The Bag Opens, Revealing the Mountain-Piercing Seal

Fang Shu sat quietly in place, feeling the joy that came from within.

His entire body seemed to be emitting a joyful and exhilarating roar, especially inside his skull, where something was trembling incessantly.

This breakthrough, which came so naturally, filled him with joy and left him immersed in it for a long time.

After regaining his senses, Fang Shu got up and slowly moved around at the bottom of the well in the quiet room. He performed a set of boxing techniques to regulate his Qi and Blood, so that the Qi and Blood would not excessively accumulate in his head, lest a good thing turn into a bad thing.

In an instant, he felt as if Qi and Blood in his body had been twisted into one, able to move freely up and down. With each inhale, it could rise to the top of his head, and with each exhale, it could descend to his heels.

This situation is even more miraculous than the unity of muscles and bones of a second-stage Immortal cultivator, because not only muscles and bones, but also bones, organs, blood, and so on, all become like a single entity under the blessing of Qi and Blood.

Fang Shu silently pondered, thinking to himself:

"As the ancients said, 'The breath of True Person comes from their heels, while the breath of an ordinary person comes from their throat.' Could this be what they were referring to?"

Without needing to engage in any magical battles, he knew in his heart that he was now at least three times stronger than his pre-breakthrough self.

Looking at the intensity of his Qi and Blood, a three-zhang-high Qi and Blood rose slowly. Although its height had not changed, its density had undergone a tremendous change compared to before.

His vital Qi and Blood emanated outwards, no longer like mist, but like solid purple mercury, swirling and rising around his body.

The cultivation of Immortal cultivator at the Third Tribulation no longer focuses on Qi and Blood and qi, but rather on developing the spiritual light in their minds to accumulate mental power, strive to condense their souls, and generate True Qi.

Therefore, after passing the third tribulation, the total amount of Qi and Blood in Immortal cultivator's body generally does not change, and may even decrease.

According to the Lone Pavilion Master, some people took the Tiger Wolf Secret Medicine or used the Tiger Wolf Secret Method when they broke through, and performed the "Essence Restoration, Brain Nourishment" act. This was at the cost of physical depletion in exchange for the accumulation of spiritual light in the brain. Therefore, their Qi and Blood would be thin or drop after the breakthrough.

It is quite rare for someone like Fang Shu to have his Qi and Blood become even more robust after breaking through the third tribulation.

This also proves the solidity of his foundation and the astonishing medicinal power within his body, which is why when he passed the third tribulation, his Qi and Blood were not only not damaged, but were also thoroughly refined, and their quality improved.

A body of this quality undoubtedly has a higher chance of condensing a soul and generating True Qi!

Fang Shu let out a long breath, as if a small, silvery-purple snake was swimming in front of him:

"In less than two years, he has overcome three tribulations."

He spoke in a low voice, then slapped his chest and coughed heavily, as if thunder were rumbling in his chest.

A thick, black sputum of blood gushed from his mouth, crashing against the wall like a block of iron, leaving a dent.

These were Fang Shu the impurities Fang Shu ingested while taking medicine and undergoing tribulation, along with the various pieces of flesh and blood that had died in his lungs and internal organs.

In the past, during the first or second tribulation, these things had to be gradually worn away through subsequent tempering. But now, he can actively use the power of his internal organs to expel them from his body.

After spitting out a mouthful of bloody phlegm, Fang Shu felt even more refreshed.

Next, he practiced boxing several times in the quiet room to loosen up his body, and then focused his mind.

The period of seclusion to transcend tribulation has now come to a complete end.

After that, Fang Shu neither continued taking medicine and cultivating, nor did he immediately leave seclusion.

He then turned his gaze sharp and took out a blood-red leather pouch from the side.

This purse was taken from the mine owner surnamed Cao.

Although Fang Shu had been in seclusion these past few days, he had tried his best to find out information related to Storage Bag.

Only then did he realize that although a Storage Bag could only be used to its fullest potential if it fell into the hands of Refining Qi Spirit Immortal, it was not entirely unusable by Refining Essence Immortal cultivator.

However, since the Immortal cultivator who Refining Essence have neither Divine Sense nor True Qi, it is quite inconvenient for them to use it. Furthermore, the Storage Bag they can use are either damaged or of lower quality.

These Storage Bag are not only cramped and extremely uneconomical, but also offer very little protection. Some of them are so damaged that they gradually lose their storage function over time and must be maintained with Spirit Stone, which is quite costly.

Fortunately, the Storage Bag in Fang Shu's Fang Shu had three intact restrictions. It had not been nurtured for a long time, and the spiritual light on the bag had not dissipated. It should have been transformed from a proper Spiritual Qi Storage Bag.

Examining the object, Fang Shu exclaimed in amazement, "Such items are usually bestowed upon disciples of Refining Essence Immortal cultivator. I never expected to find such a magical Law Artifact in a mine."

However, when I think of that Cao guy, who has occupied the mine for many years, not only mining and extracting minerals, but also using people to make medicine and harvesting and selling Ganoderma lucidum, he must have made a lot of money.

However, relying on the demon overseer, he was weak and alone, his cultivation was not high, and he had no intention of practicing diligently.

This Storage Bag was most likely specially prepared by the other party to facilitate the safekeeping of their belongings when they fled.

Considering this, Fang Shu's eyes shone with even greater anticipation.

He then closed his eyes slightly and uttered the incantation he had deciphered from the Dao Register over the past few days—a method for opening ordinary Storage Bag:

"The storage pouch reveals its contents!"

Buzzing sounds filled the air as he formed hand Hand Seals, channeling his vital Qi and Blood into the bag.

It took a good seven or eight breaths before the small purse finally loosened its opening, and with a whoosh, all the items inside were expelled, leaving nothing behind.

This is another drawback of using Storage Bag by Immortal cultivator Refining Essence; every time they store something, they have to turn everything over, which is quite inconvenient.

The purse spewed out a lot of stuff, which in the blink of an eye piled up into a small hill, about the size of an eight-immortal table and half a person's height.

This small hill is made up of various refined ores or Spirit Stone stones from the mine.

But Fang Shu frowned slightly as he examined the ores.

Although there is a lot of these ores, if you calculate it all at once, it's only worth about one or two kilograms of Spirit Stone.

Although its value is considerable, it is still far less than what was obtained from the wolf demon.

In addition to these, among the items sprayed out by the Storage Bag were several wooden boxes containing a considerable amount of Talisman Coins, pills, Talisman of all kinds, as well as several metal magical Law Artifact, along with their corresponding Law Technique.

Fang Shu glanced at it a few times, then his brows relaxed.

Just as he expected, the contents of the Storage Bag were what the mine owner surnamed Cao had prepared for his escape.

The other party prepared over a hundred Grain-Repelling Pill alone, along with all sorts of other items such as Clean-Clothes Talisman and fire-starting talismans, and even paper house Talisman for setting up camp in the wild.

Although these items are all ordinary goods and not worth Fang Shu now, they should be worth another pound of Spirit Stone if put together.

The supplies worth two or three catties of Spirit Stone, plus the value contained in the Storage Bag itself, made Fang Shu slightly disappointed, but it wasn't bad either!

However, he then looked through the valuables, picked up a small, pale gold wooden box, examined it several times, and carefully opened it.

A golden-red board suddenly appeared in his eyes.

This board resembles both gold and wood, and its shape is similar to Talisman. It also features a small animal pattern engraved in the center, shaped like a pangolin, exuding Spiritual Qi.

After carefully examining the box, a note was found at the bottom, written by an old clerk and stamped with a red seal that read "Mountain Treasure Hall".

After examining it closely, Fang Shu's expression changed drastically, and he thought to himself, "A talisman! A talisman at the quasi-fourth tribulation level."

This golden-red Talisman was strikingly similar to the Soul-Suppressing Bell he had previously pawned.

It is neither Law Artifact nor Talisman, but something in between. It is a useful item that does not require Law Technique to use and can be reused!

This thing is called "Crossing Mountain Seal". If you hold it, you can dig holes through mountains easily, mine and break rocks like tofu. If you hold it in your hand and activate it with all your strength, you can also perform the magic of soil escape for several breaths. The effect is comparable to the Qi Refining spell, allowing people to escape in the rocky soil and escape.

Needless to say, this must have been a life-saving item prepared by the mine owner surnamed Cao for himself. If the other party had been able to take it out that day, they probably would have been able to save their lives.

Fang Shu then examined the "Mountain-Piercing Seal" repeatedly. Following the instructions on the note from "Mountain Treasure Hall," he nurtured it for a while before hanging it directly on his waist as a jade pendant, weighing it down with the hem of his clothes.

He learned from the lesson of that mine owner surnamed Cao.

It's best to keep such a life-saving item on your person at all times, lest a sudden mishap occurs and the treasure is inaccessible, rendering it useless.

After all, he wasn't Refining Qi Spirit Immortal, so every time he opened his Storage Bag, he had to chant Hand Seals, and also tidy it up.

Having obtained the "Mountain-Piercing Seal" talisman, Fang Shu was in high spirits. He tidied up the small hill of clutter without the slightest impatience.

He used his Qi and Blood to open the purse, widening the opening, and stuffed the wooden box and ore into it one by one. He then also stuffed some of his own household items from the quiet room into the purse.

Once it was almost full, he also figured out the size of the storage pouch. Its interior space was like a sphere, which could also move and change shape, with a diameter of more than half a zhang.

This space is not very large.

However, for Fang Shu at present, it is more than enough to store all his wealth, which is convenient and saves trouble.