Star Sky Professional
Chapter 84: Opening the Storage Bag (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch Chuiding)

Chapter 84: Chapter 84: Opening the Storage Bag (Congratulations to Alliance Hierarch Chuiding)

Municipal Center.

Second floor.

Inside the Professional Certification Office.

The hall appeared unusually spacious, with the walls and furniture seemingly reinforced.

In front of Fang Xing was a floating orb of light, looking quite fantastical.

"Hello, biomechanical individual number WYX1882... Please select a profession to be certified: Martial Artist, Mecha Master, Mind Master, Beast Tamer, Illusionist, Superpower User..."

A mechanical voice emanated from the orb.

"Martial Artist!"

Fang Xing responded solemnly.

"Please stimulate your Martial Arts Will towards the target in front of you!"

The voice from the orb continued as the ground parted to the left and right, with a punch target slowly rising.

Fang Xing touched his brow, and his Spiritual Power radiated outward, sweeping over the punch target with a faint dragon’s roar.

"Ding... ’Dragon Intent Realm’ recognized, external fluctuation of Spiritual Power confirmed... Congratulations, you have successfully certified as a Professional!"

There seemed to be a hint of joy in the voice from the orb.

"Your privileges have been elevated. You are now a Level 1 citizen!"

"Your citizen number is WYX1882..."

"You have unlocked access to the Professional Mall..."

The orb quickly projected a series of messages.

Fang Xing opened his mobile phone to check and found that he indeed had many new privileges.

First and foremost was access to the ’Professional Mall’. Many goods and rare resources which were previously unavailable to him were now accessible, at least for viewing.

In addition to that, he now had the privilege to purchase tickets for spaceships!

Before becoming a Professional, Fang Xing couldn’t even leave Chuying Star.

But now?

After glancing at the string of zeros behind the airplane ticket, Fang Xing acted as if he saw nothing and walked out of the Municipal Center.

In the void, a multitude of tiny drones followed closely.

Cameras by the roadside began capturing his figure.

This was all secret surveillance conducted by the Prevention and Control Bureau.

With their technology, they could monitor a Rough Jade Martial Artist without leaving a trace.

"What is the target doing in the Municipal Center?"

"The answer will come soon. Our drones are good, but there are many places they can’t enter, or it would cause trouble!"

Two members of the action team were watching the surveillance, conversing with each other.

Suddenly!

A bright red warning box appeared:

"Warning! You are monitoring a Level 1 citizen of the Federation!"

"No criminal record of the citizen found, no higher-level surveillance order detected!"

"This constitutes illegal monitoring. This is your first warning. If the monitoring is not ceased within 30 seconds, a second warning will be issued..."

...

"Not good, it’s the Omniscient Brain!"

The leader of the action team turned pale: "Stop the surveillance immediately!"

"Damn it!"

Another member punched the wall furiously.

Though the most advanced monitoring equipment was useful, as a government asset, it naturally had a backdoor for the Omniscient Brain.

"According to Federation law, we cannot monitor a Level 1 citizen without cause... But that Fang Xing... did he... did he just get promoted and went to certify as a Professional?"

The leader of the action team finally realized something, a look of enlightenment washing over his face.

Then, he became extremely shocked: "He... how old is he? What were we doing when we were seventeen?"

"Seems like fighting in schoolyard brawls..."

Another member seemed a bit dazed: "The key point is... unless there are higher-level orders, private surveillance like this will have serious consequences if caught. We should start thinking about how to write the report, and prepare for the scolding from our boss..."

With this thought, the faces of both turned rather grim.

...

"Ah... it’s been removed."

Atop the floating train, Fang Xing touched his brow and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

After awakening his Spiritual Power, his sensitivity had increased significantly.

From the moment he stepped out of his home, there was a feeling of being watched, like a thorn in his back.

And now, that feeling had finally vanished!

"Being a Level 1 citizen of the Federation has its uses."

"This is just Level 1. What about Levels 2 and 3? If I get into a top-tier university, unless I commit treason against the Federation, even murdering someone might be suppressed, with the records sealed..."

"It looks fair, but it’s the epitome of unfairness..."

"But then, such is the nature of power when it’s in one’s own hands..."

He returned to his home, went to the bedroom, and posted another ’Protective Talisman’.

Then, with a flash of silver light, he arrived at Qinglin Square.

Now that his privileges had been raised and the surveillance was gone,

by the operating rules of the Prevention and Control Bureau, that team would definitely have to go back to file a report and get approval... which left Fang Xing with a window of free time to travel through dimensions.

In a top-grade Cave Mansion,

Fang Xing had several Magic Artifacts in front of him, as well as the Mechanical Puppet Bird previously purchased, along with two storage bags.

One storage bag was from Chen Yi and the other from Old Ghost Luo. Previously limited in his methods, he had been unable to open them, but Fang Xing had high expectations.

"Innate Martial Artists find it difficult to use these items... What about Martial Artists at the Courage Realm?"

"My current Martial Arts, if placed in the Cultivation World, would be considered astonishingly brilliant... And with my awakening of Spiritual Power, perhaps I could give it a try?"

With this thought, Fang Xing picked up the first-rank, low-grade Mechanical Bird, and in the Mud Pill Palace at his brow, a strand of spiritual power wrapped around it.

Instantly... he ’saw’ the tiny arrays inside the Mechanical Bird!

These were contents he was entirely unable to see before, but through these tiny arrays, simple manipulation of the Puppet Bird could be achieved, allowing for basic actions such as taking off and landing.

"Input mana to activate... I have no mana..."

Fang Xing shook his head; fortunately, puppets weren’t solely fueled by mana.

He flipped the Mechanical Bird over and tapped lightly on its underside.

Click!

The sound of gears rotating could be heard as the underside of the Mechanical Bird opened up, revealing a small slot.

Fang Xing pulled out a dice-sized low-grade Spirit Stone and shoved it straight in, then stimulated it with his Spiritual Power.

"Chirp chirp chirp!"

The Mechanical Puppet Bird seemed to ’come to life’ at once, fluttering its wings and taking flight.

At first, it was quite awkward, but soon its form grew nimble, its eyes lively, with a semblance of anthropomorphization.

"The feeling of operating a Mechanical Bird is indeed unique... With the aid of spiritual power, it feels like being on the scene..."

Fang Xing compared it with drone surveillance and noticed a fundamental difference.

"The Cultivation World’s Mechanical Puppets are a bit like bringing over a part of my own ’perspective’... whereas drone surveillance is just a simple visual."

He played with the Puppet Bird for a while, then took out a low-grade Magic Artifact.

This artifact, which he had long forgotten belonged to some unlucky fellow, was a palm-sized black shield.

When spiritual power entered this time, he could completely control it, but...

"Damn... no mana!"

Fang Xing, while ’observing’ the artifact’s inner arrays like ’Big and Small Ruyi’ and ’Flying,’ couldn’t help but be frustrated.

This artifact wasn’t like a puppet; it couldn’t be powered by a Spirit Stone and needed a Cultivator’s mana to be activated!

But what mana did he have?

As a Martial Artist at the Courage Realm, aside from Martial Arts Will, what circulated inside his body was still his blood and True Qi, only of much higher quality!

Fang Xing tried to infuse the considerably stronger Inner Breath into the shield artifact.

As always, the artifact remained lifeless, with not the slightest change.

"Alright, still unusable... It seems Martial Artists are simply Martial Artists, unable to engage in Cultivation."

He commented to himself, "Perhaps, I’ll have to wait until I have reached the Outer Realm or even the Golden Core... With the power of Martial Arts Golden Core, I refuse to believe I can’t force bricks to fly or manipulate magic artifacts... Wait, if I’ve already reached Martial Arts Golden Core, what would I need to manipulate some trifling magic artifact for?"

With a bit of dejection, Fang Xing reached for another storage bag.

"Hm?"

This time, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Through his Spiritual Power, Fang Xing saw a hazy ’space’.

The space wasn’t large, merely about one cubic meter, and there were some items inside.

At the moment, however, these items were shrouded in mist, making it hard to discern clearly.

This mist originated from a spiritual imprint.

The imprint flickered like a candle in the wind, as if it could go out at any time, yet it obstructed his exploration.

"Dragon Intent Realm!"

Fang Xing’s Martial Arts Will needed only to surge forward for the spiritual imprint to abruptly shatter, and the objects inside instantly became clear.

With a thought, a pile of miscellaneous items materialized before him with a clatter.

Among them, the most eye-catching items were fifty-six mid-grade Spirit Stones and several hundred low-grade Spirit Stones.

Apart from these, there were many ores, each emitting a warm or fierce spiritual glow.

"Hmm... I didn’t expect the items I sold to return to me..."

Fang Xing picked up a first-rank, top-grade Green Que Sword, his expression somewhat strange.

This storage bag naturally belonged to that old ghost Long.

He shook his head and sifted through the other items, finding a few bottles of elixirs for healing and staving off hunger but none for enhancing mana, as old ghost Long had already reached Qi Cultivation Perfect and could advance no further; only Foundation Establishment was left for him.

In addition to these, there were a few Jade Scrolls.

Fang Xing was long familiar with this kind of information carrier specific to Cultivators.

Now, as his Spiritual Power probed into them, he saw a wealth of text and illustrations, exquisitely detailed and lifelike.

"Hmm, far more vivid than paper..."

Fang Xing continued to look and found a Refining Secret Manual titled "Mineral Identification and Artifact Mold Creation."

The remaining books included "Comprehensive Guide to First Rank Flying Sword Refinement," "Red Essence Refining Secret," and so on...

There was also a book titled "Fire Refining Technique," which was a Fire Attribute Cultivation Method that could be practiced up to the Foundation Establishment Mid Stage Realm.

"What a pity, they’re all of no use to me..."

He shook his head and began using his mind to put the items back into the storage bag, reveling in taking things in and out.

"Such storage bags only require a Cultivator’s Spiritual Sense to operate... Really quite user-friendly for me."

Fang Xing’s Spiritual Power was even stronger than a Qi Cultivator’s Spiritual Sense, so he encountered no problems.

With a hint of anticipation, he picked up Chen Yi’s storage bag.

The spiritual imprint of this Cultivator was weaker than old ghost Long’s and had nearly dissipated, and with a thought from Fang Xing, it shattered completely.

Although a late-stage Qi Cultivator, Chen Yi was apparently quite poor; there wasn’t much in the storage bag.

Just a few mid-grade Spirit Stones and several dozen low-grade ones, along with a few magic artifacts and talismans...

"I thought Chen Yi acquired quite a loot in the Wanfa Secret Realm, only to find out he’s just a pauper!"

What Fang Xing didn’t know was that Chen Yi, having gained some fortune, had definitely converted it into items that would enhance his strength.

Most of the opportunities he received were exchanged for the top-grade Magic Robe on his body, the storage bag, and elixirs for breakthroughs in realms.

With his humble strength and this being his first entry into the Secret Realm, he couldn’t acquire much of value. He was planning to shift the disaster elsewhere and find an opportunity to return to the Secret Realm, hoping to rake in a massive haul with his late-stage Qi Cultivation, when he fell into Fang Xing’s hands.

If Chen Yi heard Fang Xing’s complaint, he would probably be so frustrated that he’d cough up blood!