Ten Days of Discussion on the Journey to Hun Zhou

Given Jing Qian's current strength, with the advantage of the terrain and his Dragon Elephant at Great Accomplishment, they couldn't possibly contend with him.

It was a pity that the Crocodile Dragon Tooth couldn't be brought into the Destiny Stele Space, forcing him to fight bare-handed. This lack of sharpness greatly reduced the effectiveness of his attacks.

Because of this, even though he had the souls of the Alligator Dragon and the Snow Woman for so long, he hadn't even managed to scratch their surface.

However, as long as he could break through his opponent's defense, he could almost instantly form an overwhelming advantage and quickly annihilate the souls.

In just half a day, he had cleared out the five newly acquired souls.

A massive amount of Destiny Essence and memories flooded into his mind, taking him another half day to sort through and make sense of.

Jing Qian closed his eyes and focused, feeling his sea of consciousness full and his Destiny Essence abundant.

Looking at the destiny stele, his accumulated Destiny Essence had officially broken through ten, reaching twelve.

As his cultivation increased, the speed at which he gained Destiny Essence also slowed down.

This was due to the insufficient quality of the soul resources!

However, the four bright Destiny Forging Opportunities were undeniable.

For many rogue cultivators, possessing ten White Fang Destiny Essence was already the foundation for advancing to Dragon Elephant. They would begin researching how to refine and extract magic power to condense their first Azure Wing Destiny Essence.

But at this moment, Jing Qian had only just embarked on the path of cultivation. He still had countless cultivation lessons to complete, and it was the perfect time to solidify his foundation.

Of course, he wouldn't limit himself and seek rapid advancement.

Continuing to accumulate Destiny Essence and forge his Destiny Constitution was his main focus going forward.

The large amount of memories gained from the five souls were also quite valuable.

After Jing Qian's sorting, he divided the memories into three categories.

The first category was various secret arts and methods, including Destiny Constitution refining methods and various essence nurturing secret arts. These were the most precious cultivation knowledge.

From these souls, Jing Qian reacquired the refining methods for two Destiny Constitutions.

In addition to his existing Mind Ape, he gained a Ram Skull Destiny Constitution. Refining it would grant him the power of a Ninth Grade Bronze Ram.

Furthermore, a certain Essence Extraction Art contributed by Wu Yan was quite interesting.

This Living Bone Art happened to match the Mind Ape Destiny Constitution, specifically used for lifeform destiny to accumulate vital energy and condense Destiny Essence. Its effect was not bad.

The second category was various experiences, including cultivation insights, secret art cultivation, and the accumulation of various professional skills.

The third category was common knowledge, including sea routes, identifying objects and treasures, and so on.

Although this knowledge and these memories couldn't directly enhance combat power, they could greatly increase his breadth of knowledge. It was truly satisfying to get something for free, and it would be satisfying to keep getting things for free!

After this period of accumulation, Jing Qian's study of the Seal Talisman Art was finally complete.

He was about to officially begin cultivating the Essence Extraction Art.

He roused his spirits, leaped out of the Void Realm, stepped onto the waves, and returned to the small boat.

He had also upgraded his equipment, from a raft to a broken boat.

Jing Qian untied a part of A Bao's silk threads, freeing his hands and feet, and then said:

"Fellow Daoist, you take the helm. We're heading back to HunZhou Island."

The fatty didn't dare to delay in the slightest. He quickly went to the stern to take the helm and then said,

"Sir, this small boat requires two people to operate. If I take the helm, I can't row, so it still won't move!"

Jing Qian nodded and said,

"I'll do the rowing. You just steer and don't worry about anything else."

With that, he slightly activated the power of the Tide Destiny Constitution and applied it to the small boat.

The small boat suddenly started moving on its own!

Jing Qian didn't even need the oars driven by magic power. With just the power of the Tide, he could propel the boat forward.

The fatty behind him, operating the oars, watched in a daze and couldn't help but flatter him:

"The Jing Family's Tide Destiny Constitution is a rare Mountain-Sea Destiny. As expected, it's best suited for naval battles!"

"Sir, when you advance to the Dragon Elephant realm, there will definitely be a place for you in the Maritime Affairs Office's navy!"

"The navy's three core battleships, the Hun Ling Number, have been destroyed. For the remaining Hun Yi Number and Hun Liang Number, you just need to wait for the captains' lifespans to run out. With the Tide Destiny Constitution, you will definitely come out on top in the Dragon Boat competition and contend for the captain's position!"

The fatty spoke eagerly, as if being a battleship captain was some incredible position.

Jing Qian knew almost nothing about HunZhou Island. For some reason, the memories he had acquired only contained some objective knowledge, with absolutely no records of the human society aspects.

The reason he kept this fatty was precisely because he saw that he was articulate, eloquent, and seemed well-informed.

He then asked,

"Fatty, tell me everything you know about Hun Zhou."

That A Bao paused, then said,

"Sir, I don't know where to start at the moment."

Jing Qian thought for a moment. To understand a new world, even with extraordinary power, it's still best to start from the most basic aspects like politics, economy, military, and culture.

He then replied,

"How long will it take us to reach HunZhou Island at our current speed?"

A Bao replied,

"Sir, we are less than eight thousand li away from Hun Zhou. If we travel day and night, we'll be there in half a month."

Jing Qian nodded and said,

"Then we'll set a limit of ten days. Today, you can start by talking about the economy!"

"Tell me, what are the prices like on HunZhou Island, and how do the residents make a living?"

"Oh, right, tell me first, is there a place to buy and sell storage treasures, and what is their value?"

Jing Qian didn't care much about other things, but storage treasures were hard to come by and extremely important for his Sumeru Destiny Constitution.

"Reporting to Sir, such storage treasures are too precious. Please forgive this humble one's insufficient cultivation; I simply cannot come into contact with them on a daily basis."

"Such treasures only circulate among large cultivation families, the core of Destiny Islands, major merchants, or high-ranking officials in the government offices."

"At the very least, only cultivators who have reached the Great Accomplishment stage of the Dragon Elephant can possibly come into contact with them."

"However, I usually like to join in on the fun. I've been to the major merchant's Dharma Assembly a few times."

"I only remember one time, a great cultivator passing through from Yun Zhou exchanged a Ninth Grade storage treasure for an Eighth Grade dragon boat."

"That dragon boat is hard currency in our Hun Zhou!"

"An empty boat alone is worth a thousand Yuan Gold Ingots!"

"If you add some ranked combat gear and fishing gear, it could probably sell for three thousand Yuan Gold Ingots."

"If we compare it like that, then even the lowest level storage treasure is worth a thousand gold!"

After listening, Jing Qian rubbed his fingers and did some calculations.

In terms of cash alone, he only had less than ten gold!

This third storage treasure would probably have to be contributed by some kind soul!