Chapter 132: The Exquisite Blood Coral Treasure and Spirit Pills

They landed at the mouth of the Abandoned Yellow River, climbed over the seawall, and reached the coastal highway. Along the roadside, they spotted large billboard advertisements for the Moon Bay Hot Spring Resort, accompanied by clear directional signs.

He Zhixing flagged down a passing car. Fortunately, they had six or seven thousand yuan in their bags; during the trek from the landing site to the road, they had used their inner energy to dry out the money that had been soaked by the seawater. He offered the driver five hundred yuan to take them to the Moon Bay Hot Spring Resort. Seeing such a generous fare, the driver agreed. He opened the trunk to help them load the magnificent, oversized blood coral. Once it was inside, the lid wouldn't close, so they simply left it ajar.

Upon arriving at the resort, He Zhixing and his companions used their identification cards to check into two rooms. As they hauled the precious blood coral inside, the hotel manager watched, her mouth agape in astonishment. She couldn't help but ask if they were willing to sell the treasure, promising a high price and mentioning that many wealthy patrons were eager to acquire such a prize.

He Zhixing and the others shook their heads. Just as the manager was turning away in disappointment, He Zhixing called her back: "Manager, wait a moment!"

The beautiful female manager turned around and asked, "Handsome, have you changed your mind?"

He Zhixing replied, "I wanted to ask if you have any tools, like a hammer or an angle grinder? It's too large, and I intend to break it down into smaller pieces. If there are any fragments left over, I might be willing to sell you one or two."

The manager beamed with excitement. "Yes, yes, we do! I'll have them brought to you immediately."

She pulled out her phone and made a call to arrange for the tools to be delivered. He Zhixing had planned to sell a small portion to her, as the four of them would likely need her assistance later. They would need her local connections to rent a vehicle when they eventually reached Yancheng. Since helping others often paves the way for oneself, selling her a few fragments of the premium blood coral seemed like a reasonable trade.

The manager quickly provided the cutting tools and even arranged for a quiet, private room where they could work on the massive coral. She also supplied them with several packing bags. As the coral was cut, each piece revealed a stunning, crystalline, blood-red hue, emanating a faint fragrance of spiritual medicine. The manager and the three women, Yufang and the others, were captivated, handling the smaller fragments with sheer delight.

He Zhixing selected two pieces, each weighing five or six pounds, and sold them to the manager, who paid him one hundred thousand yuan on the spot. Thrilled with her purchase, the manager asked He Zhixing to further divide those two pieces into four smaller ones. It seemed she was likely fulfilling orders for other wealthy clients; otherwise, she wouldn't have needed them subdivided.

He Zhixing and his group divided the coral into six or seven bags, each weighing between ten and twenty pounds, and carried them back to their rooms. After eating and freshening up, He Zhixing gathered the women in his room and took out the large backpack containing the Spirit Cauldron. At that moment, the purple sable and the six golden-coin spirit turtles emerged and gathered around them, seemingly drawn by the scent of the spiritual elixir.

He Zhixing opened the lid of the Spirit Cauldron and found a small, red, sealed gourd bottle inside. He carefully removed it and used a file to gently scrape away the wax seal. A rich, potent fragrance of spiritual medicine began to waft from the opening...