Reborn as the Strongest Immortal Cultivator in Modern Times

After everyone had given their gifts to Ye Yu, Old Master Ding took the plate from a servant and said, "Young friend Ye Yu, this is a prize from this leadership transition meeting. Please keep it safe."

After Ye Yu took the things, he said, "You still have a chance to become a disciple of my Ding family, but you have a powerful master who probably wouldn't look down on you. So, recommend someone else instead."

Ye Yu nodded and said, "May I also go to your family's treasure vault to choose something?"

Grandpa Ding laughed heartily: "Indeed! But now that you have so many treasures, do you still remember my family's treasure trove?"

Ye Yu smiled and said, "Your family's treasure trove must be full of precious items. I'd like to see them for myself."

"Haha, very well, then please follow me, young friend, and I'll show you around."

Ye Yu followed Old Man Ding through the courtyard, onto a corridor built along the mountainside, and arrived at a naturally formed cave.

There was a pavilion inside the cave, but it wasn't a stilted house. There were also twenty or thirty people patrolling outside.

Upon seeing Old Man Ding, they all bowed, and one of them stepped forward respectfully, saying, "Master."

Old Ding pointed at Ye Yu and said, "This young friend is the champion of this year's martial arts competition. I brought her here to choose some things."

The middle-aged man was somewhat surprised to see Ye Yu, a young girl, but he immediately nodded and said, "Please come with me."

He led Old Man Ding and Ye Yu to the door of the attic, took out a purse from his waist and handed it to Ye Yu, saying, "Please wear this purse and do not take it off."

After Ye Yu took the purse and tied it to her clothes, the middle-aged man pushed open the door to the attic.

As soon as the door opened, the outdoor light shone into the room, revealing that the floor was covered with countless wriggling snakes.

Old Man Ding and the middle-aged man immediately looked at Ye Yu's expression, but Ye Yu remained calm and showed no panic.

Old Man Ding explained, "These snakes are kept here by us to prevent anyone from breaking into the attic. The sachet you brought is a secret family product, and these snakes won't attack you."

After he finished speaking, the middle-aged man stepped in first, and the snakes indeed all moved aside, making way for him.

Ye Yu followed the two to the stairwell and went straight up to the second floor.

The second floor was filled with books, presumably from the Ding family's collection. Without pausing, they went up to the third floor.

The middle-aged man pushed open the door, and a fragrant aroma of medicine wafted out. This floor was where the Ding family hid their treasures.

The room was divided into several sections: one section contained herbs, another contained weapons, and yet another contained various rare materials.

Old Man Ding said, "Young friend Ye Yu, you can choose any item in this room. Once you've chosen, don't touch it and let me know."

Ye Yu nodded and began watching from inside the room.

The Ding family probably has a lot of rare medicinal herbs because of their geographical location, but Ye Yu doesn't really want any of them.

As for weapons, they're nothing compared to a talisman she casually crafted. One of her most powerful magical artifacts is actually a pillow that can instantly put people to sleep, making it practically useless to hold.

Finally, she looked around the area where the weapon materials were stored.

On a shelf placed in the far corner, a dusty black disc caught Ye Yu's attention.

She scanned it with her divine sense and was immediately shocked: "This is... dragon scale armor? How could there be such a treasure here?"

Dragon scale armor is a defensive magical artifact. In the past, some people in the cultivation world wore hard armor made of dragon scales, which could withstand a blow from a Nascent Soul stage expert, and it also had its own repair ability.

Although there is only one piece of this dragon scale armor, it is still quite good as a defensive shield.

Ye Yu then looked at the yellow strip of cloth pressed down by the dragon scale armor, which was the same strip of cloth that she had already collected in two pieces.

She continued watching discreetly, but in her mind, she was thinking about how to take the two items without arousing suspicion.

Old Ding asked, "Well, young friend Ye Yu? Is there anything in this house that you like?"

Ye Yu looked on with great envy: "Old Ding, you have so many treasures at home. It's dazzling to look at them, and it even makes me a little greedy to take one more."

Old Ding was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Young friend, you think these are treasures, but little do you know that the techniques your master taught you are the real priceless treasures."

He then asked, "Which two things have you taken a fancy to?"

Ye Yu hesitated for a moment, then pointed to one of the most exquisitely designed mirrors and said, "I want this one."

Old Man Ding and the middle-aged man shook their heads and chuckled. Sure enough, it was still girls who liked these exquisitely designed things.

Old Man Ding nodded and said, "What else would you like?"

Ye Yu's gaze swept over the herbs, weapons, and materials in the room, and finally pointed to the dragon scale armor in the far corner and said, "I'll take that one."

Old Man Ding and the middle-aged man were quite surprised: "Why would you choose that thing?"

Ye Yu was a little embarrassed: "Originally, I could only choose one item from here as my prize, but because I was greedy, you agreed to give me one more item, and I can't be ungrateful. I thought that anything collected here must be a good thing, so I'll take the most inconspicuous one."

Her explanation made sense. The two exchanged a glance, and the middle-aged man said, "We don't know what that piece of iron is, but it's extremely hard and won't melt when exposed to fire. It won't break no matter if you burn it, smash it, or chop it. Because it's too small, we can't do anything with it, so we've left it here."

Hearing his explanation, Ye Yu's eyes lit up: "That's great! I can use it as a hidden weapon, just like my flying needles."

Old Man Ding pondered for a moment, thinking that although this small piece of iron was a bit strange, it couldn't do anything. However, as Ye Yu said, she could use it as a hidden weapon, since she knew how to control objects anyway.

So he nodded and said to the middle-aged man, "Take these two things out."

The middle-aged man nodded, took out a small green bottle from his pocket, opened a pouch, poured out some white powder, and sprinkled the powder on the mirror and the dragon scale armor respectively. Surprisingly, two very small insects appeared on them.

He placed the small bottle next to the insect and waited for the insect to slowly crawl into the bottle before putting the lid on.

Upon seeing this, Ye Yu once again flattered, "The Ding family truly lives up to its reputation as a family of Gu worm breeders. These worms are invisible to the naked eye. Anyone who doesn't know that touching these treasures would likely die here immediately."

Old Ding laughed and said, "Not only that, even if the thief escapes, we can track him down and even control when the poison in his body will take effect."

Ye Yu offered another round of compliments.

The middle-aged man handed the mirror to Ye Yu, then walked to the far corner and took out the yellow cloth strip wrapped around the dragon scale armor along with the armor itself, handing it to her.

Ye Yu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the items. She was worried that the middle-aged man would only take the dragon scale armor and not the cloth strips, and she would have to find other excuses to get the cloth strips later.

After Ye Yu received the items, the three of them left the attic.

The middle-aged man escorted Ye Yu and the other person to the cave entrance, then returned to continue his patrol.

Ye Yu and Old Man Ding returned to the reception room, found the Shen family members, said goodbye to Old Man Ding, and left the Ding family.

Ye Yu and the Shen family left the back mountain and arrived at the Miao village.

The village was still bustling with tourists. As it was getting late, they weren't in a hurry to leave and stayed another night.