Chapter 401: Chapter 399: Sorting "Who?!" Lou Yi whipped his head around and saw an ordinary-looking stranger holding a black crystal-like stone, aiming it directly at him. "You are truly ruthless, killing your own companions. If the higher-ups at Yellow Springs find out, what will become of you?" The man sneered coldly. "Is this... a Recording Stone?" A chill ran from Su Yu’s feet to his head, making his whole body tingle. ’Ugh!’ With a swirl of spiritual power, a black-gray Yin Wind was released and fiercely swept toward the man! "Die for me!" Su Yu’s eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light. No matter who this man was, he was certainly up to no good, so he should just die! The man, however, did not dodge or evade, and watched as the corrosive Yin Wind scraped against him. ’Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!’ As the Yin Wind struck, the man was unbelievably unharmed. Su Yu even heard the Yin Wind making a grating sound against the man’s skin, like encountering the incomparably hard Mystic Iron Essence. "What!?" Su Yu’s eyes widened, practically bulging out. ’Bang!’ The next moment, his vision was filled with shadows. Su Yu felt a pain in his head, then was slapped to the ground, and a foot suddenly stomped on his chest. He wanted to struggle, but felt as if he was being crushed by a mountain, unable to move at all. The ribs in his chest creaked ominously, on the brink of breaking. Fear appeared unconsciously on Su Yu’s face. "You clearly have not understood the situation." A cold voice from the shadow above him said. "Spare, spare me..." Su Yu’s bones were far softer than he imagined, and tears and snot poured out uncontrollably. "I ask, you answer. If there’s a single lie, I’ll break one of your bones." "I will, I will..." "What’s your name?" "Su Yu." "Where are you from?" "Bin City... ah!! I mean Jin City, Jin City." An immediate crack echoed as one of Su Yu’s chest bones was precisely broken. Extreme fear showed in his eyes; he had no idea how the other could tell he was lying. "What does your family do? How many are there?" "Wood trading, my mother died early..." Unwilling to give up, Su Yu lied once more. But after Lou Yi mercilessly broke three more of his bones, he dared not try any more tricks. He did not know that his previous relationship with Lou Yi had been good, and his family background was no secret to him. Moreover, Lou Yi’s enhanced senses could precisely pick up the slight acceleration of Su Yu’s heartbeat and blood flow when he lied. This was something many high-level cultivators could not achieve. Lou Yi interrogated Su Yu and gathered various details about the Yellow Springs Sect. He had a hunch he would face this evil organization sooner or later, so having prior knowledge wouldn’t hurt. Finally, Lou Yi left with a parting ’I’ll come back for you,’ and floated away. Su Yu, lying there, took half an hour before he stood up, still with a face full of fear. "Who is he?" This mysterious person not only had immense power but also held evidence of him slaughtering sect members. Would he be under his control from now on? Su Yu was extremely unwilling, but he had no solution at all. "Huh? What’s this?" Su Yu found a storage bag on the ground nearby. Picking it up and probing inside with his Spiritual Sense, his face showed a mix of shock and ecstasy. ’This person is so generous...’ Meanwhile, Lou Yi, who had left, did not concern himself at all with Su Yu, nor did he care about his feelings. For a scoundrel like Su Yu, kindness was useless; one had to trample on his dignity. As for the storage bag left behind, it contained nothing more than some talismans, magical artifacts, and elixirs from Yellow Springs sect members that were of no use to him, considered a bone thrown to a dog. Just a move in the grand scheme of things; useful if it worked, indifferent if it didn’t. Besides, Su Yu had just slaughtered a number of Yellow Springs sect members, which had given Lou Yi seven or eight enhancements to his Yin Affinity. And, he had obtained a technique, Soul Search. "Soul Search: Forcibly invade someone’s Sea of Consciousness with one’s Divine Sense and sift through their memory fragments... This technique harms the natural order, use with caution!" The renowned Soul Search, obtained by Lou Yi just like that. Soul Search demanded high spiritual cultivation from its user. At the very least, it required a Peak of Qi Refining level to use on ordinary people. If used on a Qi Cultivator, a Foundation Establishment level of cultivation would be necessary at least. If the spiritual cultivation is insufficient, severe backlash could occur. For the person subjected to this technique, at best memory loss could happen, at worst it might be fatal. However, although this method is sinister, it is extremely practical and might come in handy someday. Thinking of this, Lou Yi, in a good mood, set off on the journey back to the Corpse-Driving Sect. When he was three miles from the sect, he transformed into the form of Rong Xuejian and swaggered into the sect. After swapping again with Rong Xuejian, Lou Yi reverted to his original identity. His master, He Xiang, was coincidentally going out to visit friends. He told him that it would take at least half a year before he would return, and senior brother Liu Qi and senior sister Lü Tianran’s whereabouts were unknown. In the expansive ’Yanbo’ cave residence, only Lou Yi and a few old servants were left. Lou Yi stayed in his room and began sorting the rewards from his out-of-sect mission. Firstly, there were over twenty kinds of treasures from the auction, aside from the Wind Riding Fruit he consumed. Additionally: A small, handleless flying sword, green and transparent, flickering with spiritual light surpassing even a top-grade magical artifact. It’s likely the rumored top-grade magical artifact, its value exceeding many low-grade spiritual artifacts; Precious elixirs in a white jade porcelain bottle, engraved with the words ’Rejuvenation Pill’. Even a Peak of Qi Refining cultivator taking one can smoothly restore 80% of spiritual power; the more taken in a short time, the less effective; A mushroom as large as a car hood, intricately layered, its surface flashing with flowing light occasionally. It should be a Lingzhi of over eight or nine hundred years, usable as raw material for many high-level elixirs; 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂 Five formation flags inserted on a jade plate, embroidered with sun, moon, and stars, incredibly exquisite; A fiery red beast egg, its surface wrinkled but pulsing, emitting astounding vitality... ’I’ve really hit the jackpot.’ Although Lou Yi had already scanned these treasures roughly before, seeing them again, he couldn’t help feeling excited. In the cultivation realm, wealth ranks first among the "faith, companions, techniques, location," these treasures are personal wealth. Of course, that’s not all. Lou Yi proceeded to open Elder Huangquan’s Storage Bag belonging to the Bone-Eroding Enchantress. First, he took out a roll of red silk. Ten times more magnificent than the royal silk, with rich layers of spiritual light emanating continuously from it. Lou Yi had seen the Bone-Eroding Enchantress use it before, knowing it had the power to bind enemies or magical artifacts, with formidable power, it’s highly likely a spiritual artifact. A black jade hairpin, but currently it’s dimmed, likely heavily damaged after a battle. A pink pouch, emitting an aroma that made one feel heated. Over ten bottles of elixirs with different effects, including the top-grade Qi Absorption Pills beneficial even to Foundation Establishment Great Cultivators. And dozens of talismans, though mostly at Qi Cultivation level, since Foundation Establishment level talismans are exceedingly rare... Lou Yi assessed for half a day, feeling that indeed this Foundation Establishment Storage Bag held value not smaller than the items sold at the auction. Among them, the value of the red silk, black jade hairpin, and pink pouch were the highest, most likely spiritual artifacts. However, despite the abundance of treasures, few were useful to Lou Yi. He possessed a magic artifact embryo, so most magical artifacts and spiritual artifacts were superfluous to him... such as breakthrough-helping elixirs, they were utterly useless. What Lou Yi needed most at the moment were Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures on the attribute panel that could help advance his talents or cultivation techniques. Such as Dragon Saliva Grass to advance the Demon Summoning Scripture, and Ice Soul for advancing Petrification Talent. Elder Wang, the formidable enemy felt like a thorn in his side, requiring him to enhance his power urgently. Thinking of this, Lou Yi began sorting the rewards from this outing into categories. Keeping useful ones, like the exquisite set of formation flags, Rejuvenation Pill for quickly recovering spiritual power, spiritual artifact red silk for binding enemies... Putting aside those not useful to him, like top-grade magical artifacts, unknown beast egg, thousand-year Lingzhi, spiritual hairpin, spiritual pouch... These could be exchanged for treasures beneficial to him, aiming to convert them into strength swiftly. Master He Xiang was currently not in the cave residence, and it’s unknown when he’ll return. With that in mind, Lou Yi took out a yellow transmission talisman, writing words on it with his finger. Soon after. A familiar voice came from outside, "Lou Muhead, what are you calling me over for? Are there any gifts for me, hehe..." "It’s not impossible to give you a gift either." Lou Yi also laughed, "But you need to help me with something." "What kind of help?" "I have some treasures I want to sell, trying to exchange them all for those materials I told you about before. Oh, there are a few more additions." "What you need are not ordinary materials, things like Ice Soul, Dragon Saliva Grass, White Taisui, etc. They either appear in ancient books or are beyond our current level to access..." Bi Yaoyao wrinkled her delicate nose, feeling troubled. "If you can help me find those materials, the treasures in my hand can all serve as rewards." "Hmph, what treasures can you possibly have in your hand? Who cares..." Before Bi Yaoyao finished talking. Lou Yi waved his large hand. Inside the room appeared a pile of glittering, shiny gold, silver, and bright treasures... Blinding Bi Yaoyao’s eyes. Her rosy little mouth inadvertently formed an O shape. ...