Immortal Path Space

Chapter 290: Harvest

As Hu Jian's heartbeat slowly recovered, his other internal organs began to recover as well. Although he was still in a coma, his life was no longer in danger.

Luo Zhongjie retrieved Hu Jian's severed arm and attempted to reattach it at the stump. Unfortunately, in this short span of time, the vitality in the severed arm had already extinguished, turning it into a lifeless chunk of flesh that couldn't be reattached.

Judging from the combat techniques, the Old Man appeared to be practicing a cultivation technique related to the Wood Element, a technique skilled at severing one's life force. This was especially devastating when wielded by someone at the Golden Core cultivation level, as the flesh of those at the Qi Cultivation stage could hardly withstand it.

From that moment on, Hu Jian was left with only one arm.

Spiritual Herbs capable of regenerating limbs were exceedingly rare. Wang Hong had been mingling in the Cultivation World for decades, and he had only heard of such Spiritual Herbs but never seen one.

Unless Hu Jian advanced to the Nascent Soul stage, only cultivators at that level possessed the ability to regenerate severed limbs magically. However, reaching the Nascent Soul stage was an incredibly arduous task, and even with the assistance of Space, Wang Hong couldn't be sure if he would ever reach such heights.

To Wang Hong's knowledge, in the entire East Zhou Cultivation Realm, there were probably only about twenty Nascent Soul stage cultivators. Among the six major Sects, Taihao Sect had three Nascent Soul cultivators, while the other Sects typically had two. Altogether, the six major Sects had thirteen Nascent Soul cultivators, and a few mid-tier Sects had one Nascent Soul cultivator each.

Furthermore, Wang Hong had heard of a loose cultivator in the Cultivation World who had reached the Nascent Soul stage, although it was a mystery how they had achieved such a level.

After confirming that Hu Jian was out of immediate danger, Wang Hong collected all the items on the Old Man's person and then incinerated the body with a burst of flames.

"The next time we go to Qianqiao City, remember to discreetly gather information and find out who this Old Man was and which faction he belonged to," Wang Hong instructed Luo Zhongjie as they returned to their Flying Boat.

He needed to know the origin of their enemy to be better prepared in the future.

"Yes!" Luo Zhongjie replied with a look of determination. Even though they were currently powerless to retaliate against the force that had attacked them, he was resolved to seek vengeance once they gained the strength.

Wang Hong ordered his Qi Cultivation stage subordinates to operate the Flying Boat, heading in the direction of Azure Void City.

During the recent battle, they had been unable to participate due to their Qi Cultivation stage cultivation level. They couldn't even perform controlled flight techniques and had to watch from the Flying Boat.

Wang Hong took a moment to rest on the Flying Boat before carefully examining the items from the Old Man's possession.

The Old Man's Storage Bag was quite large, measuring ten zhang in all dimensions. Wang Hong emptied its contents onto the deck of the Flying Boat, making the already cramped space even more crowded.

The first thing that caught his eye was a large pile of Spirit Stones. There were over two million low-grade Spirit Stones and more than five hundred mid-grade Spirit Stones. This was no small fortune, even among Golden Core cultivators.

Next, there were various supplies stored in different crates, some of which had the names of merchant caravans written on them. It seemed that this Old Man had plundered numerous merchant caravans.

Wang Hong opened all these crates to find dozens of Spiritual Weapons, all of which were of high quality. Even a Golden Core cultivator would find them appealing.

Among the many crates, the most abundant were various refining tool materials, with most of them being second-tier materials and a small amount of third-tier materials. Surprisingly, there were over a dozen pieces of Profound Iron, the same kind that Wang Hong had acquired in Boundary City last time.

These materials were exactly what Wang Hong urgently needed. With these refining tool materials, he could craft more standard Spiritual Weapons, significantly enhancing the strength of his subordinates.

In addition to these items, there were also a few Spirit Pills, Spiritual Herbs, and other miscellaneous items.

This Old Man had slaughtered more than a dozen merchant caravans, seizing their treasures. Although he had given some of it to his family members upon returning, he had selfishly kept the best items for himself, which now benefited Wang Hong.

Over the years, he had also gathered some third-tier materials for refining a treasure for himself, and now all of it fell into Wang Hong's hands.

Wang Hong collected all the refining tool materials and handed the remaining Spirit Stones, Spiritual Weapons, and other items to Luo Zhongjie, allowing his subordinates to exchange them freely based on their contributions.

During the return journey on the Flying Boat, Luo Zhongjie was somewhat disappointed that they didn't encounter any treasure-seeking cultivators. After all, they had recently cleared this route of them during their journey to Azure Void City.

In the short term, there wouldn't be any treasure-seeking cultivators on this route, as even crops didn't grow back this quickly after being harvested.

Upon returning to Azure Void City, Xu Lun's East Zhou Trading Company had acquired a considerable amount of merchandise from Qianqiao City. To accommodate this, Xu Lun had set aside another floor specifically for selling these goods, primarily consisting of Magical Weapons, Spiritual Weapons, refining tool materials, and Puppets.

The addition of these goods quickly attracted numerous cultivators who came to purchase, boosting the company's business.

From then on, East Zhou Trading Company expanded its range of products to include Spirit Herbs, spirit fruits, Pills, Spirit Wine, Magical Weapons, Spiritual Weapons, refining tool materials, and more.

The reputation of East Zhou Trading Company gradually spread throughout Azure Void City, and it slowly became one of the top businesses in the city.

At this point, some small shops also began to purchase goods from East Zhou Trading Company because most trading companies provided goods to smaller businesses at wholesale prices.

East Zhou Trading Company hadn't engaged in this business before, but now that they had their own merchant caravans, they decided to do so.

Furthermore, since the merchant caravan had brought back a substantial amount of merchandise, the Immortal Way Trading Company had promised to increase their supply of Spiritual Herbs, further strengthening their partnership.

Although Azure Void City was large and had many shops, most of them were small-scale businesses. There were only a few truly successful large-scale businesses.

The largest business in Azure Void City was Qingxu Tower, which was established by the Qingxu Sect and essentially owned the entire city. No one could compete with it or encroach on its market share because they lacked the resources and power to do so.

Beneath Qingxu Tower in terms of strength was the Ten Shops Alliance, led by Myriad Treasures Tower. These ten shops had formed an alliance to work together, share profits, and eliminate competition.

Every year, the Ten Shops Alliance held a Qi Cultivation item auction, during which they usually auctioned a Foundation Establishment Pill, attracting numerous Qi Cultivation cultivators. Every five years, they also hosted a Foundation Building cultivator auction, drawing Foundation Building cultivators not only from Azure Void City but from other regions as well.

Wang Hong had participated in several Qi Cultivation auctions in the past and had acquired items such as the Green Spirit Peach and the Misty Illusion Mask.

At this moment, the ten shopkeepers of the Ten Shops Alliance gathered to discuss the preparations for their annual Qi Cultivation auction.

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