"Puchi"

The sound of flesh being pierced echoed as several large holes appeared in the chest of the Hundred Beasts Evil Monarch.

His face was filled with disbelief.

The multiple defense light shields surrounding him were pierced through by the Cyan Spirit Ruler as if they were made of paper.

In a matter of moments, he lost all signs of life.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun was also taken aback.

This was his first time using a Talisman Treasure against an enemy, as well as the first time he felt the power of a Talisman Treasure.

"With this kind of power, if I'm careless, I might end up like this person!" Zhou Xun thought, looking at the young Puppet Master's corpse.

It seems in future battles, I need to prepare several more layers of defense light shield!

With his master's demise, the Tier Two wolf-shaped puppet he controlled, along with the seven or eight Qi Cultivation Stage puppets, all stopped moving.

Without hesitation, Zhou Xun collected them.

In addition, there was also his storage bag at his waist.

With a flick of his hand, it flew into Zhou Xun's hand automatically.

He then summoned a fireball, turning the body of the Hundred Beasts Evil Monarch to ashes.

After dealing with everything here, Zhou Xun entered his temporary cave mansion.

Although it was a temporary cave mansion, it had everything needed like a hall, a cultivation room, and a kitchen.

It appears he planned to stay here for a considerable amount of time.

Once in the cultivation room, Zhou Xun took out his storage bag and began inventorying it.

There weren't many Spirit Stones, just over two thousand, a number Zhou Xun had already reached during his Qi Cultivation Stage.

However, Zhou Xun didn't mind this.

The number of Spirit Stones he had was enormous, comparable to ordinary Foundation Establishment Peak Cultivators.

Considering this person was a Puppet Master, it's normal not to have many Spirit Stones.

After all, a Puppet Master's combat strength is entirely dependent on their puppets.

The more puppets they have, and the higher their level, the stronger their combat power, fighting across levels is not unusual.

His Spirit Stones were likely all used to create puppets.

Continuing to examine.

There aren't many treasures like Spirit Talismans or Magical Artifacts; the only one worth mentioning is the damaged milky white shield.

The most abundant items inside were various materials, most of which were raw materials that hadn't been processed, while some seemed partially refined, likely for creating puppet beasts.

As a Puppet Master, having a large reserve of refining materials is unsurprising and now benefits Zhou Xun.

Whether used for personal use or sold, they're excellent resources.

In addition to these materials, the next most abundant items were various spirit medicines.

There were dozens, messily gathered, likely from his harvest in the Golden Cloud Valley.

The lowest were Tier One Middle-Grade, and the highest were Tier Two Middle-Grade.

They could easily sell for seven to eight thousand Spirit Stones, but Zhou Xun, being an Alchemy Master, would surely use these spirit medicines for pill refining.

Moving on, Zhou Xun picked up three jade scrolls.

"Golden Sun True Technique," a Gold Attribute cultivation method, which can be cultivated up to the Early-Stage True Pill, considered rare among Loose Cultivators.

The second jade scroll recorded an escape technique.

It bursts mana, instantly increasing speed by fifty percent, considered a top-tier flying escape secret technique, a good supplement for himself.

Then came the third jade scroll.

Reading its contents brought Zhou Xun unexpected joy.

It surprisingly recorded the man's skill heritage—Puppetry Technique.

In terms of tier, it reached Tier Three High-Grade.

This means the highest-level puppet recorded could astonishingly reach the Late-Stage True Core!

This level of skill would be considered core heritage even within the Cloud Light Sect.

Given this man's Fengg Country style clothing and his identity as a Puppet Master, Zhou Xun speculated that this Puppetry Technique inheritance was related to the Puppet Master who once dominated Fengg Country, or even was that person's inheritance.

"I thought the biggest gain this trip was that spirit medicine, it seems I should also count this Puppetry Technique."

In essence, his wealth and heritages were nearly all acquired from others.

Talisman Master heritage was obtained from the Wei Brothers, Array Master heritage from the Gao Family Foundation Establishment Cultivator, Divination Master heritage from the Wu Family Grand Elder, even the Insect Cultivator was acquired from the offspring of that Cloud Light Sect Elder.

Now, the Puppet Master heritage was added to the list.

Securing the jade scrolls for future study.

Continuing to inventory treasures.

Only one foot-sized jade box was left, stored carefully.

The surface of the jade box had a Tier Two Sealing Spirit Talisman attached, in addition to several complex restrictions.

"It seems this contains that Tier Three High-Grade Spirit Medicine 'Purple Spirit Crystal Reishi.'

Not only does it have a Sealing Spirit Restriction, but also a Self-Destruction Restriction, linked to the Sealing Spirit Restriction.

Without the correct unlocking technique, forcibly breaking the restrictions.

Would trigger the Self-Destruction Restriction, destroying the jade box along with the treasures inside.

"This person was indeed cautious!"

But Zhou Xun also speculated on this person's intentions.

If the jade box accidentally falls into someone else's hands, they still wouldn't be able to obtain the treasures inside.

It's an attitude of wanting to destroy what can't be acquired.

But this posed no problem for Zhou Xun, as he had the Thousand-Answering Insect, which made breaking any restriction significantly easier.

Zhou Xun patted the Spirit Beast Bag on his waist, and a Thousand-Answering Insect emerged, landing in his palm.

Utilizing the insect's sensing ability, he quickly discerned the restrictions on the jade box clearly.

He then murmured a spell, casting several incantations onto the jade box.

With flashes of light, the restrictions on the jade box were effortlessly broken, revealing its original appearance.

With a gentle wave, the Sealing Spirit Talisman automatically detached and fell to the ground.

Zhou Xun then gently opened the lid.

Instantly, a soft purple light emerged from inside.

A spirit medicine, with a whole body of purple and resembling a crystal-clear reishi, lay inside.

"As expected, it's the Purple Spirit Crystal Reishi!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed; only then did he feel at ease.

"A huge gain!"

Completely justifying the risks he took to ambush and capture it, the spirit medicine was now in hand, ensuring significant growth in his spiritual aptitude.

After all, a Quasi-Third Tier Spirit Medicine could already enhance his Spiritual Root Talent considerably.

When he had Middle-Grade Spirit Root, Tier Two Low-Grade Spirit Medicine could increase his Spiritual Root Talent by one point, Middle-Grade by three points, High-Grade by five points.

Now with High-Grade Spirit Root, a Quasi-Third Tier can increase it by one point.

Calculating in this way, Tier Three Low-Grade can increase by two points, Middle-Grade by five points, and the one in his hand, being Tier Three High-Grade.

The value increase he would experience would undoubtedly be unprecedented.

Thinking of this, Zhou Xun's heart was filled with excitement.

Unfortunately, just over four months ago, he had absorbed a Quasi-Third Tier Azure Sky Flower, boosting his Spiritual Root to High-Grade.

Now, with less than a year's interval, he could not absorb again.

Otherwise, with Zhou Xun's disposition, he would undoubtedly have refined and absorbed it on the spot.

From his past experiences of absorption.

This spirit medicine's tier is so high, not only would it greatly enhance his Spiritual Root,

but it would also likely significantly increase his cultivation level.

It might even directly push him to break through to the Middle-Stage Foundation Establishment.

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