With that, both brothers, Wu Yun and Wu Feng, were dead at Li Chang'an's hands.
Li Chang'an let out a sigh.
"Friend Wu Yun, I've sent your brother down to reunite with you."
Then, he skillfully searched Wu Feng's corpse and took his Storage Pouch.
After a quick glance at the contents of the Storage Pouch, Li Chang'an's face broke into a wide grin.
'There's so much good stuff in here!'
The Treasures in Wu Feng's Storage Pouch were in no way inferior to his brother's.
Over a hundred Spirit Stones.
And various common Elixir Pills, Talismans, and the like.
With a thought, Li Chang'an retrieved a Jade Scroll from within.
'A legacy for a Tier One Low Grade Fengshui Technique.'
This Fengshui Technique was incredibly esoteric, and its difficulty was on par with Talisman Painting.
Within the legacy, there were over a hundred Entry-Level books alone.
Such as the *Burial Scripture*, *Dragon Seeking Technique*, and *Geomancy Treasure Manual*.
'I have the spare energy to learn another set of Skills now, but I think I'll pass on this Fengshui Technique,' Li Chang'an mused.
He had no intention of learning the Fengshui Technique.
To make money with these Skills, one would have to travel around constantly.
What Li Chang'an wanted was a craft that would let him earn money from the comfort of his home.
'I'll hold onto it for now. Maybe I'll get interested someday.'
Li Chang'an put away the Fengshui Technique legacy and continued to inspect the other items in the Storage Pouch.
Before long, his eyes lit up as he took out a Jade Disc.
'It's a Small Spirit Gathering Disc!'
A look of delight appeared on Li Chang'an's face.
This Small Spirit Gathering Disc was the masterpiece of an Array Master.
It involved inscribing a Small Spirit Gathering Array onto a Magic Disc, turning it into a portable Array.
The difficulty of inscribing it was immense.
At the very least, a Tier One Top Grade Array Master was needed to create one.
At the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, a Small Spirit Gathering Disc like this sold for over five hundred Spirit Stones!
It was expensive, but completely worth it!
All one had to do was embed a single Spirit Stone into the Magic Disc every ten days to keep the Array running.
The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi gathered by the Array would allow a Cultivator's cultivation speed to far exceed its previous rate!
'Sigh, those two brothers were really good people. They delivered whatever I was missing right to me.'
Li Chang'an silently thanked the two of them in his heart.
At the same time, he couldn't help but wonder.
'Those two were just assistants, and they were this loaded. How rich must the other two Middle Stage of Qi Refining Tribulation Cultivators be?'
It had to be said, being a Tribulation Cultivator was indeed very profitable.
Every success made you that much richer.
However, just one failure could cost you everything!
'It's better to just stick to Talisman Painting.'
...
「In the following months.」
The outside world was in turmoil.
News about the Secret Realm flew everywhere, with all sorts of rumors emerging one after another.
The conflict between the three great Foundation Establishment Clans also intensified, and each clan lost many of its disciples.
But Li Chang'an remained true to his original intentions, focusing on his Cultivation.
With the help of the Small Spirit Gathering Disc, his cultivation speed was far greater than before.
Before he knew it, his Cultivation was already approaching the Peak of Third Layer Qi Refining.
'This is much faster than I expected.'
Li Chang'an was very satisfied.
With the support of ample resources, the path of Cultivation was indeed much smoother.
'Thankfully, the three great Foundation Establishment Clans have been fighting over the Secret Realm, so the Qinghe Marketplace has remained relatively peaceful and hasn't been affected too much.'
A stable place to cultivate was another reason Li Chang'an could progress so quickly.
During this time, Xu Fugui often came to Li Chang'an to buy Talismans.
He would also talk about what he had seen and heard in the Secret Realm.
He had entered the Secret Realm months ago and hadn't taken too many risks, always acting cautiously and unearthing various small opportunities.
"Brother Li, a few days ago I found a bottle of Elixir Pills. Although most of the medicinal efficacy has faded, it's still quite valuable!"
Xu Fugui said gleefully.
Of course, opportunity always came hand-in-hand with crisis.
Thanks to the sets of Talismans Li Chang'an had specially prepared for him, he had survived several crises.
"Brother Li, some places in the Secret Realm are so dangerous and terrifying. It's scary just thinking back on it now."
"Oh? What kind of places?"
Li Chang'an asked curiously.
Xu Fugui immediately began to recount his experiences.
A few days ago, he had been passing through a valley in the Secret Realm.
The valley was filled with people who had been turned to charcoal.
They all had terrified expressions, staring at the sky as if they had seen something utterly horrifying before they died.
Just a single glance made him feel an oppressive dread, as if something terrible was about to befall him.
So he immediately fled as far away as he could.
"Good thing I ran."
Xu Fugui said, his face pale with lingering fear.
"Later, I heard that some people went Treasure Hunting in that valley, but they all ended up as charcoal too!"
Furthermore, there were many other strange and bizarre areas in the Secret Realm.
Some places were shrouded in a thick fog, and no one who entered ever came out.
Other places often echoed with earth-shattering battle cries, but when you got closer, there was nothing there.
In short, you had to be extremely cautious when acting in the Secret Realm!
Even so, the crowd's enthusiasm for the Secret Realm had not diminished. In fact, it had only grown more fervent.
Every day, a large number of Cultivators entered the Secret Realm for Treasure Hunting.
And quite a few Treasures were brought out as well.
"Brother Li, a lot of scammers have appeared in the Marketplace recently. You have to be careful not to get cheated."
At this point, Xu Fugui offered a few words of warning.
Some of those Treasures from the Secret Realm were real, and some were fake.
"The easiest things to fake are the so-called 'Secret Realm Treasure Chests'."
"In the Secret Realm, there are some special boxes, Pottery Jars, bronze cauldrons, and other such containers. They were probably used by Ancient Cultivators to store things. They've never been opened and are protected by restrictions from Ancient Times."
"As long as the restriction isn't removed, no one knows what's actually inside."
There could be a priceless Treasure.
Or it could be completely empty!
"Because of this, many Loose Cultivators who find these things don't open them. Instead, they bring them to the Marketplace to sell, letting the buyer judge for themselves."
It's true that some people have opened them to find valuable Treasures, but many more have lost out.
This type of transaction has become very popular in the Marketplace recently.
And so, all sorts of scammers have appeared.
"A lot of the 'Secret Realm Treasure Chests' are fakes. Scammers use techniques to make them look old and then forge counterfeit restrictions on them."
Xu Fugui was a bit annoyed. He had been scammed himself.
More than once, in fact!
Li Chang'an, however, was rather interested in this kind of trade.
'Sounds a bit like the 'blind boxes' from my previous life,' he thought to himself.
Blind boxes passed down from Ancient Times.
...
「Over the next few days.」
Li Chang'an went to the trade district every day to see if there were any opportunities to find a hidden gem.
On the fifth day, at Midnight that night, a "Fortunate" Divination appeared for the first time in a long while.
[Divination has been refreshed]
[Today's Divination: Fortunate]
[You go to the trade district for some Treasure Hunting, buy a Spirit Beast Statue, and unexpectedly discover a Spirit Beast Bag inside it]
"A Spirit Beast Bag!"
Li Chang'an smiled and reached out to pat Dahuang on the head.
With a Spirit Beast Bag, it would be very convenient to carry Dahuang around.
If he encountered danger, he could just release Dahuang and catch his opponent completely off guard!
...
「The next day.」
Early in the morning, Li Chang'an arrived at the Marketplace and was immediately inundated by the sounds of various vendors hawking their wares.
'A Spirit Beast Statue should be pretty conspicuous.'
He weaved through the bustling crowd, his gaze sweeping over one stall after another.
Before long, he locked onto a relatively large stall.
The stall owner's aura was average. He was a Cultivator at the Early Stage of Qi Refining.
On top of the stall, there were over a hundred miscellaneous items, almost all of them from the Secret Realm.
Among them was a Spirit Beast Statue, placed right in the center of the stall.