At the same time, Lou Xingyao found that the time passed was only one stick of incense, but the marrow that was originally the size of an egg had shrunk by a circle.
Apparently, it was gradually merging with this spring.
Wen Hanshan also saw this and said with a smile, “It seems that this marrow should have a buffing effect on this spiritual spring. This must be why it was put directly into the space.”
When the method of heart refining was mentioned in the beginning, Wen Hanshan and Lou Xingyao made it clear that most innate spiritual weapons had spirits, but it was just a matter of how strong the consciousness was.
At first glance, such a treasure as the portable space was beyond the power of humans. It was most likely an innate spiritual weapon.
There was no artifact spirit in it, but it should have a certain consciousness.
Since it had a consciousness, it would naturally follow its instincts and pursue what was beneficial to it. So from this perspective, Lou Xingyao’s actions might’ve been influenced by the consciousness of the space, not by his negligence.
“But this marrow can’t be fished out now.” Lou Xingyao looked at Wen Hanshan and couldn’t help blinking.
Among the results agreed upon by the two, the marrow belonged to Wen Hanshan but was temporarily placed with Lou Xingyao for convenience.
Who knew that just putting it away would end up making it disappear?
“What? After this spiritual spring is upgraded, you won’t use it on me?” Wen Hanshan asked with a smile.
“Of course not!” Lou Xingyao hurriedly denied it.
“In that case, what is the difference between using this spiritual spring and me using the marrow?” Wen Hanshan asked again.
“This…” It seemed to be the same, but there was something wrong.
Lou Xingyao was still thinking seriously about this problem when there was a familiar tap on the head. “Don’t think about it. The marrow can’t be fished out, so it is better to wait and see what happens.”
Lou Xingyao looked at the marrow at the bottom of the well and then at Wen Hanshan. Finally, he could only say with a bit of frustration, “That’s the only way.”
Even so, Lou Xingyao still felt a bit guilty about his own space stealing the opportunity that should’ve belonged to Wen Hanshan.
He immediately decided that he would definitely find another opportunity for Wen Hanshan.
In the plot, there was also the foundation building grass, the stone mist flowers, and the metal essence grass nearby…
Among them, the preciousness of the metal essence grass was comparable to this stalactite marrow.
If the metal essence grass was taken directly, it was indeed only useful for the metal spiritual root. However, if it was used as the main medicine, the pure spirit pill that was refined had no requirements for the spiritual root.
It just so happened that the purity of Wen Hanshan’s spiritual root was only 90%. It could become even better if helped by the pure spirit pill.
Lou Xingyao thought of this and suddenly couldn’t sit still.
He immediately pulled Wen Hanshan out of the space, wanting to rush toward the location of the metal essence grass.
“Aren’t you going to rest here for a while?” Wen Hanshan saw Lou Xingyao’s anxious appearance and was a bit surprised.
“Ahem, didn’t I just hollow out this space so I’m too embarrassed to stay for a long time?” Lou Xingyao casually found an excuse.
Wen Hanshan thought about it carefully and really felt that it made some sense.
As the saying went, one shouldn’t reveal their wealth. The place where they had just obtained a treasure naturally wasn’t a place to stay for a long time.
Thinking of this, before Wen Hanshan left, he didn’t forget to swing his sword a few times to shatter the rubble of stalactites on the ground.
“Well done!” Lou Xingyao couldn’t hold back and immediately gave Wen Hanshan a thumbs up.
Then he took Wen Hanshan and rushed to the location of the metal essence grass.
Of course, during this period, he didn’t forget to take the small opportunities he encountered along the way.
For example, the spiritual plants that had already grown, some useful refining metals, the demon beasts whose flesh was tender and juicy, or whose fur was bright and soft, etc. All those that were slightly more expensive…
The main feature was to pluck every feather, leaving nothing behind.
What Lou Xingyao didn’t know was that after he left the cave with Wen Hanshan, there was a second group of guests.
“I’m tired. There happens to be a cave there, so let’s go there and rest.” Ye Hantian pointed to the cave of the blue rock python and turned to look at He Wanqing and the fifth elder behind him.
Yes, after hesitating for most of the day, Ye Hantian still couldn’t resist the temptation of the metal essence grass. He took He Wanqing and the fifth elder into the Endless Forest.
He also thought about it very clearly. He Wanqing and the fifth elder were foundation building cultivators. If they encountered a high-level demon beast, they could stop it, even if they couldn’t kill it.
The time difference in between would be enough for him to get the metal essence grass.
If he really couldn’t beat it in the end, he could rely on the space to protect himself.
He might feel sorry to He Wanqing for doing this, but women were like clothes. It was He Wanqing’s honor to be able to sacrifice herself to help him obtain an opportunity.
He Wanqing didn’t know what Ye Hantian was planning in his heart, but she frowned slightly at this moment.
Since entering the Endless Forest, Ye Hantian had been avoiding demon beasts all the way. If he really couldn’t avoid one, he directly instructed the fifth elder to solve it.
He said he came here for training, but it was more like he came to enjoy himself.
It had been less than half a day, and he said he was tired and wanted to rest. It was really a bit hard to understand.
But she also knew Ye Hantian’s temperament. No one was allowed to refute him. So even though she was unhappy in her heart, she didn’t say anything. She just nodded in agreement with his words.
Just like when they came here, it was the fifth elder who took the lead in entering the cave.
Just like Lou Xingyao, the fifth elder discovered the traces of the blue rock python in the cave and his actions became cautious.
“System, scan and see.” Ye Hantian saw this and directly called out in his mind for the system to do something.
The next moment, he heard an answer that was very annoying. “There isn’t enough energy.”
“Take it yourself!” Ye Hantian’s voice didn’t sound good.
“There aren’t enough spirit beads.” The system’s answer was also swift.
“How can it be insufficient?” Ye Hantian replied without thinking. At the same time, he didn’t forget to glance at the storage compartment.
The next moment, he found that the more than 500 spirit beads that were originally left now had nothing remaining.
If it wasn’t for the fact that he knew this storage compartment was absolutely safe, Ye Hantian would even suspect that someone had stolen his spirit beads.
But as the saying went, it was difficult to prevent thieves even with thousands of precautions. This system loved money so much. It was difficult to guarantee that it wouldn’t take advantage of his inattention…
The moment Ye Hantian thought this, the system directly listed some details as if it read his thoughts. “Since entering the Endless Forest, you have asked for a total of 12 scans. It is 50 spirit beads every time for a total of 600 spirit beads.”
At the bottom of the details, a line of ‘-35 spirit beads’ was written in red font. It was even bolded and enlarged by the system. Special processing was done which made it very dazzling.
He looked at the details again and found that this was really the case.
In order to get the metal essence grass as soon as possible, Ye Hantian didn’t want to waste more time.
So along the way, the system scanned the road conditions 12 times just to find the most convenient and fast road.
If it wasn’t for the stalactite liquid being on the way to the metal essence grass, he would want to skip this place directly and go to the location of the metal essence grass.
As a result, his spirit beads were exhausted and he even owed some spirit beads to the system.
Thinking about the appearance of the system asking for money, Ye Hantian knew that the system would be considered useless for a while.
He simply stopped talking and handed over responsibility for everything to the fifth elder.
Fortunately, the next action seemed to be unusually smooth. The demon beast that originally inhabited this place wasn’t in the cave.
It was like God was helping him!
But the fifth elder obviously had a different opinion. “This blue rock python might’ve gone out to forage for food and it will return. It isn’t suitable to stay here for a long time.
After saying that, he wanted to leave directly with Ye Hantian.
Thinking about the stalactite liquid that was close at hand, how could Ye Hantian give up? He directly refused. “I’m tired, I must rest!”
He even sat down directly. Obviously, he was determined to stay.
If the third elder had no way to handle Ye Hantian, how could the fifth elder dare to do anything to him?
The fifth elder stared at him for a long time before re-examining the cave.
He found that there wasn’t much of the aura of the blue rock python left in it. It didn’t look like the python went out searching for food, but more like it had changed lairs. He thought about it before finally nodding and agreeing to Ye Hantian’s unreasonable request.
The goal was achieved. Ye Hantian no longer acted like a demon and instantly fell quiet.
Originally, he wanted the system to help him create an illusion so he could secretly obtain the stalactite liquid.
As a result, he wasn’t surprised by the system’s ‘lack of energy’ that contained no emotional fluctuations.
Don’t look at how Ye Hantian acted in front of the elders of the Zhou family. There was actually nothing he could do about this system in his mind.
In the end, he could only find a random reason. During the time when the fifth elder and He Wanqing weren’t paying attention, he secretly slipped into the depths of the cave.
The fifth elder and He Wanqing had already built the foundation and opened their spiritual consciousness. How could they not notice this extremely obvious small action?
However, thinking that there was no danger in this cave and that Ye Hantian’s personality wasn’t easy to provoke, they simply turned a blind eye and ignored it.
Ye Hantian had no idea about his own sneaking skills.
He thought of the very smooth progress and couldn’t help his steps becoming more cheerful. He even started to think about the use of the stalactite liquid in his heart.
He didn’t know how much stalactite liquid there was, but he hoped there would be more.
In this way, while allowing him to break through to the ninth level of qi condensation, he could provide a bit of energy to this system.
Otherwise, when they got to the place where the metal essence grass was located, it would inevitably be a bit troublesome if this system couldn’t be used.
The abacus in Ye Hantian’s heart crackled. But all of his good mood disappeared after seeing the empty cave.
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