Chapter 292 - Chapter 292: Chapter 285: Killing People is Sure to Bring Wealth_1 (2/2)

The Invisibility Talisman that was consumed, and the hundreds of Poisonous Ants that died—all losses were recuperated with this Hundred Treasures Insect Bag.

He began to search for treasures on Elder Jiu Yin’s body.

The armor was directly shattered.

No inner armor was found.

The sword was a good item, he picked it up and observed it carefully.

He tried channeling a wisp of his power into the blade.

Hisss!

Immediately, Sword Qi emanated from the tip of the sword blade.

The material of this treasured sword was at least Meteoric Iron from beyond the heavens, and its grade was probably on par with the level of the Ink Blade when it had just developed Sword Qi. For now, he hadn’t sensed any spirit consciousness in the sword.

Generally, treasured swords or blades with spirit consciousness would tremble non-stop and fiercely resist when held by strangers.

This sword could be used as soon as it was picked up, indicating it hadn’t evolved a spirit consciousness yet, but it had already reached the level of having Sword Qi.

“Xiao Qing is cultivating the Seven-Star Sword Technique, so giving her this sword would be quite suitable,” he thought.

Qin Niu had the Ink Blade, and he didn’t really fancy this treasured sword.

Xiao Qing was his personal servant, practically his right-hand, so naturally, he had to intensify her training.

With a set of King Pig Leather Armor and now this treasured sword, Xiao Qing was armed by him to be an ‘little monster’ ready for both offense and defense. Once Xiao Qing advanced to the Acquired Realm, most of the formidable experts would not be able to cause a stir in front of her in this rural area.

In Elder Jiu Yin’s personal belongings, Qin Niu found more hidden treasures.

Dozens of gold and silver notes.

After counting, it totaled up to roughly thirty-seven thousand five hundred taels of silver.

Poorer than he had imagined.

He thought that someone of Elder Jiu Yin’s caliber would have a fortune of at least one hundred thousand taels.

But this was also understandable.

After earning money, Elder Jiu Yin certainly wouldn’t hoard it like a miser. He would find ways to purchase various cultivation resources to improve his cultivation and breed insects.

Maintaining so many insects would certainly entail a staggering cost.

The Termites and bees Qin Niu raised were many in number, but Termites were omnivorous insects. Leaves, bark, wood, roots, insect corpses, and so forth—they could eat them all.

They could even consume stones and soil.

The cost of feeding was virtually zero.

Moreover, he didn’t need to personally tend to them; they built nests and foraged underground on their own.

Not to mention the bees, which flew out to collect pollen and make honey.

Besides their own consumption, Qin Niu, their master, would also occasionally partake.

Elder Jiu Yin kept various kinds of insects, some of which required meat.

That surely required spending money on purchases.

There were also Elder Jiu Yin’s equipment investments, expenditure on servants’ upkeep, and so on. The bigger a personage, the greater the expenses.

To still have thirty-seven thousand five hundred taels of silver left was already quite impressive.

In the pocket of his clothes, aside from the silver and gold notes, a thick “Breeding Insects Secrets” was found. Flipping through it, it was all various methods of breeding and controlling insects recorded by Elder Jiu Yin himself.

This was a lifetime of breeding and insect controlling experience and insights from an extremely formidable Insect Master, immensely valuable.

For Qin Niu, a newcomer to insect controlling, this was definitely a treasure.

In addition, there were several bottles of Elixirs, which were also treasures.

Perhaps to avoid confusion, each bottle of the Elixirs had its name written on it.

Detoxification Pills, Qi Refining Elixirs, Healing Pills, Insect Medicine…

Also found was a “Wind-Riding Nine Sword Art”. It should be a sword technique.

It looked quite old.

Qin Niu flipped through it, a rather profound book of sword techniques. There were only nine movements in total, but with the mental methods, it had infinite variations.

He decided to keep it for later.

It would also be quite excellent for his wife’s cultivation.

He was about to marry Wang Wanyan, and after she became part of the family, Qin Niu was determined to cherish her well.