Chapter 98: Great Harvest
Chapter 98: Chapter 98: Great Harvest
Zhang Chi had indeed stolen Patriarch Xie’s Storage Bag.
At that time, Zhang Chi had first distracted his opponent, then commanded the Phantom Beetle to bite onto the opponent’s Storage Bag and successfully snatch it away.
After succeeding, he left some misleading words behind before decisively leaving Red Leaf City.
The Phantom Beetle was not skilled in combat; it might be somewhat effective in a sneak attack against a Low Tier Cultivator like Song Xinghai.
But it was clearly no match for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and couldn’t even break through their Protective Spiritual Power.
A forced sneak attack would not only fail to affect the battle but would also get it casually swatted to death. However, using it to steal the Storage Bag was putting its abilities to perfect use.
Of course, this success was a stroke of luck and couldn’t be replicated.
The opponent had been disoriented by the deaths of his clan members and Zhang Chi’s powerful offensive, which was the only reason the Phantom Beetle managed to get lucky.
Although Zhang Chi’s Cultivation was lower than Patriarch Xie’s, the quality of his Spiritual Power was no worse. Moreover, his Divine Thought was even stronger. Therefore, it wasn’t difficult to erase the Spiritual Sense the man had left on the Storage Bag.
SNAP!
Soon, the Storage Bag made a soft sound, indicating its successful Refinement.
Zhang Chi then transferred the Cultivation Materials inside, along with his other spoils of war, into his own storage hairband. He destroyed the Storage Bag along with other useless items before starting to carefully take inventory.
As for the Storage Bags from Xie Yu and the others, Zhang Chi had already completed their Refinement before ambushing Patriarch Xie, dealing with them in the same manner.
However, time had been tight, so he hadn’t had a chance to inspect his gains in detail.
’I’ve really hit the jackpot this time. Especially this Patriarch Xie, he was truly wealthy. The materials in his one Storage Bag are worth more than those of Xie Yu and the other five combined.’
As Zhang Chi swept his Divine Thought over the loot, his eyes instantly lit up.
The haul was massive and incredibly varied. Just the Spirit Stones alone, when converted entirely to Low Grade, amounted to over 120,000.
There were also plenty of other items: Spirit Pills, Spirit Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Materials, Ores... and more.
Furthermore, among the six Foundation Establishment Cultivators of the Xie Family, there were clearly Artifact Refiners and specialists in Talisman Making. As a result, the loot included thirteen Upper Grade magical artifacts and as many as twenty-one Tier Two Low Grade Spirit Talismans.
Zhang Chi made a rough estimate: if all these materials were converted to Spirit Stones, they would be worth at least another 80,000.
However, there wasn’t a single Top Grade Magical Artifact, nor were there any Spirit Talismans of Tier Two Middle Grade or higher.
There were, however, some Tier Two Middle Grade Elixirs, all of which came from Patriarch Xie.
This meant that Zhang Chi had effectively gained over 200,000 Low Grade Spirit Stones in total.
Such a haul was enormous, but on second thought, Zhang Chi felt it was quite normal.
After all, his opponents had been six Foundation Establishment Cultivators, including the Patriarch of an Immortal Cultivation Clan at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage.
On average, that was only just over 30,000 in assets per person.
However, the Cultivation of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator is itself resource-intensive, and the Xie Family certainly had a dedicated family treasury. Even the Patriarch wouldn’t carry all the family’s assets with him.
Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that the haul was of this magnitude.
Zhang Chi was, in fact, very satisfied with this.
With these Spirit Stones, the Eye of the Spirit Spring could finally be upgraded to Tier Two. He could also now purchase the subsequent inheritances for Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Talisman Making directly from the Sect’s Inheritance Hall.
Of course, aside from these ordinary gains, Patriarch Xie had also "sponsored" three special items.
The first was a Foundation Establishment Pill.
Zhang Chi judged that the Patriarch had likely prepared it for a junior in his family but hadn’t had the chance to bestow it yet. As a result, it ended up in his hands.
Zhang Chi had no use for it now, but he could easily sell it.
The second was a Talisman Treasure.
A Talisman Treasure is created when a Golden Core or Nascent Soul Powerhouse, whose Lifespan is about to run out or who is facing imminent death for other reasons, uses a Secret Technique to seal a portion of their Magical Treasure’s Mighty Power into a talisman.
Both Qi Cultivation and Foundation Establishment Cultivators can use it, and its Mighty Power far surpasses that of an ordinary Magical Artifact.
The one Zhang Chi obtained was palm-sized and made of a golden jade material. It didn’t look much different from an ordinary Jade Talisman, but sealed within it was a portion of the Mighty Power from a black, mountain-shaped Magical Treasure.
Just holding this Talisman Treasure, one could feel an incredibly heavy and terrifying aura.
However, Zhang Chi couldn’t determine the exact extent of the Talisman Treasure’s Mighty Power.
Moreover, while a Talisman Treasure’s Mighty Power is great, so is its consumption. It requires a large amount of Spiritual Power to be infused before use, a process that takes some time to complete.
That was why Patriarch Xie never had a chance to activate the Talisman Treasure against Zhang Chi.
The third special item was a black, longan-sized bead that radiated a heart-palpitating, destructive aura. On its surface, tiny golden arcs of electricity crackled and flowed.
And this was none other than the renowned Celestial Thunder Pearl.
This item was created by High Tier Cultivators who collected Thunder Power and used special materials and techniques for its Refining. Its Mighty Power was immense.
This particular one was Tier Two Upper Grade. Once activated, it could even kill a Foundation Establishment Late Stage Powerhouse who was caught off guard.
However, it had one limitation: it did not distinguish between friend and foe, so one had to create distance before using it.
Zhang Chi had been fighting Patriarch Xie at close range the entire time, so the latter naturally had no opportunity to use it.
Unless he wanted to take Zhang Chi down with him.
’That old bastard really did have trump cards! Thankfully, he never got a moment to breathe, nor was he pushed to the point of wanting to die with me. Otherwise, I would have been in real danger.’
’This just goes to show that I’m still too weak. Even though I’ve reached Foundation Establishment, I absolutely cannot get complacent. I have to keep working hard to reach Golden Core as soon as possible. Only then can I relax a little!’
After inspecting the three items, Zhang Chi felt a mix of joy and lingering caution.
"Take me to your Shopkeeper!"
Half an hour later, Zhang Chi had arrived at a Marketplace and walked straight into a branch of the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower.
He planned to sell off all the Magical Artifacts and other items in bulk so he could promptly upgrade the Eye of the Spirit Spring and purchase the Hundred Skills of Immortal Cultivation Inheritance.
However, he hadn’t come to White Cloud Marketplace, but to another one called Jinghu Square.
This Marketplace was built next to a large lake called Mirror Lake and was also one of the marketplaces under the jurisdiction of the Cangwu Sect. It was bustling with shops and a constant flow of people.
But it was located in a different direction from White Cloud Square, far away from it, making it the perfect place to unload his hot goods in one go.
Before, his Cultivation wasn’t high enough to travel this far, but now that he was at the Foundation Establishment realm, it was no problem at all.
"Right away, Senior!"
The shop clerk was a sharp young man. Sensing the powerful and cold aura emanating from Zhang Chi, and seeing the Nameless VIP Token he presented, the clerk nodded quickly and led Zhang Chi to the VIP reception room.
"My surname is Shen, and I am the Shopkeeper of this Ten Thousand Treasures Tower branch. A pleasure to meet you, Senior. How may I be of service?"
After the clerk served Spirit Tea, a middle-aged Cultivator with an ordinary appearance, a smiling face, and a Qi Cultivation Late Stage cultivation hurried over. He first dismissed the clerk before asking his question respectfully.
"I’m selling some things. Take a look."
Zhang Chi simply waved his hand, and a large pile of various items immediately appeared on the floor.
Instantly, the entire room was filled with the flashing auras of treasures and a startling amount of Spiritual Qi.
"This... This much?"
Shopkeeper Shen’s eyes widened in disbelief.
He knew he had definitely run into a major client this time.
Of course, the items were likely of questionable origin, but the Ten Thousand Treasures Tower had the confidence and backing to not care, nor would they ask any questions.
Afterward, Shopkeeper Shen immediately began his appraisal, even calling over two more appraisers to save time.