In Chen Zhaofeng's storage bag, Chu Xuan found treasures too numerous to count. The first things to catch his eye were small spiritual stones piled into a small mountain, roughly totaling over four thousand pieces. Even medium spiritual stones formed a little mound, numbering at least thirty.
These stones, if used as energy sources for arrays, could maintain normal operation for up to ten years under typical circumstances, far surpassing the output of small spiritual stones.
Next, he discovered the top-grade magic tool. It was palm-sized and resembled a beehive, entirely crimson in color with only the residual imprint of Chen Zhaofeng.
Chu Xuan sensed the nature of the imprint with a click of his tongue, "A soul blood mark, truly a waste of my time."
The soul blood mark, compared to spirit soul and blood essence marks, was more firmly ingrained and made manipulation as natural as moving one's own limb, second only to a life-bound mark.
Eradicating the soul blood mark was naturally the most time-consuming task. Despite Chu Xuan's soul strength far surpassing Chen Zhaofeng's, it took him four full hours to erase it.
Following that, Chu Xuan sanctified the magic tool with his own blood essence, finally bringing it under his control.
After a while, he opened his eyes, now fully aware of the magic tool's unique capabilities.
"The top grade magic tool, the Blood Beehive, contains a millennium-dormant Blood Bee Queen egg... if the Blood Beehive is cultivated as a life-bound magic tool, then the Queen Bee will also become a life-bound Gu. The Blood Bee can differentiate into various tribes.
The Warrior Bees possess a strong desire for battle and feast on flesh, while the Worker Bees, though not suited for combat, can extract energy from the flesh to produce highly pure blood honey.
As the Queen advances in rank and her bloodline strengthens, the types of Blood Bees it can differentiate into will increase. This treasure demands a powerful spirit; without sufficient soul strength, one cannot fully control it."
Chu Xuan marveled at the Blood Beehive's virtues. It was indeed a valuable item, though it required a strong soul to manage.
The Thousand Insects Sect, unlike the long-established major sects of the righteous path, lacked secret techniques for soul cultivation. Only a few within the sect could wield the Blood Beehive.
No wonder the Hundred Gu Daoist made Chen Zhaofeng his chief disciple upon learning he could control the Blood Beehive. And no wonder Wan Wuying, despite treating Chen Zhaofeng well, was betrayed.
Chu Xuan's smile deepened. Who wouldn't covet the Blood Beehive lying before him?
As for it being a life-bound magic tool... Many cultivators mistakenly believe one can only refine one in a lifetime. If one's soul is robust enough, and one has ample blood essence to spare without hampering cultivation, then as many life-bound magic tools as desired can be crafted.
Chu Xuan was exactly the type of cultivator who feared neither soul nor blood essence depletion. For him, cultivation resources were plentiful, and any deficits in soul strength or blood essence could be quickly replenished through various demonic techniques and forbidden arts.
With the Blood Beehive set aside, Chu Xuan continued to explore the contents of the storage bags.
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"The 'Thousand Insects Tome' records the accumulated knowledge of the Thousand Insects Sect on the nurturing and cultivation of thousands of different insects throughout generations of cultivators."
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