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Actually, recently, Qin Fang had been somewhat dissatisfied with Baozi's healing abilities.

His opponents were either the Remnant Wolf Mercenary Corps wielding guns or Martial Arts Experts like Lei Peng and Shangguan Tianling. Even with Qin Fang's defensive power, the damage inflicted was considerable.

The healing ability of the Superior Soup Dumplings was merely +3 Life Points. Considering the speed at which his health was depleted, often by twenty or thirty points, it was indeed like trying to extinguish a fire with a cup of water.

If there was just a little bit of breathing room, Qin Fang could barely accept it. But what he feared most was facing a Grandmaster-level Martial Artist like Shangguan Tianling, whose fists and palms could blast away at least 30+ of his Life Points. With Baozi's healing pace, it just couldn't keep up, and a slight oversight might spell the end for Qin Fang.

However, the appearance of the Blood Replenishing Pill was incredibly timely, replenishing +20 Life Points. Despite a 1.5-second delay in the medicine's effect, it was much faster than the Superior Soup Dumplings, providing an instant boost of 20 points to his life.

When he picked up the Blood Replenishing Pill from Lei Peng, Qin Fang had considered these few precious pills as lifesavers that should not be used unless absolutely necessary...

But unexpectedly, his luck had been quite good. Soon after finding the Blood Replenishing Pill, he looted items from Shangguan Tianling, which even included the recipe.

With the recipe in hand, Qin Fang could now search for the necessary ingredients to concoct it himself... Although a quick glance revealed that most of the ingredients were common, only a few might be a bit troublesome. But for Qin Fang, this wasn't too difficult to handle.

The Blood Replenishing Pill was a secret elixir of the Heavenly Pool Sect, very difficult to concoct because of the slightly higher requirements for the medicinal herbs. In this era, many herbs are cultivated artificially, and their medicinal properties are not comparable to those of wild ones...

And since wild medicinal herbs are extremely scarce, it indirectly means that the Heavenly Pool Sect also has a limited supply of them. Coupled with a certain failure rate in alchemy, the scarcity of the Blood Replenishing Pills is understandable. Even within the Heavenly Pool Sect, they are highly valued by Grandmaster-level and Grandmaster-level Experts.

The rarer and more precious such elixirs are, the more sought-after they become in the Martial World. No one would sell them for money because real martial artists are not in need of cash. They require very rare resources such as Cultivation Techniques, secret skills, medicinal ingredients, and so on...

One very important reason for the enduring prosperity of the Heavenly Pool Sect, aside from a succession of disciples, is the existence of the Blood Replenishing Pill. Its efficacy is incredibly potent. For Qin Fang, it's a common elixir for replenishing Life Points, but for other Martial Artists, it's as precious as a life-saving Golden Core.

It was for this reason that the Heavenly Pool Sect valued the production of elixirs, considering it a vital safeguard for the sect's prosperity...

"Heavenly Pool Sect... it seems I'll soon uproot your very foundation!"

With the recipe for the Blood Replenishing Pill acquired, the troublesome issue of medicinal ingredients for the Heavenly Pool Sect was, for Qin Fang, the easiest problem to solve.

The quality, age, and medicinal properties of the herbs... these were the aspects most concerned by the Heavenly Pool Sect. However, Qin Fang directly extracted the essence from the very root of the medicine, completely disregarding these external factors. Even if he used artificially cultivated herbs for concoction, the effect was not inferior to that of wild herbs, at most it would only require a few times more materials!

With this biggest problem solved, there weren't any other issues. Qin Fang could even mass-produce these Blood Replenishing Pills and sell them in the Martial World. He guessed the people of the Heavenly Pool Sect would be infuriated to the point of spitting blood. If he really did so, he would indeed be undermining the foundation of the Heavenly Pool Sect!

Of course, Qin Fang had no intention of doing that for the time being. His feud with Shangguan Tianling was a personal matter. If the Heavenly Pool Sect didn't come looking for trouble, Qin Fang was too lazy to bother with them. After all, he was just one man. It was hard enough to fight Shangguan Tianling, let alone take on the Heavenly Pool Sect at a disadvantage.

Moreover, Qin Fang was just about to upgrade his healing medicine. He wouldn't be able to spare much for sale even if he concocted it himself.

For now, the Blood Replenishing Pill recipe was set aside. Stored in the Props Box, it was invisible and untouchable to others. The Heavenly Pool Sect probably couldn't imagine that Qin Fang had gotten hold of their most precious treasure — the loss of elixirs could be remedied by more training, but if someone obtained their recipe, it would be a catastrophe.

"Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor..."

Qin Fang then examined the second item looted from Shangguan Tianling, which was the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor.

The Celestial Silkworm was an extremely rare spiritual creature, only found in frigid ice fields and Snow Mountain summits. Changbai Tianchi, controlled by the Heavenly Pool Sect, happened to be one of the habitats for the Celestial Silkworm.

The silk spun by the Celestial Silkworm was exceptionally soft, yet extremely tough, nearly impossible to cut with ordinary blades unless it was a Divine Weapon.

It was because of these properties that some ancient sects would weave inner armors from Celestial Silkworm silk to protect their vital body parts. The Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor in front of him was just such an item.

Clearly, this was not something Shangguan Tianling wore on his person; otherwise, with such protection, Qin Fang wouldn't have been able to fatally stab Shangguan Tianling with a Military Spike.

As for how it got there, Qin Fang didn't need to delve into it. The System was just too unpredictable, just like the reason Lei Peng had three different drugs explode on him at once—breaking your head wouldn't help you figure out why.

Anyway, now that the item was in Qin Fang's possession, it was his spoils of war. Who cared how it got there?

This was a silvery-white inner armor with some gold threading at the connections, which was a specially made thread that had fused with the celestial silkworm silk, making it very difficult to break.

The size of the inner armor was about right for an adult's build, resembling a relatively small vest that could protect the torso's vital organs.

But that wasn't important. What Qin Fang truly valued was the attribute of the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor after appraisal—Defense +10.

Undoubtedly, this was an excellent defensive item, and it was wearable too. Qin Fang immediately put it on without any reservations.

+10 defense points essentially meant an increase of 10 life points for Qin Fang. Coupled with the +8 defense from his Tough Skin Technique, it was like turning his bird gun into a cannon.

Of course, this +10 defense was not all-encompassing; it only applied to the areas covered by the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor. Outside that range, Qin Fang's protection would still be his own +8 defense... That was a limitation, after all!

Even so, Qin Fang was still very happy about it. If it came down to it, the head was undoubtedly the most critical part. If his head were to be blown to bits, Qin Fang would be straight-up dead—blood replenishing would be of no use...

Besides the head, the throat, heart, adjacent organs, and Dantian were also Qin Fang's vulnerabilities. Serious damage to these areas could easily lead to his demise.

There was no need to mention the throat; Qin Fang might not compare to those Grandmaster-level experts, but with his powerful consciousness, sharp perception, and premonition of danger, such critical areas like the throat would be hard for someone to target successfully.

The Dantian was the same; it was the foundation of a martial artist. Unless the opponent was far stronger than him, leaving him completely unable to resist, perhaps then they could destroy his Dantian. Anyone else would find it difficult, even Grandmaster-level experts like Shangguan Tianling didn't have much hope—after all, Qin Fang wasn't an easy target to bully.

Thus, the organs protected by the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor were unquestionably the parts Qin Fang needed to look after the most. Now, this armor had alleviated some of his worries.

+10 defense points, compared to the twenty to thirty damage points a Grandmaster-level expert could inflict, might not seem like much of a difference, but for preserving Qin Fang's life, the effect was quite significant.

As long as Qin Fang didn't die, he could instantly replenish his blood and brace himself. Thus, facing Grandmaster-level experts, he was more confident...

As soon as the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor was donned, it immediately transformed into a form-fitting undershirt, its appearance no longer conspicuous, looking just like any normal piece of clothing.

"A treasure map?"

The Blood Replenishing Pill and the Celestial Silkworm Golden Armor were fantastic finds, and when Qin Fang turned his attention to the third item, his face couldn't help but show a bit of puzzlement—it was indeed a treasure map.

And it was a fragment at that...

The fragment in Qin Fang's hand was "Fragment No. 3," which meant that there were at least "Fragment No. 1" and "Fragment No. 2." Whether there were fragments four, five, six, seven, was unknown.

Qin Fang briefly inspected the treasure map and couldn't make heads or tails of it. There were no textual hints, and the depicted contents were a mess; he surmised that he would need to collect all the fragments to reveal the treasure's location...

As for the value of this treasure map, Qin Fang wasn't too sure.

But one thing was certain: the treasure definitely existed, otherwise the System wouldn't bother creating this treasure map.

Creating something out of nothing was never something the Mysterious System did.

"Time to withdraw..."

Measuring the time, Qin Fang knew he couldn't linger any longer, or he would truly end up caught by the police.

Looking at the two corpses on the ground, Qin Fang hesitated for a moment, then immediately stowed the bodies in his Props Box. Since he had plenty of spare slots, he would temporarily store them and deal with the bodies later...(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your votes, monthly tickets, and your support is my greatest motivation.)

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