Free Web NovelChapter 365: Chapter 156: Invitation, Ambush, Dragon-Seeking and Acupoint-Pointing, Divine Movement Technique
After a few breaths, Zhou Changwang’s figure appeared beside Zhao Shanhe’s corpse. "Last time, you caused trouble for me, and you managed to escape.
Didn’t expect you to dare ambush me again this time?
Do you really think I’m that easy to bully?"
Zhou Changwang’s eyes were cold. He smoothly took the storage bag from Zhao Shanhe’s body, then cast two Fireball Techniques, which directly reduced the corpse to ashes.
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"Spirit Plant Master Zhou, you’re back."
An incense stick’s time later, Zhou Changwang’s figure appeared at the foot of the Little Peak Mountain Spirit Land.
One of the spirit farmers greeted him warmly.
Zhou Changwang nodded.
He remembered this spirit farmer.
One day last month, the man had hesitantly come to him, saying that the spirit plant he was growing had suffered a pest infestation and wanted his help to deal with it.
Zhou Changwang went down the mountain to handle it, spending less than an incense stick’s time to solve the issue. Seeing the man’s embarrassment, he didn’t charge any Spirit Stones.
No wonder the man was now quite respectful.
Back in the Spirit Land, Zhou Changwang first went to the courtyard entrance and directly sat on a chair.
"It’s not the thief you have to fear, but the thief who has you in his thoughts.
I already knew that Zhao Shanhe wouldn’t be content with the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object, the Earth Yin Lingzhi falling into my hands, and would come for it.
Even though I was on guard, I couldn’t always be on guard.
Now, it’s good. He revealed himself and I completely dealt with him.
Consider it one less worry on my mind."
Zhou Changwang showed a hint of emotion on his face.
In his heart, he was actually very pleased.
Zhao Shanhe’s previous actions had really angered him. If Zhao hadn’t reappeared or had hidden in Fengming Wufang City, there was nothing he could do, and he wouldn’t bother to seek trouble with him.
Unexpectedly, he didn’t seek trouble with Zhao Shanhe, but Zhao dared to ambush him openly, so naturally, he wouldn’t be courteous and directly killed him.
"Five people, five storage bags."
Zhou Changwang looked relaxed, remembering the spoils he had obtained this time.
He then took out the storage bags one by one and used the Golden Light Breaking Forbidden Technique to break their restrictions.
Soon, all five storage bags were unlocked.
"The five people together had seventeen thousand three hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
This definitely made my assets a lot more substantial."
Zhou Changwang’s eyes shone.
Initially, due to purchasing spiritual ores and some spiritual materials and seeds, he had almost exhausted his Spirit Stones. Additionally, he still owed quite a bit in Spirit Talismans to Shuiyun Pavilion’s Shen Xinyue. The pressure was significant.
Unexpectedly, these five people appeared, greatly boosting his wealth.
Just these seventeen thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones could relieve part of his pressure.
Not to mention the other valuables.
"There are relatively few Spirit Talismans, only a dozen, likely used up before, worth about a thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
There are quite a few magical artifacts, over twenty, though mostly lower-grade. Middle-Grade Magical Artifacts, and very few Top-Grade, only two, are not very useful to me. Selling them should fetch five to six thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
That’s seven thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones altogether.
Plus some spiritual materials, spirit ore, and various miscellaneous items, they should be worth two to three thousand, totaling about ten thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
And finally, the Jade Scrolls.
From the five people, there are more than three hundred Jade Scrolls combined.
Furthermore, are these actually Ancient Bamboo Slips?"
Zhou Changwang silently sorted and calculated his Spirit Stone income, adding the previous seventeen thousand three hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones with the equivalent value of these goods, amounting to twenty-seven thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.
The amount was indeed considerable.
It could certainly fill in some of his gaps.
Ultimately, as he looked at the Jade Scrolls, his eyes couldn’t help but light up.
He discovered that among these numerous Jade Scrolls, there were five or six specially sealed ones, undoubtedly Ancient Bamboo Slips.
Considering Zhao Shanhe’s profession, he couldn’t help but feel a strange anticipation for these Ancient Bamboo Slips.
However, he didn’t immediately use the Golden Light Breaking Forbidden Technique on them but began to check the more than three hundred Jade Scrolls one by one.
Although the Ancient Bamboo Slips might hold divine techniques and various legacies, the other Jade Scrolls were more likely to contain valuable items.
After all, these were items carried by cultivators, and if they were useless, they would have long been discarded in some unknown corner to gather dust.
"’Ghost Eye Skill’, ’Spirit Exploration Technique’, ’Dragon-Seeking and Acupoint-Pointing’, ’Geomancy Skill’, ’Donkey Hoof Making Method’, ’Array-Breaking Technique’, ’Golden Needle Body Refining Technique’, ’Mountain and River Topography Map’, ’Divine Movement Technique’..."
After a long while, Zhou Changwang came back to his senses from the various Jade Scrolls.
Then, he was filled with amazement.
He had always assumed that the Jade Scrolls most likely to contain valuable spells belonged to the Qi Refining Seventh Level Practitioner.
After all, his cultivation level was the highest, and his strength the strongest.
But unexpectedly, the spells and methods he valued were all Zhao Shanhe’s.
Among them, the Ghost Eye Skill was Zhao Shanhe’s famous technique. Once used, it could ’borrow eyes from the void’, allowing one to see everything around without turning and rotate three hundred sixty degrees.
It was particularly sensitive to Yin Souls and ghosts, able to clearly ’see’ all hidden ghosts within a certain range.
"This spell is quite useful to me as well.
Although its farsight isn’t as good as the Spirit Eye Technique, it can serve as a supplement."
Zhou Changwang showed some interest in this magic.
Aside from Ghost Eye Skill, the Spirit Exploration Technique, Dragon-Seeking and Acupoint-Pointing, and Geomancy Skill were essential secret techniques for a Tomb Raider Captain.
With these, one could precisely locate some Spirit Lands and hidden places, and of course, burial sites of ancient and strong cultivators...
Zhou Changwang didn’t mind these as long as they were useful.
He planned to practice them when he had time.
"The Donkey Hoof Making Method... although it can only deal with corpses, it’s really a useful item."
Zhou Changwang recalled that Zhao Shanhe had used this Donkey Hoof to blast the Pseudo-Copper Armor Corpse back repeatedly, helping him escape many deadly situations.
He couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t encounter powerful corpses in the future. Having this item would provide extra security.
As for the ’Array-Breaking Technique’, as a Tomb Raider Captain, they would inevitably face many mechanisms and arrays in the tombs, and this technique was created for those occasions.
Zhou Changwang might not necessarily venture into tombs for treasure, but having this technique in hand would allow him to escape from any array he might be trapped in.
Another extremely useful skill.
The Golden Needle Body Refining Technique, as the name suggests, was a body refining technique that wasn’t very useful for Zhou Changwang.
The Mountain and River Topography Map was Zhao Shanhe’s analysis and records of various terrains and mountains over the years, delving deep into various secret and dangerous locations.
Some locations had special markings, recording the presence of certain forces and demon beasts, giving Zhou Changwang a better understanding of the surrounding environment.
Especially, it included information about the Divine Wind Valley, giving him a sense of unexpected joy.
Perhaps, when entering the Divine Wind Valley, this ’Mountain and River Topography Map’ might come in handy.
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Thank you to Qiufeng Xiaoye for the 500 Qi Dian Bi reward!!!
