Chapter 12: Treasure Hunting and Getting Rich
“Take the corpse. The body of a high-tier demonic beast can be processed into many weapons or armor. There will also be a beast core inside the body, which is essential for refining high-grade pills.”
Xiao Bai reminded the still-dazed Su Lingxi.
Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Su Lingxi immediately began searching the Ice Eagle Beast King’s body for a beast core, but after searching for a long time, she still couldn’t find it.
“How come there isn’t one?”
“Beast cores are very rare. Not every spiritual beast will have one. Spiritual beasts with beast cores generally have higher cultivation talent, so they are usually very powerful.”
“But this Ice Eagle Beast King was a sixth-tier beast, yet it doesn’t even have a beast core. Could it have relied solely on its own arduous cultivation?”
Xiao Bai fell into thought at this point, but Su Lingxi suddenly thought of something.
“Wait, is my Demonic Origin Pearl on it? When Su Yuebai and I came here, it thought we were here to steal the Demonic Origin Pearl, right?”
Thinking of this, Su Lingxi no longer cared about the beast core. She first put away the Ice Eagle Beast King’s corpse.
Then, she walked deeper into the cave. Since the Ice Eagle Beast King was already dead here, it was unlikely there would be any danger inside.
Su Lingxi picked up a torch and continued to explore.
The space further in was also very large. It seemed the Ice Eagle Beast King often rested here.
As Su Lingxi walked, she suddenly saw a light in the distance. In a dark environment, people are always drawn to the direction of light.
Su Lingxi was no exception.
She quickened her pace. It was only when she got closer that she saw the wondrous sight inside the cave. In the center of a large open area was a huge hot spring.
This hot spring was countless times larger than the one in her previous cave. Su Lingxi was awestruck.
Above the hot spring was an opening about the same size as the cave entrance. This was how sunlight penetrated into the cave from the outside.
Specks of sunlight sprinkled onto the hot spring in the center, looking from a distance like a pillar of light shining directly on it. Some snowflakes drifted down along the light, creating a marvelous scene.
Even Su Lingxi, who had seen plenty of beautiful scenery on her phone, admired it for a full few minutes.
Then, she pouted and said, “This Ice Eagle Beast King really knows how to pick a spot.”
Now, not only could she enjoy the beautiful scenery, but there was also an exit. Su Lingxi was in a great mood and began to explore the area.
As Su Lingxi walked around the lake, she asked Xiao Bai, “Spiritual beasts generally have a habit of hoarding all sorts of treasures. So besides the Demonic Origin Pearl, there must be other treasures. Do you know where they are?”
Hearing this, Xiao Bai shook her head and said with some regret, “I actually didn’t sense the aura of the Demonic Origin Pearl, but I can sense that it once existed here.”
“Huh? Someone beat me to it!”
“It’s possible, but I did sense the aura of other treasures right under this hot spring.”
Su Lingxi let out a light sigh. “As expected, it’s not that easy to get. But having other treasures isn’t bad either.”
With that, Su Lingxi ran to the edge of the hot spring and tested the water temperature with her hand. It was just right for a bath.
Then, Su Lingxi prepared to unbutton her top.
“Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?”
“Taking off my clothes to get the treasure from the water.”
“Aren’t you afraid the water here is very deep? Deep enough to drown you.”
Su Lingxi froze, her hand stopping midway through unbuttoning her clothes. Then, she plopped down on the ground. “Then what do you suggest I do? The treasure is right in front of me, but I can’t get it.”
“This hot spring is much larger than the previous one, and its ability to conceal the aura of treasures is also the strongest. I think this is why the Ice Eagle Beast King chose to hide its treasures here.”
“But don’t worry, only I can discover the treasures here. Of course, apart from some experts with heaven-defying strength, no one else would be able to find them.”
Hearing Xiao Bai’s words, Su Lingxi’s mood improved a little. “Then how can I get them?”
Xiao Bai pondered for a moment. “At least the Golden Core realm. By then, your body will undergo a qualitative change, and diving into the water won’t be a problem.”
“If you go down now, I can’t guarantee I can save you.”
“Alright!”
Su Lingxi could only give up, but she didn’t stop wandering around the cave.
“I don’t believe it. It couldn’t have thrown everything into the water. If the cave was empty, people would definitely become suspicious of this hot spring.”
“If it were me, I would definitely prepare some other things to put on the ground. That way, even if my home gets robbed, as long as the treasure under the water is still there, it wouldn’t be a big deal.”
Su Lingxi’s logical analysis made Xiao Bai give her a thumbs-up.
“My host is so smart!”
“Hehe.”
If her reasoning was correct, then the next step was to find the treasures on the ground.
“By the way, Xiao Bai, is the Demonic Origin Pearl under this hot spring?”
“No… The aura of the Demonic Origin Pearl is very strong. Unless there’s a spiritual artifact or something else that can block auras, it can be easily sensed.”
“Then if the Demonic Origin Pearl isn’t here… it means someone has already been here. Crap, doesn’t that mean everything has been taken?”
Su Lingxi’s happiness vanished in an instant.
“It’s fine, it’s fine. Only the aura of the Demonic Origin Pearl is missing. Nothing else is gone.”
“Perhaps a powerful expert came and took the Demonic Origin Pearl. Because they didn’t care for the other things, they left them all behind.”
“Alright.”
After some conversation, Su Lingxi decided to test her theory. Whether the treasures had been taken or not, she just had to look.
There were several small cave openings behind the hot spring. Judging by their size, the Ice Eagle Beast King definitely couldn’t fit inside, which left only one possibility.
This was where it hid its treasures!
Su Lingxi chose a cave opening that didn’t look so scary and squeezed in.
Just a few steps inside, she found it hard to walk.
A large pile of sparkling spiritual crystals lay on the ground. Su Lingxi’s eyes lit up.
Even Xiao Bai couldn’t help but exclaim, “They’re all high-grade spiritual crystals, hundreds of them. We’ve hit the jackpot this time.”
Spiritual crystals were divided into high-grade, mid-grade, and low-grade.
The quality of a spiritual crystal could be distinguished by its appearance.
Low-grade spiritual crystals were yellow, mid-grade were gray, and high-grade were this milky white, sparkling color.
This was because spiritual crystals were natural ores that stored worldly spiritual energy, but over time, these ores would get mixed with many impurities.
So, the yellow spiritual crystals had more impurities and were called low-grade.
Conversely, the milky white ones with extremely high spiritual energy concentration were high-grade.
The exchange rate between the different grades of spiritual crystals was one to one hundred.
Without another word, Su Lingxi stuffed all the spiritual crystals into her spatial ring. Then, she searched the remaining cave openings.
There were also some mid-grade spiritual crystals, some herbs, and spiritual artifacts. What disappointed Su Lingxi was that there were no ingredients for refining the Ice Heart Jade Dew Pill.
After collecting all these things, some of the less useful spiritual artifacts could be exchanged for spiritual crystals.
This was a considerable fortune. The Ice Eagle Beast King had lived for at least a few hundred years.
All of its treasures from hundreds of years had been plundered by Su Lingxi. But she didn’t take everything; she left a portion on the open ground next to the hot spring.
This way, if someone stumbled upon this place in the future, they could pick up a small bargain and leave.
They had better not go under the hot spring to steal her treasure. In Su Lingxi’s eyes, the treasure below was already hers.
After doing all this, Su Lingxi was very satisfied.
Then, after confirming everything was in order, she flew up towards the opening above the hot spring.
Exiting the cave and looking at the vast white world, Su Lingxi finally suppressed her excitement.
“Quick, disguise yourself! Someone’s coming!”
