Published: March 8, 2025
As Chu Yang watched with wide eyes, the Sword Spirit's body visibly swelled up and, in an instant, appeared quite plump, before collapsing once more. It swelled again and then deflated.
After three back and forth cycles, it finally returned to normal.
"I see now!" The Sword Spirit let out a long breath. "This Ascension Elixir lacks Heavenly Grass but has added powdered Heavenly Star Wood and the core of the Lust Serpent. No wonder it can suddenly be consumed..."
The Sword Spirit clicked its tongue in amazement. "The genius who came up with this method is truly brilliant! Even I didn't think of it back then."
"Uh?"
"Without Heavenly Grass, the medicinal effect is halved; however, using Heavenly Star Wood and soaking it in supreme spirit blood would allow the human body's meridians to temporarily possess the storage function akin to Heavenly Star Wood. Finally, with the Lust Serpent core, using the blood vessel expansion power from the number one in the world Spring Poison would widen the meridians to the extreme."
"And once the medicinal power enters the body, it can be temporarily stored in the meridians. By then, one can circulate the energy at full speed, peeling the medicinal power away bit by bit from the meridians and allowing it to flow back to the dantian. When the medicinal power of Heavenly Star Wood is about to dissipate, the total cultivation level in the body will have already exceeded the remaining medicinal amount, and with the meridians expanded by Spring Poison, there won't be much danger!"
The Sword Spirit praised, "Genius! Truly genius! Coming up with such a method is simply inconceivable."
"Lust Serpent core? Isn't that the number one in the world Spring Drug?" Chu Yang licked his lips. "We have some of that; it's not such a rare thing..."
"Not such a rare thing?" The Sword Spirit's eyes widened as it scrutinized Chu Yang from head to toe before finally sighing to the heavens. "Do you know how many Lust Serpents there are in Nine Heavens? Do you think Lust Serpents are everywhere? Do you realize how much of a bargain you've struck? Do you even know how precious Lust Serpents really are?"
Chu Yang was dumbfounded. "Uh...?"
"Lust Serpents do not belong among spirit beasts, and it's hard to determine their rank. But their rarity can absolutely be described as extremely uncommon! Lust Serpents usually live in pairs, preferring stillness over movement. They can remain in the same spot from birth until they grow old and die, as long as they have food and water, they won't move an inch! Moreover, their greatest advantage is that they can eat anything; if there’s meat, they eat meat; if not, they'll eat grass, trees, and even stones when they're extremely hungry. They can fill their bellies with anything."
"Furthermore, Lust Serpents are silent in action, with no external aura at all. Even if a ninth rank supreme arrives at the cave, as long as the Lust Serpent doesn’t move, they would remain undetected!"
"You think you easily obtained those two Lust Serpents? Have you ever considered that area belongs to Sky Tower? How long has your Sky Tower been there? Two such large Lust Serpents growing so close to such a place, who has ever discovered them? If it weren't for Jing Menghun setting the mountain on fire and forcing the Lust Serpents out, you might not see even one in ten lifetimes!"
"If it weren't for you having nine calamity space, even if you killed the Lust Serpents, you wouldn't have been able to obtain so much Lust Serpent blood and flesh! Lust Serpents are bound to self-destruct before they die, exploding their cores together with their flesh and blood!"
The Sword Spirit spoke angrily.
It was speechless at this guy who took advantage and then acted coy. Holding a treasure and treating it like grass? What kind of logic is that in this world!
Chu Yang was sweating. "I see... thankfully I didn't waste much."
"You think this stuff can just be wasted as you please?" the Sword Spirit retorted angrily. "Do you want to eat more meat or drink more blood? No matter which, as long as it's slightly over the limit, it can burn you to death with lust poison! And you're still feeling lucky? If it weren't for me, this Sword Spirit, working hard to preserve the Lust Serpent's body for you, you wouldn't even get a single hair!"