234: Loot

Chapter 232: Spoils

He grabbed the Flying Sword, Spiritual Qi surged in, and he quickly checked the Restrictions inside the Flying Sword.

"Thirty-five Restrictions, it is actually a High Grade Flying Sword!"

Zheng Yi exclaimed in surprise.

Thirty-five Restrictions had just broken through the limit of thirty Restrictions, stepping into the ranks of High Grade Flying Swords.

Although it could only be considered ordinary among all High Grade Magical Artifacts, it was still quite remarkable.

"High Grade Magical Artifact..."

Zheng Yi clicked his tongue in wonder, saying: "With the Tuoba Family's massive resources, can even a Middle Stage Cultivator use a High Grade Magical Artifact?"

Under normal circumstances, a Middle Stage Cultivator was only fit to use Medium Grade Magical Artifacts or even Low Grade Magical Artifacts.

As for High Grade Magical Artifacts, they were generally only usable by Late Stage Cultivators or even Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

On second thought, he quickly figured it out.

"Cultivators are scarce in the Land Deprived of Spiritual Qi, and the entire Tuoba Family probably only has a few Cultivators."

"Over these hundreds of years, they would always find quite a few good things. It seems it is not a big deal for every Family Cultivator to have a High Grade Magical Artifact in hand."

"Tuoba Qingtong is dead. The raw Materials of this sword should be made of some metals containing water-attribute spiritual power. Since my Spiritual Root has the most water attribute, I will just use it as an ordinary Magical Artifact."

In the Zheng Clan Treasure Trove, there were indeed quite a few good things.

But most of them were fine products or trump-card items.

Some High Grade Magical Artifacts and Top Grade Magical Artifacts had been distributed to Consort Cui, Elder Chen, and the others.

He himself had Top Grade Magical Artifacts in his hands, not to mention a Golden Core Stage Puppet and a terrifying Spirit-Devouring Bug.

However... none of them were suitable for ordinary use.

This Flying Sword happened to fill this vacancy.

"A water-attribute Flying Sword seized from the Tuoba Family, let us call you... Water Cloud Sword."

With a flip of his hand, he stored the Water Cloud Sword into the Storage Pouch.

"Take out his Storage Pouch."

"Yes!"

An Imperial Guard walked up to Tuoba Qingtong's corpse and removed the Storage Pouch without any unexpected trouble.

It seemed that there were no other Restrictions on this Storage Pouch.

With a twist of his magic power, the Storage Pouch was opened immediately.

With a casual flick, a large pile of items appeared before Zheng Yi's eyes.

Aside from a pile of items that were obviously personal living items, Zheng Yi found seven items radiating faint Spiritual Qi fluctuations among them.

At first glance, it was a small pile of stones very similar to glass marbles, and after counting them, there were only seven.

Spirit Sand.

Moreover, they were light blue water-attribute Spirit Sand, which could subsidize Cultivators to Cultivate.

In the Land Deprived of Spiritual Qi, Spirit Sand was a treasure dreamed of by all Cultivators.

These seven pieces of Spirit Sand were also obtained by Tuoba Qingtong after saving up for a long time.

Unfortunately now, they all went cheaply to Zheng Yi.

The second item was a palm-sized jade bottle.

A red paper was pasted on the jade bottle, with the three large characters 'Yellow Dragon Pill' written on it.

"Yellow Dragon Pill... A Medicinal Pill that refines a Cultivator's cultivation base. Good stuff."

Opening it to look, the jade bottle was packed with ten pills, filled to the brim.

The third item was still a jade bottle.

The red paper bore the three large characters 'Spirit-Returning Pill', which was a Medicinal Pill for restoring a Cultivator's magic power.

The Medicinal Pills in this jade bottle were fewer, only four, and obviously a lot had been used.

The fourth item was still a jade bottle.

The red paper bore the three large characters 'Detoxification Pill', and its effect was to expel toxins from the body.

In addition to detoxification, it could also be used to defend against poisonous gases, miasma, and other effects.

"Why are there so many Medicinal Pills?"

Zheng Yi's tone was somewhat strange. Could it be that there was an Alchemist in the Tuoba Family?

The fifth item was a tortoise shell.

"This is... a defensive Magical Artifact?"

With a twist of magic power, twenty-eight Restrictions showed it was actually a Medium Grade Magical Artifact.

"A Medium Grade defensive Magical Artifact. In terms of value, it is above the Water Cloud Sword."

"After all, a Cultivator's own safety is the most important. A powerful defensive Magical Artifact is enough to exchange for several offensive Magical Artifacts of the same grade."

Zheng Yi clicked his tongue in wonder in his heart: "According to the Shadow Guard's report, that Tuoba Qingtong was killed instantly by the Blood Moon Gu, and his Flying Sword dropped into Yunmeng Marsh. He perished before he even had time to use this Spirit Turtle Shield."

"In other words, this is a complete defensive Magical Artifact."

Solemnly putting it away, Zheng Yi valued the Spirit Turtle Shield even more than the Water Cloud Sword.

After all, he was about to head to another world soon, and his own safety was still the most important.

The sixth item was also a Magical Artifact.

Shaped like a ring, it seemed to be cast from cold iron, and felt very cold to the touch.

With a twist of magic power, Zheng Yi's tone became even weirder.

"Thirty Restrictions, it is actually another Medium Grade Magical Artifact, and it is just a step away from stepping into the realm of High Grade Magical Artifacts."

"This... Is the Tuoba Family so wealthy?"

Zheng Yi sensed carefully again and found that the large number of runes contained in this ring Magical Artifact were mostly dominated by 'frost', 'trapping the enemy', 'Restriction', and so on.

It seemed that this should be a trap-type Magical Artifact.

"A trap-type Magical Artifact? I shall call you the Ice-Suppressing Ring."

The seventh item...

Zheng Yi looked at the seventh item containing Spiritual Qi. It was a rolled-up scroll, which looked somewhat similar to the Thousand Illusion Glazed Painting.

After touching it, Zheng Yi's gaze became somewhat strange.

There was actually a Restriction on this scroll!

But it was just the most ordinary Restriction, one that could protect against soot and keep the paper preserved for a long time.

With a twist of magic power, this Restriction was broken through.

This scroll quickly became ordinary.

"This is an ordinary scroll?"

Zheng Yi's tone was somewhat strange, and he slowly opened it.

Since it was an ordinary scroll, why did Tuoba Qingtong treasure it so solemnly?

Could it be... that there is some secret in this scroll?

The scroll was quickly opened, and a portrait of a peerless beauty appeared before his eyes.

The girl looked to be only sixteen or seventeen years old, with picturesque eyebrows, hair like a waterfall, and eyes like stars.

A perfect oval face, tender white skin, and hair drifting in the wind.

She was wearing a light blue palace dress, revealing tender white arms and calves.

On her feet were a pair of emerald embroidered shoes, making her appear even more dainty and exquisite.

The woman seemed to be looking down at something, with a hint of a smile between her brows.

"This is..."

Zheng Yi quickly reacted. Although the beauty in this painting was peerless, she was only comparable to Xu Qingluan, Lu Liner, Noble Consort Yang, Yang Liuqing, Yang Huan, and others in his harem, and could not distract him.

However, why did Tuoba Qingtong put a woman's scroll into the Storage Pouch?

And protect it with a Restriction?

Who is this woman?

What is her relationship with him?

Are they lovers... or else?

His gaze moved downward, and he quickly found something in the lower right corner of the scroll.

There was an inscription.

Or rather, a poem.

"Guan-guan go the ospreys, on the islet in the river. The modest and virtuous young lady is a good match for a gentleman."

"Respectfully presented to Cousin Qingying."

"This thing is actually a love letter?"

Zheng Yi was between laughter and tears. He originally thought it was some good thing, but didn't expect...

And...

"Cousin Qingying?"

"Tuoba Qingying?"

And Tuoba Qingtong were paternal cousins?

"This... Unrequited love, can paternal cousins even marry?"

Zheng Yi quickly reacted. This was Great Yu, where paternal cousins could of course marry, and it was even marrying into related families to become closer.

Furthermore, the Tuoba Family was a cultivation Family. In order to ensure that the Family's Bloodline had the highest probability of giving birth to a Bloodline with a Spiritual Root, let alone paternal cousins, even biological siblings were possible!

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

"It seems she was rejected, or was it just unrequited love and hasn't been sent out yet?"

"However... it is my gain."

Zheng Yi casually threw the painting to Liu Chengen and instructed: "This painting is not bad, find a place to hang it."

"this servant obeys the decree!"

Then he put away all the Medicinal Pills and Magical Artifacts, saying: "Dispose of the rest of the things."

"Yes!"

The Imperial Guards quickly carried the stone coffin and retreated, cleaning the main hall clean once again.

A young eunuch walked over quickly: "Your Majesty, a secret report from the navy."

"Oh? Bring it over."

The Shadow Guard spies monitored all officials, and naturally there were Shadow Guard spies in the navy.

Especially in the navy, there was a high-ranking Shadow Guard official who held a high position and had been secretly monitoring Meng Guang!

Tan Yunlong!

Opening the secret report to take a look, Zheng Yi frowned slightly, smiled and shook his head, and with a casual rub turned the secret letter into sparks.

The content was very simple, briefly explaining the cause and effect of this battle in Yunmeng Marsh.

It was not much different from the memorial submitted by Meng Guang.

But there was a piece of news in it that aroused Zheng Yi's slight interest.

That Meng Guang had actually found a woman in Yunmeng Marsh who looked four or five parts similar to Empress Lu Liner, and regarded her as his captive.

"Interesting, Meng Guang has actually become infatuated with Lu Liner. Truly... a special taste~"

Recalling it, Meng Guang seemed to have only met Lu Liner once, yet he remembered her so obsessively.

Lu Liner's charm was truly great.

Or is he a Cao Cao fan?

People of the same path!

What a pity, you dare to covet my woman, that is truly... rebellious and outrageous!

"Meng Guang currently controls the navy, and without any major faults, there is no excuse to deal with him."

"Unless..."

He quickly came up with an idea, summoned the Shadow Guard to say a few words, and then signaled him to withdraw.

After dealing with the trivial matters, Zheng Yi bathed and burned incense, cultivated his mental state to the most peaceful state, and then came to the quiet room to seclude himself, contacting the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror.

[Master of Destiny: Zheng Yi]

[Talent 1: Yin and Yang]

[Talent 2: Illusion and Truth]

[Lifespan: 32 / 4465]

[Spiritual Root: Water (Medium Grade 956 / 1000), Earth (Medium Grade 448 / 1000), Wood (Medium Grade 215 / 1000), Gold (Medium Grade 18 / 100, Fire (Low Grade 87 / 100), Wind (Medium Grade 158 / 1000)]

[Magic Power: 453 / 40000]

[Physique: Hundred Flowers Physique]

[Comprehensive Strength: Qi Condensation Layer 4]

[innate spiritual energy Progress (Tier 2): 0 / 20 (Sealed)]

[three thousand worlds Progress (Tier 2: 10 / 10 (Sealed)]

"The real three thousand worlds, is it about to open..."

Zheng Yi muttered, then saw a flash of light on the surface of the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror, and all the handwriting quickly dissipated like flowing water.

Replaced by stars all over the sky!

Among the dense stars, his vision was suddenly pulled in rapidly, and a planet emitting a faint blue light appeared before Zheng Yi's eyes, expanding rapidly before his eyes.

A blinding white light instantly enveloped Zheng Yi, causing him to involuntarily close his eyes.

I don't know how much time had passed, but strange sounds suddenly appeared in Zheng Yi's ears.

Like flowing water, and also like the sound of wind.

Forcibly opening his eyes, sure enough, what appeared before his eyes was a body of water and the sky reflected on the water.

"Am I... sinking in a lake?"