Chapter 158: Tier 3 Talisman Treasure

"Well, you may go now."

Wei Wuya gave a lukewarm reply.

Upon hearing this, Qin Ming did not stand on ceremony and immediately took flight, leaving the Dharma boat of the Thunder Origin Sect.

Shortly after.

The fleet of the Thunder Origin Sect vanished swiftly from Qin Ming's field of vision.

"I thought I was going to be conscripted for forced labor."

"I didn't expect even this person to show up."

"It seems the Thunder Origin Sect takes this matter extremely seriously, especially given the recent upheaval suffered by the Nie family they had just cultivated and backed."

If the Thunder Origin Sect failed to take a firm stance, the other families would likely have lost their nerve.

Encountering the Thunder Origin Sect's fleet was merely a minor interlude for him. Dismissing the thought, Qin Ming continued on his journey.

With the involvement of the Thunder Origin Sect, the turmoil on Thousand Leaves Spirit Island would surely be quelled soon.

After a short half-day, having taken a wide detour, Qin Ming restored his original appearance and safely returned to Moon-Watching Island.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, you're safe! That's wonderful!" Wu Jiang and his wife were overjoyed to see Qin Ming return.

Being well-connected, Wu Jiang had naturally received news of the massive upheaval on Thousand Leaves Spirit Island.

He had been sitting on pins and needles on the island, genuinely sweating for Qin Ming.

After all, he had heard that even the Nie family's pseudo-core ancestor had fallen on the spot, which spoke volumes about the severity of the situation.

"Indeed, this trip was truly a narrow escape; it's a long story!" Qin Ming sighed with emotion.

"Fellow Daoist Wu, until Thousand Leaves Spirit Island stabilizes, it's best not to venture out for now. That Zhao Wuyang is extremely bizarre; I'm afraid even a Core Formation ancestor might not be able to easily subdue him," Qin Ming said with a solemn expression.

"Ah?! The rumors say the Zhao family ancestor was possessed by an evil demon—could that actually be true?" Wu Jiang was deeply shocked.

Qin Ming nodded. "It is highly likely. However, in my opinion, it is probably something even more troublesome than ordinary evil demons."

"Since Fellow Daoist Qin has said so, we will strictly follow your advice." Wu Jiang realized the gravity of the situation.

After exchanging a few more words with Wu Jiang, Qin Ming returned to his immortal cave.

"Hoo..."

"There's truly no place as safe as one's own lair!"

Qin Ming immediately patted his spirit beast pouch, releasing his two spirit beasts.

The performance of the Dark Water Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee on this trip had truly exceeded Qin Ming's expectations.

The two spirit beasts were released, but instead of rushing off, they looked at Qin Ming with eager, pleading eyes.

As for why they acted this way, it went without saying.

"Alright, alright!"

"You certainly won't miss out on your rewards."

Qin Ming immediately took out two premium Dragon Blood Divine Fruits from his storage bag and distributed them to his two spiritual pets.

Having obtained the divine fruits, the Dark Water Crocodile and the Silver-Winged Frost Bee happily scampered off to find a place to enjoy them.

After dismissing his two spiritual pets, Qin Ming wore a peculiar smile as he took out the storage ring dropped by Zhao Wuji.

Compared to a storage bag, a storage ring not only possessed a much larger storage space but was also far more convenient to use.

Only someone of the status of the Zhao family's eldest young master could afford to wear such an item.

Qin Ming projected his divine sense, forcibly erasing the imprint left behind by Zhao Wuji.

He then immersed his divine sense to inspect the contents.

"Hahaha! I'm rich!"

"What a fat sheep!"

Qin Ming's eyes glowed brightly. With a quick glance, he saw that the spirit stones alone numbered more than a hundred thousand.

Moreover, in the corner of the ring's space, he discovered an item emitting a terrifying fluctuation.

This item was a quaint, inch-long black inkstone.

Qin Ming took it out, flipped it over to inspect it, and could not help breaking out in cold sweat.

"A Tier 3 talisman treasure, the Azure Dragon Seal!"

Sensing it slightly, he realized this item was actually a Tier 3 talisman treasure that had never been used even once!

Every time a talisman treasure was used, it could unleash a full-strength strike equivalent to that of a genuine early Core Formation cultivator!

"Fortunately, I struck fast enough and didn't give Zhao Wuji the chance to deploy this treasure."

"Otherwise, I probably would have been the one to die."

Of course, urging a Tier 3 talisman treasure as a late Foundation Establishment cultivator still required a certain amount of time; Zhao Wuji likely had his own reasons for not using the talisman treasure immediately.

Qin Ming happily played with the Azure Dragon Seal for a while. From now on, this powerful talisman treasure would change hands and become his own trump card.

Next, he continued examining the storage ring. It contained truly an abundance of good items, including a top-grade spiritual weapon—a black longspear—along with several other low- and medium-grade spiritual weapons.

The remainder consisted of cultivation techniques, medicinal pills, and spiritual materials. To Qin Ming's pleasant surprise, the exact missing spiritual materials needed to brew the 'Jade Unicorn Wine' were right there.

In addition, he found several types of fierce beast blood essential for his body refinement, all of them at the mid-Tier 2 level. The only slight regret was that there was no ape-type fierce beast blood among them.

"If worst comes to worst, I'll just have to substitute it with the blood of other fierce beasts."

"Although it's slightly imperfect..." Qin Ming muttered, cupping his chin.

Aside from these, he also harvested materials from three major Tier 2 fierce beasts, as well as three monster cores.

And of course, blood pearls... In addition to those obtained from the three major Tier 2 beasts, Qin Ming had also collected blood pearls from numerous low-tier fierce beasts during his breakthrough charge, totaling several dozen pieces.

Qin Ming walked out of the immortal cave, came before his natal spirit plant, the Longevity Vine, and tossed all the blood pearls in his hand toward it.

In an instant, the Longevity Vine acted like a shark that had caught the scent of blood. Countless vines lashed out wildly, scooping up the blood pearls and beginning to absorb them frantically.

Thump! Thump!

The sound reminiscent of a heartbeat echoed once more, and the runes revolving around the Longevity Vine grew even more solid.

Following that, many new black vines sprouted, and countless vegetative vital energies began to surge from them.

Qin Ming immediately sat cross-legged and began practicing the 'Ancient Wood Evergreen Body' in accordance with the *Ancient Wood Longevity Scripture*.

Several hours later.

Behind Qin Ming, the silvery spirit plant manifested, growing another foot taller, which signified that his spiritual body cultivation had advanced another step.

The Dark Water Crocodile, catching the scent, also made its appearance. It quietly sprawled beside him, greedily absorbing the vegetative vital energy overflowing from the Longevity Vine.

After finishing his cultivation session, Qin Ming allowed the Dark Water Crocodile to continue cultivating beneath the Longevity Vine.

Several days later.

Qin Ming sent Wu Jiang out to gather some intelligence.

"Fellow Daoist Qin, under the intervention of True Person Canghai and the Thunder Origin Sect, Thousand Leaves Spirit Island has swiftly swept away the beast tide chaos."

"However, the spiritual veins of Thousand Leaves Spirit Island were damaged by someone and will likely be difficult to recover."

"Additionally, that Zhao Wuyang is truly bizarre and unpredictable. Even under the joint siege of True Person Canghai and a pseudo-core master, he still managed to escape."

"Even Wei Wuya of the Thunder Origin Sect arrived. It is said that he fought three hundred rounds against the double-pupiled demonic ape—which had already been severely injured by True Person Canghai—and nearly beheaded the fiend with his sword."

"Yet, the double-pupiled demonic ape went so far as to unleash an escape secret technique that damaged its cultivation, and in the end, it still managed to slip away, its whereabouts currently unknown."

"Wei Wuya of the Thunder Origin Sect has issued a bounty order, casting a massive net across the Spirit Roost archipelago to hunt down this heavily injured demonic ape everywhere."

"I heard that Wei Wuya is making such a fuss because he has taken a liking to the demonic ape's pair of law-breaking double pupils."

Hearing this, Qin Ming could not help frowning slightly. He had more or less anticipated that Zhao Wuyang would escape.

He just hadn't expected that the demonic ape was still alive.