A formidable cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm Fifth Level, with a powerful treasure talisman and a Magic Treasure Replica in hand, had actually been beaten to death by a cultivator at the Divine Ability Realm Third Level.
Nangong Yuqing and Lin Guwei both felt as if they were dreaming, but the remaining Fireball Talisman in their hands was incomparably real, still giving off wisps of heat.
"Damn it..."
Yet all Wei Suo could think about was the brass-block-like Magic Treasure Replica in Lin Daoyi's hand. That unremarkable-looking Magic Treasure Replica was even more powerful than a second-tier treasure talisman and worth a great many Spirit Stones. Most importantly, such good stuff was scarce even at a price; even if one had piles of Spirit Stones in hand, one might not be able to buy it.
Wei Suo was drooling over the item, but while he had killed quite a few demonic beasts, this was his first time killing a person. Though he wanted it badly, when he looked at Lin Daoyi's corpse, he did not dare go over and take the brass-block-like item from Lin Daoyi's hand.
"Brother Ye, I suspect this guy might be playing dead. That Magic Treasure Replica in his hand is very powerful. How about you go over first and take that item from him? We'll keep an eye on him, and if he dares make any strange move, we'll hit him with another Fireball Talisman."
"Playing dead?"
Nangong Yuqing, who increasingly felt that Wei Suo was no ordinary person, was stunned upon hearing this and nearly burst out laughing. Lin Daoyi's head had already turned into a roasted sweet potato. If he could still play dead like that, then Lin Daoyi was truly incredible. Just moments ago, Nangong Yuqing had found Wei Suo somewhat unfathomable and even wondered whether he might be some expert disguising himself as a low-level cultivator to roam the world in amusement. But seeing Wei Suo like this, Nangong Yuqing could immediately tell that he was a genuine low-level cultivator without a shred of falsehood. It looked like this might even be his first time killing someone; as he spoke, he did not dare so much as glance at Lin Daoyi again.
"He should really be dead." But Ye Xiaozheng was genuinely straightforward. After hearing Wei Suo's words, he nodded, walked over, examined Lin Daoyi carefully, and said to Wei Suo.
Without even looking at Lin Daoyi's corpse, Wei Suo immediately waved his hand. "If that's the case, Brother Ye, you might as well search him thoroughly and see what he has on him."
"Alright." Ye Xiaozheng earnestly began searching Lin Daoyi.
After searching Lin Daoyi carefully for a while, Ye Xiaozheng found two black leather pouches at Lin Daoyi's waist, but nothing else. He then pried open Lin Daoyi's hands, took the brass-block-like Magic Treasure Replica and the Dark Green Jade Talisman, and returned to Wei Suo's side. Once back beside Wei Suo, he directly handed all those items to him.
"Damn, it's already broken!"
Wei Suo was overjoyed as he received the items Ye Xiaozheng handed over, but the instant he saw the brass-block-like Magic Treasure Replica in his hand, he cried out in dismay.
Now he could see it clearly. The object was shaped somewhat like a small, square brick. It was extremely heavy, as if made of pure gold. Its underside bore no patterns, but its surface had eight strange rune patterns resembling little swords. Yet several deep cracks now ran across the object from end to end, and the rune patterns had lost every trace of radiance. It was clearly completely damaged and utterly useless.
The Dark Green Jade Talisman, on the other hand, which could summon a wind wall with decent defensive power, still had watery radiance flowing across it. Lines of peculiar dark green patterns lay within it, making it seem usable a few more times.
"I wonder if there's anything good inside these."
Lin Daoyi's two black leather pouches were exceptionally tough, their openings tied with small black cords of the same color. Wei Suo effortlessly untied one of them.
"Wahaha!" The moment he poured out the contents of the pouch, Wei Suo's eyes immediately gleamed.
Lin Daoyi's pouch was actually filled with round Spirit Stones!
A quick glance showed that although there were only a dozen or so Spirit Stones in total, aside from eight or nine smooth Low-grade Spirit Stones that glimmered with pale green radiance, there were also three Spirit Stones of the same size that shone with pale yellow light and contained clearly more abundant spiritual energy.
These pale yellow Spirit Stones with more abundant spiritual energy were Mid-grade Spirit Stones. The spiritual energy and value of one Mid-grade Spirit Stone were equivalent to ten Low-grade Spirit Stones.
In other words, the contents of Lin Daoyi's pouch were equivalent to thirty-eight or thirty-nine Low-grade Spirit Stones.
So many Spirit Stones instantly swept away Wei Suo's gloom over seeing Lin Daoyi's powerful Magic Treasure Replica damaged. "Brother Lin Daoyi, you really are a good man. You had so many Spirit Stones on you, so you'd better have put more good things in this pouch too." Beaming from ear to ear, Wei Suo untied the other pouch as well.
"Qi Replenishing Pills!"
The first thing to fall out was a white pill bottle. The instant he opened the cap, a familiar fragrant scent wafted out, and Wei Suo's smile grew even more radiant.
Qi Replenishing Pills were pills refined by concentrating the medicinal liquid of Qi Replenishing Powder. Their ability to rapidly replenish True Essence was similar to that of Qi Replenishing Powder, but their effects were three to four times stronger. With Wei Suo's current Third Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm cultivation in the Purple Profound True Art, if his True Essence was completely depleted, he would need at least a bottle and a half of Qi Replenishing Powder to restore it nearly fully. But with these Qi Replenishing Pills, half a pill would be enough to fill it completely.
One Qi Replenishing Pill cost two Low-grade Spirit Stones, and there were four emerald-green Qi Replenishing Pills in Lin Daoyi's bottle. Lin Daoyi had placed this pill bottle in the black pouch, clearly because he normally only dared use Qi Replenishing Powder and could not bear to use these Qi Replenishing Pills.
"A brother at the Fifth Level of Sea of Consciousness Realm truly has a thick family fortune. With a fortune like this, you still came out to murder and rob people. Huh, what's this?" Apart from the pill bottle containing four Qi Replenishing Pills, the black pouch also held two Azure Jade Talismans and a tattered piece of cloth.
The two tiny Azure Jade Talismans had glossy surfaces. Other than a small Taiji Symbol, they bore no patterns at all. As for the tattered piece of cloth, it had several place names, mountains, rivers, and waterways marked in an ancient script, making it look like one corner of a map.
"A Taiji Symbol... Azure Jade Talismans with Taiji Symbols. Haha, I understand now. These two jade talismans must be Taiji Jade Talismans that combine offense and defense: they can use the manifested Taiji for defense, and they can also launch the manifested Taiji outward!" After studying them for a while, Wei Suo laughed heartily as if he were an expert.
"Pfft!"
Hearing Wei Suo speak with such certainty, Nangong Yuqing finally could not hold it in and burst out laughing.
"What is it? Aren't these Taiji Jade Talismans?" Wei Suo looked at Nangong Yuqing in puzzlement.
Nangong Yuqing finally managed to suppress her laughter and nodded. "These are Azure Jade Talismans from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. They should contain techniques sold by the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. That Taiji is the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's mark."
"Ah?" Wei Suo's face reddened, and he was instantly dumbfounded.
The Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion was a major marketplace south of Lingyue City, where auctions of fine goods were often held. But such places were far too high-end for Wei Suo, so he did not recognize the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's mark at all. Thinking that he had actually mistaken the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion's mark for talismanic rune patterns, Wei Suo felt utterly humiliated.
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