Su Shi'er managed to find only a few dozen Low Grade Ritual Artifacts, along with a variety of materials, talismans, and pill medicines.
He sorted and categorized these resources, then emptied the storage bags and placed them into another storage bag.
In the Cultivation World, spatial artifacts cannot be nested infinitely under normal circumstances. Only when they are emptied can they be placed into other spatial artifacts like ordinary ritual artifacts.
After organizing everything, Su Shi'er took out the storage bag of the gray-clothed fat man to inspect it.
The materials and pill medicines in this fat man's storage bag were evidently of higher grade.
The only noteworthy item was the sharp blade in his hand.
It was a simple, unadorned blade, neither a knife nor a sword, no more than two feet long, with a restrained brilliance and a completely dark body.
On the handle of the blade, the words "Hate Iron" were engraved.
"Hate Iron? What a unique name. The quality of this weapon isn't bad. Although it's just a High Grade Ritual Artifact, it feels no less impressive than a Top Grade Ritual Artifact!"
"Now that the Silver Light Sword is broken, this can be used temporarily in battle."
Muttering to himself, Su Shi'er placed the blade into the sword pouch on his back, alongside the Yuanyang Ruler.
Then, he took out the storage bag of the Red-Eyed Child to inventory it.
From this storage bag, he found two High Grade Ritual Artifacts, a dust whisk, and five pink beads.
These were the treasures of Daoist Qingyang and the Ruthless Fairy.
"The dust whisk is hard to say, but these pink beads can be used for surprise attacks, and after exploding, they release poisonous powder. They're excellent for gaining the upper hand."
"No wonder the saying goes, 'Murder and arson bring wealth.' Robbing others is indeed the fastest way to riches!"
Su Shi'er felt a surge of excitement, and his mood improved instantly.
Next, he picked up the dark red soft armor, a High Grade defensive artifact from the Red-Eyed Child.
The soft armor was extremely light to the touch, but emitted a glow of magic, indicating decent defensive power.
"Unfortunately, the chest area was pierced by the Bone Spike, which should significantly reduce its defensive capabilities."
"However, if paired with the blood light shield, it should still be quite effective!"
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With this thought, Su Shi'er nodded, not minding at all, and directly wore the soft armor as an inner lining under his clothes.
In the Cultivation World, killing and looting often involved using the belongings of the deceased. As long as it could save his life, he had no qualms about any means.
"Next, it's time for this!"
Turning his gaze, Su Shi'er looked at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was not large, just a small flag no more than a foot high.
As he held it, it felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds. The flagpole emanated an aura of extreme cold, violence, anger, and resentment, along with negative emotions.
Su Shi'er immediately felt a surge of agitation, and a wave of hatred for the black-clothed person washed over him like a tide.
"Not good!"
He exclaimed inwardly and quickly took out the Yuanyang Ruler.
The Yunyang Spirit Fire appeared, causing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner to tremble slightly before calming down.
Su Shi'er let out a long breath, feeling as if he had been pulled from the brink of suffocation.
Looking down at the Ten Thousand Souls Banner again, his gaze was filled with intense heat.
"No wonder the Red-Eyed Child went to such lengths to refine this Ten Thousand Souls Banner with so many cultivators' souls."
"With such strong spiritual essence, this item is just one step away from becoming a Spiritual Artifact."
"However, this item is too sinister. It has an even greater impact on one's mind than Master White Bone's White Bone Sword. In the future, I must be extremely cautious when using it! Otherwise, there's a risk of backlash if I'm not careful."
With this thought, Su Shi'er decided not to have excessive contact with the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. With a wave of his hand, he stored it in the storage ring.
After securing the treasures, Su Shi'er categorized and organized the resources in the Red-Eyed Child's storage bag.
The Red-Eyed Child was the strongest, and his storage bag contained far more spirit materials and pill medicines than those of nearly a thousand cultivators combined.
"That old monster, how many cultivators' souls did he refine? Such a vast amount of resources is terrifying!"
"Fortunately, all of this benefits me."
"Hmm... what's this..."
Suddenly, Su Shi'er frowned, his expression turning peculiar.
In the storage bag, he saw something very familiar.
A gray leaf identical to the one in Master White Bone's storage bag.
"Could this guy be connected to Master White Bone?"
Su Shi'er held the leaf in his hand, squinting his eyes, and began to speculate.
Then, he skillfully used the Heavenly Eye technique, focusing on the gray leaf before him.
Tiny characters densely appeared on the leaf.
The first half was the Bloodthirsty Demon Devouring Scripture, but the latter half contained entirely different content.
The gray leaf from the Red-Eyed Child's storage bag recorded the methods for refining and controlling the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
The refining method for the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was extremely vicious.
It required the third vertebrae of nine hundred and ninety-nine infants less than a hundred days old and the scalp of their skulls as materials to respectively refine the flagpole and the banner.
Once the soul banner was refined, it was considered an ordinary item, and then it needed the essence of living beings with cultivation to be continuously refined.
The more essence of living beings within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and the stronger their power in life, the higher the grade of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, and the greater the power it could exert.
After reading this information, even with Su Shi'er's firm disposition, he was shocked, his face turning as pale as snow, momentarily speechless.
"The refining of the Ten Thousand Souls Banner is excessively cruel. Nine hundred and ninety-nine infants less than a hundred days old, over ten thousand cultivators' souls, just to refine it into a Spiritual Artifact?"
"Moreover, at least three banners are needed to form the strongest Ten Thousand Souls Formation! This isn't a Spiritual Artifact; it's practically a demonic artifact!"
"No wonder when I touched the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, I was nearly overwhelmed by the evil aura and resentment, losing myself!"
Su Shi'er's heart pounded, and at that moment, he felt an urge to destroy the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
But this thought was fleeting.
He knew very well that doing so would be futile. Those living essences were trapped within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.
Destroying the banner would only cause those essences to dissipate, erasing their chance of reincarnation.
"No, my current strength is too low. The Ten Thousand Souls Banner is just one step away from becoming a Spiritual Artifact. With such power, it could save my life at a critical moment."
"Moreover, the fault lies with the person who refined such a sinister artifact, not the artifact itself. However... those essences trapped by the soul banner are indeed pitiful."
"It's said that in the Cultivation World, there's a type of cultivator called Buddhist Cultivators, who enter the path through Buddhism and are skilled in transcendence techniques. If I ever have the chance to meet one, I'll seek transcendence methods to free these essences."
Su Shi'er's thoughts raced, and with this realization, he felt a sense of clarity and ease.
But he knew that the appearance of two almost identical gray leaves was unlikely to be a coincidence.
Such sinister methods were likely the work of someone stirring trouble in the shadows.
However... that had nothing to do with him.
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