Free Web NovelChapter 136: Chapter 134: Taking Stock of the Gains
She panicked. Of the four of them, she was the only one injured. It was clear she had run into trouble.
But where there’s danger, there are also treasures.
Shangguan Muling hadn’t recovered yet and didn’t want to lose her life when it came time to divide the spoils.
Worst of all, she hadn’t found anything.
Xu Ningying looked at Su Qing thoughtfully, and even Jiang Yao turned to look at him.
Su Qing said nothing.
Once they were on shore,
Su Qing quietly said, "Tomorrow morning. The usual place."
After saying this, Su Qing activated an escape technique and vanished before the three women’s eyes.
"Muling, what happened to you? You’ve got a huge bite mark on your stomach."
"Fish."
"Lots of fish in the water. Mu Yangfu is dead."
"A giant turtle bit him in half." Shangguan Muling sounded mournful, but then added, "I have to get back and recuperate. I really got nothing from this Secret Realm trip."
Jiang Yao fell silent, watching as Shangguan Muling staggered away.
"Senior Sister Xu, who exactly is Su Qing? Did he get some incredible treasure from the Small Secret Realm? Is that why it disappeared?"
Xu Ningying shook her head. "Don’t provoke him. Even if he did get some treasure, he earned it."
"Don’t forget how strong he is."
Xu Ningying’s reminder made Jiang Yao think of the snake, which had been as strong as a Qi Cultivation High Tier cultivator.
Su Qing had killed it with a single sword strike.
Jiang Yao instantly fell silent.
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After returning,
Su Qing went to an elixir shop and bought about thirty Nourishing Yuan Pills.
[Synthesis successful: Evolution triggered]
[Fine-Quality Nourishing Yuan Pill (Evolution): Excellently repairs and stabilizes weak or damaged meridians. Its effect is potent for the Qi Cultivation Realm but becomes negligible for the Golden Core Realm.]
Su Qing decided to stop synthesizing by the book.
He combined one Fine-Quality Nourishing Yuan Pill with eight ordinary ones.
[Synthesis successful: Evolution triggered]
[Unknown Elixir: Rapidly repairs and stabilizes weak or damaged meridians. Its effect is potent for the Qi Cultivation Realm and retains 10% efficacy for the Golden Core Realm.]
"..."
’This won’t work!’ Su Qing was stunned when he saw the elixir’s effect.
’I should have known. Only by synthesizing the elixirs normally can the Nourishing Yuan Pill gain the effect of improving Cultivation Talent.’
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Su Qing went to buy more elixirs.
He spent several hundred Spirit Stones.
He obtained three Top Grade Nourishing Yuan Pills, the evolved version.
Synthesizing them again, Su Qing turned all three into Unknown Elixirs.
[Unknown Elixir: Instantly repairs and stabilizes weak or damaged meridians. Doubles one’s own Cultivation Talent.]
After seeing this new elixir,
Su Qing was completely floored.
’Wasn’t the whole point of getting the Spirit Fruit to improve my Cultivation Talent?’
But now, looking at the Unknown Elixir in his hand, Su Qing realized how foolish he’d been. It was only just dawning on him.
’I never even had to leave the sect.’
"..."
’Whatever. The haul was worth it, after all.’ Su Qing shook his head, pushing the thought aside.
’It’s already over. No point dwelling on it.’
Su Qing took stock of his gains.
He definitely wanted to check these Inheritance Jade Slips to see what kind of Magic or Cultivation Techniques they contained.
[Sea-covering True Profound Skill: A Righteous Ancient Cultivation Method. It was later modified by cultivators, becoming the Sea-covering True Profound Skill. Contains Cultivation Methods for the Nascent Soul Realm and all realms below it...]
[Overlapping Waves Hand Seal: A Magic for Golden Core Cultivators. When used, it strikes like a colossal, surging wave.]
[Sea-covering Master’s Spirit Puppet Manual: Contains the Sea-covering Master’s research notes on Spirit Puppets.]
[Overwhelming Waves Treasure Sacrifice Technique: After cultivating this, one can imbue a Magical Treasure with the power to roil the seas and rivers.]
[Sea-covering Master’s Artifact Refining Insights: Contains the Sea-covering Master’s research notes on Artifact Refining.] freēwēbηovel.c૦m
[Third Layer Divine Water Technique: A Technique created by the Sea-covering Master. When cultivated alongside the Sea-covering True Profound Skill, it can cause one’s Sea-covering Magical Power to undergo three qualitative transformations.]
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After taking inventory of the Nascent Soul Master’s belongings,
Su Qing finally understood just how formidable the Little Nascent Soul he had obliterated with his Five Thunders Technique truly was.
A Nascent Soul Master.
And his wealth was immense.
In addition to the Tier Four Magical Treasure, this Nascent Soul Master also had a large amount of Spirit Medicine.
Su Qing checked them all, but none of them could extend one’s lifespan.
However, Su Qing suspected the Nascent Soul Master hadn’t died of natural causes.
’Under normal circumstances, you wouldn’t just wait until you died to hang around in some tiny place, waiting to possess someone, right?’
’You’d prepare in advance and go possess someone right away.’
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’What a huge haul. I feel like I won’t need to leave the Ten Thousand Tribulations Sect for the next ten years,’ Su Qing thought with a sigh.
’Maybe I should give them a little more compensation.’
Su Qing upgraded the three Nourishing Yuan Pills another level, turning them into elixirs that increased one’s Cultivation Talent tenfold.
He had struck it rich all at once and even gained a Pocket World on top of it all.
This Pocket World also produced a considerable amount of Spiritual Qi. For a normal cultivator, it would probably be enough to support the Cultivation of a Golden Core Master.
For Su Qing, however, it was just average.
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「The next day.」
Su Qing hadn’t slept the previous night.
After all, anyone would be ecstatic after coming into such a massive fortune. Su Qing, however, had spent his time taking inventory.
The Sea-covering Master’s possessions were simply too numerous.
Su Qing had spent the entire night sorting and organizing everything.
The Tier Four Magical Treasure had a name.
[Sea Control Pearl: Allows the user to control the sea in a 15-kilometer radius. It can also absorb all the seawater within that 15-kilometer radius into the pearl. The weight of the absorbed water becomes the weight of the pearl, but the owner of the Magical Treasure can control it without being affected by its weight...]
The description for the Sea Control Pearl went on.
A Tier Four Magical Treasure, of course, had more uses than just that.
Unfortunately, Su Qing was unable to refine it.
He could only store it away for now. When the time was right, he could synthesize his Blade of Wholeness again. At least that Magical Artifact was already quite powerful.
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Su Qing arrived at a private room in a restaurant.
He wasn’t the first to arrive.
The other three were already there.
Su Qing closed the door to the room behind him.
"The male cultivator is dead. I saw his body floating in the water."
Su Qing stated flatly.
"The disappearance of the Small Secret Realm was indeed related to me. I won’t elaborate further."
"In any case, Xu Ningying, you know who I am. I was worried you would all gang up on me for my belongings," Su Qing said coolly.
Xu Ningying retorted, "How would I dare to rob you?"
"Oh great chosen one, it wouldn’t be a problem even if you didn’t give me anything," Xu Ningying said, picking at the food on the table.
She had only come to see why Su Qing had gathered them.
Shangguan Muling and Jiang Yao remained silent.
However, Shangguan Muling’s face was deathly pale, and her expression was grim.
Su Qing took out three boxes. "An elixir for each of you."
"Consider this my way of giving back. And thank you, Xu Ningying, for the tip about the Secret Realm."
"But it was incredibly dangerous in there. Anyone below the Foundation Establishment Realm would likely die upon entry. Even a Golden Core Master could perish," Su Qing said, speaking the truth.
There was an old monster inside who wanted to possess someone’s body.
It was just that Su Qing had dealt with him using the full force of his Five Thunders Technique.
"Consider the elixir a gift. The sooner you use it, the better. Unless, of course, you’re injured." Su Qing glanced at Shangguan Muling.
"Take care," Su Qing said.
He had no intention of staying for the meal.
Su Qing flew out the window.
"He flew away? Whoa!"
"Senior Sister Xu, you actually know a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator? How did that happen?" Jiang Yao was dumbfounded.
Xu Ningying was a little surprised, but at the same time, it felt strangely normal.
Xu Ningying quickly put away the elixir Su Qing had given her.
