The Answer Was Close at Hand

Just as there Yin Entity Tracking Technique objects, there are also techniques for finding spirit jade.

This is a skill that some cultivators like to unleash whenever they have free time. Regardless of whether they might find treasure or not, it's never a loss to unleash it when their Law Power is sufficient.

However, the scope of treasure hunting techniques is limited. Even Dong Zhongshu can only explore within a radius of fifty meters, and also within a depth of about one zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) underground.

"What if the treasure is hidden in the water? How far can it penetrate?"

The water should be about three zhang deep!

Teach me! Teach me!

Dong Zhongshu's explanation began with the birth of the spirit jade, and then covered how ancient people sought out the spirit jade, how they mined it, and its uses. He gave Zhang Xuezhou a systematic overview of the spirit jade, providing him with a direct introduction to its knowledge.

"If we don't have extraordinary luck, I'm afraid we'll never encounter any spirit jade using this treasure-hunting technique in our entire lives," Dong Zhongshu said.

"Having more skills is always better than having fewer," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"That's a great idea!"

Dong Zhongshu nodded.

The Confucian School philosophy is that having more skills is never a bad thing. As long as you can learn something, you should learn it. Even if you don't become an expert in other areas, you can always find a skill that suits you.

Compared to other schools of thought, Confucian School has never been a philosophy that hangs on a single rope.

However, the possibility of treasure hunting is too low, and it is not even included in the Technique Method that Dong Zhongshu is good at. As usual, it is ranked in the low-end useless magic, and it is no different from the Yin Entity Tracking Technique.

After exchanging ideas, Zhang Xuezhou was satisfied to have learned a skill that Dong Zhongshu considered useless.

"Using the spirit jade isn't too difficult; we just need to find its veins!"

"Spiritual jade also has veins?"

"The spirit jade not only has veins, but also jade apertures!"

Dong Zhongshu nodded.

The jade apertures of spiritual jade are not easy to find. Only those with strong perception can possibly find the veins of spiritual jade and locate the corresponding nodes.

Only by stimulating the jade at these points can it unleash its Spiritual Qi.

However, if spirit jade is used violently, it will not shatter into several pieces, but will instead 'die' and turn into ordinary stone.

Finding the jade aperture became of paramount importance, as only highly skilled craftsmen were capable of doing so.

Another Principle to find it is that after the spirit jade is exhausted, fine white threads will appear inside the spirit jade, which can also give a direct impression.

When Dong Zhongshu dealt with the discarded jade of the Crown Prince, he directly observed its veins and used a silver needle to extract the jade marrow from its orifice.

"So, even if I gave you a piece of spirit jade, you wouldn't be able to feel its veins or acupoints?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"I'm a jack of all trades, master of none. Craftsmen are better at this kind of thing," Dong Zhongshu said helplessly.

"This is a bit troublesome!"

"You don't even have a spirit jade, what's the trouble?" Dong Zhongshu chuckled. "The biggest trouble is finding a spirit jade!"

"Even if I find it, I won't be able to use it!"

"That would require a higher level of cultivation," Dong Zhongshu said. "With a higher level of cultivation, one can often explore the jade's aperture by handling the spirit jade for many years!"

"High cultivation level is troublesome!"

Zhang Xuezhou did indeed have many things to ask and resolve when he was with Dong Zhongshu.

But Dong Zhongshu had suffered too much in the past, and Zhang Xuezhou didn't have the heart to add to Dong Zhongshu's misery.

Only when Dong Zhongshu was feeling refreshed did he pour out his heart and soul about everything.

This even involves investigating the possible backdoors and traps of the Black and White Twin Horses and the Heavenly Silkworm Cloth.

"You... you..."

Dong Zhongshu was indeed in a very good mood.

Anyone who gets rid of bad luck will feel much better.

He happily answered Zhang Xuezhou's many questions until Zhang Xuezhou took out his treasure.

Whether it's the Black and White Twin Horses, Spirit Artifact, or the Great Roll of Heavenly Silkworm Cloth, these are priceless treasures, existing only in the possession of a select few top-tier cultivators.

Thinking of the secret scroll of the Yellow Sand Sect that Zhang Xuezhou had taken out earlier, Dong Zhongshu felt that either Zhang Xuezhou had unearthed a treasure trove, or a group of great cultivators had fought each other and all died, allowing this guy to get a great deal.

"You were indeed incredibly wealthy back then!"

Whenever Dong Zhongshu thought about the good fortune Zhang Xuezhou had obtained, and then about how he had dealt with his bad luck, he felt that Zhang Xuezhou was a top-tier benefactor, probably second only to emperors and certain feudal lords in terms of luck.

Regardless of Zhang Xuezhou's level of cultivation, Dong Zhongshu believed that such a friend should be cultivated over the long term.

Having received such a generous gift from Emperor Jing, and with all the benefits it brought, if Zhang Xuezhou gets used to doing this kind of thing, it's not impossible for him to stumble upon some more good fortune in the future.

Like many descendants of nobles or sons of wealthy families, even if these people are uneducated and incompetent, there are still many who try to curry favor with them and climb the social ladder.

Having high cultivation level is only one aspect of excellence, but excellence in many other aspects cannot be achieved simply by having high cultivation level.

At least Dong Zhongshu believed that this was true in terms of fortune.

"Check carefully, I'm afraid there might be something hidden here that could harm someone," Zhang Xuezhou said.

"The person is already dead, what are you afraid of regarding the back door?" Dong Zhongshu asked curiously.

"Who died?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"These are the original owners of these treasures," Dong Zhongshu said.

"None of them died, and these people are especially skilled in Incantation Technique, otherwise I wouldn't be so worried!"

"Um?"

Dong Zhongshu's right hand, which was playing with the black horse, trembled, and he almost dropped the Spirit Artifact black horse on the ground.

"Alive?" Dong Zhongshu asked incredulously.

"Alive!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, which made Dong Zhongshu's fingers tremble for a while.

"So these things came from the Yedie River Holy Land?"

The venerable ones of the Yedie River Holy Land are all extremely mysterious, and their identities are rarely known to outsiders. However, after listening to Zhang Xuezhou's introduction, Dong Zhongshu had already guessed the relevant information and even knew the possible owners of these treasures.

"Including that scroll of secret Huangsha Sect materials," Zhang Xuezhou nodded, "If I hadn't been so focused on escaping, I might have gotten a few more!"

"You, you, you... if you ever have a good opportunity like this again, just call me and I'll be happy to do it," Dong Zhongshu stammered.

"You're an upright person; you wouldn't stoop to doing things like me!"

"You trash!"

Dong Zhongshu responded swiftly and decisively.

He was a Confucian scholar with upright and sound thinking, but he was not a pedantic one.

The Han Dynasty and the Xiong State were in opposition, and Dong Zhongshu had no psychological burden in profiting from the opposing power. He would even use the most ruthless methods to target them.

Given Zhang Xuezhou's incredible luck back then, if he had joined a major operation, he wouldn't still be using a Law Treasure fan to this day.

Thinking that he had once given his Law Treasure fan to Zhang Xuezhou, Dong Zhongshu felt that comparing people was infuriating.

"Then you need to recover your strength as soon as possible. You can't participate in this kind of thing without strength," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Besides, I'm counting on you to help me solve my physical problems."

What? You're having health problems too?

Don't even mention it!

Zhang Xuezhou realized that he needed to work hard to reach Chapter 5 of the Mental Strengthening Chapter before he could even attempt to solve the problem, and he felt that this trip would be quite troublesome.

Even Zhang Xuezhou wasn't entirely confident in solving the problem.

He had no choice but to prepare more contingency plans and seek to use multiple methods simultaneously in the future. Dong Zhongshu was clearly an important candidate for him to seek joint assistance.

"Yang Soul Transformation Technique?"

After listening to Zhang Xuezhou's continuous complaints, Dong Zhongshu pursed his lips.

After shedding all the bad luck, Dong Zhongshu felt he was finally starting to return to normal.

The Yang Soul Transformation Technique brought Zhang Xuezhou countless troubles, but it was the solution to the differences and repulsion between his Qi and Qi and Blood Realm and his Law Power Realm, and even the best solution that Dong Zhongshu had seen so far.

If he can condense his magical body outside his body, his internal Qi and Blood and Law Power will inevitably be divided into two parts, thus normalizing his body.

Dong Zhongshu had been searching for a solution to the problem for a long time, but he never expected that the answer had always been right beside him.