Chapter 34: Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng
Mercury, that is, quicksilver.
Its melting point was extremely low, so it appeared in liquid form at room temperature.
However, when mercury's temperature was lowered to minus 268.95 degrees Celsius, it would exhibit superconductive properties!
Precisely because of this—
If one wanted to measure a material’s performance parameters, the environment must also be taken into account as one of the important factors.
“Qingzhou doesn’t have a sea, and I can’t possibly trouble Master to take me to the seaside just for this matter. Since that’s the case— I’ll temporarily set the altitude of Twilight Shadow Pavilion’s location as 0 meters above sea level; Set the atmospheric pressure here as 1 standard atmosphere; Other measurement units like boiling point temperature and such will also use the current environment as the standard. Once I get the chance to go to the seaside in the future— I’ll recalculate and adjust all the measurement units accordingly.”
As Xu Zhengyang spoke,
He sank his consciousness into the Jade Gourd, and seeing the densely packed materials, he felt relieved and said, “Thankfully, the cultivation world has the 【Fire Vein】. So things like glass and alloys, which require extremely high furnace temperatures to smelt, aren’t rare in the cultivation world.” Speaking of this—
Xu Zhengyang quickly made a mental plan and said, “Since that’s the case, I’ll first head to the Divine Mechanism Palace. First, I’ll commission a mercury thermometer from the workshop there; Then I’ll also order some chemical laboratory tools like beakers, separatory funnels, glass rods, etc. If the workshop in the Divine Mechanism Palace has high enough processing precision, I might even be able to custom-make some lenses, which would be even better!”
Just as Xu Zhengyang finished speaking, the Restriction Jade Token of the Twilight Shadow Pavilion trembled again.
He took out the token.
Xing Yong’s voice immediately came through:
“Junior Brother, it’s me!”
Hearing Xing Yong’s voice, Xu Zhengyang first responded through the Restriction Jade Token.
Then he immediately put aside what he was doing and rushed over to open the door for Xing Yong.
…
Moments later, in the rear courtyard of the Twilight Shadow Pavilion.
“Not bad at all!”
Xing Yong smiled and patted Xu Zhengyang on the shoulder, saying, “After I got back, I went to Master first. Master told me— Not only did you gain quite a lot from your trip outside this time, but you also made quite a splash!”
“Not really.”
Xu Zhengyang said humbly, “It was just pure luck.”
“Hehe…”
Xing Yong chuckled and then said mysteriously to Xu Zhengyang, “While I was out this time, Senior Brother also brought you something interesting!”
As he spoke,
Xing Yong took out a blood-red ginseng about a foot long from his storage pouch, then said, “This is a Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng with seventy years of medicinal age. After consumption, It can transform into pure vital energy and be stored within a cultivator’s body, greatly enhancing a body cultivator’s physique. I went through quite a bit to get this—hurry up and take it!”
Although Xu Zhengyang didn’t know the exact value of the Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng, the fact that it was difficult even for a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Xing Yong to obtain it—
Meant it must be extremely valuable.
So Xu Zhengyang immediately declined, “This Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng is too precious, I can’t accept it!”
“We’re brothers of the same sect, don’t say such things!”
As Xing Yong spoke, he shoved the Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng into Xu Zhengyang’s hand and said, “The Sunset Cloud Blessed Land is about to open. If you don’t enter this time, you’ll have to wait at least ten more years for the next opportunity—how many things will be delayed by then?”
At that moment—
Xu Zhengyang suddenly remembered that Xing Yong must have entered the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land in the past, so he curiously asked, “Senior Brother. You’ve been to the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land before, right? What’s it like inside? Are there any particularly good treasures?”
“I was just about to tell you that.”
Xing Yong chuckled and took out a jade slip from his storage pouch, saying, “This is a map of the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land—go ahead and keep it.”
With that said,
Only after seeing Xu Zhengyang accept the jade slip did Xing Yong explain in detail, “The Sunset Cloud Blessed Land is a secret realm where time flows three times faster than the outside world. Our True Essence Sect planted a Bodhi Tree in it 1,200 years ago. This tree blooms once every ten years, grows branches in another ten, and bears fruit in another ten. If a cultivator consumes a Bodhi Fruit, their soul power will greatly increase, expanding their Sea of Consciousness. It raises the success rate of Foundation Establishment by at least 20%!”
“Bodhi Fruit, huh?”
Xu Zhengyang asked again, “How many fruits does the Bodhi Tree bear each time?”
“Normally, the Bodhi Tree bears between three to nine fruits every thirty years. According to past experience— The fewer fruits the Bodhi Tree produces, the stronger their medicinal potency!”
Speaking of this—
Xing Yong furrowed his brows and said, “This time is different from previous years. This time, the Bodhi Tree actually produced only one Bodhi Fruit! The medicinal strength of this Bodhi Fruit is the most potent it’s been in 1,200 years! Precisely because of this— Even the surrounding Heavenly Profound Sect and Azure Peak Sword Sect have shown great interest in the Bodhi Fruit produced by the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land this time. If those two sects offer a price that our Sect Master can’t refuse… I’m afraid the competition this time will be especially intense!”
At this point,
Xing Yong solemnly said to Xu Zhengyang, “So, eat the Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng right now and start refining it! The Bodhi Fruit only works for cultivators at Tier 1. Because of that— Every bit stronger you become now increases your chances of obtaining the Bodhi Fruit later. If you miss out on this once-in-a-millennium supreme Bodhi Fruit, you won’t even find a place to cry from regret in the future!”
Xing Yong’s words were heartfelt and sincere.
Hearing this, Xu Zhengyang did not decline and nodded heavily, saying, “I’m deeply grateful for Senior Brother’s kindness—I will remember it forever!”
“Alright, alright, no need to be so formal—we’re all family!”
Xing Yong waved his hand and then bid farewell to Xu Zhengyang, saying, “Train well on your own!”
At this point—
Xing Yong chuckled and said, “Not only did I successfully complete my sect mission during this trip, but I also gained quite a lot personally. I need to go into seclusion to properly digest it for a while! But based on my estimation… I should be able to come out before the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land opens. When the time comes— I’ll watch your performance in the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land together with Master!”
“Don’t worry!”
Xu Zhengyang said confidently, “With the Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng that Senior Brother gave me, I can definitely raise my martial cultivation to the Innate Realm before the Sunset Cloud Blessed Land opens! At that time— I definitely won’t let Master and Senior Brother down!”
“Mm.”
Xing Yong nodded upon hearing that and said, “See you later.”
As soon as he finished speaking—
Xing Yong waved goodbye to Xu Zhengyang, then directly rose into the air and left the Twilight Shadow Pavilion.
“Farewell, Senior Brother!”
Xu Zhengyang said as he watched Xing Yong’s departing figure.
…
After Xing Yong left—
Xu Zhengyang didn’t waste any time and went straight into the Meditation Room, swallowing the seventy-year-old Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng in just a few bites.
The Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng had gentle medicinal properties.
Consuming it felt like drinking a warm cup of wine in the dead of winter—the body instantly felt warm and cozy, and the whole person glowed with vitality!
As the ginseng’s medicinal power turned into streams of pure blood energy and merged into Xu Zhengyang’s limbs and bones—
From then on—
Every time Xu Zhengyang used the Divine Mechanism Art to circulate his blood energy, his efficiency was twice as high as it had been before consuming the Vermilion Marrow Blood Ginseng!