Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 526 Treasures in the Storage Bag

"No wonder that after the six kings fought for the capital and the nine dukes came to the aid of the sea, the royal family of David faced rebellion from all over the world. I wonder how terrifying the scene of 'a hundred pills bestowing talismans' that the Taizu Emperor often witnessed must have been, as the Old Ancestor Tianqin said."

Master Kang has never been compassionate; he only showed a little sympathy after Xi Xiu was reduced to a flesh and blood puppet.

However, his feeling of shared sorrow did not last long. After Kang Dabao and the third-tier spirit slave came to test their skills and he was pleasantly surprised, he completely put those useless thoughts behind him.

"This spirit slave can actually be considered to have the combat strength of a Golden Core cultivator! Not bad, not bad, at least our efforts were not in vain."

It was only when Master Kang did his calculations that he realized his cultivation had lasted for more than three months, consuming a great deal of energy and resources. However, the results he had achieved still brought him great joy.

Even after the fortunate completion of refining the spirit slave, Kang Dabao did not immediately leave the Biha Cave.

"Da da"
Two high-level storage bags, each with a different shape and a different aura, landed one after the other at the feet of Sect Leader Kang. He calmed himself down and examined the contents of the two storage bags, which he had already acquired for quite some time.

The first item was everything Huang Lishangxiu had possessed before his death. After opening his storage bag, it turned out to be as shabby as Kang Dabao had expected.

Apart from a few top-grade spiritual artifacts of decent quality, there were only a few bottles of third-tier pills with diminished spiritual power scattered around, as well as a dazzling array of miscellaneous items of various grades.

This, however, reinforced the stereotype that Headmaster Kang held about ordinary rogue cultivators.

After all, according to common sense, it would be quite difficult for a Golden Core cultivator to accumulate any wealth through hard work and cultivation on his own.

Fortunately, Kang Dabao happened to be a former itinerant merchant, and this time he was able to pick up his old business again, so he began to systematically inspect Huang Lishangxiu's meager belongings.

Compared to before, Master Kang's eyesight and vision have improved, making him even more adept at his old profession.

However, even though a low-grade defensive magic weapon was broken by Tu Jiguang's light, it was not fundamentally damaged. Once Kang Dabao had some free time, he went to the Fei family to find a second-tier high-grade weapon craftsman and asked the latter to work with He Yuanyi to do some polishing. Then, the price would not be difficult to increase.

After working on it for a while, Kang Dabao still didn't find anything surprising. He figured that even if he put all the odds and ends together and estimated their value, it wouldn't be worth half of what Huang Li had spent on repairing the Moshan Shield.

Compared to Huang Li Shangxiu's treasures, Jie Yi Shangxiu's storage bag was indeed much fuller, which was quite befitting of his status as the Supreme Elder of the Golden Core Sect.

However, there were no particularly remarkable treasures inside. It was unclear whether this was because Hongyi Gate had other secret vaults or because Hongyi Gate, having been forced to leave Dingzhou and becoming a homeless dog, had already sold off much of its past accumulation.

However, Jieyi Shangxiu had many more legitimate inheritances than Huangli Shangxiu, and the mountain of cultivation notes almost covered the scripture pavilion that Kang Dabao had painstakingly built.

Besides these, there were also many books on various arts and crafts, such as alchemy, artifacts, talismans, and arrays. Among them were even rare and unique books that Headmaster Kang was very familiar with in his youth, which he never thought he would actually be able to acquire this time.

"No wonder so many high-ranking cultivators are happy to confiscate their property and wipe out their families. At least it saves me half a century of hard work, and it's just a piece of cake!"

Under normal circumstances, Kang Dabao would have considered his gains as quite substantial, but compared to the treasures he was about to examine closely, these two Golden Core storage bags were merely appetizers.

The sect leader Kang didn't know who the owner of the storage bag obtained by the Yang family was, but he was certain that the owner's background was much greater than that of Xie and Huang.

Leaving aside the various rare treasures, there are even two magical artifacts that can be considered top-tier.

Since there were no other golden pills in the sect at the moment, Kang Dabao naturally took out both of these magic treasures and put them to his own use.

One of them is the Taiyi Bronze Mirror, which is engraved with sea beast and grape patterns all over the body, and has a carved red lacquer Bagua on the handle.

This mid-grade magic weapon is indeed slightly different from most spiritual magic weapons. It is not an object that combines offense and defense. It only contains three Soul-Splitting Sword Qi, each of which can withstand a full-force attack from a mid-stage Golden Core sword cultivator.

However, once the sword energy in the mirror is exhausted, it takes ten years to replenish it, which greatly reduces its value.

The second one is also a mid-grade magic weapon, called "Spring and Autumn Brush Edge".

Regarding magical writing implements, even after so many years of cultivation, Master Kang had only seen a few, and even fewer that were truly remarkable. The only one that left a deep impression on him was the judge's pen used by Gunshilu when he was in Guo County.

However, the magic weapon in his hand now lacks much of its killing aura. According to Kang Dabao's deliberations over the past few days, this magic weapon has two wonderful uses: one is to dispel confusion and enlighten people, and the other is to draw a prison and suppress evil.

"A treasure for education and moral guidance."

These four words are the final definition that Headmaster Kang gave to this magical artifact.

"Breaking through delusion and opening to enlightenment" means, as the name suggests, using this book to break through problems and explain them to disciples, making it easier for them to understand the principles than usual. According to Kang Dabao's own estimation, it can improve the five effects, which is certainly not insignificant.

The use of the painting to suppress evil spirits is indeed somewhat similar to the Xie Zhi prison that Kang Dabao had just emerged from.

If in the future we capture any ghosts or evil spirits that we cannot refine in time, then we can draw a circle on the ground to make a prison, cutting off a small piece of the world to use as a cage for confinement.

There are also various calming mantras that are constantly recited. After thousands of years, it is not impossible to purify the evil spirits in the prison and reform them.

Strangely enough, even though the Grand Master Kang felt that both of these magic treasures were of superior quality and efficacy, there were very few cultivators in the surrounding states who could possess them alone.

However, there were no signs of refinement on these two magical artifacts, and it was unknown what their owner's intentions were.

It's understandable that Kang Dabao would be surprised, since he had no idea that the owner of these two treasures was a Blood Path cultivator at the peak of the Golden Core stage.

After all, in the eyes of Master Kang, the Taiyi Copper Light Mirror could be considered a sharp weapon of attack, but in the eyes of someone like Master Peng, it was only a matter of neglecting it and keeping it on a high shelf.

As for the Spring and Autumn Annals Pen, it is clearly a treasure used exclusively by righteous cultivators, which is even less compatible with Peng Daoren's temperament, so the latter would never use it.

Both magical treasures still needed nurturing, so Headmaster Kang set them aside for the time being and took out the last one, "The True Explanation of Alchemy by Daoist Zhu San," which he had selected from the storage bag. Compared to the alchemy secrets he had just obtained from the storage bag by studying the interpretations, the true meaning of "The True Explanation of Alchemy by Daoist Zhu San" was much more obscure.

However, the content was completely different. When the sect leader Kang first glanced at it, he only saw that the principles and methods described were simple and easy to understand. Even the key points of pills like the Foundation Establishment Pill were carefully marked. This was a good thing for the Chongming Sect.

In recent years, the common arts and crafts within the Chongming Sect have shown some signs of recovery. However, since the deaths of Pei Yi and his disciple Yuan Changsheng, the Chongming Sect's alchemy hall has been unable to find a junior capable of leading the way, which is quite lamentable.

Therefore, it is quite a difficult task to decide which outstanding junior should study this "True Explanation of the Daoist Alchemy of Zhu San Dao Ren".

However, there is no rush to select the leader of the younger generation of alchemists in Chongming Sect. After so much painstaking teaching, regardless of their future prospects, Chongming Sect already has at least ten alchemists who have entered the ranks.

Therefore, the current Sect Leader Kang can put this matter aside for the time being and make further plans.

Little did he know that this Taoist Peng was actually a kind elder. Leaving aside the rare treasures that had been put into Chongming's treasury, the various items left for him were also quite useful.

After a brief period of refining these two magical treasures, half a year had already passed. This was only possible because Kang Dabao possessed extraordinary spiritual insight and was able to achieve twice the result with half the effort by employing various methods.

After all, it wouldn't be surprising if an ordinary early-stage cultivator wanted to roughly refine these two mid-grade magic treasures, even if it took several years. If Kang Dabao hadn't just advanced to the Golden Core stage and his techniques were still a bit rusty, he could have done it much faster.

Despite this unexpected turn of events, Sect Leader Kang remained cautious. He placed a divine control imprint on the consciousness of the spirit slave he had cultivated, and carefully left it within the reopened trapping array. Only then did he slightly bend his right index finger and open the restrictions on the quiet room.

There was nothing unusual outside. Now, his Jade Clam Cave was considered a very important place, and even his trusted disciples who had been favored by him could not approach it without being informed.

However, the grade of this second-tier mid-grade spiritual vein is still too low. When he was still a true cultivator, Sect Leader Kang did not feel it, but after he formed his core, he felt that he was doing twice the work for half the result.

"Afterwards, should we follow in the footsteps of Ancestor Tianqin and go to Cold Crow Mountain to seek out some bad luck from some beasts, and seize a third-tier cultivation ground like Bear Fall Peak to cultivate properly?"

But as soon as the thought arose in his mind, he immediately dismissed it.

Which cultivator in the southern and northern mountains doesn't know that the Lishan lineage, which was once suppressed by the Great Ancestor and forced to bow down, has been lying dormant for more than two thousand years, and today, it even has a Venerable One of unparalleled True Monarch presiding over it—something that outsiders can hardly explain clearly.

However, each of the demon schools within the Lishan demon lineage, including those in Cold Crow Mountain, has a powerful backer. Knowing this, why would Headmaster Kang make any rash moves?

If the life of any of the Nascent Soul Demon Generals' direct descendants were truly harmed or taken away, it would likely result in thousands of miles of white bones and corpses scattered across the land.

"Ancestor Tianqin said that he met Taoist Peng at Cold Crow Mountain last time. He was quite lucky, better than me."

The moment this remark was uttered, Master Kang's expression changed drastically, and surprise immediately appeared in his heart:
"Wait a minute, the three Taoist priests, the three pillars, the three pillars, and the Peng."

"Is this actually Master Peng's storage bag?" Kang Dabao's tone was somewhat surprised, and then he recalled the image in his mind when he thoroughly scanned this storage bag before leaving.

However, there was a pile of jade bottles that had been carelessly abandoned to the side, escaping the inspection of Master Kang. Now, based on his previous thoughts and what he had learned, he carefully studied them and immediately came to a somewhat frightening conclusion.

"That pile from before seemed to be all Blood Foundation Pills?!"

—Tengwen Mansion, Xiabo Mountain, Liangyi Sect
Li Yun couldn't remember how long he had been waiting outside Elder Pu Honggu's residence. However, just by looking at the crumpled talisman in his hand, he knew that the matter was serious and could not be delayed.

That day, when the sun was high in the sky, Pu Honggu, who had already received a message from Li Yun, finally opened the door, instructing the former to be careful when meeting the emperor.

Pu Honggu has aged considerably over the years, but his fierce aura has only grown stronger, causing Li Yunshangxiu, who is opposite him, to feel a sense of fear.

"Jieyi is dead?"

When he spoke, Pu Honggu glanced at Li Yun. Although his voice was gentle, there was not a trace of concern in it.

"Senior Brother Pu, we just received news from the Hongyi Sect disciples outside Dingzhou. They said that Fellow Daoist Jieyi's soul lamp was originally dim and unclear, but it was only a few months ago that it was truly extinguished. They were chased and made quite a mess by that scoundrel Wufeng. Only after things have calmed down a bit recently did they come to report this to us."

"If I die, then I will be clean."

Jie Yi's skills are not high, but his experience is not shallow. To be precise, he is only about twenty years younger than Pu Honggu. The two were already familiar with each other when they were young, and their interactions increased even more after they took charge of their respective affairs.

After all, for the past one or two hundred years, Hongyi Sect had been a nominal but nominally subordinate sect of Liangyi Sect. Jieyi Shangxiu had been extremely eager to please Pu Honggu, and the two had a good relationship.

However, when Li Yunfu saw that Pu Honggu had given such an indifferent response, and that there was no sign of disappointment on his face, and that his whole body seemed to be shrouded in a thick layer of deathly aura that was hard to dispel, he knew that the latter was feeling frustrated and sullen because he had not made any progress in his cultivation.

Everyone knows where to find a cultivator who is a perfect match for Pu Honggu.

In recent years, Pu Honggu's violent nature has become increasingly intense, to the point that even many Golden Core cultivators from the Liangyi Sect have to endure his beatings and scoldings.

The more this happened, the less people dared to get close to him. Later, even a loyal servant who had served him for many years lost his life at the hands of Pu Honggu, who had wasted a lot of useless effort on things as trivial as maintaining his appearance.

However, Li Yunshangxiu could not be as carefree as Pu Honggu. He carefully took a few more steps before whispering to Pu Honggu:
"Senior Brother, that scoundrel Jieyi still has one-third of the Blood Foundation Pills stored there! If we don't do anything about it, those juniors from Chongming Sect will file a complaint with the Duke of Qin's mansion in the future."

"Since everyone else is dead, how can it implicate my family?! Junior brother, you're overthinking it. Right now, that guy from the Star-Picking Tower is getting restless and is just about to make some noise. In a while, that damned Duke of Qin's mansion will probably be too busy taking care of itself to have time to look for our faults. They're just mortals."

"That"

"Quickly find the medicinal ingredient for me. As long as my family can produce a True Person, all the problems of Blood Foundation Pill and Heavenly Principles and Human Desires will be solved."

"To achieve true humanity?"

(End of this chapter)