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Chapter 129: Hidden Unease

Su Tingyun is very concerned with the whereabouts of the Living Earth. The two Bai, big and small, do not have a prolonged stalemate.

All of a sudden, Big Bai's body grows large and round. Two soft tentacles stretch out from her round body and pulls Little Bai out of the soil, like pulling out a radish. Then Big Bai swallows Little Bai, mud and all, into her belly.

Before long, two leaves that are large, round and lush grow on Big Bai's forehead. The leaves stand upright at first, then droop down separately. What used to be a stamen between the leaves, the one resembling a little red tongue, trembles and slowly blooms into a beautiful red flower.

This red flower has a strange shape, like two plump and shiny lips. It's red, bright and beautiful, turning Big Bai into a naturally adorned flower girl. No wonder she loves wearing flower wreaths on her head. At this moment, Little Bai's body has shrunk to the size of a basketball, and the leaves on its head have also shrunk. The tiny Little Bai appears dissatisfied, its leaves making a clapping sound.

"Granny, I know a place where there is a Snow Lotus," Little Bai can speak now. Its voice still has a childlike and tender tone, and one couldn't tell if it's male or female. It sounds cute.

Bai Chengyu once mentioned that originally, a Word Spirit beast doesn't have a sex. It could be because the last Word Spirit has split into two that Big Bai has chosen the characteristics of a little girl. As for the plant Little Bai, it should also be sexless. However, it's possible that in the future, it would choose its own path of advancement, as many spirit beasts or plants with high intelligence could change into human forms.

"The Kunlun Mountain Range, where the Luminous Moon Sect is located, are covered in perennial snow. Within those mountains, there is a hidden snow peak that even the cultivators of the Luminous Moon Sect are unaware of." 

"There are many brothers and sisters halfway up the snow mountain! And there's one on the mountaintop too," Little Bai continues, "It's just very difficult to link with them, but I'll take you there, Granny."

If the Snow Lotus and Living Earth aren't there, then she really wouldn't be able to find the Living Earth in this unnamed cultivation realm. As for the water, everyone expresses their lack of knowledge on it. Su Tingyun makes plans to visit the more famous spiritual springs later and take a look at them, just in case. Maybe a blind cat can stumble upon a dead rat.

Su Tingyun has been staying in Xi Guang's body for a while now. She decides to wait until the next rejection is over, before going out. The longer her time limit, the safer it would be. In the meantime, she intends to use the newly obtained alchemy cauldron to refine pills.

This alchemy cauldron is the Hongmeng Cauldron. Even without any herbs inside, it emits a faint medicinal fragrance. Su Tingyun's primordial spirit has already reached the late Nascent Soul stage, and she herself is daring enough to skip a few steps and just start refining the sixth-grade pill formula left by Liu Feizhou.

She's going to refine the Patterned Heart Pill. When practitioners in the cultivation world breakthrough to the Golden Core stage, patterns would appear on their Golden Cores. Generally speaking, the more patterns there are, the more profound the cultivation level, and the greater the future achievements. Su Lijiang, back then, had a seven-pattern Golden Core. Soon after breaking through to the Golden Core stage, his strength could rival those in the middle of the same realm.

The Golden Core patterns of cultivators are kept confidential, and it is only the likes of Su Lijiang, with his seven-patterned Golden Core, who would be openly promoted by the sect. Since Su Tingyun herself hasn't formed her Golden Core yet, she isn't familiar with these matters. However, with the Patterned Heart Pill, it's possible to increase the number of patterns on a cultivator's Golden Core by at least one, which means enhancing their strength by a level.

One can imagine how valuable such a pill would be.

She uses the Hongmeng Cauldron and Heavenly Fire, and the herbs that were carefully selected and sent by Wang Ningxi. Even though Su Tingyun hasn't practiced alchemy for a while, she hasn't lost her touch. It's like cooking or brewing soup for her. She has spent decades refining the same couple of pills over and over again, so her foundation is solid. Now that she's picking up alchemy again, she is still proficient.

Unfortunately, she has overestimated herself. The first batch explodes with a loud bang. Opening the cauldron, she only finds medicinal residue inside. However, this residue is different from the usual. It contains a strong medicinal fragrance. Su Tingyun picks it up and sniffs it, then instantly feels refreshed.

This is another remarkable aspect of the Hongmeng Cauldron. Even if the pills are ruined, the residue still possesses some medicinal properties. So, Su Tingyun has Big Bai pour it into the Cleansing Sword Lake.

The Cleansing Sword Lake consumes spiritual energy, and using residues is much better than using spiritual stones.

In the second batch, Su Tingyun is more focused. However, she also has a whimsical idea. Seeing Big Bai standing nearby, she asks for a leaf of the Kunlun Divine Tree and throws it into the furnace. As a result, the cauldron starts to explode loudly. Su Tingyun immediately extends her consciousness into it and carefully envelopes the nearly-formed pills to eliminate the abnormalities. It's consuming a large amount of her consciousness to restore order inside the cauldron.

After four hours, the pills are formed.

The Hongmeng Cauldron itself is dark red, but it's currently glowing bright red from the burning Heavenly Fire. The dragon and phoenix patterns on it appear golden, as if they've come to life, spreading their wings as faint sounds of dragon roars and phoenix cries resound.