Han Changming did not value the corpses of high-grade poisonous insects and beasts; what he valued was Golden Spider Madam.
Golden Spider Madam was a Rogue Cultivator at the late Void Refinement stage. If there were matters inconvenient for him to handle personally in the future, he could ask her for help. Otherwise, Han Changming would never have given her three top-grade Thousand Poison Pills.
Rogue Cultivators had far fewer scruples. Unlike forces such as Cao Tianfeng, who came from cultivation clans and sects and had ties to worry over, they had to consider the consequences of their actions.
Rogue Cultivators made their homes wherever the four seas carried them. If they could not win, they fled, then returned for revenge once their cultivation had greatly advanced.
Golden Spider Madam was deeply moved. She had dealt with quite a few high-grade alchemists, but those alchemists were haughty and difficult to get along with.
When handing over pills, they would never give even one pill more than the amount agreed upon.
Of course, after cultivating for thousands of years, she naturally understood that pies did not fall from the sky. Han Changming could not possibly have given her three top-grade Thousand Poison Pills for no reason. The high-grade poisonous insects and beasts were merely an excuse.
After some thought, she took out a piece of blood-red wood. Its surface bore patterns resembling fish scales, and she handed it to Han Changming.
"This is ten-thousand-year Bloodscale Wood!"
Han Changming was somewhat surprised.
Ten-thousand-year Bloodscale Wood could be used to refine a Tribulation-Substitution Pearl. A Tribulation-Substitution Pearl could withstand one tribulation in one's stead and save one's life at a critical moment.
"That's right. I have no other fine items. This piece of Bloodscale Wood is a small token of my regard. I