The blood clouds dispersed, and Chu Nan looked inside the jade coffin, discovering a lifelike old man's corpse. This old man had white hair and a shriveled body, dead for who knows how long, yet still looked as if he were alive.

"The corpse of a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist can remain undecayed for over a thousand years, it turned out to be true." Chu Nan sighed with genuine admiration and then looked elsewhere.

For some martial artists, the corpse of a strong individual is an extremely precious item, which can be used to refine elixirs, study cultivation techniques, and even refine magical artifacts.

But Chu Nan had no such interest; his target was only the funerary items of this Cloud Sea Realm martial artist.

Soon, after rummaging through, Chu Nan pulled out a blood-red longsword from one side of the body with one hand.

This sword was seven feet long, entirely blood-red, emitting a blood-red chill even in this cold and gloomy place, giving one a spine-tingling feeling.

"A king-grade spirit martial, it's actually a king-grade spirit martial!" Surprise flashed across Chu Nan's face as he was just looking for a handy spirit martial weapon, and it just came to him.

A formidable king-grade spirit martial could greatly enhance his combat power.

In the Celestial Crossing Realm, a king-grade spirit martial is considered top-tier, while most use supreme-grade spirit martials.

Only a few in the Yang Wheel Realm qualify to use a king-grade spirit martial. The Divine Illumination Realm and the higher Cloud Sea Realm essentially use king-grade spirit martials, and it's hard to find even ten emperor-grade weapons above king-grade in the Celestial Crossing Realm.

Therefore, it's not surprising that a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist used a king-grade weapon.

"This is a spirit martial forged from Blood Pattern Dragon Gold. This metal is extremely bloodthirsty; the more it kills, the stronger it becomes, potentially even evolving into an emperor-grade spirit martial!"

"Wanting to advance from king grade to emperor grade is extremely difficult, but for you, a king grade is sufficient."

Kui Guang introduced the sword's origin to Chu Nan.

Chu Nan's eyes revealed a peculiar look; this sword actually grows stronger the more it kills, almost like a demon sword.

Though he didn't plan to seek out people to kill just to cultivate an emperor-grade spirit martial, he still intended to keep it as his weapon for combat.

Currently, the king-grade level was sufficient for him to use.

"Since you've found a new owner, you should have a new name as well; let's call you the Blood Pattern Sword." Off the top of his head, Chu Nan named it as he dripped blood to refine the sword, then stored it into his storage bag.

Afterward, Chu Nan continued searching and unexpectedly found a storage bag.

With a martial artist, nearly all good items are inside the storage bag, and Chu Nan's face could not conceal his joy.

He forcefully opened the storage bag, and beams of light began to shine forth. Chu Nan fixed his gaze and saw dozens of palm-sized milky white round stones inside.

"These… these are spirit stones, a total of forty-nine pieces!" Chu Nan exclaimed, unable to hide his joy.

Spirit stones are formed by condensing the power of heaven and earth, beyond human creation, with pure energy more gentle and absorbable than the power of heaven and earth, an extremely precious cultivation resource incomparable to gold and silver.

A hundred million gold tickets might not even exchange for one spirit stone, illustrating their preciousness.

The usage of spirit stones is widespread; they can serve as artifact refining materials, be used for cultivation, alchemy, and more…

After reaching the Yang Wheel Realm, ordinary gold and silver are hard to procure items needed, generally traded using spirit stones.

Having dozens of spirit stones on a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist is not unusual, but after calming down, Chu Nan felt slightly disappointed: "A dignified Cloud Sea Realm martial artist, yet only has a few dozen spirit stones, too poor."

In response to Chu Nan's disappointment, Kui Guang helplessly explained: "This Cloud Sea Realm martial artist should have died from the exhaustion of his lifespan. Judging by his cruel practice of using human essence for cultivation, he probably went to great lengths to prolong his life."

"He likely used any exchangeable good items on his body to acquire longevity treasures; leaving behind these was already decent."

Hearing this explanation, Chu Nan understood; if it were him facing the end of his lifespan, he'd likely use his treasures to exchange for life-extending items as well.

Forty-nine spirit stones are quite a fortune for someone in the Yang Wheel Realm since even the entire Cyan Mountain Sword Sect combined doesn't possess more than a hundred, yet he alone had forty-nine.

Continuing to rummage through the storage bag, Chu Nan's face showed a puzzled expression as he asked: "Sword Venerable Master, what do you think this is?"

Chu Nan took out a blood-red spherical object covered with golden patterns that seemed to be moving slightly.

"Put it back, gently, put it back!" Seeing this object, Kui Guang immediately exclaimed.

Hearing Kui Guang's stern tone, Chu Nan didn't dare delay, carefully putting it back.

"Sword Venerable Master, what exactly is that?" Chu Nan asked.

Subsequently, Kui Guang explained: "That is the Blood Shocking Thunder, a terrifying hidden weapon capable of unleashing the full power strike of a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist in an instant. If handled improperly, it might explode at any moment, even I couldn't save you!"

Chu Nan's body trembled slightly; being able to unleash the full power strike of a Cloud Sea Realm martial artist, it was indeed a powerful lethal weapon.

"This item was probably left to ambush grave robbers, but from my observation just now, the energy of this Blood Shocking Thunder is nearly exhausted, at most unleashing a strike comparable to a first-level Divine Illumination Realm martial artist."

Kui Guang introduced.

Upon hearing this, Chu Nan wasn't overly disappointed; possessing the full power attack of a Divine Illumination Realm martial artist was already impressive, potentially offering unexpected uses within the Cyan Profound Mansion.

After putting away the storage bag, Chu Nan searched once more but found no more gains.

This fellow likely traded away most treasures during his life, leaving few for burial.

Closing the white jade coffin, Chu Nan scanned other parts of the underground palace, hoping to find more opportunities.

Huff～

Huff huff～

As he was about to begin exploring, Chu Nan's body suddenly stiffened; he lowered his voice and said, "Sword Venerable Master, did you hear faint breathing sounds?"

Then Chu Nan's gaze turned to the white jade coffin, fearing the corpse inside had revived.

"Don't worry, the person inside is dead, impossible to come back to life; these breathing sounds belong to something else." Kui Guang remarked, "Use your spiritual sense to probe the northern wall."

Chu Nan immediately focused his spiritual sense there, and upon detecting something, his face immediately showed surprise.

Drawing the Blood Pattern Sword, he cautiously walked in that direction. As he got closer, he channeled his spiritual power to make the Blood Pattern Sword emit a blood-red glow, illuminating the path ahead.

Not far in front of Chu Nan, there lay a giant bear with iron chains piercing through its body.

The bear's fur was pitch-black, but it had a green face and tusked teeth, and its blood-red eyes were somewhat dim. Its huge body, several meters tall, was emaciated, powerless, and lying on the ground.

Chains pierced through its body, firmly fixing it in place.

Chu Nan estimated, the length of these chains just allowed the giant bear to wander all over the entire underground palace!

"A Giant Strength Demon Bear, there's actually a Giant Strength Demon Bear here, and it's still alive." Chu Nan was a bit surprised, it was indeed unexpected.

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