He obtained this item when he was nine years old, and then soared to great heights, being accepted into the Shenxiao Sect as an ordinary mortal. After that, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, hardly encountering any real obstacles. Every cultivation method and Daoist scripture, he would comprehend at a glance; every immortal technique, talisman array, pill refining, and so on, he would master as soon as he learned them.

Others thought it was because of his extraordinary talent, but Ethan Thompson knew in his heart that it was all due to this rare treasure, which could use the power of merit to control his own ‘fortune’ and ‘momentum’. Without this item, he wouldn’t even have been able to enter the world of immortals.

Chapter 13: Spiritual Fortune

Ethan Thompson continued to sit cross-legged, entering meditation to restore his spirit. Only after his energy had recovered somewhat did he get up from the ground and begin to inventory his gains.

The first thing he looked at, naturally, was the ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’. Just as Ethan Thompson had expected, this item was already covered in scars and in an extremely weakened state, not much better than when he first obtained it years ago.

It was obvious that the reason Ethan Thompson’s ‘Heaven and Earth Divine Seal’ was able to survive was not because this self-created Void Space was sturdy enough, but because of the protection of this ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’.

However, the main reason for this treasure’s weakness was not the ever-present violent storms in the boundless Void, but rather something related to the nature of the treasure itself.

The strength of this ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’ is closely tied to its owner’s ‘fortune and momentum’.

So-called ‘fortune and momentum’ refers to the combination of luck and personal influence. The former refers solely to luck, while the latter includes personal martial strength, power, wealth, social status, and so on.

If Ethan Thompson’s overall ‘fortune and momentum’ were strong enough, then the power of this ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’ would naturally be formidable as well.

Unfortunately, at this moment, not only was he severely depleted in vitality and his soul gravely injured, but he had also fallen from the lofty position of a sect leader to become an American high school student with no power or influence, whose life could be in danger again at any moment.

It goes without saying that the effectiveness of his ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’ at this time would not be very strong.

Therefore, Ethan Thompson did not feel the least bit discouraged. Back in the Original Vault World, he had managed to cultivate the ‘Shenxiao Spiritual Fortune Purple-Gold Pagoda’ to the point where it radiated the light of merit. In this world, where the primal energy was several times stronger than in the Original Vault World, the future prospects of this treasure would certainly not be bad.

Next were the two silvery-white treasure mirrors. In fact, they were one item split into two sides, yin and yang, called the ‘Yin-Yang Life and Death Mirror’. The yang mirror was engraved with the Big Dipper’s seven stars, while the yin mirror had the Southern Dipper’s six stars. Its function was to control life and death, and it was a magic treasure Ethan Thompson used during his Nascent Soul stage. Because of its powerful effects and great benefit to Ethan Thompson, he was very fond of it and had kept it in the ‘Heaven and Earth Divine Seal’ until now.

Unfortunately, Ethan Thompson now had no magical power at all and would not be able to use this item for some time.

After the treasure mirror came six gold ingots, seven multicolored gemstones, five spirit jade talismans, and nine mid-grade spirit stones.

He could make use of the jade talismans. As long as he gathered enough materials, Ethan Thompson could forge them into simple magical tools, providing himself with magical power equivalent to the late fasting stage.

In the Original Vault World, spiritual items were scarce. For over ten thousand years, they had been processing high-grade spirit jade into special talisman plaques to absorb and store spiritual power for repeated use, instead of discarding them after the power was depleted as in the past. The same was true for spirit stones. Unfortunately, the ones he took out from the ‘Heaven and Earth Divine Seal’ were only of mid-grade quality and could only be used as single-use consumables.

Still, these things were of great value to him. In the future, when setting up arrays, he could consider using stronger formations and wouldn’t have to go through as much trouble as he did today.

By comparison, the gold ingots and gemstones were the least valuable, but these yellow and white items were exactly what he needed right now—like sending charcoal in the snow.

Each of the six gold ingots weighed one jin, totaling about 3,000 grams.

The current price of gold in America was 42 gold shields per gram, but his shiny little ingots were of extremely high purity, suitable for direct use in artifact forging, and were just as rare here, far exceeding the limits of industrial refining. So they were quite valuable and could be exchanged for at least 200,000 to 280,000 gold shields.

Of course, if he really tried to sell them, he definitely wouldn’t get that price. No merchant would ever pay the market rate.

The gemstones were even more valuable. Judging by the original owner’s limited knowledge, each one was worth at least 200,000 gold shields.

But selling them would be a problem. The gold ingots could be cut up and sold in various jewelry stores or even on the black market in Atlanta. But as for the gemstones—given Ethan Thompson’s current age and situation, if he dared to take them to a legitimate jewelry store, most merchants would probably call the police rather than buy them at market price.

And wealth attracts trouble; the risks involved were more than he could bear right now.

However, Ethan Thompson was in no hurry. These things could wait until his personal strength had increased before dealing with them.