NOVPUBA pang of regret flashed through Wang Ba’s eyes.
As an expert in Beast Control, his innate instinct upon encountering these exotic beasts was to study and understand them. However, faced with a heap of eviscerated corpses, cleaned down to the guts, he found himself unable to muster any interest.
What left him speechless was the sight of a well-smoked Class III beast, a species he had never seen before.
"Such a waste of resources!"
At this moment, he had a deeper understanding of this phrase.
He also gained a more profound appreciation for the wealth of the Tupi Continent, which he had never set foot in.
"Perhaps only such a rich land would enable them to squander these treasures without a second thought."
Wang Ba sighed inwardly.
He had been deeply affected by this attitude when he first entered the Jin Dynasty.
Recalling his days in the East Saint Sect, when he was still a Heresy Cultivator, he would split one Class I Spiritual Lineage amongst a hundred people, using spiritual energy with extreme efficiency, never wasting even a fraction of it.
But after joining the Wanxiang Sect, he learned that Class I Spiritual Lineages were deemed unworthy of consumption, and were instead all used to cultivate spirit fields.
Class II Spiritual Lineages merely provided a basic safeguard for low-class disciples in the sect.
Only Class III was regarded as somewhat valuable, although Foundation Establishment disciples still have regular opportunities to use them.
The disparity of this world could be readily observed from this.
The poorer the place, the more efficient the utilization of resources.
Conversely, where resources are easily obtained, no one cares about waste.
This was exactly the case of the Tupi Continent.
"While it’s said that spiritual energy is waning in the world, upon reflection, this doesn’t seem to be happening uniformly. Places with abundant spiritual energy still exist... Sadly, this continent has already been submerged in the great flood. But if there was a chance, it might be worth exploring."
With a hint of regret, Wang Ba continued his inventory.
As expected, he saw numerous rare spirit materials, minerals, and herbs. Aside from the herbs, which seemed to be valued somewhat and were placed in a bamboo basket separately by the holder of the Storage Treasure, everything else was casually piled together.
Wang Ba only recognized a small portion of these items. Even so, he discovered quite a few things that he could make use of.
"I’ve gathered some materials for Jia 15’s physical strength and Qi and Blood."
Jia 15 had already reached Class III middle grade, gaining a higher level was increasingly difficult. Primarily because there had not been many years since Jia 15’s promotion, and the sect was exceptionally safe, so it could not receive adequate tempering and honing.
Unlike the Wu Monkey King, which was talented and hardworking.
Under such circumstances, using materials for an immediate upgrade, the risk of failure is very high.
So one could only proceed step by step, improving gradually, slowly overcoming the weak points.
"Speaking of which, it seems I haven’t seen Jia 15 for a while before leaving the sect..."
After reminiscing for a moment, Wang Ba got back to organizing the gifts from the Tupi Continent.
Among them, he found a puppet that appeared like a voluptuous, scantily-clad woman in a wild beast hide. He was taken aback when his Spiritual Sence swept across it - it was an exquisitely crafted puppet.
Wang Ba hesitated for a moment, then simulated ordinary mana with the Mother Qi of Dharmas, and infused it into the puppet. The woman suddenly opened her eyes, looking at Wang Ba, her eyes shining as if she were alive. She started to awkwardly pose provocatively.
Wang Ba wasn’t interested in her gestures. After a quick glance, he found it too unpleasant and had to stop watching.
He promptly cut off the mana flow.
Unexpectedly, the woman didn’t stop but ’coyly’ said:
"My dear Venerable Wuti! Are you unhappy with me? I have many more secrets, waiting for you to discover like you did last time... If you want to uncover more poses, more shapes, you can come to Baiqi Sect in Daosheng Continent, it only costs 200 middle-grade spirit stones..."
The puppet woman’s voice abruptly stopped.
Wang Ba looked at the puppet woman, falling into deep thought.
"Daosheng Continent? One of the Three Continents also swallowed by the great flood?"
"It seems that this Tupi Continent also traded with the Daosheng Continent."
Wang Ba had heard of this continent before, but just in passing. He hadn’t expected to learn about it through such means.
However, the art of crafting puppets is universally acknowledged as exceedingly complex. The ability to create lifelike female puppets for the enjoyment of the Tupi Continent cultivators shows that the level of cultivation crafts within the Daosheng Continent may not be inferior to that of the Fenglin Continent.
"It’s just that the Daosheng Continent doesn’t seem to be that conspicuous."
Wang Ba casually gathered the puppet, planning to see if he could get her to do chores like feeding chickens when he returned.
After organizing for a while, he found that most items were various tools etched with Feather Serpent designs related to the Feather Serpent.
These objects were clearly treasured by the owner of the Magic Tool.
In Wang Ba’s eyes, however, they were just a pile of worthless waste products - simple treatment of low-class minerals after extraction. 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝑚
They held no real value.
Tossing aside the rubbish he didn’t need, he finally found what he wanted amidst the clutter.
A piece of hide with a unique texture.
On the hide, colorful hieroglyphs were painted in great detail.
At first glance, Wang Ba felt an ancient, savage aura bearing down on him.
Even stranger, an eerie and mysterious voice seemed to echo in his ears, reciting something word by word, making him involuntarily drawn in.
