This is a Spiritual Artifact!
In the Cultivation World, Treasure Artifacts have strict Rank divisions.
For low-Rank Cultivators, the Treasure Artifacts they use, from low to high Rank, are: Magical Artifacts (mainly used by Qi Refinement Stage Disciples), Spiritual Artifacts (used by Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivators), and Magic Treasures (used by Golden Core Cultivators).
These three Ranks.
Of course, further up, there are Treasure Artifacts used by Cultivators above the Nascent Soul Stage; although He Pingsheng knew a little about them, he had never seen them.
He had never even seen a Nascent Soul Stage Cultivator, let alone their Treasure Artifacts.
And now, he possessed a top-grade spirit tool.
Even a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator would not be able to possess such a thing.
If by chance, with great magical power infused into it, one were to strike the bell at a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator, that Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator's Divine Thought would also be scattered and dissipated.
He Pingsheng even thought about how to use this soul extinguishing bell to deal with Yu De.
But then he thought better of it.
The soul extinguishing bell could certainly deal with Yu De, as it was a top-grade spirit tool.
But the key was that it hadn't been refined yet, and He Pingsheng himself was too weak, his magical power insufficient to unleash the full power of this golden bell.
So, even if he refined it, he might not be able to deliver a fatal blow to Yu De.
Forget it, it's better not to think about clashing head-on with Yu De; hiding and surviving is the way to go.
Putting away the soul extinguishing bell, He Pingsheng then took out the red rattle drum from the gathering treasure basin.
This rattle drum was about the size of a palm, entirely coated in an eerie crimson, looking like a Demonic Weapon no matter how he looked at it.
On the crimson drum body, countless gray patterns were interspersed.
He Pingsheng's hand trembled slightly as he shook it.
Unfortunately, no sound was emitted.
The two drumsticks attached to the rattle drum barely moved, as if they were welded in place.
He Pingsheng knew they weren't welded; it was because there was no magical power input into it, it hadn't been refined, so it couldn't be shaken to produce sound.
A wisp of Divine Thought attached itself to the rattle drum, and soon, the information about the drum appeared.
Rank: top-grade spirit tool.
Restriction: 8 layers!
Name: spirit shocking drum!
Function: A Divine Thought attacking Treasure Artifact, it requires blood refinement with one's own blood. After successful blood refinement, magical power is infused into it. Shaking it will produce sound that can disrupt the opponent's Divine Thought.
In short, this treasure was exactly like the soul extinguishing bell; both were Divine Thought-attacking Treasure Artifacts.
The difference was that the soul extinguishing bell required refinement, while the spirit shocking drum did not use the conventional refinement method; it required blood refinement!
What is blood refinement?
It is refining by soaking in one's own blood.
There are special methods for blood refining Treasure Artifacts, but He Pingsheng did not understand them.
So, this spirit shocking drum was currently unusable.
Hmm... if it can't be used, it's fine to put it away.
After putting it away, He Pingsheng took out several hundred treasure sacks.
These were what he had collected after killing Linglong and the other four, and he hadn't had time to check the spoils inside yet.
It was time to take stock.
Whoosh... Whoosh...
He Pingsheng unceremoniously dumped all the items from these four hundred treasure sacks out in one go.
What caught the eye most naturally were the Spirit Stones.
Among these four people, Linglong had the most Spirit Stones, actually over two thousand pieces, Luoyu had over a thousand, and the other two Junior Apprentice Brothers combined had a thousand.
Nearly five thousand pieces.
He struck it rich! He struck it rich!
Aside from anything else, just these Spirit Stones alone meant he had definitely struck it rich.
He Pingsheng quickly put all the Spirit Stones into his Storage Pouch.
After putting them into the Storage Pouch, he finally had time to look at the other items.
Various Medicinal Pill bottles.
He Pingsheng took a look; almost all of them were Gathering Qi Pills.
There was no other way; Qi Refinement Stage Disciples needed this most when they Cultivated.
"Put them away!"
If he strengthened them later, they would all become top-grade.
Besides Medicinal Pills, there were also some Spiritual Plants.
Seventy to eighty Second Grade Spiritual Plants, and even more First Grade Spiritual Plants, a full three to four hundred of them.
In addition to these things, there were also some Yao Beast claws, hides, and similar items.
These things could also be sold at the trade association for a few Spirit Stones.
Beyond that, there were some Jade Slips.
He Pingsheng looked at these Jade Slips; they were almost useless to him.
Because he now had Cultivation Techniques for all five attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and they were all Heaven Rank Cultivation Techniques, so there was no need to learn others.
As for Spells, there was no need to learn those either.
He had enough Spells now.
Finally, there were Treasure Artifacts.
Several Flying Swords, an iron rod, an iron fan, and a few poisonous needles.
These were all just Magical Artifacts; there was nothing particularly exciting.
Put them away!
He planned to sell all these Magical Artifacts at the Matou Mountain market later.
After all was done, He Pingsheng swallowed a Bigu Pill, then once again circulated the Xuanmen Jingxin True Art, beginning to recover his Divine Thought.
He didn't know how much time had passed when he suddenly heard a commotion outside.
He Pingsheng instantly became alert.
His brows furrowed tightly.
If he were attacked at this moment, he would have no power to fight back.
No!
He Pingsheng ignored the sounds outside and quickly took out five Mid-Grade Spirit Stones, then one by one replaced the five Low-Grade Spirit Stones that supported the Formation.
With the Spirit Stones replaced, the Formation became unbreakable.
Whoosh...
He Pingsheng let out a sigh of relief.
The sounds outside became clearer and clearer.
He heard a man with a hint of lewdness say, "Junior Sister Qiao... you're being boring now..."
"I am the Senior Brother of the Ice Peak Sect, the pride of the entire School, hehe..."
"Within ten years, I will definitely achieve Foundation Establishment!"
"Besides, my Ice Peak Sect is the largest Sect within this Dao Xuan Alliance. For you to marry into our Sect, that is you climbing up!"
"Since we two have a marriage contract, we are truly Dao Companions. Now that it has come to such a crucial point, you still won't be with me?"
At this moment, he heard a woman panting heavily say, "Xiao Bufan, you are despicable and shameless! Later... I... I..."
"Once I leave this Secret Realm, I will tell Grandmaster what happened here!"
"I will definitely... cancel the marriage contract with you!"
Hearing this voice, He Pingsheng's brows suddenly twitched.
He was too familiar with this voice.
Wasn't this the voice of Qiao Huizhu, the Disciple from Tianfu Mountain?
Why did her voice sound so abnormal?
"Hahahahaha..." Xiao Bufan's triumphant laughter came, and he said, "Do you have the ability to get out?"
"Junior Sister Qiao, haven't you seen the situation clearly?"
"Today, I will make the raw rice cooked with you. When we get out, the rice will already be cooked, the boat already launched. If your Tianfu Mountain doesn't agree, can you afford to lose face?"
"Don't worry, in this life, you will never escape my grasp!"
"Xiao Bufan, give me back my teleportation Jade Slip!" Qiao Huizhu said again, "Give it back to me, and I can pretend that what happened today didn't happen!"
"Otherwise, even if I become a ghost, I will not give my body to you!"
"Become a ghost?" Xiao Bufan's voice suddenly turned sinister: "You try it. Even if you become a ghost, I will still take care of you today!"
Qiao Huizhu could no longer hold back: "You beast!"
To He Pingsheng's ears, the two voices grew louder and louder.
Clearly, they were approaching his cave entrance!