I'm About to Die, Can't I Buff My Junior Sister's Strength?

69: This decree can be used to command all the powerful members of the Shen family; seeing this decree is like seeing the king!”This token can command all the powerful experts of the Shen Family. Seeing this token is like seeing the King. This Old Ancestor finds it a bit hot to handle, so you might as well take it...”

”Quick, put it on... What ’sequence struggle,’ ’only the strongest can be our Shen Family Patriarch,’ that’s utter nonsense. No matter how talented and fierce those few brats from the other branches are, can they beat this Old Ancestor? In the Shen Family, this Old Ancestor has the final say. We won’t listen to them!”

”Whoever dares to disagree, just let them come. Although this Old Ancestor is old, I still know a little bit of martial arts.”

”Don’t ask why, just ask who made you my grandson, hehe, isn’t it okay for us to have some special privileges?”

”Oh right, little Nian, logically you should only have one Dao Protector, but that old man Tianji loves to spout nonsense, saying your talent is merely average, and you’ll die young before nineteen?”

”Hmph, phooey!”

”Next time I find an opportunity, this Old Ancestor will secretly tear down his Tianji Pavilion.”

”However, speaking of which, that old man’s deductions do have some merit, which makes this Old Ancestor restless. After much calculation, I still can’t see or understand clearly. To be safe, you must always carry this cangtian token with you...”

The old man paused in silence, then continued with a smile.

”Little Nian, our Shen Family has stood at the peak of the Human Race for many years, being the most esteemed among the four Ancient Desolate Families: Wang, Jiang, and Ji. It’s no exaggeration to say that once you inherit the Shen Family, you will be one of the most powerful people in this world. Behind you will not just be the Shen Family, but countless living beings under this starry sky. If you fall, it will lead to widespread suffering and eternal damnation. Are you afraid?”

”I’m not afraid!” The nine-year-old, dressed in a profound jade night-white robe, with rosy lips and white teeth, the innocent Shen Nian took the cangtian token and declared proudly.

”Why aren’t you afraid?” The old man asked with a solemn expression.

Young Shen Nian raised his head and puffed out his chest, replying, ”Not afraid is just not afraid!”

”Well said!”

”Truly worthy of being this Old Ancestor’s grandson!”

Inside the room, candlelight flickered.

Shen Nian sat cross-legged on the bed, looking down at the cangtian token in his hand, a slight twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Good heavens, one dared to give, and one dared to take!

He was only nine years old, no wonder he faced so much doubt in his childhood. Sometimes, too much favoritism, unmatched by one’s own talent, could be an immense pressure.

Shen Nian recalled the scene of first seeing this token when he was nine, as if he now understood why his younger self had wanted to prove himself in such an extreme way.

”Forget it, pondering over these things now is useless.”

Shen Nian thought about it for a while, then decided not to bother. Just as he was about to put away the cangtian token to study the Soul Searching Cultivation Technique, his brow slightly furrowed.

The cangtian token had merged into his flesh and blood, floating in his Dantian Sea.

”This is quite convenient...” Shen Nian felt the aura of the cangtian token; he could take it out with a single thought.

”Hmm?”

”There’s space inside?”

The next second.

Shen Nian’s Divine Sense immersed itself within, and suddenly, golden Great Dao chains appeared out of thin air. Each chain had brilliant runes rotating on it, and even a wisp of aura casually emitted made Shen Nian feel terrified.

The golden chains directly passed through Shen Nian’s Divine Soul, as if testing something.

Shen Nian’s expression remained unchanged. It wasn’t hard to guess that this was a check of his identity; otherwise, wouldn’t anyone be able to enter the cangtian token?

Time slowly passed. After the golden chains verified Shen Nian’s identity, they disappeared.

In their place, a boundless and endless space appeared before him.

”It’s actually this big inside?” Shen Nian was a little shocked. Even with his current Divine Thought range, he could clearly feel that the area he covered was just the tip of the iceberg.

It was truly enormous!

He even thought about whether he should get a new Storage Pouch or spatial ring, because the one issued by the Heavenly Sword Sect was already full.

He had acquired too many things during this period, some of which were like chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, yet a pity to discard.

The space within this cangtian token perfectly solved this problem for him.

Next, Shen Nian transformed into a bolt of lightning and flew for a very long time in this space, wanting to see what was inside. Since the Old Ancestor had him wear it, it surely wouldn’t be that simple.

But after a full half an hour, he still saw nothing.

”Besides being big, is it really useless?”

”Could this be for storing resources when making a getaway...?” Shen Nian looked at the vast, empty space with a strange expression, and this thought involuntarily crossed his mind. Judging by the Old Ancestor’s personality in his memories,

It was indeed possible!

Finally, Shen Nian gave up his exploration and withdrew his Divine Thought. But after he disappeared, terrifying and peerless auras awakened... On the bed.

Shen Nian opened Yue Qingguang’s Storage Pouch, tallying the possessions of this Ninth Cave Master of Xuan Guang Cave.

Tens of thousands of High-Grade Spirit Stones, several Nascent Soul Medicinal Pills, one Golden Core Breakthrough Pill, ninety-eight various styles of jade flutes, three Soul Transformation Talismans, one Soul Transformation Stage Pill, and one Aptitude Spirit Transformation Pill.

”This Soul Transformation Stage Pill is good. If I add it during the simulation, it should speed things up...” Shen Nian, slightly satisfied, put the Soul Transformation Stage Pill into the cangtian token, his gaze then falling upon the other items.

Spirit Stones... hmm, can be used on the flying ship. Nascent Soul Medicinal Pills can be left for the Junior Sisters. These Soul Transformation Early Stage Talismans are useless to me, so I can also give them to the Junior Sisters.

These flutes...!

Shen Nian rubbed his chin, deep in thought.

He didn’t understand why a grown man would have such strange hobbies. It seemed that not only the Yao Race had eccentricities, but there were also many among Human Race Cultivators.

It was clear that Yue Qingguang truly loved playing the flute; he could even form a duo with the Cloud Heavenly Sparrow Demon.

Forget it!

Just leave them for now.

Hmm, this Golden Core Breakthrough Pill must have been left for Nalan Ming. I can give it to that girl Xia Youyue; it would help her Breakthroug from Golden Core to Nascent Soul.

This Aptitude Spirit Transformation Pill is quite rare though.

Shen Nian held an ancient-looking brown Medicinal Pill, thinking to himself, ”Its grade isn’t high; at most, it allows ordinary people to gain the qualification to Cultivate, and of the worst kind too. Why would Yue Qingguang have this pill?”

Thinking this, Shen Nian secretly cursed himself for becoming a bit dull, probably influenced by Xiao Qinger.

He was going to search Yue Qingguang’s soul anyway, wouldn’t he know everything once he did?

Why was he still guessing?

”System, exchange for simulation value,” Shen Nian said in a low voice in his mind.

[First month of simulation: With your Prodigy-level Aptitude, you learned the Soul Searching method of the Soul Transformation Stage in just one month, capable of searching the Primordial Spirit of Soul Transformation Stage Cultivators. Arrogant, you found this to be a demonic crooked path and somewhat scoffed at it, so your progress slowed down.]

[Soul Searching Method — Soul Transformation (Introductory)]

[Third month: Soul Searching Method — (Minor Achievement)]

Shen Nian stopped the simulation here. Minor Achievement in the Soul Searching Method was already enough; there was no need to waste simulation time on it.

Especially after Shen Nian saw that he only had 9.7 preaching value left, he felt very uneasy.

”Indeed, the poorer I get, the stingier I become...”

The next second, Shen Nian took out Yue Qingguang’s golden Primordial Spirit and slapped it to wake it up.

”Dao... Your Excellency!!”

”Your Excellency, don’t kill me, I’ll tell you everything... I’ll tell you everything...”

”The Great Cave Master colluded with a royal family from the Heavenly Demon Realm. When the Great Xia Imperial Family gave birth to the supreme bone, he was the first to spread the news. Afterwards, he was bestowed with the Nine-Infant Demon Flower, which he wanted to use to Breakthrough and unify the Three Sects of Great Xia...”

”Really, it’s all true, if you don’t believe me, I’ll take Your Excellency to see!”

”Don’t kill me, I can truly be your slave, I can make a Heavenly Dao vow, Your Excellency, please spare my life...” Upon waking, the Primordial Spirit Yue Qingguang showed unprecedented fear; he had long been scared out of his wits.

This person is ruthless!

He doesn’t care if you have someone backing you up or not.

He’ll kill you without the slightest hesitation.

He’s scared, truly scared!

However, Shen Nian’s expression didn’t waver in the slightest. A large hand directly passed through his Primordial Spirit, and the Soul Searching method began to operate, with scenes flashing before them.