"Finally, I can open the Storage Pouch with peace of mind!"
Qi Ping was still very much looking forward to this Storage Pouch.
He urgently needed Spirit Stones to rent the Twenty-Eighth Spiritual Land next door, and selling Spirit Medicine was too risky.
So now, he could only hope that the Qi Refining Late Stage Black-robed Rune Cultivator had enough Spirit Stones in his Storage Pouch.
Twenty days had passed, and the Honeybees had reported back that no Cultivator had found the Storage Pouch or the body during that time.
Therefore, Qi Ping finally felt relieved.
"It seems the Black-robed Rune Cultivator's backing wasn't very strong, or perhaps he wasn't that important himself, and there was nothing in the Storage Pouch that would expose his whereabouts."
After confirming this news, Qi Ping had the Honeybees take the Storage Pouch to a location far from Twenty-Ninth Mountain Peak, while he transformed into a Bee and led the Bee Swarm there.
Once the Storage Pouch was in his hand, Qi Ping first rinsed its surface several times with his Wood Flame Spiritual Power before taking it and imprinting it with his Divine Sense.
After imprinting it with his Divine Sense, all the items inside the Storage Pouch appeared within Qi Ping's perception.
"The space is quite large, much larger than that of the insect-controlling Black-Robed Robber's Storage Pouch. Let me see what's inside."
The first thing that caught Qi Ping's eye was a large pile of Spirit Stones.
"Three Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, eight hundred thirty-five Low-Grade Spirit Stones, totaling one thousand one hundred thirty-five Low-Grade Spirit Stones."
"Not bad, not bad!"
The initial gain of Spirit Stones brought Qi Ping a pleasant surprise. As expected of a Rune Cultivator, who possessed one of the four Cultivation arts, his wealth was indeed extraordinary.
Now, Qi Ping not only had enough rent for the Twenty-Eighth Spiritual Land next door, but he also had an extra five or six hundred Spirit Stones. He had been feeling a bit choked up whenever he thought about the less than twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones he had on him.
"The saying 'killing and arson brings wealth' truly holds high value, especially for those with the four Cultivation arts. It's just that the risk is relatively high; one who often walks by the river will eventually get their shoes wet."
For Qi Ping, even if earning Spirit Stones was slower, he did not want to do such high-risk things.
Because even if he could win a thousand times, one loss would mean complete ruin.
Most importantly, this was not the Dao of Cultivation Qi Ping wanted to pursue.
After counting the Spirit Stones, Qi Ping turned his attention to the second pile of items.
It was a pile of Talismans and knowledge about Talismans.
Qi Ping looked closely and saw that most were First Order Intermediate Talismans, such as Cleaning Talismans, Sword Qi Talismans, Fireball Talismans, etc. There were very few First-Order High-level Talismans; the First-Order High-level Fire Talisman, Lightning Talisman, and Vajra Talisman that the Black-robed Rune Cultivator had used before were not seen, presumably having been used up in the battle with the Bee Swarm.
There were many methods for drawing various Talismans, from First Order Low-level to First-Order High-level, but Qi Ping had no interest in them.
Not to mention whether he had the Talent in this area, just cultivating Spirit Medicine and researching Medicinal Pill formulas and Honey formulas would take up most of his time, leaving no extra time for other things.
Moreover, even if these Talismans were researched, they would not benefit Qi Ping as much as Animal Companions.
Focusing on farming and cultivating Animal Companions was the most suitable path of Cultivation for Qi Ping.
"Although I can't use these Talismans and knowledge, selling them should be worth a few hundred to over a thousand Spirit Stones. If I sell them to Loose Cultivators who need them, I might even get a higher price."
"I'll find an opportunity to sell these things once the commotion dies down!"
This was also a very good harvest.
After counting the Talismans, Qi Ping quickly discovered the third item that excited him:
"Red Lotus Fruit?"
They were two red fruits, like blazing red lotuses, and the entire fruit exuded an intense burning sensation.
The Red Lotus Fruit Tree is a highly valuable First-Order High-level Spirit Fruit, with each fruit easily worth over a hundred Spirit Stones.
"It looks like it should be a ten-year-old Red Lotus. I can try to experiment with a Red Lotus Honey based on the Fire Spirit Honey formula for Crow, which can speed up Crow's Breakthrough to the second order."
"I just don't know if there are any seeds inside that can be planted into Red Lotus Fruit Trees. If there are, I'll hit the jackpot."
If Qi Ping could Cultivate a Red Lotus Fruit Tree from this, he wouldn't have to worry about his main Cultivation resources during the Qi Refining Late Stage.
However, Qi Ping did not hold much hope for this. The more precious the Spirit Medicine, the more difficult it was to produce seeds, and the more expensive the price.
Sellers would usually pick out fruits with seeds or destroy the seeds' viability, keeping the Spirit Medicine exclusively in their own hands.
For example, many rare Spirit Medicines are monopolized by the Qingyuan Sect.
Leaving aside how difficult these Spirit Medicines are to Cultivate, most people don't even have the opportunity to Cultivate them.
"No matter what, it's at least a decent harvest!"
Qi Ping was quite satisfied with this loot.
However, after counting the Spirit Stones, Talismans, and Red Lotus Fruit, there were no other highly valuable items.
They were all ordinary Cultivation Medicinal Pills and miscellaneous items. Not a single Cultivation Technique was found. They could be sold for some money, but not much.
Perhaps because he was a Rune Cultivator, there was only one Medium Grade Magical Artifact as a weapon, and not a single High Grade Magical Artifact.
However, one item still caught Qi Ping's attention.
"Heavenly Fire Pavilion Disciple Token!?"
"Why would a Disciple from Heavenly Fire Pavilion come here?"
Seeing the appearance of the token, Qi Ping was completely shocked.
One must know that Heavenly Fire Pavilion was an enemy Sect of the Qingyuan Sect!
The struggle between the two Sects had already lasted for over a thousand years, with countless major and minor battles fought, and the deep-seated hatred between them could not be described by mere words like 'blood feud'.
But now, a Disciple of the Heavenly Fire Pavilion had brazenly entered the territory of the Qingyuan Sect!
Qi Ping did not believe that the Qingyuan Sect's intelligence capabilities would fail to discover the identity of this Heavenly Fire Pavilion Disciple.
"What exactly is the Qingyuan Sect doing?"
If it was the mysterious organization Alliance of Evil Affinities, then so be it, as it was well-known throughout the Cultivation World.
But allowing someone from an enemy Sect with whom they had a blood feud to enter was a bit outrageous.
Moreover, the Heavenly Fire Pavilion Disciple even brought a Sect token into Qingyuan Sect territory. Where did they get such audacity?
"And could that mysterious Alchemist be from Heavenly Fire Pavilion?"
It was simply too outrageous!
Qi Ping felt as if he understood the current situation less and less.
However, he didn't pay too much attention to it; as long as it didn't affect his farming, it was fine.
Anyway, with the Bee Swarm in hand and backed by the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, if he transformed into a Bee and scattered with tens of thousands of Honeybees, who could possibly stop him?
So, Qi Ping wasn't particularly afraid of this.
After counting the items in the Storage Pouch, Qi Ping took out the valuable items and put them into his own Storage Pouch.
As for the Black-robed Rune Cultivator's Storage Pouch, Qi Ping had the Honeybees throw it far away. He didn't want to have any contact with that Heavenly Fire Pavilion Disciple token.
After all this was done, Qi Ping returned to his Twenty-Ninth Mountain Peak with the Honeybees.
Upon his return, Qi Ping didn't overthink anything. Instead, he calmly began refining the Fire Ginseng Honey and Fire Spirit Body Tempering Honey brewed by the Brewer Big Belly Bee.
After this period of Cultivation, with an abundant supply of Honey, his cultivation had reached Qi Refining sixth level Perfection. Breaking through to Qi Refining Late Stage would happen within the next few days.
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