Chapter 545: Cha Bao

In a deserted mountain cave, the Wandering Dragon lay silently upon the rocks.Within the mechanism chamber, Ning Zhuo slowly opened his eyes.He exhaled a long, turbid breath, his spirit refreshed, his injuries fully healed.Firstly, Ning Zhuo's injuries were not severe. The Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts, after all, intended to capture him alive, and thus held back in many aspects.Secondly, he also had Lin Bufan to thank. The Ten Thousand Medicine Sect was a sect of healers, and Lin Bufan, being their leader, was the most excellent physician. Having him personally tend to Ning Zhuo's wounds naturally yielded better results than Ning Zhuo consuming pills.His divine sense swept across his body, confirming all was well. Ning Zhuo stood up and opened the chamber door.He arrived at the Dragon Head Cabin and reunited with Sun Lingtong.Sun Lingtong was idly manipulating the mechanisms within the Dragon Head Cabin, occasionally glancing at the storage bag placed on the counter.Seeing Ning Zhuo arrive, Sun Lingtong happily bounded over: "Hahaha, Little Zhuo, you're finally here, excellent! Let's quickly open the storage bag and take a look."A sense of warmth welled up in Ning Zhuo's heart.Over the past decade in Fire Persimmon Immortal City, similar scenes had occurred numerous times.Sun Lingtong would never examine stolen items alone; instead, he would divide the spoils with Ning Zhuo, relishing the joy of the unknown.The two sat cross-legged together, placing the storage bag before them.Sun Lingtong began to rub his hands.Ning Zhuo also held anticipation. There was no helping it; this was the lifelong accumulation of a Heavenly Ghost, a formidable expert of the Nascent Soul realm. What kind of wealth could he possibly possess?Of course, before Heavenly Frost departed, he took all the magical treasures and the like that could be used in combat with him.Even so, this was enough to be worth looking forward to.The storage bag itself occupied Sun and Ning for a little while.This was a Nascent Soul level storage bag, its surface a pure white, of silk texture, emitting a chilling light. Its quality was excellent at first glance.Speaking of which, Sun and Ning had previously seized another Nascent Soul level storage bag.However, it was locked, coming from the transport team of the Two Stakes Nation. Sun Lingtong had attempted to open it many times, but failed.Heavenly Frost's storage bag, being actively gifted by its original owner, was naturally in an open state.The two opened the mouth of the bag and simultaneously poured in their divine sense, only to see the bag filled to the brim with all sorts of treasures.The largest portion consisted of spirit stones.Spirit stones!So many spirit stones, so many that Sun and Ning, using their divine sense to examine, couldn't count them all at once.Then there were various precious materials.For example, Profound Yin Cold Jade, Ice Silk Mushroom, Frost Spirit Vine, Extreme Cold Speckled Snow, Yin Soul Flower,幽魂草 (Ghost Soul Grass), Resentment Stone, and so on.There were also Snow Sprites, Ice Wolves, as well as Cold Prison Wailing Souls, Snow Bone Rakshasa, Ice Crystal Ghosts, etc., contained and sealed within tokens.Sun and Ning's eyes widened as they examined more closely.冥界 (Underworld) fine wine, Yellow Springs Brew; 幽途引路丸 (Nether Path Guiding Pill) for guiding the way; 陰蠶蛻魂丹 (Yin Silkworm Shedding Soul Pill) for cultivation of the ghost path; 冥靈復魂丹 (Nether Spirit Restoring Soul Pill) for repairing the soul body and increasing spiritual sensitivity...There were also talismans that could transport one within a certain range to a station—陰驛路引 (Yin Station Route Guide); 哭墻符 (Wailing Wall Talisman) for trapping people; 死納符 (Death Absorption Talisman) for increasing absorption of Underworld Qi...陰脈梳 (Yin Meridian Comb) made from white bone, specifically for sorting out stagnant and chaotic Yin Qi within the soul body.忘川舟 (Oblivion River Boat) for crossing the Underworld River, Yellow Springs.養魂匣 (Soul Nurturing Box) for cultivating the soul body, capable of increasing the soul's foundation.陰弈盤 (Yin Game Board) with pieces made of condensed skulls.A large amount of paper money,渡陰錢 (Crossing Yin Money), for traveling to and from the Ghost Market.搖魂鈴 (Soul Shaking Bell) for controlling a large number of ghosts.往生轎 (Rebirth Sedan Chair) specifically for ghost cultivators to seize bodies, with the possibility of a new life...Although Heavenly Frost took away the treasures used for combat, he still left behind a large number of treasures. These treasures were for daily cultivation or life necessities."Heavenly Frost is truly considerate. To prevent us from being confused about the functions of these items, he even thoughtfully included a brief introduction in the jade slips," Sun Lingtong exclaimed.Ning Zhuo: "Let's count the spirit stones first."Regarding this point, Heavenly Frost did not make it clear in the jade slips.Heavenly Frost was a master among Nascent Soul cultivators and had a large reserve of spirit stones. They were mainly mid-grade spirit stones, with a small number of high-grade and low-grade ones.Generally speaking, Qi Refining and Foundation Building cultivators primarily used low-grade spirit stones. Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivators used mid-grade spirit stones.Upon reaching the Soul Transformation and Void Refinement realms, high-grade spirit stones were the most efficient for use.Sun and Ning briefly estimated the result and found that the spirit stones in Heavenly Frost's storage bag, converted to mid-grade level, had exceeded one hundred million.Over one hundred million mid-grade spirit stones!"This is the first time I've seen so many spirit stones.""Truly worthy of being the wealth of the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts."Sun and Ning were astonished.They exchanged glances and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.Originally, Ning Zhuo participated in this campaign to pacify the Two Stakes Nation hoping to find an opportunity to reclaim his mother's遺物 (relics). He never expected to gain so much during the process, far exceeding his expectations!"Before, we looted the battlefield and obtained loot worth over ten million mid-grade spirit stones in total. I never thought we'd get even more this time!""But thinking about it this way, one hundred million isn't that much. At most, it's just the number of times we played as the Old Monster in the Stone to gather loot, plus nine more times."Sun Lingtong spoke casually, but his hands were already on his hips, revealing his smug little mood.Ning Zhuo was calmer: "Actually, we didn't have many opportunities to play as the Old Monster in the Stone and loot spoils.""We haven't encountered it since. In fact, playing as the Old Monster in the Stone has become a very dangerous matter, attracting suppression from two Soul Transformation level experts.""Heavenly Frost gifting us things like this is also an extremely rare opportunity, something one can only wish for.""Because even if I use Buddhist thoughts to fill others' divine seas in the future, others may not fight to the death like Heavenly Frost and bestow their family property during battle.""And this time, I also used a trick. I first used the divine ability 'Human Life String' to connect with Heavenly Frost's Ghost Mask, and then through the connection between the Ghost Mask and his main body, I indirectly affected Heavenly Frost."Sun Lingtong nodded, agreeing with Ning Zhuo's analysis, the joy on his face significantly diminished.The two continued to examine.The remaining items were jade slips, jade discs, and the like.These items recorded a large amount of intelligence, cultivation methods, spells, and even divine abilities, etc.For example, a lot of internal information about the Soul Devouring Sect, records of improvements to the Soul Devouring Art, the method for refining the treasure Gate of Hell, the cultivation of Snow Bone Rakshasa, Earth Melting Ghosts, Ice Corpses, and so on.For example, Heavenly Frost's main cultivation method was the 《Nine Prisons Cold Soul Record》, and Earth Ghost's main cultivation method was the 《Burning Malice Melting Soul Sutra》, as well as their Heaven-Earth Combined Attack Technique."What a pity, they are all mainly about soul cultivation. They are not very relevant to us, at most they increase our understanding of the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts and broaden our horizons," Sun Lingtong said with a look of regret.Ning Zhuo reminded him: "Boss, don't forget, there are also the spoils of war from others."The Heaven-Earth Combined Attack unleashed by Heavenly Frost and Earth Ash together had formidable power, causing spatial tremors and distortions, killing nearly ten Nascent Soul cultivators on the spot.Only three managed to escape, while the rest lost their lives.And the treasures left on the battlefield by these people were not picked up by the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts, eventually falling into the hands of the Three Generals Camp.The Three Generals Camp took some with them when they returned to report, and handed the rest over to Ning Zhuo.On one hand, the Three Generals Camp and Ning Zhuo already had an agreement that Ning Zhuo himself would receive a 30% share of the spoils of war. On the other hand, Ning Zhuo played a major role in this battle against the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts, so most of the spoils went to Ning Zhuo.The Great Sun Patrol Banner from True Person Blazing Sun.This treasured banner only had half remaining. A drawing of a golden sun suspended in the air was on the banner's surface. Shaking the long banner could draw forth sunlight and fierce flames.The Tai Chi Yin-Yang Cloak from Scholar Yin-Yang.The black and white colored cloak concealed mysteries within. The white side depicted the stars of the heavens, while the black side embroidered the Nine Springs of the Yellow Springs. Unfortunately, only 30% remained.The Cloud Light Heart Guard Mirror from Qin Immortal of the Empty Valley.It was a magical artifact level mechanism, with twelve pitch reeds built in. Once attacked, it could erupt with sound waves to counteract the damage.But it was also in a state of disrepair.These spoils of war collected from the battlefield shared a common point, which was damage.After all, if they were intact, their owners would have already been the victors, not dead or injured.Even so, these remnants of magical artifacts were quite valuable.Firstly, magical artifacts that could survive the Heaven-Earth Combined Attack were extraordinary. Secondly, just because they are damaged now does not mean they will remain so in the future. Finding a suitable artifact refining master and appropriate refining methods could allow them to regain their vitality.Thirdly, even if they are not repaired, they can be sold. There is a stable market for damaged and destroyed magical artifacts.Sun and Ning examined these spoils of war one by one, but did not delve deeply."How wonderful it would be if their storage bags, storage belts, and so on could have been left behind!" Ning Zhuo sighed."Heh heh, wishful thinking. Under the Heaven-Earth Combined Attack, most cultivators didn't even have bone fragments left, let alone these things," Sun Lingtong rolled his eyes.Then, he continued: "However, this time, the Three Generals Camp returned to the main camp. They carried some spoils of war, and this time we defeated the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts. The military merits this time are worth looking forward to."The second to last gain was Heavenly Frost's Ghost Mask.This Ghost Mask was specifically left and gifted to Ning Zhuo by Heavenly Frost.Finally, there was the Fire in the Wood.After Lin Bufan met with Ning Zhuo, he briefly explained his own experience. Finally, he handed the Fire in the Wood to Ning Zhuo.Ning Zhuo briefly examined the Fire in the Wood and put it away.This was the first time in his life that he had obtained such a precious seed of fire.Under normal circumstances, he would definitely study it thoroughly.But now was not a good time to study it. He had to replenish the mechanical puppets as quickly as possible and restore his own combat strength!"The battle of the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts is highly likely to be Heavenly Ghost recovering, the two reconciling, and coming back to trouble me.""After all, although there are many Buddhist thoughts, they have become water without a source. Without me supplementing them at any time, once the normal thoughts in Heavenly Frost's divine sea reach a certain scale, he will be able to think normally.""Earth Ash understands his situation very well. Therefore, he only needs to contain and exhaust him, engage in a long battle, and he can stall until Heavenly Frost recovers his former state."Ning Zhuo had never been optimistic about Heavenly Frost chasing after Earth Ash.But he couldn't persuade him.Heavenly Frost's divine sea was full of Buddhist thoughts, determined to atone for his sins. Ning Zhuo couldn't stop him at all. Once Heavenly Frost had some normal thoughts, the risk to Ning Zhuo would be too great.Heavenly Frost was determined to hunt down Earth Ash to atone, and Ning Zhuo couldn't persuade him. He could only let nature take its course.Thus, Ning Zhuo must make every effort to improve before the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts return."I cannot estimate when the Twin Heaven-Earth Ghosts will return.""Therefore, the longer I linger in this battlefield, the more dangerous it becomes.""Alas, when will the opportunity to attack the Six Caves Sect arise?"