Chapter 37: Great Harvest

After Luo Yao and Xiao Kui left the auction house, they quickly vanished into the crowd of the Market, changing their appearances and concealing their auras before lingering there for a while, only then departing the city.

Once outside the city, the two discovered that quite a few people were still following them, so they returned to the Market; upon entering, Luo Yao produced a Token from the Ziguang Sect.

Then, while those people behind them were verifying their identities at the Market entrance, they quickly hid inside a shop within the Market.

After an unknown duration, Luo Yao and the other one hurriedly left the Market and headed toward the Xuanyuan Sect.

However, the two unexpectedly discovered that one person had not been shaken off.

Moreover, that person was actually an acquaintance of theirs.

Unless they had no way to continue exploring!

Luo Yao frowned; looking at the map's location, it seemed not far from here, about forty or fifty li.

Xiao Kui suddenly remembered something: on the road earlier, they had encountered bandits, the two had killed two bandits, and Xiao Kui had taken their Storage Bags as well.

Of course, Luo Yao, having finally encountered such an opportunity, naturally would not miss it; she just did not know whether this Cave Abode had already been fully explored by them.

Otherwise, even if she did not die, she would suffer severe injuries.

Just right, since her offensive means were too few; with this Strange Treasure, her strength increased considerably, and next time she encountered a cultivator in the Qi Refining Late Stage, she would be able to injure them.

Originally, Luo Yao thought that with Xiao Kui's help, she might be able to deal with someone at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer, but now it seemed the gap was still too large.

That is the name of that Weapon.

Pills, Talisman Paper, Spirit Herbs, Dharma Treasures, Spirit Stones...

Now that she did not lack money, she naturally looked down on these things; she took what she could use, and gave the rest to Xiao Kui.

"Even if you go to block him, how long can you block? By the time he deals with you, he will catch up very quickly."

Luo Yao lay on the bed, spread out in a big star shape, closed her eyes, and thought about countermeasures.

Hearing this, Luo Yao suddenly sat up on the bed; she remembered that the Storage Bag she had obtained from killing bandits the first time had made her a huge profit, and now she did not know if such good luck still existed.

This was also the reason she had not bought Pills upon arriving at the Market; with the connection of Yan Jie, buying Pills from Elder Xu might be even cheaper.

Each person took a Storage Bag and dumped everything inside out.

It was precisely the man at the Qi Refining Tenth Layer who had competed with Luo Yao for the Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talisman at the auction earlier.

Strange Treasure, as the name implies, is a Dharma Treasure with special abilities.

Or rather, it cannot be called by the current naming convention of the Immortal Cultivation World; it should be called by the naming convention of the Guxiushi—Strange Treasure.

Therefore, this made Luo Yao understand that it was absolutely not an ordinary Weapon; she did not expect Xiao Kui had already snatched it.

While Luo Yao breathed a sigh of relief, she was also somewhat delighted, because this powerful Strange Treasure now belonged to her.

In a short while, Luo Yao put away the Seven-Colored Dice and the Array.

Xiao Kui held a piece of parchment and handed it over, saying, "This is a map of a Guxiushi Cave Abode."

Without hesitation, Luo Yao refined those few flying needles, and instantly learned the information of those flying needles.

She examined this Cave Abode map; it was covered with many symbols; after careful study, she confirmed that the markings indicated the places they had explored and the places not yet explored.

Obviously, she did not know which unlucky ghost had found it in which Guxiushi Cave Abode; however, it seemed the refinement was not yet fully successful, so it had not fully unleashed the full power of this Strange Treasure.

It can injure a cultivator's Divine Sense!

There are also cultivators who, from Guxiushi Cave Abodes, obtained the legendary Immortal Artifacts.

Earlier, that cultivator controlled those flying needles; although Luo Yao blocked them, he was inexplicably injured.

After Luo Yao dispelled the Array, Xiao Kui immediately sensed the aura of that Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivator and instantly became serious.

Luo Yao wished time would pass faster, so that her Golden Finger could be used.

Many cultivators have perished in Guxiushi Cave Abodes; there were the favored sons of great sects, as well as Golden Core and Nascent Soul great powers...

And this Flying Shadow Needle is a Strange Treasure.

"Eh, Xiao Yao, look!"

However, now that they were being followed, they could not explore the Guxiushi Cave Abode for the time being, unless they dealt with that Qi Refining Tenth Layer cultivator.

Some cultivators became overnight rich from Guxiushi Cave Abodes.

"Let's find a place to stay first; anyway, he dares not act against us inside the Market, and we can use this time to think of other methods."

Luo Yao put away the map and looked at the other items: over a dozen sheets of Talisman Paper, over a dozen bottles of Pills, more than a hundred Spirit Stones, and some Spirit Herbs and Jade Slips.

However, Luo Yao did not know why they did not fully explore it before leaving; if it were her, she would absolutely explore the Cave Abode completely before leaving, to avoid someone else snatching it first when she returned next time.

"That person is still around!"

"Looking at it this way, there are many things I need to use my Golden Finger for: Spirit Concealment Talismans, Thousand-Mile Teleportation Talismans, and Pure Spirit Pills..."

In short, in one sentence, Guxiushi Cave Abodes are full of opportunities.

I still need to stay away from Zhao Yang and cannot clash with him.

"Don't!"

"Let's rest for a while first!"

Overall, the most valuable items were that map of the Guxiushi Cave Abode and that Flying Shadow Needle Dharma Treasure.

However, time sometimes passes slowly, and sometimes passes very quickly.

Xiao Kui fell silent; Luo Yao was right.

All kinds of things came into view; what made Luo Yao's eyes light up were those few flying needles.

The night passed without incident.

Luo Yao pulled her, saying, "We couldn't even deal with that Qi Refining Eighth Layer cultivator earlier, let alone a Qi Refining Tenth Layer one."

There are cultivators without Spirit Roots who obtained opportunities from Guxiushi Cave Abodes and thus became Nascent Soul great powers.

Luo Yao woke up early; today was a new day, meaning her Golden Finger could be used.

"By the way, I almost forgot this."

If she bought more and took one pill every day, then very soon, the strength of her Divine Soul would be comparable to the Qi Refining Late Stage, and she would be able to cultivate the powerful Spells in the Nine Nether Departing Water Art.

"Flying Shadow Needle!"

"What should we do?" After Xiao Kui asked, she made a decision. "I'll go block her. You take the chance to head back to the sect, Xiao Yao."

One must know that a cultivator's Divine Sense cannot be seen or touched, so Dharma Treasures capable of harming Divine Sense are extremely rare.

As for the rest…

The two found an inn, booked a room—one room for the two of them—then Luo Yao took out the formation disk. Once activated, people outside could not use Divine Sense to probe what was happening inside.

At the time, she had been in such a rush to escape the pursuit of the Qi Refinement Eighth-Layer cultivator that she forgot to give the two Storage Bags to Luo Yao.

Of course, she kept those Spirit Herbs, planning to give them to Yan Jie to see if she could use them, and then buy some Pills from Xu Zhanglao.

Obviously, he was determined to obtain the Thousand-Li Teleportation Talisman.

Of course, opportunity and crisis coexist.

Without the slightest hesitation, she took out the Seven-Colored Dice. Whether this crisis could be resolved depended on whether the Golden Finger would come through.

It was neither a mundane artifact nor a Dharma Artifact.

Take that Clear Spirit Pill—after Luo Yao took it, the effect was excellent, and her soul's strength increased considerably.

That was secondary. More importantly, she could buy some good Pills at a suitable price.

Hearing this, Luo Yao's eyes immediately lit up. The Ancient Cultivator Cave Abode—she had heard plenty of rumors about it.

"It's fine, I've thought of a way!"

Luo Yao smiled, reassuring her.

(End of this chapter)