This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 194 Wood Spirit Vein

The narrow-necked vase was no more than twenty centimeters tall in Zhuang Lin's hand, but the water inside seemed to be far more than that.

The expressions of those around him grew increasingly horrified, and eventually they couldn't help but take a few steps back.

After the seed took root and sprouted, it grew faster and faster, and in no time it had become a small sapling, and it was still growing taller and branching out.
Zhuang Lin observed the growth of the sapling, looked at the white porcelain bottle in his hand, glanced at the position of the sun, and tilted the mouth of the bottle toward the sunlight.

Faintly, a light mist had gathered near the porcelain bottle, seemingly due to the generation of a large amount of water vapor, which seemed to be constantly merging into the bottle. At the same time, sunlight seemed to be converging on this side, causing the part of the porcelain bottle held by Zhuang Lin to show a visible halo.

This scene also gives people a faint sense of sacredness.

The thin stream of water from the vase shone with a pale purple halo in the sunlight, and in the process, it emitted even more brilliance, forming a small rainbow.

"Glalal glalalal"

Cracks began to appear on the surface of the white porcelain bottle with a narrow neck in Zhuang Lin's hand.

About half a minute later, Zhuang Lin put away the clean bottle and gently shook the exquisite white porcelain in his hand. There was still quite a bit of water inside, but the porcelain bottle was already covered with cracks.

However, apart from Liu Hongyu, almost everyone's attention was not on the porcelain bottle, or rather, they couldn't see the details of the porcelain bottle within the halo.

And there are also amazing changes that are immediately apparent!

Because of this brief watering, the peach pit that Zhuang Lin had just thrown away had grown into a small tree taller than a person, and even though Zhuang Lin had stopped watering, the small peach tree was still growing.

In this relatively cold early winter season, the little peach tree continues to extend, and its underground roots are growing even faster than the branches and leaves above ground.

Zhuang Lin also took two steps back, making room for the trees to grow, and stood with Liu Hongyu and the others.

"Master, this porcelain bottle..."

"Well, it's not a complete success yet, but Master Gong's achievement is already quite remarkable!"

As he spoke, Zhuang Lin glanced at the porcelain bottle in his hand. Although it was full of cracks, it was still very precious and could be considered an important set of experimental data. So he used magic to seal it and then carefully put it into his sleeve.

This vase is a new work by Master Gong Qiuyan, which took a great deal of time and effort to make.

The Pure Bottle attempts to incorporate two changes: first, to fire the wonders of the universe hidden in mustard seeds into porcelain; and second, at the request of Master Mu, to research how to store the Purple Cloud Dew.

Of course, the rooster's strong support was indispensable.

However, this is obviously different from sewing the Qiankun Sleeve, because the method of hiding the Qiankun in the mustard seed itself is derived from the Qiankun Bag. With the help of people who understand immortal techniques, several old women in Hidden Immortal Valley who are skilled in needlework can skillfully make the Qiankun Sleeve through embroidery.

These Qiankun sleeves can also be integrated with other clothes, making them convenient and ingenious.

However, it is not easy to incorporate the wonders of heaven and earth into porcelain. Only Gong Qiuyan herself can control it. It tests not only the porcelain blank but also the control of the temperature during the firing process. It also depends on her cultivation and understanding of the laws of heaven and earth. There is no one else who can help. This seems to be extremely difficult in ancient times.

The second challenge is storing the Purple Cloud Dew.

Although the rooster's help made collecting Purple Dew easier, another problem emerged: storage.

Previously, any Purple Dew that she obtained would be quickly consumed. Now she discovered that once the sun sets, the Purple Dew will turn into ordinary dew and lose its special properties. No matter how she hides it, it will remain the same. It only has a slight effect on porcelain and jade, and these two types of objects are precisely Gong Qiuyan's domain.

It is difficult to simultaneously satisfy both the wonders of heaven and earth and the effects of sealing spirits, but this difficulty is precisely the greatest pleasure that Gong Qiuyan pursues.

The cleansing bottle in Zhuang Lin's hand is also a result of his work at this stage.

Hundreds and thousands of failures, discarding batches of exquisite porcelain, were required to create just a few usable pieces.

However, theoretically, this pure bottle has only initially incorporated the wonders of heaven and earth, and has not yet found a perfect way to store the Purple Cloud Spirit Dew, but unexpectedly discovered another wonderful use.

Now that a small amount of Purple Cloud Spirit Dew essence is present inside this clean bottle, although it still cannot fully preserve its mysteries, it can achieve a certain degree of magical transformation by using the Yin-Yang array engraved within.

That is, by using the small amount of Purple Cloud Dew that has not yet completely deteriorated, and incorporating new water vapor, and using the method of Yin-Yang transformation and the reversal of Heaven and Earth, and with the help of the holder's magic power and the power of the sun, it is possible to create a water flow with properties similar to Purple Cloud Dew to a certain extent.

Although it cannot be compared with the Purple Cloud Dew, the fact that it has such a wonderful use is itself an extremely amazing achievement. The higher and purer the spellcaster's magic power, the stronger the result of the transformation.

The biggest limitation is that it is impossible to surpass the original level of the Purple Dew in the bottle, and the closer it gets, the greater the mana consumption. Normally, it can only approach about 30% of the original level of the Purple Dew in the bottle.

Therefore, its effect is destined to weaken over time, until the original Purple Dew in the bottle is completely transformed into ordinary Purple Dew.

However, the effect of using this spiritual liquid to irrigate spiritual herbs is extremely amazing, as confirmed by Old Master Mu, but there is also an upper limit.

Of course, Zhuang Lin has now discovered another problem: the jade bottle itself is quite fragile. Perhaps he used too much of his magic power, which caused some irreversible damage.
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Zhuang Lin stopped, but the peach trees that had been nourished were clearly still growing.

About two minutes after Zhuang Lin put away the cleansing bottle, the growth of the peach tree finally slowed down and eventually stabilized.

What stood before everyone was a peach tree over three meters tall, as thick as a bowl, with lush foliage. Even in the depths of winter, the peach tree's leaves remained a vibrant green, as if glistening with moisture.

Under the sunlight, a faint rainbow still lingered around the peach tree.

If you didn't see it with your own eyes, you would think it was a peach tree that had been growing for many years.

But everyone present saw that it only took a few minutes for the peach tree to grow from a peach pit to its current state! Apart from Zhuang Lin and Liu Hongyu, even the old Taoist priest Xu Ming, who had already witnessed some miracles and was now considered to have awakened his spiritual power, was somewhat unable to control his emotions.

Not to mention the five researchers from Group Two, whose worldviews had been shattered once again, leaving them standing there with their eyes wide open and mouths agape.

Has it stopped?

Zhuang Lin nodded slightly, then took out another clean bottle from his sleeve.

"Master, please take it easy. Master Gong and Grandpa Mu will go crazy."

Zhuang Lin rolled her eyes at Liu Hongyu. "Look at what you're saying, making it sound like I deliberately wanted to break the vase."

Ignoring his disciple's words, Zhuang Lin cast the spell again, this time with higher quality, but far fewer in quantity.

A few drops of crystal-clear dew flowed from the mouth of the vase, shimmering with a purple halo in the sunlight, before falling freely to the roots of the peach tree.

This is another discovery made by Grandpa Mu and his colleagues.

There is an upper limit to how long a spiritual plant can absorb Purple Dew and grow.

Once the limit is reached, if more spiritual liquid is added before they have spent a considerable amount of time "digesting" it, the spiritual plant will instinctively absorb the spiritual liquid completely and then release pure spiritual energy through its branches and leaves, creating a special spiritual energy field!
With Zhuang Lin dripping the spiritual liquid a second time, the current effects of planting this peach tree finally became apparent.

An invisible spiritual energy quickly began to emanate from the peach tree.

This is far better than the human body directly drinking spiritual liquid, because it is difficult to fully absorb, its effects are not strong, and it cannot connect with the earth's veins for assistance.

At this moment, spiritual energy is generated from the peach wood plant, which is naturally pure and full of vitality!

It is also beginning to connect with the earth's veins, receiving a slight boost from heaven and earth, and at the same time, it can also stimulate the earth's veins and energy. The latter point is not visible now, but it will definitely be of great benefit in the future!
The group of people gathered around the peach tree suddenly felt their breathing become extremely smooth. Some of them couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, as if all the fatigue in their bodies was disappearing.

Before Master Xu Ming could recover from the shock of the peach tree growing so quickly, the shock in his heart grew even greater.

Perhaps for the first time in his life, Master Xu Ming truly saw wisps of green, misty spiritual energy emanating from the peach tree, which, when inhaled, nourished his internal organs.
"This, this is... spiritual energy?"

Liu Hongyu also looked pleasantly surprised and excited.

"Master, it's done!"

Zhuang Lin nodded with a smile.

"Indeed, this is spiritual energy, and it is extremely active and full of vitality. This is a Wood Spirit Vein!"

Produced by Hidden Immortal Valley, the only one of its kind in the world: Wood Spirit Vein!

"No, Master, the spiritual energy is rapidly dissipating!"

The spiritual energy in this world is depleted. Places like the herb garden in Hidden Immortal Valley can maintain their own spiritual energy field, but this is not the case here.

It is almost as if the peach tree itself has generated spiritual energy, but after lingering around for a while, it will immediately dissipate into the surrounding world and be diluted to the point of almost disappearing.

"Okay, I'll leave it to you now. Let's see if your understanding of the Dao of Formations has improved! By the way, don't make the scale too big, lest it look too thin."

With a single sentence, Zhuang Lin handed over the rest of the work to Liu Hongyu, who was full of enthusiasm, as this was a small step towards rebuilding the world.

"Disciple accepts the order!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hongyu leaped into the air. While he was in mid-air, many objects radiating spiritual light flew out from his sleeves, including wooden strips and stone pillars.

Looking around, some locations around the Taiji Temple began to appear in Liu Hongyu's mind, and a suitable array diagram was also emerging from them.
While Liu Hongyu was busy with his work, Zhuang Lin handed the intact cleansing bottle to the old Taoist priest.

"Xu Ming, I'm entrusting this item to you. I'll then teach you how to use it. It should last for about three months. After that, you'll need to enter the Hidden Immortal Valley to absorb the Purple Cloud Spirit Dew before you can use it again. Alright, let's go take a look at the books in the Taiji Temple!"

Xu Ming carefully took the slender-necked vase. This flawless white porcelain creation was exquisite, both a fine work of art and a true treasure!
"Yes, disciple will go and fetch it right away. Please, please follow me!"

Xu Ming wanted to call him Master directly, but he was afraid that he was not qualified and would displease Zhuang Lin, so he could only respond cautiously.

The two went to the main hall one after the other, but Zhuang Lin turned back to look at Leng Zhiheng and the others.

"You all go about your business."

Seeing that the six people were all stunned, Zhuang Lin added an annoyed remark.

"Aren't you cooking? I can smell it burning!"

"Oh, oh, oh!" "Yes, yes, hurry, hurry, go check the pot."

All six of them rushed to the kitchen, including Leng Zhiheng.

When Zhuang Lin and Xu Ming re-entered the main hall of the temple, the black grime and dust that had just been suspended in the air were still there. But with a flick of Zhuang Lin's sleeve, the impurities that had been cleansed from Xu Ming's body were carried away by the wind.
(End of this chapter)