Chapter 1697: Chapter 640: An Unprecedented Windfall
Zhou Zhiying naturally had no need to hide anything from his master. He candidly recounted his experiences and handed over the list he had compiled to Zhou Chun for review.
"Indeed, I knew that a senior capable of establishing such a Secret Realm Cave would definitely not be an ordinary Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator. It turns out that the esteemed Xuanfeng Nephew was a Great Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator!"
After listening to his disciple’s recounting, Zhou Chun couldn’t help but nod in realization, finally resolving a lingering doubt in his heart.
He then immersed his mind into the jade slip that his disciple presented, examining the information within.
Upon viewing its contents, even with Zhou Chun’s extensive knowledge and experience, his breath noticeably quickened.
The treasures and Spiritual Objects left by Xuanfeng Nephew were simply too numerous!
Among them, in terms of Dharma Treasures alone, there was one Spiritual Treasure, two Peerless Dharma Treasures, and as many as three High-Grade Magical Treasures.
These important Dharma Treasures were stored at the top level of the Treasure Pavilion, where Zhou Chun previously had no chance to see them.
The remaining Middle-Grade Magical Treasures numbered five, and the Inferior-Grade Magical Treasures exceeded ten!
Additionally, Xuanfeng Nephew left many high-grade puppets for his inheritors. After Zhou Zhiying inherited his legacy, the island’s original guards in various critical sites could be collected and refined using Secret Techniques, amounting to two Fourth Grade High-Quality Puppets, three Fourth Grade Middle-Quality Puppets, and eight Fourth Grade Inferior-Quality Puppets.
The Serpent Puppet was an extremely rare Fifth Order Puppet!
Moreover, there were over twenty rare Dharma Treasures and Spirit Materials stored in the Treasure Pavilion, including top-tier Spirit Materials like Geng Metal.
Considering that they were chosen by a Great Nascent Soul Late Stage Cultivator, how could they be ordinary Dharma Treasures and Spirit Materials!
As for various Spiritual Medicine, with Mu Sang’s help in searching and verifying, even though Zhou Zhiying had a lower Cultivation Level, he had thoroughly cataloged the Spiritual Medicine on the island.
Of them, those with a medicinal age exceeding eight thousand years numbered seven!
Medicinal ages over five thousand years also amounted to twenty-six!
Spiritual Medicines older than three thousand years totaled two hundred and twenty!
The remaining Spiritual Medicines aged between one thousand and three thousand years exceeded five hundred!
As for those with a medicinal age below a thousand years, Zhou Zhiying considered them insignificant and did not bother to count them, as they hold little meaning for Zhou Chun and the Zhou Family.
Additionally, the island had three Fifth Order Spiritual Woods, including a Fifth Order Spirit Apricot Tree, whose spirit apricots could enhance one’s Cultivation Level. The effect is halved upon each consumption, with a maximum of three for one person.
The remaining two were the Myriad Year Green Cloud Wood and the Myriad Year Sky Fragrance Purple Sandalwood.
As for the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree on the island, although it would generally be classified as a Fifth Order Spiritual Wood, such heavenly Spiritual Roots are not valued by grade.
In truth, when evaluated, the value of the Five Elements Spirit Fruit Tree might even surpass that of the Fifth Order Spirit Apricot Tree!
Among the other Fourth-Grade Spiritual Woods on the island, there were also various precious species, similar to the Spirit Apricot Tree, such as eight Fourth-Grade Spirit Fruit Trees, whose spirit fruits each had unique uses.
Furthermore, there were Fourth-Grade Heavenly Fragrance Purple Sandalwood, Golden Fat Wood, and Qingyun Wood and other rare Spiritual Woods with various wonderful applications.
Many of these Spiritual Woods, each with different benefits, were specifically planted by Xuanfeng Nephew for his inheritors, indicative of considerable effort.
As for the various classics left by Xuanfeng Nephew, they were countless.
A cursory glance revealed that the inheritance regarding Formation, Artifact Refining, Alchemy, and Puppet—these four skills—were enough to reach the level of a Great Grandmaster!
The other techniques in Talisman Making and Beast Taming were also directed towards the Grandmaster Realm!
With these classic inheritances, the Zhou Family would not struggle to find talented individuals to inherit and cultivate these skills.
Of course, the things that concerned Zhou Chun the most were not these, even Secret Techniques like Taichi Separation of Spirits held little attention at this time.
At present, what he focused on was the Nascent Soul Spirit Item!
Since Xuanfeng Nephew’s requirement for his inheritors was to rush to the Divine, he naturally wouldn’t ignore the Nascent Soul Stage challenge for his inheritors.
In fact, he not only considered this point but made thorough preparations.
For instance, within the Alchemy Inheritance he left, he included the alchemy recipe for the Infant Transformation Pill. Meanwhile, the Medicine Garden was planted with the main ingredients and several important auxiliary Spiritual Medicines required for this pill’s preparation. Now, the medicinal ages are completely sufficient for refining this pill!
Additionally, the Medicine Garden also housed a special Spiritual Medicine, the Taiqing Immortal Ganoderma. Cultivators could consume a leaf of this Lingzhi during the Transforming Elixir and Forming Infant stage, increasing the success rate by nearly ten percent. This Taiqing Immortal Ganoderma now surpassed eight thousand years in medicinal age and has produced its third lobe.
Furthermore, concerning the most perilous aspect of the Transforming Elixir and Forming Infant process, the "Heart Demon Calamity", Xuanfeng Nephew also left a calamity transcending Secret Technique and a special Spiritual Object, the Heavenly Heart Calming True Incense.
These Nascent Soul Spirit Items combined significantly improve the success rate of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator’s Transforming Elixir and Forming Infant to above fifty percent.
If used by a Superior Spiritual Root Aptitude Cultivator like Zhou Zhiying, unless she herself falters at the "Heart Demon Calamity", her success rate for Nascent Soul Formation is almost guaranteed!