Chapter 349 - 236: Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, Elixir Formation Auxiliary Medicine

Chapter 349: Chapter 236: Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, Elixir Formation Auxiliary Medicine

THUD!

The Green Robe Cultivator’s head, its face still frozen in a look of shock and disbelief, fell to the ground. It rolled a few times, gathering dust.

Lin Changheng’s figure fully appeared. The Streamlight Sword flew back to him. With a flick of his finger, he shook off the bloodstains and sheathed it with a reverse-hand motion.

The Black Seal Platform, now out of control, rapidly shrank back to its original form and fell to the ground with a CLANG.

Without sparing the two corpses a glance, he first extended his hand and beckoned. The shrunken Black Seal Platform and the Green Robe Cultivator’s Storage Bag flew into his grasp. Only then did his gaze fall upon the Storage Bag dropped by the Qiu Family Ancestor and the damaged copper bowl.

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

And this oriole needed only a fleeting moment of weakness to decide the outcome.

Aside from his perfect timing just now, Lin Changheng had only done two things.

First, he had activated the Hallucinatory Technique: Tongming, which he had obtained through Spirit Stealing from the Essence Blood of a Profound Spirit Level Cyan Rain Mist Toad. He used the surrounding Wood Qi to cast it directly, using illusions to obscure their senses and disrupt their Heart and Spirit.

This technique had limited use conditions, requiring water or Wood Qi to be cast. This place, a lush green forest, was perfect.

At its current strength, even a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator would be unable to avoid it once cast.

Furthermore, Lin Changheng had also discovered that as the bloodline level and purity of the Spirit Stealing Demon Beast increased, the power of the Abnormal Technique obtained also grew significantly stronger.

This was a logical phenomenon.

Second, he had used the Streamlight Sword to kill his enemy. Its killing power was average, but its greatest advantage was its speed—as fast as a stream of light!

It allowed him to seize a fleeting opportunity and follow up with an attack, resulting in a one-hit kill! His other, more powerful techniques were slower and might miss, giving the target a chance to dodge.

Lin Changheng had made a quick judgment and a decisive move, achieving the greatest possible result.

With a faint smile, he gestured again and collected the Qiu Family Ancestor’s "bequest" as well.

’This man is dead. Although he was killed by the Green Robe Cultivator, he still died indirectly by my hand. I suppose Bai Fengxian’s death is avenged now.’

He flicked two sparks of Flame, which landed on the two corpses. Instantly, flames coiled upward, reducing them to ash.

By then, Lin Changheng was long gone, pausing only to collect a handful of white ash before vanishing.

It was as if he had never been there at all.

...

「Three days later.」

Flying without rest, Lin Changheng had long since left the vicinity of the Secret Realm.

He spread his Divine Sense far and wide. Seeing no one was tailing him, he descended, ducked into a dense forest, dug out a cave, and hid himself inside.

He began to take stock of and process his gains.

’I don’t know where that Green Robe Cultivator came from or what his background is. His Storage Bag might have a tracking mark on it. I won’t be at ease until I’ve processed everything.’

He took out the Green Robe Cultivator’s Storage Bag. Since its owner was dead, the spiritual imprint was faint. A surge of his Magical Power was enough to disperse it.

"There’s nothing particularly valuable in this person’s Storage Bag..."

Disappointment showed in Lin Changheng’s eyes. This person had clearly been like him, waiting outside the Secret Realm instead of entering.

The only difference was that his own purpose was to acquire items, while the other man had come specifically to find a fat sheep to rob and kill.

’I wonder why he decided to target the Qiu Family Ancestor...’

’Aside from some items and tools for Magical Combat, his other possessions must have been stored elsewhere.’

’After all, you have to travel light when you’re out robbing people. You can’t just carry your entire fortune with you, can you?’

’And the target he chose was someone he was confident he could handle—a sure thing. He must have been a cautious and experienced person.’

’He just had the bad luck of running into me...’

...

He did a quick inspection. Anything suspicious, worthless, or for the man’s personal use, he burned it all in one go.

The remaining Elixirs, Artifacts, Talismans, and Spirit Stones were worth roughly three to four thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Of course, the most important and valuable item was the Black Seal Platform.

It was a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact, quite powerful, and would sell for at least twenty thousand Lower Grade Spirit Stones.

Even with a secondhand discount, he could still get thirteen or fourteen thousand.

That was the real prize.

However, Lin Changheng had no intention of selling it. After all, he didn’t have a Middle Grade Spiritual Artifact of his own, so he could keep it for his own use for now.

Now was not the time for deep refinement. Lin Changheng simply toyed with it for a moment before putting it away.

Next, he turned his attention to the Qiu Family Ancestor’s Storage Bag.

When his Divine Sense first swept over it, Lin Changheng’s expression remained calm and indifferent.

’After all, an Early Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator has limited resources and wealth. I shouldn’t have high expectations. Inside the Secret Realm, he would have been at the bottom of the food chain, so his chances of getting anything good were slim.’

But he still had to look.

The result came quickly...

His gaze suddenly sharpened.

"What’s this?"

From a pile of miscellaneous items, Lin Changheng pulled out two Jade Boxes.

They were hidden very securely, as if they were highly cherished.

These two Jade Boxes were completely different from the other Spirit Stones and Materials scattered carelessly inside the Storage Bag. They were carefully sealed with Talismans and hidden deep within an unremarkable old Magic Robe, clearly treasured by the Qiu Family Ancestor.

Such a careful method of storage immediately piqued Lin Changheng’s curiosity.

’But it’s just plugging one’s ears while stealing a bell. By the time someone else can rummage through his Storage Bag, he’s already dead. Hiding it like this is useless.’

’If he were still alive and well, no one would be able to peek inside anyway.’

’Doing this only serves to provide a sense of psychological comfort, a form of self-solace. But from it, I can also glimpse... the owner’s nervousness and anxiety.’

’This suggests that these items were important—at least, very important to him.’

...

A faint Spiritual Light flashed on Lin Changheng’s fingertip, and he easily broke the Sealing Talisman on top. He then opened the first Jade Box.