By this time, Hu Changxiu had already tried some of the treasures.

These were all items requested from the Xianlong Peak Treasury, but none of them were successfully obtained.

Once the treasure was placed there, it either had no effect or was shattered by the power of the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array, leaving only a pile of ashes.

Upon seeing Jia Xitong bring so much at once, Hu Changxiu's first reaction was to be afraid.

"The risks are too great; if you're not careful, everything can be gone."

Having already destroyed several treasures, Hu Changxiu truly dared not attempt anything more recklessly.

"ah?"

Jia Xitong looked at the clumps of white ash in his yard and asked, "What are these things?"

This is the baby's body.

Hu Changxiu was heartbroken as he looked at these things. He pointed to each of the white ash items and said, "This is the magical treasure Jade Crystal Flute, this is the magical treasure Glazed Glass Lamp, this is the precious natural material Langlang Wood Branch..."

The items in Xianlong Peak's treasure vault were all leftovers from the selection process; apart from the Langmu branch, there were no truly valuable treasures.

Jia Xitong looked at all the treasures she had prepared one by one, and picked out the only duplicate Langmu fruit. "Try these of mine. I feel like none of them are as good as mine."

Are you that confident?

Hu Changxiu looked over at her.

Very hesitant.

"Don't worry, you don't need to pay for it."

Jia Xitong repeatedly assured him.

The treasures she selected were either unused or renewable. Destroying them would indeed be a loss, but if they could successfully test the great formation, they would have the safest rear base for Dingtian Academy.

It's worth a try.

With Jia Xitong's repeated encouragement, Hu Changxiu finally picked up her treasure.

There was also a bag of mid-grade spirit stones next to it as an experiment.

She initially thought that talisman cultivation was expensive, but she didn't expect that formations would be even more expensive.

The decline of these two magic gods was not without reason.

While Jia Xitong was lost in thought, Hu Changxiu had already begun.

Although the formation required five supreme treasures representing the five elements, Hu Changxiu still tried to put them into the formation one by one.

He had made this attempt many times before, and his movements were extremely skillful.

However, most of the time, if the magic weapon is placed in the right position, the formation will light up, and the treasure will instantly turn into dust.

For example, spiritual marrow, snake whip, and even dragon bones and phoenix tails.

There are also things that have absolutely no effect.

For example, the black box that Uncle Karl gave and the stone bottle that a certain dean gave.

These two things might not actually be treasures.

It's mainly because she's overthinking things.

Uncle Carl is just an ordinary, unremarkable bus driver; he wouldn't have the money to buy her such a precious gift. He probably just gave her the thing to pass the time because he found her sick and bothersome. We should definitely support him more in the future.

As for the gifts that dean gave... he was really stingy.

Jia Xitong took the black box back and put it back into the talisman. As for the stone bottle, she took it back as decoration.

Most of the items were destroyed.

Hu Changxiu was heartbroken.

Jia Xitong also felt sorry for her.

After all, these treasures belong to her!

Hu Changxiu picked up the last treasure she had brought, the dusty bronze weight, and asked, "Teacher Tongtongtong, do you want to try it again?"

"try!"

We've already lost so much, what's one more loss?

This is pure gambler's mentality.

Numbly, Hu Changxiu placed the bronze weight in the position representing the metal element, waiting for the same thing to happen again.

The grand array he had set up lit up again, but after only five short seconds, it went out, leaving behind only white powder from the destroyed spirit stones. Amidst this pile of white ash, the intact bronze weight stood out starkly.

Hu Changxiu's eyes widened in astonishment upon seeing this.

He rushed over and picked up the bronze weight in the middle, exclaiming, "This...this thing can be used as a defensive measure!"

As expected of a magical artifact guarded by the Takumi clan for generations, it is indeed powerful.

Jia Xitong remembered the gold jade pendant she had just acquired, "Why don't you try this?"

"good!"

Hu Changxiu accepted it with both hands, much more readily than before.

However, upon seeing the material, he returned it.

"what?"

Jia Xitong was taken aback.

"We already have the magic treasures that belong to the metal element. What we lack now are the four great treasures of wood, water, fire, and earth. Teacher Tongtong, the gold jade pendant you gave us belongs to the metal element."

It's unwise to risk destroying something you already have.

Jia Xitong nodded upon hearing this.

I wholeheartedly agree.

However, Hu Changxiu's next words reminded her that she had forgotten about two other treasures.

"Teacher Hu, please wait for me, I'll be right there."

She jogged along.

For no other reason than two things closely related to the refining of elixirs: the infinitely regenerating True Spirit Soil and the Red Water necessary for the growth of Langmu branches.

Both items are with Shang Yanting.

Jia Xitong quickly returned with the two items, and Shang Yanting came along with her.

"Teacher Hu, come and try it!"

"Okay, okay."

Hu Changxiu put the two things into a small container and then tried again.

Chishui is of little use.

But the True Spirit Soil was very resilient; it actually survived!

However, it is also possible that its self-production capacity is strong enough that even the formation cannot completely destroy it.

Jia Xitong offered reasonable doubts.

"Two by two."

Hu Changxiu was extremely excited. After all, he hadn't thought much of either of them at first, but in just one morning, they had already gathered two magic treasures that could serve as the core of the formation.

This is truly...exciting.

"And my host also has many treasures!"

Jia Xitong pulled Shang Yanting, who had followed her, to her side, and then looked at him expectantly.

Shang Yanting: ...

Shang Yanting reluctantly took out his own talisman, which contained the treasures that Jia Xitong had picked out for him yesterday when she finished selecting the unused treasures from her own talismans.

Actually, it's understandable why Shang Yanting is unwilling to hand it over.

When I was cleaning up his talismans yesterday, I discovered that he, a dignified dean, was actually quite poor. His treasures were even less than those in the treasure vault of Xianlong Peak.

After Jia Xitong sorted through everything, all that was left unused were a few precious swords, a golden armor that had been sitting inside for who knows how long, and a few other useless... magical artifacts whose grade was impossible to determine.

If Jia Xitong hadn't known that he also had a talisman filled with gold, a talisman filled with high-grade spirit stones, a talisman specifically for storing her expensive robes and jewelry, and a talisman specifically for storing the Primordial Taiyi Pill and other elixirs...

I almost thought it was beneath him to be the dean.

However, it is unknown whether Hu Changxiu would think that way.

He simply took Shang Yanting's unused magical artifacts and tried them out, and as expected, they all turned gray.

Not only did the magic artifact turn gray, but it also lost about a hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

---Aside---

Hu Changxiu: This...this is impossible to explain.

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