Xu Qingtong was just about to examine the jade slip's contents when his divine sense suddenly detected a sea fish over thirty feet long swimming toward the ship.
Although the sea fish was enormous, its cultivation was not high, appearing to be only at the peak of the first tier. Unwilling to expose himself, Xu Qingtong concentrated his divine sense and surrounded it.
Under Xu Qingtong's oppressive aura, the sea fish panicked, twisted its body, and fled toward the seabed.
After frightening the sea fish away, Xu Qingtong withdrew his divine sense and continued examining the items on the floor. Among the several jade slips, one held a map of Central Province, something he urgently needed.
The other jade slips contained ordinary cultivation methods, spells, and the like. Of the two spirit artifacts, one was a low-grade flying sword and the other a small shield.
The remaining items were elixirs, materials, and assorted bottles and jars, of which there were quite a few. There were eight high-grade spirit stones and a small pile of middle-grade and low-grade spirit stones. He put them all away without counting them carefully.
There was also a plaque that resembled copper yet was not copper, and resembled gold yet was not gold. Engraved with the character for "worthy," it looked like some kind of command token.
Xu Qingtong put the command token into the Seven-Star Bracelet and the other items into his storage bag. He also put away the curly-bearded man's corpse, to toss into the sea as fish food when he had a moment.
Only after tidying everything away did he stroll out of the cabin at ease, return to his original spot, and resume pretending to sleep.
After sailing for two days, the ship finally came within sight of land.
Xu Qingtong let