Chapter 323 - 318: Taking Stock of the Spoils, Choosing a Destination

Chapter 323: Chapter 318: Taking Stock of the Spoils, Choosing a Destination

"Haha, excellent!"

Zhang Chi’s first step was to transfer all the items from the numerous Storage Bags into his Storage Ring. He then destroyed the bags to prevent being tracked by any marks on them.

Next, he threw away all the useless items, such as the other cultivators’ personal clothing and daily necessities.

The moment these things fell into the Nine Heavens Gang Wind, they were instantly torn to shreds and reduced to nothing.

After that, Zhang Chi began to inspect the remaining items one by one.

First were the Magical Treasures—nearly two hundred of them, at least half of which were Middle Grade.

There were even five Upper Grade Magical Treasures.

This haul also included the Magical Treasure Long Saber he had traded away earlier.

Furthermore, the two Tier Three Peak Puppets, the Tongyou Flower, the Cyan Scale Fruit, and the True Demon Sect’s Nascent Soul Giant Claw had all returned to his possession.

He even found the Vein-Protecting Pill, the Upper Grade Talisman Treasure, and the low-quality Nascent Soul Pills that had appeared at the auction.

Even the Tier Three Longevity Fruit, the Tier Four Python Hide, and the Wolf Hide had also fallen into his hands.

Moreover, he had also directly obtained four other Nascent Soul Items.

These included Moonlight Dew, a Seven-leaf Golden Ganoderma, Void Absorption Grass, and a portion of Jade Water Spirit Blood.

"Excellent!"

Zhang Chi couldn’t help but feel overjoyed.

With all this, he not only had all the extra Spiritual Objects and materials for the Nascent Soul Pill he needed, but he could also put together a set for his Spirit Snake.

Even if he ended up missing one or two items, with the help of the Black Sand Profound Snake Demon Pill, success was absolutely guaranteed.

In that case, not only would he have Corpse Puppet No. 1 but also a Tier Four Spirit Beast to aid him. If he were to face that Nascent Soul Cultivator again, he could easily surround and kill him without even needing to use his Spirit Treasure Flying Sword.

Besides these Nascent Soul Materials, Zhang Chi was surprised to find some Tier Four materials.

Among them were Spirit Wood, Ore, Demon Beast Materials, and some rather precious Spirit Medicines.

Most of these items came from the Nascent Soul Cultivator. Once Zhang Chi became a Nascent Soul Powerhouse, he could use them for Refining Upper Grade Magical Treasures, Tier Four Elixirs, and Tier Four Puppets.

To Zhang Chi’s greater surprise, he also found a small piece of Astral Xuan Iron among the spoils. Although it wasn’t much, it was enough for him to refine two more Flying Swords.

Furthermore, he discovered a Tier Four Spiritual Object needed to sprout the Heaven-Reaching Tree Species, which was a pleasant surprise.

This Spiritual Object was called Profound Nether Soil. It was dark, cold, and an excellent material for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining. It could even assist in the Cultivation of certain Demon Techniques. Although he only had a small handful, it was incredibly valuable.

Finally, there were the more conventional items. There were Spirit Pills and Spirit Talismans, including even a few at Tier Four Low Grade.

Then there were the Spirit Stones. Converted into Middle Grade spirit stones, they totaled just over 9.3 million.

This made Zhang Chi wealthier than he had ever been before.

After all, converted to Top Grade, that many Spirit Stones would amount to nine hundred and thirty.

However, considering how many cultivators he had killed this time, including one Nascent Soul Cultivator, Zhang Chi wasn’t surprised.

He understood his massive haul even better, especially after finding a Hundred Flowers Palace Elder Token on the Nascent Soul Cultivator and Beichen Sect Tokens on several of the Golden Core Cultivators.

Clearly, these cultivators were all individuals of extraordinary status and immense wealth.

’I was worried about not having enough Spirit Stones to upgrade the Eye of the Spirit Spring, but now I finally don’t have to stress about it!’

After counting the Spirit Stones, Zhang Chi was in a great mood.

Of course, this wasn’t the entirety of his loot.

The Golden Cores from the other cultivators and the Nascent Soul from the Nascent Soul Powerhouse were also extremely valuable items.

However, Zhang Chi planned to use these Golden Cores to directly feed Flying Dragon No. 1 and his Corpse Puppets.

The Nascent Soul would be kept for later, while its Divine Soul could be used to feed the Demon Souls within the Beast Soul Banner.

At that moment, Zhang Chi grabbed the Nascent Soul, which had a Sealing Spirit Talisman on it, and performed the Soul Searching Technique.

"Fellow Daoist, spare me!"

At first, the Nascent Soul thought Zhang Chi was courting death. But it soon discovered that Zhang Chi’s Power of the Divine Soul was incomparably immense. Terrified, it hastily sent out a Divine Thought begging for mercy.

Unfortunately for it, Zhang Chi couldn’t be bothered to pay it any mind. As the Soul Search began, the Nascent Soul’s eyes instantly went vacant.

Two hours later, Zhang Chi finally completed the Soul Search. He successfully obtained the Nascent Soul Cultivator’s vast Cultivation Experience, as well as the various Cultivation Techniques and Secret Techniques he had mastered.

Zhang Chi also learned some of the Hundred Flowers Palace’s secrets and the reason why they had appeared here.

However, much of the information was sealed by the Spirit Contract Power. Although Zhang Chi could bypass these seals, the process of the Soul Search still caused the Nascent Soul’s consciousness to completely disintegrate.

Zhang Chi paid it no mind. He immediately extracted its Divine Soul and tossed it into the Beast Soul Banner.

The two Black Sand Profound Snake Demon Souls immediately pounced, quickly tearing the Divine Soul to shreds and devouring it.

With this, the Nascent Soul Cultivator was well and truly dead.

Although its Nascent Soul was intact, it was now just a body of energy, equivalent to a larger, higher-grade Golden Core.

Having completed the Soul Search, Zhang Chi benefited immensely. Many of his questions about Cultivation were resolved in an instant.

At the same time, he obtained some very useful Secret Techniques and now knew the Hundred Flowers Palace inside and out.

It turned out that even after seventy years, the Hundred Flowers Saintess and the other cultivators had not forgotten what happened back then.

They had expended a great deal of manpower and resources back then, but in the end, they hadn’t found a single clue.

So, they sought out the Celestial Secret Pavilion’s Pavilion Master. That Pavilion Master was an expert in the Calculation Skill and had deduced that the person who stole the Profound Snake Spirit Marrow all those years ago would travel to Beichen Immortal City this year in search of an opportunity for Nascent Soul Formation.