After bidding Zhou Xuan farewell, Shen Qingzhou did not linger, but returned to his cave abode.
He had already completed the initial refinement of the Ginseng Star Mirror, and it accorded with his fate, so refining it further took no effort at all.
Starlight flowed across the bronze mirror's surface, with an illusory ape nestled within, its movements remarkably lively.
This top-grade magical artifact-or rather, incomplete Magic Treasure-was worth far more than an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator's entire fortune. Even most early Qi Refining stage cultivators might not possess one. Of everything he owned, only the Sword Embryo could rival it.
The Zhou Family had truly spared no expense this time. This was no small favor.
Shen Qingzhou sat cross-legged, sinking his consciousness into it and carefully sensing its properties.
Not only could it aid his cultivation, but more importantly, it still retained its original ability to awaken seeds of fate, drawing upon the fortune of a region to enlighten living beings with potential.
Of course, this enlightenment was extremely domineering, equivalent to draining a pond to catch its fish: it gathered an entire region's fortune and concentrated it in a single person.
However, that was only one of its functions. It could also unleash a beam of Ginseng Star Mystic Light with considerable power, though its practical applications in combat remained to be explored.
He first put the Ginseng Star Sword safely away, then began preparing for the impending journey to Black Wind Commandery.
The sect had provided little intelligence, mentioning only the cultivators of the two sects and a few other details. The Great Qian Dynasty also seemed to have been affected and was overwhelmed.
A resource site there had also been seized, but the intelligence was vague about the particulars. They would only learn the truth once