Xiao Jietian never expected to find three rank-7 magic cores sitting quietly on one shelf.
These were equivalent to human Dou Zong powerhouses—and magical beasts were generally far stronger than humans of the same rank.
He had previously mobilized the entire Xiaoyao Auction House to search far and wide for even one, yet nothing turned up. Now, here were three, with attributes of metal, poison, and water respectively.
Without hesitation, Xiao Jietian swept them into his storage ring.
The poison-attributed one was clearly unsuitable for ordinary alchemy, but it would be perfect for the Little Fairy Doctor.
He could sense an exceptionally potent and pure toxicity sealed within this core. Whatever magical beast it came from had clearly not been ordinary.
Xiao Jietian didn't dwell on it. There was no point speculating now—the core was already his.
After collecting everything of value, he still found no trace of the Bodhi Transformation Saliva or the magical beast mummy.
He didn't even smell the expected corpse stench.
"Could it be that they haven't received these items yet?" he muttered. "That shouldn't be right. I remember they studied them for a long time, only putting them up for auction after failing to figure anything out."
"And the Black Emperor Sect's inherited cultivation technique isn't here either. That's even stranger. It wasn't in Mo Tianxing's storage ring."
After killing Mo Tianxing, Xiao Jietian had already inspected every item in the old man's ring. While there were plenty of good things, the core inheritance was conspicuously absent.
Noticing Xiao Jietian standing motionless with his head slightly bowed in thought, Little Fairy Doctor stepped closer and asked softly,
"Jietian, what's wrong?"
Xiao Jietian looked at the two women before him and spoke gently,
"Xian'er, use your perception and check if there are any hidden chambers or concealed spaces in this storeroom."
Hearing the request, Little Fairy Doctor immediately released her powerful Dou Zun soul perception, meticulously scanning every inch of the room—including the ground beneath their feet.
Medusa, seeing that Xiao Jietian hadn't asked her for help, immediately became unhappy.
She puffed out her cheeks and began scanning the walls herself, her expression clearly saying: *You're underestimating me? Watch me prove you wrong.*
But as time passed and she found nothing, her small face gradually filled with discouragement. Her shoulders slumped.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Jietian quickly pulled her into his arms and gently stroked her back to comfort her.
However, he completely failed to notice the triumphant little smile that curved Medusa's lips as she buried her face against his chest.
*As expected,* she thought smugly, *the books were right. The luckiest women are the ones who know how to act spoiled.*
If Xiao Jietian ever learned what was truly going through her mind—and how completely she had abandoned her usual arrogant, queenly demeanor in favor of these little tricks—he might grab black dog blood and glutinous rice on the spot, thinking: *I don't care who you are—get out of Medusa's body right now!*
"I found a hidden space."
Little Fairy Doctor suddenly opened her eyes.
Medusa immediately broke free from Xiao Jietian's embrace.
Though she moved quickly, how could she outpace a Dou Zun?
"Fei Yan, you sly girl. Secretly flirting while I was busy working?" Little Fairy Doctor teased with a smirk.
"How is this secretly? I'm doing it openly," Medusa declared proudly, lifting her chin.
"That hidden space is right there. Just break it open."
Little Fairy Doctor casually punched forward.
Boom!
A massive bookshelf shattered. The seemingly solid wall behind it exploded outward, revealing a large, dark hole.
In the next instant, she teleported straight toward Medusa.
Medusa reacted swiftly, vanishing in a flash of seven-colored light and reappearing far away.
But how could she truly escape someone at Dou Zun level?
Soon the entire room echoed with the crisp sound of slaps—followed by Medusa's indignant yelps.
Xiao Jietian completely ignored their playful scuffle and walked straight into the newly revealed passage.
After walking for roughly two minutes, two whooshing sounds came from behind.
Little Fairy Doctor and Medusa had caught up—though Medusa was walking with both hands subtly covering her backside.
Seeing her aggrieved yet adorable appearance, Xiao Jietian couldn't help but smile.
"You're still laughing? Your wife is being bullied by your other wife!" Medusa shot him a glare, grumbling in an oddly endearing tone.
"Then… do you want me to rub it for you? I'm a professional—guaranteed to cure it," Xiao Jietian said with a teasing grin.
"Go away, go away, go away! If you want to take advantage, just say so! Hmph, I won't let you!"
Medusa naturally knew exactly what "professional techniques" he had in mind. Last time he offered a "massage," his hands had grown more and more presumptuous until she had to threaten him with poison.
"That's a pity. Very few people ever get to experience my special techniques."
The moment he emphasized the word "techniques," both women's faces inexplicably flushed crimson.
"You two… aren't thinking something dirty right now, are you?" Xiao Jietian asked suspiciously, eyeing their expressions.
"N-no! Aren't you looking for something? Hurry up—I still need to go back and hug Ling'er and Meng'er."
Medusa immediately straightened her face, urging him forward while summoning two Imperial Swords that hovered menacingly in the air.
Xiao Jietian examined them carefully, confirmed there were no traps, and continued deeper.
The two women exchanged a quick glance, nodded to each other, and followed closely behind.
At the end of the passage lay a small, sealed space—less than twenty square meters.
Inside stood several pillar-like stone platforms, but only three ornate boxes rested upon them.
"This place is so small, yet only three items are kept here—and hidden so securely. These must be extremely important," Little Fairy Doctor murmured, eyeing the thin protective barriers around each box.
"We'll know once we look."
Xiao Jietian raised his hand.
Crack—crack—crack!
The restrictions shattered instantly. The lids of all three boxes popped open simultaneously, revealing their contents.
The first box held a fruit-like object. Its surface was covered in three faint, jade-like patterns that gave off a warm, gentle luster.
"What is this?" Medusa leaned in, examining the seemingly delicious fruit from every angle.
"This is called the **Jade Ring Fruit**. Its primary effect is to strengthen a person's physique. When used at the moment of breaking through to Dou Zong, it significantly increases the success rate."
Xiao Jietian picked up the fruit and turned it over in his hand, thinking to himself that Mo Tianxing had most likely prepared this for his son, Mo Ya.
"Isn't it similar to the Break-Sect Pill then?" Little Fairy Doctor reached out and gently touched the jade-like patterns. They felt warm and smooth, just like real jade.
"It can't compare to the Break-Sect Pill. The pill directly shatters bottlenecks with overwhelming medicinal power. This fruit mainly strengthens the physique and only slightly raises the breakthrough probability. Still—for peak Dou Huangs, it's an extremely coveted treasure."
In truth, this Jade Ring Fruit was also highly useful to Xiao Jietian personally—it happened to be the main ingredient for one of the rank-7 pill recipes he possessed.
Medusa and Little Fairy Doctor nodded in understanding.
The fruit was useless to them, and likewise useless to Qing Lin, Han Yue, and the others. With their special physiques, breaking through to Dou Zong was never going to be difficult—as long as they had sufficient energy, the realm would come naturally.
Xiao Jietian moved to the second box, glanced at its contents, immediately lost interest, and stored it away without another word.
Inside was the Black Emperor Sect's foundational cultivation technique—a mid-tier Earth-grade method, complete with matching Dou Techniques.
To Xiao Jietian, something of this level was merely upper-middle at best within Boundless Heaven Hall. Not worth keeping for himself.
Finally, he came to the third and last box.