Chapter 1018: Po Ji Zhu Xuan Tian Lu

When Li Luo walked into the main house, a thick scent of medicinal herbs rushed toward him. His gaze swept around; the room was spacious but somewhat cluttered, with medicine cabinets placed haphazardly. Several platforms, each several zhang high, stood within, and atop each platform rose a medicine cauldron. It seemed that in times past, many alchemists had refined medicines here.

"My lord, the Saint Envoy, has come to this humble hut; you must be concerned about the matter of the 'Divine Medicine,' correct?" the white ape asked.

Li Luo was stunned. My lord, the Saint Envoy? Was that referring to him? What kind of identity was this?

Li Luo felt puzzled in his heart, but he showed not a trace of it on his face. After all, the white ape before him seemed to be a special existence. Judging by the faint smell of decay emanating from its body, the white ape was probably no longer alive, yet it still retained some wisdom and spiritual intelligence. It must be some method of the Spirit Affinity Grotto-Heaven, just like those guardian spirit beasts.

So Li Luo did not know if showing too much confusion would arouse the white ape's suspicion, so he merely offered a faint smile.

"Senior White Ape, what is the current situation with the Divine Medicine?" Li Luo asked in a pretentious manner.

A look of distress appeared on the white ape's sharp-nosed, monkey-cheeked face. "The difficulty of refining it is too great. Countless failures occurred during the process. Now, it can only be considered a Ban Cheng Pin."

Li Luo nodded and did not continue asking about the so-called "Divine Medicine" for the moment. Instead, he asked with a beaming smile, "I have come this time to take some precious herbs capable of raising the Affinity Rank. I wonder if any have been prepared here?"

The white ape smiled. "Of course there are. The Spirit Affinity Grotto-Heaven has provided nearly half of the Spirit Water and Strange Light required by the entire sect."

It walked quickly toward a black ice rack emitting cold air, took down a jade object shaped like a honeycomb from it. Black light flowed upon it, and the cold air was piercing.

"Inside here are stored several hundred bottles of roughly Ping Qi Pin Spirit Water and Strange Light, along with more than thirty bottles of eighth-grade Spirit Water and Strange Light."

Hearing this, Li Luo was instantly overjoyed. Several hundred bottles of Ping Qi Pin Spirit Water and Strange Light! This was worth hundreds of millions!

I've struck it rich!

A sudden windfall from the heavens!

However, just as Li Luo was overjoyed, the white ape suddenly shook the honeycomb-like jade object. With a look of surprise and doubt, it said, "Eh? Where is the Spirit Water and Strange Light stored inside? Why is it all gone?"

The look of ecstasy on Li Luo's face instantly froze, and at the same time, he stared at the white ape with resentful eyes.

What the hell are you doing?

However, he also guessed the reason for the disappearance of the Spirit Water and Strange Light. It was obviously because too much time had passed, causing everything here to dissipate.

And this white ape was in a state between life and death, so it was fundamentally unable to preserve things properly.

Seeing the white ape still murmuring confusedly there about "how could this be" and such, Li Luo feared it might confuse his own state. He quickly changed the subject: "It's fine, it's fine. The Spirit Water and Strange Light is not needed. Are there any precious herbs with similar effects?"

The Spirit Water and Strange Light was a normal item for raising Affinity. Besides that, some special precious herbs also had similar effects, and such things were easier to preserve than the Spirit Water and Strange Light.

Hearing this, the white ape nodded with a smile and continued walking forward. A moment later, it stopped before a jade box covered in dust. Mysterious light patterns flowed on the surface of the jade box, and faint energy fluctuations emanated from it.

However, opening the jade box seemed to require Ding De Shou Fa, like a key. The white ape let energy flow from its palm, transforming into a series of hand seals that descended.

The light patterns on the jade box gradually dissipated. Finally, with a "pa" sound, it automatically opened.

Li Luo hurriedly looked. He saw that the jade box was filled with a pale green liquid, and within the liquid floated several jade bottles.

The jade bottles were extremely exquisite and covered with complex, ancient light patterns. Clearly, what was stored inside was no ordinary thing.

The white ape took out one jade bottle from inside and handed it to Li Luo, introducing it: "Inside this jade bottle is 'Po Ji Zhu Xuan Tian Lu'. It is most suitable for breaking through Affinity ranks. If your Affinity reaches the limit of the upper seventh grade and begins to face evolution into the eighth grade, you can use this item to save the accumulation of numerous Spirit Water and Strange Light and achieve breakthrough directly."

Hearing this, Li Luo's heart immediately pounded with excitement. Breaking through Affinity ranks was especially difficult, requiring extremely massive accumulation. Yet this so-called "Po Ji Zhu Xuan Tian Lu" could help one achieve it in one step. Its effect could not be described as anything less than astonishing.

In a sense, this item was somewhat similar to the "Spirit-Infusion" of his "Divine Tree Purple Emblem," but he imagined its effect should be far stronger than the latter.

So if this item were to spread, it would likely make countless people envious.

"Can this item be used for advancement at the upper eighth grade?" Li Luo asked.

Breaking through from seventh to eighth grade might be considered extremely precious for others, but due to his own Empty Affinity, as long as there was enough Spirit Water and Strange Light, he could fill even the deepest pits. Only when breaking through from the upper eighth grade to the ninth grade was the pit bottomless.

Moreover, this ninth was not a true ninth, but a Void Ninth!

The white ape thought for a moment and said, "The accumulation required between the upper eighth grade and the Void Ninth is extremely terrifying. Even this 'Po Ji Zhu Xuan Tian Lu' might not be enough. However, even if it cannot be achieved in one step, it can at least increase the success rate by about thirty percent."

Li Luo nodded. Even so, it was of extraordinary value.

Truly a good thing.

"Then may I take this item?" Li Luo swallowed hard and asked.

The white ape smiled. "Ordinary medicine-takers, even with complete credentials, can only take one item. But for my lord, the Saint Envoy, naturally, there are no restrictions."

Li Luo was overjoyed.

Then the white ape took out the other jade bottles from the liquid in the jade box and said, "Inside these jade bottles is 'Zhu Xuan Spirit Core'."

Hearing this name, Li Luo's heart immediately stirred. He asked, "What is the relationship between this and the 'Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruit'?"

"Heh, this item was refined from the pits of the 'Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruit'. After all, we harvest mature 'Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruits' here at regular intervals to brew the Divine Medicine. Sometimes, some defective 'Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruits' are used to refine 'Zhu Xuan Spirit Cores'."

"This item also possesses effects similar to the 'Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruit'. If refined, one can perceive the origin of the Affinity. For those below the Marquis Realm, this is an excellent thing. Moreover, those stored here are all top-grade ones refined. The inferior ones were placed by me in the side room, and their effects are weaker than these." The white ape explained.

Li Luo's heart burned hot. He had come to this Spirit Affinity Grotto-Heaven not only to raise his Affinity Rank but also for the "Origin Zhu Xuan Spirit Fruit." Although he had not obtained the real fruit, this "Zhu Xuan Spirit Core" was not much weaker than it.

"Take them all." The white ape stuffed the jade bottles into Li Luo's hands.

Facing such a free pie, even Li Luo, who prided himself on his extraordinary mental fortitude, momentarily felt as if he was so happy he might faint.

He hurriedly thanked the white ape, then clumsily and carefully put these treasures away.

Afterwards, the white ape led him on a tour, but some jade boxes had cracks, causing the items preserved inside to dissipate one by one.

The white ape was very angry about this, cursing the children for being wasteful.

Li Luo also felt so heartbroken he almost shed tears. After all, these were his things. But to avoid the white ape becoming confused and out of control, he endured the grief and quickly comforted it.

Thus, the cursing white ape led Li Luo to the core area of the main house.

Here, a golden cauldron, more than ten zhang tall, stood, with earth fire surging and flowing toward it.

When they arrived at this golden cauldron, the white ape's face also became solemn.

Li Luo also sensed something; his spirit trembled slightly. He asked, "Senior White Ape, what is this?"

A trace of fanaticism appeared in the white ape's eyes as it slowly nodded.

"The Divine Medicine refined inside here is the one the sect ordered me to research. For this, I have poured out countless efforts and materials..."

"I call this Divine Medicine..."

"Creation Divine Elixir!"

Li Luo murmured, "Creation Divine Elixir? Such big talk. What is its function?"

The white ape chuckled.

"My Lord Saint Envoy possesses quite a few Phase Affinities within your body; the highest appears to be the Eighth Phase?"

Li Luo said shamefacedly, "Merely the Lower Eighth Phase."

"If My Lord Saint Envoy refines this 'Creation Divine Elixir,' this Lower Eighth... can become the Ninth Phase!"

The white ape's voice fell into his ears like a thunderclap shaking the heavens, causing Li Luo's face to gradually grow vacant.