This is the ring's first incarnation. Although it likes to eat meat, it can't stand eating meat for several months in a row. Plain porridge and side dishes are the best option.

At their request, Ji Rufeng conjured up a table full of vegetarian dishes, a pot of porridge, and three sets of bowls and chopsticks.

Qiao Qiu laughed and said, "Although our magic can conjure these things out of thin air, it is still taken from thousands of households. Tsk, it's a bit like being a thief."

"Don't you want to eat?" Ji Rufeng asked.

"It's impossible not to eat." Qiao Qiu picked up the bowl and scooped some food from the pot.

They ate a vegetarian meal and had a great appetite.

Too full to sit down, the three of them went for a stroll along the river.

After walking around for an hour, I collapsed on the ground, looking at the blue sky and white clouds.

Of course, this is assuming we ignore the 'ants' that keep coming to their deaths.

“The three of us really do look like a family of three,” Qiao Qiu said with a smile.

Ji Rufeng smiled, he had already sensed this.

The ring glanced at Ji Rufeng and snorted coldly. Who would want to be his son? He only belongs to his master!

Although the ring was unwilling to admit it, the eerie atmosphere spoke volumes.

“These days are leisurely and carefree, but a bit boring.” Seeing that they were not speaking, Qiao Qiu continued.

“It’s really boring, Master. What do you want?” the ring asked.

"Hmm..." Qiao Qiu drawled out the last syllable, then shook her head, "I haven't figured it out yet."

"Want to watch a movie?" Ji Rufeng asked.

Qiao Qiu's ring snapped open and looked at him. "Is this even possible?!"

Ji Rufeng turned his head to look at the two of them, "It's understandable that Qiuqiu is surprised, but what are you surprised about, someone who can do this?"

"Oh right." The ring suddenly realized, scratching its head. "Having experienced so many chaotic worlds, I had forgotten I even had this ability."

Ji Rufeng's lips twitched, and with a snap of his fingers, darkness fell around them, and a projection began in the sky.

Qiao Qiu laughed; she had never been so confused before.

A movie? This is way too far-fetched.

This really does seem a bit out of place.

...

Another month passed, and Ji Rufeng tallied the number of immortals who had come to their deaths, which had reached a staggering one thousand.

In other words, on average, more than thirty immortals would come to their deaths every day.

Such a terrifying number! Ji Rufeng believed that this was not even a large number.

Moreover, according to his estimation of the curse, this should have been more than that in a month.

Ji Rufeng closed his eyes and began to calculate.

He calculated for a while, then his fingers paused.

It's him again, from Putai!

Yes, the reason there were only a thousand immortals was because one person from Pulai blocked two thousand.

Ji Rufeng believed that this was his limit.

Ji Rufeng didn't tell Qiao Qiu about this, but he did tell her about the ring.

Qiao Qiu clicked her tongue in admiration, "They are quite grateful. They're willing to go to such lengths to help you with such a simple technique."

"He helped me, but to the greatest extent, he helped those gods. Master, have you forgotten? None of the gods who came here to cause trouble survived," the ring said lazily.

Qiao Qiu nodded. "That's true. Come to think of it, he was saving someone."

"Born into such a turbulent world, yet possessing such kindness, having a slight connection with us, and stopping those who were going to their deaths." The ring stroked its chin, looked at Qiao Qiu, and asked with a grin, "Master, do you think he might die because of this contradiction?"

"If he insists on getting involved, he's more likely to sacrifice himself." Having seen so many people and things, Qiao Qiu probably understands human nature best.

"Master, there's something I want to ask you." The ring looked at her.

"What's up?"

"Did you also 'play chess randomly' at the beginning?"

Qiao Qiu laughed. "At the very beginning, what did you think I knew?"

The ring shook its head. "Master, no matter what, I was wrong back then. Your move to target Ji Rufeng was the right one."

Qiao Qiu's smile suddenly vanished. Right? But she didn't think she was right.

"Little Jie, let me ask you, if I hadn't fought so desperately to get you in the first place, how many more worlds would you have lived?"

"You saw what was left in the space back then. If you hadn't obtained me, I could have existed for at most four more worlds. After four worlds, I would have vanished into nothingness." The ring felt heavy-hearted thinking back to that time. Not only was it gradually disappearing, but its memories were also becoming increasingly unclear.

It was precisely because of his incomplete or imperfect state that he was misled into doing some wrong things.

Qiao Qiu clenched her fists, her eyes darkening.

"Actually, Master, we've lived together in many worlds." The ring looked at her.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Qiu also looked at him.

In that instant, Qiao Qiu understood his thoughts. His nonchalant attitude suggested that he had already come to terms with it.

Ji Rufeng is another one.

Their only worry is that she might do something rash.

Qiao Qiu's tears began to fall uncontrollably, her heart aching terribly.

The ring said nothing. Originally, if he and Ji Rufeng had both sacrificed themselves, the one who survived would always suffer the most.

...

After Qiao Qiu had a big cry, she seemed like a different person.

I no longer question why things happened, and I live a more carefree and unrestrained life.

Having not drunk alcohol for a long time, she even joined them for drinks and conversation.

This actually helped Qiao Qiu gradually build up her alcohol tolerance.

Ji Rufeng was initially worried when he saw her like this, but he was relieved to find that she had indeed come to terms with it.

A year later, the gods from the outside world finally broke through the ring's protective shield and conquered it.

This time, the immortals, when viewed from afar, looked like a tide.

At that time, the three of them were in the open space in front of the wooden house.

Ji Rufeng pushed Qiao Qiu toward the ring, said "Take good care of her," and then flew into the air with a sword in hand.

Instead of waiting for them to attack, he swung his sword upwards with a backhand motion.

A massive golden light swept across half the sky, possessing an awe-inspiring power capable of cleaving through the heavens.

Faced with this sword strike, the countless immortals who rushed down were so frightened that their minds went blank.

Indeed, of the thousands of people who were struck by that sword, less than one-tenth survived.

When Pulai arrived later and saw this scene, he seemed to lose all his strength and could no longer hear any other sounds.

So many lives were taken away just like that?

Why? Why would they go to their deaths?

Didn't he already tell them that those three people down there are not to be trifled with? Why won't they listen?

He could sense that the three below, even after falling into demonic possession, were still able to maintain their original nature.

They always act defensively, and will not harm living beings unless they have already resorted to violence.

Why can't they see it when there are so many people around?

Why?

Why?

Why?

...