novelraw Chapter 561 - 170: I’ve Truly Struck It Rich This Time!
Chapter 561 - 170: I’ve Truly Struck It Rich This Time!
On the back of the Earth Element Beast,
Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, with three Storage Bags and a strangely shaped Spirit Beast Bag placed in front of him.
Previously, after killing Zhang Baichuan’s group of three, Zhou Xun did not linger much, removed their Storage Bags, and put their bodies into a Storage Bag,
then summoned the Earth Element Beast to continue dashing towards the direction of the Celestial Talisman Sect.
Looking at the Storage Bags in front of him, Zhou Xun poured out all the treasures inside and began inventorying them.
First were the Spirit Stones, perhaps due to experiencing an auction, there were not many in the three Storage Bags,
but when added up, there were over a thousand High-Grade Spirit Stones!
Zhou Xun had previously spent most of his Spirit Stones to acquire that "Celestial Profound Thunder Jade," but now they were all returned.
And even more than that,
"A horse can’t gain weight without night grazing, and a man can’t get rich without windfalls. Ancient wisdom indeed doesn’t deceive me!"
Aside from the hard currency of Spirit Stones, there were those few Magical Treasures,
unfortunately, many were damaged by Zhou Xun’s Thunder Sword and lost much of their spirituality and value, but they were still worth several hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones.
Zhou Xun continued the inventory, coming across several ancient Jade Scrolls,
"Barbaric Demon Technique," "Crimson Flame Profound Scripture," "Kite Stepping Technique."
These seemed to be the cultivation techniques practiced by Zhang Baichuan and his group, and a quick glance showed they were all Top Level Techniques that could be cultivated to the Late-Stage Nascent Soul.
Though he had no interest in cultivating them, they would be excellent for filling the Library of Wangchuan Lake.
Continuing down,
The "Hundred Insects Scripture,"
turned out to be a tradition of nurturing Spirit Insects,
"A timely find!"
His Thousand-Answering Insect had almost stopped growing at two inches long due to the lack of higher-tier inheritance,
now with this skill, it might grow again!
"Oh, what’s this..."
Suddenly, he noticed two uniquely designed Pill Bottles among the pile of items, made of Tier Three Spirit Jade,
Typically, Jade Bottles made from such materials can greatly ensure the potency of the Elixirs inside doesn’t dissipate,
this kind of bottle is used only for very precious Elixirs!
"Looks like the ’Small Nascent Soul Pill’ Zhang Baichuan won is in here!"
Saying this, Zhou Xun picked up a Jade Bottle and gently removed the stopper,
a rich elixir fragrance wafted out,
taking a light sniff, Zhou Xun felt invigorated, with his Mana and Divine Sense seemingly increased.
"Indeed, it’s the ’Small Nascent Soul Pill’!"
"This Master Profound Maple spent so much wealth, yet this pill ultimately benefits me!"
He then opened the other Pill Bottle,
strangely, no fragrance came out, as if it were filled with ordinary stones,
curious, Zhou Xun poured from the bottle, revealing three Elixirs that were entirely a pale yellow, looking very simple and unadorned.
"What kind of elixir is this?"
Just from appearance, it seemed even less than an Energy-Introducing Pill for an Early-Stage Qi Refining Cultivator.
But since it was stored in such a cherished bottle, there must be something special about it!
After some thought, Zhou Xun decided to test the properties of this pill!
With a pat to his waist, a flash of light transformed into a small Jade Blade about an inch in size, lying in his palm!
Holding the Jade Blade with his right hand, Zhou Xun gently scraped a bit of powder from the pill.
Then he lightly put it in his mouth to carefully feel!
As the powder entered his mouth,
it exploded like never before, releasing a surge of Pure Spiritual Qi Zhou Xun had never experienced.
Quickly, Zhou Xun activated the "Purple Sky Thunder Technique" to refine this Spiritual Qi.
After the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Zhou Xun stopped and took stock of himself; that single bit of powder was worth ten days of intense cultivation!
"What kind of elixir has such an effect? Could it be a treasure used by Nascent Soul Cultivators!"
Saying so, Zhou Xun retrieved all the scriptures recording information about elixirs, to carefully study,
after going through over ten Jade Scrolls, Zhou Xun finally found an entry similar to this elixir!
"Profound Cloud Pill, an Ancient Elixir, with restrained potency, appearing extremely ordinary, like a mundane Pill, with no trace of medicinal power seeping out!"
"This elixir is extremely rare, requiring Tier Four Spirit Medicine as the main material, and can save a Cultivator decades of arduous cultivation, but a person can only take one in their lifetime,
"The second pill’s effectiveness greatly diminishes, almost to nothing!"
"So, it’s this elixir!" Zhou Xun was overjoyed!
"With this pill, perhaps within thirty years, I’ll reach the Peak Core Formation and attempt Nascent Soul Formation!"
"That bald man had a stroke of good fortune, perhaps his Peak Core Formation was partly due to this elixir, but his fate was too shallow, ultimately benefiting me!"
Zhou Xun joyfully stored the two Pill Bottles into the Storage Bag.
He decided that after returning and upgrading the Thunder Sword to High-Grade, he would use the Profound Cloud Pill and enter seclusion!
During the Human-Demon War, having a Core Formation Stage cultivation is still somewhat low!
Combining, Zhou Xun sorted these spoils by category, storing them in the three Storage Bags,
suddenly—
Zhou Xun’s gaze fell on a Jade Box,
with a flick of his fingers, he dispelled the Sealing Spirit Talisman on it, opened the lid,
revealing a piece of metal the size of an infant’s fist, entirely golden yellow in color!
"Profound Gold Essence!"
Zhou Xun was thrilled,
He had searched before and hadn’t found this item; he almost thought Zhang Baichuan had deceived him,
but now it seemed he wasn’t lying.
Tier Four Middle-Grade Materials, it’s just a pity it’s Gold Attribute; otherwise, it would be perfect for forging a High-Grade Magical Treasure.
Soon, Zhou Xun had everything organized and stored away in the Storage Bag.
Lastly, only that bag resembling a Spirit Beast Bag remained.
It was Zhou Xun’s first time seeing one.
His Divine Sense probed inside and found a space about ten zhang in size, containing only one living creature,
a Spirit Butterfly about two inches in size, entirely azure in color, appeared in the space.
Seeing this butterfly, Zhou Xun immediately thought of the "Hundred Insects Scripture" he just read, and took it out to examine more closely.
Indeed, he found a mention of this butterfly within it.
"Phoenix Butterfly, the initial form of the ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly,’ enjoys consuming various Spirit Liquids, with an extremely keen Spirit Sense, nearly impossible to escape its tracking within a thousand miles!"
"If it evolves to the mature ’Nether Illusion Spirit Butterfly,’ its power can rival a Peak Nascent Soul Cultivator!"
Seeing this, Zhou Xun realized that his biggest gain from this trip was this unassuming Spirit Butterfly!
"With this butterfly, in the future, even during the Nascent Soul Stage, I can claim leadership!"
Then Zhou Xun thought of Zhang Baichuan; if at the time he could exchange this butterfly, Zhou Xun would have been willing to give up a Nascent Soul Pill!
But alas, it ended up being a wedding dress for him!
The following time, Zhou Xun spent on the back of the Earth Element Beast, continuously taming this "Phoenix Butterfly,"
after half a year, when still a hundred thousand miles away from Celestial Talisman Island, he finally succeeded!
Thus, Zhou Xun added another great asset under his command!
A day later, Zhou Xun returned to Celestial Talisman Island,
"Next, I can visit Daoist Brother Iron Mountain and begin upgrading the Profound Thunder Sword!"