Chapter 82: Three Days and Three Nights
Chapter 82: Three Days and Three Nights
To be fair, two cubic meters of storage space was actually not considered small.
Though Ling Yi didn’t know how big storage artifacts were in the cultivation world, just looking at their rarity made it clear that possessing one was already remarkable.
Hadn’t they seen that Silly Sister, the youngest elder of Heaven’s Gate Sect, didn’t even manage to get a storage artifact?
Besides, while two cubic meters wasn’t very large, it could still hold many things.
It was definitely much more practical than a backpack.
Normally, he could either keep it in his pocket or hold it in his hand to play with, so it wouldn’t draw attention at all.
The reason he felt somewhat disappointed was because the Enchantress had bragged too much at the beginning, making Ling Yi’s imagination run wild.
But in the end, she told him it was only two cubic meters…
It just felt like such a letdown.
“Then after you finish making it this time, can it be improved later?” Ling Yi asked.
If it couldn’t be improved, he would rather have the Enchantress stop right now.
It could have held an entire city, but ended up with just two cubic meters. Wasn’t that a waste of potential?
“Improve what?” The Enchantress was stunned for a moment, then realized what he meant. Her tone carried a hint of disdain. “Just a broken stone. Wasting it is wasting it. When we can make higher-level storage artifacts later, we’ll find better materials.”
“…”
She truly was the Enchantress.
She could always find a new point to brag about.
You just had to admire it.
Soon, the Enchantress used Ling Yi’s hands to finish carving the Starstone. Her technique was indeed far superior to Ling Yi’s.
It could be said there was simply no comparison between the two.
From the outside, the Starstone with the formation array carved into it looked almost unchanged, except for the addition of some mysterious patterns and lines.
But it felt as though these patterns and lines had naturally grown on it.
Unless you had a photo, almost no one could tell it was different from before.
Then, the Enchantress taught Ling Yi how to use it.
“With storage artifacts, the method to open and close them is actually very simple. Putting things inside isn’t hard either. What’s difficult is that once it falls into someone else’s hands, how do you prevent them from easily taking the things inside!”
“Of course, that’s for ordinary people’s storage artifacts. But the one I made… is different!”
There she went again!
Ling Yi felt exasperated.
The Enchantress no longer brought up topics like a whole planet or a city. Instead, she directly showed off her unique technique to Ling Yi. Even if the owner died, no one else could easily open this storage artifact.
“So, you can put your most valuable things in here from now on. Like those picture books you’ve collected over the years…”
“I don’t have picture books!” Ling Yi retorted. “Don’t frame me with false accusations.”
“Hmph.” The Enchantress said lightly. “Really? In that house at Zongwu Academy…”
“Those must have been brought by Eleventh Brother and the others. I’ll definitely scold them when I see them next time!” Ling Yi said seriously.
After the storage artifact was made, Ling Yi let out a sigh of relief.
If they really hadn’t found the materials to make a storage artifact here, he would have stripped off his clothes without hesitation to carry things.
It wasn’t like he’d be completely naked; the outside world was vast, and he could treat it like a swimming pool.
Who would leave a treasure mountain empty-handed?
But now it seemed, he didn’t need to show off his well-built body to outsiders anymore.
“Let’s pick the most valuable things first.”
The Enchantress’s eyes were the sharpest. The valuables in this treasure vault almost couldn’t escape her notice.
First were various cultivation materials for the Golden Body Realm.
The Enchantress directed, and Ling Yi stored them into the Starstone.
Though he didn’t say anything out loud, Ling Yi was very grateful to the Enchantress in his heart.
“These materials for tempering the golden body are of passable quality. Especially these bottles of demon beast blood—they’re actually all at the Dao-Entry Grade of the fifth tier. They’re considered good stuff for you.”
“Mm, these medicinal herbs are also acceptable. Even the worst is over seven hundred years old. A passable little treasure.”
“These ore pieces—yes, just these few. Don’t take the others. Don’t let their dull, unremarkable appearance fool you. They’re essential materials for tempering the golden body. Grind them into powder, add them to water, and they’ll slowly make your tendons and bones stronger…”
“This…”
“And this…”
“Over there…”
Under the Enchantress’s directions, Ling Yi began rushing all over the treasure vault.
Because the space inside the Starstone was limited, the Enchantress only picked the absolute top-tier items.
Most were various cultivation resources.
Not only for the Golden Body Realm, but many at the Dao-Entry Grade too.
Even in one corner, they found a Primordial Spirit-grade great medicinal herb sealed in a jade box!
Even the Enchantress was a bit surprised.
“This great medicinal herb… is quite valuable. Though it can’t compare to the Primordial Spirit Fruit, for sixth-tier cultivators, this is an excellent tonic.”
Then she sneered mockingly. “Heaven’s Gate Sect probably never had a sixth-tier cultivator. Otherwise, how could such a treasure be left here to gather dust? Take it, take it!”
Ling Yi unhesitatingly stored the jade box into the Starstone.
By now, the two cubic meters of space inside the Starstone were almost completely filled.
Yet, the huge treasure vault still had loads of good things piled everywhere.
Ling Yi sighed. It seemed this was fate’s arrangement.
Emptying Heaven’s Gate Sect’s treasure vault was probably impossible.
But this was good, too. If he really emptied it completely, Feng Bubian would probably fight him to the death.
While there were still gaps, Ling Yi ran over to the weapons section, took over a dozen swords and blades, found spaces, and crammed the Starstone absolutely full.
“If this thing could be absorbed into the body, that’d be great,” Ling Yi said, weighing the Starstone in his hand.
“Not possible yet. You probably won’t have such a divine ability until you reach the Primordial Spirit Realm,” the Enchantress replied.
Ling Yi didn’t dwell on it. He walked directly toward the mountain-like pile of spirit stones. It would be a huge waste not to cultivate a bit with so many spirit stones available.
He leaped lightly, landing directly on the neatly stacked spirit stones, where he sat cross-legged and began operating his cultivation method.
Boom!
A terrifying suction force instantly erupted from Ling Yi’s body.
A surging wave of energy immediately rose from the enormous pile of spirit stones beneath him.
Devouring like a whale, absorbing like a rainbow!
Ling Yi pushed his cultivation method to its limit. The experience of cultivating while sitting on a mountain of spirit stones was truly rare.
Who knew when he might get such a chance again.
The night passed without words.
Qian Luoying waited outside the Treasure Vault for an entire night.
If not for the anxious expressions on the faces of the Treasure Vault guards and Feng Bubian’s disciples, she might have suspected that Ling Yi had been tricked by these people!
He had gone in for so long without coming out—what exactly was he doing inside?
Though the Treasure Vault was large, it shouldn’t take this long to pick out what he wanted!
As a member of the Council of Elders, Qian Luoying actually knew very well what was inside the Treasure Vault.
The most valuable items weren’t the mountains of Spirit Stones, but the various cultivation resources!
For example, Dao-Entry Grade Demon Beast blood, medicinal herbs over a thousand years old, and various rare minerals… these were the real treasures.
Even if you had money, it would be hard to buy such things on the market!
In the Cultivation World, most Sects had little interaction with each other, but there were still many trading places.
However, in markets that weren’t open to the secular world, it was difficult to obtain truly top-tier materials.
Whenever good items appeared, they often sparked fierce competition.
Cultivators rarely sold their cultivation resources, and since these were consumables, it led to a shortage of resources in the Cultivation World.
This was why many Sects secretly sought agents in the secular world and established some influence there.
Though cultivation resources were even scarcer in the secular world, with many people working together, some occasionally appeared.
Qian Luoying had initially thought that Ling Yi wouldn’t be able to take much this time, but she could occasionally share her own portion with him through her two disciples.
This way, she wouldn’t harm the Sect’s interests or affect others.
It was a small thing she could do for Ling Yi within her abilities.
That was why she hadn’t told him in advance what to take inside.
Time passed quickly.
Two more days went by in a blink.
Ling Yi had been inside the Treasure Vault for three days and three nights.
Qian Luoying had also waited here for three days and three nights.
Ling Yi still hadn’t come out, but Feng Bubian showed up instead.
“He hasn’t come out yet?” Feng Bubian asked Qian Luoying as soon as he arrived.
“I wanted to ask you the same thing. Did you do something?” Qian Luoying frowned.
“I… I didn’t do anything!” Feng Bubian looked wronged as he stared at Qian Luoying. “If you don’t believe me, ask them. I didn’t even come with him!”
Feng Bubian’s disciple chimed in, “That’s right, Elder Qian. We saw Young Master Ling go in ourselves…”
The guards also nodded. “Yes, we all saw him go in.”
Seeing that they didn’t seem to be lying, Qian Luoying thought to herself, could he be cultivating inside?
She knew how fast Ling Yi “ate” Spirit Stones. She hadn’t thought of it before, but with him staying inside for three days, she couldn’t help but consider the possibility.
So, the request to open the Treasure Vault door that was on the tip of her tongue was swallowed back down.
However, while she held back, Feng Bubian couldn’t contain himself anymore.
Looking at the guards, he said sternly, “Open the door. If something happens to Young Master Ling inside, it will be hard to explain!”
Given the situation, Qian Luoying had no reason to stop them. She could only watch as the Treasure Vault guards opened the door.
Then everyone peered inside.
Deep in the Treasure Vault, where the Spirit Stones were piled, a figure sat cross-legged on top of the stones, motionless as a mountain.
Hearing the door open, Ling Yi inside frowned slightly. Then he opened his eyes and saw Qian Luoying, Feng Bubian, and the others standing at the entrance.
He took a deep breath, lightly leaped down from the pile.
Then, with a calm expression, he grabbed an ancient-looking longsword with his left hand and a rope with his right.
Tied to the rope was a string of… no less than a dozen Jade Boxes, each containing a Great Medicinal Herb.
He slung it over his shoulder, flashed a bright smile, and sauntered out casually.
The people outside stared at him wide-eyed, their faces dumbfounded.
Was… was this allowed?
How… how was there a rope inside the Treasure Vault?
Feng Bubian blinked, watching Ling Yi walk out smiling, unable to say a word.