Three Light Jade Liquid

Qin Sang had a strange look in his eyes. He did not know where Yi Tiannie had heard such outdated news to deduce that he needed the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit to form his core, completely unaware that the fruit was no longer indispensable to him. After entering Ziwei Palace, with a Nascent Soul cultivator right beside them, Yi Tiannie had likely feared being detected and had not dared to eavesdrop recklessly, leaving him ignorant of what had transpired during this time. Naturally, Qin Sang would not volunteer to remind him. With Yi Tiannie lurking by his side and uncovering so many secrets, Qin Sang had already resolved to eliminate him, even at the cost of forfeiting the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit! "Old Demon Yi, there is something you do not know. The Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid only recently completed its eighth transformation. It will take at least another five hundred years to mature and be refined into a Du'e Pill; even I cannot live to see it ripen. Your lifespan is already exhausted, and you prolong your existence through wicked arts after turning to the Ghost Dao. How much longer can you linger on your last breaths? Whether you hope to become a ghost king or a Heavenly Corpse King, you certainly won't live to see that day. What use is it to you?" Unmoved, Yi Tiannie let out a cold snort. "You need not concern yourself with my affairs! "Since the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid still needs five hundred years to mature, even if you succeed in Core Formation, you will only have four hundred years of lifespan left. If you are smart, you will trade it for the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit. "Otherwise, if you fail Core Formation, everything will be an illusion! "Hand over the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid, and not only will I return the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit to you, but I will also swear an oath on my inner demons to help you keep every secret. You killed Jiupao, seized his Thousand Jun Ring, and slaughtered my entire Kuiyin Sect—I can let bygones be bygones for all of it. "You ought to know that ghost cultivators fear inner demons above all else. What I seek is the Great Dao; there is no need for me to risk my own life just to harm you. "Otherwise, once I spread the word, how could Shaohua Mountain ever tolerate you!" Having failed in his sneak attack, Yi Tiannie wanted to threaten Qin Sang and strike a deal. Hearing this, Qin Sang felt a stir in his heart and grew somewhat suspicious. Judging by Yi Tiannie's tone, he seemed to have known all along that the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid had not reached maturity. Yet he had staked his entire sect to snatch this herb. Did he possess a way to refine the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid into a pill? Could there be some hidden story behind this? Just as Qin Sang was privately puzzled, Yunyouzi cried out in surprise from the side, "Three Light Jade Liquid! There is still Three Light Jade Liquid in Ziwei Palace?" Yunyouzi was hiding at the base of the stone wall behind Qin Sang. Earlier, to repel the Shadow-devouring Leopard, he had secretly used essence blood to activate the Flawless Pearl and trigger the demon king blood restriction; it was plain to see that his aura was exceedingly feeble. When the mutation occurred with the Flying Yaksha, Yunyouzi had already prudently retreated into the demon king blood restriction. He could now draw upon only a tiny fraction of the blood restriction's power for self-defense, possessing no spare strength to assist Qin Sang. If Yi Tiannie made a move against him, Yunyouzi would surely be doomed. However, Yi Tiannie could not guarantee he could break through the demon king blood restriction in a single blow to execute Yunyouzi. If Yunyouzi delayed him for even a brief moment, Qin Sang would catch up. In Yi Tiannie's eyes, Qin Sang was a man of his own mold. To think of threatening someone like Qin Sang with friends and family was nothing short of an idle dream; the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit was unquestionably far more important. Thus, he had paid no heed to Yunyouzi at all, heading straight for the Crimson Cloud Purple Fruit. Yunyouzi had remained silent all along, until his sudden outburst during their standoff. "Old thing, who on earth are you?! How do you know about the Three Light Jade Liquid?" Yi Tiannie snarled. While Qin Sang was still wondering what the Three Light Jade Liquid was, Yi Tiannie's expression shifted drastically upon hearing Yunyouzi speak. He glared fixedly at Yunyouzi, radiating astonishing murderous intent. Ignoring Yi Tiannie's threat, Yunyouzi instead swiftly explained to Qin Sang, his tone tinged with irrepressible excitement. This was the first time Qin Sang had ever seen Yunyouzi lose his composure like this. "Brother Qin, you must know of the Three Light Divine Water, right?" In numerous myths and legends, the Three Light Divine Water made an appearance; its fame was so widespread that practically everyone knew of it. How could Qin Sang not know? Legend had it that the Three Light Divine Water was formed by immortals gathering the innate divine lights of the sun, moon, and stars into a divine water with boundless miraculous uses. It could neutralize all poisons, cure all wounds and ailments, and was hailed as the world's foremost sacred healing medicine. To bring the dead back to life and grow flesh on bare bones was not an exaggeration in the slightest! Yet legends were, after all, only legends. The ancient texts mentioning the Three Light Divine Water were all mythological tales conjured by human imagination, adorned with an aura of mystery and fantasy. They were entirely different from ancient texts that recorded verifiable facts, cultivation methods, or incantations. Such lore was fine to read for amusement, but could not be taken as truth! When Qin Sang read about them at Pagoda Peak, it had only been to broaden his horizons, treating them as curiosities and stories, marveling at the romance and imagination of predecessors who had never seen an immortal, yet had already envisioned immortal treasures. Now that Yunyouzi suddenly brought up the Three Light Divine Water, could such a thing truly exist? "Whether the Three Light Divine Water was a product of fantasy or truly existed in the mortal realm, no one knows. "To the best of this old Daoist's knowledge, Ziwei Palace possessed a supreme treasure known as the Spirit-Gathering Alms Bowl. It could imitate the Three Light Divine Water by gathering the essence of heaven and earth, fusing it with the power of Taiyin, Taiyang, and the astral constellations of the heavenly circuit, and refining it into a divine water named the Three Light Jade Liquid. "Although the Three Light Jade Liquid does not possess miraculous effects like bringing the dead back to life or regrowing flesh on bones, it holds the essence of heaven and earth within. Consuming it not only rapidly nourishes the body and restores true essence—with an effect no less potent than Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Milk—but it is also a miraculous healing medicine. If taken after severe poisoning or injury, one can swiftly recover. "What Ziwei Palace valued most, however, was another wondrous property of the Three Light Jade Liquid: it can induce transformation in heaven-and-earth treasures, making their medicinal potency even purer! "Yet this effect requires the coordination of the Spirit-Gathering Alms Bowl and a certain immortal restriction. "This immortal restriction existed solely at the core of the ancient medicinal garden, an immortal realm named Xuanpu Palace. Everything planted within was a rare heaven-and-earth treasure, and the lowest grade of spirit herb was on par with the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid. "Growing within Xuanpu Palace, these spirit herbs were cleansed day and night by the immortal restriction. As time accumulated over the years, they would be nurtured with Three Light Jade Liquid to help them transform and mature ahead of time. "In the past, during one of Ziwei Palace's emergences, an ancient ruin in the Inner Hall was opened. It was a fragment of Xuanpu Palace. It was said that nearly ten types of heaven-and-earth treasures grew within, sparking a fierce battle before they were completely carved up by the Nascent Soul cultivators and great demons present. "If Brother Qin's Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid came from Xuanpu Palace, it must have been retrieved back then and had surely received sufficient cleansing. "There would be no need to wait another five hundred years. Nourishing it with Three Light Jade Liquid would cause it to transform directly into a Heavenly Illusion Orchid, with medicinal potency far superior to the Nine-Illusion Heavenly Orchid! "A Du'e Pill refined from a Heavenly Illusion Orchid can boost the odds of Nascent Soul formation from twenty percent to thirty percent! "However, the Spirit-Gathering Alms Bowl has long since disappeared without a trace. Whether it was plundered or destroyed during the catastrophe that befell Ziwei Palace is unknown, so no one has ever obtained Three Light Jade Liquid in Ziwei Palace. "I had assumed that the Three Light Jade Liquid was no more. Could it be that some remained preserved in Ziwei Palace and you managed to find it?" This last sentence was directed by Yunyouzi toward Yi Tiannie. Though elaborate in telling, Yunyouzi had communicated with Qin Sang through spiritual sense, making the whole affair clear in just a brief moment.