[Although she said it was to thank me, I felt I couldn't just take it for free, so I decided to return the favor.]
[I gifted her five leaves of Dao-Enlightenment Tea as a token of my sincerity.]
[After learning that Martial Aunt Shui's alchemy path was on the verge of a breakthrough, I had an idea—this really was a spur-of-the-moment thought; I hadn't considered it beforehand.]
[Back when Heaven and Earth manifested the Dao, I obtained a supreme treasure—using the Dao-manifestation aura combined with my own source power, I forged a mirror with extremely formidable effects.]
[From this, I drew inspiration and thought to fuse a strand of my own source within my body with the residual Dao-manifestation aura inside me.]
[To my surprise, I truly succeeded, forging a ring with the power to derive laws and assist in enlightenment. For now, I'll call it the Dao-Derivation Ring.]
[Its effects are far inferior to my Myriad Laws Dao-Derivation Mirror. Though it is useless to me, for others, it is absolutely a rare and priceless treasure!]
[The only slight regret is that this Dao-Derivation Ring cannot be used long-term. Once the Dao-manifestation aura inside it is depleted, it will lose most of its function.]
[Still, forging this little trinket is quite simple for me anyway. At worst, I can just make another after it's used up.]
[With this Dao-Derivation Ring, Martial Aunt Shui should be able to ascend to a whole new level.]
Chu Ge wrote several paragraphs in a smooth flow.
When the various diary-copy holders saw this, they were all taken aback.
"Why is Junior Brother's Myriad Laws Sacred Physique so absurdly powerful? I'm also a Sacred Physique! Why does my Primordial Spirit Sacred Physique feel so inferior?!"
Su Lingyuan was filled with envy.
In the past, she had been quite proud of her Sacred Physique. But after witnessing the terrifying might of Chu Ge's Myriad Laws Sacred Physique, she instantly felt that her own Primordial Spirit Sacred Physique was no longer appealing at all.
They weren't even on the same level, alright?!
"Ahhh! Dao-Derivation Ring! Dao-Enlightenment Tea leaves—I want them too! That damned junior brother doesn't even think of honoring this senior sister! Martial Aunt Shui's are big, but mine aren't small either!"
Su Lingyuan let out a prairie-dog-like shriek.
Fortunately, there were restrictions and formations in place, so it wouldn't be detected by the outside world.
Elsewhere—
"A Dao-Derivation Ring forged by combining the Dao-manifestation aura of Heaven and Earth with the source of the Myriad Laws Sacred Physique?"
Luo Huangjun murmured softly, shock and doubt flashing through her eyes.
As a cultivator of the Eighth Heaven, and the lord of a holy land, with a background backed by an exceptionally formidable clan, her breadth of knowledge was naturally far beyond that of ordinary people.
Because Chu Ge possessed the Myriad Laws Sacred Physique, she had recently consulted many ancient texts related to this constitution.
Among them were even records of a flawless, perfect Myriad Laws Sacred Physique.
Yet what was recorded within those texts differed vastly from the abilities Chu Ge was now displaying—far too great a gap.
Before Chu Ge had even begun cultivating, the source within his body was already terrifying beyond measure.
After that, he revealed the ability to drive the Huanglong Seal using his source alone; and now, he could even fuse his own source power with the Dao-manifestation aura to forge a divine object such as the Dao-Derivation Ring.
'It seems my disciple's Sacred Physique is far more than merely a flawless Sacred Physique…'
Piecing together the many discoveries, a conjecture formed in Luo Huangjun's heart.
She then continued reading.
[It's a pity that Master and Senior Sister are both in seclusion cultivating—otherwise, I could've made a Dao-Enlightenment Tea and a Dao-Derivation Ring for them as well. Though I estimate this thing probably wouldn't be of much use to Master anyway…]
[Heh heh, speaking of which, I personally placed the ring on Martial Aunt Shui's finger myself. She surely doesn't understand the meaning of wearing it on the middle finger of the left hand.]
[In short—once she puts on this ring, she's one of mine.]
Chu Ge continued recording.
"Hehe, that stinky junior brother isn't too bad after all—he still remembers this senior sister in his heart."
When Su Lingyuan saw this, she immediately switched expressions. A familiar smile—cute yet slightly foolish—once again appeared on her face.
She did not give a single thought to the meaning of wearing a ring on the middle finger, nor to that final line at all.