34: Make a little fortune

After eating lunch, Zhang Qingxiao finally remembered the Storage Pouch and Flying Sword he had obtained from Wang Si the previous night.

He hurriedly fetched the Storage Pouch and channeled his Qi into it.

"A ten-cubic-meter Storage Pouch, that really is extravagant..."

An ordinary three-cubic-meter Storage Pouch is worth ten Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, while a ten-cubic-meter one costs fifty Mid-Grade Spirit Stones.

Under normal circumstances, buying five three-cubic-meter Storage Pouches is much more cost-effective than buying one ten-cubic-meter Storage Pouch directly.

Zhang Qingxiao had originally intended to buy another three-cubic-meter Storage Pouch as a backup, but now that was unnecessary.

Inside the Storage Pouch, there were quite a few Talismans, Magical Artifacts, Medicinal Pills, and Spirit Stones.

He took them all out and laid them on the table. After a rough calculation, these items were worth approximately two hundred Mid-Grade Spirit Stones in total.

This was truly a considerable income.

"Eh..."

"Where did the Flying Sword go?"

After taking everything out, Zhang Qingxiao did not find the Flying Sword.

After thinking for a moment, he remembered that he had already placed the Flying Sword into his own Storage Pouch the previous night.

The Flying Sword was seven inches long, and its quality was relatively average.

Although this was his first time handling one, Zhang Qingxiao had already learned quite a bit about Flying Swords.

He held it in his hand and examined it carefully; the more he looked, the more he liked it.

Refining a Flying Sword is not quite the same as refining other Magical Artifacts.

One must first refine the Formation and Restriction within the Flying Sword; the more superior the Flying Sword, the more Formations and Restrictions are inscribed upon it.

The Flying Sword he obtained was just the most ordinary type, so it was not very difficult to refine.

After putting everything he had taken out back into the Storage Pouch, Zhang Qingxiao told Zhou Yun and returned to his bedroom to begin refining the Flying Sword.

It took nearly two hours to fully refine the Flying Sword.

He merged it into his body, where it hovered within his Dantian.

With a thought, the Flying Sword shot out instantly, circling in the air.

"Haha..."

"Good stuff, it really is much easier to use than a standard Magical Artifact sword."

"Used well, it is simply a Sharp Weapon for killing."

Zhang Qingxiao controlled the Flying Sword and went into the courtyard. He gently swiped at a wooden post, and it was instantly split in two.

He then controlled the Flying Sword to slash at a stone in the courtyard, and it cut through it as if it were tofu.

Compared to his Spirit Arrow Technique and his standard Magical Artifact sword, the power of the Flying Sword was countless times greater.

After playing with it for less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zhang Qingxiao felt that about three-quarters of the Qi in his body had been consumed.

"The Flying Sword can only be used as a trump card; it consumes too much Qi."

Putting away the Flying Sword, Zhang Qingxiao returned to his bedroom to recover his Qi.

In less than a quarter of an hour, his internal Qi had almost completely recovered.

After the proficiency of his Longevity Skill reached the Grandmaster Level, the speed at which he recovered Qi had also increased significantly.

Qi that originally took a quarter of an hour to fully recover now only took half that time.

"I wonder if refining the Flying Sword will show up on the attribute panel."

With a thought, he opened the attribute panel.

[Name: Zhang Qingxiao]

[Identity: Chang Sheng Sect Utility Disciple]

[Aptitude: Mediocre]

[Lifespan: 32 / 85 years old]

[Realm: Qi Refining Fifth Layer, Progress: 15 / 100]

[Cultivation Technique: ChangSheng Skill for Qi Refining Stage, Proficiency Grandmaster: 12 / 1600, Tiger Leopard Body Tempering Art, Proficiency Grandmaster: 436 / 1600]

[Skills: Alchemy: Pi Gu Pill, Proficiency Proficient: 268 / 400, Yellow Dragon Pill, Proficiency Proficient: 197 / 400, Golden Marrow Pill, Proficiency Proficient: 205 / 400; Spell: Fireball Technique, Proficiency Grandmaster: 515 / 1600, Dust Removal Spell, Proficiency Skilled: 19 / 200, Spirit Detection Technique, Proficiency Great Master: 432 / 800, Spirit Arrow Technique, Proficiency Grandmaster: 1515 / 1600, Ice Technique, Proficiency Proficient: 345 / 400; Swordplay: Chong Ling Swordplay, Proficiency Grandmaster: 227 / 1600]

"It's not there. It seems I will have to specifically learn Sword Control Technique."

Zhang Qingxiao searched carefully and did not find any skills related to the Flying Sword, and he understood.

Seeing that the proficiency of his Spirit Arrow Technique was about to Breakthrough, he prepared to practice this Spell more in the coming days.

Then, he opened the Storage Pouch and searched through it, but did not find any Secret Manual regarding the Sword Control Technique inside Wang Si's Storage Pouch.

He could only sigh.

He prepared to go to the market tomorrow to see if he could purchase a Secret Manual for sword control.

In the evening, while he was eating dinner, Luo Fei came running over in a hurry.

"Brother Zhang, these are the items I obtained after leading my men to kill Wang Si's subordinates and searching Wang Si's home. Please take a look."

Ever since entering Zhang Qingxiao's home, Luo Fei had appeared incredibly respectful.

Today, when he took his men to Wang Si's home, he learned that Wang Si actually possessed a Flying Sword and had been practicing the Sword Control Technique for some time.

The gap between a Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator who knows the Sword Control Technique and one who does not is inherently very large.

It could be said that three Cultivation Level 8 Cultivators who do not know the Sword Control Technique might not necessarily be able to defeat one Cultivation Level 8 Cultivator who does.

Zhang Qingxiao was able to easily kill Wang Si; his level of strength was completely beyond what he could shake.

Luo Fei felt incredibly fortunate about the decision he made the previous night.

Having such a powerful Cultivator as his backer had increased his confidence significantly.

"Let's proceed according to what we discussed yesterday."

"I will take seventy percent of these items, and the rest will all belong to you."

Zhang Qingxiao picked up the Storage Pouches that Luo Fei had placed on the table and examined them one by one.

After putting two of the Storage Pouches away, he tossed the last one to Luo Fei.

"Many thanks, Brother Zhang."

"This time, when I led my men to kill Wang Si's subordinates, the bosses of two other factions also got involved..."

Luo Fei did not stand on ceremony; he put away the last Storage Pouch and then detailed everything that had happened that day to Zhang Qingxiao.

"You don't need to tell me too much about these matters in the future; just handle them as you see fit."

"Since a lot of Magical Artifacts and Talismans were obtained this time, you should help me handle them."

"For the Medicinal Pills, I will give you a fixed price. If you can sell them for a higher price, the extra portion will all belong to you."

Zhang Qingxiao was not interested in fighting over territory. As long as Luo Fei did not cause him trouble, Zhang Qingxiao would not interfere regardless of what he did.

"No problem, I guarantee I will handle things beautifully for Brother Zhang."

After Luo Fei finished speaking, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "Brother Zhang, do you think you need me to arrange two subordinates to stay by your side?"

"That way, if you need to do something, it would be convenient to have them run errands for you."

"No need!"

"If there is really something, I will naturally come to find you."

"If there is nothing, you don't need to keep running over here."

Zhang Qingxiao directly rejected Luo Fei's suggestion.

What a joke, arranging two subordinates to stay here—wouldn't that be blatantly telling everyone that he is Luo Fei's backer!

He would not do something that could potentially put himself in a dangerous situation.