Chapter Eighty-Three: Murder for Treasure (Part Two)

Bang!

Qin Jing hurriedly tried to block, but in the next moment, accompanied by a thunderous crash, his entire body was sent flying backward.

“Hmph, just a mere first-level extraordinary!”

The young man landed where Qin Jing had just stood, letting out a relaxed breath. He had originally thought that Qin Jing’s abilities might make him a formidable opponent, but after testing him, he felt certain victory was at hand.

Feeling his internal organs churning, Qin Jing struggled to stand, barely holding himself up with spiritual energy. Yet in his heart, he made a decision: as soon as this was over, he would immediately advance to the first extraordinary level! After all, he had not yet promoted, so although he possessed a considerable quantity of spiritual power, it lacked solidity. The other, on the other hand, displayed the strength of a second-level extraordinary. In this situation, Qin Jing was naturally outmatched.

“Hand over what you just acquired!”

The young man stepped forward, fixing his gaze on Qin Jing with a threatening air.

“What thing?”

His opponent was already locked onto by Alchemy No. 1. Even if the man struck again, Qin Jing had no fear. Hearing his words, Qin Jing’s mind stirred; he didn’t order Alchemy No. 1 to attack just yet, instead opening his mouth to ask.

What Qin Jing lacked most was understanding of the extraordinary world. Take, for example, the spectral essence—he vaguely sensed that it could increase the depth of his soul, and now it even gave him a terrifying intuition. But the exact principles, the mysteries of soul thickness, he knew nothing of.

“Enough nonsense! The thing you took from the specter—that’s its purest essence. After processing, it can enhance the soul’s depth, an absolute treasure!”

The young man snorted coldly, scrutinizing Qin Jing, then softened his tone: “You look like a rogue cultivator. In this era of revived spiritual energy, it’s hardest for lone cultivators to rise. If you give me the method to refine spectral essence, I can let you join my sect.”

“Sect?”

Qin Jing asked in confusion. The spiritual revival had only been underway for a year, and there were already sects?

Seeing Qin Jing’s puzzlement, the young man became more at ease. He smiled confidently: “I’m from the Qi family of Jinling! Among the four great clans of Jinling, my family stands at the top. Our ancestor foresaw the coming of spiritual revival and prepared in advance, which is why the Qi family holds its current position. If you hand over your method, I, as the second young master of the Qi family, guarantee you a place in the Qi family’s extraordinary team. At the very least, you’ll never again worry about lacking cultivation techniques…”

The Qi family of Jinling? Four great clans? They predicted the spiritual revival?

Qin Jing was astonished. He hadn’t expected the young man to have such a background. He’d heard from Zheng Qiu Ying that the greatest gathering of extraordinary practitioners in the region around Cold Sea was Jinling. As one of China’s ancient capitals, Jinling had deep foundations; even now, there was a seventh-level extraordinary ghost king!

“Oh please, I don’t believe it. If the Qi family is as powerful as you say, why are you in this backwater place like Cold Sea?”

Though Qin Jing was surprised, he kept a facade of disdain.

“You! Ignorant fool!”

The second young master of Qi was furious. Since Qin Jing really was a lone cultivator, he didn’t realize Qin Jing was probing for information. He snapped, “The new chairman of Cold Sea’s Supervision Committee is a longtime friend of my uncle. I was sent by my uncle to offer congratulations and happened upon the strange happenings at this campus. Why shouldn’t I be here?”

Qin Jing still “didn’t believe,” and retorted, “If you’re from a great clan and the second young master, why aren’t you accompanied by any protectors? All the novels say young masters always have a powerful old servant at their side.”

The second young master of Qi laughed in exasperation: “You’ve read too many novels and lost your mind. I’m here to congratulate Uncle Lian. Cold Sea is a small place; even third-level extraordinaries are rare. Why would I need bodyguards? Besides, with my second-level extraordinary skills, isn’t it obvious I can do as I please in Cold Sea?”

Qin Jing was taken aback, genuinely surprised this time: “You mean, at second-level extraordinary, you can walk all over Cold Sea?”

“Hmph, Cold Sea is full of unranked, wild extraordinaries. Even if they reach third level, without systematic cultivation, they’re no match for me!”

At this, the second young master grew impatient. “Are you done yet? You’re my prisoner now, where do you get all these questions? Answer me—do you agree, or not?”

So that’s how it is—not that I suddenly became weak, but that my opponent comes from a ‘powerful family’ and has exceptional combat strength. He’s equivalent to an ordinary third-level extraordinary, which explains how he defeated me so easily.

“So, even though I haven’t advanced to first-level extraordinary, my combat strength is already at the second level? I knew it—‘Six Strategies’ can’t possibly be so feeble.”

The second young master stared, dumbfounded, as Qin Jing suddenly changed his demeanor, ignoring him and talking to himself.

In an instant, the second young master was enraged and just about to attack Qin Jing again. But the next moment, a terrifying aura enveloped him. Qin Jing reached out, producing a bronze-colored treasure chest, which expanded in the wind to the size of a person. That aura promptly threw the second young master inside.

Qin Jing had obtained what he wanted, so he didn’t hold back any longer. He took out his phone and brought up the selection interface.

“This guy has a lot of good stuff.”

The phone displayed many options:

“Refinable extraordinary abilities: Foundation Pill (fragment), second-level extraordinary essence (blue), second-level extraordinary physique (blue), second-level extraordinary spiritual power (blue), Qi second young master’s cultivation knowledge, Qi second young master’s memory fragments, Qi second young master’s treasures…”

Back when Wang Keng’s essence was extracted, it was shown as ordinary white text. Now, much of Qi second young master’s items appeared in blue, and what made Qin Jing’s eyes shine was the “Foundation Pill (fragment)”—it was purple!

According to GDP’s item color classification, four colors now appeared: orange, purple, blue, and white. White was common, blue already quite rare, and purple was extraordinary. Qin Jing regretted that his “General Knowledge” skill level was too low to see the Foundation Pill’s details.

“If my guess is right, this Foundation Pill was probably already consumed by the second young master, but his cultivation was too low to fully absorb the effects, so it ended up being refined in the recycling chest.”

Thinking this, Qin Jing felt a bit disgusted. No matter how good it was, it seemed to be something someone else had already eaten! But the recycling chest’s refinement extracted pure essence, so it shouldn’t matter. Should he take it or not?

“Ah, if only I could have it all. GDP, what if I choose everything?”

Qin Jing had only spoken on impulse, but saw another line appear on his phone: “For each additional recycling chest consumed, one more essence can be refined.”

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