Unexpected Gains (Part 1)

Zhou Hao sat alone at the stone table under the trellis in the courtyard, fiddling with several bracelets and rings in his hands.

That was the storage magic treasure used to kill Motai Xiao and his two Purple Mansion Great Demon Spirit Beasts, as well as the black-robed old man from the Fire Worship Sect.

It was already late at night. Xiangcao had only been awake for a short while before falling into a deep sleep again. The others gathered for a while and then dispersed. Zhou Hao, feeling depressed, checked the items in several storage magic treasures in the courtyard.

His first inspection was of the storage artifacts left behind by the two Purple Mansion demons he had killed that day.

Looking at the pile of broken copper and scrap iron in the two bracelets, not even a decent Human-Rank Magical Treasure, he couldn't help but feel speechless.

"A powerful demon at the Purple Mansion Realm, and this is all the stuff they have in their storage treasures?"

What he didn't know was that the two great demons had only just entered the Purple Mansion Realm through the Purple Mansion Opening Pill, and when they were in the Innate Realm, they used some low-level magic treasures.

"There are twenty-three non-ranked magic treasures. I don't even know if they can be exchanged for a hundred High-Grade Origin Stone." Zhou Hao shook his head. This kind of great demon with no background really can't be expected to have any good treasures.

"Motai Xiao's wealth is quite impressive; he not only Human-Rank Magical Treasure, but also Origin Liquid?"

A jade bottle appeared out of thin air in Zhou Hao's hand, containing half a bottle of Origin Liquid. He shook it gently, and it weighed exactly ten catties.

As for other High-Grade Origin Stone and Thunder Gold, they were no longer of any interest to him.

"That Tong You is Myriad Phenomena True Person and the leader of the Great Wild Branch Altar of the Fire Worship Sect. He should have some good stuff." Zhou Hao's gaze fell on the last storage ring.

Fortunately, this Tong You was using a human-grade storage ring, which Zhou Hao could refine.

If he had used a low-grade storage magic treasure, Zhou Hao would have been truly dumbfounded.

"Four thousand six hundred and thirty-two non-ranked magic treasures? Three hundred and twenty-one Human-Rank Magical Treasure?" Zhou Hao scanned the space within the ring with his divine sense, and the various treasures that caught his eye immediately made him hold his breath.

"Good heavens, did Tong You bring all the resources from their branch altar with him?"

While unranked magic treasures may seem low-class, they are still somewhat attractive only among Xiantian Lifeform. However, once their numbers reach over four thousand, even the most powerful clans will covet them.

Not to mention there are also 321 Human-Rank Magical Treasure.

Even though they're all ordinary goods, the sheer quantity makes up for it.

With so many magical treasures combined, their value is definitely greater than ten catties of Origin Liquid.

"These second-rate magical artifacts are useless to me now. I'll keep some for Iron Ox Niu and the others, and sell the rest."

"Human-Rank Magical Treasure are usable, but a few are enough for my own use. I'll get rid of them when I have time," Zhou Hao shook his head.

It is better to have a high-quality set of magical treasures than a large quantity of them. Unless you are cultivating a sword formation or magic formation that requires a lot of magical treasures to set up, you will have to focus on controlling them. This will not improve your strength, and each magical treasure will not be very powerful. It is definitely not worth the loss.

Currently, Zhou Hao uses the following magical artifacts: the Ou Huang Mace's Mace for close combat, the Human-rank top-grade magic gauntlets, and the Human-rank high-grade ' Zhuan Mountain Seal ' for suppression.

He then found a set of mid-grade human-level flying needle magic weapons called ' Scorpion Tail Needles '.

The ' Scorpion Tail Needles ' is a magical flying needle with 128 needles whose tips are slightly curved. Once it pierces the enemy's body, it will hook into the opponent's flesh and blood, making it extremely insidious.

Zhou Hao wasn't after the insidious nature of the magic weapon; it was simply because among these Human-Rank Magical Treasure, this set of flying needles was the highest-grade and most numerous.

He has now reached the second level of the Divine Light Needle in the ' Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light ' technique, but his Qi Refining level is not high and his Origin Power is too weak. He has only absorbed one type of Water Element Cold Qi, which results in the secret technique's power not being very great.

He can bully those with lower cultivation levels, but he's not much of a match for those with higher cultivation levels.

"When the Loose Immortal Hongchen mastered the ' Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light,' his signature magic weapon was a set of top-grade Heaven-rank ' Red Cloud Needles.' For long-range attacks, I used the flying needle magic weapon, and for head-on attacks, I used the Zhuan Mountain Seal."

Tong You's Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure ' Green Phosphorus Divine Needles,' is quite powerful. However, Zhou Hao is currently only Purple Mansion Cultivator and cannot refine it yet. He can only use it after he enters the Myriad Phenomena.

Zhou Hao first refined all 128 ' Scorpion Tail Needles ' one by one, and then his divine sense moved.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Countless needles flew up in front of him, flashing with black light as they pierced towards a stone lock in the corner.

That was used by the previous owner of the courtyard for lifting exercises to strengthen his arms during morning practice. The stone lock, which was more than three feet tall, was made from a single piece of black iron stone and weighed a full three thousand kilograms.

However, even the hard black iron stone was easily pierced by the Scorpion Tail Needles under Zhou Hao's divine sense, leaving 128 tiny needle holes.

"The power is not bad. I'll have to find a needle-flying technique to learn in the future. Otherwise, it's too clumsy to always control the magic weapon's flying needles in such a straight line," Zhou Hao thought to himself.

Cultivators who control magical artifacts, flying swords, and flying needles must practice sword techniques and needle-making skills.

Profound sword techniques and acupuncture skills are even comparable to a supernatural secret technique, allowing cultivators to multiply the power of their magical treasures.

Not only could he control magical flying needles, but Zhou Hao's ' Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light ' would also greatly increase in power if combined with a secret needle technique.

Zhou Hao put away the Scorpion Tail Needles and continued to search through Tong You's storage magic treasures. Unexpectedly, he found that a black earthenware pot-shaped magic treasure was filled with Origin Liquid.

"One hundred and thirty catties of Origin Liquid?" Zhou Hao's eyes lit up.

This is far more valuable than the four thousand non-rank magic treasures and the three hundred-plus Human-Rank Magical Treasure combined!

An ordinary Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure would only cost a dozen or so kilograms of Origin Liquid.

One hundred and thirty catties of Origin Liquid?

Ten Earth-Grade Dharma Treasure?

Zhou Hao's enthusiasm for searching through Tong You treasures immediately intensified.

Later, he simply moved everything out, and it scattered across most of the yard.

After that, Zhou Hao walked among countless objects.

Food!

Wearing!

Useful!

Just for fun!

Zhou Hao picked up and examined each of the strange items one by one.

He found it useful, so he stored it in an empty storage magic item.

If you think it's useless, just toss it in a corner.

This process, akin to searching for a rare treasure, greatly improved Zhou Hao's mood.

"Hmm?" Zhou Hao suddenly found a peculiar piece of bark. He was about to throw it away, but the warm, smooth texture made it seem somewhat familiar.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered that the bark was actually from a "Divine Banyan Tree," which shared the same origin as his magical artifact, the "Dragon-Suppressing Stake."

The sacred banyan tree, eternally incorruptible.

Among cultivators, precious items are often preserved in wooden boxes made of divine banyan wood.

Important information, secret techniques, and other secret methods are also recorded using the bark of the sacred banyan tree.

In this way, even after hundreds of thousands or even millions of years, there will be no worry about the bark rotting and the recorded information and secret techniques being lost.

Zhou Hao looked at the smooth surface of the bark and saw that there seemed to be no writing on it. Curious, he enveloped the bark with his divine sense.

Sure enough, under the scrutiny of his divine sense, dense text appeared directly in Zhou Hao's mind, as if he were seeing it with his own eyes.

<Heaven Escape Needle Art>!

The first four words filled Zhou Hao with joy.

"It's acupuncture technique!"

It really is true that whatever you wish for comes true.

"The Heaven Escape Needle Art is a transformation of Patriarch Lü's Heaven Escape Sword Art. Those who inherit it must uphold Patriarch Lü's wishes and use this needle technique to exterminate all demons and evil spirits in the world!"

What was passed down by Patriarch Lü?

Zhou Hao blinked, feeling somewhat bewildered.

There is only one person who can be called Patriarch Lü, whether in Zhou Hao's past or present life, and that is Lü Dongbin, the leader of the Eight Immortals of Upper Cavern.

Moreover, in the world of Desolate Era, Zhou Hao knew from reading the original work in his previous life that Patriarch Lü had actually appeared in his true form.

He was not only a supreme Pure Yang True Immortal, but also a renowned figure in the Three Realms.

Patriarch Lü's status was even slightly higher than that of the Xia Emperor Xia Clan Great World.

"The inheritance of a supreme Pure Yang True Immortal, or even the legendary Patriarch Lü who traveled the Three Realms and hated evil, would fall into the hands of a demon like Tong You?"

Zhou Hao was somewhat incredulous and quickly examined it closely.

The following text details the origin of this <Heaven Escape Needle Art>.

Chapter Two, immediately, in ten minutes.