"Finally, I can open the storage bag with peace of mind!"

Qi Ping was quite looking forward to this storage bag.

Right now, he urgently needed Spirit Stones to rent the neighboring Plot 28, yet selling Spiritual Medicine too risky.

Thus, he could only hope this storage bag of the late-stage Qi Refining black-robed Talisman Cultivator contained enough Spirit Stones.

By now, twenty days had passed, and the bees had returned with no news of any cultivators finding the storage bag and the body.

Only then did Qi Ping feel relieved.

"It seems that the power behind that black-robed Talisman Cultivator isn't significant, or maybe the cultivator himself wasn't that important, and there were no items in the storage bag to expose my whereabouts..."

After confirming this information, Qi Ping had the bees bring the storage bag to a position quite far from Peak 29, and then transformed into a bee to lead the swarm there.

Once he got the storage bag, Qi Ping used Wood Flame Spiritual Power to cleanse the bag's surface several times before taking it in hand and marking it with his Spiritual Mark.

After imprinting his Spiritual Mark, everything inside the storage bag appeared within Qi Ping's perception.

"The space is quite large, much larger than the black-robed Tribulation Cultivator's insect-controlling storage bag. Let's see what's inside..."

The first thing that caught Qi Ping's eye was a large pile of Spirit Stones.

"Three medium-grade Spirit Stones, eight hundred and thirty-five low-grade Spirit Stones, totaling one thousand one hundred and thirty-five low-grade Spirit Stones..."

"Not bad, not bad!"

This first yield of Spirit Stones brought quite a surprise to Qi Ping. As expected of someone possessing one of the four immortal cultivation arts, a Talisman Cultivator's wealth is indeed a bit extraordinary.

Now, Qi Ping not only had enough to cover the rent for the neighboring Plot 28 but also had five or six hundred Spirit Stones to spare. Otherwise, just thinking of his less than twenty low-grade Spirit Stones left him a bit anxious.

"The saying about executing illegal activities for wealth certainly holds true, especially for those skilled in the four immortal cultivation arts. It's just a pity the risk is quite high; if you often walk by the river, you'll eventually wet your shoes..."

For Qi Ping, even if the pace of earning Spirit Stones was slow, he didn't want to engage in such high-risk activities.

Because even if he won a thousand times, losing just once would be the end.

The most important thing was that this was not the path of immortal cultivation Qi Ping wanted to take.

After counting the Spirit Stones, Qi Ping turned his gaze to the second pile.

It was a pile of talismans and knowledge about talismans.

Qi Ping looked closely, most were mid-level Tier One talismans, including some Cleaning Talismans, Sword Qi Talismans, Fireball Talismans... and so on, with very few late-stage Tier One talismans. The high-level Tier One Fire Talismans, Thunder Talismans, and Vajra Talismans the black-robed Talisman Cultivator had used earlier were not seen, probably used up in the battle with the bee swarm.

The methods of drawing various talismans from low-level to high-level Tier One were numerous, but Qi Ping had no interest in them.

Not to mention whether he had talent in this area, cultivating Spiritual Medicine and researching elixir and honey formulas already consumed most of his time, leaving no extra for other pursuits.

Moreover, even if he developed these talismans, they wouldn't benefit Qi Ping as much as his Animal Companion.

Focusing on farming and nurturing his Animal Companion was the most suitable path of immortal cultivation for Qi Ping.

"Although I can't use these talismans and knowledge, selling them could be worth a few hundred to over a thousand Spirit Stones. If sold to a loose cultivator in need, they might fetch an even higher price..."

"I'll wait for the turmoil to subside and then look for an opportunity to sell these off!"

This was indeed a rather good harvest.

After counting the talismans, Qi Ping quickly discovered a third item that stirred his heart:

"Red Lotus Fruit?"

There were two red fruits resembling fiery red lotuses, each exuding a strong burning sensation.

The Red Lotus Fruit Tree was a highly valuable high-level Tier One Spirit Fruit, with each fruit fetching over a hundred Spirit Stones.

"Judging by appearance, they should be ten years old. I can experiment with a batch of Red Lotus Honey following the Fire Spirit Honey formula for Yaya. It might speed up Yaya's breakthrough to Tier Two..."

"I just wonder if there are seeds to cultivate a Red Lotus Fruit Tree. If there are, that would be a huge gain..."

If Qi Ping could cultivate a Red Lotus Fruit Tree, he would have no concerns about late-stage Qi Refining's major cultivation resources.

But Qi Ping didn't hold out too much hope for this; the rarer the Spiritual Medicine, the harder it was to produce seeds, and the more expensive it was.

Sellers usually picked fruits with seeds or destroyed the seeds' vitality, keeping the Spiritual Medicine under their control.

For example, many rare Spiritual Medicines were monopolized by the Cyan Origin Sect.

The cultivation difficulty for these Spiritual Medicines was immense, not even considering the fact that ordinary people rarely had the opportunity to cultivate them.

"Well, in any case, it's considered a decent harvest!"

Regarding this bounty, Qi Ping was quite satisfied.

However, after counting the Spirit Stones, talismans, and Red Lotus Fruits, there were no other high-value items.

There were just some ordinary cultivation elixirs and miscellaneous items, and no cultivation techniques were found. These could be sold for some money but weren't worth much.

Perhaps because he was a Talisman Cultivator, he even had only one intermediate magical artifact, with no upper-grade ones.

Nevertheless, one item caught Qi Ping's attention.

"Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple token!?"

"Why would a disciple of the Celestial Fire Pavilion come here?"

Seeing the token's appearance, Qi Ping was thoroughly shocked.

The Celestial Fire Pavilion was an enemy sect of the Cyan Origin Sect!

The strife between the two sects had lasted over a thousand years, with countless battles fought, and "sea of blood" was not even enough to describe their deep animosity.

But now, a disciple of the Celestial Fire Pavilion had openly entered the Cyan Origin Sect's territory!

Qi Ping couldn't believe the Cyan Origin Sect, with its intelligence capabilities, couldn't discover this Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple's identity.

"What on earth is the Cyan Origin Sect doing?"

If it were the mysterious Evil Lovers Alliance, it would be understandable, given its reputation across the Immortal Cultivation Realm.

But allowing someone from a sect they have a "sea of blood" feud with to enter is rather absurd.

Moreover, this Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple even carried a sect token into the Cyan Origin Sect's land; where did they get the nerve?

"And could that mysterious Alchemist be from the Celestial Fire Pavilion?"

This was simply outrageous!

Qi Ping felt increasingly unable to comprehend the current situation.

However, he didn't worry too much, as long as it didn't interfere with his farming.

After all, with the bee swarm and backed by the Cloud Mist Mountain Range, if he transformed into a bee and scattered with ten thousand bees, who could catch him?

So Qi Ping wasn't particularly afraid of it.

Having sorted through the contents of the storage bag, Qi Ping took out the valuable items and placed them in his storage bag.

As for the black-robed Talisman Cultivator's storage bag, he instructed the bees to dispose of it far away, not wanting any contact with that Celestial Fire Pavilion disciple token.

Having done all this, Qi Ping led the bees back to his Peak 29.

Upon return, Qi Ping thought no more of it and calmly began refining the Fire Ginseng Honey and Fire Spirit Body Tempering Honey brewed by the Brewer Big Belly Bee.

With consistent cultivation and an ample supply of honey over this period, his cultivation level had reached the Perfection of the Sixth-Layer of Qi Refining, and breaking through to late-stage Qi Refining was only a matter of days...

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