Zhang Guodong's face was grim; he was utterly unwilling to accept this. He hadn't expected that after all this tracking, the result wouldn't be a crystal mine, but merely a person's cultivation place. The words "Medicine Garden" made Zhang Guodong dizzy, and his anger flared even more. He wanted to burn the place down.
But burning this place down would be a thankless and arduous task.
Zhang Guodong was on the verge of tears for a long time, then gritted his teeth. He thought to himself, "Even if it's a dilapidated place, it would be a huge loss not to go in and take a look! Even the stones here, I'll take a few back; maybe I can sell them for some money!"
Thinking that Liao Tian and his fellow disciples Liu Zhengyuan had already divided up everything here, even using multiple burrows to hide the treasures that should have been inside in different places, Zhang Guodong was truly unwilling to give up without seeing the situation inside.
The thought that he had at least received a storage bag, which might contain some treasures he had acquired from here, made Zhang Guodong feel slightly better.
Stepping into the cave, one's eyes are immediately drawn to a medicinal field with red soil, but there is nothing inside at the moment, and the spiritual energy emanating from the land cannot be sensed at all.
Perhaps this place has been vacant for tens of thousands of years, and all its spiritual energy has long since dissipated?
One method for cultivating medicinal herbs is to set up a spirit-gathering array underground, but after careful observation, Zhang Guodong did not find any spirit-gathering array.
Of course, Liao Tian and Liu Zhengyuan couldn't possibly take the spirit-gathering array away. Does that mean the spirit-gathering array here has already collapsed?
Finding nothing of value on the medicinal herb garden, Zhang Guodong turned and began to browse the surrounding area. He searched very carefully, afraid of missing any clues.
Even if it's just a few more of those tattered paintings from the cave, it would be worth it; each one might be worth several thousand crystals.
"What a huge jade table! And these stools, they're all made of top-grade jade!"
Several large tables and chairs were placed in the central hall, but they were covered with rough bluestone. At first glance, they looked like useless rocks that had been carved slightly and could be used to place things or sit down. Zhang Guodong initially thought so too. However, when his spiritual energy touched the tables and chairs, he realized how wrong he had been.
It contains a large, intact piece of spirit jade, which is quite a generous offering.
What is a spirit jade?
Jade imbued with more spiritual energy is a grade above ordinary top-grade jade. Of course, it's only truly precious in the hands of someone who understands spiritual energy. In the hands of ordinary people, it might simply be wasted as a piece of fine jade. But if made into a pendant and worn, it can slowly nourish the body, prolong life, and offer numerous benefits.
However, it's quite disappointing that such a place, which seems to be a cultivation site of ancient cultivators, only has items of the level of spirit jade.
Wasn't it said that anything an ancient cultivator casually tossed out was a top-tier magic weapon? Note that it's "magic weapon," not something lower. But the materials used for this table and chairs are definitely too cheap.
"However, even a small mosquito is still meat!"
Zhang Guodong's Peach Blossom Spring was large enough to hold many things. If the outer layer of this table and stool were removed, it would be a beautiful jade table and stool. So after cursing a few times, he waved his hand and put it away.
Some of the bottles and jars were mostly made of spirit jade, while some tools, such as shovels, were made of top-grade iron refined gold. For example, the stone bed was made from a larger piece of fire jade raw stone.
Zhang Guodong didn't mind and simply put it away. Even if he didn't use it himself, he could exchange it for crystals at the market. Such a large fire jade bed was also a symbol of status, and selling it for tens of thousands of low-grade crystals wouldn't be a problem at all.
The fact that these are ancient artifacts is not fake.
After searching this room, there was nothing else. Zhang Guodong then entered the second interrogation room.
The second room, likely where the owner kept some demonic beasts, was much larger than the first and contained many black metal cages bearing numerous scratches. However, it was now empty. The demonic beasts had long since vanished.
"This elephant-shaped gold?"
Zhang Guodong's eyes lit up as he looked at the dozen or so enormous black cages, and an answer immediately came to mind: the record of the "Hengheng Beast-Binding Metal" in the "History of the Great Continent." This metal was incredibly hard and was specifically designed to trap mid-level and low-level demonic beasts. Even cultivators below level 50 couldn't break through these cages.
However, this metal is hard to find in the plant cultivation world. Even if you can find it, there's only a tiny amount, not nearly enough to make a cage.
These are more than a dozen giant cages!
"Yes, yes!" Zhang Guodong laughed loudly. He was happier and more excited than if he had received tens of thousands of crystal stones. This one cage could definitely sell for a sky-high price of tens of thousands of low-grade crystal stones! Or even more, and those were crystal stones from the outside world.
Zhang Guodong counted them; there were thirteen enormous cages. He gave one a push, but it didn't budge. Each cage probably weighed tens of tons, but that was all. That wasn't worth so many crystals; its main purpose was to bind the life force and demonic energy of plant cultivators and demonic beasts. Once imprisoned inside, their life force and demonic energy would be suppressed.
Fortunately, they were close by; otherwise, Zhang Guodong wouldn't have been able to put such a heavy cage into Peach Blossom Spring all at once. At close range, once the body touches the object, it can be moved in without much effort.
Apart from these thirteen giant cages, there was nothing of value in this second room.
It was a mess, full of dust and gravel.
"I wonder what's in three houses?"
Suppressing his anticipation and excitement, Zhang Guodong stepped into the third room.
"A statue, how dare you put something so ugly here? Is it made of mud?"
Zhang Guodong was astonished to find only a clay female statue in the third room. It was 1.7 meters tall, but some parts of its body had fallen off, leaving it in a dilapidated state. Faint traces of color could be seen on it.
Does this master have a fondness for women?
What's the purpose of this clay female sculpture? Perhaps it represents the owner's lover? Unrequited love? Or perhaps, this woman has fallen into someone else's arms?
Zhang Guodong felt a surge of filth, and his gaze towards the sculpture became anything but pure.
"What a pity, we can't tell what it looked like now!"
Zhang Guodong glanced at the woman with regret. Her face was already disfigured. However, judging from her alluring figure and long, flowing hair, she must have been a beauty.
Touching the sculpture's chest with my hand, it felt very gentle.
"Huh, it's actually elastic?"
Zhang Guodong's expression changed, and he immediately retreated.
Why is this mud so elastic? Something's not right!
"Pat pat pat!" Just then, soil began to fall onto the clay sculpture of the female body, as if a real person inside was about to awaken.
"No way?"
Just then, the clay around the eyes of the female clay sculpture peeled off completely, revealing two beams of blood-red light. The beams shot out in the direction Zhang Guodong was retreating, leaving him no chance to dodge!
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