Chapter 539 - 232: Frost and Mist Lock: Cracking the Storage Ring (2)
Chapter 539: Chapter 232: Frost and Mist Lock: Cracking the Storage Ring (2)
This was precisely why there was little contact between the Storm Sea and the Compassion Sea.
"Tsk. I knew I’d run into a natural disaster sooner or later."
Xiao Chen returned to the island from before. "It’s all the fault of that damned Yin Corpse Sect. Otherwise, I’d be in the Sea of Darkness searching for the Five Elements Evil Qi right now."
Fortunately, he had only just set out today, so he wasn’t far from his previous resting spot.
Besides, the Frost and Mist Lock was a temporary disaster, so he didn’t need to go to the trouble of taking a long detour.
He just had to wait two or three days for the fog to dissipate before he could pass through safely.
’Good thing I’m smart. I figured the whole trip wouldn’t be perfectly smooth.’
Xiao Chen took the string of Storage Rings from around his neck. ’Now I can break the Restrictions while I wait. Perfect, no time wasted.’
After leaving Celestial Star Island, he hadn’t been in a rush to take stock of his spoils.
The things he’d acquired weren’t going anywhere, so there was no need to rush.
Now was the perfect time to take them out and sort through them.
「Three days passed in a flash.」
Although Xiao Chen’s technique grew more practiced the further he went...
...but with fourteen Storage Rings to get through, it still took him a full thirty-four hours.
Factoring in the time he took to rest and recover his True Essence, he didn’t finish this massive undertaking until the morning of the fourth day.
.
’Let’s see what goodies you all brought.’
As was his custom, Xiao Chen started by counting the Spirit Stones.
He immediately discovered that unlike other Cultivators, who spent as many Spirit Stones as possible to boost their combat power before entering a Secret Realm, Dai Tianrui had carried a colossal amount with him.
The others had a combined total of 1,160,000 Spirit Stones.
And that was only because the other few True Disciples were wealthy; the Yin Corpse Sect’s lackeys were all dirt poor.
Dai Tianrui, on the other hand, had not only brought 1,500,000 Spirit Stones himself, but had also prepared ten exquisite gift boxes containing a total of ten thousand Middle Grade Spirit Stones.
In total, that meant he alone possessed the equivalent of 2,500,000 low-grade Spirit Stones.
Xiao Chen hissed. ’So much money.’
Even after being moved into the Vast Sea Ring, such a huge quantity of Spirit Stones formed a small mountain.
It was a good thing Xiao Chen hadn’t bought that Xilai Ring; otherwise, it probably couldn’t have even held all the Spirit Stones.
’I can’t believe it. I’ve been in the Eastern Domain for less than two years, and my Vast Sea Ring is already almost full.’
The main reason was that he had collected too much Spirit-Repelling Black Gold Wood in the Hundred Herbs Secret Realm; that batch of Spirit Wood alone occupied nearly half the space.
’Once I get to the Compassion Sea, I’ll just get rid of all this wood.’
Xiao Chen reorganized his items, secretly deciding to get rid of the Spiritual Objects he had no immediate use for.
Given his current situation, he didn’t plan on—nor did he see the need to—spend time learning Artifact Refining, so there was no point in keeping these raw materials.
Next up was a large pile of Talismans.
Among them were not only a total of one hundred and seventy-three common offensive and Defense Talismans, but also various Restriction Talismans designed to target specific types of Cultivators.
This included thirty sound-absorbing Silencing Talismans, thirty Cyan Wood Ring Light Talismans used to weaken Thunder Skills, and another fifty-two restriction-type talismans that could manipulate vines or chains.
The shelf life of Tier Three Talismans was significantly longer, typically lasting up to a full year.
Xiao Chen carefully inspected the Spirit Seals and, sure enough, all the Talismans were newly made.
They still had a good ten months of usability left, so he figured they wouldn’t be hard to sell once he reached the Compassion Sea.
Of course, it would be best to find a place to offload them in bulk, saving him the trouble of setting up a stall and hawking them.
He stored the Talismans by category, then moved on to the eleven Spiritual Artifacts.
But when it came to these, the old saying held true: for Spiritual Artifacts, quality was better than quantity.
After all, a Cultivator’s True Essence was limited. It was far better to use only the two or three best Spiritual Artifacts and sell the excess for other cultivation resources.
After stowing away the Spiritual Artifacts, he turned to a large collection of bottles and jars.
Most of them were common items like Essence Replenishing Pills and Replenishing Essence Pills. The more valuable ones were seven bottles of Green Radiance Vein Strengthening Pills and three bottles of Cloud Patterned God Stabilizing Pills.
The former could repair damage to the Meridians caused by Magical Combat, allowing one to quickly recover their combat power.
The latter had to be taken in advance or held under the tongue; it could keep one’s Divine Sense clear for an hour, providing resistance against illusions and Illusion Arrays.
Both were good items, but unfortunately, they were of little use to Xiao Chen.
He already had the All Things Rejuvenation Scripture for healing and the Divine Protection Veil to defend against Illusion Arrays, so he had no use for either item.
All of the above fell into the "bottle" category.
As for the "jars," these were earthenware crocks, each about seven inches tall and three inches wide. There were a total of eighty-three of them.
A thin, yellow paper strip was pasted onto the body of each crock, on which arcane symbols were drawn.
The mouth of each crock was also sealed with a layer of red paper, upon which different words were written.
Upon closer inspection, he saw they were labels like "Three Years" and "Seven Years."
’Oh? This is interesting.’
Xiao Chen’s interest was piqued. ’Don’t tell me the Yin Corpse Sect has its own exclusive Secret Medicines?’
He had seen all sorts of jade vials, porcelain bottles for storing poison, and even Bone Bottles containing Demon Path Elixirs, but he had never seen earthenware crocks like these.
Naturally, he was very curious about what was inside.
’Let’s see... I’ll start with this one that’s only a year old.’
After looking them over, Xiao Chen picked the one with the youngest age marked on it.
This way, if there was some special procedure he was unaware of and he ended up ruining it, the loss wouldn’t be too painful.
BUMP!
BUMP!
BUMP!
The moment he peeled back the red paper, a series of sounds came from within the crock, as if something was knocking against the lid.