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Chapter 336 Animal Hide Talisman Paper - An Encounter
"This is really good stuff."

Xiao Chen walked to the wall and touched the giant tooth.

Its texture is very smooth, like fine jade, and you can also clearly feel a sharp edge hidden within.

If you can find a fifth-tier weapon refiner, then commission them to refine your weapon.

Whether it's forging a bone sword, a flying needle, or a spear, or any other offensive magical weapon, it will definitely have a very good effect.

And this thing seems quite heavy.

Xiao Chen tried to lift it and felt that the tooth itself must weigh at least tens of thousands of pounds.

If you choose the shape of a long spear, you can control the overall size but increase the weight.

That would allow one to obtain a close-range burst weapon that is extremely suitable for body cultivators.

When encountering a mage with a weak spirit shield, it feels like you can just charge in and pierce through both the person and the shield.

However, fifth-tier weapon refiners are extremely rare.

At least Xiao Chen hadn't heard of any fifth-tier weapon refiners in the Compassionate Sea.

There were no alchemists, formation masters, or anything like that.

If we're going to make good use of this giant tooth, we might have to go to the new cultivation world and think of a solution.

"What kind of mythical beast could have left these teeth?"

Xiao Chen checked it repeatedly, but he couldn't recognize some of the parts, and he also looked around but couldn't find any relevant instructions.

It's a bit of a pity, but it's not the key issue.

This is because this giant tooth is a high-quality spiritual material with no inherent attributes.

Therefore, based on the user's needs and the forger's abilities, the most appropriate patterns can be freely designed and engraved to achieve the best effect.

Even if you don't know the specific source, it won't affect its normal use at all.

"The only problem is that it's a bit too big; I really can't carry it."

Xiao Chen had taken too many spirit stones and spirit wine, and his storage space was almost full.

If you're putting in small items or dividing it into several parts, you can probably fit it, but a whole tooth this big won't fit.

If he is a weapon refiner, he can also refine the materials on-site to compress their volume.

After all, when refining magical artifacts, it is often only necessary to retain the most essential parts.

At the same time, by removing useless impurities, a smaller but several times stronger gun head can be obtained.

The problem is that Xiao Chen doesn't have those kinds of methods, so the only option is to take him out completely intact.

The main point is that some spiritual items must be used whole; once they are cut into small pieces, the subsequent refining effect will be greatly reduced.

"If it doesn't work, just throw something away, let me see."

Xiao Chen rummaged through his storage ring and was surprised to find that he still had a golden jade bed that he had cut off along with the floorboards in the ruins.

This thing was originally intended to be brought out to sell spirit stones.

It was estimated to be worth around 500,000, which was not cheap at the time.

However, after leaving, I didn't have time to attend other auctions, so I haven't had a chance to deal with it.

So Xiao Chen decisively took it out and replaced it with this giant tooth.

As for the bed, he simply used his flying sword to cut off the most valuable piece of cold jade from it, dividing it into twelve small pieces to take with him.

Theoretically, if I could sell it, I should be able to get 200,000 spirit stones.

The remaining bed frame is worth tens of thousands of spirit stones. If it is cut into pieces, its value will drop by half again, so there is no need to deal with it.

He put away the fifth-tier spiritual item.

Xiao Chen continued searching for the remaining spiritual items in the secret chamber.

The right side was completely empty, with only a large amount of bloodstains and dirt remaining on the floor and walls.

The victims in the middle had already died long ago.

Moreover, since the True Lord of Mirror Shadow has been gone for several months, many of his wounds have become festering.

The strange smells that emanated from here were the first things you smelled when you pushed the door open.

"Hmm, why does this scene look slightly familiar?"

Xiao Chen vaguely felt that he had seen similar scars before. He recalled for a moment and immediately remembered that this should be during the testing of humanoid demon soldiers.

This is a special secret technique developed by a genius of the Black Abyss Demon Sect back then.

It is possible to turn living people into zombie-like combat weapons at low cost.

However, his secret technique is not simple; it is far more advanced than ordinary puppetry.

In the inheritance jade slip that Xiao Chen had seen before, that demonic genius had even created a Nascent Soul level demonic corpse.

It contains an artificial demonic infant, which can store no more than 70% of the total true essence of the person being refined in life.

When it comes to the battle, he can separate his divine sense to manipulate the demonic corpse, just like a real person driving magical artifacts and releasing spells.

It could almost become a two-on-one situation.

In this way, once they get used to multitasking, their teamwork becomes very seamless, because it's essentially the same person fighting.

Moreover, since the demonic corpses are not afraid of casualties, they can fight more aggressively and seek mutual destruction.

Anyway, as long as you win the battle and get new materials, you can remake it.

However, according to the information Xiao Chen obtained from the inheritance jade slip, this thing did not have much impact on the Sea of ​​Compassion.

The main reason is that the demonic genius was born in an era when the Black Abyss Demonic Sect was already on the verge of decline.

At that time, apart from the righteous path searching for the demonic path, there were almost no wars, so there was no way to obtain many corpses of enemy Nascent Soul cultivators.

This could be considered a reverse form of being born at the wrong time.

At the same time, Xiao Chen also understood why Jianying Zhenjun had suddenly started researching this thing.

It was obvious that he had seen the sea creature invasion and had begun preparing to collect materials.

If he succeeds in his plan, the Zhaokong Sect will suddenly possess several Nascent Soul demon corpses.

Although the combat power of a single demon corpse is reduced, there are enough of them!
After heading to the Storm Sea, I wouldn't dare say I could become the king and ruler of the land, but I'd certainly have no problem establishing myself as a powerful force in the region.

At the same time, let's set aside families like the Fan and Wang families.

As the only sect willing to act as lackeys of the sea race, the Zhaokong Sect may also be greatly involved in this scheme.

Moreover, objectively speaking, if it weren't for the unexpected variable of Xiao Chen, this plan might actually have been realized.

However, even if they succeed temporarily, it is estimated that the Zhaokong faction will eventually perish.

It's just that it might be a little later.

Even without Xiao Chen's interference, as long as they continue down the path of evil, they may still face Zhang Shouquan or encounter Ye Fei in the Storm Sea in the future.

Neither of these situations can be resolved by relying on the demonic corpse.

After all, numbers don't necessarily mean an absolute advantage; they're only really effective when bullying ordinary cultivators.

Speaking for himself, Xiao Chen looked down on such a corpse-refining technique.

You'd be better off using that time for cultivation.

Whether it's successfully breaking through to the late Nascent Soul stage in the path of Dharma cultivation, or successfully advancing in the path of Body cultivation and obtaining a suitable custom-made spiritual weapon.

He could treat these demonic corpses like toys and beat them up.

"But I remember that cultivating this secret technique requires a lot of spiritual liquid, so why can't I see it?"

The place was only so big, but Xiao Chen didn't see any bottles or jars.

He looked around and his gaze fell on the jars on the left.

"Damn you, Jianying, you didn't already use the spirit liquid, did you?"

Xiao Chen quickly went over to take a closer look, and then regretfully discovered that he had actually put spiritual liquid into the jar to soak the extracted internal organs.

Good news, no wood-elemental elixir was wasted.

The bad news is that this is most likely because the sea creatures replaced all the wood-type spirit liquid in advance.

Two words—very annoying!
"Should I just storm straight to Shallow Sky Sea?"

Xiao Chen considered the latest battle situation he had obtained from the Tiangang Sect and felt that the timing was not yet ripe.

The sea creatures there have a double-digit number of fourth-tier great demons, which still pose a considerable threat to him for the time being.

Let Pudu Temple hold out for a few more days until it develops a bit more before we go there.

After all, they occupy the best spiritual vein in the Sea of ​​Compassion, so they naturally need to shoulder this responsibility.

As for the wood-elemental spirit liquid, it's okay if we don't have it here; we can find it in the new cultivation world.

Now that Xiao Chen possesses two cultivation realms, he should rightfully enjoy double the cultivation resources.

Just then, his storage ring had also received a lot of new spirit stones, so if he didn't spend them now, when would he?

Anyway, aside from the spirit stones directly absorbed during cultivation, any extra spirit stones left in your hands are just numbers.

Spending it out is just a change of form; it transforms into one's own cultivation level, which can remain with one forever.

Simply perfect!
However, before this perfect plan was ready, Xiao Chen patiently checked each of the jars in turn.

Although for those who do not practice demonic arts, these things actually smell very pungent and look disgusting.

But it's okay, we can overcome this little difficulty.

Those who achieve great things do not concern themselves with trivial matters.

"Oh, there's something new?"

When Xiao Chen flipped through the middle and back jars, he discovered that several of them contained not lungs and entrails, but rather pieces of animal hides.

Meanwhile, the spiritual liquid used for soaking also turned into the essence blood of cultivators extracted from an unknown source.

These animal hides have undergone a series of preliminary processing steps, including washing, hair removal, tanning, and drying, and have been processed very cleanly and meticulously.

Furthermore, having been soaked in essence and blood for a long time and nourished, it has become an excellent ingredient.

Moreover, Xiao Chen happened to know the function of this thing.

That is to serve as talisman paper, used to make Black Abyss Blood Escape Talisman.

For this special type of talisman, talisman paper made of animal hide is more effective than ordinary talisman paper.

Its biggest feature is that it can be quickly activated after being injected with true essence, and the speed can also be slightly faster, by about half a percent.

Don't think that this distance is not much.

You should know that this thing is a life-saving magical artifact that can travel thousands of miles. Even if you add half a grade, you can travel an extra 500 miles.

When it comes to escaping for their lives, this difference could very well help the user escape the enemy's spiritual range more quickly, thus escaping with their life.

Alternatively, it can be used for pursuit, allowing you to rush in front of the enemy and block their retreat.

Most importantly, all the raw materials are already prepared here, so no extra materials are needed for the subsequent talisman-making process.

In other words, Xiao Chen can take these materials with him when he goes out.

Try making the talisman yourself or have him provide the method, and find someone to help draw the Black Abyss Blood Escape Talisman.

With the essence blood in the jar, the latter half of the journey can completely bypass demonic arts, and there is no need to harm other cultivators.

"That feels like we could take it out and try it out."

Xiao Chen thought about it and decided that leaving these things here would be a waste, so he might as well take them with him.

Even if you don't hire someone to draw it, you can try it yourself.

He counted them and found there were eleven animal hides, meaning he could try eleven times.

He can obtain a new magic talisman if he succeeds even once.

Even if they all fail, it doesn't matter, since the materials weren't collected by him anyway. "Oh dear, these ten jars are not easy to carry."

Xiao Chen's storage ring still has a little space left, but it can only hold eight jars.

There are three more that, no matter how you rearrange their positions, are simply unreachable.

"Should we throw something else in?"

Xiao Chen rummaged through the contents of his storage ring: "How about we throw away some of these third-tier spiritual items? Or maybe a couple of boxes of spirit ore?"

He also carried a considerable amount of third-tier spirit ore.

I was so focused on exchanging fourth-tier spiritual items with True Lord Gangyuan that I forgot to sell him the spiritual ore as a package.

"Never mind, let's just set aside a jar of spirit wine."

Xiao Chen took out the youngest jar of spirit wine from the spirit wine he had previously stored away.

Because the spirit wine jar was very large, enough space was immediately made up.

Of course, he didn't waste the jar of spirit wine. Instead, he opened it directly, picked up the jar, and gulped it down in one go.

Despite the addition of spiritual ingredients to the spirit wine, its potency is still quite impressive.

However, with the veil of divine protection on, he had no need to worry about getting drunk.

They then checked all the small jars, but found nothing new.

Xiao Chen carefully searched the place again, and after confirming that nothing was missed, he walked out and turned the entire secret room to ashes with a backhand.

Those magical materials would only cause harm if left behind; it's best to destroy them as soon as possible.

Next, he searched the entire sect's warehouse using the same method as before.

However, no new discoveries were made.

"It seems there are no other secret rooms."

Xiao Chen was still a little puzzled: "Why didn't I see any Dao-Nourishing Crystals? The Zhaokong Sect is a reclusive sect, surely they have at least one?"

In fact, he not only failed to encounter the Dao Crystal.

At the same time, no fourth-tier spiritual items were found in the warehouse, not even water-type spiritual items.

You should know that the Tiangang Sect can produce more than thirty fourth-tier spiritual items, so there's no reason why they shouldn't have any here.

"Could it be that he carried them all with him?"

Xiao Chen still had the storage ring he had seized from True Monarch Jianying and True Monarch Powang that he had not yet refined.

Considering that at that time, the True Lord of Shadow Mirror used a spiritual object to activate the spiritual shuttle to escape.

He speculated that the two of them must have carried all the fourth-tier spiritual items from inside the gate with them.

Verifying this is simple; just break the restriction and take a look.

But let's not rush this.

Xiao Chen estimated that by this time, the restrictions on the Scripture Pavilion should have been removed by the Reverse Five Elements Qi Dividing Array.

Let's go check it out over there first.

While we're at it, let's also clean up those guys who are taking chances and trying to fish in troubled waters.

The Zhaokong Sect has suddenly encountered a major upheaval, and with so many disciples, there are bound to be some audacious individuals among them.

In particular, Xiao Chen came alone this time, without bringing many low-level disciples to surround and clear out the area.

So some clever little devils will have a sudden inspiration and, relying on their familiarity with the environment and certain stealth methods, try to sneak in and steal some benefits.

Even a broken boat has three pounds of nails.

Aside from important locations like the sect's warehouse, the Zhaokong Sect also has its own alchemy hall, weapon-refining hall, and even the residences of elders and true disciples.

There may be some spiritual items that were not taken away in time.

These have now become ownerless treasures.

Before a lucky disciple of the Tiangang Sect could take it away, it was already being targeted by those 'clever little devils'.

Xiao Chen could see it clearly through his divine sense.

Several Golden Core cultivators, some wearing concealment talismans and others using special concealment techniques, were secretly searching for spiritual items.

Ok?
Upon closer inspection, Xiao Chen noticed two Qi Refining cultivators kneeling against the wall opposite the entrance to the sect's warehouse.

One is at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and the other is at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

These two people didn't bother to hide at all; they were just waiting there openly.

No, what do these mean?
Are you two really that bold?

With his powerful divine sense alone, Xiao Chen could instantly kill the two of them from a distance with just a thought.

Or, when leaving the warehouse, any spell could evaporate them on the spot.

In other words, by doing this, they were essentially gambling with their lives that Xiao Chen wouldn't make a move.

In that case, this would actually be the safest location, because the other cultivators wouldn't dare to come here at all.

Even the Golden Core cultivators didn't dare to glance in this direction while circling the sect's warehouse, nor did they dare to use their divine sense to investigate.

"interesting."

Xiao Chen was secretly pleased and walked straight out of the sect's warehouse.

The moment the two men saw him, they immediately bowed their heads and knelt down, adopting a respectful demeanor.

At the same time, he prayed that he would ignore the two low-level cultivators and leave this place as soon as possible.

However, they heard footsteps getting closer and closer.

"Who are you two? Why don't you run away? What are you trying to do here?"

Xiao Chen pressed further: "Tell me the truth, or I'll send you on your way."

The two people on the other end were stunned for a moment when the question was asked.

Looking at the younger youth, he immediately glanced nervously at his older brother beside him, pursed his lips, and dared not speak.

The middle-aged-looking monk next to him quickly kowtowed again.

Then he respectfully replied, "Reporting to the True Lord, my brother and I are dungeon servants. We are responsible for cleaning and feeding the prisoners in the Qi Refining stage on a regular basis."

“If we run away, those prisoners will starve to death without anyone to feed them.”

"We stayed here because... because..."

He hesitated twice, but gritted his teeth and told the truth: "I want to go in and pick up some spiritual items to make a fortune."

This answer surprised Xiao Chen.

He thought the other party would say that they stayed behind to save people, thus playing the victim and pretending to be a good person.

I never expected them to be so honest; they're just here to make money.

"Oh, you're quite honest."

Xiao Chen chuckled, "You guys are very lucky, because I'm in a good mood today."

"Take as much as you can, but once inside, you're not allowed to rummage through anything or waste anything. Understand?"

The two immediately echoed each other, kowtowing repeatedly.

However, after speaking, Xiao Chen turned and left, going first to the Zhaokong Sect's dungeon.

Since they were captured by the Zhaokong Sect, it is very likely that innocent rogue cultivators were used as fodder for the demonic path, or that some cultivators were unwilling to betray the human race.

In short, anyone captured by the enemy should be released.

The dungeon naturally contains formations and restrictions, which can only be broken by cultivators at least at the Golden Core stage.

However, Xiao Chen naturally struck out with a palm, smashing the wall and the restriction into pieces.

Then he went inside and removed all the restrictions in each cell.

The prisoners were naturally very grateful and expressed their thanks one after another.

However, Xiao Chen directly cast a Great Rejuvenation spell and then gestured for them to leave.

Speaking of which, ever since he learned the "Myriad Manifestations Rejuvenation Scripture," he had never used this accompanying spell during his entire Golden Core stage.

This is the first time it has been used outside of cultivation.

Everyone obeyed and took their leave.

Only one young man bowed respectfully: "Thank you for saving my life, senior. I will never forget it."

Xiao Chen asked curiously, "No need for thanks, I didn't come here specifically to save you."

"The main thing is, how did you end up here? That shouldn't be happening."

The boy in front of him was Chu Tianze, whom he had previously sent to the Moshifang Market.

In just one year, this kid has already reached the fourth level of Foundation Establishment.

It's no exaggeration to describe it as a leap forward.

It's clear that he's progressing smoothly, and judging from that alone, he might actually amount to something in the future.

But the problem is that this kid was actually captured and imprisoned in the dungeon by the Zhaokong Sect.

If I don't come, wouldn't we be doomed?
Upon hearing this, Chu Tianze's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he opened his lips but did not utter a sound.

It seems a little embarrassing to talk about.

However, after hesitating for a moment, he still said, "Senior, after I broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, I really lacked spiritual objects for cultivation."

"Just as the great war broke out, I joined the Mozhang Sect."

"Because he was relatively strong compared to other cultivators of his generation, and was a new face, he was sent to the Zhaokong Sect to steal intelligence."

Xiao Chen sensed something was wrong and pressed for an answer: "So you were discovered?"

"But if the mole is caught, shouldn't they be locked up here?"

Dungeons are generally used to imprison either important Golden Core cultivators or insignificant Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Chu Tianze scratched his head and said, "Replying to Senior, it's not that I've been discovered."

"It was during my intelligence gathering that I inadvertently discovered a management loophole in the Zhaokong faction."

"So one of their disciples impersonated someone else and infiltrated the herb garden to work as a plant grower."

"While gathering intelligence, I secretly ate a few spiritual herbs inside to aid my cultivation."

"I actually did it fairly discreetly, and I didn't steal from the area I was responsible for."

"But the spiritual herbs around the spiritual herb garden are limited, and it's not good to always look for the ones nearby to eat."

"One night, I stumbled into a deeper place and unexpectedly saw a flower with particularly abundant spiritual energy. I couldn't resist taking a bite."

"Unexpectedly, the Grand Elder was furious the next day, dismissed the manager in charge of the spirit herb garden, and sent all of us disciples in."

"It looks like they're going to torture them one by one to find out where the elixir is."

In summary, I couldn't resist and made a mistake.

"So that's what happened."

Xiao Chen simply gave him a hint: "There aren't many people here now. If you want, you can go and pick more third-tier spiritual herbs."

"There's no need to rush to leave. People from the Mozhang Sect should be coming to meet us soon."

"In short, just tell people my name when you see them, and I'll make sure you get out safely."

He picked up a stone and inscribed a trace of oppressive power on it: "Take this as proof; the true essence on it will not dissipate within two months."

This kid's cultivation speed is pretty fast; I can do him a favor while I'm at it.

(End of this chapter)