Chapter 423: Are You Sure You Don't Want It?
Wutubo's face paled. "Young Master, you absolutely must not! Although I don't know the Mistress's specific strength, I do know she was definitely no weaker than a Martial Saint! But even so, she was still hunted relentlessly and left in a sorry state! You mustn't be impulsive!"
Cheng Yuan's pupils constricted. 'Grandma was that strong?'
"I understand. I will hold back for a while longer!"
Only then did Wutubo let out a slight sigh of relief. He said gravely, "Young Master, for the next few years, please stay with the Celestial Witch Sect. I will devote all of the Sect's resources to your training!"
Cheng Yuan shook his head gently. "High Priest, to me, the Celestial Witch Sect is just a small stop on my journey. Being cooped up here would actually hinder my growth."
"This... In that case, what are your plans, Young Master?"
"I'll take some of the resources Grandma left for me. As for the Celestial Witch Sect, it should continue to develop according to your vision, High Priest."
Wutubo pushed Wu Xin forward. "I am getting old. Young Master, what do you think of Xiaoxin succeeding me as Sect Leader?"
Cheng Yuan glanced at Wu Xin's face and nodded lightly. "That's acceptable. I have only one condition: the Celestial Witch Sect can grow stronger and larger, but it must not bully the weak or do anything to harm the Dragon Country."
Wutubo and Wu Xin hastily gave their assurances.
"Please rest assured, Young Master. The Celestial Witch Sect exists only for self-preservation and to search for clues about the Mistress."
"Alright. Take me to the Treasury."
"Yes, Young Master."
Led by Wutubo, Cheng Yuan entered the Celestial Witch Sect's Treasury.
"Young Master, you can take anything you like from the Treasury! Or, if you give me an address, I can have it mailed to you."
Cheng Yuan grinned. "No need to go to all that trouble. I'll just get it myself."
As he spoke, Cheng Yuan glanced around.
The Celestial Witch Sect's Treasury was vast and richly stocked—truly befitting the decades of accumulated wealth of a major sect!
There were many medicinal ingredients he had never seen before.
He even saw a pile of Spirit Stones.
Although they were only low-quality Spirit Stones, Cheng Yuan was still delighted!
Cheng Yuan rushed forward, grabbed a Spirit Stone, and felt dense streams of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surge from his palm into his body. His Cultivation speed increased by more than tenfold!
"High Priest, where did you get these Spirit Stones?"
"Young Master, Spirit Stone mines are often found near Earth Veins. The Celestial Witch Sect's territory has several Earth Veins, which gave rise to a small Spirit Stone mine. Unfortunately, due to the influence of an Evil Vein, the purity of the stones isn't high. Over all these years, we've only managed to collect a few thousand Low Grade Spirit Stones."
Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up. 'Low Grade Spirit Stones are good enough!'
'With these, not only can I use them for Cultivation, I can also use them to set up Arrays, and even to aid in Alchemy!'
"Can I take all of them?"
Wutubo nodded without the slightest hesitation. "Of course. It's just, several thousand Spirit Stones are very heavy. How will you carry them, Young Master? Do you need my help?"
"No need!"
As he spoke, with a single thought from Cheng Yuan, the entire pile of Spirit Stones in front of them vanished, reappearing inside the Jade Pendant's internal space!
The space inside the Jade Pendant was already brimming with Spiritual Qi, and now it was even more abundant!
"Wow! So many Spirit Stones! We can hug them to sleep tonight!"
The nine little girls ran about the room excitedly, as if they had endless energy to burn!
Wutubo was dumbfounded. He rubbed his eyes forcefully, staring at the empty floor in utter confusion.
"Wh-what's going on? The Spirit Stones? How did they just disappear?"
The corners of Cheng Yuan's lips quirked up. "High Priest, don't be alarmed. The Spirit Stones haven't disappeared. I've just put them away."
Wutubo gave Cheng Yuan a long, deep look. 'Just how many aces does the Young Master have up his sleeve that I don't know about?'
Cheng Yuan's next target was Spirit Medicine.
Cheng Yuan was stunned!
He had actually found several stalks of Divine Medicine!
Cheng Yuan couldn't help but gasp, "A ginseng that's at least five hundred years old!"
Wutubo smiled, saying with a hint of pride, "Young Master, that ginseng is a full six hundred years old."
Cheng Yuan quickly stored the ginseng away and warned the nine little girls not to sneak a bite, or he would abandon them.
Hearing such a "severe" threat, the nine little girls indeed didn't dare to touch the ginseng. They merely stood to the side, drooling incessantly.
"Huh? This flower looks like an Epiphyllum? But aren't they famously short-lived? Why is this one so perfectly preserved?"
Wutubo patiently explained, "This is the ancestor of the Epiphyllum—the Utpala Immortal Flower! Legend has it that the Utpala Immortal Flower only blooms once a century, and I was fortunate enough to encounter it."
Cheng Yuan was ecstatic!
'The Utpala Immortal Flower is one of the legendary Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures! I can't believe it actually exists in this world!'
'With the Utpala Immortal Flower, my chances of curing Hu Shishi are much higher.'
Naturally, Cheng Yuan swept up all these precious medicinal ingredients without leaving any behind.
Of course, Cheng Yuan wasn't going to treat the Celestial Witch Sect unfairly; this was, after all, the legacy his grandmother had left behind.
"High Priest, these bottles contain Bursting Pills, Essence Enhancing Pills, and Rejuvenation Pills. Please, take them."
Wutubo's face lit up with a smile. 'The Young Master really does have the Celestial Witch Sect's best interests at heart!'
"Young Master, I will gratefully accept the Essence Enhancing Pills and Rejuvenation Pills. But as for these Bursting Pills... these are elixirs of last resort. The Celestial Witch Sect has its own Secret Techniques for desperate situations, and they aren't fatal. We shouldn't need these, should we?"
The corners of Cheng Yuan's lips quirked up. "High Priest, are you sure you don't want the Bursting Pills? This is the kind of stuff I eat like candy."
Wutubo's face paled. "Young Master, you must not make such jokes! Consuming a Bursting Pill overdraws one's Life Force and destroys the heart's meridians. It can cause instant death, and even in the best-case scenario, the user won't live for more than a month."
Cheng Yuan grinned, tipped a few Bursting Pills into his palm, and, under Wutubo's horrified gaze, tossed them all into his mouth.
CRUNCH, CRUNCH. He chewed and swallowed them as if they were jelly beans.
"Young Master, you... Huh? Strange, how has your Fire of Life become even more vigorous? That shouldn't be possible!"
Cheng Yuan patiently explained, "I suspect that in the Ancient Times, the Bursting Pill was actually an elixir used for body tempering. As long as one's physique is strong enough, not only will it not kill you, but it will actually aid the process. My Pure Physical Strength is already comparable to that of a Martial Emperor!"
Wutubo raised a hand and placed his fingers on Cheng Yuan's wrist. Wutubo had studied medicine for decades; his skills were no less than those of the so-called Four Great Divine Doctors of the Dragon Country.
An expression of utter amazement appeared on Wutubo's face. "The Bursting Pill truly can be used for body tempering! However, our physiques are not nearly as formidable as yours, Young Master. Consuming one rashly would likely cause irreversible damage."
Cheng Yuan smiled. "Then just take a smaller dose. If you divide a Bursting Pill into ten portions and only take one-tenth at a time, you shouldn't get injured, right?"
Wutubo's eyes widened. "Young Master, your reasoning is sound."
Next were the weapon racks and the Cultivation Method Area.
Cheng Yuan's standards were much higher now; ordinary weapons and Cultivation Techniques no longer caught his eye. He browsed the area but came away empty-handed.
Now that he had finished looting the Treasury, there was nothing left in the Celestial Witch Sect to hold his interest.
Just as Cheng Yuan was about to take his leave, his phone suddenly rang. It was a call from his mom.
"Xiaoyuan, where have you run off to these last few days? Get back to Luocheng, quick! Your uncle got a promotion! We're having a celebration for him tonight!"