Treasures, The Great Battle Begins

There were ten bottles of these medicinal pills in total, mostly intended for cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Realm and Nascent Soul Realm; pills for the Qi Refining Realm were extremely rare. What excited Xu Yang the most was finding a bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills, though it was a pity there were only three pills inside, and Ling Feng had already taken one.

The Foundation Establishment Pill is the key item for Qi Refining Realm cultivators to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm. They are extremely rare and seldom circulate in the markets; once one appears, it is inevitably fought over, as its value is immense. This is because for a cultivator to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm, they must undergo a rebirth, cleansing their meridians and marrow, and the Foundation Establishment Pill helps the cultivator complete this process.

Unless one is a Heaven Spirit Root cultivator, one cannot advance directly to the Foundation Establishment Realm without taking a Foundation Establishment Pill; all other cultivators must consume one to advance. Of course, besides the Foundation Establishment Pill, there are other methods to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, but the cost is far too great and none are as convenient or efficient as the pill.

An ordinary single-root cultivator, such as fire, gold, or water, only needs to take one Foundation Establishment Pill to advance smoothly when reaching the Foundation Establishment Realm. Other variant spirit roots, such as ice or wind, are the same as single-attribute cultivators and also only require one Foundation Establishment Pill.

However, cultivators with mixed spirit roots are out of luck; those with two attributes must take two pills, those with three must take three, and so on. Cultivators with all five elements must take five. Since the quantity of Foundation Establishment Pills is always extremely scarce, there are simply not enough of them for such people to squander.

This is why immortal cultivation sects favor single-root cultivators; not only do they cultivate rapidly and consume fewer resources, but their demand for Foundation Establishment Pills is also very low. The sect can use the saved resources to cultivate more elite disciples.

Xu Yang was one of those unlucky ones. His Void Spirit Root was only slightly better than a three-attribute mixed spirit root. If he wanted to advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had to take three Foundation Establishment Pills. Furthermore, to be safe, he needed to prepare an extra one; who knew if three would be enough? Such situations had occurred in the past.

Some unlucky souls failed to advance even after taking the sufficient number of Foundation Establishment Pills and only succeeded after taking one more. Xu Yang was afraid he might encounter this situation, so he naturally had to prepare an extra one as a backup.

Now that he had obtained two Foundation Establishment Pills, although he was extremely happy, it was still not enough for his needs. He would have to find other ways to get two more, Xu Yang thought to himself while placing the Foundation Establishment Pills into his Qiankun Bag.

Besides this bottle of Foundation Establishment Pills, there was also a bottle of top-grade Qi Refining Powder and top-grade Qi Recovery Pills, which were pills for Qi Refining Realm cultivators. Xu Yang obtained the Qi Refining Powder, while Ling Feng took the Qi Recovery Pills. Ling Feng was currently severely injured, and this bottle of top-grade Qi Recovery Pills would allow him to recover as quickly as possible.

As for the other medicinal pills, Xu Yang put them all into a blank Qiankun Bag, intending to hand them over to Qin Shuang to handle after they got out. Having finished dividing the pills, the two of them immediately walked toward the wooden shelves where the magic treasures were placed.

The two acted separately, sweeping the treasures on the shelves clean before gathering together to examine the details of these items. After an inventory, Xu Yang discovered that there were not many true magic treasures among these items, only two.

One was a cyan Flying Sword, and the other was a precious mirror. Xu Yang did not look at these two magic treasures for long and directly put them into his Qiankun Bag. Among the remaining treasures, there were six magical artifacts, all of top-grade quality: two Flying Swords, one Daoist robe, one precious mirror, one whisk, and a small mountain.

At the same time, Xu Yang also discovered two talismans. After examining them, he found that one was a Talisman Treasure with a bronze lock drawn on its surface. This lock was called the God-Sealing Lock; it could seal an opponent's divine sense, making them unable to manipulate magic treasures, but it was only effective against cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm.

The other talisman was an Yin-attribute talisman that could release a Lunar Divine Light Ray to attack enemies. Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Realm could not withstand it; it had been crafted by that female cultivator herself.

The remaining treasures were all spiritual materials for refining magic treasures. Xu Yang could only recognize a small portion, such as Heaven Star Gold, Flame Fire Stone, Blue Water Tear, and so on. He did not recognize most of the other materials, but he assumed they must have been brought from Yong Province!

After the inventory was finished, Xu Yang's face was filled with joy. With these treasures, their combat power had greatly increased, and they no longer needed to fear Hu Xinrong and his two companions; on the contrary, they could wipe them out in one fell swoop and loot them along the way.

Thinking of this, Xu Yang laughed out loud and told Ling Feng his thoughts. Ling Feng said with a hateful expression, "That is exactly what we should do. Let's prepare ourselves and go out to finish them off!" After saying this, Ling Feng took out the top-grade Qi Recovery Pill and went to a corner to recover from his injuries.

Seeing this, Xu Yang had no choice but to put all the magical artifacts, spiritual materials, and talismans into his Qiankun Bag, leaving only the Talisman Treasure, the God-Sealing Lock, intending to use it to take down Hu Xinrong and his group.

Time passed quietly. An hour later, Ling Feng suddenly let out a long breath and opened his eyes. One could see a brilliant light flickering in his eyes, and his complexion was extremely ruddy; clearly, his injuries had largely healed.

Xu Yang, who was studying the furnace in the hall, saw this and was overjoyed. He immediately flew to Ling Feng's side and asked, "How are your injuries, Fellow Daoist Ling? Looking at you, you must have recovered well!"

Ling Feng said with a joyful face, "I didn't expect the efficacy of this top-grade Qi Recovery Pill to be so powerful. My injuries have completely healed. Now I don't fear Hu Xinrong and the others." Having said this, Ling Feng bowed to Xu Yang and said gratefully, "I must thank Fellow Daoist Xu for taking care of me along the way; otherwise, I would have died long ago."

"Fellow Daoist Ling, you are too kind. You and I are companions; how could I watch you die and abandon you? There is no need for such formalities. Let's go out and settle the score with Hu Xinrong and the others!" Xu Yang quickly reached out to help Ling Feng up.

Hearing this, Ling Feng stood up and nodded at Xu Yang. Just as he was about to say something, a loud, rumbling sound suddenly came from outside the hall. Xu Yang and Ling Feng were immediately startled and quickly walked out of the side hall into the main hall outside.

At this moment, the stone door of the main hall was opened once again. The person walking in front was none other than Hu Xinrong. However, Hu Xinrong's appearance had changed drastically; his original layers of fat had disappeared, replaced entirely by bulging muscles, turning him into a muscular man who looked incredibly fierce and imposing.

Behind Hu Xinrong, Liu Peng and Zhao Man were looking at him with dull expressions, clearly very shocked by Hu Xinrong's transformation. Xu Yang and Ling Feng looked at each other and immediately walked in front of the three, blocking them inside the main hall.

After Hu Xinrong's appearance changed, even his voice became rough and aggressive. He opened his mouth and said to the two, "I didn't expect you to run so fast, and to be able to lift the stone door to enter the inner layer. I truly miscalculated. But this is as far as you go. Behave and accept your death under my Asura Yin Evil Technique!" After saying this, Hu Xinrong charged toward Xu Yang.

Seeing this, Xu Yang did not dare to be careless. He immediately summoned the Yellow Heaven Bell above his head, and a yellow light screen protected him. At the same time, the Sky-Severing Sword and the Golden Wing Sword slashed toward Hu Xinrong at high speed.

Seeing Xu Yang and his companion make their move, Ling Feng immediately attacked Liu Peng and Zhao Man. Spears and arrows flew out one after another. At the same time, Ling Feng raised his hand to take out a wide Flying Sword, merging his body with the sword to slash toward Zhao Man at high speed.

Zhao Man's expression changed, and she hurriedly retreated behind Liu Peng. At the same time, she released a white net to envelop Ling Feng. Liu Peng manipulated a round mirror, first reflecting all the spells Ling Feng had used back at him, and then released his Flying Sword to cooperate with the net to attack Ling Feng.

Ling Feng, merged with his sword, pushed forward courageously, piercing straight through the net and shaking away Liu Peng's Flying Sword, slashing toward Liu Peng. Liu Peng was shocked and hurriedly manipulated the Heaven-Returning Mirror to block in front of him, pouring all his Gang Qi into it, intending to block Ling Feng's lethal strike.

Zhao Man, behind Liu Peng, also had a slight change in expression. She had not expected Ling Feng to unleash such a fierce attack; it looked as if his injuries had already healed.

Zhao Man did not dare to delay and immediately took out a silver hairpin to stab at Ling Feng. This silver hairpin was one of Zhao Man's trump cards, called the Silver Phoenix Hairpin, a top-grade magical artifact. With her cultivation, she could only use it twice.

After the silver hairpin flew out, it stabbed toward Ling Feng at high speed, even causing the air to crackle and pop. The two soon collided; with a clear sound, the silver hairpin was knocked aside, and Ling Feng's attack was also greatly diminished, being repelled by the Heaven-Returning Mirror. Ling Feng separated from his sword, exiting the merged state. Subsequently, the three continued to fight fiercely, remaining in a stalemate for a time.

On the other side, Xu Yang manipulated two Flying Swords to attack Hu Xinrong, but he ignored them entirely. Hu Xinrong activated the Asura Yin Evil Technique, his entire body turning a cyan-black color, his defense becoming extremely abnormal. The Flying Swords struck his body with a crisp sound and were shaken away.

Subsequently, Hu Xinrong arrived in front of Xu Yang, raised his cyan-black right hand, and smashed it down fiercely. With a loud bang, the Yellow Heaven Bell was smashed away by a punch, and Xu Yang was also sent flying along with it.

Xu Yang landed on the ground in a sorry state and discovered that the Yellow Heaven Bell had actually been dented. He immediately gasped, feeling shocked. Subsequently, Xu Yang was furious; it was truly a case of a tiger not showing its might, so people treated him like a sick cat!

Xu Yang immediately retracted all his magical artifacts and activated his Iron Body to collide with Hu Xinrong. Hu Xinrong was immediately startled; he had not expected Xu Yang to dare to engage in hand-to-hand combat with him, and his body had also turned a cyan-black color, very similar to his own. Could it be that he also practiced the Asura Yin Evil Technique?

Hu Xinrong was thinking about this and inevitably became a bit distracted, his movements becoming somewhat sluggish. Xu Yang immediately noticed his situation, feeling both angry and happy. He thought to himself, You bastard! You actually dare to be distracted while fighting me; you really look down on me! I'll teach you a lesson right now.

Thinking of this, Xu Yang immediately accelerated his movements. Before Hu Xinrong could react, he had already taken three punches and two kicks from Xu Yang, all hitting his large face. Although his defense was strong and he wasn't beaten to a pulp, his face immediately swelled up, turning into the appearance of a pig's head.

After Hu Xinrong reacted, he was furious and immediately hammered fiercely at Xu Yang. The two fought like wild beasts, their fists hammering hard against each other's bodies, causing loud thumping sounds, but neither could do anything to the other.