Cultivation Starting from Choosing Augments

Chapter 331 - 180: Inheritance Jade Scroll, Gift of the Secret Chamber, Hundred Herbs Island (Part 2)

As he lifted the lid, a dense wave of Fire Spirit Qi washed over him, so intense it felt scorching.

Xiao Chen quickly recalled something he’d read. ’Could this be the Spirit Jade Vermilion Bird Pendant?’

He remembered reading about a similar rare treasure in a book called *Journey to the East*.

It was said to be a top-tier Tier Three Spiritual Object with a wide variety of uses. Whether used for Pills, Artifacts, or Talisman Arrays, it was a peak-level Spiritual Material.

More importantly, a Cultivator could directly undergo Refinement with it to comprehend the Path of Fire.

Even for Golden Core Cultivators, it was an incredibly precious Supreme Treasure.

The senior who wrote *Journey to the East* once attended an auction on Jingkong Island in the Jingkong Sea of the Eastern Domain.

He had personally witnessed a three-inch Spirit Jade Vermilion Bird Pendant sell for the astronomical price of 138,000 Spirit Stones.

HISS!

Xiao Chen sucked in a sharp breath.

’Then this five-inch piece of mine... wouldn’t it sell for at least 200,000 Spirit Stones?’

Logically, a larger Jade Wall should be even more expensive. 200,000 Spirit Stones was a conservative estimate.

In the Southern Domain, this was already one of the finest treasures among top-tier Spiritual Objects.

Xiao Chen quickly and carefully placed the Jade Wall back in its box and stored it safely in his Storage Bag.

He then turned his attention to the other two White Jade Boxes.

’Since they’re in identical boxes, they should contain similar items, right?’

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And just as he’d expected.

The second White Jade Box contained an impressively large Exquisite Water Play Pearl.

Its effects were nearly identical to the Spirit Jade Vermilion Bird Pendant. The only difference was that, being a Water Spiritual Object, it also had a certain Healing effect.

There was no reference price for the Exquisite Water Play Pearl, as the senior from the book had never witnessed it being traded.

But that didn’t matter. Xiao Chen could just keep it for himself.

Now that he had the Yin Water Fiend, his affinity for Water Spirit Power had greatly increased. If he decided to cultivate Water Magic in the future, his progress would surely be twice as fast with half the effort.

’All in all, this is good stuff.’

Xiao Chen just as carefully placed the Exquisite Water Play Pearl into his Storage Bag.

He placed his hand on the final White Jade Box, pausing for a moment.

Taking a deep breath, Xiao Chen decided to try making a wish before opening it. ’All the gods and buddhas in the heavens, please let this third White Jade Box contain a Wood Element Spiritual Object.’

After all, he had a Wood Spirit Root, even if it was of a slightly lower grade.

If he could obtain a Wood Element Spiritual Object now, it would help him comprehend the Path of Wood and would naturally aid in his future Core Formation.

’Open!’

He flung the lid open. Inside, a brilliant golden light flashed, and pure Gold Spiritual Power practically formed sharp blades that shot outward.

SLAM!

He slammed the lid of the White Jade Box shut, then opened it again.

But inside was still the same glittering Bright Gold Dragon Transformation Stone.

’You’ve got to be kidding me. I missed a one-in-three chance!’

Though Xiao Chen was still happy, he’d lost the initial thrill he felt upon seeing the Spirit Jade Vermilion Bird Pendant. Instead, he felt a tinge of disappointment.

’Oh, well. I can’t be too greedy.’

’It’s unreasonable to be picky when I’m getting all this amazing stuff for free.’

He turned to look at a piece of silk on the left side of the cabinet. ’What’s this cloth doing here?’

He reached out and picked it up. It wasn’t silk at all, but a banner embroidered with mystical runes on what looked like Thousand Cicada Silk.

Wrapped inside it was a flagpole that looked like white jade, topped with a glowing white Skull.

Hm?

Xiao Chen took a closer look. The flagpole in his hand was actually made of bone; it just had the appearance of Mutton Fat Jade.

’Don’t tell me this is a Magical Artifact?’

He tried injecting some Magical Power into it, but it vanished without a trace, like a stone dropped into the ocean.

At first, Xiao Chen thought he wasn’t using enough Magical Power. But even after pouring in dozens, then hundreds of streams of Magical Power, the banner in his hand remained completely inert.

’No, this doesn’t seem to be a matter of quantity.’

He stopped, thinking for a moment. ’Then it must be a matter of quality. Could this be a Spiritual Artifact?’

Spiritual Artifacts were typically used by Golden Core Cultivators to replace their original Magical Artifacts.

When a Cultivator breaks through to the Golden Core realm, the Magical Power in their body transforms into the much more powerful True Essence.

And most Spiritual Artifacts required an infusion of True Essence to be activated.

Typically, any single Spiritual Artifact would be priced no lower than 100,000 Spirit Stones.

And a Spiritual Artifact of this unique form would often fetch double that price—at least 200,000 Spirit Stones.

Then again, considering the resources of the Yellow Springs Dao, it wasn’t impossible that they would leave a Spiritual Artifact for their Inheritor.

After all, the Spiritual Objects in the White Jade Boxes were all Tier Three.

It seemed these gifts were clearly intended to cultivate a qualified Golden Core True Man.

’Wait, but what if the Inheritor can’t reach Core Formation?’

Xiao Chen suddenly had a thought. ’If the Inheritor can’t form a Golden Core, wouldn’t this Spiritual Artifact be useless?’

’This training plan is clearly not very thorough.’

In truth, this issue had been considered when the Yellow Springs Traveling Palace was originally designed.

However, they figured that the eighteen trials arranged on the coffin lid were sufficient to select an exceptionally outstanding Inheritor, so they didn’t dwell on it.

After all, no one could have possibly imagined...

...that Xiao Chen, a mere Foundation Establishment Cultivator, would be able to completely ignore the powerful Illusion Array within the Earth Palace.

He hadn’t participated in a single trial.

Instead, he had opened the Golden Coffin directly and received the inheritance.

’A pity. I won’t be able to use this Spiritual Artifact until I reach Core Formation.’

Xiao Chen put away the White Bone Banner. ’Then again, looking at it from another perspective, this is a good thing.’