"An anomalous species like the Spirit Stone?"

Wang Xingyang heard Mu Jinyu's question, and his gaze turned blank. After mumbling to himself, he shook his head with some fear and said, "I'm not sure about this..."

Mu Jinyu's brows furrowed slightly, thinking that it was the early stage of the Spiritual Energy Revival. Wang Mao probably didn't expect the world to get better and more suitable for cultivation. After obtaining that anomalous species capable of extracting Spiritual Energy, he likely wanted to keep it to himself and never mentioned it to others.

Seeing Mu Jinyu frown, Wang Xingyang's eyes flickered uncertainly, not knowing what he was thinking. Feeling uneasy, he thought for a moment, and then hurriedly said, "Dragon Master, if you're talking about Spirit Stones, our Dan Pavilion has received some recently. If you want, I can bring them for you to take a look?"

He was unsure of Mu Jinyu's purpose for coming, guessing blindly whether it was just for the dozen Spirit Stones their Dan Pavilion had.

It might be possible.

Even though he wasn't very sure and felt a twinge of pain, Wang Xingyang decided to take some of the few Spirit Stones from the Dan Pavilion to spend money in exchange for peace.

"I don't want the Spirit Stones..."

Upon hearing Wang Xingyang's words, Mu Jinyu frowned more deeply and refused outright.

But then, as if he remembered something, he added, "Wait, bring me all the Spirit Stones from your Dan Pavilion, along with anything containing Spiritual Energy for me to take a look at."

"Alright."

As soon as Wang Xingyang heard the first half of Mu Jinyu's sentence, he hadn't even had time to feel a little joy before hearing the latter part, causing his spirits to deflate again.

Though feeling bitter, he nodded in agreement and then invited Mu Jinyu to come into the Dan Pavilion, instructing someone to entertain him while he personally went to fetch the Spirit Stones and other items.

Mu Jinyu watched Wang Xingyang leave, and taking a sip of tea brewed by a senior member of the Dan Pavilion, he thought to himself that the Dan Pavilion might still hold items similar to that anomalous species but had been mistaken for Spirit Stones by the members. Best to take a look.

Soon, Wang Xingyang returned with a small safe.

As he input the password in front of Mu Jinyu and opened the safe, he turned and said, "Dragon Master, all our Spirit Stones, elixirs, and other cultivation items from the Dan Pavilion are here."

In such a vast Dan Pavilion, now in the era of Spiritual Energy Revival, all items intended for cultivation were just packed into a small safe; it truly seemed quite pathetic.

Mu Jinyu sighed slightly, then got up to inspect.

Inside the safe were a total of seventeen Spirit Stones—sixteen Low Grade Spirit Stones and only one Medium Grade Spirit Stone.

As for the elixirs, there were around thirty, but they were mostly without any Quality Grade or any Danwen marks.

These were the kind of elixirs that Mu Jinyu couldn't even be bothered to glance at.

The rest consisted mostly of special ores intended for crafting Magic Treasures.

Mu Jinyu scanned the items with his Divine Sense but found nothing unusual, everything appeared very mundane, and he frowned.

"Are you... dissatisfied, Dragon Master?"

Wang Xingyang cautiously stayed by his side, nervously asking as he watched Mu Jinyu inspect the items in the safe without taking anything.

Mu Jinyu shook his head and then said, "They're no use to me..."

After a pause, he added, "By the way, did Wang Mao leave any relics? Something like a diary or even objects resembling Spirit Stones, even if you've already extracted their Spiritual Energy, bring them over for me to see."

"Uncle's relics..."

Wang Xingyang was momentarily stunned by Mu Jinyu's words, then nodded, "Yes, Dragon Master, wait a moment. I'll fetch them for you."

Mu Jinyu said, "I'll go with you directly. By the way, is the room he used to live in still preserved?"

"It is," Wang Xingyang quickly responded, "Dragon Master, come with me."

The Dan Pavilion had plenty of houses. After Wang Mao passed away, the Dan Pavilion almost collapsed with a large exodus of personnel. It barely stabilized later with Wang Xingyang taking over as Pavilion Master, so he wouldn't occupy Wang Mao's former room.

Thus, Wang Mao's room remained intact, even his relics were left inside, for Wang Xingyang and others to reminisce on a whim.

Wang Xingyang led Mu Jinyu to an ancient-styled pavilion, then opened the room door, letting out a faint musty smell.

"It hasn't been cleaned in a while."

Wang Xingyang said a bit awkwardly to Mu Jinyu, then walked with big strides into the dim room and pulled open the curtains by the window.

Instantly, a beam of sunlight shot inside, making the dust dance in the unpleasant smell, further adding to the discomfort.

In fact, when Wang Mao had just passed away, Wang Xingyang frequently sent people to clean the room, but gradually, it became less frequent.

The last cleaning was more than a month ago.

Mu Jinyu's expression remained unchanged, indifferent to the musty smell and dust, as he slowly stepped inside.

As he entered the room, he released his Divine Sense, scanning everything arranged in the room.

A set of furniture made from Huanghuali wood, including a bed, wardrobe, nightstand, desk, and chairs, adorned the room. Several paintings and calligraphies hung on the walls.

Mu Jinyu focused his Divine Sense to inspect the contents within the wardrobe and desk drawers first, temporarily ignoring the documents to see if there were any anomalies resembling that anomalous species.

Finally, Mu Jinyu discovered something—a stone box resembling a Green Stone brick under the bed's plank.

The reason this stone box caught his attention was because it was not an ordinary rock; it was rather peculiar, capable of blocking his Divine Sense from probing inside.

It seemed as if there were Restrictions laid upon it that prevented Divine Sense from peering inside.

Mu Jinyu strode over, lifted the bed plank, revealing this simple and unadorned stone box to both him and Wang Xingyang.

"Oh... this thing..."

Seeing the stone box under the bed, Wang Xingyang was somewhat stunned and vexed, though he didn't know what it was.

He thought, this might be the very thing Mu Jinyu was after. Why hadn't he noticed this during his past searches? Now he didn't know what treasures it held inside, but surely it must be something extraordinary for even the Dragon King of the Dragon King Hall to be interested, though now it benefited him.

Mu Jinyu reached out, and the stone box rested under the bed plank suddenly floated up into his hand.

"Clack clack!"

Despite having Restrictions that blocked Divine Sense probing, the stone box didn't have any sealing enchantments that made it difficult for someone to open after obtaining it.

It was like an unlocked box; with a gentle move of Mu Jinyu's hand, it opened.

Revealing its contents.

It was a shriveled, spiritless seed.

"Just as I thought..."

Seeing the seed, Mu Jinyu's eyes flickered, feeling somewhat helpless inside.

He had long suspected that the anomalous seed Wang Mao obtained wasn't just a single seed, but possibly there were more. However, the others might already have been drained of their Spiritual Energy, leaving only the one anomalous seed still unfinished.

Now finding this shriveled seed inside the stone box couldn't prove Wang Mao had only obtained two seeds; there might have been more, but he might have used them and discarded them afterward.

Disregarding seeds that might have been discarded, this shriveled seed inside the stone box alone made Mu Jinyu feel it was a great pity.

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