"Um," Master Old Ghost nodded.
With both hands lifted, a pale yellow domain enveloped the entire swimming pool.
he slapped his palm against his waist and a small triangular cauldron appeared in his hands.
"Catch, you brat!" Master Old Ghost said irritably.
Casually, he tossed the small triangular cauldron over.
Zhang Xiaohao grabbed it with one hand, holding the triangular cauldron in his grasp.
The triangular cauldron, three feet tall and golden in color, was engraved all around with myriad plants, flowers, and birds.
Above the cauldron, three five-clawed Golden Dragons bared their teeth and claws, exuding a mighty dragon’s might.
Especially those eyes, as if they had come fully to life.
Imperious, as if they alone revered all creatures between heaven and earth.
"Master, where did you get this treasured cauldron?" Zhang Xiaohao exclaimed in surprise.
"Heh heh! Naturally, it was given by someone else," Master Old Ghost replied with a mysterious smile.
"Yes!" Zhang Xiaohao nodded vigorously.
As for ’given by someone else’ as his master said, of course, he didn’t believe a word! Did he not know what kind of person Master Old Ghost was? He reckoned it was most likely plundered from some unlucky soul.
"It’s called the Three Dragon True Cauldron, and from now on, it belongs to you. Consider it a wedding gift from your master!" Master Old Ghost declared.
"Heh heh!" Zhang Xiaohao chuckled mysteriously.
In his heart, he laughed slyly, thinking that the wedding ceremony hadn’t even been held yet. When it came to the actual ceremony, he didn’t believe that this old geezer would have the nerve to show up without a dowry.
"Master, what about the Spiritual Medicine?" asked Zhang Xiaohao.
"Catch! This took quite an effort for your master to collect," Master Old Ghost instructed specifically.
He slapped his palm against his waist and threw a black-wrapped bundle over.
He then took out the previous Great Five Elements Spiritual Fruit from his bosom and tossed it over as well.
Zhang Xiaohao, of course, was not shy to accept.
He unwrapped the black package, revealing the dozen or so Spiritual Medicines inside.
"Damn! Are these all thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines? Master, you didn’t raid the treasure vault of some major power, did you?" Zhang Xiaohao was taken aback.
In front of him lay a dozen differently colored Spiritual Medicines.
There were the Thousand-year-old Mountain Spirit, Thousand-year-old Snow Lotus, Thousand-year-old violet, Thousand-year-old blood-red jade, and so on.
"Heh heh! Kid, are you frightened by your master’s tricks?" Master Old Ghost boasted proudly.
"You’re awesome!" Zhang Xiaohao gave a thumbs up.
Indeed, the older the ginger, the spicier.
Following that, Master Old Ghost pointed with one hand and took a delicate white bottle out of the storage bag at his waist and tossed it over.
"Master, what is this?" Zhang Xiaohao asked, puzzled.
"Open it and see," Master Old Ghost replied with a mysterious smile. The rıghtful source is 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝✦𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚✦𝕟𝕖𝕥
Zhang Xiaohao removed the cork and was met with a blast of icy chill.
"Damn! Is this the Ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Water condensed from beneath the perennial snow mountain?" Zhang Xiaohao cried out in disbelief.
"You’re quite knowledgeable, kid! Correct, this is indeed Ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Water. Your master went to a lot of trouble to get it," Master Old Ghost said proudly.
"With the aid of these heavenly materials and treasures, plus this Ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Water, and taking the Great Five Elements Spiritual Fruit as the main ingredient, the Great Five Elements Spirit Pills I will concoct will have at least five times the potency! Even more!" Zhang Xiaohao declared with confidence.
"Mhm, you focus on your Alchemy, leave everything else to your master," Master Old Ghost nodded.
Without hesitation, Zhang Xiaohao sat cross-legged on the ground, circulating the Shennong Battle Sky Technique to restore his spirit to its prime state.
When he opened his eyes again, a flash of brilliance passed fleetingly through them.
With a flick of his hand, the golden Shennong Pill Fire appeared in the palm of his hand.
"Go!" Zhang Xiaohao commanded coldly.
He thrust the Shennong Pill Fire beneath the Three Dragon True Cauldron; at that moment, powerful True Qi burst forth, recklessly flooding into it without any concern for waste.
The Three Dragon True Cauldron, under Zhang Xiaohao’s disregard for consumption, was heated throughout until it was scalding hot.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaohao nodded in satisfaction.
He carefully released the Sealing on the Great Five Elements Spiritual Fruit and tossed it into the Three Dragon True Cauldron.
His hands moved skillfully, as one Alchemy Technique after another was cast into it.
Under the control of Zhang Xiaohao’s robust Soul Power, the Great Five Elements Spiritual Fruit had already been melted, turning into the most refined medicinal power.
Thereupon, Zhang Xiaohao formed a Magic Formula with his hands and set aside that medicinal power by itself.
Then, as if following a well-rehearsed recipe, he added the Spiritual Medicines to the Three Dragon True Cauldron in the order of their properties.
"Master! Lend me some of your True Qi!" Zhang Xiaohao shouted.
"Mhm," Master Old Ghost responded.
With a sway of his body, he was already behind Zhang Xiaohao.
Placing his palm on Zhang Xiaohao’s back, a vast sea-like surge of True Qi frantically rushed into Zhang Xiaohao’s body.
With the support of Master Old Ghost’s formidable True Qi, Zhang Xiaohao no longer had any reservations.
His hand Magic Formula changed, controlling the Shennong Pill Fire to directly burn the dozen or so thousand-year-old Spiritual Medicines inside the Three Dragon True Cauldron.
In the blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour went by.
Zhang Xiaohao pointed with one hand, holding a small white exquisite bottle and poured in eighteen drops of Ten-thousand-year-old Xuan Water.
His hand Magic Formulas transformed as a series of Magic Formulas swiftly emerged from his palm.
He controlled the fusion of the medicinal power derived from the Great Five Elements Spiritual Fruit and various Spiritual Medicines.
As time passed, the various Spiritual Medicines gradually fused into one.
However, at this moment.
A slight change occurred in the array of Spiritual Medicines within the Three Dragon True Cauldron.
The various Spiritual Medicines that were merging stopped suddenly.
"Hmph! The word ’failure’ has never existed in my dictionary!" Zhang Xiaohao declared arrogantly.
Biting his fingertip, he flicked three drops of blood into the Three Dragon True Cauldron.
With the addition of the blood, the previously halted fusion of the various Spiritual Medicines quickly merged together.
The Three Dragon True Cauldron suddenly vibrated; within it, the Elixirs took shape, condensing into eighteen Great Five Elements Spirit Pills.
A rich, potent fragrance of Elixirs emanated from the Three Dragon True Cauldron.
At this sight, the tension that Zhang Xiaohao had been holding fell away completely.
He flicked his hand, gathering the Shennong Pill Fire back up.
A Spiritual Energy hand moved swiftly, retrieving the eighteen Big Five-star Spirit Pills from the Three Dragon True Cauldron and placing them into a jade bottle that had been prepared in advance.
With a flick of his sleeve, he stored the Three Dragon True Cauldron into the Shennong Ring.
He crossed his legs and sat down on the ground, running the Shennong Battle Sky Technique to recover from the excessive consumption of True Qi.
With the assistance of Master Old Ghost, the Spiritual Energy that Zhang Xiaohao had expended was fully restored.
"How did it go?" As soon as Zhang Xiaohao opened his eyes, Master Old Ghost asked anxiously.
Zhang Xiaohao frowned, not saying a word.
"Could it be that it failed?" Seeing his expression, Master Old Ghost questioned hesitantly.
"Haha! It was a success, the potency is six times stronger. Just by consuming one Great Five Elements Spirit Pill, the speed of absorbing nature’s spiritual energy will increase by sixfold. However, each person can only consume one pill," Zhang Xiaohao laughed.