Ling Xiao finished inspecting the things in Zhao Shiren's Space Ring and said with some dissatisfaction, "Only this much, I'm really ashamed to face a powerhouse!"
If Zhao Shiren heard these words, he would probably come back from the dead and die from anger.
His collection couldn't be said to be an earth-shattering treasure, but for any King Stage expert, it was definitely an astonishing wealth.
Just those Profound Crystals alone could be auctioned off for countless precious things. There were also those Fifth-Order Spirit Grasses, which were enough to make many King Stage experts go crazy. In addition, those Fourth-Order and Fifth-Order Profound Weapons, Beast Cores, and rare refining materials, any one of them would be a great harvest.
Not to mention there were two Green Rank Profound Skills and one Blue Rank Profound Skill.
If these three Profound Skills were to be placed in any auction house in the northwest, it would probably attract countless people to compete for them!
This brat was really trying to show off after obtaining Ping Yi!
Besides leaving the pills for the Demon Emperor, Ling Xiao put away everything else.
He still didn't completely trust the Demon Emperor. If he betrayed him one day, these things would be gone, so he felt safe keeping them by his side.
Then, Ling Xiao picked up Zhao Renyi's Space Ring, rubbed his hands, and began to inspect it.
With a glance, the Profound Crystal Flowers inside the Space Ring appeared, dazzling Ling Xiao's eyes.
"Damn, this … so much!" Ling Xiao exclaimed as he swallowed.
The Demon Emperor tactfully withdrew from the room, a bit of disdain in his eyes, as if saying, "Such a small thing is worth making a fuss about, how ignorant!"
Ling Xiao took a closer look, and the smile on his face grew wider. He found that there were 5,000 Mysterious Crystals of Upper Level, 35,000 Mysterious Crystals of Middle Level, and as many as 600,000 Mysterious Crystals of Lower Level. It was much richer than Zhao Shiren's collection.
Back in Meteor City, it was extremely difficult for the great families to take out a few Profound Crystals, but here, there were hundreds of thousands of Profound Crystals. It was like comparing a rich person to a beggar, the difference was like heaven and earth.
Ling Xiao cleaned up his gaffe and went to look at other things.
He realized that although Zhao Shiren was stronger than Zhao Shiyi, Zhao Shiyi still had a lot more good things. After all, he was the head of a generation, and even if his wealth was not half of the Zhao Clan's, it was still a third.
"This … this is a Tier 5 high-tier Immortal Vine!" Ling Xiao exclaimed as he looked at the sparkling and translucent spiritual herb that was exuding waves of Rustling Qi.
The Immortal Vine and the Five Color Bottle Gourd Holy Fruit were top-grade spirit herbs that were comparable to sixth-grade spirit herbs. Their effects were extremely shocking, and even Earth Sovereign Realm experts would fight to the death for them.
As the name suggested, it was called the Celestial Vine. It was shaped like a celestial ascending into the heavens, and the spiritual energy it contained was dense and flawless. It was a spirit herb with no attribute, and any martial artist could absorb it. It could strengthen their physique, greatly increase their spiritual energy, and raise their attributes.
The above effects were not the most tempting. The other effect that was worth going crazy over was the ability to refine Immortal Astral Battle Qi.
The Immortal Astral Battle Qi was a kind of supreme might that could increase one's battle intent and weaken the enemy's aura.
In a battle between experts, besides strength, a fearless and invincible conviction was also required. Only in this way would one be able to display the best state of battle.
The effects of the Immortal Astral Battle Qi should not be underestimated. If a low-tier Earth Sovereign Realm expert consumed this spirit herb, the expert would be able to display the powerful aura of a mid-tier Earth Sovereign Realm expert, and he would be able to suppress and defeat opponents of the same level.
This was the most precious aspect of the Celestial Vine.
However, in Ling Xiao's hands, the effects of the Celestial Vine were even greater.
He was able to refine something called the Immortal Heaven Pill!
The Immortal Heaven Pill was a top-grade fifth-grade medicinal pill that could double the effects of the Immortal Heaven Pill. This was sufficient to show how precious this medicinal pill was.
A single Immortal Heaven Pill could allow any Spirit Master to directly advance to the Monarch Realm, and it could allow any low-tier Monarch Realm expert to advance two levels to the high-tier Monarch Realm. It could also allow any Earth Sovereign Realm expert to reach the peak of that minor realm.
No matter who consumed it, they would possess the Immortal Astral Battle Qi and increase their combat strength.
Although the effects of the Immortal Heaven Pill were abnormal, the supplementary spirit herbs needed to concoct it were also extremely precious. In addition to the main spirit herb, the Celestial Vine, it also required many fourth and fifth-grade spirit herbs. These spirit herbs were not easy to find.
If it was an ordinary person, they would definitely consume the Celestial Vine immediately. Even an ordinary alchemist would not wait to use it to concoct medicine.
After all, every fourth and fifth-grade spirit herb was extremely precious and hard to find. Who knew how long it would take to gather all the spirit herbs?
Fortunately, Ling Xiao had a rather rich collection, and he had obtained many third to fifth-grade spirit herbs in the Secret Realm. He only needed to find a few more spirit herbs, and he would be able to gather enough spirit herbs to concoct the Immortal Heaven Pill.
"Fortunately, that old fellow didn't recklessly waste natural resources. He's really lucky," Ling Xiao muttered excitedly.
One had to know that the Celestial Vine was not that easy to find. Furthermore, every Celestial Vine would be guarded by a fifth-grade spirit beast. Even if one discovered it, they might not necessarily have the ability to obtain it!
It was no wonder that Ling Xiao was so happy.
"Oh, there's also a four-thousand-year-old Gloomy Tongue Orchid. That's a precious water attribute spirit herb. Once I get back, I can give it to Meng Qi to cultivate a Monarch Pill. It'll help her quickly break through to the Emperor realm." Ling Xiao had found another high fifth grade spirit herb.
The Gloomy Tongue Orchid's leaves were as blue as water and shaped like the tip of a tongue. Spiritual energy swirled around it, and it was obvious that this spirit herb was extraordinary.
After a round of inspection, it was another large harvest.
It could be said that in the vast northwest, he could already be counted as one of the richest people. Even the sect's previous generation elders might not necessarily be as wealthy as him.
"What kind of rotten thing is this?" Ling Xiao took out a tattered piece of beast skin. Looking at it, he found that there were some lines drawn on it.
"It can't be some kind of treasure map, right?" Ling Xiao guessed.
Afterwards, Ling Xiao didn't think too much about it and still had it stay.
Zhao Shiyi was the dignified patriarch of a generation, so the things he collected would definitely not be rotten. This map should also contain some secrets.
Ling Xiao wasn't stupid enough to throw away an incomplete map like it was trash.
After Ling Xiao sorted out all the things in Zhao Shiyi's Space Ring, he began to inspect Huang Linggu's Space Ring.
As the Huang family's patriarch and number one expert, Huang Linggu's collection naturally wouldn't be too embarrassing.
Mysterious crystals, spirit herbs, Beast Cores … these were definitely essential.
Finally, a similar tattered piece of beast skin appeared in Ling Xiao's hand, and there were also lines drawn on it.
Ling Xiao combined the two pieces of map together and found that the joints were extremely consistent. It was obvious that they were the same piece of beast skin, but the other third was missing.
"Could it be that these three families have some kind of relationship?" Ling Xiao thought doubtfully as he looked at the two pieces of beast skin.
At that moment, the Demon Emperor's voice sounded from outside the door, "Master, the Lu family's two young ladies request an audience."
Ling Xiao packed up everything and walked over to open the door.
He saw that Lu Fang and Lu Jing had already arrived at the entrance of the room. The two women were dressed in different colored silk satin, which made their exquisite and well-proportioned figures extremely proud and alluring. Their delicate faces had a bashful expression, which made them look lovely and charming.
"If the two young ladies have something to say, just send someone to inform me. Ling Xiao will naturally go over, there is no need to trouble the two of you to come in person," Ling Xiao said politely.
He knew that the two women in front of him should have a good impression of him, but his heart wasn't here, so he naturally didn't want to defile these two pure women. Thus, he could only use politeness to distance himself from them.
"You are our benefactor and our Lu family's distinguished guest, how could we dare be disrespectful to you?" Lu Fang replied with a slightly disappointed expression.
She was intelligent, so how could she not hear that Ling Xiao was trying to distance himself?
When she thought of how her naked body had been clearly seen by him, her heart was filled with embarrassment and sadness.
She was the dignified Young Miss of the Lu Family, and had countless suitors in the Thousand Beast City.
She had always been dismissive of them, and it was rare for her to meet a man who could make her heart flutter.
"You don't need to call me benefactor. If you treat me as a friend, just call me by my name!" Ling Xiao said with a wave of his hand.
Lu Jing took a step forward, her chest almost touching Ling Xiao's chest as she said lovingly, "Then you can call me Little Jing, and I'll call you Brother Xiao, alright?"
Faced with Lu Jing's bold enthusiasm, Ling Xiao couldn't take it. He took a step back and said with a smile, "No problem!" After a pause, he asked, "May I know what business you have with me?"
"Can't I come to you for no reason?" Lu Jing was rather displeased with Ling Xiao's reaction and she said with a pout of her lips.
Lu Fang tugged at Lu Jing and said, "My father and second grandfather would like to invite benefactor to the living room for a chat. They have something important to discuss."
"Oh, it seems to be about the transmission array!" Ling Xiao muttered, and then said, "Then let's go now, don't let Master Lu and Senior Lu wait for too long."
Lu Fang took the lead and walked back, but Lu Jing hugged Ling Xiao's arm and wanted to walk with him.
Ling Xiao's face turned slightly red and said, "Little Jing … That … Men and women shouldn't touch each other … It's not good if others see it."
In fact, he was thinking in his heart, "It doesn't look very big, but it feels quite full."
When Lu Jing heard this, not only did she not let go, but she hugged him even tighter and said, "Hmph, why should we be so calculative?"
Ling Xiao was speechless. This was the first time he had met such a passionate woman.
If it was before, he would have pushed her down and said it.
But now that he had something important to do, he couldn't be delayed by the feelings of a woman, not to mention that he couldn't give her any promises.
When he arrived at the hall, Lu Buwei and Lu Zheng were already waiting, as well as a group of Lu family's king level elders.
When they saw Ling Xiao walking over, they all stood up to welcome him.
Lu Buwei and Lu Zheng strode forward and enthusiastically pulled Ling Xiao's hand to the guest seat.
Lu Buwei cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Brother Ling, this time the Lu family was able to turn misfortune into fortune and preserve the family business. On behalf of the Lu family, I am extremely grateful. If there is anything we need from the Lu family in the future, we will definitely not delay it!"
Lu Buwei had previously made this promise to Ling Xiao alone, and now that he had said it in front of Lu Zheng and the other Elders, it was a confession of his promise to Ling Xiao, and it was not just a random promise. It also showed his sincerity towards Ling Xiao.
Lu Zheng also said, "That's right, although our Lu family is not a wealthy family, but in the Thousand Beast City, our words are absolute. Young Hero Ling can treat this place as his own home, if there is anything you need help with, just let us know."
All the Elders of the Lu family were curious about Ling Xiao's identity, and they were all speculating, "Could it be that the destruction of the Zhao and Huang Families had something to do with this young man?
Otherwise, why would the guardian elders and the Patriarch make such a solemn promise? "