I Cultivate Longevity in the Cultivation Realm

Zhou Changwang sat cross-legged in the depths of the cave.

He had already used the Cleaning Technique to cleanse the surroundings, purifying all turbulence in the air.

He began to inventory his gains from this venture.

First up was the Ten Thousand Poison Grass.

There were nearly one hundred and three stalks in total, with the youngest being at least ten years old, which made up the majority.

There were thirty-two stalks over a hundred years old, seven stalks at two hundred years, two stalks at three hundred years, one stalk at four hundred years, and the highest was, of course, the thousand-year-old Poison Grass.

Although the Poison Grass had limited use, making its value relatively low.

But if taken out for sale, these Poison Grass would still fetch at least tens of thousands of Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, definitely a bountiful harvest.

"However, just selling them outright would be of relatively low value.

Might as well keep them, either cultivate them myself, or use them to nurture the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada, which would be more beneficial."

Zhou Changwang had known this for a long time.

The Golden Armor King Flying Cicada was a Spirit Insect with extremely high potential.

While not rare in the Cultivation Realm, its potential ceiling was quite high.

If properly cultivated, it might even reach the Core Formation Realm.

Of course, that was far beyond his reach, but even getting it to the Foundation Establishment Level would be a tremendous help, far beyond what Spirit Stones could measure.

Thinking along these lines, he waved his hand and once more summoned the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada.

Then, casually retrieved a wooden box from his Storage Bag and tossed it in front of the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada.

Inside the wooden box was a ten-year-old stalk of Poison Grass.

The unique aura of the Poison Grass immediately excited the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada, causing it to emit an excited buzz before darting toward the Poison Grass, biting it, and swallowing it in a few quick gulps.

Instantly, a noticeable Spiritual Light surged over the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada, with streams of light flashing across its surface armor, forelimbs, eight legs, and wings.

It became visibly more radiant.

Even its size increased slightly.

"Not enough?"

Using the Calming Technique, Zhou Changwang sensed a peculiar emotion from it and quickly took out another twelve-year-old Poison Grass.

Then a thirteen-year-old, and a fifteen-year-old...

After gulping down five stalks of Poison Grass, the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada nearly doubled in size.

Its presence grew even stronger, its foreclaws sharper and more powerful, and it exuded a special luster that inspired awe and fear.

Cold, ruthless, extremely ferocious and merciless.

"As expected.

The Golden Armor King Flying Cicada evolved.

With the energy from the Poison Grass, its bloodline advanced, and its strength increased significantly.

It directly reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation.

Truly transformed into a Mid-Tier First Grade Spirit Insect."

Zhou Changwang noticed this almost immediately.

His heart was filled with joy.

Previously, the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada, which was only about as powerful as the Third Layer of Qi Cultivation, had already killed several poisonous insects comparable to the Fourth Layer and Fifth Layer of Qi Cultivation.

Now, with its strength reaching the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, it had undergone a significant enhancement.

However, after the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, he stopped feeding it Poison Grass.

Excess leads to loss.

No matter how high the potential of the Golden Armor King Flying Cicada, nor how unique its constitution, it could not withstand the potent medicinal effects and toxicity of Poison Grass that was too old.

It needed time to adapt.

So, Zhou Changwang turned his attention to the Storage Bags he had acquired this time.

The number of Storage Bags was quite considerable, totaling seventeen or eighteen, all belonging to the Lai family.

Of course, many were from Lai family Elders or invited cultivators from other clans; those with the surname Lai were less than half of them.

But with so many Storage Bags, the items hidden inside must be quite valuable.

"Not to mention, among them was the one belonging to the Foundation Establishment cultivator, Lai Yongsheng."

Zhou Changwang took out all the Storage Bags.

Then started using the Golden Light Breaking Forbidden Technique, employing the Spiritual Sense Silk method, to sequentially remove the Restriction power on the Storage Bags.

One, two, three...

All nineteen Storage Bags, including Lai Yongsheng’s, were successfully unlocked, taking him almost half an hour in total.

Then, he began to inventory the contents.

"Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, thirteen thousand five hundred pieces, this truly is a windfall.

However, of these thirteen thousand five hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, Lai Yongsheng’s Storage Bag alone contained four thousand five hundred.

This means that the remaining eighteen Lai family cultivators combined had nine thousand Lower-Grade Spirit Stones, averaging less than five thousand per person..."

Zhou Changwang couldn’t help but sigh as he consolidated his findings.

This was vastly different from what he had imagined.

Considering it included Lai family Elders and many high-ranking members.

Yet, the total number of Spirit Stones was just this?

But upon reflection, it seemed reasonable.

Late-stage Qi Cultivation practitioners were not as wealthy as imagined; most Spirit Stones were spent on purchasing various Spirit Pills and Spirit Talismans to aid in their own cultivation.

Who else, like him, had so many side professions, didn’t worry about success rates, and could continuously earn Spirit Stones?

This was evident from the fact that even someone like Lai Yongsheng wasn’t wealthier than him, carrying only four thousand five hundred Lower-Grade Spirit Stones.

"But fortunately, the yield this time was substantial.

Moreover, there were many other things.

Just counting the Magical Artifacts, there were forty to fifty of them combined.