Chapter 392: Chapter 390: Top Quality (Seeking Subscription)_1
In the best dongfu of the Huyan family.
Mist of spiritual energy hovered faintly, with a spirit spring in front of the hall.
The surroundings were decorated simply yet exquisitely, obviously well thought out.
Fang Xi swept the place with his divine consciousness and deemed it clean; he then raised his hand.
Array flags appeared one after another, sinking into the surrounding walls.
Streams of mysterious green light emerged, sealing off the entire dongfu, especially the prohibitions against divine consciousness prying, which even a Nascent Soul old monster couldn’t breach without alarming Fang Xi.
After setting all this up, Fang Xi nodded and formed another hand seal.
The ’Mountain Sea Pearl’ that had turned into a tattoo on his arm flashed and emerged.
With one step, Fang Xi entered the dongfu within the Mountain Sea Pearl.
The Mountain Sea Pearl settled quietly on the cushion, and the entire dongfu became peaceful in an instant...
Inside the Mountain Sea Pearl.
The Demonic Beast Tree still stood tall, towering into the skies, and next to it was a mass of snow-white flesh the size of an Eight Immortals Table, which was actually a third-tier Taisui.
Not far away on an open ground, a small mountain was piled up from five-color ’Jitu’ dirt, surrounded by a large number of ointment jade boxes.
Some spiritual medicines, not particularly high in value and overlooked in the haste, weren’t even stored properly but were discarded carelessly to the side.
"Having a portable dongfu is indeed convenient; no need to worry about hidden arrangements..."
"I can feel at ease opening the boxes... no, sorting through the spoils of war."
Fang Xi bent down, sorting and storing the spiritual medicines by categories.
If Huyan Fight saw this, he would be greatly surprised, for any of the spiritual medicines in Fang Xi’s hands were no less potent than the Dragon-transforming Ginseng given to him, and some were even superior.
Besides these, there were magic treasures and storage bags obtained from casually killing Core Formation cultivators.
Apart from giving the third-tier puppets a few more glances, Fang Xi basically opened the other storage bags directly, taking out a few valuable materials and spirit stones, tossing the rest aside like trash.
There was no helping it, compared to the gains from this Secret Realm expedition, the storage bags of Core Formation cultivators really didn’t count for much...
"This time, I’ve made a huge gain in terms of cultivation techniques. Not only did I acquire the secret skill ’Indestructible Yi Wood,’ which will help me in breaking through the major Nascent Soul bottleneck, but I also gained the cultivation methods for ’Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light’ and a fragment of the Transcendent God Sect’s ’Kuyong Skills’ for early stages. This will definitely pose no problem at least until reaching the initial stage of Transcendent God."
"In the field of arrays, I acquired the Array Map for ’Transformative God Demon Body Divine Wood Array.’ This array is fifth-tier; I can only understand a little bit, but once I advance to Nascent Soul and study it carefully, I should be able to strive for fourth-tier Array Master status and set up a simplified fourth-tier array by imitating it..."
"As for spiritual objects, ’Nine Heavens Pure Flower Water’ is absolutely a rare treasure."
Fang Xi turned to look at a stone platform in the corner, where a rainbow-hued liquid containing a crystal was especially dazzling.
"Additionally, there is a fourth-tier Demon Pill and Soul Essence from a ten-thousand-year-old Wood Charm..."
"Those Blue Water Winged Snakes are worth raising as well; in the future, they could be good guardians for the dongfu..."
He walked aside, fiddling with a fist-sized Spirit Origin Pearl in his hand.
This was also a gain from the Secret Realm, and with this pearl, the spiritual energy grade of the Mountain Sea Pearl dongfu should likely rise to third-tier, right?
"Truly worthy of being the Secret Land of a Transcendent God Sect, filled with treasures!"
Fang Xi exclaimed yet again.
However, just as he was about to use the Spirit Origin Pearl to upgrade the dongfu’s Spiritual Vein Array, passing by the huge remains of a fourth-tier two-headed eagle puppet, suddenly something occurred to him.
His figure flashed, and Fang Xi was already at the side of the puppet’s remains, his eyes flickering with purple light.
Subsequently, forming a hand seal, green vines emerged from the ground, climbing all over the two-headed eagle’s remains like ivy, slipping into the cracks and fissures.
After some searching, the vines converged at the abdominal area of the puppet, plucking out numerous feathers as sharp as magic treasures.
Looking at the intricate Spirit Marks beneath the feathers, Fang Xi suddenly cast a magic spell.
Crack!
In the sound of gears grinding, two small doors opened, revealing a slot for loading spirit stones.
Within that slot, lay a dazzling spirit stone emanating astonishing spiritual energy!
"Top-grade Spirit Stone!"
Upon seeing this, Fang Xi’s eyes lit up, "I knew it... the power source for a fourth-tier puppet would require a top-grade spirit stone!"
He took the top-grade spirit stone and examined it closely.
This spirit stone was completely azure blue, presumably a water-attributed spirit stone, its interior resembling a vast blue ocean. Merely holding it in hand was enough to draw water-attributed spiritual energy, adding a touch of moisture to the air.
"Indeed, having a top-grade spirit stone of the same attribute nearby during cultivation, even without absorbing its spiritual energy, is greatly beneficial... and the fact that it can automatically absorb and replenish spiritual energy, truly top-grade!"
Fang Xi held the water-attributed top-grade spirit stone, glanced at the silver-hued humanoid remains, and repeated the process, extracting a gold-attributed top-grade spirit stone from its chest.
"Two top-grade spirit stones, plus a Spirit Origin Pearl... perhaps they’re enough to raise the spiritual energy inside the Mountain Sea Pearl to upper third-tier?"
He contemplated for a while, a happy expression emerging on his face, "Indeed, Nascent Soul old monsters are the wealthiest..."
With a deep sense of anticipation, Fang Xi turned his attention to the three storage bags before him.
One of the bags came from Zhan Tu and the old ghost.
The other two belonged to a pair of Nascent Soul cultivators—Lady Bi and the Thousand Mechanism Palace Master.
After weighing his options, he decided to deal with the old ghost’s Storage Bag last. With a pinch of a spell, the Heterodox Nascent Soul appeared and released a thick beam of demonic light, beginning to erode the prohibitions on Lady Bi’s Storage Bag.
No one knows how much time had passed.
As the restrictions within the Storage Bag vanished, Fang Xi’s Divine Consciousness finally entered unobstructedly.
However, a single scan left him greatly disappointed, "Only a few hundred top-grade Spirit Stones... and a few Nascent Soul stage Cultivation Secret Skills, along with materials and elixirs... How does this Nascent Soul freak not even compare to the wealth of a Saint?"
"No, that’s not right. A Saint in the Primitive Devil Door may very well be comparable to a Nascent Soul elder in status and might even surpass in wealth... After all, they have great fortune on their side and receive boundless affection..."
"Moreover, the world where the Primitive Devil Door is located might have richer Spirit Stone Resources than the Eastern Sea Cultivation World..."
Fang Xi slapped his forehead, recalling another detail.
Lady Bi was indeed quite wealthy, even owning two spiritual treasures, the white silk and the black staff!
Unfortunately, the Taiyi Green Wood Divine Light from the Array Spirit white deer was too sharp, destroying them all!
And that Treasure of Void, the ’Green Spirit Plate,’ remains forever in the Evergreen Garden Secret Land as a part of the Ancestor Hall.
Fang Xi sighed, and the Heterodox Nascent Soul continued to refine the Storage Bag of the Thousand Mechanism Palace Master.
Moments later.
Accompanied by a crisp sound, his Divine Consciousness probed inside, and his eyes immediately brightened.
With a flash of light, Fang Xi now held a white jade hairpin in his hand.
The hairpin had an ordinary design, which an average cultivator might easily overlook.
But Fang Xi, of course, would not. Once his Divine Consciousness entered it, he saw lines of text and patterns.
This jade hairpin was actually a special kind of jade slip!
"The Thousand-Machine Secret Scroll?!"
"Based on the memories of those few Core Formation disciples before, this is the supreme secret scroll of the Thousand Mechanism Palace, a legacy of fourth-tier puppetry skills!"
A hint of joy appeared on Fang Xi’s face.
Besides that, the Thousand Mechanism Palace Master didn’t have any extra spiritual treasures, probably because all his wealth was invested in those two fourth-tier puppets.
Even so, the opening of these two Storage Bags brought his collection of top-grade Spirit Stones to a breakthrough of over a thousand.
Seizing this opportunity, Fang Xi made an all-out effort to unlock the old ghost’s Storage Bag.
The magic power imprint on this Storage Bag was only of the Core Formation level, making it easy to open.
Immediately, item after item was sorted out by Fang Xi, carefully arranged.
In his mind, the old ghost’s treasure trove even surpassed the wealth of a Nascent Soul Cultivator!
First and foremost were a large number of Spirit Medicines; the old ghost had raided several Spiritual Medicine Gardens with Zhan Tu, harvesting many millennium-old herbs, to Fang Xi’s delight.
Beyond that, there was a bunch of top-grade Spirit Stones, among which was even a superior-grade Spirit Stone.
"Ancient Spirit Annihilation Thunder Bead?"
Then, looking at the two blue Thunder Pearls in his hand, feeling the terrifying Spiritual Power within, Fang Xi couldn’t help but feel a bit apprehensive.
’If I hadn’t dealt with the old ghost immediately in the Ancestor Hall, he would have taken out these two Thunder Pearls and perished together with me, at the very least leaving me severely injured...’
This thought became more certain when Fang Xi took out a few pieces that seemed like fourth-tier Jade Talismans.
’It’s a pity, if I could have soul searched the old ghost...’
He set aside various rare materials, then opened a bottle of pills and sniffed the fragrance, "Hmm... these are Five Cloud Pills, suitable for Core Formation late-stage cultivators to enhance their Magic Power, even Zhan Tu’s medicines are fine products."
Fang Xi’s gaze focused, identifying each elixir, finally resting on a green bottle with tree textures.
"Ten Thousand Years of Empty Green Bottle!"
He held the jade bottle in his hand, comparing it to the replica he had previously obtained from the Saint’s Dongfu, "Judging by this hidden and unexposed Vitality, my previous one was also a fake..."
Fang Xi formed a Magic Spell, channeling Magic Power into the Ten Thousand Years of Empty Green Bottle.
Swish!
The stopper, entwined like tree roots, slowly opened, and a stream of green luminescence gushed forth.
Within the green luminescence was a semi-transparent pill, within which one could vaguely see a baby in a meditative posture!
"It has patterns inside similar to a baby... I seem to have read about this type of pill."
As a third-tier Alchemist, Fang Xi’s ability to recognize pills had already greatly improved.
Remembering for a moment, he suddenly gasped in shock, "Could this really be the ancient Spirit Medicine, the ’Condensation Infancy Pill’? According to legends, this pill greatly benefits the Shattered Pill into Infant process..."
"With this pill, if I don’t become a Nascent Soul, it simply defies all reason..."
Fang Xi quickly secured the elixir, "I’m grateful for the old ghost’s gift..."
The Mountain Sea Pearl flashed.
Fang Xi emerged from it, a satisfied smile on his face, "I can’t take it anymore, I can’t take it... This windfall is enough for me to cultivate securely to the profound realms of the Nascent Soul Stage... Once I get back, I’ll immediately start a retreat to enhance my Alchemy Skills, then refine my Magic Power, and prepare for Nascent Soul Formation... Even after Nascent Soul Formation, I need to spend a good amount of time digesting everything."
Currently, he was still in the late stage of Core Formation, just short of the accumulation of Magic Power needed to condense the Nascent Soul.