When Yue Jinghua first obtained the gourd, she thought it was carved from jade, but now she feels that it seems to be a natural object.
This gourd, bestowed by Sha Fei, at first glance, looked no different from the Medicine Gourd of a Danlu Alchemist in terms of appearance.
However, when Yue Jinghua probed inside the gourd with her Divine Sense, a small mishap occurred.
The gourd initially repelled Yue Jinghua’s Divine Sense, but on her second attempt, the body of the gourd trembled slightly, and the repulsive force gradually weakened.
The Divine Sense became instantly clear, like opening a lamp-lit door in the dark night.
In her mind, an expanding storage space appeared, the space inside the palm-sized gourd was comparable to the size of an alchemy room.
Several alchemy recipes, along with a small amount of well-preserved spiritual-grade elixirs, were neatly arranged inside the gourd; however, the most precious things were a few stone boxes containing handwritten notes of a Pill Master.
"Wow, Ugly, your Divine Sense cultivation is quite impressive. With you holding this Desire Gourd, surprisingly, there’s no repulsive reaction. The original owner of the gourd must definitely be dead," said the Gold Eater Worm, an Ancient Mysterious Insect and one of the Four Great Divine Insects, which has survived thousands of years within an egg, inheriting ancient records of the Insect Clan from birth.
Although the Insect Clan seems inconspicuous, they are one of the longest-surviving races in the history of the continent and know much more than any other races.
Moreover, born with the ability, especially towards treasures, the Gold Eater Worm inherently possesses the ability to discern treasures.
It wanted to show off and began boasting incessantly.
The Desire Gourd is a fruit that grows on the Sui Xin Yu Vine located beside the Boundary River of Forget.
Legend has it that the Sui Xin Yu Vine grows naturally without flowers yet bears fruit, producing the Desire Gourd.
After the gourd matures, it has neither pulp nor seeds; once the gourd arises, the vine dies, thus a vine will only produce one gourd in its lifetime.
The gourd matures overnight; after the ripe gourd falls off, it drifts down the Boundary River and ends up on the Canglong Continent.
An uncarved Desire Gourd is naturally a Spirit Rank Dark Treasure; if it falls into the hands of an experienced Artifact Craftsman and is slightly modified, it can advance to a Holy-grade Profound Treasure.
Since the Desire Gourd naturally possesses the attribute of spirit wood, even if it is crafted into a Holy Artifact, it retains the feature of "growth," which is uncommon for other Dark Artifacts.
The size of the gourd changes according to the changes in Divine Sense Cultivation of its holder.
Named the Desire Gourd, which means boundless heart and endless desires, it caters to every whim and fancy.
Yue Jinghua’s Divine Sense is several times stronger compared to an average Dark Practitioner, and the previous owner’s Divine Sense Cultivation must have been strong, hence the space inside the gourd automatically interacted with her Divine Sense upon encountering her.
"This gourd still has the potential to expand, so if my Divine Sense Cultivation improves one day, will the gourd also expand in capacity?" Yue Jinghua was astonished.
"Exactly, that’s how it is. This gourd is good in every aspect, except that it cannot contain living creatures; it can only store elixirs and Spiritual Treasures. However, the advantages of this type of gourd are many; anything placed inside is shielded from emitting its own Treasure Qi, unless it meets a Divine Worm like me, even an Immortal wouldn’t know what you have hidden," the Gold Eating Worm said puffing up its chubby body, "Try using your Divine Sense to directly retrieve an item from the gourd."
Yue Jinghua was very compatible with the Jade Gourd; with a slight movement of her Divine Sense, the handwritten notes of the Pill Master were retrieved.
A Pill Master’s wealth consists of a few things: elixirs, alchemy recipes, and finished elixir products, with handwritten notes being the most important.
The manuscripts inside the Desire Gourd were made from the cheapest papyrus, showing that the original owner’s early days were not prosperous. The initial few pages display somewhat childish handwriting.
By around page twenty, the handwriting in the manuscript became more tidy and elegant. Moving further, Yue Jinghua was startled, sensing something extraordinary from the lines of this handbook.
"The village’s Gouwa died; he was only six years old. He starkly refused the city doctor and died of illness. For the sake of my fellow villagers, I must become a Pill Master."
"The days of gathering herbs on the mountain are very tough; this is my third time being Poisoned. The Mu Qi Snake’s toxin is truly fierce; my entire left leg developed toxic sores like fish scales, and my foot completely lost function. I crawled on the mountain for a whole day and night, but eventually found the Golden Ganoderma that can treat Mu Lin Snake’s poison, and I also discovered a kind of elixir that can antidote the snake venom."