Chapter 224: Special Uses of the Heavenly Bottle

Chapter 224: Special Uses of the Heavenly Bottle
Xiao Ling stood in front of the wooden house and took a deep breath. The aroma of medicine mixed with the fresh air made him feel relaxed and happy. He knocked on the door gently and said in a gentle voice, "Master Yao, it's me, Xiao Ling. Qing Lin said you had something to ask me."

After a while, Yao Lao's gentle voice came from inside the room: "Come in, Xiao Ling."

Xiao Ling pushed the door open and walked in, only to see Yao Lao sitting at the table by the window, holding a yellowed ancient book in his hand, reading it attentively.

His white hair gleamed silver in the sunlight, and the wrinkles on his face revealed the traces of time. Although his figure was illusory, his eyes were still bright and lively.

Walking to the table, Xiao Ling asked with a hint of curiosity, "Old Yao, I heard from Qinglin that you were looking for me. Is there something important?"

Hearing Xiao Ling's voice, Yao Lao raised his head and a warm smile broke out on his face. He gently loosened the ancient book in his hand and said softly: "Xiao Ling, you are here, please sit down first." As he spoke, he pointed to the chair opposite.

Xiao Ling nodded slightly, walked forward lightly, pulled out a chair and sat down calmly.

Seeing Xiao Ling already seated, Yao Chen slowly said, "Xiao Ling, do you still remember the 'Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill' I mentioned before?"

Xiao Ling nodded immediately and answered without hesitation: "Of course I remember. Isn't that the precious elixir you told me about, made with Purple Soul Spirit Heart Grass as the main ingredient? Taking this elixir has a significant effect on the enhancement of soul power, especially for those practitioners who are at the spiritual realm level. It is undoubtedly a rare help. It can not only stabilize the soul, but also broaden the breadth of the soul to a certain extent, laying a solid foundation for the practitioner's future cultivation path."

As soon as Xiao Ling finished speaking, a hint of curiosity appeared in his eyes, and he continued to ask: "Old Yao, you specially called me here, is it related to the 'Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill'? But as far as I know, we have not yet gathered all the herbs needed to refine this pill."

Yao Chen nodded slightly, the smile on his face adding a bit of mystery, he slowly said: "Indeed, I called you here this time, just because of the matter of 'Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill'."

Then, Yao Chen began to tell the story: "Didn't you ask me to keep a small green bottle called the 'Heavenly Bottle' for you? Every seven days, this bottle can produce a spiritual liquid that can extend the life of medicinal herbs by a hundred years. During this period of time, I used the spiritual liquid produced by the Heavenly Bottle to carefully cultivate the medicinal herbs that I had left over from my lifetime."

"Now, all the medicinal materials needed to refine the 'Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill' have been prepared. With your current alchemy skills, you should have a 70% to 80% success rate in refining this seventh-grade high-level pill. It all depends on when you plan to start refining this 'Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill'."

As soon as Yao Chen finished speaking, he waved his hand lightly, and a storage ring on the table floated lightly towards Xiao Ling.

Xiao Ling took it and held it firmly in his palm. He then released his soul perception and probed into the inner space of the ring. He was pleasantly surprised to find that there were not only purple soul heart grass but also many rare medicinal herbs in the ring, some of which he had never seen before.

Xiao Ling immediately felt a little puzzled. He turned his head and looked at Yao Chen with curiosity, and asked, "Old Yao, I remember that I gave you the 'Heavenly Bottle' for safekeeping only a dozen days ago. In such a short period of time, the spiritual liquid that can be produced in the bottle should not be many drops. How can it be enough to ripen so many precious medicinal materials?"

Not long ago, Xiao Ling told Yao Chen the secret of the "Heavenly Bottle" and asked him to use it on his behalf.

In Xiao Ling's introduction to Yao Chen, he found out that the small bottle was obtained by chance when he was a child. He named it "Zhan Tian Bottle" and only recently discovered its miraculous effect. Yao Chen was very curious about the strange ability of the Zhan Tian Bottle. Although he had studied it in depth, he was still unable to find out its exact origin and working principle, and finally had to give up.

Although the Palm of Heaven Bottle can produce spiritual liquid that can ripen spiritual medicines, it is not unique. Because in the Dou Qi Continent, there are special fires like the Flame of Life that can use Dou Qi to quickly ripen medicinal materials. The effect is much more obvious than that of the Palm of Heaven Bottle.

Therefore, Yao Chen did not regard the Palm of Heaven Bottle as a rare treasure. Instead, he speculated that it might be a craft product from ancient times, but with the passage of time, its production method has been lost to the world.

Xiao Ling knew that he had little experience in growing medicinal herbs, and was often too busy to take care of this aspect. In contrast, Yao Chen not only had plenty of free time, but also had rich pharmacological knowledge and skilled medicinal herb cultivation techniques. Therefore, Xiao Ling decided to give the Heavenly Bottle to Yao Chen, and use his expertise to ripen the herbs he needed.

Hearing Xiao Ling's question, Yao Chen smiled. He didn't beat around the bush and explained to Xiao Ling directly, "Isn't this small bottle absorbing the essence of moonlight and then transforming it into spiritual liquid that promotes the growth of medicinal materials? I like to study it every day, so I thought that if I increase the amount of moonlight received by the bottle, I could increase the efficiency of producing the spiritual liquid that accelerates the growth of medicinal materials."

"I tried covering half of the bottle mouth to reduce the amount of moonlight that entered the bottle. I found that the less moonlight there was, the slower the spiritual fluid was generated. This convinced me that the effectiveness of the Heaven-Holding Bottle is closely related to the quality and quantity of moonlight."

Seeing that Xiao Ling was listening attentively, Yao Chen continued, "Then, I asked Yao Tianhuo to help me design a formation that can refract light. Yao Tianhuo is indeed a master of formations. He created a wonderful formation called 'Can Ju Leng He Formation' in just one afternoon. I then used this formation to focus all the moonlight within a hundred meters on the Palm of Heaven Bottle. As expected, its absorption speed increased significantly. Now, this 'Palm of Heaven Bottle' can condense three drops of spiritual liquid overnight. The efficiency is far beyond expectations."

After saying this, Yao Chen's eyes sparkled with wisdom, and he was obviously quite proud of this discovery.

After listening to Yao Chen's in-depth and easy-to-understand explanation, Xiao Ling suddenly realized and couldn't help muttering in his heart: "Oh, why didn't I think of this method before."

Despite this, Xiao Ling still sincerely admired Yao Chen's wisdom. This just proved the saying, "An old man in the family is like a treasure."

Despite this, Xiao Ling continued to ask Yao Chen: "Master Yao, now you have tested that the limit of the Palm of Heaven Bottle is that it can produce three drops of such spiritual liquid in one night. So if we expand the range of moonlight collection, can we further improve its efficiency?" Hearing Xiao Ling's question, Yao Chen laughed out loud, as if he had already expected him to ask this.

He responded easily, "I had expected you to ask this question, so I made preparations in advance. I asked Yao Tianhuo to design a more efficient light-gathering formation, and then I took the new formation to the Magic Beast Mountain Range to test the effect of the Heaven-Holding Bottle. After my careful investigation and precise measurements, I found that it can produce three drops of spiritual liquid a night, which is the limit of the Heaven-Holding Bottle. Even if it absorbs more moonlight essence, there will be no additional output."

Xiao Ling scratched his head lightly, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Haha, it seems that I worry too much. How could you not have considered this, Yao Lao?"

After listening to Yao Chen's explanation, although Xiao Ling felt a little regretful about the final result of the experiment, being able to condense three drops of green spiritual liquid every night had increased the efficiency of the Palm of Heaven Bottle by more than twenty times. This result was enough to make him feel satisfied.

It's just that the medicinal herbs in the Douqi Continent are generally resistant to practitioners. Even if the herbs are very old, the effects of most of them after being refined into pills are limited and cannot bring about a significant leap.

This is different from the world in "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality". In that world, although medicinal materials also have drug resistance, it is far less strong than in the Douqi Continent. Xiao Ling couldn't help but daydream that if Han Li could discover and use this method, his cultivation would rise dramatically.

Yao Chen keenly caught the regret that flashed across Xiao Ling's eyes. He shook his head slightly and said with a hint of smile,
"You, kid, should be content to have obtained a rare treasure like the 'Heavenly Bottle'. On the Douqi Continent, the ability to ripen spiritual liquid in a short period of time is an extremely rare ability. In addition to some powerful wood-attributed Douqi practitioners who can slightly accelerate the growth of medicinal materials, only the Flame of Life, which ranks fifth on the Different Fire List, can show such a magical effect."

When mentioning the Flame of Life, even Yao Chen couldn't help but reveal a hint of envy in his eyes.

The Flame of Life ranks fifth on the list of strange fires. Although its destructive power may not be as good as some of the strange fires ranked lower, its unique abilities and characteristics make it irreplaceable in the hearts of alchemists.

If you are lucky enough to capture it, the Flame of Life will not only bring revolutionary changes to medicine refining, but its reputation as the "fire of longevity" is also well-deserved. Possessing the Flame of Life means that you can easily cultivate an endless supply of precious medicinal materials from seeds. At the same time, the vitality it bestows can even be comparable to those long-lived monsters.

Shaking his head, Yao Chen cleared away the distracting thoughts in his mind. He was already very lucky to be able to obtain the Bone Spirit Cold Fire. It would be impolite to have more extravagant hopes.

Then he looked at Xiao Ling with a playful look, and said with a hint of joking: "However, you have always been lucky, and you encounter great opportunities every once in a while. Maybe one day you will be lucky enough to get a flame of life."

Hearing Yao Chen's ridicule, Xiao Ling smiled and waved his hands, saying, "Old Yao, please stop joking with me. It is still unknown whether we can get the Turtle Spirit Earth Fire, not to mention the Flame of Life, which ranks fifth on the list of strange fires. The conditions for the formation of strange fires are extremely harsh, and they are difficult to find. As one of the top five strange fires on the list, the Flame of Life is even more rare. If you are lucky enough to see its true appearance in this lifetime, you will be very lucky."

Although he said so, Xiao Ling was actually very interested in the Flame of Life. As a time traveler, he knew that the old man Shennong had once subdued a Flame of Life.

But the whereabouts of old man Shennong were elusive, like a dragon that could only be seen from head to tail. It was extremely difficult for ordinary people to even see him, not to mention his terrifying strength as a six-star Dousheng. In front of old man Shennong, Xiao Ling felt that he was just a small character.

However, Xiao Ling had his own ambitions in mind. As long as he could make full use of the known opportunities, combined with some special means, and open some plug-ins, perhaps when the Medicine Clan Pharmacopoeia opened, he would have enough strength. By then, let alone the Flame of Living Beings, even the Void Devouring Flame, which ranked second on the Strange Fire List, might be in his pocket.

Xiao Ling shook his head gently, then patted his forehead and laughed at himself. He was just a small Dou Zong, but he dared to covet the Nine-Star Dou Sheng-level Void Swallowing Flame. This was too presumptuous. Now it is better to be down-to-earth and improve your strength step by step.

Seeing that Xiao Ling was no longer bothered about the Flame of Life, Yao Chen changed the subject and asked, "Xiao Ling, when do you plan to start refining the Purple Spirit Heart and Soul Pill? If you are unsure, I can help you refine it. With my current soul power, it is more than enough to refine this pill."

After hearing this, Xiao Ling touched his chin unconsciously, pondered for a while, and then said: "I'll do the alchemy myself. But now is not the right time. I plan to do it after some time and when I'm fully prepared."

After all, the refining of the seventh-grade high-level elixir is very difficult, and it will trigger powerful elixir thunder. Xiao Ling planned to refine a Heavenly Demon Puppet and let it resist the elixir thunder to test the effect. He was full of curiosity about how the Heavenly Demon Puppet absorbed the energy of the elixir thunder to enhance its own strength.

When Xiao Ling thought of the Heavenly Demon Puppet, the body of the high-level Dou Zong he had obtained not long ago emerged in his mind. This was the perfect material for refining the Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Since Xiao Zhan had given him the Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade, Xiao Ling felt that he had a greater responsibility to consider the Xiao family. He had a plan in mind to use the Dou Zong-level body to refine a powerful Heavenly Demon Puppet.

Once protected by this Heavenly Demon Puppet, the Xiao family's position in the Northwest Continent will be more stable and will no longer be easily threatened by the outside world. In this way, even if he goes to Zhongzhou in the future, the Xiao family will have enough power to protect themselves without worrying about being despised or bullied by other forces.

Xiao Ling murmured to himself, "This can be regarded as my last contribution to the Xiao family before I leave Zhongzhou. How the Xiao family will develop in the future depends on their own luck."

There are two reasons for refining a Heavenly Demon Puppet for the Xiao family. First, it is to repay the favor of Tuoshe Ancient Emperor Jade. Second, Xiao Ling can guess that if he gives this puppet to Xiao Zhan, Xiao Zhan will most likely give the puppet to Xiao Yan for protection. Xiao Yan has been with him for so long and has always been respectful to him, so Xiao Ling also has a good impression of him. This can be regarded as a small compensation for taking those opportunities that originally belonged to Xiao Yan.

(End of this chapter)