Sorting Through the Spoils

The inheritance at the summit of Giant Peak is not something that can be achieved overnight. Lin Ming knew that Zi Yan would not be able to emerge from seclusion for a short time, so he calmed down and began to sort out what he had gained, preparing for his next cultivation and plans.

Lin Ming first turned his gaze to the two newly acquired Storage Ring on his fingers.

These two Storage Rings have an ancient and simple design. One is a deep ice blue with faint snowflake patterns, belonging to the Great Elder Tian Shuang Zi; the other is a dark gray with a chilling aura, belonging to the Valley Master of Ice River Valley Bing He.

On her way to East Dragon Island through the Space Passage, Zi Yan handed over the container that sealed the remains and Remnant Soul, as well as their Storage Ring, to Lin Ming.

Taking a deep breath, Lin Ming's immense Soul Power surged forth like mercury, easily erasing the weakened Soul Imprint on the two Storage Ring due to their owner's demise.

First, they activated Tian Shuang Zi's ice-blue Storage Ring.

As Lin Ming probed with his Soul Power, a space far larger than any ordinary Storage Ring appeared before Lin Ming. The items inside were piled up like mountains, dazzling the eye, fully demonstrating the wealth of a One-Star Dou Venerate powerhouse.

The first thing that caught Lin Ming's eye was a mountain of Gold Coin and various energy-infused Crystal Stone and ores, the value of which, roughly estimated, certainly exceeded his small fortune. This made Lin Ming exclaim in surprise, "Good heavens, really good heavens, this is truly rolling in money!"

With a gasp, he glanced to the side and saw dozens of Jade Box containing various rare Ice Attribute medicinal herbs, such as thousand-year-old Ice Spirit Fruit, Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice Marrow, Polar Snow Lotus, etc., all of which exuded astonishing coldness and medicinal power, and were all excellent materials for refining high-level Ice Attribute pills.

Beside the medicinal herbs were a dozen or so shelves made of Cold Jade, on which were displayed dozens of scrolls of various colors. Lin Ming swept his Soul Power over them and found that most of them were Ice Attribute Cultivation Method and Dou Technique practiced by Tian Shuang Zi.

<Mysterious Ice Art> (Earth Tier Mid-grade Cultivation Method): Tian Shuang Zi's main cultivation Cultivation Method, capable of cultivating pure Ice Venerate Strength.

<Ice Emperor Finger> (Earth Tier Mid-grade Dou Technique): Concentrates the Ice Venerate Strength at the fingertips, piercing through the void with a single finger, its power is astonishing.

<Frost Domain> (Earth Tier High-grade Dou Skill): A wide-area control Dou Technique that can greatly weaken the opponent's speed and perception.

<Ice Soul Slash> (Earth Tier Low-grade Dou Technique): Condenses ice into a blade, incomparably sharp.

Looking at these numerous Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills, although these Dou Techniques and Cultivation Method are Ice Attribute, don't forget that Lin Ming is Five Elements elementalist, and ice is also a type of water. He can cultivate them if he has the opportunity in the future. Besides, Elder Hai is known as the Ice Emperor, and he will definitely be able to use these in the future.

Besides these, there were also some peculiar ores and Magic Core of Ice Attribute Magical Beasts. Among them, Lin Ming even found a few high-level Seventh Order Magic Core, which made Lin Ming very happy.

Then, scanning around, he came to the area where the medicinal herbs were stored. When Lin Ming's Soul Power swept over a Purple Sandalwood Box, his mind was suddenly jolted!

The wooden box itself had an excellent sealing effect, but it was still difficult to completely isolate the powerful vitality and a strange, warm energy that seemed to be able to merge bones and soul!

With a thought, Lin Ming took out the Purple Sandalwood Box and carefully opened it.

The moment the box was opened, a rich Medicinal Fragrance mixed with a strange golden light wafted out! Inside the wooden box lay a fruit about the size of a fist, its entire body a dazzling golden color! The fruit's shape was extremely peculiar, vaguely resembling a cross-legged infant, its features indistinct, yet radiating an aura that soothed the soul.

"Snow Bone Ginseng! And it's at least three thousand years old!"

A look of wild joy instantly flashed in Lin Ming's eyes, and he couldn't help but let out a soft moan!

This Snow Bone Ginseng is one of the three essential ingredients needed to refine the Seventh Grade Peak Pill — the Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill!

The Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill possesses the miraculous effects of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones; it is also an essential ingredient for resurrecting Soul Body and reshaping its body! All the materials needed for Elder Yao's resurrection have finally been gathered at this moment!

Lin Ming carefully resealed the precious Snow Bone Ginseng, his excitement still lingering. Ice River Valley had truly "gifted" him an incredibly generous gift this time!

Lin Ming carefully categorized and stored away the useful items in the Tian Shuang Zi Storage Ring, while keeping the useless or conflicting items separately. With even greater anticipation, he probed the ice-blue Storage Ring belonging to Bing He with his Soul Power.

His collection of Five-Star Dou Venerate certainly did not disappoint him!

The space is much larger, and the quantity and quality of the supplies inside far surpass those of Tian Shuang Zi!

The mountain of wealth goes without saying, but the various Ice Attribute natural treasures, high-level Magic Core, and rare ores are dazzling. The Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills scrolls of the Bing He are also on the list, including a fragment of a scroll called <Ice Emperor Canon>, which is suspected to be Heaven Tier Low-grade Cultivation Method, but unfortunately it is incomplete.

Lin Ming's gaze swept quickly over the tempting collection, finally settling on an ancient scroll that was casually placed in a corner, its color dull and unremarkable.

The scroll was made of neither silk nor leather, and it exuded an aura of age. When Lin Ming's Soul Power touched it, he felt a cold, eerie, yet subtly resonant fluctuation with the Calamity Poison Power.

With a thought, Lin Ming took out the gray scroll. The scroll was cold to the touch, and four large characters were written on it in ancient script:

<The Calamity Poison Scripture>

Beside it, there are a few small annotations: The method of acquired knowledge.

Lin Ming's heart stirred, and he slowly unfurled the scroll. As the information poured in, his expression gradually became serious, then transformed into an indescribable joy!

This book, "The Calamity Poison Scripture," does not record how to cure the Woeful Poison Body. Instead, it takes a different approach, detailing how to artificially create a pseudo- Woeful Poison Body through acquired means!

It contains numerous methods for tempering the body, condensing Poison Pill, and manipulating poison power using various highly poisonous substances. There are even many poison Dou Technique and Poison Formation specifically created for those with Woeful Poison Body or similar constitutions, as well as secret methods for guiding and absorbing highly poisonous energy to rapidly enhance strength!

Although this acquired method is extremely risky, and the slightest mistake could lead to death from poisoning, and the resulting Woeful Poison Body is far less pure and has greater potential than Xiao Yi Xian's innate body, the many methods recorded within regarding the use, control, and enhancement of poison power are nothing short of a tailor-made treasure trove for Xiao Yi Xian!

It will allow Xiao Yi Xian to control her own power more systematically and efficiently, and even find her own path of poison!

"Xiao Yi Xian, look at this." Lin Ming suppressed his excitement and handed the scroll to Xiao Yi Xian, who had been waiting quietly beside him.

Xiao Yi Xian took the scroll and poured her Soul Power into it. A moment later, her clear, cold eyes suddenly burst forth with an unprecedented brilliance! Her delicate body even trembled slightly with excitement.

This scroll of the "Calamity Poison Scripture" was of immense significance to her! It provided clear solutions and methods for many of the long-standing problems she had encountered in manipulating poison!

"Lin Ming... this..." Xiao Yi Xian raised her head and looked at Lin Ming, her voice choked with emotion. With this scroll of Poison Scripture, she was filled with unprecedented confidence in completely mastering the Woeful Poison Body!

Lin Ming smiled gently at Xiao Yi Xian: "Keep it safe, it's crucial for you."

After calming Xiao Yi Xian down, Lin Ming continued to check Bing He's Storage Ring. When his Soul Power swept over the area where Magic Core were stored, two Jade Box, sealed in layers and placed separately, caught his attention.

Both Jade Box boxes are made entirely of ten-thousand-year-old Cold Jade, with complex runes engraved on the lids, radiating strong energy fluctuations.

Lin Ming carefully opened the first Jade Box.

The moment the box was opened, an extremely cold aura, seemingly capable of freezing the soul, instantly filled the entire Quiet Room!

Inside the Jade Box, a Magic Core, roughly the size of an infant's fist, crystal clear like a sapphire, with what appeared to be a swirling ice storm within, lay quietly on the soft brocade. Its immense energy fluctuations clearly reached the Eighth Order! This was the Magic Core of an Eighth Order Ice Attribute Magical Beasts! Its value was immeasurable!

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Lin Ming opened the second Jade Box.

This time, instead of extreme cold, a violent, fierce aura, carrying the Dragon Might yet mixed with the insidious venom of a scorpion, swept over us!

Inside the Jade Box was a fist-sized, eerie blood-gray Magic Core. The surface of the Magic Core was not smooth, but rather covered with fine, scale-like patterns. Even more astonishingly, within the Magic Core, the faint image of a phantom Magical Beasts appeared—a dragon's head, ferocious and majestic; its body, however, resembled a giant scorpion, covered with a thick carapace, and its tail adorned with a venomous stinger that gleamed with a cold light!

"This is... the Magic Core of Eighth-Order Scorpion Dragon Beast?!"

Lin Ming was taken aback at first, then an overwhelming surge of joy welled up inside him, causing him to burst into laughter. "Hahaha! Good! What a wonderful Ice River Valley! It's practically our lucky star! A money-bringing angel!"

He laughed heartily. This time, Ice River Valley not only sent two Dou Venerate remains and Remnant Soul for refining more powerful Puppet; not only did they gather the last essential ingredient for resurrecting Elder Yao, the Snow Bone Ginseng; but now, they even provided an excess of the last material Xiao Yi Xian needed to condense the Poison Pill and completely control the Woeful Poison Body — the Magic Core of Seventh-Order Heavenly Scorpion Poison Dragon Beast! And it was even a higher-tier Eighth-Order Scorpion Dragon Beast Magic Core!

This means that Xiao Yi Xian's success rate and effectiveness in condensing Poison Pill will be greatly improved!

Several key items that were originally difficult to find were almost all captured in this battle!

Lin Ming's eyes were bright, and he already had a clear plan in mind. He had many things to do next:

1. Using the remains and Remnant Soul of Bing He and Tian Shuang Zi's souls, begin crafting even more powerful Puppet!

2. The primary goal of starting the alchemy process is to refine the Bone-Regenerating Soul-Melding Pill, in preparation for Elder Yao's resurrection!

3. Help Xiao Yi Xian comprehend the <Calamity Poison Scripture> and prepare the materials to help her condense the Poison Pill and completely control the Woeful Poison Body!

East Dragon Island boasts an excellent environment and is completely safe, making it the perfect place to accomplish these tasks. Lin Ming carefully put away the two Eighth Order Monster Core, his eyes filled with anticipation and fighting spirit. The resources were all ready; he only needed to transform them into tangible improvements to his strength!