Chapter 183

Not long after.

Wang Ping'an watched the sneaking paper person run in, his little face full of undisguised joy; as soon as the paper person jumped into the cradle, he immediately stored it in the World Pearl.

He also entered the World Pearl!

Afterward, he eagerly took out his storage bag.

One after another, he took out cloth bags, opened them, and poured out piece after piece of low-grade spirit stones, like piles upon piles of small hills.

There were as many as seven thousand low-grade spirit stones!

Wang Ping'an watched strands of mysterious aura shrouding the piles of spirit stone mountains, as each low-grade spirit stone gradually disappeared; his face and eyes were full of undisguised curiosity.

He eagerly awaited what astonishing changes would occur after the World Pearl devoured so many low-grade spirit stones, hoping it would increase its area by as much as ten mu.

That way he could plant more spirit fruit trees, spirit rice, and spirit medicines!

Wang Ping'an had no time to constantly notice the signs of the World Pearl gradually growing as it devoured the low-grade spirit stones; with a thought, he took out one storage bag after another from the very first storage bag.

These were the spoils he had scavenged from four monsters and one Evil Cultivator!

Wang Ping'an was very hopeful that there would be a satisfying haul inside, but recalling not long ago, when he had looted the spoils from other Evil Cultivators and monsters who had ambushed him, they were nothing but scrap copper and rotten iron.

His inner hope gradually dwindled!

With a thought, Wang Ping'an checked five storage bags in succession; to his disappointment, aside from piece after piece of low-grade spirit stones, they contained only bottle after bottle of pills.

He did not know what kind of pills they were!

Wang Ping'an instinctively glanced at it and saw the porcelain bottle engraved with three different names: 'Body Tempering Pill', 'Qi-Blood Pill', and 'Qi Refining Pill'.

Clearly, they were three different kinds of pills!

Seeing this, Wang Ping'an's eyes lit up at once; aside from the Qi Refining Pill, he had not yet learned how to make the other two kinds of pills.

With a thought,

Two different pills appeared in his palm!

Wang Ping'an opened it, poured out a pill, pinched it in his palm, brought it to his nose to sniff, and a tempting aroma entered his nostrils.

He was quite puzzled, for he was clearly an consciousness body, yet he had such an obvious sense of smell.

However,

Now was not the time for him to worry about these things!

"Ding! You carefully sniffed a Body Tempering Pill; congratulations on earning the reward: Pill: Body Tempering Pill 【Entry Level】!"

The next moment, as a mechanical, cold voice sounded in his mind, Wang Ping'an's mind gained another strand of unfamiliar consciousness.

It was precisely the method for refining Body Tempering Pills!

Unfortunately,

He currently lacked a pill furnace, had no way to control fire, and had no raw materials for Body Tempering Pills; even if he learned the method, he could not use it.

Moreover,

He can currently make money by drawing talismans; there's no need to switch to refining pills.

He knows the principle of biting off more than one can chew; it's not that he doesn't understand.

Of course.

He knows it, but he seldom pays attention; the system's numerous skills, which he has raised to Mastery, are clear proof that he disregards the principle of biting off more than one can chew.

He actually considered that refining pills for profit and drawing talismans for profit are not conflicting; rather, they can complement each other.

The problem is, to sell his refined pills at a high price, they need to have their own distinctive features; if their effects are no different from ordinary pills, how could they command a high price?

To make his refined pills surpass those of his peers, besides having profound refining techniques, he also needs to tamper with the raw materials.

Therefore.

The urgent priority is to earn Low-grade Spirit Stones, increase the area of the World Pearl, then plant spiritual herbs, and finally refine pills for profit.

Wang Ping'an put back the pill he was pinching in his hand, closed the ceramic bottle, returned it to his storage bag, and then took out another ceramic bottle.

Open it.

He took out a pill, pinched it between two fingers, placed it at the tip of his nose, and sniffed.

"Ding! After carefully smelling a 'Qi Blood Pill', congratulations, you have received a reward: Pill: Qi Blood Pill【Entry Level】!"

As a mechanical, cold voice sounded again in his mind, bringing a strange memory, Wang Ping'an put away the bottle of Qi Blood Pill in his hand, looked at the other items in his storage bag, and his face was full of disappointment.

They are one magical weapon after another!

Just.

Many of the magical weapons are stained with blood, and eight or nine out of ten are spoils of battle.

This novel you have reached.

Wang Ping'an, with a thought, took out one magical weapon after another from several storage bags, piled them together, gazed at them for a long time, and slightly furrowed his brow.

He didn't know whether he should obtain the refining methods from these magical weapons.

Magical weapons are not as easy to sell as talismans and pills; although it's possible, you could go three years without a sale, but when you do sell, you can live off the proceeds for three years—each weapon can fetch a high price.

But the problem is, these magical weapons are likely low-grade; they're not worthless—at least they're more valuable than talismans and pills—but the problem is they're not easy to sell.

If you refine too many, unless you dump them cheaply, you'll easily end up stuck with them.

Moreover.

If he comes into contact with more advanced magical weapons, he can learn their refining methods; advanced magical weapons, on the other hand, can achieve a situation where demand outstrips supply.

As long as there is a merchants' association, the more powerful the magical weapon, the more they will buy, and they can also offer high prices.

There's absolutely no need to waste time on low-grade magical weapons!

"Just, since these magical weapons are spoils, why don't the monsters and Evil Cultivators sell them but keep them? Could it be they're afraid that selling them would provoke revenge from the buyers' relatives and friends?"

Wang Ping'an slightly furrowed his brow, myriad thoughts rose in his mind; he didn't believe that those monsters and Evil Cultivators kept so many magical weapons for their own use, and, pondering, he said:

"Could it be that these magical weapons are hard to sell, so they can only be kept and sold slowly?"

Besides this possibility, he couldn't think of any other reason they would leave behind so many magic artifacts.

In a moment, it once again gave Wang Ping'an a reason to avoid these low-level magic artifacts and to learn how to craft them.

Well, I can already make money by drawing talismans; when I have time, I can plant spiritual herbs in the World Pearl and also make money by refining elixirs.

There's no need to make money by crafting magic artifacts anymore; furthermore, if one does craft magic artifacts, they should craft powerful ones, which not only earn more but are also easier to sell!

Wang Ping'an made up his mind, preparing to gather the pile of magic artifacts before him; he looked up and discovered that the mound of magic artifacts was shrouded in a black aura, the artifacts gradually corroded, turning into molten iron that slowly seeped into the soil.

Seeing this, Wang Ping'an was startled; he looked up and saw that the Land God around the World Pearl had obviously expanded greatly; the rate of increase was far faster than merely consuming low-grade spirit stones—by who knows how many times.

Wang Ping'an's eyes lit up instantly, and he exclaimed excitedly, 'Can these magic artifacts also increase the area of the World Pearl?'

(End of chapter)