Chapter 120: Enlightenment Tea

Li Xuan looked at the Wu Dao Tree before him, nodded with satisfaction; this thing is indeed a good thing, an Immortal Grade spirit plant that ranks among the best, and its ability is to reach into thoughts, potentially causing sudden enlightenment, which is of immense benefit to cultivation.

Moreover, Li Xuan also tested the changes of Green Spirit Liquid using the Enlightenment Tea Tree, and now a single drop of Green Spirit Liquid can enhance a plant's Thousand-Year Cultivation.

That is to say, if Li Xuan wants a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, it only requires one hundred days, that is, three months.

Of course, Li Xuan not only needs the ability to cultivate a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast, but also the ability to kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast.

Otherwise, if Li Xuan cultivates a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast and hasn't yet absorbed its soul ring before it gets killed, then Li Xuan would have nowhere to cry.

Therefore, Li Xuan decides that until he has the ability to kill a Hundred-Thousand-Year soul beast, he will only cultivate medicinal herbs and will not breed combat-capable soul beasts.

Now that Li Xuan has basically mastered the variation data of the Sky‑Grasp Bottle, he can take a rest.

He took out a lounge chair and, not far from the Wu Dao Tree, basked in the space's sun, taking a short nap.

Li Xuan truly dislikes the blue‑purple light in the City of Slaughter, as well as the poisonous air that pervades it; hiding here is merely a quest for peace.

But at that moment, just as Li Xuan closed his eyes, a faint, strange fragrance slipped into his nose; it wasn't a floral scent, but clean, delicate, transparent and peaceful, and it smelled very pleasant.

After smelling this odd fragrance, Li Xuan's entire brain relaxed, his mind felt blank, all random thoughts were cleared, granting him true tranquility.

A few minutes later, Li Xuan's mind wavered, and only then did he regain his senses.

"Is this the scent of the Enlightenment Tea Tree?" Li Xuan looked around, finally fixing his gaze on the nearest Enlightenment Tea Tree, suddenly understood something, and muttered softly.

"Right, since it's a tea tree, it naturally must be roasted into tea leaves; drinking Thousand-Year Enlightenment Tea is the true luxury!" Li Xuan's eyes brightened, and he immediately began plucking the tender leaves from the Wu Dao Tree.

Although the Wu Dao Tree is only half a meter tall, its tender leaves are abundant; Li Xuan estimates he can gather one to two jin of fresh tea leaves, which after roasting will yield about seven or eight liang of tea, and while that doesn't sound like much, it's enough to drink for a while.

Moreover, Thousand-Year Enlightenment Tea leaves are top‑grade treasures; even a single leaf is enough to make many fight to the death over it.

Li Xuan thought that if it wasn't enough to drink, he could later use Green Spirit Liquid to cultivate new tender leaves.

Looking at the tea leaves before him, Li Xuan's brow furrowed slightly; he doesn't know how to roast tea leaves.

Although Li Xuan can't roast tea, he can do Alchemy and is a herbalist; Alchemy demands precise control of heat, and a herbalist knows how to preserve medicinal herbs for maximum effect, so he could indeed try roasting tea leaves.

With that in mind, Li Xuan immediately took a large iron pot from his Kongming Crystal, then used the Burning Heart Divine Flame on a low fire to bake the tea leaves, evaporating all the moisture bit by bit.

While heating and stirring, the rich Enlightenment Tea aroma hit his face, Li Xuan's thoughts grew increasingly clear, and Enlightenment Tea can also cleanse the soul; he could feel this fragrant, resonant scent baptizing his soul.

Under Li Xuan's continual stirring, the originally tender purple leaves slowly turned to a charred brown; because Enlightenment Tea leaves are precious, he didn't dare relax for a moment. Though they turned brown, no burnt odor emerged, which should be a normal phenomenon.

Until all the tea leaves began to curl and showed no more steam, Li Xuan finally extinguished the fire and packed the finished tea leaves into a jar.

Not to mention other benefits, merely roasting this Enlightenment Tea gave Li Xuan a considerable advantage; he felt his spirit was uplifted. Looking at the tea leaves in the jar, Li Xuan suddenly wanted to taste what Enlightenment Tea actually tasted like.

Then Li Xuan took out a small stove, boiled a pot of water, and with the scalding water fully released the fragrance of the Enlightenment Tea leaves; a faint, delicate aroma emanated from the cup, light and elegant, with a lingering aftertaste.

Even without drinking, just smelling the flavor, Li Xuan felt his mind become clear.

He took a tiny sip; the taste had few layers, only a faint bitterness and a faint after‑sweetness; it was somewhat like black tea, yet different.

Li Xuan doesn't understand tea, but he does indeed enjoy drinking Enlightenment Tea.

After drinking Enlightenment Tea, Li Xuan didn't feel an obvious soul baptism, but his previously chaotic thoughts instantly calmed.

"What a good thing…" Li Xuan closed his eyes and fully enjoyed the tranquility and peace the Enlightenment Tea brought him.

At this moment, Li Xuan wondered what he wanted to ask, to see if Enlightenment Tea could help him attain insight.

Li Xuan thought about the design of the space inside the Sky‑Grasp Bottle; this idea just emerged, and after several days without inspiration, Li Xuan suddenly had a flash of brilliance.

……

"Truly worthy of Enlightenment Tea, it's really top‑grade, it actually can increase wisdom." Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes, then nodded with satisfaction.

Then Li Xuan took out paper and pen and began drawing a design diagram of the entire space.

In just a few minutes, a layout plan was completed, and Li Xuan felt it was the most suitable design.

Looking at the design in his hand, Li Xuan decided that in the future he must drink more Enlightenment Tea; this thing's effect is truly great.

He stored the design; now in this Sky‑Grasp Bottle space there is only Li Xuan, and even a hundred Mu of land cannot be tended by just him; even if he worked himself to death he couldn't finish, and he has many other tasks, so he can't devote all his thoughts to cultivating herbs.

In the future, the Sky‑Grasp Bottle should have a few slaves or elf‑like beings arranged to help Li Xuan manage the space.

But the current conditions don't allow it; the City of Slaughter has not even a normal person, let alone a herbalist.

Li Xuan thought of his household's Bang Chui; the kid is suitable for tending the plants here, but he doesn't yet know how Bang Chui is doing.

However, with Yellow Turban Warriors present, they should be able to look after Bang Chui; the secret rooms they built should be quite safe and private; the warehouse has food, water, and Alchemy Pills, so Bang Chui living in the basement will have no problem.

It's just unknown whether the kid is clever enough to hide.

Li Xuan could only silently sigh, and must wait until he leaves the City of Slaughter to look for Bang Chui.

After settling his mood, Li Xuan walked out of the Sky‑Grasp Bottle space.

(End of Chapter)