Chapter 9: Spirit Stabilizing Liquid

Hearing the voice of this disciple, Zhou Yu also gave a slight nod, his face showing a serious expression. This was a problem he had considered as well.

Stepping out from the Spirit Gathering Array filled with spiritual energy, he would also experience an uncomfortable feeling, like stepping from an air-conditioned room directly into the hot summer.

Even the human body could feel this way. In comparison, flowers and plants, whose tolerance was far less than that of humans, would probably either die or suffer severe conditions after leaving the Spirit Gathering Array.

“Haha, very good. I am very pleased that while learning about the Spirit Gathering Array, you did not confine your thinking but instead pondered problems related to it,” Uncle-Master Wu laughed heartily, feeling quite satisfied. Then, he continued to introduce and answer this question.

“Generally, Spirit Grass is used within the sect. Occasionally, fellow Cultivators from other sects might come asking for a plant or two. At those times, we use a Profound Ice Box for storage, which can preserve its spiritual energy from dissipating.”

“However, the Profound Ice Box can only preserve the spiritual energy; it cannot help the plant adapt to the environment. Of course, in our Cultivation World, talented individuals emerge in large numbers, and they developed the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid. During transplantation, a drop applied to the Spirit Grass can help it adapt to ordinary environments, allowing it to continue surviving even in places with thin spiritual energy,” Uncle-Master Wu said with self-satisfaction.

Hearing Uncle-Master Wu’s words, Zhou Yu couldn’t help but feel delighted. When he had previously considered this problem, he had also worried that the Jade Dew he was planting, once fully grown, might not be able to be taken out of the Spirit Gathering Array. Now, the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid solved his problem. But how could he obtain this Spirit Stabilizing Liquid?

As before, he silently thought in his heart about wishing he could get the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid or similar words. However, the Radio showed no reaction.

“Uncle-Master, can we see the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid then?” the two disciples asked with some curiosity.

Uncle-Master Wu laughed again. “Haha, of course you can. Although the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid is not easy to make, it isn’t a particularly scarce item either. Come closer, you two. I’ll pour out a drop for you to see.”

Zhou Yu’s eyes were fixed on the Radio, but he could only hear the sounds. He couldn’t see what this miraculous Spirit Stabilizing Liquid actually looked like.

“Uncle-Master, the small gourd in your hand is also a Spiritual Artifact capable of storage, right?” a voice came from the Radio. It seemed Uncle-Master Wu had taken out a small gourd, which likely contained the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid, Zhou Yu thought to himself.

“You guessed wrong. Storage Spiritual Artifacts are not something you can obtain just anyhow. The small gourd in my hand merely has a Formation carved on it to preserve spiritual energy.”

“Even so, the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid inside is enough for a thousand Spirit Grasses. Just one drop is sufficient to help a Spirit Grass adapt to the outside environment. However, this Spirit Stabilizing Liquid is rarely used. Do you know the reason?” Uncle-Master Wu asked with a smile.

Without needing Uncle-Master Wu and the others to explain, Zhou Yu pondered a little and knew the answer. The reason Spirit Grass was called Spirit Grass was precisely because it required large amounts of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy to grow. Even if it could adapt to an ordinary environment, how could it grow without spiritual energy? Since it couldn’t grow, it would lose the very meaning of being Spirit Grass.

Besides this reason, the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid probably only worked on low-grade Spirit Grass. Higher-grade Spirit Grass required even harsher environments; ordinary ones simply couldn’t support its survival.

“Uncle-Master, I know,” the two disciples seemed to think for a moment before speaking up.

Zhou Yu listened carefully as well. The two stated the reasons they had in mind, and with Uncle-Master Wu’s additions, they matched exactly what he had thought.

But right now, he only wanted to obtain the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid. As for it being ineffective on high-grade Spirit Grass, he didn’t care at all. Who knew when, if ever, he would get his hands on high-grade Spirit Grass anyway.

“Alright, now I’ll pour out a drop of Spirit Stabilizing Liquid from the gourd for you to have a good look… I, where is the gourd in my hand? It was right here just now. You damned scoundrel! If you are a Cultivator, show yourself for a fight!”

After finishing his introduction about the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid, Uncle-Master Wu wanted to pour out a drop to show the two disciples. But when he looked back, he found the small gourd that had just been in his hand had vanished without a trace. After a moment of confusion, he erupted with killing intent, cursing vehemently at the sky.

Hearing Uncle-Master Wu’s furious curses from the Radio, Zhou Yu somewhat sheepishly rubbed his own nose. Looking at the ball of light emerging from the Radio, he could clearly see a small gourd floating inside it.

He placed his palm beneath this ball of light and then lightly touched it. Immediately, the light disappeared, and that small gourd landed in the palm of his hand.

This gourd was very small, about one-third the size of a palm. Its body was entirely golden-yellow, very smooth to the touch, and cool, making it quite endearing.

“You shameless thief! Don’t think just because your Cultivation is high you can act lawlessly! The many Seniors of my Xuantian Sect will never let you get away with this! Just wait to die!”

Uncle-Master Wu cursed again. He hadn’t even felt when the gourd disappeared—exactly the same as last time. Who else could it be but that fellow hiding in the shadows?

Last time it was the Low-Grade Spirit Gathering Array. This time it’s the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid—all things without much value. Who would have thought even these were worth that fellow making a move? Truly lacking any semblance of a Cultivation Senior.

Zhou Yu couldn’t help but chuckle. To be honest, he also deeply sympathized with Uncle-Master Wu’s plight. But what could he do? The Radio stole it, not him.

Seeing that even after such angry cursing the fellow who stole his things still didn’t show himself, Uncle-Master Wu, fuming with rage, cursed a few more lines. Faced with such a shameless Cultivation Senior, what could he do? He couldn’t even curse effectively. The shadow of the stolen Spirit Gathering Array from last time had just begun to fade.

“Uncle-Master, we…” Seeing Uncle-Master Wu suddenly fly into a rage again just like last time, the two disciples said somewhat fearfully.

“You two get… you two leave first. Today’s matter, same as last time, must not be spread. Understood?” Hearing their words, Uncle-Master Wu’s anger flared again, ready to tell them to get lost. But at the crucial moment, he controlled his emotions.

“Yes, Uncle-Master,” the two disciples nodded emphatically and hastily left the area, no longer concerned about seeing the Spirit Stabilizing Liquid.

After the two disciples left, Uncle-Master Wu’s curses and threats came from the Radio once more. Zhou Yu couldn’t hold back a laugh. This was just the beginning. In the future, his entire planting venture would have to rely on this Uncle-Master Wu.

After a while, the cursing from the Radio stopped abruptly. Zhou Yu picked up the Radio and fiddled with it a couple of times. As usual, there was no further reaction.

He picked up the small gourd placed on the table and gave it a gentle shake. It sounded like there really was liquid inside. Uncle-Master Wu said this gourd had a Formation carved on it to preserve spiritual energy, but he couldn’t see anything on the surface. Perhaps it was carved inside the gourd; there was no way to know for sure.

After all, given the powerful abilities of Cultivators, this wouldn’t be a difficult thing to do at all.