Ordinary person: What to do with unused treasures? (On Zhuanzhuan)

Chapter 107 Spiritual Herbs, Cloud-Piercing Insights, and Crude Magical Artifacts

Looking at the demon core and materials before him—

Qin Fang didn't make any other moves. He simply tapped his fingertips lightly in the air a few times, and a jade slip flew out from his sleeve.

"The cultivation methods for all the Demon Core clones are contained within!"

There's a reason why I didn't give you this method before!

"Brother Han, your spiritual root aptitude—if you become too devoted to this path, it might really affect your future cultivation."

"But now that you've already condensed most of the Five Elements Pill, there's no point in me trying to persuade you anymore—"

"As for these demon cores and materials..."

"Take it back."

Qin Fang spoke first, offering an explanation.

He then pushed the demon core and materials toward Han Li.

"How can this be! Since we've exchanged for Brother Qin's powerful technique, there must be something in return!"

Han Li was truly shocked and even regretted proposing the method of obtaining the Demon Pill clone in exchange.

In Han Li's opinion, since Qin Fang didn't want these items in the trade, there must be something else that he needed to do, and that was what gave him the biggest headache!

"Hey~ What are you saying!"

"Let's keep things separate. Although we are close fellow disciples, those who come to trade for cultivation techniques naturally have to offer sufficient terms."

"However, these materials and inner core are truly useless to me!"

"Brother Han, please take a look—"

Upon seeing Han Li's fleeting expression, Qin Fang immediately waved his hands repeatedly and then tossed out a storage bag.

"This is?"

Han Li was puzzled.

"Look inside—"

Qin Fang smiled faintly.

Upon hearing the sound, Han Li tentatively probed his storage bag with his divine sense.

hiss~

In an instant, Han Li secretly gasped.

So many monster materials!

Having hunted monsters at sea for many years, Han Li may not be able to recognize all the types of monsters in the outer seas, but he is very clear about the grade of the monster materials in front of him.

The storage bag was filled with materials from monsters of rank five or higher.

Han Li wasn't lacking in such a quantity of materials; he currently possessed several times that amount. The materials he had previously used to trade for cultivation techniques were merely a drop in the ocean.

"Such a large quantity of fifth-tier demonic beast materials!"

After a moment, Han Li feigned surprise and shouted, as if he had never seen anything like it before.

"right----"

"Why do you think I was able to advance to the early stage of Core Formation in such a short time?"

"To achieve Core Formation, I spent several years hunting demonic beasts at sea!"

"These materials you've produced may be treasures to others, but they're useless to me—"

"I even had a headache because there were so many materials!"

"After all, if too much of these things are sold off at once, it will definitely attract the attention of others, and it's hard to predict what will happen then."

"With so many materials in hand, what's the point of me exchanging them for monster materials from you?"

Qin Fang's face showed a bitter expression.

"so!"

"I don't lack these monster materials for the time being; in fact, I have a surplus of them."

"Brother Han, please consider this a favor you're doing me!"

"You can sell these materials and demon cores directly, and while you're at it, just help me collect some spiritual herbs that are hundreds of years old—"

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"The recipe for the Chaotic Star Sea Pill is easy to obtain, but it does have some requirements regarding the spiritual herbs used to aid in its preparation."

"Fortunately, these medicinal herbs and herbs don't need to be too old, and you can still find some in regular shops."

"I'm not in a hurry. For the next ten years or so, I will focus on refining my natal magic weapon."

"Give it to me whenever you've gathered all the spiritual herbs!"

Qin Fang revealed his purpose.

His need for spiritual herbs and elixirs is practically limitless! Even if he doesn't need them now, there will always be a time when he does.

Now that Han Li has finally come to him, there's no reason for him not to take advantage of the situation.

"These materials and demon cores I've brought out—"

"If it were replaced with spiritual herbs and remedies that were hundreds of years old, it wouldn't be a small amount either!"

"Even if the time requirement isn't high, it might not be something that can be done for Brother Qin in just one or two years —"

Han Li hesitated slightly, but was clearly more interested.

"It's okay!"

"Don't even mention a mere year or two, even five or eight years is no problem!"

"Brother Han, just give it to me whenever you've gathered enough elixirs—"

"I'm not in a hurry."

Qin Fang reached out and pushed the storage bag again.

For Han Li, these were just some spiritual herbs that were three to five hundred years old. If he devoted himself to cultivating them with the Palm Heaven Bottle, it might not take long at all.

The reason for the hesitation is simply the fear of exposing one's secrets.

Since Qin Fang doesn't require time, and doesn't even have high requirements on the type or age of the medicinal herbs, Han Li naturally prefers to exchange the medicinal herbs for the cultivation technique, provided that his secret is not exposed.

There's no other reason than that Han Li is simply too poor!

Despite having no shortage of resources for cultivation, Han Li has always been lacking in spirit stones.

The spirit herbs could not be sold to others casually, and there was a constant need to purchase other supplies, so it was normal that the spirit stones were somewhat in short supply.

Therefore, putting aside the demon core for the time being, selling the materials of fifth-tier demon beasts is the best way to obtain spirit stones.

In the Chaotic Star Sea, there are countless cultivators who sell materials from demonic beasts! Even if Han Li were added, he would be extremely inconspicuous! Unless someone deliberately targets him, who would notice him?

However, it's different with older medicinal herbs. Selling one or two occasionally might not attract attention, but one or two herbs won't earn you many spirit stones! It's completely not worth it.

If it attracts unnecessary attention, Han Li will have no way of explaining the source of the elixir!

This is the most crucial point.

The materials from the demon beasts were traceable, and even without Han Li saying anything, others would know that the items came from demon beasts from the outer sea.

But where does the elixir come from?

"Oh well!"

"If I have the opportunity, I will keep an eye out for century-old medicinal herbs for Brother Qin."

After pondering for a moment, Han Li retrieved the materials and demon core he had taken out along the same route.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Han!"

"Why don't you take some of these materials with you, as a way of helping me sell them?"

"I really don't want to attract too much attention!"

"How about giving you 20% of the exchanged medicinal herbs?"

Qin Fang spoke again.

He did not explain where such a large quantity of demon beast materials came from.

Han Li didn't ask any questions.

"From now on, I'm afraid I'll have to focus most of my time on nurturing my clone."

"If I could take them all and sell them off—"

"Alright, I'll just pick a few at random! As for the rest, Brother Qin, you can figure out a way to handle it yourself."

Han Li's interest was quite obvious. Clearly, many of the demon beast materials in Qin Fang's hands were something that even he, a "master of demon hunting," was very interested in.

It's important to know that Han Li only used the power of the little green bottle to lure the fifth-order demonic beasts from the outer sea, and then used an array to surround and kill them.

Han Li had never even seen many level-five demonic beasts that were good at concealing their aura, let alone killed them.

"Yes, I didn't think it through!"

"Brother Han, taking out such a large quantity of materials on your own might cause unnecessary trouble—"

"Then Brother Han, please pick a few items at random! Some of these monster materials are extremely rare."

"If you like it, you can keep it for yourself~ just give me the elixir afterward."

Qin Fang knew when to stop.

In just one day, he obtained quite a few spiritual herbs from Han Li, although he hasn't gotten his hands on a single one yet.

But given Han Li's personality, he will probably hand over all the spiritual herbs to me one by one within the next three to five years.

Hehe~ For a long time to come, I probably won't have to worry about refining elixirs or anything like that.

Besides refining a small portion of the fifth-level demon cores into pills to break through to the Core Formation stage, Qin Fang now even has some left over.

Therefore, Qin Fang still has more than fifty demon cores in his possession!

Once the natal magic weapon is completed, these demon cores can be refined into suitable pills to enhance one's Core Formation stage cultivation.

Half an hour later, Han Li left the blacksmith shop.

Qin Fang sat inside the room, mentally reviewing his earlier words.

We can never give Han Li the highest regard!

Unless he becomes completely indifferent to Han Li's elixir, he needs to maintain a good relationship with Han Li.

"There shouldn't be any problems!"

"Now that he's back, he's probably collected most of the demon cores by now."

"According to information obtained from Xin Ruyin, Han Li brought with him a massive array far exceeding that of the original timeline on this voyage."

"It's probably mostly destroyed."

"What will Han Li do next?"

"Is Qu Hun attempting to condense a Demon Core?"

"Then go into complete seclusion to cultivate the Third Revolution Primordial Technique?"

"In that case, it seems I'll obtain all the elixirs sooner than I anticipated."

Qin Fang made plans in his mind.

If Han Li wants to break through to the Core Formation stage, he will definitely need to go into seclusion for several decades!

To avoid being disturbed by me, he will definitely hand over all the spiritual herbs!

Half a month later, the clanging sound of Qin Fang's blacksmith shop rang out again.

The neighbors were not surprised by this at all.

In the store.

Qin Fang held a black iron hammer and struck a piece of ordinary iron, sparks flying everywhere.

"The Forging Method of Hundred-Mountain"

"There are so many parts that I completely don't understand!"

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"Is it because it's too high-end?"

Qin Fang frowned and pondered as he forged the iron.

"wrong!"

"Even in the Immortal Realm, there are low-level cultivators."

"Since this is a method used by the Hundred Creations Mountain Immortal Sect to forge treasure hammers for Core Formation stage disciples, it should naturally be something that Core Formation cultivators can do."

"Perhaps it's because I lack experience in weapon crafting and my skill level is too low?"

Qin Fang suddenly thought of something.

Over the past ten days or so, he had tried nearly a hundred times, but not once had he been able to achieve the desired effect from the ordinary iron in his hand.

Upon realizing this, Qin Fang had a sudden thought, and a book floated out from his sleeve.

Cloudy Thoughts

Qi Yunxiao's insights on weapon crafting, as a cultivator in the Qi Refining stage.

To be honest, even though Qin Fang obtained this item, he never really cared about it!

After all, in Qin Fang's view, he possessed the "Hundred Meridians Refining Treasure Technique," a celestial art of refining weapons and bodies. Although it was a fragment and incomplete, it was still something that a mere Qi Refining stage cultivator could not compare to.

Therefore, ever since Xin Ruyin gave him this item in exchange for a promise, Qin Fang has kept it hidden away and has never even glanced at it.

"Now it seems—"

"Perhaps I'm mistaken!"

"It's true that this Cloud Realm Insight is a Qi Refining stage experience, and the weapon-refining knowledge and techniques within it must be extremely basic."

"But precisely because it's fundamental, it's even more important to me!"

"A towering building starts from the ground up; it's best to lay a solid foundation first."

"Aside from the special materials required, the forging method of the Hundred-Forged Hammer shouldn't be too outlandish."

Qin Fang grabbed "Cloudy Insights" and put down the iron hammer in his hand.

Another two weeks later.

In this blacksmith shop, whose very name is extremely perfunctory, some low-level magical artifacts with crude forging techniques begin to appear.

Even cultivators who have just entered the cultivation world find these magical artifacts extremely distasteful!

If it weren't for the fact that one of the magical artifacts could be bought with just a low-grade spirit stone, it would probably take several years to sell even one of them.

Good family