bookrandom Chapter 8 Want benefits
Chapter 8 Want benefits
Lin Yue carried Xiao Bao home. There was still some time before she had to pick up Da Bao and Er Bao from school, so she mentally asked, "Xueyang, Xueyang, Xueyang, come out quickly! I found a treasure today, I really found it, in a ditch. He said his name is Huoyun Xianding, he's an old man, and he's a medicine refiner."
However, there was no response. Lin Yue couldn't help but get anxious and called out in her heart several more times, "Xueyang, come out quickly, stop hiding."
After a long while, a voice finally rang in her mind: "Ugh, so noisy! Here I am. What treasure did you find?"
Lin Yue said excitedly, "It's a Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron. He said it was for alchemy and even called himself an old man."
Xueyang exclaimed in surprise, "Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron? This is incredible! You'd better be careful." This Fire Cloud Cauldron has sentience; it's a spiritual artifact, a physical object, and it even has the voice of an old man, so it must have existed for many years.
"Lin Yue, try talking to him and see what he can do for you," Xueyang said.
Lin Yue said, "He seemed to have taken a small fall, saying he came back from some major battlefield and was a little injured. He took a drop of my blood, which is now hidden inside my body."
Upon hearing this, Xueyang said worriedly, "Then you'd better be careful not to get tricked by him. This kind of guy with unknown origins might have some kind of conspiracy."
Lin Yue frowned: "Probably not, he seems quite pitiful to me."
Xueyang said helplessly, "You're just too kind-hearted. In short, it's best to be careful."
"You brat, I am the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron. I never lie. I'm just injured and my vital energy is depleted, so I can't move for the time being. I'm going to take a nap. Don't say anything bad about me."
Lin Yue was startled by the sudden sound and immediately said, "Oh dear, don't be angry, we didn't mean it."
Xueyang muttered to himself, "Hmph, she's got quite a temper."
Lin Yue quickly said, "Xueyang, don't say that. He is injured after all."
At this moment, Lin Yue was also feeling uneasy, wondering whether the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron was a blessing or a curse.
Xueyang said, "You old geezer, don't fall asleep yet. You're in Lin Yue's soul, and so am I. Hurry up and tell me what benefits you can bring? If you don't tell me, I'll throw you out."
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron snorted, "Little brat, don't be so rude. Once I've recovered a bit, I'll be able to help this girl cultivate and increase her power."
Xueyang scoffed, "Look at you now, all weak and frail? Who would believe that!"
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron was somewhat annoyed: "You ignorant brat, don't underestimate me."
Lin Yue quickly advised, "Stop arguing, stop arguing, everyone calm down."
The atmosphere in my soul suddenly became tense.
Lin Yue's head was throbbing; they had been arguing in her life. The old man suddenly said, "Once I feel a little better, I can help her refine medicine. First-grade and second-grade pills are no problem."
Xueyang asked, "If it's only level one or level two pills, can you even make level nine pills?"
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron replied irritably, "You little brat, you don't know your place. In my current state, I'm lucky if I can refine first or second-level pills. Once I recover my strength, refining ninth-level pills isn't out of the question."
Lin Yue quickly said, "Being able to refine first or second-level pills is already very good, don't rush it."
Xueyang persisted, "Then how long will it take you to recover?"
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron remained silent for a moment: "That's hard to say, it depends on fate."
Lin Yue sighed helplessly, "Alright, alright, let's not make things difficult for the old man. We'll talk about the future later."
The old man was a little embarrassed, his face flushed, and he said with a hint of shame, "If you could find some special metal, perhaps I could recover sooner."
Lin Yue asked, "What kind of metal do we need?"
Xueyang said, "Never mind him."
The old man said, "Because I was cast in bronze and had many rare metals added to it, I wonder if this interface has any? If you find any special metals, please let me know."
Lin Yue frowned and asked seriously, "Grandpa, could you be more specific? What kind of metals are considered special metals?"
After pondering for a moment, Huoyun Xianding said, "For example, black iron, purple gold, or star sand, these are all extremely precious and rare metals."
Lin Yue looked troubled upon hearing this: "These things sound like they're very hard to find."
Xueyang curled his lip and said, "Hmph, it's the same as saying nothing."
Lin Yue glared at Xue Yang: "Don't say that, the old man has had a hard life too."
Xueyang said angrily, "Lin Yue, don't listen to his nonsense. It's just that the handle on top, the one you use to hold things, is missing a corner. It's not that a corner of it is missing from the inside, so it hasn't damaged his vital energy. It's just that it's harder to hold. As for that kind of alchemy furnace, if you control your soul well, you can control it with your soul. In that case, isn't it the same whether she has that one handle or not?"
Lin Yue was a little confused by Xue Yang's words. She looked at Xue Yang, then at the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron, and said, "What... what exactly is going on?"
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron jumped up and down in a panic: "You little brat, talking nonsense! Although that ear handle may seem insignificant, it actually affected the flow of my internal spiritual energy, causing a great loss of my vital energy!"
Xueyang crossed his arms and sneered, "Keep making this up, who's going to believe it!"
Lin Yue rubbed her temples helplessly: "Ugh, stop arguing, I don't know who to believe anymore."
Xueyang said slowly, "Hurry up and scoop out some of the good stuff you've hidden in that cauldron, somewhere underneath. Don't lie to me, I've seen it."
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron was so angry that its beard trembled: "You little brat, how rude of you! There's nothing of value hidden in my cauldron, don't make false accusations!"
Xueyang persisted, "Hmph, don't think I can't tell. You're definitely hiding a treasure you don't want to show."
Lin Yue advised from the side, "Xueyang, don't be like that, maybe it really isn't true."
Xueyang glared at Lin Yue: "You're always on his side. Maybe he's bewitched you."
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron loudly proclaimed, "How could I, the mighty Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron, do such a thing as hiding my secrets? Little brat, stop your nonsense!"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense again.
Lin Yue, you can't see it, but I can see it with my divine sense. There are so many treasures at the bottom of that place. I saw a Sumeru Ring. Quickly, give that Sumeru Ring to Lin Yue; he's having financial difficulties and needs these things. Hurry!
Lin Yue looked surprised: "Really? Xueyang, you're not lying to me."
Huoyun Xianding retorted, "Hmph, what Sumeru Ring is there? This kid is talking nonsense."
Xueyang got anxious: "I'm not lying, it's right at the bottom of the cauldron, don't play dumb."
Lin Yue looked at the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron with a hint of expectation in her eyes: "Grandpa, if you really have it, please give it to me. I really need it."
After a moment of silence, the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron finally said helplessly, "Fine, fine, take it."
As she spoke, a beam of light flew out of the cauldron, and a Sumeru ring appeared in front of Lin Yue.
The old man said, "I found this Sumeru Ring on the battlefield of gods and demons. I don't know what it is, and I've never opened it. Take a look and see what good stuff is inside."
Lin Yue took the Sumeru Ring and examined it carefully, feeling both nervous and expectant. She gently stroked the ring, trying to uncover its secrets.
Xueyang urged from the side, "Hurry up and open it, there might be a surprise!"
Lin Yue took a deep breath, concentrated her mind, and probed her mind into the ring. However, at first she didn't feel anything special.
"What's going on? Can't I open it?" Lin Yue muttered to herself.
The Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron said, "Perhaps a specific method or sufficient spiritual power is needed to activate it."
Lin Yue frowned and tried again, silently praying that she would make a discovery.
“Old geezer, remove your restrictions. Lin Yue, drip a drop of blood from your finger onto that ring, and then this Sumeru Ring will be yours.”
After hearing Xueyang's words, Lin Yue hesitated for a moment, but gritted her teeth, pricked her finger with something sharp, squeezed out a drop of blood, and dripped it onto the Sumeru Ring.
The moment the blood touched the ring, it emitted a soft light, and Lin Yue felt as if a strange connection had been established between her and the ring.
"This...is this a success?" Lin Yue was both surprised and delighted.
Xueyang exclaimed excitedly, "Quick, let's see what's inside!"
Lin Yue probed the ring with her mind again, and this time, she finally "saw" the space inside the ring.
The empty ring was about the size of a football field, with a thatched hut and a patch of black soil. The edge of the black soil was surrounded by thick white fog, probably because her spiritual power was insufficient, so she could only open it to this size.
Lin Yue entered the thatched hut with great curiosity. The hut was simply furnished with only a wooden table and a chair. She then went to the black soil, squatted down, and touched the ground with her hands, feeling its soft texture.
"What can be grown on this black soil?" Lin Yue murmured to herself.
Xueyang said from the side, "Don't worry about that for now, we can explore it slowly later."
Lin Yue nodded, her heart filled with anticipation for the future.
Xueyang arrived at the thatched hut and saw a platform inside, but it was empty. Xueyang called to Lin Yue, "Come here for a moment." Then he had Lin Yue drip blood onto a button in the center of the platform. As the blood dripped in, a door on the side of the thatched hut opened.
Upon entering, I found rows of shelves displaying various kinds of seeds, labeled as Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 seeds. Another shelf was labeled as Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 fruits. And then there was another row labeled as Tier 1 crops, Tier 2 crops, and Tier 3 crops.
Lin Yue was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth: "So many seeds and crops, this is truly amazing!"
Xueyang said excitedly, "We can take these seeds back and plant them; maybe we'll have a great harvest!"
Lin Yue was a little worried: "But I don't know how to plant them, and I don't know what they will look like when they grow."
Xueyang patted his chest and said, "It's okay, we can learn slowly."
In this mysterious space, the two were filled with longing and anticipation for the future.
Lin Yue opened a bag containing about five or six pounds of what appeared to be rice. She opened a second bag of first-grade seeds, which seemed to be wheat, and then another bag of seeds, which contained millet.
She looked at the seeds, her heart filled with curiosity and anticipation: "How will these first-stage seeds differ from ordinary rice, wheat, and millet when they grow?"
Xueyang leaned over to take a look: "Who cares? Let's take it back and plant it and see."
Lin Yue nodded: "That's true, but we need to find a suitable place first."
The two discussed how to use the seeds, their eyes gleaming with excitement.