“What’s wrong?” Lou Xingyao followed Wen Hanshan’s gaze but he could only see layers of stalactites piled up together. The scene was very ordinary and there was nothing special.
“Say, where did this stalactite liquid come from?” Wen Hanshan asked.
“Huh?” Lou Xingyao really hadn’t thought about this question before.
He came here entirely due to the description in the plot. It was in this place that Ye Hantian got the one thousand year old stalactite liquid.
After taking it, the cultivator could reach the next level.
As for how this thing came about, the original novel didn’t describe it. Lou Xingyao naturally had no way of knowing it.
Now that he heard Wen Hanshan’s question, he took a second look at the cave in front of him and soon found something abnormal.
The characteristics of stalactites was that they were basically only found in large caves.
In contrast, this cave seemed too small and the humidity inside didn’t seem sufficient either.
It was clearly contrary to the conditions for the formation.
At the place where the stalactites met the top of the cave, Lou Xingyao could still faintly see some traces left by the excavation of the cave.
It was as if it was formed in this cave for along time.
In addition, the distribution of the stalactites seemed to be a bit too dense.
But thinking of the liquid he had just collected, it was indeed a thousand year old stalactite liquid.
Looking at the root of the stalactite, which was converging together at an extremely slow speed at the moment, Lou Xingyao really couldn’t see the details for a while.
Just as Lou Xingyao was thinking this, there was the sound of a sharp sword being unsheathed.
He followed the source of the noise and happened to see Wen Hanshan draw his sword and slash at the root of the stalactite.
The formation of stalactites was very difficult, but only the stalactite liquid was of some use to cultivators.
When most cultivators encountered this opportunity, they would only be like Lou Xingyao and take away the liquid. They wouldn’t touch the stalactite.
It wasn’t that the cultivators were kind-hearted and couldn’t bear to destroy the stalactites. It was that the stalactites in the cultivation world were very strong and their defensive capabilities were even more amazing. Ordinary foundation building cultivators couldn’t do anything about it at all.
But obviously, Wen Hanshan wasn’t an ordinary person.
There was a cold light and all the stalactites hanging from the top of the cave were easily cut down.
As the stalactites fell, the spiritual energy content that had been reduced due to Lou Xingyao taking away the stalactite liquid instantly rose again.
At the same time, Lou Xingyao keenly discovered that the source of the spiritual energy that appeared out of the thin air in the ruins was the stalactites.
Obviously, there was a great treasure here.
Lou Xingyao instinctively stepped forward to check. After a while, in the pile of rubble, he found a milky white stone around the size of an egg that was constantly exuding aura.
The stone was warm to the touch. When it shook, he could see a white liquid flowing that resembled stalactite liquid.
But looking closely, he would find that this milky white stone was more solid without the slightly sign of any liquid flowing. It was really amazing.
Lou Xingyao held this object in his hand and recognized its origin.
It is stalactite marrow.
In the place where stalactites gathered, it was possible to give birth to such marrow.
This marrow gathered all the essence of the place where it was born, and also fed back to the stalactite forest after it grew. It had the ability to breed stalactites and gather stalactite liquid, which showed its rarity.
Now that he saw this thing, Lou Xingyao could be regarded as understanding the situation.
Why was this place clearly not suitable for the growth conditions of stalactites, but could grow such a stalactite forest, gathering the thousand year old stalactite liquid.
Lou Xingyao turned his head to look at Wen Hanshan and couldn’t help asking, “Brother Wen, how did you know such a thing would be here?”
In the original novel, after Ye Hantian found the stalactite liquid, he thought this stalactite should also be extraordinary and wanted to bring some back.
Who knew that after attacking several times, he couldn’t damage the stalactite at all. Therefore, he left directly.
Therefore, Lou Xingyao didn’t expect that the most precious thing in this place wasn’t the stalactite liquid, but the marrow.
However, Wen Hanshan’s expression hadn’t changed much from the time he drew his sword just now to the appearance of this marrow.
Obviously, he wasn’t surprise by the appearance of this object.
“I just saw that there was something strange about the formation of this cave, so I decided to give it a try.” Wen Hanshan didn’t have the ability to predict the future. He naturally had no way of knowing the existence of this marrow.
He was suspicious, so he naturally had to investigate. It didn’t take much trouble to leave after doing so.
Fortunately, the result was good.
Wen Hanshan looked at the marrow in Lou Xingyao’s hand with a slight smile in his eyes.
Unlike the stalactite liquid, this marrow was a really good thing. Let alone foundation building cultivators, even a golden core cultivator could use it.
It was naturally extremely applicable for Wen Hanshan.
“Brother Wen, now it is time for me to congratulate you on your good luck.” Lou Xingyao obviously realized this and smiled as he handed the marrow to Wen Hanshan.
Unexpectedly, Wen Hanshan didn’t reach out to take it. He just said, “You take this thing first.”
“Why?” Lou Xingyao instinctively asked.
In comparison, the stalactite liquid was indeed more useful to him. He needed to use it as medicine, so he kept it.
However, this marrow was obviously more suitable for Wen Hanshan. Why should Lou Xingyao still keep it?
“I have gained a lot from the previous tribulation and haven’t fully comprehended it. I still need to meditate and experience it for some time. You can take this thing first. Once your alchemy abilities progresses, you might be able to give it a try.” Like the stalactite liquid, this marrow could also be used for alchemy.
Lou Xingyao originally wanted to say that according to his current level, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to make good use of it.
Then he thought that as soon as this thing was exposed to the air, it would be like a balloon with a hole in it and leak.
It was indeed more appropriate to store it in his own medicine cabinet, so he no longer refused. “Then I will take it first. If you need it in the future, come to me?”
“Yes.” Wen Hanshan nodded.
The next moment, he saw that the marrow in Lou Xingyao’s hand had disappeared. It was obviously put away.
Wen Hanshan turned his head and looked at the cave in front of him again. After making sure there was nothing missing, he turned around and wanted to leave.
Who knew that he would see Lou Xingyao’s stunned expression when he turned his head?
It was an expression of wanting to cry without tears and a bit of uneasiness after something happened. This made Wen Hanshan suspicious. “What’s wrong?”
“I was going to put that marrow into the medicine cabinet, but it somehow entered the space.” Lou Xingyao’s voice was as small as a mosquito.
“And then?” Wen Hanshan was puzzled. How was this put in the wrong space? That space was connected to the medicine cabinet. Wasn’t it okay to just change the positions?
“Then the marrow suddenly disappeared after entering the space!” Lou Xingyao said in a slightly flustered manner.
If it was someone else hearing this, they would’ve doubted that Lou Xingyao had the idea of swallowing the item alone.
However, Wen Hanshan had been with him for many years and knew the other person’s temperament. He didn’t have the slightest doubt. “Since this space has recognized you as its master, it will definitely not play tricks on you. The item has been put in and wouldn’t disappear for no reason. You should look carefully.”
Wen Hanshan’s gentle and trusting tone made Lou Xingyao gradually calm down. He slowly closed his eyes and started to seriously search the space.
As Wen Hanshan said, the space had recognized him as its master and the items in it also had nowhere to hide from him.
In just a moment, Lou Xingyao found the traces of the stalactite marrow. He ran to the well that overlapped with the spring.
Looking at it closely, it was really there. if he didn’t look closely, he really couldn’t see it.
Otherwise, Lou Xingyao wouldn’t have ignored it when he first searched.
Now that he had found its traces, Lou Xingyao’s expression relaxed a lot.
He hurriedly opened his eyes and informed Wen Hanshan of the news. At the same time, he didn’t forget to fish out the marrow from the bottom of the well.
Unexpectedly, Lou Xingyao found his consciousness grabbing nothing.
Lou Xingyao’s expression, which had just improved from finding the marrow, suddenly stiffened again.
“Huh?” Wen Hanshan was naturally the first to notice this change.
“That… it seems I can’t take it out.” After repeated attempts failed, Lou Xingyao looked at Wen Hanshan with some confusion.
“You can’t take it out?” Wen Hanshan repeated, obviously not understanding the meaning of the words for a while.
The next moment, Lou Xingyao actually stretched out his hand and directly brought Wen Hanshan into the space.
“That’s it. I can’t get it out.” Lou Xingyao pointed to the stalactite marrow resting at the bottom of the well.
At the same time, he put his hand into the bottom of the well and tried to fish it out.
Even now that Lou Xingyao was doing it personally, the marrow was firmly attached to the bottom of the well. No matter how he moved, he couldn’t shake it in the slightest.
After a few fruitless attempts, Lou Xingyao directly sent a look of help to Wen Hanshan.
Who knew that Wen Hanshan wouldn’t move? He only looked down at the spiritual spring for a while before asking, “The spiritual energy of your spring water seems to have become more richer than usual?”
“Huh?” Lou Xingyao was so focused on fishing out the marrow that he hadn’t noticed the change in the spring water.
Now that he heard Wen Hanshan’s question, he refocused his attention on the spring itself.
He felt it and found that the energy content did seem to be more intense than usual.
But this change was too subtle for Lou Xingyao to be completely sure.
Fortunately, in order to facilitate its use, Lou Xingyao had the habit of storing spring water regularly.
The moment his mind moved, a water canteen appeared in his hand. He opened it and compared it with the current spring water. Soon, he came to a conclusion. “This is really the case.”
At the same time, it was inevitable that there would be some confusion.
He had been in this space for several years. Every since qi was introduced to his body, he had used the spiritual spring water every day and it had never changed before. Now the spiritual energy content in it had suddenly increased?
Except for…
Lou Xingyao’s gaze fell on the spring and the piece of marrow that he couldn’t take away with all his might. He seemed to know the source.
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