bookbashuk Chapter 70 Sorting Out the Results
Chapter 70 Sorting Out the Results
Tianliu City.
Zhang Lingyu, travel-worn, passed through the city gate and quickly returned to his residence in the south of the city.
As soon as I reached the gate, I saw a man squatting in the corner, teasing a bright red lizard.
This person is named Qi Dazhu, with a cultivation level of seven in Qi Refining. He is a second-tier spirit beast master who usually takes care of spirit beasts for the cultivators in the inner city.
The two Blazing Spiders that Zhang Lingyu kept were also well taken care of by him.
"Brother Zhang, you're back so soon? Did you find anything?"
Qi Dazhu looked up and saw Zhang Lingyu. He grinned and greeted her warmly. He dusted off his robes, stood up, looked around, and asked in confusion:
"Hey, what happened to those people who were looking for you? Didn't they come with us?"
Zhang Lingyu remained calm and responded indifferently:
"I didn't gain much from this trip. Fellow Daoist Gao and the others are still hunting monsters in the Ten Thousand Spirits Mountains, so I'm returning now."
When he left, he only said that he was going to hunt monsters, without revealing anything about the ancient cultivator's cave.
Now that Gao Hong and the others are dead, naturally no one knows the truth.
In the chaotic Tianliu City, rogue cultivators come and go. Unless they are disciples of a major sect, no one would care if a few of them went missing.
Upon hearing this, Qi Dazhu didn't think much of it and scratched his head sheepishly.
"I see. If Brother Zhang needs any help taking care of the spirit beast, just call me anytime!"
Zhang Lingyu nodded, exchanged a few more pleasantries with him, and then, feigning exhaustion, hurriedly returned to her residence.
Upon entering the room, he immediately activated the restrictions set up in the cave to ensure that no one could see what was happening inside. Then he sat cross-legged on the futon and began to carefully take stock of what he had gained from the trip.
This harvest far exceeded expectations!
Besides the legacy of Tianji Sanren, the items belonging to Gao Hong and the others were an unexpected bonus.
The first thing to be affected was Huan Xue'er's Thousand Silk Umbrella.
Although these magical artifacts haven't reached the lower-grade Foundation Establishment level, the fact that they could withstand several of his attacks speaks volumes about their capabilities.
What made him even happier was that the item also had the effect of automatically protecting its owner, but since Huan Xue'er had not perished, refining it would still take some effort.
Zhang Lingyu stroked the umbrella ribs, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes, but the heavy rock imprint left him with a slight sense of regret.
This seal is of a high grade, and when fully activated, its power is enough to suppress a cultivator at the peak of Qi Refining. However, the problem is that it is too cumbersome and requires a lot of mana to use, which is inconsistent with Zhang Lingyu's style of quick battles.
They could either sell it to other cultivators or melt it down to reforge other magical artifacts.
Secondly, there are Song Feiyu's two formations: the Six Harmonies Breaking Restriction Formation and the Five Elements Locking Spirit Formation. Both are invaluable, especially the latter, which is a powerful aid in dealing with eighth and ninth level cultivators.
"Let's take a look at what the others have gained."
Gao Hong and his companions had been living in Tianliu City for many years and were quite wealthy. Since they were all independent cultivators, they usually kept their belongings on their person and rarely placed other items in their cave dwellings.
After checking everyone's storage bags, Zhang Lingyu nodded.
The group had only about 10,000 spirit stones in total, most of which were pills used for cultivation.
Almost everyone has two high-quality magical artifacts for refining energy, but as the old saying goes, quality is more important than quantity.
Those usable items will definitely be kept; the rest will either be sold or a craftsman will be found to refine and forge other magical artifacts.
"Oh, there's even a third-tier water-attribute spiritual item."
Zhang Lingyu held a lotus flower in her hands, which she had taken out of Gao Hong's storage bag. It was called the Azure Wave Lotus and was extremely beneficial to cultivators who practiced water-attribute techniques.
It can not only help them increase their chances of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, but also refine a third-tier pill called the Water Lotus Pill. This pill is considered one of the best third-tier pills and is highly favored by cultivators in the early and middle stages of Foundation Establishment.
Gao Hong's cultivation technique is the third-grade [Chongyan Heart Sutra], so taking the Azure Wave Lotus is obviously not suitable for him. However, earth-attribute spiritual items are very rare, which is why he went to such great lengths to seek the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Although Zhang Lingyu doesn't need the Azure Lotus right now, he can find an opportunity to exchange it for other spiritual items.
After putting away all the valuables, he immediately began to examine the cultivation techniques and spells.
"The 'Kan Water Transformation Technique,' the 'Flame Spirit Mountain-Breaking Technique,' the 'Azure Wood Foundation Technique'..."
Zhang Lingyu became increasingly disappointed as he looked at these techniques. They were almost all second or third grade, not even as good as the "Yi Mu Chang Chun Gong" he used to practice. This showed how difficult it was for the rogue cultivators at the bottom of the cultivation world.
"Being able to cultivate to the late stage of Qi Refining is considered genius even among other aristocratic families and sects."
With a silent sigh, he carefully collected all the cultivation techniques. Although he couldn't use them himself, he could enrich the family's library and provide them for other family disciples to peruse.
Besides these, there are also the insights on weapon crafting and alchemy left by Tianji Sanren. As a cultivator who ascended to the upper realm, these are all priceless treasures.
With these things, the family can make up for its shortcomings in the various arts of cultivation and make long-term plans for the future.
"And that Foundation Establishment Elixir Furnace."
Zhang Lingyu took out the alchemy furnace, which was called the Qingyuan Spirit Cauldron. It was also left behind by Tianji Sanren in his early years. According to the jade slip, he made his fortune by refining pills for people all over the place when he first started cultivating.
Even after a better alchemy furnace was installed, this old companion was never forgotten.
"With this, the success rate of pill formation will increase several levels!"
In the past two and a half years, Zhang Lingyu has never forgotten to improve his various cultivation skills, and now he can draw talismans of the second rank, mid-grade.
Moreover, after switching to studying the "Purple Sun Secret Manual", he also tried to learn alchemy. After learning and asking questions from a group of independent alchemists around him, he could easily refine first-grade pills.
A single batch of second-tier pills can yield three to four finished products.
As for medicinal herbs, he doesn't need to worry about them. Over the years, he has been searching all over the Wanling Mountains with the help of the intelligence system, which is more than enough for his daily needs.
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After putting away most of the items, Zhang Lingyu took out the two Qi Refining Peak puppets. Although the puppets were hard, they had been damaged in many places after fighting with them in the cave.
They are now invaluable assets to Zhang Lingyu, and he is counting on them to contribute greatly to his efforts in the Jade Spirit Valley Secret Realm five years from now. He can't just leave them like this.
"Lin Qing and his wife are both skilled in puppetry; you can ask them for advice."
He secretly recalled a couple he had met while strolling around the inner city when he first arrived. He had wanted to buy a magical artifact and happened to pass by their shop, so he went in out of curiosity.
The shop is small, but the puppets it sells are all of high-quality Qi cultivation. However, because the puppetry path is too niche, few people are involved in it.
He actually really wanted to buy it, but he was in a hurry to buy the ritual implements, so he said goodbye in a hurry.
We visited a few more times afterward, and the three of us had a very pleasant conversation.
"I wonder how that couple is doing now."
Zhang Lingyu thought to herself that she would go to the shop again tomorrow, and that she should rest well today and cultivate the "Spirit Profound Soul Nourishing Scripture" in the evening.