Chapter 185: Chapter 123: The Treasure in the Jade Box, Handling the Harvest [Subscribe Please]_2

After listening to his words, Zhou Daoyi also nodded slightly and said, “As you said, that person is indeed quite a character, it’s a pity indeed!”

Having said that, he spoke with a hint of curiosity, “You should take out that Magic Artifact which can absorb Spells for me to see, this kind of treasure is something I have rarely heard of.”

Hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately reached into his Storage Pouch and took out the green bronze cauldron Magic Artifact.

After receiving the Magic Artifact from him and studying it for a while, Zhou Daoyi nodded lightly in realization and said, “I see, now I understand.”

Then he explained to the curious Zhou Chun, “This item is forged from a very special kind of Spirit Gold eroding bronze, which itself is a type of Mana-resistant Spirit Gold, capable of withstanding strong spell energies. It’s normally used as an additional material in the creation of other Magic Artifacts to increase the Spell resistance of the artifact itself.”

“And the Artifact Refiner who forged this piece is also a master, who somehow used the eroding bronze as the main material for the Magic Artifact, endowing it with the ability to absorb and erode Spell attacks!”

So that’s how it is?

It’s by utilizing the special properties of the material that this was achieved?

Zhou Chun understood Zhou Daoyi’s explanation, then he took back the green bronze cauldron Magic Artifact and took out another treasure.

“Clan Leader, please look at this. This is the treasure I obtained after prevailing in the Trial Grounds with several others,” he said.

He opened the exquisite jade box to show the treasure inside to Zhou Daoyi.

Inside the jade box, there lay a white longbow.

The body of this longbow was made from some kind of Spirit Bamboo and Beast Bone, with beautiful and mysterious runes engraved on it, while the bowstring was made from a tanned silver-white filament.

Also stored in the jade box with the longbow was a three-foot-long arrow, with a metal arrowhead and a bamboo shaft, which also had beautiful and mysterious runes on it.

“Oh, a rare bow-type Magic Artifact, and it’s a complete set with arrows!”

Zhou Daoyi’s expression revealed his surprise, and he immediately reached out and picked up the longbow, injecting a small amount of Mana to activate it.

Since he had not fused with this item, such activation could not truly unleash the power of the Magic Artifact.

Even so, under the stimulation of his Mana, a series of white electric currents suddenly appeared on the bow.

Seeing this, Zhou Daoyi quickly stopped injecting Mana, allowing the phenomenon to dissipate.

Then he nodded slightly and said, “If I’m not mistaken, this longbow should be forged from a rare type of Spirit Bamboo known as Lightning Bamboo and the bones of some kind of lightning-attribute Demon Beast. The specific power of this bow is hard to gauge, but it is indeed an exquisite Magic Artifact that is hard to come by, very suitable for your use after Foundation Establishment!”

Hearing this, Zhou Chun also felt relieved.

To be honest, when he had opened the jade box and found that it contained a Magic Artifact, Zhou Chun was somewhat disappointed.

Because he wasn’t lacking in Magic Artifacts at the moment, as he could possess several second-tier Magic Artifacts upon reaching Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, this Magic Artifact had been stored in that treasure tower for who knows how many years, and whether its power had greatly diminished over time was still unknown.

Now, having seen Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi’s test and hearing his praise, Zhou Chun was finally able to put his mind at ease.

At that moment, after Zhou Daoyi had appraised the longbow Magic Artifact in the jade box, and seeing that Zhou Chun had no intention of bringing out any other treasures, he waved his hand and said, “Alright, take a rest. As for your other gains from the journey, we will take a closer look and discuss them after returning to the family.”

“Yes, Junior understands,” Zhou Chun replied.

Zhou Chun then began to meditate and regulate his breath, while Zhou Daoyi also started to meditate to recover his Mana.

A few days later, the two smoothly returned to Jiufeng Ridge.

Back at the family, Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun began to carefully count his gains from the trip.

Since the “Heavenly Spirit Trial” did not involve the use of any family resources other than the escort provided by Clan Leader Zhou Daoyi, Zhou Chun’s earnnings naturally belonged entirely to him.

However, as a Family Cultivator, he would definitely prioritize offering what he obtained to the family.

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Especially the Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine he acquired this time, it was much better for the family to handle these items than for him personally to sell them in the marketplace.

After counting for most of the day, the two of them estimated the value of various Magic Artifacts, Elixirs, Talismans, and Spiritual Medicine that Zhou Chun had obtained.

“Other items are easy to deal with. Those that you find difficult to handle can be taken in by the family first, converted into family merit for you. In the future, if you wish to purchase any Spiritual Objects, the family can also give priority to pooling resources to help you,”

“But how do you plan to distribute these three Soul Heart Fruits?”

“A Cultivator can only consume one of these fruits. Surely you wouldn’t consider selling them for Spirit Coins?”

In the Central Peace Hall, after Zhou Daoyi and Zhou Chun finished tallying up the various items in Zhou Chun’s Storage Pouch, they naturally discussed the disposition of these items, and then Zhou Daoyi directly pointed out the key issue.

“Soul Heart Fruit” is a rare fruit that has a significant effect when directly consumed by Cultivators and is hard to buy even with money.

Zhou Daoyi felt that Zhou Chun would not be foolish enough to sell them for Spirit Coins, but he was not certain how Zhou Chun would handle them.

So, he asked the question.

Zhou Chun, in fact, had long since decided how to deal with them.

Upon hearing Zhou Daoyi’s words, he immediately responded without hesitation, “I plan to consume one myself, and gift the remaining two to the Clan Leader and the Third Elder, as thanks for your unwavering support and care for me all this time!”

“Gift them to me and the Third Elder?”

Zhou Daoyi was slightly taken aback, having not expected Zhou Chun to offer this.

“Yes, the Soul Heart Fruit can reinforce the Divine Soul and enhance Divine Sense, and it is effective for Foundation Establishment Cultivators as well. If you and the Third Elder consume it, it should make it easier for you when you attempt to reach the Purple Mansion stage,”

Zhou Chun nodded, revealing his true intentions for his actions.

“Alright, since you have this intention, I will accept your gift. As for the Third Elder’s portion, go and give it to him personally later,”

After staring at Zhou Chun for a good while, assuring himself of his sincerity, Zhou Daoyi nodded with a smile and accepted Zhou Chun’s heartfelt offering.

Zhou Chun was right; consuming “Soul Heart Fruit” could indeed have a beneficial effect on opening the Purple Mansion in the future.

With aspirations to reach higher realms, Zhou Daoyi certainly wouldn’t turn down such a treasure.

He then negotiated with Zhou Chun and took most of the items that were hard for Zhou Chun to handle into the family’s possession, converting them into more than seven thousand eight hundred points of family merit.

Only some Magic Artifacts, Talismans, and Elixirs like “Rejuvenation Pill” were kept by Zhou Chun for future use.

Finally, it was time to decide on the disposal of the Fragrant Musk Deer and that half pound of Spirit Spice.

After a rather long period of contemplation regarding these two items, Zhou Daoyi finally made a suggestion to Zhou Chun.

“My suggestion is to keep the Spirit Spice. Later, when you’ve succeeded in Foundation Establishment, if you encounter any rare items or wish to present gifts to high-level Cultivators, this item would be an excellent choice,”

“As for the Fragrant Musk Deer, we’ll raise it in the family for now. In the future, half of the Spirit Spice it produces will be yours to dispose of. What do you think?”

Zhou Chun is not short of Spirit Coins at the moment, and he has even more family merit than he can use.

Zhou Daoyi also knew that trading with family merit for these two items would be too much of a loss for Zhou Chun and thus made this suggestion.

This proposal was indeed a win-win solution for Zhou Chun.

Therefore, Zhou Chun hardly hesitated and quickly nodded in agreement, “Junior has no objections.”

“Then let’s settle it this way. Later on, write out the experiences of this trial and hand them over for me and the other Elders to read,”

Zhou Daoyi said, before storing away the items that were entrusted to the family, which would be dealt with by the relevant personnel afterward.

Afterwards, the two of them went their separate ways. He himself headed to the mountaintop to report Zhou Chun’s achievements to the Supreme Elder Zhou Mingde, while Zhou Chun carried the “Soul Heart Fruit” to visit the Third Elder Zhou Daoquan at Flying Rock Peak.

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