louisehourcade Chapter 137 Winner Takes All
Chapter 137 Winner Takes All
Although Wang An was only at the Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage, his Storage Pouch contained a considerable amount of good things.
Perhaps he had often set up roadblocks at the edges of various Spiritual Veins to collect tolls,
Li Lan found many rare spiritual plants and Spirit Stones alone.
The quantity of Spirit Stones alone already far exceeded
the inventory he had painstakingly accumulated over the past few months in the Hengshan Spiritual Vein.
Many of the rare spiritual plants among them were so unfamiliar that even he couldn't name them.
It should be known that,
Li Lan, who had Cultivated for over sixteen years, was no longer a novice in the Cultivation World.
At this time,
he not only possessed the simple notebook recording various rare spiritual plants that he had obtained from Miao Chenfeng back then,
but also had precious experience accumulated over the years through various large and small markets, Spiritual Veins, and Sect classics.
To put it bluntly,
Li Lan's discerning eye was no longer what it used to be.
But even so,
he still couldn't identify the grade and efficacy of some spiritual plants.
This shows the rarity of these spiritual plants;
anything Wang An collected with such seriousness would certainly not be ordinary.
Li Lan could only put them away properly for now, to study and ponder over later.
Besides these,
among the consumable Cultivation resources, he also discovered many different types of Medicinal Pills.
There were pills for detoxification, poisoning, rapid recovery of magical power, healing, and so on, everything imaginable.
What surprised Li Lan the most was that,
he also found several Mid-Grade Breakthrough Pills among them.
After advancing to Qi Refining Eighth Layer,
the previous Low-Grade Breakthrough Pill had completely lost its effect on him.
Originally, Li Lan had planned to get some Pill Formulas from the Guangji Sect,
to refine them himself,
or to purchase them from Jiuhua County City.
After all, this major Cultivation city was not like the small places in the Taoyuan Mountains,
where Breakthrough Pills were not hard to find, especially with a generally higher number of Cultivators in the Qi Refining Middle and Late Stages.
Low-Grade Breakthrough Pills could be bought anywhere,
Mid-Grade ones were slightly more difficult, but if one put in enough effort, it wasn't impossible to obtain one or two,
it mainly depended on how much one was willing to pay.
Obtaining them from Wang An's Storage Pouch this time saved Li Lan a lot of trouble and expense.
Of course,
although these consumable Cultivation resources were good, compared to some other long-term usable resources, they seemed rather insignificant.
From the opponent's Storage Pouch, Li Lan
also found several Magical Artifacts with various uses.
Any one of them, picked at random, was at least a High Grade Third-tier or above,
a Treasure Artifact that could greatly assist Cultivators at the Cultivation Base of Qi Refining Late Stage.
Compared to the ones Li Lan kept for himself, their grade was more than one level higher.
Even if these Magical Artifacts were sold, they would definitely fetch a considerable amount of Spirit Stones.
It could be foreseen that,
if Li Lan hadn't possessed the Judge Pen, Wang An, relying solely on these Magical Artifacts with various effects, would have been enough to give him a hard time.
However, the victor is king, and the loser is outlaw.
Now the situation was settled, and Li Lan had become the sole winner.
Discussing 'if' or 'what if' at this point had no meaning.
Compared to these Magical Artifacts,
what Li Lan was most satisfied with was the Treasure Artifact named Silver Light Needle.
This Treasure was the second Magic Treasure he had obtained,
but its effect was completely different from the Judge Pen.
The power of the Judge Pen leaned more towards restriction; besides instantly controlling the target's Magical Artifact, it had almost no destructive power.
However, this Silver Light Needle Treasure abandoned all restrictive effects, focusing solely on the Dao of killing and defeating enemies.
Each has its strengths and weaknesses;
the two had their own merits, and their different development directions just happened to complement each other when combined.
Most importantly,
the appearance of this Treasure Artifact
compensated for Li Lan's biggest weakness in combat: insufficient destructive power.
With this Treasure Artifact,
he would be able to completely seize the initiative in future battles.
Perhaps it was due to being affected by the Qinghao Fenxiao Talisman at close range,
the Silver Light Needle Treasure now appeared much dimmer, as if its spirituality was slightly damaged.
However, Li Lan didn't pay too much attention to these minor flaws.
Whether it was a Magic Treasure or an imitation Magic Treasure, there was a fundamental difference from a Magical Artifact.
Even the highest-grade normal Magical Artifact,
once damaged, could only be used after being repaired with special rare Materials.
Magic Treasures and imitation Treasure Artifacts, however, did not require this;
they could repair themselves simply by being continuously tempered with magical power during Cultivation.
Li Lan searched for a long time,
but he did not find the Jade Slip for the specific method of tempering this Silver Light Needle in the Storage Pouch.
Presumably, Wang An was different from Zhang Jingyuan of the Human Emperor Hall;
he must have obtained this item a long time ago,
and being thoroughly familiar with the tempering method,
there was naturally no need to specifically keep this method.
Li Lan didn't pay too much attention to this either.
Anyway, except for a very few Magic Treasures and Eagle Treasures,
the tempering methods for all such Treasure Artifacts were largely similar.
Li Lan had previously obtained a complete Treasure Artifact tempering method from Zhang Jingyuan,
so by analogy, tempering this Silver Light Needle was naturally a piece of cake.
Although he didn't find the tempering method,
he did find many other quite interesting Jade Slips.
In one light green Jade Slip,
it recorded the auxiliary Materials for refining the Fishing in a Plate Diagram Spell and its casting method.
Wang An had used this Spell several times,
and each time it left a profound impression on Li Lan.
Even the first time,
if he hadn't had the Golden Cicada Shedding,
his main body would have been dragged into that scroll.
Now, after carefully reviewing the method,
Li Lan suddenly understood.
This Spell was similar to his Divine Brush Creates Dragon in its creation method,
both being a type of eccentric Spell.
By drawing special patterns on a talisman paper, special effects could be produced.
The reason it was classified as a Spell rather than a talisman was primarily because, in ancient times,
some powerful Cultivators could instantly complete the casting without the aid of talisman paper.
Both being restrictive Spells,
the effect of Divine Brush Creates Dragon was to prohibit all living beings within a certain range from flying by any means for a limited time.
And the effect of this Fishing in a Plate Diagram,
was to pull anything touched by the fishing line into the scroll for Seal.
The duration of the Seal varied depending on various factors such as the target's grade and Cultivation Realm.
When facing mortals,
this Fishing in a Plate Diagram could even permanently trap them inside.
However, when facing High Grade Cultivators,
if the auxiliary Materials for refining the Spell were not old enough, the target might break free instantly after being pulled into the scroll.
Spells are similar to Formations;
there is no upper limit for any grade of Spell, be it basic, Low, Mid, or High.
Even the most basic and Low-level Spell, when cast by a High Grade Cultivator,
its power would absolutely not be easily resisted by ordinary Cultivators.
Wang An's Storage Pouch contained all the ready and complete Materials needed for refining the auxiliary Materials for this Fishing in a Plate Diagram.
This Spell was quite practical at all times,
so Li Lan planned to refine as many as possible for future use.
Besides this Spell that required auxiliary Materials for casting,
Wang An's Storage Pouch,
of course, also contained Spells that could be directly cast without any auxiliary Materials.