Chapter 25 Body Tempering Soup
Except for the wood spirit crystal, all other ingredients are in duplicate.
Following the instructions on the light screen, Gu Nian carefully memorized the method of preparing the body-hardening soup and silently simulated the operation several times in her mind. Gu Nian only had one wood spirit crystal, which meant she had no chance of failure.
Gu Nian put the balsam into the casserole. After being heated, the surface of the balsam, which looked like jade beads, began to shrink and drops of juice gradually seeped out. Gu Nian carefully controlled the temperature of the fire. Once the temperature was too high, she would hold the handle of the casserole with a cloth towel, pick up the casserole and place it on the chopping board beside her. She would wait until the temperature of the casserole dropped before putting it back on the fire.
She had to be so careful. After all, the recipe in the system only had one simple instruction: put the casserole on the fire, add the bone-buying balsam to extract the juice, if the fire is too strong, it will burn, if the fire is too weak, there will be no juice...
Gu Nian has made a lot of ointments for cold injuries during this period of time. Perhaps because she has been making medicine for a long time, she has some inspiration and seems to be more adept at controlling the making of medicine. She is fully focused and carefully controls the temperature of the fire. Soon, the handful of bone-nourishing balsam melted into a crystal clear liquid.
Gu Nian put the tung tree, myrrh, and frankincense into the jade liquid in turn. The liquid formed by the bone-boosting balsam had a strong melting ability, and soon completely dissolved the three herbs. Gu Nian then put in the wood spirit crystal. According to the system, as long as the wood spirit crystal was integrated into the liquid and brought in spiritual energy, the body-hardening soup would be complete.
Time passed by, but the wood crystal showed no signs of melting. Gu Nian frowned and became worried. If it were normal, under such a strong fire, the crystal should have melted long ago.
Lotus was also nearby. It poked its head in and looked inside. It shouted in panic, "Master, the fire is too weak. We need a stronger fire to melt this wood spirit crystal!"
A bigger fire? Gu Nian subconsciously looked at the gas stove, but the switch was clearly turned to the maximum.
Lotus was so anxious that she was spinning around. If the wood spirit crystal didn't melt, the whole pot of raw materials would be ruined, and the master wouldn't be able to use the body-quenching soup to become stronger! "Use spiritual energy, master, use spiritual energy! This furnace uses spiritual energy!"
Lotus' words gave Gu Nian a flash of inspiration. She suddenly remembered her previous speculation that this farm space was based on spiritual energy! In that case, this furnace was just a device that converted spiritual energy into fire!
Gu Nian put her hands close to the casserole and silently began to breathe. Clear white mist flowed in between her teeth. It was clearly the spiritual energy that Gu Nian attracted. Under her mind, the white mist gradually gathered in her hands and floated towards the casserole.
Almost instantly, the fire became brighter, and the wood spirit crystal slowly showed signs of melting. But as time went on, fine beads of sweat oozed out of Gu Nian's forehead. The consumption of mobilizing spiritual energy into the casserole far exceeded Gu Nian's expectations. She gritted her teeth and felt that her energy was about to be squeezed dry. Finally, the wood spirit crystal completely melted.
At the bottom of the casserole, there is a pool of green juice, the color of which is like emerald and filled with a refreshing fragrance.
"Ding, Body Tempering Soup*2 detected, do you want to put it in the backpack? Y/N."
Gu Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that he had successfully made the body-tempering soup!
After carefully storing the body-tempering soup, Gu Nian returned to the villa.
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Two days later.
Gu Nian was in the huge bathtub, with her eyes closed, sitting cross-legged, the hot water gently surrounding her.
There was a basin of green liquid in the bathtub, and the surface was emitting green light, which looked very magical. Gu Nian continued to practice breathing techniques.
She felt that her body was like thirsty land, absorbing the energy in the green bath liquid. Those green specks of light gradually penetrated into Gu Nian's flesh and bones, and Gu Nian's body was also quietly changing.
Her already fair face became even smoother and more delicate, as if it could be broken by a touch, and as translucent as top-grade white porcelain. The small scars left on her body by accident also completely disappeared, leaving only the lotus tattoo that became more and more bright and eye-catching. If Gu Nian was just beautiful before, now she has a sense of elegance and transcendence. And hidden under the beautiful skin, the bones are also strengthening at a high speed, containing amazing power.
The green bath gel gradually faded and became as clear as white water. At this time, mysterious changes began to occur inside Gu Nian's body.
The spiritual energy gathered and entered the body, flowing slowly in the meridians, passing the forehead, gathering at the dantian, and then suddenly dissipating, repeating this cycle over and over again. Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the body, and the invisible barrier was finally washed away by the spiritual energy, creating a crack, and a pair of invisible eyes opened inside the body.
It was as if it came from the invisible outer space. In the dark, the eyes of the mind saw a pitch-black darkness with countless spots of light in it. It was the spiritual energy flushing the meridians in the body. In the center of the darkness, a small space appeared, which seemed unreal and real, and its size could not be distinguished.
Yes, that is his Dantian Cave Residence, also the Spiritual Platform!
Gu Nian opened her eyes happily, she realized that she had reached another realm. When she was young, she followed her grandfather to practice breathing techniques. Her grandfather once said that those who increase their strength are just ordinary martial arts. Only by looking inward at the spirit platform and opening up the sea of qi in the body can one enter the realm of innate martial arts from the acquired martial arts and truly enter the doorway of cultivation.
Gu Nian never thought that one day she would actually reach the realm that her grandfather talked about! She felt the abundant energy rushing through her body, and it seemed that her grandfather's words about extending her life by a hundred years were not empty talk.
She stood up from the bathtub, and the energy of the bath liquid had been absorbed by her. Gu Nian had already understood that this body-hardening soup was a highly concentrated spiritual liquid. If it was diluted in water, it could create an environment with a higher concentration of spiritual energy. Practicing in such an environment would naturally temper the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones. The greatly enhanced resistance to cold was just a side effect. The real key was to use high-intensity spiritual energy to impact the human body's practice barriers one after another.
Gu Nian has just entered the door of cultivation. The effect of this body-hardening soup really makes Gu Nian happy. In the face of natural disasters, nothing is more important than one's own strength! Unfortunately, the two portions of body-hardening soup have been consumed. Recalling the rich spiritual energy during the cultivation just now, Gu Nian thought that he had to find a way to get more wood spirit crystals back.
"Master, you look more energetic now, meow~" Lotus jumped into Gu Nian's arms.
Gu Nian touched its head amusedly: "Really?"
Lotus tilted her head to look at him. Today's master is even more beautiful~ Moreover, there is a kind of Lotus's indescribable aura~
If the lotus's human vocabulary was a little wider, it would understand that Gu Nian's being pure and light at this moment, free from the dust, was a sign of entering the realm of spiritual practice.
The cell phone rang.
Gu Nian opened it and saw that it was Yu Ziqiu who sent the message: "The mutant python has been dealt with, do you want to come and get it?"
Has the mutant python been dealt with? Gu Nian immediately became interested and replied to Yu Ziqiu with an OK.
Yu Ziqiu: "It's still the same place as last time. You can come anytime."
The first time is new, the second time is familiar. This time, Gu Nian successfully found the factory of Action Group 2.
The familiar exaggerated graffiti was still in front of the iron gate, but a different person opened the door. It was a girl wearing a Hanfu winter outfit, who looked only fourteen or fifteen years old. There were two furry edges on the collar of her top. She looked very cute, but her pupils were a strange dark blue. Looking closely, it seemed as if the starry sky was faintly flowing in the depths of her pupils.
"Gu Nian?" said the girl with dark blue eyes.
"Yes. It's me." Gu Nian replied.
The girl gently moved aside to make way for Gu Nian to pass through. When Gu Nian passed by her, he seemed to see an invisible black hole unfolding behind her. A strange girl.
Entering the factory, Yu Ziqiu was sitting on a high chair drinking, with an opened bottle of whiskey next to her. Seeing Gu Nian coming in, she glanced at him lazily: "Want a drink?"
"I don't drink." Gu Nian rejected her invitation.
"Okay then." Yu Ziqiu said, standing up and getting down from the high chair.
"Sister Yu, I want to drink!" The girl with dark blue eyes followed in.
"No, it is strictly forbidden for minors to drink." Yu Ziqiu answered without hesitation.
"Ah, but I'm already the top expert in Action Group 2!" the girl said anxiously.
"Even so, you are still a minor." Yu Ziqiu replied. Seeing the girl's angry expression, she patted her head soothingly: "It's okay. Only adults need to drink. Children can be happy without drinking."
Lan Shuangshuang curled her lips helplessly and looked at Yu Ziqiu secretly. Damn it, when will Sister Yu stop treating her like a child...
Yu Ziqiu nodded to Gu Nian: "Let's go, I'll give you the things."
Yu Ziqiu took Gu Nian to find Jiang Yang. Jiang Yang was busy in his workshop and smiled brightly: "Oh, you're here? I was just asking you when you'll come over."
There were six large wooden boxes on the shelf, with piles of meat wrapped in plastic film. Jiang Yang motioned for Gu Nian to look over there: "Here, the mutant snake meat from last time is all here after being processed."
Gu Nian asked, "What about snake skin and snake fangs?" Compared to snake meat, Gu Nian was more concerned about snake skin and snake fangs that could be used to make weapons and protective gear.
Jiang Yang seemed to have expected this. This time he solemnly took out an iron box and opened it. Inside were two sets of armor, two daggers, and two other items.
In the middle of the box were two sets of pure black soft armor, soft and close-fitting, with fine scales on the surface that faintly glowed with dark light, yet felt as smooth as jade. This was the soft armor made from snake bodies. The other two daggers were also not ordinary objects, with pure white bodies that shone with a faint cold light, and black handles that were simple and unadorned. Also placed was a bottle of black turbid liquid and a palm-sized yellow spirit crystal.
"This armor is made from the appropriate parts of the snake skin. Some soft abdominal scales cannot be made, and there will be wear and tear during the production process. So there are only two sets in total. As for the snake fangs, there are only two in total, which are made into these two daggers. Because the snake fangs are poisonous, the daggers are also poisonous. We have tried it and found that the toxicity is extremely strong. As for the dagger handle, it is made of fine iron specially made by me." Jiang Yang explained.
Jiang Yang pointed at the black turbid liquid and said, "As for this, it is the venom extracted from the poison sac of the mutant python." He pointed at the yellow spiritual crystal and said, "This is the only yellow spiritual crystal taken out of the body."
After saying this, Jiang Yang kept silent. Yu Ziqiu took over the conversation with a smile: "All the things that the mutant python took that day are here. Today I also want to discuss with Miss Gu how to divide these things."
Gu Nian really loves the armor and dagger. She needs powerful weapons and protective gear now. However, Gu Nian wants to hear Yu Ziqiu's distribution plan first. She asked, "How do you plan to divide it?"
Yu Ziqiu smiled and said, "There are two sets of armor. Miss Gu and I can each take one. This is simple, but these two daggers are a pair, and there is only one spiritual crystal. It is better for Miss Gu to take it, and leave all the mutant snake meat and venom to us. To be honest with Miss Gu, we still have many members in the second action group. Everyone needs to eat mutant beast meat every day, and we do need a lot of beast meat."
This was exactly what Gu Nian wanted. Compared to the mutant snake meat, what she wanted more was the poisoned weapon made from the snake fangs and the huge yellow spirit crystal. But Gu Nian was not going to give up easily. After all, half of the mutant snake meat meant a lot of credit points. She said, "It's not impossible to split it this way, but I want half of the venom too."
"Deal." Yu Ziqiu answered simply. To her, what she needed most was the snake meat. As long as Gu Nian was willing to give up the snake meat, the rest would be easy to deal with.
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