I can handle myself."


    Hao Ren was anxious and she understood it. Time passed quickly, and soon, it was evening. The staff in the foundation office also returned, they all met Hao Ren and Han Lingshi with shocked expressions. However, Hao Ren then went on to cook some traditional dishes for them.


    When they were done with it, the young man made an excuse that he was going to meet the vige head and discuss a few things before taking off with Han Lingshi. They quickly came to the house, and the olddy was waiting for them.


    Hao Ren carefully looked around and found that Agni was sleeping inside the room. Rati sensed his gaze and replied, "Do not worry, she will be fine. You two,e with me."


    The two people followed her into the backyard, and found a big old dead tree. Rati said, "Under the tree, you can find the stairs leading down to the underground cavern that my ancestors left. At the end of the cavern you will find the mes."


    Hao Ren narrowed his gaze and after a second he nodded, and proceeded to the tree. Han Lingshi followed him silently, she knew that Hao Ren had been through one trial already and so it was not a bad thing for him to probe first. She was worried for him, but that did not mean she would disturb him or tell him not to go. She did not wish to be his weakness.


    Hao Ren ced his hand on the surface of the trunk and then channeled his spiritual energy through it. Then the trunk split into two from the center and opened up. Hao Ren was calm, but Han Lingshi was surprised. The tree trunk parted into two, and it revealed deep stairs.


    Hao Ren looked at Han Lingshi and then they solemnly nodded before descending the ce. They could see the dim glowing from the underground. Hao Ren said, "The spiritual energy is very dense, try to run your cultivation sutra, we might as well advance a little bit."


    Han Lingshi nodded, and they began to descend. After an hour did they only reach the base, and found a cavern before them. However, what they saw shocked him, and Han Lingshi sped Hao Ren''s forearm very tightly.


    She whispered in a shaky voice, "Can we go back?"