Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Big Fat Sheep

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  However, since things have already been done, they were done. This time, the action was swift and silent, and the mouths of those two enchanting girls were also extinguished. The flesh and blood as well as the living souls of the three people were completely consumed, and they managed to escape in a timely manner. Within a short period of time, it's reasonable to say that Gui Ya Lao Zu wouldn't know about his son's death. Even if he knew his son was dead, it's unlikely he would directly suspect himself. After all, when capturing the yin souls, his movements were quite covert and he never got close or spoke with anyone.

  After thinking through these things, Leidong's tightly strung heart also relaxed a bit. After taking the Congealing Pill and starting to meditate and cultivate his energy, he began to recover his true energy. Half a day later, when Leidong opened his eyes, his spiritual light surged, and the true energy inside his body was stirring restlessly, unable to be suppressed. His heart couldn't help but feel both shocked and delighted, delighted that this seemed like the legendary sign of a breakthrough. But what he feared was that breaking through in the wilderness, who knew whether it would be safe or not?

  After a brief consideration, he decided to break through immediately. Such an opportunity to feel the thrill and have a sense of accomplishment doesn't come often. If he misses this chance, who knows when the next one will come? Moreover, although the Earth Spirit Pill is a miraculous medicine with no side effects, this special and powerful pill always produces some resistance after consumption, making its effect much weaker the second time it's taken. Now that he has used an Earth Spirit Pill for the fifth or sixth time, if he encounters another bottleneck in the future, the Earth Spirit Pill may not be able to help him break through 100% of the time.

  As soon as the decision was made, he immediately ordered the three ghostly guards to strengthen their vigilance and kill anyone who tried to rush into the cave. As for himself, he concentrated his mind, placed a spiritual stone in his palm, took a pill of Pei Yuan Dan, and began to breathe slowly and calmly. Gradually, all distracting thoughts disappeared, and he slowly entered a state of selflessness.

  He didn't know how long it took, but when he opened his eyes again, he found that his mind was clear and his whole body felt relaxed and comfortable, as if he had taken a hot bath on a cold winter's day. After a brief examination, he discovered that he had indeed broken through the bottleneck of the fifth layer of Qi refining and advanced to the sixth layer, and he couldn't help but feel great joy in his heart.

  Unfortunately, this place has no way of bathing, and every time after promotion, the effect of washing and shaving is always making oneself both happy and disgusted.

  After resting for a while, waiting for the mood to calm down from joy. Then start checking this time's harvest, first is that of the two women, maybe because they were with the ugly young master, somehow got some benefits, not too poor after all. Dan medicine and equipment, as well as Ling stones, adding up to about a thousand or so Ling.

  After exerting some effort, he erased the divine mark left by the ugly youth on the storage belt and opened it to inspect. His heart, which had just calmed down, began racing again. This time, however, it wasn't excitement, but fright. The ten Return to Origin Pills in the jade bottle weren't even mentioned, nor were the various miscellaneous items. Just the five hidden Thunderbolts quietly lying in the corner of the storage belt, emitting a faint, eerie glow, were enough to scare him out of his wits and make him break out in cold sweat.

  Long ago, when I was just starting out, I saw a thin and small junior brother from the Wan Gui Cave use a Thunderbolt to kill someone who was more powerful than him. It wasn't just that he killed him, but rather that he blew him up into pieces, leaving an impression that still remains vivid in my memory today. Because of this, Lei Dong had also learned about the Thunderbolt, a one-time consumable artifact. This is made by condensing large amounts of evil energy and manufacturing it through various methods and rituals. Due to its complex craftsmanship, the production process is also fraught with danger, making it impossible for non-high-level cultivators to manufacture. As a result, although this object has extraordinary power, few people take it out to sell; even if they manage to refine one, they treat it as a treasure and use it for self-defense.

  It's not that it can't be sold at all, at least spending a few thousand contribution points can exchange for it in the sect. If it's a private transaction, hundreds of spirit stones won't be enough. Therefore, this Thunderbolt thing, generally speaking, people wouldn't use it unless they have no other choice.

  As for these five dark thunderbolts, they are obviously forged from dark and sinister energies and can be called Dark Thunderbolts. The power of the Dark Thunderbolt's explosion is not the strongest among all types of thunderbolts, but it is a kind that people fear greatly. The reason is simple: although various thunderbolts can cause great harm to the human body, the Dark Thunderbolt is the most difficult to deal with. It is insidious and stealthy, and after entering the body in large quantities, it is extremely difficult to eradicate, like a soft knife slowly and quietly whittling away at one's life.

  That ugly youth's storage waist belt actually had five dark thunderbolts, how could it not make Lei Dong break out in a cold sweat. If he hesitated for a moment when taking action, it was very likely that he would be completely turned over. Reflecting on himself, if it weren't for his carelessness, one or two dark thunderbolts could still be barely dealt with, but five, plus ten Return to Origin Pills. If they were to engage in a war of attrition, no matter how you looked at it, he would be the one to die. No wonder that ugly youth was so arrogant and didn't put himself in his eyes, indeed his capital was extraordinary.

  The value of the Returning to Origin Pill and the Dark Thunderbolt has already exceeded a thousand Spirit Stones. The harvest in the Storage Waistband is far from just this, with over a thousand Spirit Stones neatly arranged inside the space within the waistband, and another crystal jade box placed properly beside it. Lei Dong's heart moved slightly as he took out the jade box, opened it, and saw ten transparent stones that were filled with pure spiritual energy, shining brightly on the surface like solid objects, stacked neatly inside the jade box.

  Medium-grade spirit stone? Leidong's heart was filled with joy once again. As for medium-grade spirit stones, Leidong had only heard of them but never seen one before. In theory, a single medium-grade spirit stone contained spiritual energy that was at most ten times that of a low-grade spirit stone. However, the value of a medium-grade spirit stone often exceeded that of a low-grade spirit stone by over a hundred times, sometimes even more. The reason was easy to understand: when cultivating with a spirit stone in hand, one's cultivation speed would increase. But low-grade spirit stones had not only less spiritual energy but also some impurities, which made them effective for increasing cultivation speed but unable to greatly boost it.

  However, the middle-grade spirit stone far surpasses the low-grade spirit stone in terms of spiritual energy refinement and quantity. In the same amount of time spent cultivating, using a middle-grade spirit stone to absorb spiritual energy for cultivation is many times more efficient than using a low-grade spirit stone. For cultivators, who are racing against time, every moment counts. Moreover, some extremely powerful artifacts or spiritual instruments can hardly be activated with low-grade spirit stones. Even if they are used with great difficulty, the spiritual energy will be depleted in just a few uses. This is why middle-grade spirit stones are so sought after, with each one priced at over 100 spirit coins.

  What a big fat sheep! Lei Dong thought to himself at this moment, who would have thought that guy was the beloved son of some evil old ancestor, he couldn't wait to slaughter a few more of these kinds.

  In addition, there are some miscellaneous Dan medicines, such as Pei Yuan Dan and Ning Qi Dan, which are not worth mentioning.

  But the most valuable thing on this big fat sheep's body is probably not those things above. It's a shield, a sword, and a banner. The banner doesn't need to be explained much, it's that evil spirit banner. From any angle, the value of this evil spirit banner will not be lower than a high-quality flying artifact. And high-quality flying artifacts are usually worth tens of thousands of spirits. Moreover, if the evil spirit banner continues to capture stronger cultivators' souls and continue to refine them, its quality will continue to improve, it's indeed a rare treasure.

  There is also the shield, which is a strange-shaped shield with many evil spirits and demons carved on it. It easily blocked the Bloodlust Ghost Soldier's bloodthirsty technique and then struck back with all its might, yet left no trace behind. How could this be an ordinary object? Lei Dong couldn't appraise its quality, but it was at least a high-grade magical artifact.

  Finally, there was the sword, poor Daifei Yang, who never had the chance to wield it and show off. The Yu Huo Sword, another familiar and impressive attacking flying sword. It appeared frequently in the Ten Year Grand Competition of the sects. And those who could participate in the Ten Year Grand Competition were mostly the top disciples of each cave and mansion. From this, it can be seen that the Yu Huo Sword, one of the banner flying swords of the Yin Xie Sect, has its unique and extraordinary power.

  Especially the sword in front of me, the faintly flowing and moving dark fire is thick and clear, obviously it's extremely high-quality, having gone through countless times of tempering. The sword body is also intricately designed, with various exquisite yin-yang carvings that leave a deep impression, feeling cold and heavy to the touch, with a chill seeping through the skin, piercing straight to the bone marrow.

  Lei Dong couldn't determine the true quality of this sword, but he had seen mid-grade flying swords before. In every aspect, they were far inferior to this Yīn Huǒ Sword. Therefore, Lei Dong roughly inferred that this sword was at least a high-grade attack artifact.

  The rich second generation, indeed worthy of being a rich second generation. Leidong really has some heart and feeling, himself struggling to death, mixed to today all over the body is just a top-grade soul tower. This guy, everything on his body is actually top-grade. It's true that people are compared to people, and it's suffocating. Unfortunately, now these things, that ugly youth is not blessed enough to enjoy, all fell into Leidong's hands. After feeling sentimental, the dark satisfaction in my heart~

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