darknovel Chapter 82 Taking stock of the harvest, feeling completely satisfied.
Chapter 82 Taking stock of the harvest, feeling completely satisfied.
Two hours later.
Chen Jie traveled through the teleportation array in the White Bone Sect Market and successfully returned to Fu'an Market.
He did not return to the cave immediately.
Instead, they deliberately took a detour through the streets and alleys surrounding the market.
He secretly scanned his surroundings with his divine sense, repeatedly confirming that no one was following him or that there was no hidden danger.
Only then did they lower their guard and rush back to their cave in the Valley of Broken Souls at full speed.
After several ambushes, he had to become even more cautious.
He stepped into the cave.
The eastern horizon was already turning white, dawn was breaking, and the sky was completely bright.
Looking at the electrically controlled combustion furnace placed in the small wooden house outside the cave, Chen Jie's eyes flickered slightly, and he pondered to himself.
The outer cave dwelling of the Remnant Soul Valley was ultimately small and cramped, making it impossible to move around freely.
It seems I must break through to the seventh level of the Qi Condensation Realm as soon as possible and become an inner disciple.
The inner disciples' cave dwellings are spacious and open!
It can not only set up large-scale soul-nourishing formations to nourish the main soul.
Simultaneously,
It can also accommodate more electrically controlled combustion furnaces, greatly improving the efficiency of alchemy.
Suppress the chaotic thoughts in my mind.
Chen Jie raised his hand to activate the protective array and restrictions of the cave, isolating it from all external exploration and disturbance.
This time, we traveled from Blue Star back to the Azure World.
In just a few hours, they happened to stumble upon the incident of Zuo Feng being surrounded and killed.
After a peak battle with a cultivator at the eighth level of Qi Condensation.
Although he easily crushed and killed four powerful enemies with the Soul Refining Banner as his trump card.
But at this moment, his heart was still in turmoil, and he could not calm down for a long time.
His trip to the black market auction yielded far more results than he had expected.
Not only did they successfully acquire the thousand-year-old lightning-struck Yin Wood, but they also successfully upgraded and transformed the Soul Refining Banner.
Simultaneously,
Furthermore, thanks to the cultivation on Blue Star that allowed his main soul to advance, he steadily broke through the shackles and entered the sixth level of the Qi Condensation Realm.
The most urgent task right now is to break through to the seventh level of Qi Condensation!
I will strive to join the inner sect as soon as possible, improve my cultivation cave, and quietly develop and become stronger.
Chen Jie cleared his mind of distractions and calmed himself down.
He took out all four storage bags he had seized from the four dead men and neatly arranged them on the stone table.
All four storage bags were basic models, with an internal space of three feet, identical to the one he used daily.
In the cultivation world, storage bags are clearly categorized by level and have distinct capacity limits.
Basic storage bags have a capacity of less than three feet and are inexpensive to manufacture, with the most expensive costing no more than a few hundred low-grade spirit stones.
The simplest version he bought from the Treasure Pavilion cost only 150 spirit stones.
These storage bags are extremely cost-effective and are standard equipment for outer disciples.
The medium-sized storage bag has a capacity of up to six and a half feet, or about ten cubic meters.
The space has been expanded tenfold, but the price has increased a hundredfold!
The cost is often tens of thousands of spirit stones, which is simply unaffordable for ordinary outer sect disciples.
The advanced storage bag has been expanded tenfold, boasting a space of 100 cubic meters, and is only suitable for cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage or above.
Most cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage prefer storage bags because they are portable, practical, and cost-effective.
Only sect leaders who have broken through to the Golden Core realm will abandon their storage bags.
They switched to more high-end storage bracelets and rings.
Those top-tier spatial artifacts are priceless!
Chen Jie has never seen the actual object; it remains out of reach for him.
All four cultivators who had been surrounding and killing him perished, and the divine sense imprints that had been branded on the storage bag had long since dissipated on their own, as no one was maintaining them.
Chen Jie didn't need to bother erasing his divine sense; he easily opened the four storage bags.
With a whoosh!
He emptied all the items from his storage bags and piled them on the stone table in the cave, then began to count and categorize them one by one.
He first looked at the red phosphorus soft armor in his storage bag.
This exquisite low-grade defensive artifact has withstood numerous fierce battles and repeated heavy bombardments.
Its internal magic array had long been destroyed and lost its spirit, its defensive power had greatly decreased, and it was almost scrapped.
Even if it costs spirit stones to repair it, it will be difficult to restore it to its peak condition, which would be a loss.
Moreover, he now wields the Black Nether Shield, a top-grade low-level defensive magic weapon, whose protective capabilities far surpass those of the Crimson Phosphorus Soft Armor.
Moreover, his own cultivation level is now vastly different from what it used to be.
This old red phosphorus soft armor is no longer of much use and has been completely phased out.
Most of the swords, spears, and other magical artifacts left behind by the four cultivators were damaged in the melee.
but,
Although it is damaged, it still has value for sale!
If you take them to the night market in the market district and sell them, you can recoup a batch of spirit stones.
In particular, the swords of the two Xuanmen cultivators were made of excellent materials, of superior quality, and their value was even comparable to Chen Jie's own Soul-Splitting Blade.
All the swords and magical artifacts were inventoried one by one.
Chen Jie's gaze was fixed on the seven long swords left behind by the tall Xuanmen cultivator.
During our previous battle, my opponent split his sword into seven!
The power of the sword formation that surrounded him left a deep impression on him; its killing power was incomparably strong.
These seven longswords are a complete set of sword formation artifacts!
The sword's interior is engraved with interconnected magic arrays, which, when linked together, can form a deadly sword array that can seal the heavens and the earth, trapping and killing enemies simultaneously.
That Xuanmen cultivator failed to unleash the true power of this sword formation, a complete waste of its potential.
Chen Jie gripped the seven longswords and examined them closely, already having devised a plan of coordination in his mind!
Use this sword formation to surround and bind the opponent, then activate the ninth-level main soul of the Soul Refining Banner to launch a surprise attack on the divine sense, and finally use the Bloodthirsty Mad Blade to close in and finish off the opponent!
The three-pronged attack was seamlessly connected, catching the enemy off guard and delivering a series of decisive blows.
Even if he were to face a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Condensation head-on, he would be absolutely confident of crushing them to victory.
Thinking of this,
Chen Jie couldn't help but take a deep breath, his eyes flashing with a sharp light.
He decided that once he finished taking inventory, he would immediately refine the sword formation and transform it into his own magical weapon.
With the ritual implements properly categorized, the next step was to prepare various bottles and jars of elixirs.
These are all Qi Condensation Pills, Soul Nourishing Pills, Healing Pills, and Stamina Recovery Pills, which are daily necessities for Qi Condensation Realm cultivators, as well as a large number of Abstaining from Grains Pills, etc.
These low-level pills held little appeal for Chen Jie at this point.
He gathered all the pills and miscellaneous items and put them into a storage bag.
In my spare time, I will set up a stall in the market to sell my stolen goods at low prices and exchange them for spirit stones.
Looking at the eight basic storage bags in his hand, Chen Jie frowned slightly.
Previously, Hou San, the Lingyuan Hall disciples and senior brothers had been killed, in addition to these four Qi Condensation Level 8 cultivators.
He confiscated a total of seven storage bags, and now that they have been collected and stockpiled, the quantity is becoming increasingly conspicuous.
Ordinary outer disciples carry at most two storage bags!
Even a professional alchemist would only have three storage bags at most, used to store materials in different categories.
No one would walk around with eight storage bags hanging from their waist; it's too conspicuous and eye-catching, and would easily attract covetous eyes.
Chen Jie secretly made up his mind that he must save up money to buy a mid-level storage bag in the future.
He spends many years refining elixirs, which requires a large amount of materials and supplies!
The basic storage bags are too small to be used for stacking and hoarding.
Furthermore, the storage bags and mustard seed space have unique laws that prevent them from being stacked.
Storage bags cannot be folded together to expand their capacity; the only solution is to replace them with larger, medium-sized storage bags.
When Chen Jie finally took stock of the most important spirit stones, the result was a great disappointment.
The four cultivators at the eighth level of Qi Condensation were extremely poor!
All their spirit stones combined amounted to less than three thousand low-grade spirit stones, a fortune less than that of the two senior and junior disciples from Lingyuan Hall whom they had killed earlier.
No wonder they took the risk of intercepting and killing Zuo Feng on the way to make money.
Such dire financial straits suggest they were truly terrified of poverty, which is why they dared to risk their lives to rob.
When Chen Jie was taking inventory of the last storage bag, he unexpectedly discovered a pile of women's underwear and bellybands.
"No way? Another one of those fetishes?"
"How come he's just like that bastard Hou San, collecting these kinds of things?"
Chen Jie had no way of knowing who the storage bag belonged to.
It was truly speechless to see a grown man's storage bag filled with women's personal items.
But looking at these objects, the image of Wu Meiniang from the Treasure Pavilion inexplicably appeared in his mind.
He recalled the alluring figure and captivating beauty of the other person when they used their seductive skills.
Suddenly
Chen Jie felt a surge of warmth in his heart, and the blood in his body instantly accelerated.
He felt his thoughts were out of control, and the image of Yan Xiaolou, the eldest sister of the outer sect of the Soul Devouring Hall, appeared in his mind.
Two thoughts intertwined, and a surge of heat rushed into his mind, making him restless and uneasy.
"What the hell is going on today?"
Chen Jie cursed under his breath and quickly took a deep breath to calm his mind, trying to suppress the chaotic and restless thoughts in his heart.
I never imagined that the more I deliberately suppressed it!
The more intense the restlessness in his heart became, the more uncontrollable it was, like a wild horse breaking free of its reins.
He took another deep breath to adjust his breathing and forcefully shift his thoughts!
For a while,
The image of Zuo Xiaoling, the "Butterfly Dancer," flashed inexplicably into his mind.
Om-!
A buzzing sound went through his mind.
The feeling of his blood rushing to his head reached its peak instantly, and his mind was completely in chaos!