Jiang Yuechu untied the dusty cloth bag and tipped her wrist.
The objects fell onto the table with a few crisp, faint clinks.
Unexpectedly... the entire fortune of a dignified Wandering Void Sea Venerable of the Buddhist Sect amounted to no more than a handful of items.
It was not difficult to understand, really.
At a realm like the Wandering Void Sea Realm, a cultivator's heaven-reaching power came entirely from their Dao Painting. Every movement carried the might of heaven and earth.
Ordinary spirit treasures and external aids offered a negligible increase to a Painting Realm cultivator's combat strength.
At present, aside from two or three white jade porcelain bottles for pills and a few heavenly treasures on the table,
there were only several jade slips and a string of prayer beads.
At the sight of the beads, Jiang Yuechu could not help glancing over.
The bracelet consisted of eighteen smooth, round bodhi beads, wreathed in faint, delicate wisps of swirling golden mist.
Clearly, there was more to them than met the eye.
Jiang Yuechu pondered for a moment, but did not hurry to reach for them.
Instead, she turned her attention to the jade slips.
For her now, no matter how wondrous an item might be, it remained an external aid.
The methods of cultivation beyond the Painting Realm, on the other hand, were her utmost priority.
After all, ever since she had begun cultivating, she had accumulated Dao Cultivation by slaying demons.
Her breakthroughs had always come as naturally as water flowing into a channel.
When had she ever felt as stifled as she did today?
With that thought, she hesitated no longer. She extended her fair fingers and picked up one of the jade slips.
Her divine sense sank slightly, probing inside.
Several breaths later, Jiang Yuechu