Cultivating Immortality: I Have a High-Martial World

Chapter 77: Taking Stock of the Gains – Nobody Gets Rich Without Unexpected Fortune! (Please Read On!)

"Twenty-four storage bags, one of which came from that Foundation Establishment elder, and the rest are at least the entire fortune of a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator!"

Lin Chen opened the first storage bag.

There were about a hundred spirit stones, some monster materials and ores, a few bottles of pills, and two mid-grade magic weapons.

"Tsk tsk, rogue cultivators are indeed quite poor."

Lin Chen did a quick calculation and found that, including the storage bag, this person's entire fortune was only five hundred spirit stones.

"No rush, no rush, this is only the first one!"

Lin Chen inexplicably experienced what "the joy of unpacking" meant.

He opened about twenty storage bags in one go.

Among them, there are no fewer than four thousand spirit stones.

In addition, there were more than thirty magical artifacts, more than one hundred bottles of elixirs, and dozens of talismans.

And various miscellaneous mineral materials, monster materials, and some personal items.

"Hiss, these items combined are probably worth no less than 15,000 spirit stones!"

Lin Chen was taken aback. In the six months he had cultivated, he had only earned a little over ten thousand spirit stones.

After purchasing various ores, spiritual herbs, and other resources, plus the expenses incurred during this trip, Lin Chen only had a little over a thousand spirit stones left, which he needed to save for his own cultivation.

"Tsk tsk, no wonder so many rogue cultivators take on the role of robbers... This feeling of unexpected wealth is truly something else!"

Lin Chen felt a little sentimental and somewhat fascinated by this feeling.

He quickly reminded himself, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet! Be careful!"

"Well, I was 99% confident before I dared to make a move today... but it still wasn't perfect."

"For example, I forgot to use my perfected Wood Concealment Technique... If I could have concealed my breath for even a second longer, that Foundation Establishment elder probably wouldn't have had time to even activate his defensive spells."

Lin Chen reflected on his own actions and briefly reviewed today's battle.

"However, the physical bodies of Qi Refining cultivators and even Foundation Establishment cultivators are far less powerful than one might imagine."

"Given the right timing and the use of my trump cards, I could probably kill even a Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lin Chen squinted; he had only used high-explosive bullets in today's battle.

They didn't even use the Galway bomb, let alone the nano missiles.

Of course, this doesn't mean that cultivators will easily die under their armor.

If that Foundation Establishment elder had been at his peak today, or had encountered a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, the victory wouldn't have been so easy.

"Late stage of Foundation Establishment, divine sense three hundred feet... If we use a sneak attack strategy like today, we will definitely be discovered. We can only confront them head-on."

Lin Chen took out the Foundation Establishment elder's storage bag.

Its owner is dead, and the restrictions on the storage bag were easily broken.

"A six-foot storage bag! Foundation Establishment cultivators are indeed much richer!"

Lin Chen was overjoyed; this six-foot storage bag alone was worth no less than five hundred spirit stones.

Take another look at the supplies in the storage bag.

"Wow, what a huge pile of spirit stones!"

Lin Chen's face lit up with delight. After a quick scan with his divine sense, he estimated that there were about eight thousand spirit stones in the pile.

"Tsk tsk, this old man seems to be the patriarch of some family. It seems that he carries most of the family's spirit stones with him at all times."

Lin Chen carefully probed the storage bag with his divine sense.

Besides spirit stones, the storage bag also contained many minerals.

The pile of cold iron stones was so high that it probably weighed no less than five thousand catties.

There are no fewer than a thousand of various first and second-tier spiritual herbs.

There were over a hundred bottles of pills, including Marrow Cleansing Pills, Qi-Boosting Pills, and even a few bottles of second-tier pills.

In addition, there were dozens of various magical artifacts, a huge spirit-testing stone...

Lin Chen couldn't even count all the other miscellaneous things.

"Good heavens, the contents of this old man's storage bag are probably worth no less than 20,000 spirit stones!"

"This time it's a hit!"

Lin Chen exclaimed how lucky he was, as this time he had essentially wiped out the foundation of most of the cultivation families.

"Of course, there's also the most important thing: the Foundation Establishment Pill..."

With a sudden thought, he produced two Foundation Establishment Pills and five sets of materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills in his hand.

"Tsk tsk, it seems this old man is preparing for the foundation-building ceremony for his family's disciples. What a stroke of luck for me!"

Including these two, Lin Chen now has three Foundation Establishment Pills.

With the addition of eight portions of materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills, he could roughly achieve his goal of six Foundation Establishment Pills.

"Once my cultivation is complete, I can attempt Foundation Establishment... With six Foundation Establishment Pills, achieving a high-grade Foundation Establishment shouldn't be difficult."

Lin Chen inventoried the supplies and placed them into the purple jade gourd.

"Oh right, there are still three storage bags that haven't been opened."

Lin Chen opened two more storage bags. These two storage bags came from a family disciple and contained quite a lot of resources.

Including the previous ones, this harvest is no less than 40,000 spirit stones.

He looked at the last storage bag.

"This last storage bag seems to be somewhat special..."

"A fully refined restriction is not difficult to break."

Lin Chen used some techniques to break the restriction.

He probed the storage bag with his divine sense and was surprised by the items inside.

"These are... Foundation Establishment Pills? Two Foundation Establishment Pills!"

"The quality of this Foundation Establishment Pill..."

Lin Chen took out a round and plump Foundation Establishment Pill and examined it carefully.

Unlike the previous Foundation Establishment Pills, this Foundation Establishment Pill actually has pill patterns on it.

"Hiss~ This is a high-grade Foundation Establishment Pill, almost reaching top-grade quality!"

Lin Chen was somewhat incredulous; this one alone could probably allow someone to reach the upper-grade Foundation Establishment stage.

"Wait, this storage bag must have come from some rogue cultivator... What's the background of this rogue cultivator?"

Lin Chen was surprised and turned the storage bag upside down.

Besides the two Foundation Establishment Pills, there were also several wooden boxes.

It contained dozens of Heavenly Spirit Fruits and Illusion Heart Grasses, which are medicinal materials for refining Foundation Establishment Pills.

In addition, there was a jade box containing hundreds of seeds.

After careful examination, Lin Chen couldn't help but have a guess.

"These seeds...could they be the seeds of the Heavenly Spirit Fruit and the Illusion Heart Grass?"

Lin Chen was even more puzzled. The medicinal materials for Foundation Establishment Pills were very rare, and it was considered lucky to be able to buy one or two on a regular basis.

Where did all these come from?

Looking again at the small pile of spirit stones in the storage bag, there were about three thousand of them.

How could a rogue cultivator have so many spirit stones?

A thought flashed through Lin Chen's mind.

"Could it be that the Foundation Establishment Pill ingredients and the Foundation Establishment Pill itself in this market auction came from this person?"

He nodded slightly, probably thinking that this was the case most likely.

"But where did this rogue cultivator find so much information about Foundation Establishment Pills?"

"Could it be... a remnant of cultivation?"

Lin Chen thought of several stories he had read in books.

The gist of the story is that some lucky young men accidentally stumbled upon a cultivation site and obtained many treasures, including aged medicinal herbs.

Thinking about it this way, the supplies in the cultivator's storage bag are quite suitable.

So Lin Chen carefully flipped through it again.

Finally, he found the key item hidden in the lining of a tattered garment.

A letter, and an old map.

Lin Chen read the contents of the letter.

It is said that this rogue cultivator accidentally stumbled upon a remnant of a cultivation site, but did not explore it completely, only entering one of the medicine rooms.

These foundation-building pills, medicinal herbs, and seeds originated from that medicine room.

Next, he wanted to invite his brother to explore that cultivation site again.

Lin Chen closed the envelope, revealing a look of certainty, and then picked up the yellowed map.

"Could this map be about that cultivation ruin?"

(End of this chapter)