Raise a sword!

Having been deprived of sunlight for so long, Jiang Peng felt she could never get enough of the stars in the sky.

He only came to his senses when the roars of beasts echoed through the dense forest late at night.

My strength has almost fully recovered.

So Jiang Peng threw Dan Laomo's corpse into the nearby dense forest, and when he left, he didn't forget to peel off the damaged inner armor from his body.

[Mysterious Yin Armor: Tier 1 High-Grade, Defensive Magic Item, Damaged]

[Decomposition] [Refining]

This was the first time Jiang Peng had ever come into contact with a magical artifact.

Just as he had expected, the purple-gold cauldron in his mind was indeed useful for magical artifacts.

However, the description below the magical artifact has changed. In addition to refining, there is now a new option called "disassemble".

In addition, Jiang Peng also discovered that the "Refinement" option below the magic weapon entry was grayed out.

"Decomposition should turn broken magical artifacts into refining materials," Jiang Peng guessed to himself. "As for why I can't refine them, is it because I lack materials? Or is it because my cultivation level is insufficient?"

With some doubt, Jiang Peng retrieved the longsword that Dan Laomo had hidden in his mouth.

[Exquisite Sword: Tier 1 Top-Tier Item, Offensive Magic Weapon, Size Can Be Changed, Sharpness]

It can also be decomposed and refined, but the refining option is still unavailable.

With only two magical artifacts in hand, one for offense and one for defense, Jiang Peng was reluctant to attempt to dismantle them, so he had to give up for the time being.

He returned to the deep pit he had dug with Dan the Demon and tried throwing a stone into the underground cave room.

The moment the stone touched the floor, thick green toxic fumes erupted, filling the entire room.

"I knew there was a backup plan." Jiang Peng wasn't surprised.

Jiang Peng was already suspicious because Dan Laomo had agreed to his conditions too readily before, and now this only confirmed his suspicions.

Since they coveted Dan the Demon's legacy, they had to bear this risk.

Jiang Peng jumped into the room, sat cross-legged and began to cultivate, purifying the poisonous mist into spiritual energy, which she then absorbed.

A quarter of an hour later, he finished his cultivation, feeling refreshed.

The only thing Dan the Demon left in the room was a storage bag.

Because of the death of Dan Laomo, the storage bag became ownerless.

[Basic Storage Bag: Storage Tool, Four Feet of Space]

[Decomposition] [Refining]

"Storage bags also fall under the category of magical artifacts, and therefore cannot be refined," Jiang Peng thought to himself.

After refining the storage bag, Jiang Peng took out everything inside in one go.

There was a pill furnace, a dozen bottles of pills, several books, three jade slips, and some small, translucent stones cut into thumb-sized pieces.

The alchemy furnace is named "Mysterious Iron Alchemy Furnace".

[Mysterious Iron Alchemy Furnace: Tier 1, High Grade, Slightly increases pill-forming speed]

There were more than a dozen bottles of pills, but in reality, there were only two kinds.

[Blood Transformation Pill: First-tier superior grade, enhances Qi and blood]

[Qi Condensation Pill: Tier 1, Low Grade, Greatly Increases Qi Condensation Speed]

As for those crystal-clear pebbles, just as Jiang Peng guessed, they should be the so-called spirit stones.

"It's a total of sixty-odd coins. I don't know if that's a lot or a little." Jiang Peng had no idea about the prices among cultivators, so she could only put the spirit stones back into her storage bag.

Then, Jiang Peng turned her attention to the remaining notebooks and the three jade slips.

Jiang Peng tried to use her divine sense to activate the jade slip, and her mind quickly became immersed in it.

This took several hours to complete.

It wasn't until dawn that Jiang Peng finally finished reading all the contents of the jade slip.

"This is actually the culmination of the Old Demon Dan's mastery of alchemy! It even contains records of several common alchemical formulas!"

After reading the jade slip, Jiang Peng had gained some understanding of alchemy.

After the old demon of alchemy explained the mysteries behind the scenes of alchemy brought to his mind by the golden finger, he finally understood them.

"For alchemy, those with fire elemental roots are the best... I don't even know what kind of elemental root I have."

Jiang Peng then looked at the remaining notebooks.

One of the books, titled "Travels of Fallen Dust," is a travelogue written by a cultivator who calls himself "Taoist Fallen Dust."

Jiang Peng casually flipped through a couple of pages and found it quite interesting, so he put it away to read it again in his spare time.

There is also a thicker book, which is a cultivation experience book called "Detailed Explanation of Danyangzi's Fire Control".

It contains a fire control method called "Danyang Fire Control Technique," along with annotations from many other people.

Judging from the wording of the annotations and the occasional mentions of juniors, Jiang Peng guessed that this must be the legacy of a certain sect.

I have no idea how Old Demon Dan managed to get his hands on this detailed guide to fire control.

Two books remain.

One of the books is a martial arts manual called "Hundred Poisons Technique," which should be the manual practiced by the Old Demon Dan. It also contains many annotations.

Jiang Peng was not interested in this technique.

The last book is the Qi Refining Chapter of "Jade Pavilion Sword Cultivation Technique". This technique is the method that Dan Laomo used to hide a sword in his mouth and control the sword by making hand seals at the end!

"Finally, I have an offensive spell!" Jiang Peng thought to himself with delight.

...

After sorting through her loot, Jiang Peng put the storage bag into her bosom and then thoroughly searched the room.

Jiang Peng stopped with some regret after digging almost three feet into the ground to make sure there were no hidden compartments in the room.

"As a cultivator who is preparing to establish his foundation, Old Demon Dan should not have so little wealth."

Putting aside other things.

The old demon Dan killed so many pill slaves just to restore the so-called ancient pill formula that Old Hao mentioned.

However, Jiang Peng did not find any trace of the ancient elixir formula.

Even though the Old Demon Dan used the name "Dan" (丹, meaning pill) in his name, there were no pill-refining materials in his storage bag, which was illogical.

Unable to find a solution after much thought, Jiang Peng decided to leave this place of trouble first.

Step out of the room and onto the ground.

Jiang Peng noticed that the corpse of Old Demon Dan, which had been thrown into the nearby forest, had already been devoured by the wild beasts in the forest.

Seeing this, Jiang Peng suddenly felt a little lost.

He didn't know what to do next.

"Let's collect Old Hao's remains first."

Thinking of Old Hao, Jiang Peng couldn't help but sigh.

Upon arriving at the site of Hao Lao's self-destruction, Jiang Peng continuously overturned boulders, finally clearing the area.

He found a few fragments of bone and some tattered clothes left behind after Hao Lao's self-destruction.

In addition, his earlier question was also answered.

At the explosion site, he saw the remains of several magical artifacts, a damaged storage bag, and the remains of the array flags that had been with him for a long time.

"It turns out that most of Old Demon Dan's assets were taken away by Old Master Hao in one fell swoop. It's a pity... you finally got your revenge."

Jiang Peng smiled helplessly, collected Old Hao's remains, and walked towards the nearby forest.

He didn't understand feng shui, so he wandered around in the mountains for a long time before finally finding a quiet place by the water and burying Old Hao's broken bones and clothes.

They also erected a monument—"Tomb of Hao Qian, a disciple of the Cangshan Sect".

Hao Lao's last words before his death revealed his identity as a disciple of the Cangshan Sect.

Jiang Peng felt that perhaps he also hoped that his tombstone would be erected with this name.

......

In the mountains and forests, in a quiet place.

"There are still quite a few Qi-refining pills left behind by Old Demon Dan. Let's find a place to improve our strength and cultivation first," Jiang Peng pondered.

Find a secluded, deserted place, dig out a cave where we can hide, and first exhaust the resources left behind by Old Demon Dan.

I'll also see if I can learn alchemy.

Each time I take a new pill, I see images of the pill-making process in my mind.

Jiang Peng was absolutely unwilling to waste such an opportunity.

After that, we headed to Cangshan Market, which Old Hao had mentioned.

Jiang Peng never forgot her promise to take care of Old Hao's daughter.

With an idea forming in her mind, the blank look on Jiang Peng's face disappeared.

In his past life, he was alone, and in his future, he could see the end of the road ahead.

Now, having transmigrated and possessing the great opportunity of the Purple Gold Cauldron, he has finally escaped the life-or-death crisis.

"My path of spiritual practice truly begins today."