Stepping on solid ground, Ziyue took a deep breath and identified the direction. Soon, he came to a slightly dilapidated mountain temple.
This mountain temple was desolate and dilapidated. It was obvious that no one had taken care of it for a long time.
Ziyue stepped directly into the mountain temple and walked to the side of a scholarly idol with his hands slightly raised, as if he was bowing.
With a light touch of one hand, he moved the idol away.
The 50 kilogram idol was as light as a feather to Ziyue at this time.
Soon, a square-shaped wooden box was revealed under the statue.
It was the box of gold that he had deliberately hidden during the day.
He kicked the wooden box slightly. Under the control of a strong force, the wooden box flew out and landed steadily beside him.
Opening the wooden box, there were some money bags, a small sword, a few jade pendants of good quality, a few bottles of Qi and Blood Elixirs, Vitality Elixirs, and layers of gold stacked below.
Seeing that there was nothing missing, Ziyue poured out the contents of the money bags one by one.
Many of them were pieces of silver and there were many copper coins. In the end, Ziyue picked up a bulging money bag.
This money bag belonged to Zhang Yuchang, the disciple of the fifth channel head.
Previously, in order to quickly refine and control the Soul-amassing Banner, he did not have time to tidy it up.
Now that he had time, he naturally could not help but tidy it up.
He untied the rope and poured out the contents of the money bag.
"A banknote, a dozen taels of silver, and two bottles of elixirs … Eh, what is this?"
Ziyue sorted them out one by one, and his eyes lit up quickly.
From the pile of things, he picked up a greenish-white stone the size of a baby's fist.
This greenish-white stone looked inconspicuous, but Ziyue could clearly feel a kind of spirituality from it.
It was as if this stone contained some kind of energy.
"Could this be the legendary spirit stone?"
Ziyue's heart skipped a beat, and he could not help but use his mental strength to invade it.
In the blink of an eye, he could feel that the stone was densely packed with strands of Spiritual Qi.
Although it was just a small piece, the total amount of spiritual energy had reached tens of thousands of strands.
Ziyue tried to guide the Spirit Qi. With just a slight turn, dozens of strands of Spirit Qi were absorbed into his body.
However, at least a large portion of it directly dissipated into the air.
After the transformation, the hundred strands of Spiritual Qi finally fused into one Spiritual Qi and entered his Dantian.
"It really is a Spirit Stone. If I convert all of it into Spirit Stones, I should be able to increase my Spirit Qi by dozens of Spirit Stones.
However, it was a little too extravagant for cultivation.
Absorbing it will waste more than half of it, so it's better to use it to recover spiritual energy during battle. It's more efficient and less wasteful. "
Ziyue had heard about the effects of the spirit stone from the old Elementary Scholar. If the old Elementary Scholar had possessed the spirit stone when he had hunted the locust tree spirit, he believed that he would not have had to wait so long to use the Invocation of the Spirit.
He could even cast the Lightning Fall Technique directly with the help of the Spirit Stones. It was much easier and more convenient.
From this, it could be seen how precious the spirit stone was.
Ziyue did not expect that Zhang Yuchang would have spirit stones on him.
Of course, it was not a lot. He counted and found that there were only five of them.
Among them, more than half of the Spirit Qi in one of the spirit stones had been consumed.
"However, I have to say that this is a big gain.
Moreover, apart from the spirit stones, these two bottles of Spirit Recovery Pills are definitely good stuff. "
Ziyue looked at the many pills in the two porcelain bottles and could not help but smile.
Like the Mind-gathering Incense, the Spirit Recovery Pill was also a type of Spirit Recovery Pill.
Moreover, its effect was more direct. It could recover a large portion of one's Spirit Recovery Pill in a short period of time and could be of great use in battle.
As for the other items, Ziyue estimated that there should be more than three hundred taels of silver. Most of it was Zhang Yuchang's banknote. Apart from that, there were some jade stones and other items, which were worth a few dozen taels of silver.
In the end, there was a total of four hundred and twenty taels of gold, which was four thousand and two hundred taels of silver. This was equivalent to his gain of four thousand and six hundred taels of silver.
This did not include the Dharma Artifacts and Spirit Stones that were hard to value.
"A big gain."
Ziyue took a deep breath and suppressed his excitement.
With so much silver, he also had more confidence. He could easily arrange his parents' lives and let them enjoy a lifetime of wealth.
As for him, he could truly step into the county town, or even the prefecture capital and other vast places without any worries.
… …
Early in the morning, Ziyue was dressed in martial attire. He specially found a cloth bag and wrapped the chest before carrying it to the city gate of Qinghe Town.
Along the way, Bai Ziyue only needed to listen for a while to hear the discussions of countless people.
"The water bandits entrenched in the reed marsh have been trampled."
"I heard that the Wu Village, the Li Village, and the Liujiabao were all ransacked by the Ghost Head Stronghold yesterday. I heard that in those villages, the men were basically slaughtered and many of the women were directly taken to the Ghost Head Stronghold. In the future … sigh …"
"This world is really sinful."
"Something happened in our town today. Old Mr. Hou of the Scorching Sun Gang and his housekeeper were found dead in their own home this morning."
… …
News after news came into Ziyue's ears, which made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
Among them, Hou Linkun and Steward Hsu were naturally killed by him.
Because he had driven the Eagle Swordsman Portrait and borrowed the power of the swordsman, Ziyue believed that no one would suspect him.
After all, everyone knew that he was good at saber techniques and had never shown his swordsmanship.
As for the other two, the water bandits in the reed marsh, presumably the Water Immortal's subordinates, were killed. Ziyue guessed that in addition to the Ghost Head Stronghold's anger over Zhang Yuchang's death, it was also because they wanted to get back the deposit of 500 taels of gold they had previously given.
In this regard, Ziyue could only sigh. Making a deal with the Ghost Head Stronghold was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin. It was really a dead end.
Of course, those water bandits couldn't be good people either. He wouldn't care even if the two sides fought to the death.
However, the ransacking of the Wu Village, the Li Village, and the Liujiabao made him a little confused.
In the past, although the Ghost Head Stronghold would block the road and rob people, they rarely attacked villages directly.
Firstly, there were very few windfalls in the villages, which was a bit of a thankless task. Secondly, many of the bandits in the nearby mountains were actually people from some villages who had abandoned their homes. It was inevitable that there would be relatives between the villages.
There were very few people who were truly inhumane and robbed and killed their relatives.
However, the actions of the Ghost Head Stronghold this time seemed a bit crazy.
However, Ziyue thought of the recent strange situation in Qinghe Town and had some guesses in his heart.
"No matter what, the government has already formed the general trend.
Now that the Ghost Head Stronghold has just sent the hilts, I reckon that soon, a huge bandit suppression operation will officially begin.
This time, if the Ghost Head Stronghold can't be taken down, I reckon that for at least ten years, no one will dare to mention the matter of suppressing bandits again. "
Ziyue analyzed in his heart and frowned.
The upper echelons of the imperial court were in turmoil, and their control over the counties and towns below them was weakened. Naturally, no one would be willing to do such a thankless task as suppressing bandits.
This time, Lee Hoon and Li Jubo had a reason to take action. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible for Wujiang County or even higher-ups to come out and suppress the bandits.
If they failed this time, it would really be a huge blow to the people.
Thinking of the military equipment, Ziyue's heart trembled, and he quickened his pace again.
Although at least half of them had been destroyed by his Spiritual Fire Skill, there were still some left.
The power of the military equipment was so great that even a martial artist at the peak of the outer forging would have to be cautious when facing it.
Therefore, he had to do something to make up for it. At least, he had to let the government take precautions.
…
Naturally, there was no obstruction on the way, and Ziyue went straight back to his residence.
Hearing the sound of Ziyue's return, the little dog, who had been hungry for a day, rushed over, barking.
When it saw Ziyue, it suddenly stopped, lifted its head, and showed a dissatisfied look. It turned around and stepped into the room again.
It seemed that it ran out, not to welcome Ziyue, but to show its existence and let Ziyue know that it was hungry.
Thud!
Ziyue put down the wooden box. The heavy sound startled the little dog. It was about to cross the threshold, but its body rolled in a circle. When it saw that Ziyue did not notice it, it stood up majestically and kicked the threshold with one leg.
It was very vengeful.
It whimpered. This kick happened to hit its injured leg. It had not recovered fully, and it was in so much pain that tears flowed out.
Ziyue did not intend to pay attention to that stupid dog. After putting the box away, he did not have time to cook the snake meat for it. He threw down a few meat buns that he bought along the way and walked out of the room again.
"Awoo."
When it saw the meat buns, the little dog could not help but go closer. However, it was very dissatisfied with the snake demon meat. It wanted to not eat it, but it could not suppress the hunger in its stomach. With a look of disdain, it bit down on the meat buns.
Mmm, so delicious!
…
After leaving the house, Ziyue turned around and went straight to the Sect Leader's Mansion.
After thinking for a while, he decided to give his master some reminders.
He was the only one who could have a certain influence on this bandit suppression.
Soon, Ziyue's figure appeared at the entrance of his master's mansion.
At the entrance, there was a luxurious carriage parked at the side. A person who looked like a coachman was holding some fodder and carefully feeding the horses.
In that luxurious carriage, even from a distance, he could smell a smell like incense. This incense smell was very unique. Ziyue felt that it was somewhat familiar, as if he had smelled it before.
However, after thinking for a long time, he still could not remember where he had smelled this unique incense.