The door was suddenly pushed open, but nothing happened. No traps or hidden weapons flew out, no dazzling treasures were revealed, and there was no scene of blood flowing everywhere.
Inside was merely a space the size of a room, with a sandalwood table in the center and several chairs around it. On three walls stood three exquisite wooden shelves.
On the middle shelf directly facing the door were some Jade Boxes and jade vases. The left shelf held several rows of books, while the right shelf contained various odd items, including weapons, stones, and wood.
Seeing this, Lufan's eyes lit up. It was clear that this room was his target this time: Li Zheng's private collection chamber!
Ever since he obtained a fortune in the bandit stronghold within the Ten Thousand Great Mountains, Lufan knew that although Qingyang City was small, Li Zheng was quite wealthy. Anything stored here must be extraordinary and valuable.
During the previous fierce battle, Lufan had consumed most of the two hundred drops of Primordial Liquid he had taken beforehand, leaving him with only about fifty drops. This could be considered a significant loss for him, especially since he could not absorb the natural energy from the environment to replenish his internal power.
Now he finally had the chance to recover these losses; how could he not be happy?
Ignoring the books and stones for now, Lufan headed straight for the shelf displaying various Jade Boxes and jade vases. His intuition told him that those items would be the most useful to him.
There were four Jade Boxes and three jade vases on the shelf. Lufan took down the leftmost Jade Box and opened it.
Upon opening the Jade Box, Lufan's eyes narrowed as he saw a palm-sized blood-red spirit mushroom inside!
Having studied various herbal knowledge and understanding the growing environments of different herbs, Lufan immediately recognized it as a primordial medicine called Blood Spirit Mushroom!
The Blood Spirit Mushroom evolved from ordinary Red Spirit Mushrooms. The Red Spirit Mushroom is a type of spirit mushroom that is relatively easy to obtain in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains and is commonly used in making Primordial Food due to its nourishing properties for the body and replenishing vital energy. The Blood Spirit Mushroom is a variant that occurs after a Red Spirit Mushroom reaches a certain age under fortunate circumstances.
Blood Spirit Mushrooms are extremely rare; one might need ten thousand Red Spirit Mushrooms to produce just one Blood Spirit Mushroom. Its preciousness is evident. The Blood Spirit Mushroom not only retains its original medicinal properties but also undergoes a qualitative enhancement due to its evolution, becoming dozens of times stronger!
The Blood Spirit Mushroom has powerful nourishing effects on Martial Cultivators' bodies, capable of strengthening bones and significantly enhancing the physique of Martial Cultivators below Master level. For example, an ordinary Third-Rank Martial Practitioner who consumes a Blood Spirit Mushroom could match a Fourth-Rank Martial Practitioner in terms of physical strength!
To understand martial arts cultivation, the Third Rank and Fourth Rank represent a significant threshold. A Fourth-Rank Martial Practitioner, who has begun bone refinement, possesses physical strength that is incomparable to that of a Third Rank in the Blood Refinement stage; it is a complete crushing state. A single Blood Spirit Mushroom can bridge this gap, highlighting its powerful effects.
Of course, this comparison is based on ordinary Martial Cultivators; someone like Lufan is an exception and cannot be included.
Lufan carefully took out the Blood Spirit Mushroom and examined it, discovering that it was of medium grade. He was not familiar with the market for medicinal herbs, but these herbs are inherently scarce resources. This Blood Spirit Mushroom must be incredibly valuable; just this alone would compensate for his losses today.
One Jade Box contained a medicinal herb of the Blood Spirit level; what about the other boxes? Lufan placed the Blood Spirit Mushroom back into the Jade Box and eagerly reached for the second Jade Box. The feeling was akin to opening a treasure chest, which excited him.
The second treasure chest—no, the second Jade Box—opened to reveal a fist-sized, vibrant green fruit that looked fresh as if just picked.
The Qingling Fruit! This was another medicinal herb of the same level!
Lufan stared blankly at the green fruit, and descriptions from books flashed through his mind.
The Qingling Fruit is a medicinal herb of the medicinal grade. It appears ordinary while growing but turns completely green once picked, remaining unchanged for a hundred years. The fruit contains Qingling energy; when consumed and refined by a Martial Cultivator, it can significantly boost physical vitality and enhance bodily activity.
A significant boost in vitality and enhanced bodily activity means increasing cellular activity and strengthening life force. In some sense, it has longevity-enhancing properties.
This function of the Qingling Fruit makes it extremely tempting for Martial Cultivators who are too old or have weakened vitality and see no hope of breaking through.
Anyone with aspirations in martial arts constantly seeks to advance further, and the Qingling Fruit provides that possibility, making it irresistible.
Additionally, many female cultivators are drawn to it because enhancing bodily activity often comes with another effect: beauty enhancement. This alone is enough to keep women fervently interested in it.
Having opened two Jade Boxes in succession, both containing medicinal herbs, Lufan immediately reached for the third Jade Box.
As he opened the Jade Box, a golden ginseng with a jade-like luster appeared before Lufan's eyes.
Seeing this golden ginseng, which had a complete set of facial features and limbs resembling a human body, even Lufan couldn't help but tremble slightly with excitement as he quickly took it out to examine.
This ginseng was called Golden Jade Ginseng! As is well known, ginseng and similar medicinal herbs have always been considered the nobility among medicinal materials, highly sought after. Among them, ginseng is the most precious, with some powerful herbal-grade ginseng priced comparably to ordinary primary medicines, illustrating the high demand for ginseng.
The Golden Jade Ginseng in Lufan's hand was a primary medicine-grade ginseng, and its human-like appearance indicated that it was a rare treasure among primary medicine ginseng.
Golden Jade Ginseng has many effects, such as replenishing vital energy, strengthening the foundation, and nourishing the body. Its most powerful attribute is its healing properties, which are extremely effective for recovery.
Ginseng has long been said to have life-saving qualities, meaning that even if one is on the brink of death, consuming ginseng can still sustain their life.
The effects of Golden Jade Ginseng are even more terrifying; it can almost bring the dead back to life.
For instance, if a Martial Cultivator consumes this Golden Jade Ginseng, as long as their head isn't blown apart, they could survive even if their heart were pierced. The immense medicinal power could even reconstruct a heart!
In other words, as long as its medicinal power hasn't been exhausted, no matter how severe the injury—provided the head remains intact—it can almost guarantee recovery. It is akin to having a second life, a temporary immortality!
Having opened three Jade Boxes in succession and finding all precious primary medicines inside was an incredible surprise. Lufan eagerly reached for the last Jade Box, his anticipation growing stronger.
This Jade Box was different from the others; it was larger—more than twice the size of the other three!
Since Golden Jade Ginseng was already a treasure-grade primary medicine, could this one be even more precious? What could it possibly contain? A hint of fantasy arose in Lufan's mind.
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