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

The fifth day after the Bloodstained Forbidden Land opened.

Outside the forbidden area, the seven sects that had been waiting for a long time to reach the Core Formation stage finally took action.

After forcibly and laboriously reopening a passage to the Crimson Forbidden Land, they each retrieved their magical treasures and patiently waited outside the pitch-black path.

Unlike last time, the difficulty of breaking the barrier this time has been significantly reduced.

Furthermore, judging from the stability of the passage, even without the seven Core Formation level magic treasures maintaining it, the passage could still remain stable for a period of time before it closed itself up.

The passage opened, and several Core Formation cultivators found suitable spots and sat down casually.

wait……

About half an hour later.

A middle-aged Taoist priest walked out of the dark passage with a calm expression.

However, unlike his calm and composed demeanor, the Taoist priest's robe had several holes and even some bloodstains that had not been wiped clean.

Clearly, what happened in the forbidden area was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

After the middle-aged Taoist priest came out, he bowed to the Core Formation Elder of Qingxu Sect, then walked to Qingxu Sect's territory, sat down cross-legged, and began to slowly recover his internal magical power.

Ever since that middle-aged man from the Qingxu Sect came out, it was as if some kind of switch had been flipped! Disciples from the seven sects began to appear one after another.

They emerged one by one from that dark passage.

Some looked delighted, some looked terrified... and some looked numb.

Without exception, everyone's face showed an undeniable weariness.

This naturally includes Qin Fang.

This time, Qin Fang did not choose to come out of the passage last; such an extremely conspicuous act was something he really did not want to do.

Therefore, after discovering that the passage had opened, Qin Fang did not hesitate to use the Spirit Rhinoceros Step to travel, and followed the crowd out of the Crimson Forbidden Land.

Then, following Huang Fenggu's footsteps, he found an inconspicuous open space, sat down cross-legged, and began to recover his internal magic power.

"This time..."

"It can be considered a great success, even if you have to compromise."

"Although I exchanged most of the spiritual herbs I had collected for spirit stones in the stone hall because of the trade for cultivation techniques."

"But before leaving, I did manage to borrow ten spirit herbs from Nangong Wan..."

"At the very least, I can exchange it for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect!"

Qin Fang glanced down at his waist and noticed an inconspicuous ice-blue jade pendant.

This was a gift from Nangong Wan...

It doesn't serve many other purposes; it only allows the other party to track you down afterwards.

This "tracking" is different from the one where Nangong Wan secretly left a mark before!

Since Nangong Wan is inside the forbidden area and doesn't intend to harm me, she will most likely not cause me any more trouble after leaving the forbidden area.

Therefore, Qin Fang accepted it without any qualms and casually brought up the matter of borrowing the medicine.

Qin Fang was well aware that Nangong Wan's actions were merely for future verification.

The information he provided was not well supported.

After Nangong Wan returns to the Hidden Moon Sect, she will likely find a way to restore her cultivation quickly, and then immediately try to open the treasure chest...

If she, at the Core Formation stage, opens the treasure chest ahead of time, it will prove one thing: Qin Fang deceived her with his words while they were in the forbidden area!

At that time...

Qin Fang was facing a much more difficult opponent than the easy-going Nangong Wan.

Qin Fang was not worried about this at all.

After all, he wasn't lying!

Once Nangong Wan recovers her Core Formation stage cultivation and tries to open the treasure chest without success, even if she still has some doubts about Qin Fang's words...

But in general, Nangong Wan should believe what she says.

"Ten medicinal herbs would be good too..."

"At least we can get a Foundation Establishment Pill from the sect."

"If I successfully establish my foundation, it will be acceptable! Otherwise, if I don't even have a Foundation Establishment Pill, even if I get one from Han Li..."

"It also doesn't explain the origin of the Foundation Establishment Pill."

"Moreover, it was a bit reckless of me to plan to bring out twenty spiritual herbs."

"Leaving aside the fact that it's too conspicuous, just take Grandmaster Li Huayuan for example..."

"He shamelessly accepted Han Li as a disciple just for a dozen or so spiritual herbs!"

"Then it's not entirely impossible for him to take me in as a disciple again, just for the sake of his ten spiritual herbs."

"In this way, I not only needlessly increased the risk, but in the end, I only obtained one Foundation Establishment Pill!"

"It's not worth the risk."

"It's fine as it is now..."

Qin Fang pondered.

Amidst a jumble of thoughts, Qin Fang didn't pay any attention to the disciples of the seven sects, and therefore didn't notice that Han Li had slowly come up behind him and sat down.

It wasn't until the earlier bet caused a great commotion that Qin Fang came to his senses.

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I won't go into too much detail about the betting process.

Originally, it was just a bet between two Core Formation cultivators from Qingxu Sect and Huangfeng Valley, comparing how many mature spiritual herbs their respective sect's disciples could bring out from the forbidden area.

Whoever has the most wins!

Unexpectedly, Qiong Laoguai joined the bet midway, even going so far as to fight two opponents at once. He would only consider it a loss if the total number of spiritual herbs brought out by the disciples of Huangfeng Valley and Qingxu Sect exceeded that of Yanyue Sect.

The inventory process has now begun.

Qin Fang watched the scene with great interest!

He knew that although Han Li did not help Huangfeng Valley win in this "betting duel", he still shone brightly.

He single-handedly brought out more than twenty spiritual herbs! He can be considered... the number one person to venture into the forbidden area!

It's just unknown whether Han Li, who didn't go to the stone hall, will still have the number of twenty-odd spiritual herbs this time.

If Qin Fang remembered correctly, Han Li had obtained several more spiritual herbs in the stone hall.

Until he saw the unassuming Han Li walk forward, take the storage bag he had prepared beforehand, and tilt it downwards...

A flash of inspiration, and more than twenty medicinal herbs instantly piled up on the ground.

Judging by their quantity... there are even close to thirty plants! This is even more than in the original timeline.

"Hiss~"

"As expected of you, your luck is simply incredible!"

Qin Fang sighed repeatedly in his heart.

He had nothing left to do at this moment. Long before the inventory began, he was among the first to step forward and hand over his ten spiritual herbs to the Foundation Establishment stage manager.

"In that case..."

"Could Li Huayuan have won this time?!"

Qin Fang muttered to himself.

He couldn't recall the exact number of plants involved in the bet, but the difference should have been less than ten.

Originally destined to die in the forbidden area, he now emerged unharmed from the forbidden area, carrying ten spiritual herbs.

Han Li's quantity of spiritual herbs did not decrease at all; in fact, he even gained a few more! Compared to the harvest from Yellow Maple Valley in the original timeline, it was indeed more abundant.

In addition, those ten spiritual herbs of mine were borrowed from Nangong Wan!

Therefore, the total number of spiritual herbs possessed by the Hidden Moon Sect should be less. Even if it could still surpass the Yellow Maple Valley on its own, it would not be able to defeat the combined total of the two sects.

So, because of his own little butterfly appearance, it seems Li Huayuan is about to win this bet?!

Qin Fang was thoroughly enjoying himself.

...Half an hour later, Qin Fang, who had been watching the show with amusement, could no longer laugh.