Chapter 109: Imperial Dew

In the room, when Li Luo heard Niu Niu Biaobiao's words, his heart skipped a beat, and a forced smile appeared on his face: "Uncle Biao, what are you talking about?"

Beside him, Jiang Jiang Qinge also tightly clenched her hands, worry gathering in her golden eyes.

Niu Niu Biaobiao said: "Does the young manor lord feel a kind of inexplicable emptiness?"

"Actually, that's not an illusion. It's that the young manor lord has indeed lost something very important this time."

Li Luo's brows furrowed tightly. He did indeed have this feeling, but his own lifespan shouldn't be much of an issue, so what else had he lost?

"What you've lost is your foundation, or rather, your roots." Niu Niu Biaobiao said slowly.

"Young manor lord, given your current physical condition, no matter how you cultivate, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to break through to the General rank."

Once these words were spoken, it was like a thunderbolt from a clear sky, causing Li Luo's face to turn pale. It turned out that what he had lost this time from refining the second Acquired Phase was not his lifespan, but his own foundation.

And his foundation shaken, making it difficult to break through to the General rank?

For him, this was simply an unacceptable result. After all, he only had five years of lifespan left! If he couldn't break through to the Marquis Realm within five years, all his efforts would be for nothing.

Li Luo's brows furrowed tightly. In his perception, what Niu Niu Biaobiao said might be true, but it shouldn't really be that bad, because his Water Light Phase and Wood Earth Phase both had effects of recovery and healing. As time went on, these lost foundations should be able to receive some compensation.

Perhaps, this was also why Li Taixuan and Dantai Lan insisted that his first Acquired Phase be Water Light, and his second Acquired Phase be primarily Wood.

Because these two Acquired Phases could minimize the aftereffects to the greatest extent.

However, for Li Luo, this was still an extremely bad piece of news, because his cultivation right now was racing against time. If this foundation issue blocked him even slightly, it would cause him to pay an extremely heavy price.

"Uncle Biao, is there a solution?" Jiang Jiang Qinge suddenly asked calmly at this moment.

Niu Niu Biaobiao rubbed his bald head and said: "Other people might be at a loss, but if it's me, it might not necessarily be impossible."

Li Luo's heart jolted, and he looked at Niu Niu Biaobiao with hopeful eyes.

"I know a method to supplement the foundation, called 'Heavenly Remnant Earthly Deficient Spirit-Supplementing Paste'. It's made by simmering many strange materials and can replenish the missing foundation. However, this method is only useful for those below the General rank." Niu Niu Biaobiao said.

This is practically tailor-made for me, but the name of this so-called kidney-supplementing paste doesn't sound very nice.

Li Luo thought this in his heart, then said emotionally: "Uncle Biao, my future happiness depends on you."

Niu Niu Biaobiao said boldly: "What are you saying, young manor lord? Old Niu will definitely go all out to help you."

"Then when do we start refining?" Jiang Jiang Qinge asked.

Niu Niu Biaobiao rubbed his rugged face and said: "This 'Spirit-Supplementing Paste' requires many rare materials, and it will take some time to prepare."

"Uncle Biao, just give me the materials, and I'll order Luo Lan Manor to gather them with all its might." Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

Niu Niu Biaobiao nodded and said: "However, there's one main ingredient among them that I'm afraid gathering will be useless."

"What main ingredient?" Li Luo hurriedly asked.

"Imperial Dew. This is an extremely rare treasure of heaven and earth, only appearing where the energy between heaven and earth is extremely abundant. If this thing is swallowed, it can even rival an eighth-grade Spiritual Water Marvelous Light. At the same time, it's said that refining a ninth-grade Spiritual Water Marvelous Light also requires this thing." Niu Niu Biaobiao said with a smile.

Li Luo stood dumb as a wooden chicken. Although he had never heard of this thing, just the so-called effects alone were enough to show how precious and rare it was. Could it really be found?

"Haha, if Imperial Dew were for outsiders, it would indeed be very difficult to get one's hands on, but the young manor lord and the Young Lady are different. You should have a chance to obtain it." Niu Niu Biaobiao said.

"Why?" Li Luo was very puzzled by this.

Instead, Jiang Jiang Qinge said softly: "Because the Holy Profound Star Academy will produce Imperial Dew. I obtained some before, but I used them all up."

Li Luo swallowed a mouthful of saliva. Is the Holy Profound Star Academy really this terrifying? It can actually possess such rare resources?

Jiang Jiang Qinge looked at Li Luo and said: "Phase Force Tree, you should be no stranger to it, right? The South Wind Academy also has one, but compared to the Holy Profound Star Academy's Phase Force Tree, the one at South Wind Academy can really only be considered a small tree."

"The Phase Force Tree at the Holy Profound Star Academy is so towering it far exceeds your imagination. Its branches and leaves even block half the academy's sky. That place is probably where the heaven and earth energy is the thickest in the entire Great Xia Kingdom, which is why Imperial Dew is born at specific times."

"And at the Holy Profound Star Academy, for some more important competitions or missions, the academy will take out some Imperial Dew as rewards."

"After you enter the Holy Profound Star Academy, you should also have this kind of opportunity. When the time comes, you absolutely cannot let it slip."

"I'll also help you fight for some on my side, saving them for you to simmer the Spirit-Supplementing Paste."

Li Luo sighed: "Sister Jiang Qinge, you're too good to me. For a moment I wanted to offer myself in marriage, but then realized we already have a betrothal."

Jiang Jiang Qinge's fist landed on Li Luo's head: "Stop being glib with me."

Niu Niu Biaobiao, on the other hand, watched them frolic with a smile, then gathered up the bowls and chopsticks Li Luo had finished using, and slowly turned around to leave.

Li Luo watched his departing back and said: "Our Uncle Biao here really knows a bit too much."

The moment his foundation was lacking here, Niu Niu Biaobiao produced a spirit-supplementing method. The coincidence in all this left one simply at a loss for words.

Jiang Jiang Qinge nodded slightly and said: "This should be a hidden piece that Master and Mistress left in Luo Lan Manor, but regarding Luo Lan Manor's affairs, he almost never inquires."

Li Luo nodded. He had previously thought that his father and mother might not know the price paid for refining the second Acquired Phase, but looking at it now, that probably wasn't the case...

"There's no need to pay too much attention to Uncle Biao's affairs, because even I don't know whether he truly has strength, or is simply a cook with excellent culinary skills who knows a bit more." Jiang Jiang Qinge said.

"Rather than getting tangled up in this kind of thing, it's better to improve yourself as much as possible. To protect Luo Lan Manor, relying on anyone is not as good as relying on yourself."

Li Luo smiled and nodded.

"You should rest well first. In a few more days, it will be time for the Holy Profound Star Academy to start its term. When the time comes, you must remember the reminder I gave you before, and perform well." Jiang Jiang Qinge said with a light smile.

Li Luo sighed: "Finally about to enter the Holy Profound Star Academy..."

For this academy standing at the very pinnacle of the Great Xia Kingdom, Li Luo had long anticipated it for a long time.

"By the way, I heard that Sister Jiang Qinge, you're extremely popular within the Holy Profound Star Academy. After I go in, will I receive unfair treatment?" Li Luo asked, seemingly a little worried.

The corners of Jiang Jiang Qinge's lips curved up slightly: "Isn't there a saying that to wear the crown, one must bear its weight? You have a betrothal with me, so of course you have to bear more."

Li Luo said sincerely: "I've already said we can dissolve the betrothal first."

"You're still a long way from the step of dissolving the betrothal."

Jiang Jiang Qinge stood beside the bed, her slender and graceful figure, then she extended her small hand and gently stroked Li Luo's hair, a smile surfacing in her golden eyes.

"Don't worry."

"If anyone in the academy bullies you..."

"I'll beat them up."

Sunlight shone in through the gaps in the window, falling on that absolutely beautiful face. Li Luo felt his heart melt. Sister Jiang Qinge, you're flirting too fiercely.

How can I possibly withstand this?