* More veterans, the stubborn haze in their eyes seemed to be dispelled a lot by the light green mist. Although they still looked old, their eyes were much clearer. They began to talk to each other in low voices. The topic was no longer the nightmarish battlefield, but the crops in the fields and the old and young in their families.
At the bottom of the cauldron lay a few tiny, crystal-clear, light blue crystals—these were the refined and purified "Time Medicine Dregs." They no longer carried any negative emotions, but were simply fragments of pure memory.
Su Li carefully collected these crystals. She knew this was just the beginning.
**Section 3: General Slide and Time Amber**
In the following days, Su Li traveled around the four countries with her "Shisui Medicine Cauldron" and four Mengbao brand "medicine suppliers".
In a war-torn village, the medicine cauldron purifies the despair and numbness of those who have lost their homes and loved ones. The medicinal ingredients are the joyful laughter of children rebuilding their homes (simulated by Erbao blowing bubbles) and Sibao's wishes for a "warm new home." The resulting light green mist rekindles life in the eyes of the numb villagers, who proactively begin clearing the ruins and building new houses.
At the orphanage, the medicine cauldron refines the fear and loneliness of abandonment, while the medicinal ingredients are the adorable children's joy in sharing candy (the three dragon horns project a sweet image) and the four treasures' heartwarming belief that "everyone has a home." A light blue mist loosens the children's tightly embraced arms, and they begin timidly to reach out to their companions.
Su Li even visited the Northern Di royal court! Amidst Ashina Golden Wolf's horrified expression, "What are you up to?", he used a medicinal cauldron to refine the extreme hatred and vengeful obsessions engendered by the defeat in the war among some of the Northern Di nobles. The medicinal inducement? Second Treasure Su Heng, in front of all the nobles, blew a gigantic bubble of snot into Ashina Golden Wolf's face (a form of physical soothing through pacifier diplomacy?), and Fourth Treasure Su Qi, using his strawberry birthmark to illuminate the royal tent, whispering, "Fighting...is not good! Let's...eat mutton!" The resulting light green mist calmed the tense atmosphere within the tent considerably; at least no one was clamoring to immediately renounce the peace agreement.
Each refining effort was accompanied by the efforts of the adorable children and the magic of the medicine cauldron. With each success, a small amount of pale green "Time Medicine Residue" crystals would remain at the bottom of the cauldron. Su Li carefully collected these crystals and stored them in a specially crafted jade box.
That day, Su Li arrived at the largest martyrs' cemetery on the border. Countless loyal soldiers were buried there, embodying the deepest sorrow of the living. The cemetery was solemn and the atmosphere was heavy.
Su Li placed the medicine cauldron before the altar in the center of the cemetery. This time, she wasn't refining the fragments of a specific individual's memory, but rather the collective emotional imprint that permeated the entire cemetery, the gathering of the grief and longing of countless living people—an invisible, suffocating haze of time.
"Chen'er, maximum power guidance!"
"Yu'er, activate the purification force field!"
"Hengbao, Qibao, this time I need your strongest medicine!"
The shadowy abacus of the eldest treasure, Su Chen, practically solidified, pulling at the vast, sorrowful collective mark with all his might. The dragon horn of the third treasure, Su Yu, blazed with white light, forming a vast, purifying shield that enveloped the medicine cauldron. The second treasure, Su Heng, took a deep breath, his face flushing crimson. "Puff, puff, puff!" He blew out a dozen colorful snot bubbles of varying sizes (a happy burst!) in one breath! The fourth treasure, Su Qi, wore a solemn expression, his strawberry birthmark radiating an unprecedented brightness, like a tiny sun, beaming a warm and resolute blessing directly into the heart of the cauldron!
"Refine! Start!" Su Li pushed his "Medicine Saint" talent to the extreme!
The medicine cauldron roared with an unprecedented roar! A galactic vortex swirled wildly within it, like a miniature cosmic storm! The massive and heavy mark of sorrow was thrown into it. Under the impact of the strongest "Childhood Innocence Medicinal Lead" and "Blessing Medicinal Lead," and tempered by the power of time's entropy reduction, it began to violently disintegrate and melt like solid ice in boiling water!
This time, the refining process was exceptionally long and difficult. Beads of sweat formed on Su Li's forehead, and the four adorable children all wore tense expressions, giving it their all.
Finally, when the afterglow of the setting sun filled the cemetery, the storm in the cauldron gradually subsided.
No pale green mist rose. Instead, a warm stream of light, like molten gold, slowly flowed from the cauldron's mouth! This light was not dazzling, but filled with the scent of comfort, longing, and eternal rest. Like a golden stream, it gently flowed over every grave, seeping into the cold tombstones and blending into this land that carried endless sorrow.
For all who came to pay their respects, whether white-haired elders or young soldiers, the moment they were exposed to this golden light, the heavy grief in their hearts seemed to be gently brushed away by a warm hand. Tears still flowed, but they were no longer tears of heart-wrenching despair, but tears filled with remembrance, gratitude, and relief. They seemed to "see" their deceased relatives and comrades smiling peacefully in another time and space.
At the bottom of the cauldron, quietly lay a fist-sized, perfectly round, warmly colored amber crystal. It seemed as if a golden galaxy flowed within it! It was no longer a fragment, but a "time amber" that fused countless sorrows and ultimate release! It exuded a reassuring aura of eternity.
Su Li gently lifted the heavy piece of "time amber." The moment she touched it, a series of blurry yet warm images flashed through her mind: the old soldier's calm recollection, the shy smiles of the children in the orphanage, the helpless smiles of the stunned Northern Di nobles, the tears of relief from the living in the cemetery... All the "old times" that had been refined and soothed by the medicine cauldron seemed to be condensed into this piece of amber, no longer painful, but only warm and memorable.
[Ding! 'Sumeru Mustard Seed - Time Tracing Medicine Cauldron' successfully refined the 'Collective Emotional Mark' for the first time! Obtained a special product: 'Soul Comforting All Beings - Time Amber'!] The system notification tone carried a rare solemnity. [This item contains the pure power of 'relieving' and 'remembering'. It is a treasure that can protect the soul and heal collective trauma! It is recommended that the host keep it properly, as it may be of great use in the future!]
Under the setting sun, the cemetery was serene and peaceful. The golden light had not yet completely dissipated, like a gentle veil covering the earth.
Su Li carefully put away this precious "Amber of Time." She looked at her four beloved children, their heads nodding with fatigue, nestled beside her, and at the people in the distance with faces of relief and peace, and her heart was filled with tranquility.
The cauldron refines the past, not to forget it, but to shed the gnawing pain, leaving behind a warm memory, allowing the living to move forward into the future with hope and strength. And those refined and purified "dregs of time" and "amber of time" are the most tender medals left by this mortal world in its fight against the cruelty of time.
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