Day by day, the time of Cangming Island's "Netherwater Vortex" drew closer.
In the blink of an eye, five days had passed.
August twenty-ninth.
Treasures had been escorted back from Cangming Island every day over the past few days. Strangely, even the Huang Family's "pirates" had disappeared. There had not been a single robbery.
All manner of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures and miraculous medicines from the Western Han had given Qin Xuanji a feast for the eyes.
Simply seeing these treasures and confirming what she had read in books had made her happy enough.
Unfortunately, too much time had passed. Pills and medicinal herbs had spent so long submerged that their medicinal properties had drained away, rendering them useless. Even those preserved intact could barely deliver a tenth of their effects. A few pill formulas from the Yin-Yang School and Mechanical Beast blueprints from the Gongshu Family proved more useful instead.
That afternoon.
Qin Xuanque waited in the Qin Family's main hall for the final shipment. The tide would rise tomorrow and the day after, and further salvage would have to wait until the Netherwater Vortex had passed.
A chest of treasures from the main cabin had already been escorted back. Inside were four ring-pommel sabers and eight-faceted Han swords forged by renowned Han craftsmen, all treasures famous in history.
Qin Xuanji played with them briefly, then curled her lips. "Still not quite good enough. They can't compare to Lingxu, much less Heavenly Dao."
"..."
Qin Xuanque gave her a speechless glare and said irritably, "The [Heavenly Dao Sword] is the finest sword below immortal grade, and the [Lingxu Sword] is a rare treasure of antiquity. However exquisitely crafted these ritual offerings for immortals and gods might be, how could they compare?"
"Hehe."
Qin Xuanji grinned mischievously and picked