Legend of Mir 2: Seeking the Truth in Marfa

The teleportation ring has been upgraded successfully, so hurry up and get the other artifacts.

Brook once again used the mutated Fire Dragon Lord to attack him, reducing his health to zero, triggering the Resurrection Ring to activate. Then, in the dead of night, he repaired the Resurrection Ring. He repeated this cycle until the Ice Palace Guardian spawned, killed it, and continued working on upgrading the Resurrection Ring.

Three hours passed, and the Resurrection Ring still showed no sign of upgrading. This made Brook physically and mentally exhausted. As expected, upgrading the Resurrection Ring was very difficult.

It was already bright outside when Brooke returned to the backyard, just as Wenren Muyue came over.

"Brooke, my father wants you to come over."

"About the flame ring?" Brooke guessed.

"Yes. This ring is of great importance. I've already told my father about it. Don't blame me. My father didn't invite you over for any other reason. He just wanted to thank you in person."

"Okay, go meet your father."

"Well, my father is waiting for you in Rende Hall. Don't be nervous, he's very kind."

Brooke followed Wenren Muyue to a large hall in the backyard. Inside, a plaque reading "Benevolence and Virtue Nourishe the Heart" hung, hence the name Rende Hall. Wenren Muyue emerged from behind a screen, pushing a wheelchair. In the wheelchair sat a man in a gray robe, his hair and beard graying, his face peaceful, his gaze deep.

I guess this person is Wenren Muyue’s father, the patriarch of the Wenren family, Wenren Tianxiang.

"Brooke greets senior." Brook clasped his fists and bowed.

Wenren Tianxiang nodded, then waved his hand, and Wenren Muyue walked over.

Wenren Muxue and Wenren Muyue stood side by side and bowed deeply to Brooke.

"I am not in good health and cannot perform the formal ceremony. I can only let Mu Yue and Mu Xue thank young friend Brook on behalf of the Wenren family."

"Mu Xue, Mu Yue, get up quickly. We are family, there is no need to do this." Brook said hurriedly.

"Brook, the flame ring you gifted us is of vital importance to our Wenren family. We will never forget your kindness," Wenren Tianxiang said solemnly. Having once thought that the glory of their ancestors would never be restored, they now see hope for their family's revival.

"The Wenren family has treated me very well, and Mu Yue and Mu Xue have given me a lot of help, which has benefited me greatly. Now, by chance, I have obtained this flame ring, and it is only natural to give it to Mu Yue. Senior, you don't have to be so polite."

"Yes, father. Brooke is one of us, there's no need to be so polite." Wenren Muyue said.

"It is Mu Yue's blessing to meet you, my friend. If you have any needs in the future, you can tell us and we will do our best to meet them. You can just rest assured and stay at the Wenren Family."

"Thank you, senior."

"I've taken a look at your flame ring. It's still at its most basic level. It will take a long time of use to unleash its true power. Since you gave it to Mu Yue, let Mu Yue use it. Mu Yue, you must be careful and only wear it when no one is around."

"Yes, father." Wenren Muyue replied.

"The aftermath of the Underground Palace Trial has not yet subsided. In the past two days, there have been reports of several casualties among novice cultivators. They are all related to revenge in the Underground Palace Trial. You two should also stay out of the spotlight and avoid crowded places for the time being." Wenren Muxue also reminded.

"I understand, second sister. By the way, Brooke wasted the entire day yesterday looking for the flame ring. He promised you that you would reach level 100 in a week, but now it may be too late." Wenren Muyue said deliberately.

"Well, I will consider it. You guys try your best first. If the difference is not too big, I can make some concessions." Wenren Muxue said.

According to Wenren Clan rules, any member who obtains an item and turns it in receives a certain amount of reward. Generally, 50% goes to individual accounts. For example, turning in a rare medal or shield, even a basic one, will earn several hundred Yuanbao to be shared equally between individuals or teams. While the value of the artifact is hard to predict, based on the previous transaction involving the skill necklace sold to the Tuoba Clan, it was worth approximately 10 Yuanbao. Based on this, Brook could expect to receive at least Yuan in rewards.

But Wenren Muxue didn't reveal it right away. If she did, Brook and the others might suddenly become rich, and they might lose their motivation to work hard to level up. She'd tell them later.

The news of Wenren Muyue's acquisition of the Flame Ring was strictly sealed by the Wenren family. Only a few close members knew this secret.

Brook and the other man said goodbye and left, going to the family warehouse together to turn in the equipment they had obtained yesterday and exchange it for gold. Then they went to take on quests together, going to the outskirts of the empire, the abyss, and other places to kill bosses.

After hearing Wenren Muxue's warning, they refused to go to crowded places like the Fantasy Realm or the Mayan Temple, even if there were leaders. They preferred to meditate and rest in the abyss of the underground palace when there were no more monsters to kill.

Wenren Muyue had gradually gotten used to this way of taking time off to rest. She had been doing this since yesterday, resting whenever she had time. This was also the reason why she was able to hold on until 12 o'clock yesterday.

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Soon, a week passed.

We got a lot of items this week. Nearly 20 shields and medals dropped, all of which were donated to the warehouse. Brook also got a top-quality Star Blood Moon Shield. The other equipment, when converted, was worth a total of 1 Yuanbao.

These ingots, plus the 1 ingots Brook could advance, were all used for smelting. The items obtained from smelting were exchanged for ingots, and the furnace continued to smelt. Eventually, all the supplies were used up, and Brook finally reached level 92 and completed the second job.

But at level 92, he only barely met the requirements for the third job, and was still 3 million experience points short of the level 100 Wenren Muxue required. Brook had done his best.

Wenren Muyue also worked very hard and finally reached level 80, completing the second transformation.

This week, all the equipment they had earned was given to Brook, and Wenren Muyue even used advances on her usual quest money. So when Wenren Muyue offered to lend Brook the remaining 7000 yuan from her advance, Brook refused.

"You've helped me a lot and given a lot."

"You even gave me the divine artifact Flame Ring. Now I'm just lending you a mere 7000 Yuanbao. You have no reason to refuse." Wenren Muyue said righteously.

Brook said helplessly: "But even if I use up all 7000 Yuanbao, I still can't reach level 100."

"My second sister said that as long as we try our best and the difference is not too big, she will consider it. There are still 7000 Yuanbao here, and we haven't tried our best yet."

Brook had no choice but to agree. Ultimately, all 7000 gold coins were used. Although he had a bit of luck during the smelting process, yielding several epiphany marks and crystals, he still only managed to reach level 98.

The later you progress, the slower your level increases. Even if you spend a huge amount of gold ingots, you might only gain one or two levels, which doesn't significantly improve your strength. High-level cultivators don't spend too much gold ingots on experience, but rather on equipment, skills, jade pendants, formations, and so on. So every time the experience quest officer sees Brook and the others buying experience scrolls, he beams, because there aren't many people willing to spend money on scrolls.

Regardless, he hadn't reached level 100. Brook had lost the agreement with Wenren Muxue.

"We lost. Looks like we can only ask your second sister for help," Brooke said. There wouldn't be any punishment for losing anyway, so he didn't mind.

Wenren Muxue refused to give in. She thought and thought, and suddenly it really came to her mind.

"Oh right! Do you still remember the Shadow Giant? My sister said she would give us the experience scrolls that the Shadow Giant dropped!"

A word of warning woke Brooke up, and he finally remembered the Shadow Giant on the third floor of the Abyss. He had been occupying the Abyss for nine days, so he should have accumulated quite a few experience scrolls.

"Let's go find my second sister! She promised!"

The two found Wenren Muxue. Sure enough, they obtained over 200 experience scrolls. Brooke used them all up, leveling up twice in a row—no more, no less, just reaching level 2!