Cultivation: I have an equipment slot

Chapter 23 Ancient Battlefield
Qianbao Peak truly lives up to its reputation as one of the five peaks of the inner sect.

Upon entering the protective formation, he immediately sensed the rich spiritual energy within.

The spiritual energy here is more than one-third higher than that of the outer sect.

If he could continue cultivating here, his cultivation speed would increase significantly.

"I imagine the spiritual energy on Wood Spirit Peak must be very rich." Zhang Yan thought of Mu Sen, who had once said that if he mastered the Wood Element Technique, he could be introduced to his master.

Zhang Yan's Wood Element Technique is now not only highly accomplished, but it is even approaching perfection.

If he wanted, he could enter Muling Peak at any time.

The reason we haven't gone to Muling Peak yet is mainly due to two considerations.

On the one hand, one can be a genius, but not too much of a genius; exceeding other people's expectations is not good!
On the other hand, those who enter Wood Spirit Peak become inner disciples.

It won't be as carefree and leisurely as it is in the outer sect then.

Moreover, there is a Golden Core Ancestor on Wood Spirit Peak.

It's inconvenient for him to do anything anymore.

Therefore, he decided to postpone his visit to Mu Sen for a while, and then act mediocre and just be a minor genius. He figured that not many people would pay attention to him then.

He had heard that someone had mastered a spell to perfection in a year and was called a genius.

And for him, Zhang Yan, it's not unreasonable to have mastered a spell in just one year, is it?
Being a little genius, enjoying the benefits of genius without being coveted by others—just thinking about it makes me feel wonderful.

Follow the beautiful female cultivator.

Zhang Yan soon arrived at a main hall.

There were many people busy in the hall, while the beautiful female cultivator introduced him to an old man.

"Sir, this person has taken on the job of sorting out discarded magical artifacts," the beautiful female cultivator said to the old man.

"Classifying discarded ritual implements?"

The old man turned to look at Zhang Yan and nodded slightly: "Classify the magical artifacts. Classify them according to their materials. Remember to check them carefully. If there are any artifacts that are not seriously damaged, classify them separately as well."

"Yes, Deacon."

Zhang Yan nodded in agreement.

"The reward for the task is paid according to the progress of the cleanup. You will get 10 contribution points for cleaning one item, and 100 contribution points for sorting out a useful magic weapon!"
You can prioritize purchasing the ritual implements that you deem useful from the categorized list.

The price is 80% of what it is elsewhere.

However, you must also remember that classifying magical artifacts is dangerous; some may be imbued with restrictions. You'll understand the details when you see them.

The steward spoke to Zhang Yan in a calm tone.

"Disciple knows!"

Zhang Yan nodded, then followed the instructions to categorize the magical artifacts.

All the unclassified magical artifacts were gathered in a recessed valley on Qianbao Peak.

Inside the valley.

One by one, the ritual implements were stuck into the ground.

There are flying swords.

There are flags.

There were also massive boulders that Zhang Yan couldn't recognize, resembling weapons, piled up on one side. The sheer number of them was enough to make one's scalp tingle.

"Why are there so many magical artifacts?" Before even entering the valley, Zhang Yan could feel the various magical power fluctuations emanating from the artifacts.

"These ritual implements were all collected from outside."

"It looks like a magical artifact discarded from the ancient battlefield." The disciple who led Zhang Yan over said nonchalantly.

"Don't look at those magical artifacts stuck in the ground; they're useless. What you need to look at are those stones," the disciple said, pointing to a huge rock not far away. "These stones were all found in the ancient battlefield. The magical artifacts inside might still be useful, or they might have already been damaged and their spiritual energy dissipated. Even if you take them out, they're useless."

"Ancient Battlefield? What kind of place is that?" Zhang Yan looked at the enormous number of stones and clicked his tongue in amazement. There were just too many of them!
Moreover, this is the amount collected by the Qingheng Sect alone.

If we broaden our perspective to the entire cultivation world...

The number could be even greater!
This made him yearn for the Ancient Battlefield. If he could go to the Ancient Battlefield, how many affix equipment would he have to collect?

The senior brother who led Zhang Yan in glanced at him and said with a smile, "It is said that this place is a battlefield between the immortal path and the demonic path, and tens of thousands of cultivators die there every year."

"But that was hundreds of thousands of years ago. Now there are only ruins and endless primordial stones there. Even so, the Primordial Battlefield is not something that small fry like us can get involved in. If you want to travel there, you need to be at least at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"I see, thank you, senior brother."

Zhang Yan quickly expressed his gratitude and said goodbye before eagerly entering the valley.

As soon as he entered the valley, he felt that the spiritual energy around him was particularly turbulent, which was not suitable for cultivation at all. Occasionally, a breeze would blow by, causing his skin to sting slightly.

This is because of the ritual implements here.

According to that senior brother, the magical artifacts here were left over from the great war between immortals and demons tens of thousands of years ago.

Zhang Yan couldn't even imagine how high the original grade of a magical artifact could withstand the erosion of such a long time. Only after entering this place did he understand what the steward meant by "cleaning".

The so-called cleaning refers to removing the raw stones covering the exterior of these weapons.

These raw stones were formed on the ancient battlefield, and are not only sturdy, but can also withstand the probing of divine sense.

This results in these raw stones containing all sorts of things.

Not only magical artifacts, but also elixirs, jade slips for transmitting skills, and so on have appeared in the past.

However, due to factors such as materials, only ritual implements are relatively easy to be passed down.

The raw stones that Zhang Yan's disciples are seeing now have actually undergone layers of screening.

Those rough stones that were highly regarded have already been cut open; what we have now are just worthless junk.

"Go and choose a pair of magical artifacts." The disciple in charge casually pointed to a room not far away. Zhang Yan pushed open the door and found that there were many hammers and chisels inside.

“These stone-cutting hammers and chisels come in pairs and can be used to cut raw stones.”

"Alright, figure out the rest yourself. I'm leaving now." After saying that, the disciple in charge turned and left.

Zhang Yan was left to face the stone-cutting hammers alone.

"They're all equipment..."

There are over a hundred stone-cutting hammers here.

He looked at the stone-cutting hammer that was closest to him.

[Equipment Name]: Stone-Cutting Hammer

[Equipment Quality]: Gray
[Equipment Effect]: Stone-cutting (Minor Success), Stone-cutting Experience +20%.

"The effect is so-so, let's try another one!"

Seeing the names on the list, Zhang Yan smiled dismissively. With so many stone-cutting hammers here, he was sure there was one with a high-quality keyword.

With that in mind, he started looking at the hammer intently.

"Ok?"

"This hammer looks pretty good!"

Suddenly, Zhang Yan's eyes lit up as he looked at a stone-cutting hammer in the corner.

[Equipment Name]: Stone-Cutting Hammer

[Quality]: Green
[Equipment Effect]: Stone Cutting (Perfect), Stone Appraisal (Minor Success), Stone Cutting Experience +20%.

(End of this chapter)