Chapter 10: The Anomaly of the Incense Burner

This herb has slender leaves resembling those of an orchid, adorned with small purple flowers.

The potency of the spiritual medicine is extremely intense and cannot be consumed directly. It often requires neutralization of its medicinal properties and must be refined into elixirs before it can be ingested. Is not this method of directly absorbing the medicinal power a way to bypass the entire process of alchemy, thereby maximizing the retention of the spiritual medicine's potency

The spiritual fruit in Li Yu's hand radiated waves of heat, igniting a fervor within his heart. Five hundred spirit coins, a substantial sum for him, could be exchanged for many items from Elder Sun, including protective talismans and magical artifacts. In the future, he could also attempt to take on some slightly higher-level tasks.

The simultaneous cultivation of the Water Spirit Vein and the Wood Spirit Vein, after establishing the foundation, will also merge to produce a Wind attribute. When it comes to fleeing, even an opponent with a strength one major realm higher than oneself would find it difficult to catch up.

The path of cultivation is exceptionally arduous. Every cultivator is engaged in a struggle against fate, each wishing to live an additional five hundred years. Even focusing solely on a single spiritual vein presents countless difficulties, and it is rare to break through and extend one's lifespan before the end of their years. Unless one is a true genius, few are willing to waste time cultivating other spiritual veins.

Moreover, cultivating more than two spiritual veins simultaneously can unleash a power far exceeding that of a single spiritual vein

Meanwhile, Li Yu also felt a longing from the mark of the incense burner on her chest

Li Yu turned around and took a glance. Such heavenly materials and earthly treasures generally only grow in those blessed lands and hidden realms, making them difficult to discover in the outside world. It is also unclear where he found these one after another...

Boom

However, before Li Yu could feel heartache, his body suddenly trembled

This horizontal line is perfectly integrated, without any flaws

Li Yu only knew that the incense burner could attract ghosts, but he did not expect it to also attract spiritual medicine. This red fruit, which had at least a hundred years of medicinal properties, had not even warmed in his hands before it was made into a wedding dress for someone else

Li Yu closely followed behind it, and before long, a person and a tiger stopped in a valley

Meanwhile, a gentle force flowed within him, distinct from the violent nature of fire-type spiritual energy and unlike the vibrant vitality of wood-type spiritual energy. Its most notable characteristic was its continuous and unending nature. After circulating through Li Yu's body, it suddenly burst open a meridian, allowing Li Yu to experience the sensation of energy gathering for the third time.

It seems that only direct contact with the elixir will activate the efficacy of the incense burner

Li Yuming distinctly felt that the vegetation in this valley was extraordinarily lush, to the point of being somewhat unusual, even covering the entire valley. In a particularly dense area of trees, Li Yuming discovered a green medicinal herb.

This space is exactly the same as before, with the incense burner standing here, covered in a dense array of cracks. Li Yu circled around the incense burner a few times and finally noticed some anomalies

It seems that it can repair its own cracks by absorbing the spiritual power from the elixir.

That acupoint does not belong to any of the seventy-two acupoints of the Fire Spirit Meridian; forcibly impacting it may lead to serious consequences

Subsequently, he guided the magical power to touch the incense burner mark on his chest, once again arriving at the space where the incense burner was located

Another half an hour later, by a waterfall in the mountain stream.

Li Yu stood frozen in place, watching helplessly as the spiritual fruit in his hand turned to powder.

Li Yushun suddenly thought of a possibility: could it be that the one that was just opened was the Wood Spirit Vein?

This thing can actually self-repair

He felt an infinite sorrow and anger in his heart, and exclaimed: "No, my medicine, my spirit coin!"

The little white tiger was clearly unaware of this, letting out low growls, continuously urging Li Yu.

But at this moment, that crack, finer than a hair, unexpectedly vanished

Li Yufei leapt down and plucked the red fruit from the branch. As the fruit left the tree, the red fruit tree gradually withered, ultimately turning to dust and scattering with the wind

Li Yu's expression changed dramatically, and he exclaimed: "No, that place is not allowed!"

At this moment, within his body, the Shaochong and Shaofu acupoints were both filled with spiritual energy, and he had already opened two of the eight acupoints in the first layer of Qi refining

Had he known that the incense burner was so sinister, he would not have reached out

When Li Yu was stunned, the little white tiger was also taken aback. With its intelligence, it was unable to comprehend how the fruit it had coveted for a long time had suddenly vanished.

This time, Li Yuxue was well-behaved; he did not make direct contact with his hands, but instead touched through the sleeve of his clothing, and the lotus showed no signs of abnormality

Although it is said that with Li Yu's qualifications, cultivating two types of spiritual veins may not necessarily be a good thing, the additional magical power is given for free, and one should not refuse it. It does not require him to spend his own time and resources.

A jujube tree bears only one jujube fruit in its lifetime, which is the crystallization of all its vitality; once the fruit is detached from the branch, the tree will wither away

Li Yu was stunned for a long time. That incense burner actually has such an effect

Li Yu did not have time to think further, as the little white tiger had already called him to the next place

Certainly, cultivating an additional spiritual vein brings immense benefits, as it signifies a more profound magical power compared to others of the same rank. The strength of someone in the Qi Refinement stage who has cultivated five spiritual veins is incomparable to that of someone who has only cultivated one spiritual vein.

Subsequently, Li Yu was pleasantly surprised to find that the Shaofu acupoint, which he had been trying to open for a long time without any effect, was unexpectedly opened by this surge of heat

Li Yu showed a joyful expression and asked, "Is there more?"

As he expected, with the flickering of the mark on his chest, this spiritual herb was also drained of its spiritual energy and turned into powder

This is obviously also a miraculous medicine, the little white tiger gestured to Li Yu with a nod, indicating that this was also for him

After cultivating the Fire Spirit Vein and Water Spirit Vein, one can practice Thunder Techniques, which are even more ferocious than fire attribute spells

Once again, it is a miraculous herb

However, after absorbing three spiritual herbs, only a hairline crack was repaired. It is uncertain how many more precious items this incense burner would need to completely restore itself, which is something that Li Yu cannot currently fathom

Having gained the experience from earlier, Li Yu slowly approached the spiritual herb, extending his hand to gently touch its leaves. In the next moment, the spiritual grass withered into ash, transforming into a stream of energy that surged from his fingertips to his chest

He remembers that the last time he entered, on the front of the incense burner, the character "乾" in the phrase "乾坤" had a very small crack on the first horizontal stroke. At that time, Li Yu stared at these two characters for a long time and clearly remembered this detail

Then, he extended his hand and directly touched the lotus.

However, that was originally meant for it to express gratitude, without much thought, it once again let out a low growl at Li Yu and ran in another direction

That aura passed through the fire spirit vein three times without entering, ultimately charging fiercely towards another acupoint on Li Yu's body

He does not recognize this herb, but he can sense that it contains an exceptionally rich spiritual energy.

Li Yu only felt a buzzing in his head as the energy forcefully opened that acupoint, a trace of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth. However, Li Yu did not feel much pain; on the contrary, he felt quite comfortable.

Looking into the lively eyes of the little white tiger, Li Yu felt a sense of shame in her heart

In this valley, he could feel the vibrant vitality of the surrounding flora.

However, this time, the impurities extracted from his body were minimal. Li Yu jumped into the pool, took a bath, and rubbed his clothes a bit before putting them on. He circulated his magical energy, and a wave of heat radiated from within, quickly drying his damp clothes.

He keenly sensed that the heat flow transformed from the vermilion fruit was not completely absorbed by the mark on his chest; a small portion of it, after circulating through his body, surged into his meridians.

For cultivators, wasting time is truly wasting life

The little white tiger leaped gently, unexpectedly covering several zhang, and jumped into this place

Furthermore, advanced alchemists, in order to conveniently control the heat and medicinal properties, must cultivate the two spiritual veins of fire and wood, while formidable weapon smiths must simultaneously cultivate the two spiritual veins of fire and metal

The waterfall, dozens of zhang high, cascades down from the peak, forming a deep pool in the valley. The little white tiger nodded its head towards the waterfall, and Li Yu immediately understood, leaping into the air, passing through the waterfall, and discovering a hidden paradise behind the curtain of water

He looked down and discovered that some black stains had seeped out from his body. Li Yu was very familiar with this situation; it seemed that he had gathered his energy once again

Gathering Qi refers to the process of using spiritual energy to open the spiritual meridians. Every individual possesses five spiritual meridians within their body, which are inherently closed. Therefore, theoretically, a person can gather Qi five times; however, very few individuals actually do so.

Unlike the violent energy of the Zhu fruit, this energy is much gentler, filled with vibrant vitality, and should be a spirit medicine of the wood attribute

As before, most of the energy from this spiritual medicine flowed into the mark on his chest, while a small portion surged chaotically within Li Yu's body. Li Yu was filled with anticipation, hoping to use this spiritual energy to break through to the third acupoint, but the outcome was not as he had wished

After all, the last time he had that energy-gathering pill, he had ulterior motives and used it as a test subject for the experiment.

What the hell

As this thought just arose in Li Yu's mind, she felt a slight warmth in her chest, and then the red fruit in her hand withered at a visible speed, transforming into a stream of heat that flowed towards the incense burner mark on her chest

Here is a water cave with a circumference of several zhang, where there is some accumulated water on the cave floor. In the center, on a stone platform, grows a pure white lotus flower