Chapter 47: Golden Scale Fruit

Inside the attic.

Li Qing gazed at the blue jade slip in his hand.

"Golden Scale Fruit."

He confirmed it several times, and after seeing the detailed illustrations recorded within the jade slip, he finally verified this special spiritual item.

The Golden Scale Fruit is a special spiritual medicine capable of strengthening the physical body.

It is particularly important for cultivators in the Qi Refinement stage.

Most Qi Refinement cultivators focus on increasing their cultivation base; if they wish to strengthen their physical bodies, they often require special natural treasures, and the Golden Scale Fruit is one of them.

Golden Scale Fruit also tends to grow in the outer seas of the Desolate Wilderness, making it extremely rare in the Inner Sea.

It seemed that Jue Hen's purpose for this trip was precisely for the Golden Scale Fruit.

The jade slip recorded a faction called the Giant Spirit Pavilion, which was about to hold a large-scale auction.

The Golden Scale Fruit was one of the items to be auctioned.

Generally, ordinary cultivators would not exchange so many spirit stones in their storage bags; it appeared that Jue Hen was heading straight for the auction.

Upon seeing the Golden Scale Fruit, Li Qing understood everything.

It seemed his trip to Huangyu Island was now unavoidable.

With the help of the Golden Scale Fruit, there was hope for the recovery of the injuries within his body.

Perhaps he could even use the Golden Scale Fruit to further enhance his strength as a body cultivator.

All the treasures Jue Hen had collected for his Foundation Establishment were now entirely at Li Qing's disposal.

He had even brought news regarding the Golden Scale Fruit, and had even completed the exchange of spirit stones.

Li Qing could now fully understand why Jue Hen, a prestigious genius disciple of a major sect, would strike at him.

Jue Hen's storage bag contained not only the precious Earth-Root Soul Grass but also two high-grade exquisite magical tools, which together were worth over ten thousand.

That special bottle of Golden Jade Pills was also worth four to five thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Combined with the spirit stones inside, his own assets, and other miscellaneous treasures, the total value reached a full twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones.

Even as a genius disciple within a sect, the resources Jue Hen possessed were limited.

It was estimated that these massive expenditures had become unbearable for him.

The value of these treasures was equivalent to the total assets of an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, and that was without even counting the even more rare Earth-Root Soul Grass.

This massive windfall gave Li Qing a sense of unreality.

It was as if he had suddenly slain a Foundation Establishment cultivator; only that would account for the treasures he had acquired.

The only pity was that he would not be able to sell Jue Hen's belongings in the short term.

He would have to wait for an opportunity in the future.

At the very least, he had to wait until this period of scrutiny passed.

As for the Golden Jade Pills, Li Qing would need to wait until the late stage of Qi Refinement before considering taking them; only then could their immense value be realized.

A hint of doubt appeared in Li Qing's eyes.

As a core disciple with a Heavenly Spiritual Root, as long as Jue Hen cultivated with diligence, advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage would be a natural progression.

He did not know why Jue Hen was in such a rush.

Whether it was the Golden Jade Pills, the precious Earth-Root Soul Grass, or the current objective, the Golden Scale Fruit—these three treasures were not something a seventh-layer Qi Refinement cultivator like Jue Hen would be so desperate to collect.

Thinking this way, there must be something driving Jue Hen to exert every effort to quickly advance to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Li Qing's face showed a contemplative expression.

He certainly would not sell the pills among the spoils of war.

Needless to say, the Earth-Root Soul Grass was even more off-limits.

What he could sell were the three magical tools from Jiao Yujian, one of which was a high-grade magical tool.

Regarding the spoils from Jue Hen, Li Qing hesitated slightly before finally deciding to find a suitable opportunity to sell that offensive magical tool.

He would keep the blue precious mirror as one of his own trump cards.

His main consideration was that Jue Hen's identity was special; if he used Jue Hen's magical tools in battle, it would undoubtedly be very conspicuous.

Although both of them specialized in water-element cultivation techniques and their magical tools could overlap perfectly, he still felt it was better to be cautious.

The reason for keeping the blue precious mirror was primarily that he would not reveal it unless absolutely necessary.

Unlike an offensive magical tool, which must be revealed immediately upon entering combat.

After dealing with Jiao Yujian's assets and adding the low-grade spirit stones from Jue Hen's storage bag, his total wealth reached over eight thousand low-grade spirit stones.

At a critical moment, he could even find a way to dispose of that exquisite high-grade magical tool.

With such a large sum of spirit stones, even a Foundation Establishment expert might not have such a surplus in their storage bag.

Most cultivators would still convert their resources into combat power.

After all, every cultivator is a money pit.

After meditating for a while, Li Qing slowly walked out of his room.

His magic power had now recovered to the level of the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, and it appeared unlikely to improve in the short term.

As for the injuries to his divine soul, he would need to consume the Earth-Root Soul Grass.

Clearly, this was not a suitable place.

He would only seek an opportunity to complete the recovery of his divine soul after Baiyu Island returned to normal.

As for the most severe physical injuries, he could only pin his hopes on the Golden Scale Fruit on Huangyu Island.

As Li Qing stepped out, he happened to encounter Meng Kan, who was conducting a vigilant patrol near the mine entrance.

"Fellow Daoist Meng."

Li Qing stepped forward to greet him.

"Fellow Daoist Li, it seems your physical injuries are recovering well," Meng Kan hurried forward to offer his congratulations.

He had also noticed the recovery of the aura surrounding Li Qing.

After all, this was a special period.

Adding a mid-stage Qi Refinement combatant was of great significance to the defense of the spirit mine.

"Sigh!"

"You jest, Fellow Daoist Meng," Li Qing said with a bitter smile.

"I have only taken some recovery pills I had stored previously. My magic power has only returned to its previous level; my physical injuries are too severe. I do not know how long it will take to recover through physical self-healing alone..."

Meng Kan nodded in complete agreement.

He had personally inspected Li Qing's injuries before.

He had a general idea of their severity.

"Since I have run into you, Fellow Daoist Meng, I have some matters I need your clarification on."

After saying this, Li Qing looked at Meng Kan.

"Please speak, Fellow Daoist Li. I will answer to the best of my ability," Meng Kan said hurriedly.

After Jiao Yujian's death, Li Qing was the only person left to inspect the spirit mine. Undoubtedly, the responsibility for inspecting the mine now fell solely on Li Qing.

Therefore, he had to curry favor with Li Qing; only then could they keep certain matters hidden.

"My injuries are too severe, so I need to go to Huangyu Island to purchase some treasures that can aid in the recovery of physical injuries," Li Qing paused before continuing, "But as you know, treasures that aid in physical recovery are extremely rare!"

"Before coming here, I heard people talking about an auction being held by the Giant Spirit Pavilion!"

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Meng could help clarify if there is any news regarding this? If possible, I would also like to see if there are any suitable treasures in the auction."

After speaking, Li Qing turned his gaze toward Meng Kan.