CH 39 - 40

Chapter 39: Qiankun Bag

In the end, Xiao Qingyang overestimated this body. Although he received some earth power as feedback while mining the ores, with just that amount of earth power and arms that would ache and tire from lifting the hammer for too long, he simply didn't have the strength to reshape the ore.

If his body were restored to its previous state, even without the power of the earth, he could forge the ore into the desired shape solely relying on his own strength.

However, weapons or tools forged in that way would only be slightly better than ordinary ones because they lacked the infusion of earth power.

If he didn't have the strength but had sufficient earth power, he could infuse the earth power into the small hammer and forge the desired tools.

But the reality was that he currently lacked both earth power and strength, and the outcome was self-evident.

Looking at his beloved small hammer and the hard-to-find ore, Xiao Qingyang couldn't help but sigh deeply.

When we possess something, we don't realize its value, only to discover how precious it was after losing it.

With his dream of forging tools shattered, Xiao Qingyang had no choice but to return to his room and continue refining potions.

It wasn't until he finished refining the potions needed for the next day that Xiao Qingyang suddenly realized something unusual about the small hammer.

Previously, due to his overwhelming joy upon seeing the familiar small hammer, he didn't immediately investigate why it appeared or how it appeared.

If the small hammer had initially traveled with him during the transmigration, it wouldn't have suddenly appeared over a month later.

But if the small hammer transmigrated later, it made even less sense.

Although the small hammer was precious and had been with him for a long time, it had never manifested a spirit. It couldn't have traveled through time and space on its own to find him in this different world.

So how did the small hammer appear? The more Xiao Qingyang thought about it, the more puzzled he became. He carefully recalled the process of the small hammer's appearance.

The small hammer initially appeared in his sea of consciousness. Because he was too excited upon seeing the familiar small hammer, he couldn't help but consciously reach out to touch it. Afterward, the small hammer appeared in his hand.

The whole process felt very familiar to Xiao Qingyang, as if taking something out of a Qiankun Bag.

The Qiankun Bag is a storage bag that his father gave him. It can hold a lot of things. Whenever he wants to take something out, the items in the Qiankun Bag will appear in his consciousness. He controls his consciousness to touch the specific item he wants to retrieve, and it will appear in his hand from the Qiankun Bag.

However, opening the Qiankun Bag requires spiritual power, and the Qiankun Bag did not come with him when he crossed over.

Upon thinking about this, Xiao Qingyang immediately checked the spiritual power spring in his dantian and found that the faint trace of spiritual power at the bottom of the spring had been completely consumed, even though he didn't recall using any spiritual power.

There is no spiritual energy on this planet, nor are there any overly dangerous situations, so Xiao Qingyang rarely has the opportunity to use spiritual power.

How could the tiny amount of spiritual power that he had painstakingly accumulated just disappear into thin air?

Combining the previous appearance of the little hammer, which was indeed placed in the Qiankun Bag by him, a thought emerged in Xiao Qingyang's mind, making him excited once again.

If... if the Qiankun Bag really came with him when he crossed over, then it would explain everything that has been happening: the sudden appearance of the little hammer and the disappearance of spiritual power from the spring would all have a reasonable explanation.

Xiao Qingyang couldn't control his emotions whenever he thought about this possibility.

However, he still hasn't seen the Qiankun Bag until now. Where exactly is the Qiankun Bag that came with him?

This question can probably only be answered when he accumulates more spiritual power and has the chance to find out.

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Chapter 40: If Xiaolong Wasn't Here

Although it couldn't be confirmed with absolute certainty that the Qiankun Bag had traveled with him, it was the most likely scenario.

Whenever Xiao Qingyang thought about the Qiankun Bag also coming along with him, he couldn't help but want to laugh out loud, expressing his excitement.

Everything he had obtained from childhood to now was inside the Qiankun Bag. Apart from the beloved little hammer he held in his hand, there were numerous elixirs and spiritual tools in the Qiankun Bag, as well as spiritual plants from their world.

Especially what he needed most now were the Strengthening Pills and the Enhancing Pills.

The former would enhance his physique, surpassing the effects of ordinary strength enhancement potions. It would allow him to directly jump from his current ordinary person's D rank to a B rank. Although he still couldn't compare to his past life, at least he wouldn't be gasping for breath after a few steps like a useless person.

The latter were pills that directly increased the spiritual power within his body. With the Enhancing Pills, he wouldn't have to wait for the little white spots to accumulate a certain amount before using spiritual power to open the Qiankun Bag.

However, it seemed that there weren't many Enhancing Pills in his Qiankun Bag, so he had to use them sparingly.

But since his spiritual power was currently lacking, he couldn't open the Qiankun Bag at will. Therefore, he could only wait until his spiritual power accumulated enough to activate the Strengthening Pills and Enhancing Pills.

In the following days, Xiao Qingyang would go to the mountains every day to search for ore. Especially after acquiring the little hammer, he brought back more and more ores of various types.

After all, Yalan Star had been a mining star, so there was still a rich variety of ores here, even though it had been abandoned. However, with Xiao Qingyang's current strength, he was unable to refine these ores. Nevertheless, it didn't dampen his enthusiasm for mining.

In addition to mining, Xiao Qingyang didn't forget about his daily potions. He also discovered that whenever he restocked potions, it was when the little white spots appeared most, although he still didn't know where they came from or why it appeared.

But now, he urgently needed the little white spots to convert them to spiritual power and open the Qiankun Bag, so the more the little white spots, the better.

Initially, Xiao Qingyang didn't plan to increase the quantity of potions for sale. However, since he discovered the pattern of the little white spots accumulating more, he started adding a few more potions for sale each day, and sure enough, the number of little white spots increased.

This kind of life continued for about half a month, and Xiao Qingyang had collected enough ore to fill a small room. They were colorful and diverse, piled up like a small mountain.

At the same time, he had accumulated enough spiritual power to open the Qiankun Bag once again.

Xiao Qingyang took a deep breath and slowly exhaled. His heart pounded, gradually accelerating.

He was nervous.

It was the first time he felt nervous when facing the Qiankun Bag.

In the past, the Qiankun Bag was his portable pocket. He could open it whenever he wanted, as many times as he desired.

However, after arriving in this world, many things that were once at his fingertips had changed, making him appreciate their value even more.

The amount of spiritual power he had accumulated wasn't much. He could only open the Qiankun Bag once at most, just like when the little hammer appeared last time.

Therefore, what he retrieved from opening the Qiankun Bag this time became particularly important.

What Xiao Qingyang needed most right now were the Strengthening Pills. Although his Qiankun Bag was filled with treasures, he wasn't in danger at the moment, and he didn't need to fight anyone. His magic power was gradually recovering, so dealing with a few people wouldn't be a problem.

Therefore, his primary focus now was to quickly improve his physical condition.

However, if the little golden dragon weren't here, Xiao Qingyang would undoubtedly dedicate the first opportunity to the Strengthening Pills without hesitation.