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“I wonder what exactly is inside these storage bags…”
Mo Hua, feeling curious, pulled out the storage bags from under the bed and opened them one by one.
Some of these bags were still stained with blood, some were gorgeously exquisite, and others were grey, dirty, and somewhat eerie.
After laying out all the storage bags and carefully going through them, Mo Hua finally understood.
Some of the bags had belonged to serious cultivators, and others to demon cultivators.
In addition to the standard spirit stones, spiritual artifacts, and pills, there were also some demon path skills for blood-sucking, spirit-draining, and replenishing from others, as well as spells for soul capturing and corpse refinement…
These demon path skills and spells were deeply harmful and definitely couldn’t be kept. Mo Hua planned to burn them together later to prevent them from harming others.
There were also some righteous dao cultivation techniques and spells…
As for cultivation techniques, Mo Hua had already learned the Heaven Yan Jue, which he didn’t need…
Most of the spells were for body refinement within Tao cultivation martial arts, and a few were second-grade spells, but they all seemed to be common techniques.
However, Mo Hua wasn’t picky and thought he might study them when he had some free time…
There were plenty of spirit stones, totaling up to tens of thousands!
If not for the limited capacity and inconvenient transport of these storage bags, there might have been even more.
There was also a rich variety of pills, those that revitalized the spirit, replenished blood, resisted poison, dispelled miasma, and even second-grade Small Rejuvenation Pills that could save one’s life…
Mo Hua frowned.
All these added up to a hefty “windfall”!
Mo Hua was both shocked and delighted, but also somewhat puzzled.
Who were the owners of these storage bags, and how did they end up in Tongxian City? How did they die? And how did Big Tiger come to pick up these bags?
Mo Hua searched through the storage bags to find some clues.
After searching for a long time, he found a few scrolls with phrases like “personally initiated by the family head” and “seen and reported to the sect master” written on them. After reading them, he finally realized.
“These cultivators came to Tongxian City for their master…”
Some were from the Taoist State clans or their affiliated smaller families, sent by their family heads or sects to Tongxian City to investigate their master’s whereabouts…
Some were people from the Demon Sect.
But they were probably not from any great sects, just smaller forces.
Once they arrived at Tongxian City, they fought each other at Big Black Mountain.
Then, in the fierce battle, either they perished outright or, grievously wounded, they fell victim to Big Tiger’s opportunism.
A few of the storage bags were torn, bearing the traces of tiger teeth.
Presumably, Big Tiger had torn open the bags and consumed whatever spiritual objects were inside. After assimilating them, it broke through a realm and became a second-grade monster beast.
The rest of the storage bags, in recognition of some indebtedness, were left for itself.
After thinking it through, Mo Hua felt that this was probably the truth of the matter. Even if there were some deviations, they likely weren’t significant.
“Since they harbored ill intentions towards the master, their deaths are of little consequence…”
Mo Hua felt justified in taking the “windfall” for himself.
Later, he sorted through the items in the storage bags, categorizing them, but then he inadvertently noticed a map.
The map was extensive, encompassing the Nine State.
In the Cultivation World’s Nine State, “Taoist State” is the core, situated in the center, also the location of the Central Tao Court.
Beyond the Taoist State, the other eight states are named after the “Qian,” “Kun,” “Kan,” “Li,” “Gen,” “Zhen,” “Xun,” “Dui” Bagua positions, arranged according to the Bagua to suppress the earth and heavens and to protect the central Taoist State.
“A map of the Nine State?”
Mo Hua was taken aback and examined it closely.
Although the map captured all of the Nine State, the other states were only marked with main mountain ranges, and the specific state boundaries were vague.
Only “Qian State” had clearly defined borders and detailed mountains and rivers.
Within Qian State, one boundary was circled in red ink, with a small note saying:
Qian State, Dragon Path Mountains, Fifth-class Qianxue State Boundary.
A coveted destination for the cultivators of Nine State seeking knowledge.
Many sects flourished here, gathering the proud sons of heaven.
A pinnacle of inheritance for formations, pill, artifact, rune, skills, martial arts, and spells.
It is the foremost state boundary within the Cultivation World, unparalleled and the premier place for pursuing the way and seeking knowledge!