Chapter 540 - 539 Eternal Elixir, "Correct Posture

Li Jing stared in the direction where the Spirit of Origin had evaded disaster for a while before turning his gaze away.

He turned back.

The Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan, one releasing Phoenix Heavenly Fire and the other casting Ice Magic, tried to use the principle of thermal expansion and contraction to help Jin Ritian remove the black substance on his face.

Seeing this scene, Li Jing couldn’t help but smirk.

The sight of fire and ice being used on one’s face was indeed quite intense.

Jin Ritian was indeed howling under the treatment of the two women.

As an Emperor Level divine beast.

He was naturally thick-skinned and had high defenses.

However, the two women who were attacking him were also at the Emperor Level, easily breaking his defense.

The black substance smeared on Jin Ritian’s face by the Spirit of Origin was indeed very special.

Under the operation of the two Empresses’ fire and ice, it was not affected at all.

It always remained like a viscous jelly sticking to Jin Ritian’s face, as if it wants to suffocate him alive.

Of course.

Suffocating Jin Ritian is merely a passing remark.

It’s not possible for an Emperor Level entity to be suffocated.

The Spirit of Origin never kills, she is just rather mischievous.

What she left on Jin Ritian was non-lethal.

Seeing that the combination of fire and ice was ineffective, Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan were quite surprised.

This piece of black substance has stumped three Emperor Level beings at the same time.

What on earth is it that could be so magical?

The two stopped and looked at each other, Shi Zixuan drew out a Taoist short sword with a ’clang’.

"This thing is very unusual, fear neither water nor fire, and brute force is ineffective. Let me see if I can cut it open with the Taoist tool. Elder Jin, you endure it, I will try to control my strength."

Jin Ritian’s vision was blocked by the black substance, but his ears were not plugged.

Hearing the sword being unsheathed, he jolted.

After hearing Shi Zixuan’s words, he felt his scalp explode.

Importantly, he could feel it.

Shi Zixuan pulled out a Taoist item.

This is...

Something that can be used on the face casually?

Without thinking about it, Jin Ritian hastily spoke.

"Zixuan, you seem to have a personal grudge against me. Can you think of a regular method and not fool around?"

As he spoke, he added.

"Besides, this thing isn’t harmful to me personally, it just sticks and won’t come off, there’s no need to be so hasty. Maybe this thing is some kind of treasure, Zixuan, it doesn’t matter if you hurt me, but it won’t be worth it if you hurt it."

Hearing this, Shi Zixuan flickered her eyes, feeling that make sense.

Just as Jin Ritian pointed out.

This black substance was left by the Spirit of Origin, and it might be some rare treasure.

It’s not much if she hurt Jin Ritian.

The big guy is not easy to kill.

But if she hurt the treasure, it...

Thinking about it, it won’t be worthwhile. Shi Zixuan reluctantly put away the Taoist short sword, turned to Blue Phoenix and said,

"Blue Phoenix, what do you think of this thing..."

"I don’t understand."

Blue Phoenix shook her head, saying.

"I’m also seeing this kind of magical thing for the first time, Li Jing might be able to figure out something."

After speaking, she turned her head and looked over.

Hearing this, Shi Zixuan and Jin Ritian were slightly stunned.

Li Jing might be able to figure out something?

Why?

In terms of experience, he should be no match for the three of them.

But considering Li Jing’s unusual abilities, the two felt that he might be able to see something.

Without thinking too much, they both turned their heads.

In the back, Li Jing, who was going through his tribulation, originally intended to watch Shi Zixuan slash Jin Ritian with a Taoist tool, he felt a little regretful when the show ended abruptly due to Jin Ritian’s strong will to survive.

He really wanted to know.

Which is stronger, the sharpness of a Taoist item or the thick skin of a divine beast Emperor?

If he could get an answer.

He could use it as a reference for himself.

At his current state, his physical body certainly cannot compare with a seasoned divine beast Emperor like Jin Ritian.

After all, he has been progressing too fast.

The improvement of his physical strength is only based on his promotion and the refining of heavenly tribulations.

Once his current tribulation is over, he will go back to the Zhenyuan Tower to speed up the time flow and soak for a while, to let his body refining circuit reach the peak of the corresponding realm, by then his physical strength should not be far behind Jin Ritian.

Seeing the two women turn their heads and look over, Li Jing knew that the "good show" would no longer be repeated, so he began to open his Eye of True Vision with a thought.

As his eyes turned gold.

He received feedback from the Eye of True Vision.

Eternal Elixir.

An associated product of Immortal Divine Medicine Eternal Lotus.

Refining it will make the physical body immortal.

Upon receiving these three pieces of simple information, Li Jing couldn’t help but exclaim.

Although he had realized that this thing was not simple.

But he never expected that this jelly-like substance would be related to the legendary Immortal Medicine.

Its effectiveness is also incredibly powerful.

Refining it will make the physical body immortal.

This is equivalent to half a genuine Immortal Medicine!

After hesitating for a while, Li Jing told the truth.

"This thing is called the Eternal Elixir, and it is a companion substance of the Immortal Divine Medicine Eternal Lotus."

Upon hearing this, both Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan were dumbfounded.

Jin Ritian was likewise utterly confused.

How could he have imagined...

That the annoying substance smeared on his face during the Spirit of Origin’s sneak attack would have something to do with the Immortal Divine Medicine.

This, damn...

It had to be the Spirit of Origin.

Touching the black substance smeared on his face, Jin Ritian suddenly felt that it wasn’t as annoying as he had initially found it, expressing his eagerness aloud.

"Bro, can you figure out how to remove this thing?"

"Not sure."

Li Jing shook his head, replying clearly and straightforwardly.

"However, you could try to refine and absorb it. Once done, it could make your physical body immortal."

Upon hearing these words, Jin Ritian shuddered.

Make his physical body immortal!

For him, who mainly strengthens his body, the effects would be sky-high!

He was pretty upset about being ambushed out of the blue.

He was even starting to question the fairness of life.

In this trip with Li Jing and the others, he always seemed to be the one mysteriously getting hurt.

But now, he was over the moon.

He even thought he wouldn’t mind if this happened a few more times!

Without wasting another word, Jin Ritian seated himself cross-legged and spoke up.

"It’s pretty annoying having something stuck to your face that won’t come off. I will start trying to refine and absorb it now. Zixuan, Lady Blue Phoenix, I hope this is acceptable?"

Shi Zixuan sneered in response.

"Stop playing innocent after getting lucky. Just hurry up and refine it."

The companion substance of the Immortal Divine Medicine was not something Shi Zixuan would covet.

After all, she had already acquired an Immortal Divine Medicine and perfectly absorbed it.

Immortality.

She had already achieved it.

But it was just too easy for Jin Ritian to obtain it.

How many times had she nearly died to accomplish what she had?

True, she was powerful.

But she was also alone.

Gaining the Immortal Divine Medicine was no easy feat among many emperor-level competitors.

On the other hand, Blue Phoenix felt a tinge of envy at Jin Ritian’s gains.

But that was it.

She’s after all the divine beast, Blue Phoenix.

Achieving immortality was of little significance to her.

Immortality.

In theory, it merely meant that the physical body and God Soul wouldn’t be easily destroyed.

In some ways,

The Phoenix Tribe, capable of reincarnating through fire, possessed inherent immortality, albeit with a form that differed from the true meaning.

"Emperor Jin, just focus on refining and absorbing it. We, two, will guard you."

Blue Phoenix spoke and then turned to face us.

"The Spirit of Origin has revealed herself, but seems rather cautious. It might be difficult to coax her to meet us willingly. So what should we do next?"

"Do nothing."

Li Jing replied nonchalantly, uttering one word.

"Wait."

"Wait?"

Shi Zixuan frowned, asking.

"Are we waiting for the Spirit of Origin to show up again on her own?"

"Yes."

Li Jing smiled, replying.

"We have successfully gained her attention. If she has shown herself once, she will definitely show herself a second time. Especially since one of us was attacked by her and no one attempted to chase her, she is likely to return out of curiosity. This child-like mentality, you two should understand?"

Nodding thoughtfully at his words, Shi Zixuan agreed.

Blue Phoenix, however, looked somewhat perplexed.

The first thing Li Jing thought of.

Was it the incredibly strange creature from Blue Star, a silly roe deer?

Comparing the silly roe deer to the Spirit of Origin...

This.

It did feel a bit odd.

The grand Spirit of Origin should not be compared with ordinary creatures.

But Li Jing’s description was so spot-on that Blue Phoenix couldn’t find a reason to disagree.

At least from the information she had,

Silly roe deer were incredibly curious creatures. Even when hunted and successfully escaped, they would often return to the scene out of curiosity, despite their injuries.

"Of course, we cannot just do nothing and wait."

Li Jing started speaking again.

"Whether or not she will come back and whether or not she will reveal herself again are two different things. She might even be observing us in secret right now."

Following these words, Shi Zixuan looked around suspiciously and whispered to him.

"Then why do you speak so loudly? Aren’t you afraid she will hear you?"

"If she can hear us, it would just be better."

Li Jing replied with a smile.

?

Shi Zixuan posed a question mark.

She seemed somewhat confused by this rationale.

I’ve lived for too long.

It isn’t necessarily a good thing.

Minds can easily become rigid.

Seeing that Li Jing already had an idea, Shi Zixuan didn’t bother to ponder over it and said,

"Explain clearly how you plan to do it, don’t keep us guessing."

Li Jing responded to her with a smile but no words, and then put away his Smoke Eye into his Little Universe.

There were only the three of them here, including the Blue Phoenix. It was not meaningful to mask his face with Smoke Eye.

But masking his presence was quite helpful.

Regardless, Li Jing had entered the Venerable Realm.

The explosive growth of his Primordial Soul Strength had made the Silent Shadow, which wasn’t very effective in the Immortal Realm, usable again.

At this moment, he felt no need to hide himself.

He was eager for The Spirit of Origin to notice him.

He put away the Smoke Eye and no longer masked his own presence. Li Jing then took out Ling Ling.

Ling Ling had already completed the "task" of holding down Ya’er to let her absorb the Supreme God Pattern. She had just settled down to take a nap.

She was taken aback when suddenly summoned. She looked confused and turned her head to ask.

Before she could inquire, Li Jing shoved the remaining jade liquid from a large bottle into her bosom.

"Drink it."

He added.

"Drink slowly, and find some snacks to eat along."

???

Ling Ling was initially confused, then she understood. Smiling, she held onto the bottle of jade liquid and happily flew towards the table that Jin Ritian had brought out.

The Spirit of Origin was more innocent and wasn’t bland.

Truth be told.

They’re very clever and quirky.

Different company rubs off different characteristics.

Being with Li Jing, Ling Ling had learned some bad habits to a certain extent as well.

Upon seeing Li Jing letting Ling Ling out and setting the scene, the Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan both smiled.

Li Jing’s masterplan was so simple, it was laughable.

Ordinarily.

No one should be fooled by it.

However, their opponent was The Spirit of Origin, who just might be...

...

Time.

Minute by minute, it quietly passed.

In a blink of an eye, over an hour passed.

Ling Ling clearly had a big picture view and knew how to enjoy herself.

She complied with Li Jing’s instructions, fetching some spirit fruits and snacks as mixers, and was sipping on the jade liquid delicately.

However, another Spirit of Origin had not yet appeared.

But Li Jing wasn’t in a hurry.

Blue Phoenix and Shi Zixuan weren’t in a hurry either.

And Ling Ling was the least in a hurry.

Unknowingly, another ten minutes passed.

Suddenly, Ling Ling’s ear twitched and her small hand quickly reached out.

At the same time.

A slender crack in space appeared near the bottle containing the jade liquid, and a small claw quickly reached out.

Ling Ling reacted quickly and fiercely.

With a "pop", the small claw trying to touch the Jade Sura Liquid was harshly swatted away, and hastily withdrawn in alarm.

Li Jing and the others paid no attention to Ling Ling’s actions.

As long as The Spirit of Origin appeared, Ling Ling would alert them.

There was no need to pay too much attention.

Suddenly, they heard the commotion and the three of them looked at Ling Ling all at once.

They saw a small claw being swatted away by Ling Ling and retracting back into the spatial crack.

Upon seeing this, the three of them smirked.

More than an hour had passed.

The other Spirit of Origin finally couldn’t resist it any longer.

But she was still very cautious.

Even with Ling Ling, a fellow original spirit present, she didn’t show herself directly on this Shattered Continent.

Otherwise, Ling Ling would have sensed her location by now.

Clearly,

She has been observing this place remotely in some way.

Upon learning this detail, Li Jing’s mouth curved into a smile. With a wave of his hand, he brought out the God Patterns that were not used much but were still in huge amount, threw them all to one side creating a big heap.

"Come out and talk, and all these will be yours."

While speaking, he signaled Shi Zixuan.

By now, Shi Zixuan had largely adapted to Li Jing’s pace.

Her mind, which had become somewhat rigid over countless years, began to reanimate.

Meeting Li Jing’s look, Shi Zixuan understood instantly. Her eyes rolled around, she took out a Supreme God Pattern and pretended to drop it to the ground when heading towards the hill of God’s Pattern. Then, she bent down to pick it up, making a fuss as if she accidentally dropped it.

The other Spirit of Origin was indeed secretly observing this whole time.

Li Jing taking out tons of God Patterns successfully diverted her attention from Ling Ling, who was enjoying the Jade Sura Liquid.

When Shi Zixuan took out a Supreme God Pattern, her attention was drawn to her.

As mentioned before.

The Spirits of Origin are not foolish.

They’re just more innocent.

Li Jing grandly proposed to talk, and she was not foolish enough to come out.

But she was already quite moved.

Seeing Shi Zixuan drop the Supreme God Pattern in a "false action", she couldn’t help but craned a small head through the spatial rift where the Supreme God Pattern fell.

At this sight, Shi Zixuan paused in her bending motion and flashed a sweet smile.

"Don’t be afraid, this was originally meant for you. We won’t harm you if you come out."

With that, she respectfully backed away to indicate her harmlessness, not making any attempt for close contact with The Spirit of Origin.

The Spirit of Origin, peeking her head out, was still somewhat hesitant.

Seeing this, Li Jing moved his thoughts and communicated with Ling Ling through the void.

"Pretend to snatch it from her, but don’t really snatch it."

Having conveyed his thoughts, Li Jing quietly added.

"Put more effort into your performance. I will get you some tasty treats afterward."

Acting under the instruction and promise, Ling Ling’s eyes lit up immediately and she transformed into a streak of light and rushed over, knowing that the Supreme God Pattern was not meant for her.

The Spirit of Origin was startled by this; her initial instinct was to withdraw but then she decided against it. Determinedly, she emerged from the rift, picked up the Supreme God Pattern and then quickly dashed onto Shi Zixuan’s shoulder.

!!!

Shi Zixuan.

The fact that The Spirit of Origin would take refuge on her, took her by surprise.

Shi instinctively turned her head.

The little creature was guarding the Supreme God Pattern while baring its teeth at Ling Ling who leapt and missed.

Confronted with such a scene, Shi Zixuan’s youthful heart, which had been sealed for countless years, was abruptly awakened.

This Spirit of Origin...

Isn’t it too adorable?

Shi Zixuan couldn’t help but extend her hand, wanting to give her a little poke.

Detecting Shi’s intentions, the little creature shuddered and cautiously shot her a glance before transforming into a streak of light and flew away, landing on the shoulder of Li Jing who was sitting with his legs crossed on the ground.

"..."

Shi Zixuan.

Wasn’t she just trying to touch it?

Was such caution really necessary?

Upon seeing that The Spirit of Origin had opted to come to him, Li Jing reached out and plucked a sweet Spirit Fruit from his pocket, slightly surprised.

With some movement from one side, The Spirit of Origin instinctively prepared to run.

However, upon seeing the Spirit Fruit, she halted.

Spotting someone’s eye is on her and the fruit is lying on the palm instead of being handed over directly, The Spirit of Origin seemed slightly hesitant.

Seeing her reaction, Li Jing smiled warmly.

"If you don’t want it, I’ll give it to Ling Ling."

While talking, he pretended to shoot a glance at Ling Ling.

Ling Ling understood the cue and flew over leisurely.

Upon witnessing this sight,

The Spirit of Origin didn’t hesitate any longer and put away the Supreme God Pattern she was holding, pounced on the Spirit Fruit in Li Jing’s hand and hugged it.

Then, she turned around as if ready to leave.

At this moment, Li Jing raised his hand, not to catch her but to send her to his shoulder.

Seeing this, The Spirit of Origin paused and took a couple of blinks without trying to flee.

Li Jing gently placed The Spirit of Origin on one of his shoulders while Ling Ling landed on the other. It felt very natural.

Next, Li Jing casually took out another Spirit Fruit and handed it over.

Seeing Li Jing, Ling Ling wasn’t shy.

Taking the Spirit Fruit and burying her head, she chewed a bite with a "crunch" and gave a thumbs-up to The Spirit of Origin, who blinked and begun to crunch with a bite after observing Ling Ling.

As the sweet Spirit Fruit entered the stomach, her eyes brightened, and she sat down on Li Jing’s shoulder to munch on it.

Meanwhile, Shi Zixuan was watching Li Jing, who let The Spirit of Origin greatly lower her guard and even eat a Spirit Fruit on his shoulder, with unblinking eyes.

So, this is the "correct posture" to interact with The Spirit of Origin.

She had been too impatient!

Seeing that someone had successfully "won over" The Spirit of Origin, Blue Phoenix breathed a sigh of relief.

Unlike Ling Ling who was her family, this Spirit of Origin, possibly due to past experiences, was extremely cautious.

No one could tell when she might run away.

To try and catch her,

It was practically impossible.

Seeing that the two little ones munching on Spirit Fruits were sitting on his shoulders, Blue Phoenix couldn’t help but feel envious. Tilted her head in thought, she pulled Shi Zixuan to the table and began to scoop out a variety of flavored Spirit Fruits.

Shi Zixuan was no fool. Seeing Blue Phoenix doing this, she quickly followed her example.

In addition to scooping out Spirit Fruits, she made sure not to repeat any flavor.

When two women put out a banquet of Spirit Fruits, The Spirit of Origin, who was eating, was immediately attracted.

The little creature was hesitant about going there, yet was too reluctant not to.

At this moment, Li Jing spoke.

"Go ahead, you won’t be comfortable staying here with me."

With that, he turned to Ling Ling and said,

"Ling Ling, go have some over there. The quality of the fruits there is much higher than those in my pocket."

At Li Jing’s words, Ling Ling nodded her head, grabbed the fruit she had only taken a few bites out of, and flew off.

With Ling Ling leading the way, the other Spirit of Origin looked back at Li Jing, gathered her courage and followed suit.

Watching the two little creatures leave, Li Jing breathed a sigh of relief.

He had finally managed to lure The Spirit of Origin out.

The main thing now was to ensure her comfort; he could communicate with her later when there was no rush.

It was a pity that he was in the midst of tribulation.

Otherwise, he could have bonded more with the little creature, who might then stay with him.

Although The Spirit of Origin seemed blessed by heaven and did not get affected by the heavenly tribulation raining down on him, his unceasingly stricken body was bound to be influenced.

Speaking wasn’t a problem, but movement would certainly be inconvenient.

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