Chapter 449

Moonlight spilled down from between the trees, shining upon Xu Yang.

He did not return to the Profound Sun Sect, nor did he return to Qingyang City; instead, he found a clean patch of forest at random and sat down.

Beside him lay the half-spiritual weapon Cold Abyss and Su Xiuyuan's half-spiritual weapon.

"Let me see what the harvest is!"

An expectant expression appeared on his face as he slowly opened the cloth bag and took out the first jade box.

"It has some weight!"

Holding the jade box in his hand, he felt it must weigh over ten jin, and in his heart, he already had a guess.

This jade box was not large and would not have much weight; what was heavy must be the item contained within.

In such a situation, the item inside was highly likely to be spirit iron or spirit gold; only these things had such weight, and only for things like spirit iron or spirit gold would the Su family solemnly use a jade box to store them.

The jade box opened, and indeed, inside was a piece of spirit iron larger than an egg, emitting a silver light.

"It really is spirit iron!"

It was not the kind of unrefined spirit iron he had in his hands; this seemed to be naturally one hundred percent pure spirit iron, with no traces of refining, but with his limited knowledge, he could not recognize the type of this spirit iron, nor did he know how precious it was.

"Naturally pure spirit iron—I fear it is worth a fortune."

Xu Yang put the item away; it was a good item, but unfortunately, he couldn't even recognize what it was, and its specific value was impossible to judge.

"Once I reach the Inner Sect, I should be able to learn this knowledge."

The next box also contained spirit iron, but the color was blood-red, and both its size and weight were heavier than the previous silver piece.

Xu Yang put the item away and opened the third one; it was still spirit iron.

The fourth box was also spirit iron.

However, unlike the previous three pieces, this piece of spirit iron was covered in fish-scale-like patterns, felt textured to the touch, and the unique aura of spirit iron was even stronger; it was about the size of two eggs.

"This piece should be even more valuable."

After putting the item away, he picked up the fifth box.

This box was relatively light, and after opening it, he saw a lotus root lying inside, but it was no ordinary lotus root.

This lotus root was only as thick as a child's arm, slender and long, yet crystal clear, as if it were glowing.

At the same time, a refreshing fragrance wafted over; just by smelling it, he felt his Qi and blood faintly beginning to stir.

"A spirit herb or a half-spirit herb?"

Xu Yang hurriedly closed the box.

Such jade boxes were designed to prevent the loss of spiritual essence from these spirit-imbued items.

Yet, whether it was a spirit herb or a half-spirit herb, this was a treasure that money could not buy.

"It is said that spirit herbs, even without being refined into elixirs, can increase one's cultivation base when consumed directly, and can also assist in breaking through bottlenecks."

They are generally used to assist in breaking through realms.

This item was too rare; using it to increase one's cultivation base could be called extravagant.

"Put it away for now!"

Xu Yang did not intend to use it now; he would figure out what it was first. He was not lacking resources at the moment, as he still had over twenty Qi Gathering Pills, so there was no need to use such a treasure to increase his cultivation.

To truly utilize its value, it would have to be refined into an elixir.

"It's a pity that old thing Su Xiuyuan arrived too quickly!"

On the shelf at that time, there were still several jade boxes he hadn't had time to collect, and he feared they all contained such good things that touched upon the word "spirit."

The value of these things was simply immeasurable, because no matter how much money you had, you couldn't buy them; no one would sell them to you. Large families used them as their foundation to be treasured, or to exchange with the Profound Sun Sect.

Xu Yang picked up the sixth jade box and opened it, only to see a ginseng root so red it looked like it was about to drip blood.

"A hundred-year-old blood ginseng!"