The haul from the first Storage Bag left Liu Changxu thoroughly satisfied. He immediately brimmed with anticipation for the remaining bags.
The second Storage Bag disappointed Liu Changxu: just over two hundred low-grade spirit stones, thirteen lower-grade first-tier spirit herbs, five middle-grade first-tier spirit herbs, a few first-tier talismans, two ordinary Qi Refinement manuals, and one lower-grade first-tier magical artifact. Its owner had been truly poor-clearly a rogue cultivator in the early stage of Qi Refinement.
The third Storage Bag yielded a much richer haul: 1,500 low-grade spirit stones, 220 lower-grade first-tier spirit herbs, ninety-five middle-grade first-tier spirit herbs, twenty-two upper-grade first-tier spirit herbs, an upper-grade first-tier alchemy furnace, an upper-grade first-tier magical sword, an upper-grade first-tier magical shield, three jade slips, and two ordinary Qi Refinement manuals. The original owner of this Storage Bag was probably an alchemist.
Curious, he examined the three jade slips with his spiritual sense.
The first jade slip contained the Heavenly Spirit Medicine Atlas, which recorded illustrations and written descriptions of 1,200 varieties of heavenly spirit medicines.
The second jade slip contained the Alchemical Notes, which recorded a second-tier alchemist's techniques, insights, and experiences in great detail. It also included twenty-one pill formulas spanning both the first and second tiers, including the renowned Foundation Establishment Pill formula.
The third jade slip contained the middle-grade profound-tier Fire Lotus Sword Art, a cultivation method that could take a cultivator all the way to the late stage of the Foundation Establishment Realm. It was especially suited to cultivators with water, wood, and fire spiritual roots.
At this, Liu Changxu nearly leaped for joy. It was practically tailor-made for him. So my fortune really was this good!
Liu Changxu had long been dissatisfied with the Essence-Nurturing Qi Refinement Art he currently practiced, but his lineage had never had a suitable alternative.
There was no best cultivation method, only the most suitable one. This art matched Liu Changxu's spiritual roots exceptionally well. Practicing it would increase his cultivation speed by at least thirty percent, with fewer bottlenecks and greater power in magical combat. Liu Changxu decided to switch to this art immediately.
The fourth Storage Bag was fairly unremarkable as well. It contained only a little over five hundred spirit stones, thirty-nine lower-grade first-tier spirit herbs, eighteen middle-grade first-tier spirit herbs, two upper-grade first-tier spirit herbs, three pieces of meteoric iron-an upper-grade first-tier artifact-refining material-a middle-grade first-tier Tiger-Head Spear, a middle-grade first-tier Moon-Shooting Bow, and five Eagle-Feather Arrows. There were also two ordinary Qi Refinement manuals.
Liu Changxu had the highest hopes for the fifth Storage Bag, since it should have belonged to the evil cultivator himself.
Once opened, it did not disappoint Liu Changxu. It held a full 3,800 spirit stones, but just then, a knock came at the door.
Only then did Liu Changxu remember that it was lunchtime. He hurriedly put everything back into the Storage Bag and opened the door, finding his fifth elder brother, Liu Changshun, outside.
Liu Changshun said, "Eighth Aunt prepared a lavish lunch for us. Why haven't you come yet? You're the only one missing. Hurry up!"
Deeply embarrassed, Liu Changxu said, "Then let's go!"
With that, he went to the dining room with his fifth elder brother, Liu Changshun, and found the elders and fellow lineage members already seated. Liu Changxu hurriedly paid his respects to the elders before taking his own seat.
The spirit cuisine served at lunch that day was quite lavish. After more than ten straight days of eating in the wind and sleeping under the open sky, everyone had a hearty appetite.
Because Liu Changxu practiced body refining, his appetite was several times that of an ordinary person. Beside him, his fifth elder brother, Liu Changshun, primarily practiced a Body-Refining Technique and had an even larger appetite.
Before long, the two had swept away every morsel of spirit cuisine before them.
Seeing this, Eighth Aunt Liu Shifeng smiled and promptly instructed the servants to bring more dishes and rice.
Only after three rounds of refills did the two finally eat their fill!
After the meal, his fifth elder brother, Liu Changshun, said to Liu Changxu, "This is your first time in Yunping City. How about I take you around the shops?"
Liu Changxu said, "Sure! Let's go together!"
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