Cultivation begins with ice harvesters

Chapter 62: Loot

"This Liu Guangqing is utterly despicable, spewing endless lies. He never even prepared the high-grade, first-tier exclusive spirit pill he intended to use to exchange for the water-attribute crystal gourd to aid in advancing to the late stage of Qi Refining."

"To attempt to use a mere, mediocre first-tier high-grade water-attribute magic weapon like the Water Fork to gain something for nothing, his demise in the Ice Domain is well-deserved."

After searching, they found no trace of the elixir the man had promised, and were naturally furious. They felt no remorse whatsoever for their decisive killing back then.

Of course, these six bottles of first-grade high-quality spiritual pills are also quite valuable, and for Tong Bingfeng, each one is a spiritual item that is urgently needed in his daily cultivation.

In particular, the White Jade Pill, which is specially designed for healing, is of excellent quality. Just refining three to five of these pills can restore most of the troublesome injuries.

Although the Hunyuan Pill is a first-grade high-quality pill, even mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators can attempt to refine it. This spiritual pill is of excellent quality, contains pure spiritual energy, and dissipates slowly, giving cultivators ample time.

"I hope the treasures specially stored in these spirit-sealing boxes are commensurate with their value, and that I won't be disappointed."

Tong Bingfeng examined the remaining eleven jade boxes, his eyes once again blazing with hope. The value of the spiritual items stored here was related to his subsequent cultivation plans.

Although the cultivation world is cruel, the essence of cultivation is nothing more than continuously replenishing the dantian with strands of pure mana, from quantitative change to qualitative change, until one day successfully breaking through the bottleneck and achieving an advancement in cultivation level.

Judging solely from his spiritual roots, his aptitude isn't too bad. His three spiritual roots, primarily water-based, are just average. As long as he has a sufficient supply of spiritual materials to refine, his cultivation level will naturally rise accordingly.

If one is born into a family with a stable supply of spiritual resources and supported by elders, and is of the same spiritual root and age, one would at least have already stepped into the late stage of Qi Refining.

According to Tong Bingfeng's plan, if he can obtain a batch of valuable spiritual items from the eleven spirit-sealing boxes, he will be able to focus on cultivation for a long time to come and change his past behavior of frantically hunting monsters.

"Clatter"

The first spirit-sealing box was opened, and inside was a black, arm-thick, unidentified wooden stick with occasional specks of gold.

Moreover, this wooden stick, judging from its appearance alone, did not exude any spiritual energy or be surrounded by the unique aura of spiritual materials. It was just an ordinary, worthless piece of dead wood by the roadside.

"Although we cannot determine its details, since it is stored in a spirit-sealing box, it must at least be a relatively rare and valuable first-grade high-quality spiritual material."

Tong Bingfeng did not hesitate for long before resealing it and carefully storing it in his storage bag. When he had time in the future, he could borrow some jade slips that specifically described spiritual materials to learn about its details and value.

Within the next quarter of an hour, Tong Bingfeng opened all ten remaining spirit-sealing boxes. Three of them contained a first-grade superior mutated wind-attribute spiritual material, the Wind-Spirit Stone, which had been polished for a hundred years in the wind; a first-grade superior metal-attribute spiritual material, the Golden Radiance Stone; and a first-grade superior earth-attribute spiritual material, the Luan Spirit Soil.

The three types of first-grade superior spiritual materials are all quite rare and valuable on the market. Moreover, given the urgent need of cultivators, the principle of scarcity driving up value is taken to the extreme.

Among them, five spirit-sealing boxes contained five first-grade ginseng roots, each with intact roots and no defects, and each ginseng was a full 150 years old.

Ginseng can be considered a panacea in the cultivation world. It can be used to heal injuries, enhance cultivation, remove miasma and toxins, and even prolong the time before death by keeping a cultivator alive at the last moment.

At the same time, ginseng can be used in a wide variety of ways. It can be eaten directly, refined into elixirs for different purposes, or even used as a main ingredient to make spiritual soup. In any of these ways, the pure spiritual power it contains will not be wasted.

For cultivators, the only difference between ginseng is its age; the older the ginseng, the higher its grade, and the purer the spiritual energy it contains.

There are even rumors that once ginseng has grown for ten thousand years, it can develop sentience and become a rare and precious treasure like a baby ginseng.

"These five top-grade first-level ginseng roots are golden brown all over, with uniform roots, and they have not wilted at all even after a long time. They must be natural ginseng that grew in the wild. Their quality is even higher and their price is even higher."

After carefully examining each of the five ginseng roots, which are rarely seen in ordinary times, Tong Bingfeng made a decision that he was relatively confident about.

Natural ginseng is ginseng that grows naturally between heaven and earth, absorbing the spiritual energy of the world. Under such circumstances, due to the scarcity of spiritual energy, the actual growth period of ginseng is usually longer than the grade it appears to be.

Under the pressure of ample time, the spiritual energy contained within becomes even purer and of higher quality after rounds of ginseng growth and purification.

In contrast to natural ginseng, this refers to ginseng cultivated in herb gardens established by families, sects, or independent cultivators with stable lineages.

Its growing environment is excellent and its spiritual energy supply is relatively abundant. Although it is a first-grade superior product, its actual growth period is often insufficient. Although the spiritual energy inside the ginseng meets the basic requirements, it is still slightly inferior overall.

In the market, most of the ginseng that usually appears is grown and matured in the herb garden. True wild ginseng is very rare. Once it appears, it is often acquired at a high price by families represented by the Chen family. Truly valuable spiritual items are usually not circulated on a large scale outside.

"This last sealed spirit box contained a spirit beast egg that had not yet hatched and was brimming with vitality."

Upon opening the last jade box, a fist-sized, unidentified spirit beast egg was found nestled inside. Occasionally, a small bump would appear on the egg's shell, a powerful manifestation and characteristic of its inherent vitality.

"Unfortunately, I am barely able to take care of myself, let alone have the pressure to hatch and raise a spirit beast. Isn't this just a money-devouring beast?"

Upon seeing the spirit beast's egg, Tong Bingfeng was naturally somewhat moved. After all, as a rogue cultivator, the loyalty of a spirit beast raised from a young age was beyond question, and once it grew up, it would become the most trustworthy partner in the future.

However, the growth of spirit beasts also requires a continuous supply of spiritual resources, which Tong Bingfeng, who was already penniless, simply could not afford in a short period of time.

"Four pieces of top-grade first-tier spiritual materials, five top-grade first-tier wild ginseng roots, one unhatched spirit beast egg, and two top-grade first-tier magic weapons—one offensive and one defensive—are all available for sale."