Mo Wen, a dabbler immortal cultivator, had actually obtained a Calamity Substitute Talisman. One could imagine the ecstasy in his heart. This talisman was said to be able to take on calamities on behalf of people. It could even be resurrected after death. It contained the mysterious power of the law.
Even in his Immortal Cultivation world, it was a rare treasure, let alone on Earth. It was said that only the ancient immortals could concoct such a divine item. It was a true immortal treasure.
Other than the talisman, there were also some bottles and jars in the jade box that contained pills. However, due to the passage of time, the pills inside had all decayed. Even if they were once priceless treasures, they were now just a pile of waste mud.
Mo Wen secretly sighed in pity. Since the forbidden land could produce such a heaven-defying treasure like the Calamity Substitute Talisman, the other things would certainly not be too bad. However, up until now, there were only a few that could be preserved.
Mo Wen walked around the secret chamber and discovered that there were still two items that had spirituality. They had not completely turned into ordinary objects.
The two items were both hanging on the wall. One was a painting, and the other was a tattered straw cape. The painting was well preserved and had been framed. As for the straw cape, it looked a little ugly and was a little tattered.
Mo Wen took the straw cape off the wall and discovered that there was a strong spiritual energy fluctuation on it. It was an immortal treasure. However, it was badly damaged and no longer as magical as it had been in the past. It was only equivalent to a spiritual weapon level treasure.
The immortal treasures were divided into different levels: spiritual weapon, profound level weapon, treasured level weapon, sacred level weapon, and immortal level weapon.
A spiritual weapon was something that could only be encountered by ordinary immortal cultivators. However, in the Immortal Cultivation world, magical treasures were very rare and precious. Not every immortal cultivator had the right to own one. As for immortal level weapons, they only existed in legends. Even the Divine Pill Sect that Mo Wen was in did not have them. Once an immortal level weapon was used, it was enough to make a world tremble.
Mo Wen did not know what the exact level of the straw cape was in the past. However, now it was comparable to a spiritual weapon. It was almost on par with the Ming Jiang Sword. At the same time, it was a very rare treasure.
This item was different from an attack type magical treasure. The Jiang Clan patriarch did not know how to use it, so it had always been displayed in the secret chamber.
Mo Wen immediately kept the straw cape. When he had time, he would study it properly. Then, he looked at the painting that was hanging on the wall.
It was an ink painting that depicted the Nine Heavens. Clouds billowed for tens of thousands of miles, stretching as far as the eye could see. Above the clouds, there was a mountain. That was no ordinary mountain, but a sword mountain that was formed from the convergence of endless Sword Qi.
Mo Wen's gaze had just come into contact with the painting when a roar sounded in his mind. He felt dizzy and almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
The scene in the painting seemed to have appeared in front of him, causing his mind to be immersed in the world inside. Above the clouds, tens of thousands of layers of sword qi surged over, slicing the clouds in a radius of ten thousand li into pieces. The world seemed to collapse under the terrifying sword qi.
"What a terrifying sword intent."
Mo Wen's face was pale. He extended his hand to wipe away the trace of blood at the corner of his mouth. He had only taken a glance at the painting, and he had actually been injured! Fortunately, he managed to retract his consciousness in an instant. If he had been delayed for even a moment, it would have been enough to severely injure him.
In an instant, he knew that the painting was not an ordinary item. It was certainly not simple. If he had guessed correctly, it should have recorded a sword technique remarkable power. That was a sword technique remarkable power from the Immortal Cultivation world, not the martial arts teachings of the ancient martial arts world. Its power was so strong that it could split the heavens and split the earth. It could even cause the firmament to collapse.
Mo Wen slowly exhaled and carefully kept the painting. This item was not simple. Although he was currently only an ancient martial arts practitioner and could not learn the sword technique remarkable power inside, all techniques were of the same origin. If he could comprehend the slightest bit of the Immortal Cultivator's sword technique, he would benefit from it for the rest of his life.
Mo Wen walked around the secret room again. After confirming that he had not missed anything, he left the secret room and walked out of the treasure trove.
Although there were piles of good items in the treasure trove, there was almost nothing that caught Mo Wen's eye.
For example, there was also an elixir storehouse. There were many finished elixirs in it. They were all elixirs that the Dafang Sect had exchanged with other factions over the years. Every bottle was worth a lot of money. They could rapidly increase the cultivation of ancient martial art practitioners or treat serious internal injuries.
However, Mo Wen was an alchemy master, so he naturally would not care about those ordinary pills.
On the other hand, the people of the three aristocratic families looked at the pill storehouse and wiped their saliva. They could not wait to swallow all those pills into their own stomachs.
The reason why the Jiang Clan was so much stronger than the other three aristocratic families was because they had monopolized the Dafang Sect's resources. The panaceas, miraculous medicines, divine weapons, or martial arts teachings that had been exchanged with the Dafang Sect's resources had all fallen into the hands of the Jiang Clan.
The people of the three aristocratic families could not get anything. In the long run, they would naturally distance themselves from the Jiang Clan.
The pills in the pill storehouse were enough for the people of the three aristocratic families to practice for five to six years. It would also increase the clan's ability by a level. Who would not be tempted when they saw it?
However, no one dared to covet it. After all, with Mo Wen here, who would dare to take even half a step forward?
A group of Dafang Sect elders surrounded the pill storehouse and looked at it. They were hesitant and unwilling to leave. However, Mo Wen did not even look at the pill storehouse. He immediately turned and left the underground treasure trove.
This trip to the treasure trove could be said to have gained a lot. Mo Wen was in a good mood. He had not expected that the Jiang Clan's treasure trove would have so many good things.
However, it was only the Dafang Sect. If it was any other ancient martial arts world sect, it would be impossible for them to have so many treasures from the Immortal Cultivation world. After all, only the Dafang Sect had a desolate historical site from the ancient Immortal Cultivation world. Other ancient martial arts sects did not have such a condition.
"Sect Leader, how should we deal with the things in the Jiang Clan's treasure trove?"
Zhou Honglu followed behind Mo Wen and asked respectfully. Just now, Mo Wen had only taken some medicinal herbs from the treasure trove. He had not touched the other things and left them there.
Now that Mo Wen did not say anything, they naturally did not dare to deal with those things casually.
"What is an ancient martial arts sect like yours hoarding so much jewelry and gold for?"
Mo Wen looked at Zhou Honglu strangely. More than half of the things in the treasure trove were jewelry and gold. What use could they have for the practice of ancient martial arts practitioners? If it was the treasure trove of an Immortal Cultivation sect, there would definitely not be any gold or jewelry. Instead, there would be all kinds of precious materials that could be used to concoct pills, forge weapons, create talismans, and create stratagems. All of them were practical things.
This Jiang Clan's treasure trove reminded him of the Ming Cult historical abode. There was also such a treasure trove there. Compared to the Jiang Clan's treasure trove, the wealth that was hoarded there was much more. If all of it became one's personal property, then it would not be just an adjective to describe it as being as wealthy as a country.
"Uh …"
When Mo Wen asked this, Zhou Honglu's expression froze. He looked at Mo Wen and did not know how to answer. This youth was too weird. He actually asked what use gold had? How could he answer this?
Since ancient times, gold had been a currency. No matter where it was, it could be considered wealth. Not just their Dafang Sect, but any sect in the ancient martial arts world would have gold hoarding. It was the foundation of a sect's wealth.
This youth sect leader actually asked what use gold had? Zhou Honglu really wanted to look at him as if he was an idiot. However, he did not dare to do so. He was really in a dilemma!
Mo Wen could not be blamed for this. After coming into contact with the Immortal Cultivation world, he had long stopped regarding things like gold as "useful". In this treasure trove, he had encountered treasures from the Immortal Cultivation world. He had almost subconsciously regarded other things as useless.
"It can be exchanged with other sects for useful things. It can be used to maintain the daily practice and lifestyle of the sect."
Zhou Honglu could only explain it this way. He felt that his face was a little embarrassed.
"Exchange with other sects?"
Mo Wen's eyes lit up. He looked at Zhou Honglu with a smile and said, "Can I exchange it for medicinal herbs?"
"Of course. Anything of value can be exchanged," Zhou Honglu said with a bright smile. In his heart, he was thinking that this youth could not have come from the deep mountains and forests, could he? No, he should have come from a primitive tribe!
Zhou Honglu recalled that the Dafang Sect was also in the deep mountains and forests. He immediately denied this thought.
"Later, instruct people to exchange all the things in the treasure trove for precious medicinal herbs. The more precious the medicinal herbs, the better. We are not short of money."
Mo Wen smiled. Why had he not thought of this before? Although gold was worthless in the Immortal Cultivation world, in the ancient martial arts world, it seemed to have a very strong purchasing power.
"Uh … all of it?"
Zhou Honglu looked at Mo Wen, puzzled. Why did he buy so many medicinal herbs? Moreover, he wanted to exchange all the wealth in the treasure trove for medicinal herbs. Was he going to eat medicinal herbs every day?
Although he also knew that some medicinal herbs were very precious and even had a great effect on the practice of ancient martial arts practitioners, it was very difficult to have any effect if one were to eat medicinal herbs alone. There were even side effects. It could be said that there were no benefits at all. Only by refining medicinal herbs into pills could the effects of the medicinal herbs be unleashed.
Only by refining the medicinal herbs into pills would they be able to bring out the full potential of the medicinal herbs. Otherwise, even if one were to buy them, they would only know that they were useless. In the Dafang Sect, there were no alchemists who could concoct pills. Although there were many Chinese medicine practitioners who knew medicine, concocting pills and medicine were two completely different things.
Concocting pills required a lot of attention. For example, the combination of the pill formula and the technique of concocting pills. Not everyone had this ability. Only by passing down the art of concocting pills from generation to generation could one master these things. Even if one had an inexhaustible supply of medicinal herbs, they might not be of any use at all.
Normally, only factions like the Medicine Manor and the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan, which had the art of concocting pills, would buy medicinal herbs in large quantities. This was because they could refine medicinal herbs into precious pills, maximizing their value. Other factions usually would not do this.
Even if the Dafang Sect had picked up precious medicinal herbs, they would sell them to others or exchange them for quality pills with the Ghost Physicians Hu Clan. There had never been a precedent of buying medicinal herbs themselves. Mo Wen's actions really puzzled Zhou Honglu. (To be continued.)
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