Chapter 142: Water of Life (Second update)

The next morning, Li Zhangsheng, still deep in sleep, felt a slight itch in his nostrils. He subconsciously twitched his nose, but it was to no avail; the itch only grew more intense. Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he let out a forceful sneeze.

After opening his eyes, Li Zhangsheng saw Kailan, who was holding a blade of grass in her hand, and immediately understood the reason.

"Kailan, you're being naughty again!" Seeing Kailan's pure smile, Li Zhangsheng's morning grumpiness vanished instantly.

Li Zhangsheng was quite protective of his Demon Pets; even if some were mischievous, tsundere, or even irritable, he would not easily lose his temper. This was also a basic quality of a Monster Tamer.

Kailan fluttered her two pairs of transparent wings and landed on Li Zhangsheng's shoulder as light as a feather, cheering, "Wow～ Li Zhangsheng, I just comprehended Life Water!"

After speaking, Kailan stared at Li Zhangsheng without blinking, wearing an expression that said, "Hurry up and praise me."

"Wow, Kailan is so amazing, comprehending Life Water so quickly!" Li Zhangsheng followed her lead, mimicking Kailan's tone to express his praise, though the joy in his voice was evident.

Although it was only comprehending Life Water, Li Zhangsheng knew very well what kind of effort Kailan had put into it; without the accumulation of countless failures, how could it be comprehended so easily?

"Kailan, please cast Life Water!" Li Zhangsheng wanted to test the efficacy of the Life Water to see if it contained Life Force.

"Okay!"

Kailan calmed her mind and spirit. She closed her eyes and, with Elemental Power as the core, resonated with the energy and plants in the outside world.

The next moment, countless green light spots appeared in the surroundings and gathered toward Kailan. Under her condensation, they finally turned into a small drop of ink-green Life Water, which hovered in front of Li Zhangsheng.

This drop of Life Water was only the size of an adult's fingernail, but Li Zhangsheng, who had projected his Mental Power, could faintly feel that the energy contained in this drop of Life Water exceeded that of a whole vat of Healing Spring.

Additionally, the Life Water possessed a wisp of Special Energy. Its nature was extremely active, giving one a feeling of Endless Life. Li Zhangsheng guessed that this was very likely Life Force.

Without hesitation, Li Zhangsheng swallowed this drop of Life Water.

The next moment, Li Zhangsheng felt a warm current rapidly spreading through his body, repairing the hidden injuries sustained from Starlight Body Tempering. At the same time, all his fatigue was rapidly fading away. His whole person became radiant and refreshed, his spirit and energy were full, his eyes were bright and piercing, and his body felt as if it had inexhaustible strength.

This was the efficacy of Life Water!

Not only was its efficacy far superior to Healing Spring, but it could also allow the absorber to recover to their best state, to a certain extent making up for lost vitality and foundation.

Li Zhangsheng had sufficient reason to believe that as long as he took one drop of Life Water every day, it would definitely increase his lifespan significantly.

Furthermore, because the energy of Life Water was extremely restrained, its rate of evaporation was far lower than that of Sacred Water, making it very durable for storage. As long as there was a good container, it could even be stored for several years.

Of course, Life Water also had its flaws. The biggest drawback was that the quantity was very small; it could only condense a fingernail-sized amount at a time. To accumulate a vat would undoubtedly require a massive amount of time.

Of course, as long as Kailan continued to improve, the production of Life Water would also increase.

This was not the only drawback!

"Kailan, what is the interval time for Life Water?" Given the powerful efficacy of Life Water, Li Zhangsheng naturally hoped the interval would be as short as possible.

"I've calculated it; it takes about ten minutes to cast it once! Additionally, every time I cast Life Water, I have to forcibly extract the life aura from the surrounding vegetation, causing them a certain amount of damage, which requires quite some time to recover. If I cast it frequently, I'm afraid it won't be long before the vegetation in the yard won't last a few days before it all withers! By the way, if it is cast in a place with dense vegetation, the quality of the Life Water can be improved to a certain extent!"

Kailan had been prepared and stated all the pros and cons of Life Water. In short, Life Water had the flaws of small quantity, long interval time, and the inability to be cast frequently in one place.

Li Zhangsheng was a little disappointed. With the limited production of Life Water, he was afraid it could only be for self-sufficiency; at least in the short term, he could not sell it to the outside world.

"By the way, Life Water might be useful for that 'Dead Egg'!"

Thinking of the efficacy of Life Water, Li Zhangsheng suddenly remembered that giant 'Dead Egg'. For the past few days, besides being busy with his breakthrough, he had also been paying attention to the 'Dead Egg' every day, frequently observing its state.

Unfortunately, even after being soaked in Healing Spring, the 'Dead Egg' still showed no changes. In Li Zhangsheng's sensing, it still flickered between bright and dim, at most curbing the trend of continuous deterioration.

If it weren't for Kailan mastering Life Water, Li Zhangsheng would have been afraid he would have given up on this 'Dead Egg'.

Thinking and doing had always been Li Zhangsheng's strength. With the help of the Burrowing Mouse, the lid of the sealed Stone Vat was opened, revealing the 'Dead Egg' soaking in the Healing Spring.

The next moment, under Kailan's control, several vines as thick as a child's arm broke through the soil. After growing to several meters, they bound the giant egg and placed it on the flat ground.

After the interval time passed, Kailan cast Life Water again. Under her control, the fingernail-sized Life Water dripped onto the tip of the 'Dead Egg'.

Compared to the giant 'Dead Egg', the Life Water was so tiny, but the moment it came into contact with the 'Dead Egg', the Life Water slowly merged into it.

The moment the Life Water merged into the 'Dead Egg', Li Zhangsheng hurriedly projected his Mental Power to carefully observe its changes.

If even Life Water had no effect, then he would only be able to choose to give up!

At first, the 'Dead Egg' showed no changes; it would shine brightly for a moment and then become dim and lusterless, with the possibility of death at any time.

Just when Li Zhangsheng wanted to give up, the 'Dead Egg' finally changed. Although it still flickered between bright and dim, the duration of the brightness seemed to have extended.

Li Zhangsheng observed for a while and discovered that the duration of the brightness had not been extended, but rather the duration of the dimness had decreased.

Without a doubt, this was a good change, indicating that this 'Dead Egg' was not truly 'hopeless'!

The only concern was that the life essence of the giant 'Dead Egg' seemed very high; he didn't know how much Life Water would need to be spent to fully restore its vitality.

"Kailan, I have decided to entrust you with an important task. During the time I am in class, I hope you can condense more Life Water and store them in this container. What do you think?"

Li Zhangsheng took out a Jade Bottle and asked for Kailan's opinion. He respected the opinions and thoughts of his Demon Pets and would not force them to do things they did not like.

(End of chapter)