Chapter 148: Wish Box

The moment he saw this box, Xu Qing's pupils constricted. He had seen this box twice before.

Once was with Ma Si at the scavenger camp, and the other was with the merman youth.

But even now, Xu Qing still didn't know what this object was, and he had searched the shops in the main city without finding anything like it. Now, Xu Qing saw a third one.

Almost the instant Xu Qing looked over, the youth from the First Peak swiftly tucked the object into his robes, looked at Xu Qing with a wary expression, and spoke rapidly.

"Spitting blood three hundred times today, sharing the loot evenly makes one a hero."

"Speak like a human," Xu Qing said coldly. He raised his right hand, and the magic ship's protective barrier instantly activated, preventing the other party from leaving. Seeing this, the First Peak youth sighed, punched himself, forced out a mouthful of black blood, and after confirming he had been poisoned again, he used a secret technique to suppress it. He looked at Xu Qing helplessly, thinking to himself that the people of the Seventh Peak were all bad news; they even put poison on their ship—weren't they afraid of poisoning themselves to death?

After a long while, under Xu Qing's calm gaze, the Ninth Prince of the First Peak sighed and could only speak. "We agreed to split it before. I only want this; everything else is yours."

Xu Qing didn't speak, gathering up the items on the ground. During the process, he flipped over a colorful token. This token was made of wood, appearing to be an identity credential, though it was somewhat damaged.

But looking closely, one could see a patina on it, clearly the result of being held in hands often, so he looked toward the First Peak youth.

"The Heavenly Desolation rises from the flat ground—" The First Peak youth had just started when he noticed Xu Qing's brow furrowing. He wailed in his heart, worried that if he didn't speak properly, the other party would choose to risk his life again, so he forced himself to speak.

"This is a token of the Seven Sects Alliance. The Sea Corpse Clan member we killed must have been a cultivator of the Seven Sects Alliance during his lifetime." "What is the item you took?" Xu Qing asked.

The First Peak youth hesitated. He saw that this Seventh Peak disciple didn't know about the Wish Box and had intended to hide it, but thinking that this wasn't a secret, and if the other party misunderstood it as some astonishing treasure, he would only increase his own danger.

So he shook his head and told the truth. "This is a Wish Box."

"The so-called Wish Box is a gift left by cultivators of the previous era for the cultivators of the next era."

"After the arrival of the God's Remnant Face, every era on the Wanggu Continent has had an end, and thus this tradition was born. Most would craft Wish Boxes using special materials at the end of an era. Therefore, throughout history, many Wish Boxes have been passed down." The First Peak youth was initially unaccustomed to speaking normally, but as he spoke, he became fluent, even feeling a sense of smoothness in his heart.

"The material of the Wish Box is quite special, allowing it to remain when an era ends. However, I've heard that some people have obtained Wish Boxes that looked like coffins, but the cultivators inside were all dead. Others have obtained empty Wish Boxes. So, no one knows the principle of how they are left behind."

"At the same time, even if there are items inside, because they were left and sealed by different powerful experts, no one knows what is inside except for the person who sealed it."

"But I've heard that some people have opened them to find magic treasures or cultivation techniques from previous eras, while others only opened them to find messy things like tree leaves. In short, this thing can be called priceless, or it can be called ordinary. Ultimately, it depends on one's luck."

"I've already opened three, and the harvest was average, but I believe my luck is quite good."

"The method to open it is simple: nourish it with your own magic power. Once nourished to the limit, it can be opened." "Usually, this process is very long. The reason I wanted this one is that it has already been nourished to the point of being about to open." The First Peak genius didn't stop once he started; before Xu Qing could ask, he poured out everything he knew. After finishing, he stepped back a few paces, watching Xu Qing warily.

"If you don't agree, this item can be given to you, but I want that magic tool of yours and the two jade talismans."

Xu Qing pondered, and after thinking, he waved his hand to open the magic ship's barrier. The First Peak youth understood that this was Xu Qing's way of seeing him off and hurriedly flew out.

Until he watched the other party leave the magic ship and follow along on a large sword to the side, Xu Qing withdrew his gaze, sat cross-legged, and steered the magic boat back toward the direction of the Seven Blood Eyes.

He wanted to return as soon as possible to resolve the Life-Linking Talismans of the two, and although the shadow could slowly corrode them, the process was extremely slow, and Xu Qing didn't want to waste time.

Now, sitting cross-legged, he began to organize his harvest from this trip. Moving the dead horse—it had to be said that the storage bag of a Core Formation cultivator at the same level as an Elder was astonishingly rich. Just the face value of the spirit notes added up to over two hundred thousand.

Although the spirit notes were not issued by the Seven Blood Eyes, the sect had places to exchange them, though there was some loss, it wasn't much. As for the other miscellaneous items, Xu Qing estimated they could also sell for over a hundred thousand spirit stones.

As for the two jade talismans, the Seven Blood Eyes main city sold them, starting at tens of thousands of spirit stones, depending on their effects.

And the most valuable item was the feather magic tool.

This kind of harvest made even Xu Qing's heart race. At the same time, he vaguely felt that the other party's savings must be more than this, and what he obtained was likely only a portion.

After all, items like storage bags were generally not just one.

"It's a pity, either it was taken by the person who severely injured him, or it was placed elsewhere by this cultivator." Xu Qing took a deep breath, suppressed his guesses, and felt the remnant soul currently being burned like firewood in his body, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"Let's see how many magic apertures this Elder-level remnant soul, which the Malevolent Fire Soul-Swallowing Scripture says is a Sea Corpse Clan member with astonishing effects, can open for me!" Thinking of this, Xu Qing checked the surrounding defenses, glanced at the First Peak youth who was wary of him, then closed his eyes as the black fire in his body burned fiercely.

Instantly, his thirteen magic apertures roared simultaneously. As the flames rose, the remnant soul of the Sea Corpse Clan, under Xu Qing's control, surged into the fourteenth magic aperture. In an instant, the magic aperture vibrated and was directly forced open.

It didn't end there. Xu Qing controlled the remnant soul, burning like firewood, to continue to charge the fifteenth magic aperture—it also opened! Then the sixteenth, the seventeenth.

Finally, when the twentieth magic aperture was forced open, the remnant soul dissipated, completely exhausted.

"It actually forced open seven magic apertures!!" A sharp glint appeared in Xu Qing's eyes, his heart beating faster. Although he had some expectations for this, he was still shaken.

It was truly the case that the further one went in opening magic apertures, the more difficult it became. He had felt it before; starting from the tenth magic aperture, the soul power required for each one was extremely exaggerated.

But even so, this remnant soul still opened seven for him. This was enough to show its power, which made Xu Qing yearn to obtain more such remnant souls.

"However, the difficulty is still very high." Xu Qing knew very well that the First Peak youth's help was immense this time. If it weren't for the fact that he had used many life-saving jade talismans on himself and assisted from the side, he might not have been able to obtain it even now. "The harvest this time is huge. Return to the sect as soon as possible, resolve the Life-Linking Talismans, reorganize, and then go out to sea again, striving to form the Life Fire in the short term!"

Xu Qing's eyes showed anticipation. After feeling the roar of the twenty magic apertures in his body, he began to nourish these apertures while taking out the feather magic tool.

After holding it in his hand and examining it carefully, he poured his magic power into it to begin his research.

Time passed slowly, and soon three days went by.

While Xu Qing was nourishing his magic apertures and researching the magic tool, the First Peak youth following outside the magic ship finally finished refining the last bit of the Wish Box.

The moment he finished, his expression was incredibly excited. He swept a glance at Xu Qing, and noticing that Xu Qing was still cultivating, he deliberately slowed down his speed. Until he had put some distance between himself and the magic ship, he hurriedly waved his hand, instantly forming a barrier around him to block the view.

Only then did he look down at the iron box in his hand, a gleam of excitement in his eyes.

He hadn't lied to Xu Qing; he had indeed opened three Wish Boxes, but there was one thing he didn't say: the first Wish Box he opened contained an ancient slip.

This ancient slip itself had no value, but the content recorded within concerned the Ancient Emperor Sovereign.

Any item, as long as it was related to the Ancient Emperor Sovereign, was of astonishing value, and this ancient slip recorded the life stories of three Ancient Emperors.

Although it was just a description, it made the First Peak youth yearn for it infinitely after reading it, especially the description of the Xuanyou Ancient Emperor, which said that he loved to hide mysteries in poetry throughout his life. This gave him great inspiration.

At this moment, in his excitement, the First Peak youth took a deep breath, confirmed again that Xu Qing was not paying attention here, and after the wind and waves were calm all around, he raised his hands and rubbed them, patted his forehead, and then hammered his chest a few times. It seemed he was performing some kind of prayer ritual, his eyes even closed. Until half a stick of incense later, he suddenly opened his eyes, a sharp glint appearing as his hands swiftly snapped the box. Crack!

The iron box, which previously had no seams and was a seamless whole, instantly opened like a real box, revealing a jade bottle the size of a finger inside.

This bottle was already covered in black spots and full of an ancient aura, as if it contained some medicinal liquid. Beside it was also an ancient slip. This scene instantly made the First Peak youth's heart excited and his heartbeat quicken.

Because in all these years, except for the first box, the other two boxes he opened contained useless things. Now that he saw this fourth box contained not only an ancient slip but also this small bottle suspected to be medicinal liquid, he was incredibly encouraged. "I made a huge profit!" Muttering, the First Peak youth suddenly became wary. He felt that he now had a tendency to speak normally, which made him alert immediately, so he hurriedly changed. "Not in vain to go to sea in misery, one day of success to reach the peak."

After muttering again, he felt comfortable in his heart. He couldn't wait to pick up the small bottle, looked around, and then opened it swiftly, placing it in front of him to smell. Although this item was well-preserved, a sour smell still wafted out after opening.

The First Peak youth didn't know what this was, but this smell made his spirit lift because he felt that since there was a smell, it meant the liquid inside still had medicinal efficacy.

"A great opportunity of the Jade Dragon Heavenly Spirit, the supreme fortune is mine alone."

But he did not dare to swallow it directly, so he excitedly took a sniff, his face full of intoxication, then hurriedly covered it and lowered his head to look at the ancient slip inside the box.

He took it out and examined it rapidly; soon, the information within it surfaced in his mind. "To the fated one, wishing you well.

"I was born in the Profound Nether Era, bestowed the Dao by the Ancient Emperor. I know not if your Cang God still exists. This wish for a leisurely friend to place treasures is something I disdain; treasures are but refuse to me.

"My hidden store is placed within the bloodline. Whoever opens this wish of the Green Fairy, I bestow it upon my descendants." "To the fated one, do not thank me, farewell."