Family Cultivation: My Ancestral Home Gets Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 91 Inventory of the Spoils (Seeking First Subscription)

Splash—

Jiang Fu'an dumped all the contents of the ten storage bags onto the table, piling them into a small mountain.

He first brushed aside the worthless junk, then his gaze fell on the spirit stones.

He picked them out one by one and arranged them neatly on the corner of the table.

In the end, there were a total of four hundred and eighty.

The amount was just right, exactly what he had expected.

After all, most of those people were cultivators in the early stages of Qi Refining, and their cultivation level was not high to begin with.

Besides, if someone is truly wealthy, how many would be willing to risk their life to engage in the business of robbing and cultivating?

After counting the spirit stones, his attention turned to the pile of magical artifacts next to him.

There were quite a few styles, including swords, knives, and clubs, but upon closer inspection, eight or nine out of ten were the cheapest, lowest-quality goods.

Even brand new magical artifacts like these only cost sixty or seventy spirit stones in the market.

These items, bearing dents and cracks of varying depths, naturally lost some of their value.

Jiang Fu'an thought about it and decided not to sell it.

When I have time in the future, I will prepare a special room in the house to use as an armory to store them.

When Xiangqian and Xiangshen grow up, they can pick out a suitable one from here to practice their skills.

Then, his gaze fell upon several unusual magical artifacts:

A small yellow shield, a short spear with a restrained cold gleam, a narrow short sword, and a pair of boots that shimmered with an ethereal light.

The first two items were obtained from the gray-robed old man; both were mid-grade magic artifacts.

Jiang Fu'an weighed the value and estimated it to be worth three or four hundred spirit stones.

He picked up the short spear; it felt slightly heavy in his hand, a cold glint flashing at its tip. He casually handed it to his son, who had been watching quietly, saying, "Stone, this spear suits your 'One Throw of Heaven and Earth' style quite well. You can use it."

"Thank you, Dad!"

Stone's eyes lit up immediately. He took the short spear and stroked the shaft with great affection.

As for the small yellow shield, Jiang Fu'an examined it carefully before putting it into his storage bag.

He had witnessed the shield's sturdiness firsthand; even when he and Stone struck it with all their might, it didn't leave a single mark. It was truly a fine piece of armor.

Then he looked at the short sword and the leather boots.

Both of these items came from that beautiful woman and were mid-grade magical artifacts.

He had seen the short sword before; under the beautiful woman's manipulation of objects, it was so fast that it was reduced to a blurry streak of light, even the stones were caught off guard.

As for these boots—

He remembered that the woman seemed to be wearing it all the time, but he couldn't see clearly what its purpose was at the time.

Just as he was pondering this, Shi Tou pointed to the boots and said, "Dad, when you wear these shoes, it's like you have a lightness charm; your body will feel incredibly light and agile."

"If you pour all your mana into it, the effect will be even stronger."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Fu'an suddenly understood.

No wonder that beautiful woman was able to dodge the boar's charge so easily.

These boots are clearly more suited to relying on stones for close-quarters combat.

As for himself, after last night's battle, he figured out another way.

First, use talismans or spells to restrict the opponent's movements, then close in and strike to decide the outcome.

"Then these boots are yours too."

Jiang Fu'an smiled.

"Thank you, Dad!"

This time, Shi Tou's voice was noticeably a beat higher than usual when he thanked him, and his cheeks were slightly flushed.

Jiang Fu'an didn't notice his son's subtle change; his attention was drawn to the short sword.

Controlling magical artifacts to attack enemies from a distance is something that can only be done after learning the Art of Manipulating Objects in the mid-stage of Qi Refining. He doesn't need it now, so he might as well put it into his future arsenal.

Next, we'll be taking inventory of the books related to the cultivation world.

There are quite a few, and the varieties are even more diverse.

There are cultivation techniques and secret manuals, such as the "Azure Water Technique," "Fire Flame Technique," "Thick Earth Technique," and "Metal Technique."

Although they were all just common, low-grade cultivation techniques, Jiang Fu'an was preparing to change his main cultivation technique after advancing to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, so they came in handy.

Moreover, Stone can replace the original "Changchun Gong" book.

He looked up at the stone: "Why don't you switch to a different cultivation method?"

Stone was happily comparing the leather boots when he heard this. He looked up, thought for a moment, and asked hesitantly, "Father, what's the difference between practicing these techniques?"

"For example, this 'Azure Water Technique' can help in breaking through bottlenecks after cultivation."

"The 'Fire Technique' focuses on enhancing the power of bursts of magical energy."

Jiang Fu'an explained everything he knew to his son in detail.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Shi Tou pointed without hesitation to the book "Geng Jin Jue": "Father, I choose this one! It can enhance the power of my knife!"

His eyes were burning, as if he could already see himself with an even sharper blade.

Jiang Fu'an nodded. He also felt that the killing nature of metal-based techniques was the best match for Shi Tou's fighting style.

Moreover, stones possess the four spiritual roots of metal, wood, fire, and earth, making them perfect for cultivating this technique.

"Okay, this is it. Take it and study it carefully. If you don't understand anything, come and ask me."

He put down the cultivation manual and looked at other books.

There are also works related to various arts and crafts of cultivation, such as "Complete Explanation of Array Patterns" which explains the basics of array formations, "Hundred Fruit Brewing" which teaches how to brew spiritual wine, and "Record of Food Cultivation" which records the methods of cooking spiritual food, etc.

Jiang Fu'an picked up a few books and flipped through them. Although they contained only introductory-level knowledge and were not particularly valuable, they were excellent for broadening one's horizons.

He thought to himself that he might as well set aside a room specifically to store these miscellaneous books.

Not only can you look through it yourself, but your children can also read it when they grow up.

Over the years, as the collection grows, it might actually resemble a library.

What remained were some ordinary pills and low-level talismans of little value.

There were not a single precious pill like the Qi-Nourishing Pill that could directly benefit cultivation.

However, this is understandable. Cultivators who have risked their lives would definitely use anything good to enhance their strength as soon as possible. Who would keep it unused?

Jiang Fu'an silently estimated the total value of all the spoils in his mind, which was roughly worth several thousand spirit stones.

All things considered, the gains are comparable to those from exploring the cave of a deceased cultivator a few years ago.

He wasn't exactly dissatisfied, but he had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

This time, the "fortune" was clearly blue, so the opportunity should have been better than the previous green "fortune". How come the final result was about the same?

Could it be that there's something valuable that I've overlooked?

Thinking this, he glanced again at the items on the table that had been neatly categorized.

Unwilling to give up, he carefully examined the items again.

From magical artifacts to books, from miscellaneous items to spirit stones, they even searched through several empty storage bags inside and out.

However, the result remained the same, with no new discoveries made.

This question remained in his mind.

Unexpectedly, the answer didn't emerge until more than a decade later.

After collecting all the spoils, Jiang Fu'an instructed his son, "Shitou, go and try cultivating in the rooms near the spiritual spring."

"I think that perhaps due to the influence of the spiritual spring, the spiritual energy in those houses is much denser than in other parts of the mansion, almost reaching the concentration of a mid-grade first-level spiritual vein."

This was obviously just an excuse.

In reality, he secretly bound the "foundation" to those rooms, directly upgrading the spiritual vein effect beneath the rooms to mid-grade first rank.

The location of the spiritual spring is at the core of this spiritual vein, so it is reasonable to say that the spiritual energy there is particularly rich, and it will not arouse any suspicion.

Upon hearing this, Shi Tou's face immediately lit up with a delighted smile: "Really? Dad, I'll go right now!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already run out like a gust of wind.

Since returning home, his cultivation progress has been far behind his previous progress due to the thin spiritual energy in the courtyard, which has made him secretly anxious.

Unexpectedly, a solution was found in the blink of an eye.

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