Chapter 123: Chapter 120: Aftermath
The Storage Bags of the Blood Slaughter Three Demons contained quite a few items.
Perhaps because they were hunted by everyone, the three of them carried nearly all their worldly possessions with them.
Among their belongings, just in Spirit Stones alone,
there were nearly three thousand two hundred!
This was definitely one of the largest sums of Spirit Stones Shen Changchuan had ever seen!
Although Si Houqing had offered thirty-five hundred Spirit Stones as rent to establish a temporary trading post east of the village,
that payment was not immediate, but was to be made in installments.
Therefore, these three thousand-plus Spirit Stones seized from the Blood Slaughter Three Demons
were the largest single sum he had actually seen to date!
It was enough to make Shen Changchuan’s breathing turn heavy.
And yet,
this was only one part of the spoils.
Inside the Storage Bags were also more than three bottles of unknown Cultivation Elixirs, seemingly of three different types, stored separately.
Shen Changchuan couldn’t identify their specific names,
but from the Medicinal Power they emanated, he knew they had to be excellent items for refining and enhancing one’s Magical Power.
For this reason, Shen Changchuan took the Elixirs to Si Houqing to have them identified.
Si Houqing recognized the Elixirs as Thick Qi Pills, Seven Spirits Pills, and Primordial Qi Pills.
It was just as Shen Changchuan had expected.
They were all Elixirs used for Cultivation by Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivators.
However, Si Houqing also explained that these three types of Elixirs were relatively Low Level auxiliary elixirs for Qi Introduction Late Stage Cultivators, and their enhancing effects were quite limited.
For a Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivator, the effect of using them for Cultivation was not much better than that of taking a Top Grade Qi Introduction Pill.
Taking twenty or thirty of them might only raise one’s level by a single minor stage.
Any more than that, and their effectiveness would drop drastically due to building a tolerance.
For the Cultivation of a Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivator,
they weren’t considered particularly good Elixirs at all.
Upon hearing this, Shen Changchuan felt a little disappointed.
But since they were a freebie, he didn’t let it get him too down.
After some consideration,
Shen Changchuan decided to sell all these Elixirs.
’A Cultivator’s body will automatically expel impurities like Elixir Poison during the process of refining Spiritual Qi for Cultivation.’
’But there’s obviously a limit to this process. If I take too many Elixirs and absorb too much Elixir Poison, my body’s purification speed won’t be able to keep up, which will easily affect my future cultivation.’
’These Elixirs aren’t very effective for Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivation. Achieving a significant improvement would require taking them in large quantities. But with my current financial resources, plus the future income from Dawan Village’s commercial development, I shouldn’t have to worry too much about resources for my Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Cultivation...’
’Instead of cultivating with these ineffective Elixirs, it’s better to wait until after I break through to the Seventh Layer and buy more effective ones. That way, I can avoid accumulating Elixir Poison in my later Cultivation...’
These thoughts flashed through Shen Changchuan’s mind.
With this in mind, Shen Changchuan asked about the price of these Elixirs and whether the Sanhe Trading Company had a business of buying them back.
Si Houqing didn’t hide much, telling Shen Changchuan that these types of Elixirs were priced at around three hundred Spirit Stones per pill.
However, he also stated frankly
that, according to the rules of all trading companies, the price for buying back scattered Elixirs would be slashed by more than half.
This was an unwritten rule agreed upon by all the trading companies, and it wasn’t convenient for him to break it.
Therefore, it would be better to place the Elixirs in the temporary trading post to be sold on consignment.
Once the trading post opened, he could help Shen Changchuan ask customers if they needed such Cultivation Elixirs and then complete the transaction privately.
This suggestion was somewhat unexpected for Shen Changchuan.
At the same time, he didn’t really want to trouble Si Houqing.
But considering that selling them to the Sanhe Trading Company meant the price would be cut in half, that would be a loss of at least fifteen hundred Spirit Stones per bottle.
With three bottles, the total loss would likely be four or five thousand Spirit Stones!
In the end, faced with this huge financial calculation,
Shen Changchuan suppressed his reluctance to bother people,
and asked Si Houqing to help him sell them on consignment.
Of course, Si Houqing had no issue with this and accepted the commission directly.
Besides the Spirit Stones and Elixirs,
the spoils also included various miscellaneous items like ores, Demon Beast Materials, and Spirit Medicines.
Shen Changchuan couldn’t be bothered to sort through them and sold them all in a bundle to Si Houqing, getting back three hundred Spirit Stones.
All that remained were the Magical Artifacts.
In fact, the Storage Bags also contained several blood-stained Magical Artifacts, which looked like loot taken from others they had killed.
But those were all worthless Quasi-Low Tier items. That was probably why the Blood Slaughter Three Demons had found it difficult to fence them. Shen Changchuan didn’t pay them much mind, figuring he might as well keep them as rewards for the Cultivators in the village.
The most valuable items were the gauntlets used by the tall man of the Blood Slaughter Three Demons, and that Blood Evil Gourd.
Both were powerful Magical Artifacts, especially the latter, whose might was astonishing.
They were what the Blood Slaughter Three Demons had relied upon for their vicious rampages.
Shen Changchuan didn’t plan to keep and use both of them.
The gauntlets didn’t suit his combat style,
and the Blood Evil Gourd’s flaw was too fatal and obvious.
With this in mind,
Shen Changchuan planned to sell both Magical Artifacts to Si Houqing.
But he quickly realized something.
It would still be some time before he could break through to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer and master the Cyan Wood Sword Light to the stage of Perfection.
’Killing the Blood Slaughter Three Demons should be enough to deter outside Cultivators, but there’s always a chance something could go wrong.’
’The Blood Evil Gourd’s flaw may be great, but before I break through to the Seventh Layer and cultivate the Cyan Wood Sword Light to Perfection, it can still be quite useful.’
’I should hold onto it for now as another trump card. I’ll decide whether to sell it after I have enough power to protect myself.’
Having thought of this,
Shen Changchuan put both Magical Artifacts away.
And that concluded the inventory of the spoils from killing the Blood Slaughter Three Demons.
The Storage Bags did not contain any Magic, Cultivation Technique manuals, or insights from the three’s Cultivation.
Shen Changchuan found this a little strange,
but he didn’t dwell on it.
His haul this time was quite substantial.
The Blood Slaughter Three Demons truly lived up to their reputation as a group of Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Tribulation Cultivators. Between the three thousand-plus Spirit Stones they carried, the Spirit Pills, and the value of the Blood Evil Gourd, their total net worth was likely approaching ten thousand Spirit Stones!
This was undoubtedly a massive windfall for Shen Changchuan!
But amid his happiness,
Shen Changchuan couldn’t help but feel a little troubled.
The haul was too big,
and he couldn’t absorb it all at once!
Truly, a blessed problem to have!
And this
made Shen Changchuan’s desire to reach the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Realm even more urgent!
And so, not long after,
after wrapping up the subsequent affairs—
distributing rewards and compensations to the villagers, and overseeing the necessary rebuilding—
Shen Changchuan once again entered secluded cultivation,
intending to break through to the Qi Introduction Seventh Layer Realm in one go!
