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Chapter 146: Spoils of War
Chapter 146: Spoils of War
Fang Xing's fingers were pale and delicate, resembling those of a wealthy young master, yet they exuded a terrifying aura of life and death.
He extended three fingers, but they were stopped by a resilient barrier of light.
Foundation Establishment cultivators possess liquid-like spiritual power, and Core Formation cultivators have their core's true essence! Even if Elder Zong had formed a fake core, he still possessed a danyuan, which could transform into a defensive barrier that ordinary spiritual artifacts couldn't easily penetrate.
However, at this moment, this sturdy defense crumbled under Fang Xing's Great Vajra Prajna Divine Power.
Elder Zong's martial consciousness shook his sea of consciousness, making it difficult for him to react effectively.
By the time he came to his senses, he saw his true essence barrier shatter like an eggshell under Fang Xing's three fingers, and a trace of horrified despair appeared on his face.
Unfortunately, it was too late!
Fang Xing's three fingers brushed past Elder Zong's neck, and the head of the fake core cultivator flew into the air.
Fang Xing's action was swift, and his palm swept downward, destroying half of Elder Zong's body.
After all, it was harder to kill higher-level immortals, and a finishing blow was necessary to avoid any unexpected complications.
Watching Elder Zong's corpse fall from the sky, Fang Xing turned his gaze to Zi Yan Zhenren.
Although this Zhenren appeared to be severely injured, one could never be too careful with the mysterious ways of cultivators.
"Fellow Daoist... What should I call you?"
Zi Yan Zhenren usually had good looks, but now her face was covered in dark qi, making her appearance rather pitiful, and she looked like she wouldn't last long.
She looked at Fang Xing, her eyes filled with hope.
But seeing Fang Xing's expressionless face, her heart sank.
"According to reason, I should kill you."
Fang Xing's figure hovered in the air, and his aura was solemn: "Therefore... it's up to you to convince me to spare your life."
Zi Yan Zhenren's eyes flickered.
Who wouldn't want to live?
Moreover, this quasi-third-tier body cultivator had astonishing combat power, and she might not have been able to win even at her peak.
Zi Yan Zhenren, as the founder of the Immortal City, quickly understood the situation and spoke three sentences:
"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I am willing to swear a Daoist oath and never reveal what happened today!"
"If fellow Daoist is still unsure, I have a third-tier spirit contract in my storage bag!"
"I am willing to pay for my life. In my storage bag, there are still twenty-seven high-grade spirit stones... In addition, I also know the whereabouts of a spiritual object that is extremely useful to body cultivators, and I am willing to tell you everything."
......
"A spiritual object that is extremely useful to body cultivators, could it be a third-tier one?"
Fang Xing's eyes lit up.
"Of course. If it's not a third-tier spiritual object, how could it be effective for a quasi-third-tier body cultivator like me?" Zi Yan Zhenren heaved a sigh of relief as the black qi on her face began to spread again. She quickly swallowed a few pills and channeled her energy to heal her injuries.
"Take out the third-tier spirit contract, and I promise that you won't reveal today's events. In addition, you must tell me everything about that spiritual object." Fang Xing said.
"Okay."
Zi Yan Zhenren took out a spirit contract, which emanated strong spiritual power fluctuations. The entire paper was constantly enveloped in a layer of light, distinct from a second-tier spirit contract.
She used her finger as a brush and her blood as ink to write down the conditions she had just mentioned.
Then, she handed over the third-tier spirit contract and the twenty-seven high-grade spirit stones to Fang Xing.
Fang Xing took them and nodded as he read the contract,
'So these are high-grade spirit stones?'
He glanced at the high-grade spirit stones in his hand.
These high-grade spirit stones were still the size of dice, but they were crystal clear and contained extremely pure spiritual energy.
If they were all buried in one place, over time, they might even form a small spirit vein.
'High-grade spirit stones are worth a hundred mid-grade spirit stones, which is equivalent to ten thousand low-grade spirit stones... Moreover, in the cultivation world, no one would actually exchange them at this rate, it would have to be at least one or two percent higher...'
'This Zi Yan Zhenren is truly generous, offering twenty-seven mid-grade spirit stones without hesitation... But it's worth it to buy one's life!'
According to the spirit contract, this was already half of Zi Yan Zhenren's wealth.
Unless Fang Xing also asked for her treasures, she would have nothing left.
If he made such a request, Zi Yan Zhenren would definitely resist to the death, and she might even destroy her storage bag before dying, leaving Fang Xing with nothing.
In the cultivation world, solitary cultivators were well aware of such nuances.
"Now, what is this third-tier spiritual object?" Fang Xing asked.
"It's a 'Vajra Fruit'. I just returned from Beili Immortal City, and I saw it with a fellow Daoist... If I weren't a law cultivator with no interest in body refining spiritual objects, I would have gotten it no matter what..."
Zi Yan Zhenren sighed and provided Fang Xing with detailed information about the Vajra Fruit.
'It's actually the Vajra Fruit!'
'This object is indeed a treasure for body cultivators and is especially useful for breaking through certain bottlenecks...'
Fang Xing's face remained calm, but he was delighted inside: 'As expected... It was the right choice to go to the Great Immortal City. Even before arriving, I've already obtained news about the Vajra Fruit. Does virtue truly bring good fortune? Is this my reward for doing good deeds?'
With these thoughts, he cupped his hands towards Zi Yan Zhenren and said, "It's a long journey ahead, so I won't see you off."
"Farewell."
Zi Yan Zhenren breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this quasi-third-tier body cultivator no longer intended to silence her. She immediately turned into a purple light and disappeared into the distance.
At that moment, his cultivation doppelganger, clad in silver, flew over, holding several storage bags, clearly having just finished scouring the battlefield.
"Let's go now... No, wait, before we leave, let's dismantle this formation... This is much more valuable than that Thick Earth Formation."
Fang Xing nodded.
A moment later, the cultivation doppelganger mounted the Wind and Snow Sword, while Fang Xing sat on the hilt, which had transformed into a ten-foot-long blade, and began to inventory the spoils of war.
To be honest, the blade of the Wind and Snow Sword was rather cold and hard, making it uncomfortable to sit on.
But Fang Xing didn't mind, and his cultivation doppelganger thoughtfully unleashed a True Yuan barrier to shield them from the howling wind.
"There are only a few storage bags from those Qi Refining cultivators, and they don't have much of value..."
"As for the three Foundation Establishment cultivators, they also had spiritual pets... But when their master died, the restrictions backlashed and killed them too. We can only sell their materials now..."
"In total, there are five storage bags from the Qi Refining cultivators, nineteen high-grade spiritual artifacts including the White Jade Shield, which we can use directly, some miscellaneous items like Xuan Water Turtle Eggs, and 78,000 low-grade spirit stones..."
"Some of the Qi Refining cultivators didn't even have storage bags. I wonder if they weren't sect disciples. How poor!"
"The three Foundation Establishment cultivators contributed 120,000 spirit stones... and seven spiritual artifacts, including a white jade shield that we can use directly."
"There are also these ceremonial robes, all embroidered with the mark of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect. We'll have to sell them off; otherwise, we might attract trouble if we're seen with them."
...
After sorting through the miscellaneous items, Fang Xing calmed himself and eagerly began to unlock the storage bag of the fake Core Formation cultivator.
At the same time, he also picked up the black long knife artifact to admire it.
The artifact-grade black knife was six feet long, with a slender blade and a hilt decorated with a ghost-head design.
It felt quite heavy in his hand, probably weighing several hundred pounds.
"As expected of an artifact forged from third-tier materials, it's solidly built..."
Fang Xing gripped the hilt and swung the knife a few times, finding it surprisingly agile.
"But this fake Core Formation cultivator from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect is nothing much. Even Purple Sparrow Zhenren had a purple pearl artifact. I wonder if every fake Core Formation cultivator is equipped with an artifact as standard?"
Fang Xing was overthinking things.
Many fake Core Formation cultivators only used quasi-artifacts or even top-grade spiritual artifacts to put up a front! The reason Elder Zong had a black knife artifact was because he was an elder of a Core Formation sect! Purple Sparrow Zhenren had the Purple Sparrow Pearl because she owned Purple Sparrow Immortal City and was a small fortune-holder!
If they were replaced with other solitary cultivators at the fake Core Formation stage, they might not necessarily have artifacts with them.
And among the fake Core Formation cultivators who possessed artifacts, their combat strength was considered top-notch!
"Perhaps the most valuable thing on that fake Core Formation cultivator from the Ten Thousand Beast Sect is this Ghost-Head Knife... But it's a pity. If I want to use it in the future, I must kill to keep my secret, or else the Ten Thousand Beast Sect will come looking for revenge..."
After all, the ghost-head knife was too distinctive.
But Fang Xing thought about it and figured that since his main body would have to kill anyway, he might as well use it.
Moreover... he could even bring it to the main universe!
I wonder how effective this low-grade artifact would be against servant-level subordinates...
'Artifacts are quite subjective items... I wonder if they will be rejected by the secret realm's rules?'
'Hmm? I think I've discovered a blind spot?'
Fang Xing stroked his chin. "It feels like cultivators would be like fish in water in the secret realm... After all, their lifebond artifacts and artifacts... would definitely be seen as a part of the cultivator and allowed into the secret realm without issue!"
Half an hour later,
The spiritual imprint on the fake Core Formation cultivator's storage bag was finally erased.
Fang Xing eagerly probed it with his spiritual sense and was immediately disappointed.
"Only five high-grade spirit stones? What a poor fellow!"
"And the rest of the artifacts are gone too... What a poor fellow!"
He rummaged through some bottles and cans, apparently spirit pet feed, and couldn't help but feel speechless.
Aside from that, there were only a few pills, some jade slips, and other miscellaneous items.
"These pills seem to be of the common healing type, and there's also the Skip-Meal Pill..."
As a first-tier peak-level pill concoctor, Fang Xing could now identify pill types.
After looking through a few bottles, he opened a jade bottle and his expression changed.
Inside the bottle was only a single crimson pill, exuding a strong bloody aura.
"This pill... is rather unusual, and its grade is quite high..."
"It has something to do with bloodlines, and its medicinal properties are strong... It doesn't seem to be meant for ordinary cultivators."
Fang Xing set that bottle of pills aside and identified the rest of the pills before moving on to examine the jade slips.
To his disappointment, there were no cultivation techniques.
Most of the slips only contained information about local customs and landscapes, except for one—a Guide to the Great Wilderness Demon Beasts, which listed many demon beasts of the Great Wilderness with illustrations and text, and was thus somewhat valuable.
When he reached the last jade slip, Fang Xing's eyes lit up. "The Art of Spirit Attachment? A secret technique with power comparable to a divine ability?"
"It actually requires a second-tier spiritual pet with a rich Flood Dragon bloodline... or a dragon-type spiritual pet with pure bloodline, along with a Pseudo-Dragon Transformation Pill! That must be the pill I saw earlier..."
"This is a secret technique of beast tamers, and it's of no use to me. I cultivate the Sword Dao, which emphasizes purity and refinement..."
(End of Chapter)
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