Chapter 79

After taking two more Water Dew Pills to gradually restore his body, Qin Sang eagerly opened the mustard seed bag and poured the contents onto the ground.

On the way here, he had already refined the Bewildering God Mirror and made it his own.

The Bewildering God Mirror was not actually a single mirror but a set of eight copper mirrors stacked together, with one main mirror and seven auxiliary ones.

The eight copper mirrors could form a mirror array, which was extremely sturdy and could trap people. The mist emitted by the mirror array had a soul-bewitching effect.

However, setting up the mirror array was not easy and required considerable preparation, even more so than the Ebony Sword. The mirror array could not be moved once set up; it could only wait for the opponent to step into it, otherwise, it would be useless.

Moreover, the soul-bewitching effect of the mist was not long-lasting. One had to strike the moment the mirror array was opened, when the opponent was still disoriented by the mist, to achieve the best results.

Inside the mirror array, Qin Sang felt no trace of bewitchment. He thought it must be due to the Jade Buddha.

The power of the Bewildering God Mirror was undeniable, but it was unfortunate that it could not fully unleash its might in the Eight Trigram Forbidden Zone. It was unclear whether Shen Jing's luck was good or bad.

Compared to the Bewildering God Mirror, what made Qin Sang most delighted were the Chi Dragon Sword and the Void Wind.

With just these two magical treasures, Yang Yuancang would have secured a spot if he hadn't fallen to Qin Sang and Shen Jing.

The power of the Chi Dragon Sword was self-evident, ranking among the best of spirit swords, far surpassing the Blood Blade and the Green Wave Sword.

Qin Sang's Ebony Sword, though sharp, was highly consumptive and required preparation to use. The Chi Dragon Sword, on the other hand, could be used directly in combat with comparable power.

The Void Wind was an upper-grade magical treasure, appearing as a wisp of grayish-white wind smoke that felt as smooth as silk in his hand.

Qin Sang had never seen such a magical treasure before and couldn't help but marvel at it.

By refining the Void Wind, he could harness strong winds and fly, with great speed and minimal consumption of spirit energy. Although it could only lift him a few feet off the ground, it was sufficient to traverse mountains and avoid danger.

For a Qi Condensation cultivator, it was an invaluable treasure.

Qin Sang immediately infused his divine sense into the Void Wind, easily refining it. He inhaled it into his belly, storing it in his Sea of Qi, and with a mere thought, wind would rise beneath his feet.

Fully equipped, Qin Sang felt a sense of accomplishment. The only regret was the lack of a good defensive magical treasure, as the Gold Ring had been destroyed in the collision with the Ebony Sword.

Yang Yuancang was quite wealthy. Besides the Void Wind, he had a few low-grade magical treasures and some spirit stones. Shen Jing's mustard seed bag contained mostly worthless items like silk, cosmetics, and jewelry.

What surprised Qin Sang the most was that Yang Yuancang's mustard seed bag contained a medium-grade spirit stone!

In terms of value, one medium-grade spirit stone was equivalent to a hundred low-grade spirit stones, though the actual price could fluctuate based on negotiation.

The spirit energy contained in a medium-grade spirit stone was not only more abundant but also purer, allowing for faster absorption and refinement.

But for Qin Sang, the medium-grade spirit stone had even greater significance.

According to the Song Family Sword Technique, Qin Sang had basically achieved the ability to control his sword with his divine sense, making the sword move as he willed. This was the initial stage of sword mastery, though his cultivation was too low to allow the sword to move far from his body.

As he advanced further in sword mastery, he would be able to generate sword qi and even reach the stage where the sword qi was as brilliant as a rainbow.

The Song Family Sword Technique stated that if one could generate sword qi, the Ebony Sword, aided by the sword qi, would not only become much more powerful but also much faster, swift as lightning, and as brilliant as a white rainbow piercing the sun.

However, the consumption of spirit energy would also increase several times.

For cultivators below the tenth layer of Qi Condensation, low-grade spirit stones would no longer suffice; medium-grade spirit stones would be necessary to generate sword qi.

Although Qin Sang had not yet reached that stage of sword mastery, he still carefully stored the medium-grade spirit stone.

Originally, Qin Sang had no chance of obtaining a medium-grade spirit stone and planned to focus on enhancing his cultivation after achieving the ability to control his sword with his divine sense. Now, it was time to prioritize this.

Being a spy in a cultivation sect was dangerous, and Qin Sang did not know or want to know the intentions of the Kuaiyin Sect. His only option was to look for a chance to escape, and if that failed, to enhance his strength to deal with potential dangers.

Thinking of this, Qin Sang searched through the items, picking up a jade bottle he found in Yang Yuancang's mustard seed bag. The thumb-sized jade bottle contained a few drops of milky white liquid, as thick as ointment. When he opened the bottle, a fragrant aroma filled his nose, and the pain in his body diminished.

This was likely the hundred-year-old stone milk that Yang Yuancang and Shen Jing had mentioned, possibly obtained from the mountain crocodile's nest.

Although the treasures in the Eight Trigram Forbidden Zone had been mostly plundered by the Yuanzhao Sect, some might have been overlooked, and the Yuanzhao Sect might not have valued this small amount of stone milk.

Yang Yuancang was already at the peak of the sixth layer, and refining the stone milk had a high chance of helping him break through to the seventh layer. Qin Sang's Qi Gathering Pill was still effective, and he was far from breaking through, so the stone milk was not very useful to him at the moment. He stored it along with the medium-grade spirit stone.

Ten jade tokens were laid out in a row.

Four from Yang Yuancang, two from Shen Jing, and four from Qin Sang.

In the forbidden zone, there were probably few people who had collected jade tokens as quickly as he had. Qin Sang thought to himself that all the trouble had not been in vain.

When the ten jade tokens were combined, they formed a jade book. A layer of mist appeared on the translucent jade tokens, concealing mountains, rivers, and lakes. Only a bright arrow remained visible, always pointing in the same direction no matter how Qin Sang moved the tokens.

The more jade tokens one obtained, the thinner the mist on the jade book became, and the clearer the guidance. With ten jade tokens, only the arrow was visible, and the terrain ahead and whether it was passable were unknown.

Qin Sang had known this would happen and was not surprised. After confirming the direction, he stored the jade tokens and useful items in his mustard seed bag, checked his internal injuries, and felt they were not serious. He then slung the Chi Dragon Sword over his back, activated the Void Wind, and flew out of the cave.

The feeling of riding the wind was indeed exhilarating, but the target was too obvious.

The direction indicated by the jade tokens was deep within the vast plain, fortunately not requiring a return to the poisonous swamp.

In no time, Qin Sang flew out of the mountain range and into the plain, pressing the wind smoke and speeding through the grass.

The vast plain offered a wide view. The speed of the Void Wind was not low, and with three supreme magical treasures, Qin Sang was not too afraid of any troublemakers. Even if he couldn't defeat them, he could escape.

He had expected to collect a few more jade tokens in the open plain, but after flying for a long time, he encountered no opponents, which was quite strange.

In less than two hours, Qin Sang had crossed the vast plain, and countless ravines and cliffs appeared ahead.