"Storage Bags!"

Zhou Xun took out two dusty bags.

These were acquired from those two Tribulation Cultivators.

At the same time, he also obtained a peculiar small banner and a strange translucent mask from them.

The small banner wasn't large, only palm-sized, and Zhou Xun got it from the short, fat man.

When they fell off the Flying Shuttle, this person took out this item from the Storage Bag, but before he could activate it, he was killed by Zhou Xun.

On the surface of the small banner was a depiction of a creature resembling a Ghost Child, lifelike, as if it were alive.

Zhou Xun slowly infused mana, and the small banner showed no change.

"Could it be a special Magical Artifact?" Zhou Xun speculated.

Special Magical Artifacts differ from common ones, often requiring unique Cultivation Techniques or items to activate.

And the power of these artifacts is often much greater than ordinary ones.

"Luckily, I acted quickly, otherwise the outcome would have been uncertain!" Zhou Xun thought, feeling grateful.

Setting it aside, he then picked up the mask.

This was left from burning the corpses with Fireball Technique, unbeknownst to whose it belonged.

Surviving unscathed under Fireball Technique, it certainly was a rare treasure.

Zhou Xun held it in his hand, neither metal nor jade, rather it felt smooth, like touching a maiden's delicate face.

"As if a real person!"

After contemplating for a while, Zhou Xun put it on his face.

A cool sensation came and then vanished.

At this moment, there was no feeling of anything foreign on his face, completely unaware of its existence, as if he'd never worn the mask.

It truly is a wondrous item!

Zhou Xun slowly infused mana, and his Divine Sense went into it, immediately detecting three airs swirling on the mask.

Zhou Xun was intrigued and chose one of them.

The mask transformed, and Zhou Xun's face became that of the tall, thin cultivator he had killed.

Even the mana aura was almost identical.

As if that tall, thin cultivator had been resurrected.

This was a mask that changed faces, disguising identities.

By being near someone, the mask could collect their aura. The more collected, the more genuine the mimicry.

If the person was killed and the mask collected, the imitation would be even more perfect.

Even someone of a higher realm would find it hard to detect without thorough inspection.

"What a great treasure. With this, future actions will be much easier!" Zhou Xun mused.

He promptly gave this treasure a name - Thousand Faces.

Viewing these two treasures, Zhou Xun anticipated more from the next two Storage Bags.

These were two Low-Tier Storage Bags, easily controlled by infusing mana, highly convenient.

However, the downside was lacking master recognition, anyone could open them.

Zhou Xun opened the two Storage Bags, taking all the treasures inside.

Counting them one by one, there were over 120 Spirit Stones, three bottles of Qi Nourishing Pills, nine Middle-Grade Talismans, three Low-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, and several Cultivation Books.

Besides that, there was a Jade Box, and the Flying Spiritual Artifact Zhou Xun desired greatly—the Cyan Light Shuttle.

Flying Spiritual Artifacts, as special artifacts, endow Qi Refining Cultivators with flying abilities typically possessed in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

The refining materials are rare, and the price quite high.

Even Low-Grade Tier One Flying Spiritual Artifacts sell for as much as ordinary High-Grade Artifacts.

The Cyan Jade Shuttle he obtained was of Middle-Grade quality.

It turned out to be the most valuable among the treasures.

Zhou Xun played with it briefly before putting it away.

He planned to test it later, after leaving Red Leaf Square.

Then Zhou Xun's gaze settled on the exquisite Jade Box.

He opened the lid, inside lay a greenish-black double-leaf Spirit Plant.

"Yin Condensing Grass!"

Zhou Xun was overjoyed,

Searching far and wide without finding, only to obtain it effortlessly!

He thought he'd missed the chance for this Tier Two Spirit Grass, but it was back in his hands.

Apparently, the two he killed were the same cultivators who bought the Yin Condensing Grass at auction.

This saved Zhou Xun over a hundred Spirit Stones.

After the tally, Zhou Xun took one Storage Bag and hung it on his waist.

Currently a Tier One Low-Grade Alchemist, possessing a Storage Bag was normal for him.

He then waved his hand to pack all scattered treasures inside.

As for the other one, it was hidden at home.

Early the next day, Zhou Xun returned to the Pill Treasure Pavilion.

Due to the black market affair, he took leave for several days, leaving many tasks piled up.

He spent an entire day completing them.

...

At home in Luliu Lane.

After eating Spirit Rice, Zhou Xun entered the Quiet Chamber. Casually lighting a stick of Calming Incense.

Nowadays, Calming Incense was a daily consumable for him.

Sitting cross-legged, he tapped his waist Storage Bag, and the Cyan Light flashed, the Jade Box containing Yin Condensing Grass instantly appeared in Zhou Xun's hand.

He opened the box, took out the Yin Condensing Grass.

Immediately he activated the Spring Condensation Technique.

Soon after, a speck of essence was extracted.

Zhou Xun carefully maneuvered the speck to move slowly into his body.

Successfully, the speck melded into Zhou Xun upon contact with his body.

A profound sensation rose, and after a while, Zhou Xun's eyes opened.

"Tier Two Spirit Medicine is indeed effective!"

This improvement process felt much stronger than last time.

He then activated the Nourishing Essence Technique, with Cultivation Technique running, Spiritual Qi from the air was attracted, entered Zhou Xun's meridians, circled around before being refined into mana.

"Spiritual Qi conversion speed has increased significantly!"

"Calculating based on Spirit Root Sensitivity, it should be an increase of approximately one point!"

"It seems regular Tier Two Low-Grade Spirit Medicine can only enhance Spirit Root Sensitivity by one point!" Zhou Xun roughly understood the enhancement pattern of Spirit Medicine Essence.

"Tier Two Spirit Medicine, seems like achieving High-Grade Spirit Root is a long journey!"

Zhou Xun sighed, then took out an Energy-Introducing Pill and consumed it to begin refinement.

Energy-Introducing Pill was primarily for Foundation Strengthening and Essence Nourishing, enhancing cultivation speed for Qi Refining Cultivators.

But due to its role in breaking through the Second Layer Qi Refining bottleneck, it gained such renown, seen by Low-Tier Cultivators as a Holy Pill.

An hour later, the Energy-Introducing Pill was fully refined.

All medicinal powers transformed into mana.

That one hour was equivalent to at least four or five days of Zhou Xun's hard cultivation.

The cost was 40 Spirit Essences.

"Unfortunately, my meridian strength isn't high, limiting the number of Cultivation Technique runs per day!"

"However, at this pace, within six months, I should reach the Peak of Third-Layer Qi Refining!"

The last encounter with Tribulation Cultivators caused Zhou Xun to feel a sense of urgency.

Cultivation of Third-Layer Qi Refining was somewhat low; the last encounter led to his initial advantage and sharp artifact usage, preventing any counterattack space.

Only then did he overcome the strong with the weak, killing those two.

Otherwise, just the Middle-Grade Talismans in the Storage Bags would have been too much for Zhou Xun to handle.

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