The object that looked familiar to Qin Wang turned out to be an old piece of parchment. Qin Wang's heart stirred as he reached into his storage bag and pulled out a similarly sized piece of old parchment. The two pieces were identical in texture but differed slightly in size.
Qin Wang placed the two pieces of parchment together. Suddenly, a white light seemed to flash between them, then disappeared.
"Was I seeing things?" Qin Wang wondered if he had seen it wrong. He placed the two pieces of parchment together again, but no white light appeared. He pondered over it for a while but found nothing unusual, so he put the two pieces of parchment back into his storage bag.
He remembered that the information indicated that the secret of the parchment needed a special method to be unlocked, and without this method, it couldn't be deciphered.
The other materials, pills, and items in Ren Tianchi and the other four's storage bags were worth over 300 spirit stones in total. This trip had netted him items worth about 1000 spirit stones.
Qin Wang didn't return immediately. Instead, he sat in the cave, absorbing pills to increase his proficiency at the ninth level of the Qi Refining stage.
[Qin Wang]
[Lifespan: 20/139]
[Realm: Qi Refining Level Nine (1560/9000)]
"To advance to Qi Refining Level Ten, I still need to consume 744 more Solid Spirit Pills."
"While searching for the Sealed Spirit Concealment Technique Foundation Establishment Scroll, I need to continue gathering spirit stones..."
Qin Wang looked at his status panel, his eyes showing a thoughtful expression.
After advancing to the ninth level of Qi Refining, consuming one Solid Spirit Pill only increased his proficiency by 10 points. Solid Spirit Pills cost five spirit stones each, which meant he needed 3720 spirit stones in total.
Moreover, advancing from the tenth to the eleventh level and from the eleventh to the twelfth would require even more spirit stones.
At three in the afternoon, Qin Wang returned to Immortal Residence No. 168 in Qingyun Immortal City. After settling everything, he visited the Situ family, the Spirit Pill Pavilion, and the Hundred Medicine Hall before returning to continue cultivating and increasing his proficiency.
According to Qin Wang's understanding, the Hundred Medicine Hall belonged to a Foundation Establishment family, with branches in the main city of Qingyun Immortal City and its four satellite cities. He estimated that information about the Sealed Spirit Concealment Technique Foundation Establishment Scroll might be in the hands of their alchemists or family members.
The intelligence panel had upgraded to causal intelligence. As long as he formed a causal relationship with the Hundred Medicine Hall, there was a chance of refreshing the information about the Sealed Spirit Concealment Technique Foundation Establishment Scroll.
In the early hours of the morning:
[Daily Intelligence Refresh!]
[Today's Intelligence!]
[1: You killed Ren Tianchi and four other members of the Demon Slaying Alliance. Information obtained: Tang Jianzhong, the leader of the Demon Slaying Alliance, has broken through to the tenth level of Qi Refining under the guidance of a mysterious soul in his ring and is preparing to embark on the strongest Foundation Establishment path.]
[2: You killed five members of the Demon Slaying Alliance. Information obtained: Yang Kangding, the leader of the Pill Alliance and a skilled alchemist, is an illegitimate son of Shi Santong, the head of the Shi family from the Hundred Medicine Hall. He has recently returned to the Shi family and changed his name to Shi Kangding.]
[3: You killed members of the Demon Slaying Alliance yesterday. Information obtained: Tang Jianzhong's ring is closely related to the ancient Nine Clans.]
[4: You killed Ren Tianchi. Information obtained: Ren Tianchi was desperate to kill Zhao Haifeng because Zhao Haifeng seduced his partner, Liu Lan, and he wanted to kill Zhao Haifeng to vent his anger.]
[5: You visited the Situ family yesterday. Information obtained: Situ Yunfei successfully refined a Golden Core stage puppet yesterday. He took out the Thousand-Year Soul-Nurturing Wood from the underground storage to nourish the puppet's soul, which is that of Jin Xing, a Golden Core elder of the Dominating Blade Immortal Sect, whom Situ Yunfei killed when Jin Xing was severely injured.]
[6: You visited the Situ family yesterday. Information obtained: Great Elder Situ Yunfeng has made up his mind to cultivate the demonic technique, Soul-Absorbing Demon Technique, just like Situ Yunzhan.]
[7: You visited the Hundred Medicine Hall yesterday. Information obtained: Shi Santong, the head of the Shi family from the Hundred Medicine Hall, killed a female cultivator and obtained a copper piece with some incomplete incantations. The copper piece was taken to the Lingyao Immortal Sect by Shi Santong's younger son, Shi Zhongyu. If you can get the copper piece, it might yield unexpected results.]
[8: You unintentionally looked at the alchemy notes of Elder Qingyao yesterday. Information obtained: Elder Qingyao's love interest, Zhang Panpan, has arrived in Qingyun Immortal City, searching for Zixia Zhenren.]
[9: You touched the three-inch long Qingyou small sword you got from Old Lady Chen yesterday. Information obtained: The Qingyou small sword is part of a mysterious sword formation.]
[10: You concocted the Reverse Blood Frenzied Monster Incense and the Alluring Monster Illusion Incense yesterday. Information obtained: You acquired the formula for the Monster Blood Bath. Details can be found by clicking '●'.]
"No wonder Ren Tianchi wanted to kill Zhao Haifeng. He was cuckolded and wanted revenge."
Qin Wang understood the reason behind the fourth piece of intelligence.
"Situ Yunfei successfully refined a Golden Core stage puppet?"
"He took out the Thousand-Year Soul-Nurturing Wood to nourish the Golden Core stage puppet's soul?"
Qin Wang frowned at the fifth piece of intelligence.
This Thousand-Year Soul-Nurturing Wood was Wu Su's hope, and now it was in Situ Yunfei's hands. Moreover, he had refined a Golden Core stage puppet, which was not good news.
To obtain it, Qin Wang would need to find an opponent for Situ Yunfei.
"The Sealed Spirit Concealment Technique Foundation Establishment Scroll was taken to the Lingyao Immortal Sect by Shi Santong's son?"
Qin Wang narrowed his eyes at the seventh piece of intelligence. It seemed he would need to visit the Lingyao Immortal Sect in the future. According to his knowledge, the Lingyao Immortal Sect was located in the Great Qi Immortal Dynasty.
"This Qingyou small sword from Old Lady Chen is part of a mysterious sword formation?"
Qin Wang showed anticipation.
He had examined the Qingyou small sword with his divine sense but found no clues. It turned out to have a mysterious origin.
"This Monster Blood Bath is quite good!"
Qin Wang's eyes lit up at the tenth piece of intelligence.
Monster Blood Bath: Made from the essence blood of five third-grade great monsters, mixed with thirty-nine other spirit herbs to neutralize the violent power within, it significantly enhances the physical body.
The essence blood of third-grade great monsters and the thirty-nine spirit herbs were available for sale at the Spirit Pill Pavilion and the Hundred Medicine Hall.
A strong physical body could be lifesaving at critical moments.
"To get the Thousand-Year Soul-Nurturing Wood from Situ Yunfei, exposing his secret of ambushing Elder Jin Xing of the Dominating Blade Immortal Sect would be the safest."
Qin Wang made up his mind after reading the intelligence.
Letting the Dominating Blade Immortal Sect deal with Situ Yunfei, even if they couldn't kill him, weakening his strength would be beneficial.
However, exposing this information required careful planning, as Situ Yunfei was a Golden Core stage expert, and revealing his secrets was like walking a tightrope.
If caught, it would mean certain death!
As for spirit stones, Qin Wang still had a few thousand, enough to cultivate to the tenth level of Qi Refining. He planned to advance to the tenth level of Qi Refining first.
If necessary, he could incite another monster horde or go fishing in the mountains while concealing his cultivation.
The next morning, in a secluded courtyard to the east of the Immortal Residence in the Ascending Immortal Garden:
A young man in a green robe sat cross-legged on a mat, holding an ancient ring in his hand. A powerful aura emanated from him, and a sharp magical sword lay by his side.
At this moment, if other cultivators were present, they would notice that the young man in the green robe was at the tenth level of Qi Refining!
"Master, you said that Qingyun Immortal City is a remnant of an unparalleled treasure? And it can repair itself?"
The young man looked at the ring, his eyes filled with deep astonishment and shock.
"Correct."
A middle-aged man's shadow appeared on the ring, with some crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.
"Doesn't that mean living here is dangerous for us?"
Tang Jianzhong's eyes showed a wary expression.
"No need to worry. This treasure has an extraordinary origin, and its spirit is recovering. If you grasp the opportunity, it might even become yours to use!"
The soul shadow in the ring spoke slowly.
"Oh?"
Tang Jianzhong showed a hint of interest.
"Focus on improving your cultivation first. Without a Nascent Soul stage cultivation, don't even think about it."
The soul shadow in the ring spoke in a deep voice.
"A Nascent Soul stage cultivation... I understand"