Chapter 31 – Snow Water
Wang Lin’s expression remained normal. He asked, “How much do you need?”
Wang Hao hesitated and said, “At least 200.”
“That many? What do you need them for?” Wang Lin was stunned. He did have 200 talismans. He had received nearly 500 from bribes.
Wang Hao sighed and said with a sour face, “Brother Tie Zhu, there will be an inner disciple competition in two months. Although I can participate, I have no chance of winning. However, I refuse to give up. That bastard Wang Zhuo has already reached the first layer of Qi Condensation, and I heard he’s working towards the second layer.”
“How can he cultivate so quickly?” Wang Lin hadn’t seen Wang Zhuo for a long time and was quite surprised. It seemed talent did matter.
Wang Hao showed an angry expression and said, “That’s only because he has a good teacher. His teacher didn’t care about the price and begged my teacher to buy him a batch of Foundation Establishment Pills. Those are extremely valuable pills within the sect. After consuming them, his cultivation speed increases dramatically.”
Wang Lin nodded and asked, “What does this have to do with borrowing your talisman?”
Wang Hao muttered, “Of course it’s related. You guys don’t interact much with others, but a month before the competition, all the core disciples will hold a small exchange. There, everyone takes out their treasures to exchange as final preparations. I heard from some seniors who have attended before that they said that during the exchange, anything can be used, such as flying swords, magic treasures, pills, etc.”
After Wang Lin heard this, his heart began to pound. He wasn’t particularly interested in flying swords or magic treasures, but the chant for the Qi Condensation stage was important to him. Thinking that he might be able to obtain it in the exchange, he pondered for a moment and said, “The inner disciples trust each other so much, that they’re only doing this exchange?”
Wang Hao laughed and said, “Brother Tie Zhu, you’ve asked an important question. There’s one rule during this exchange, and it’s also a requirement for entering. That is, take a Disguise Pill. After taking the Disguise Pill, unless someone is at the foundational stage, no one will be able to recognize you.”
A thought crossed Wang Lin’s mind. “You borrowed all these talismans for that pill?”
Wang Hao was stunned. He nodded and said, “Brother Tie Zhu is really smart. That’s right. This pill is controlled by my master, and around this time, he started selling it privately. The price is 200 amulets.”
Wang Lin thought for a moment and said, “This exchange seems quite interesting. I want to check it out too.”
Wang Hao immediately said, “Sure, as long as you have a Disguise Pill, you can attend. My goal this time is the Foundation Establishment Pill. I heard that this time, there’s a disciple selling them.”
Wang Lin waved his right hand and took out 400 talismans from his bag. He divided them into four bundles, each containing 100 talismans.
Wang Hao’s eyes lit up, and he put it away in his bag. “Brother Tie Zhu, there’s still about half a month left. I’ll come and see you later. We can go together.”
Wang Lin nodded. They talked for a while, then Wang Hao left.
After Wang Hao left, he pondered for a moment. Wang Lin placed great importance on this exchange, as it was an opportunity for him to obtain a mantra for the next stage of Qi Condensation.
However, he didn’t have any valuables, and all the talismans were used to buy disguise pills. After much thought, he decided to bring the Spring Water, which was full of spiritual energy. It should attract some attention.
With the help of the pill, no one will know his identity.
Having made up his mind, Wang Lin no longer pondered the matter. Currently, he couldn’t enter the dreamland, so he began practicing the Attraction Technique on the boulders in the task house.
He had practiced the Power of Attraction over ten thousand times in his dreams, becoming increasingly proficient at it. When used on gourds, his success rate was 10 out of 10. Now, in everyday life, as long as he moved his hand, he could grab small objects.
If the size was too large, the success rate would be low, but with his spiritual energy still growing, and after he entered the second layer, the Attraction Technique began to show its true power.
After practicing on the boulders for several hours, it was already dark and snowy outside, but Wang Lin didn’t immediately enter the dreamland. He stood at the doorway, staring at the snowflakes as he began to ponder.
Throughout the month, while cultivating in the second layer, Wang Lin noticed a problem. The effect of the spiritual energy nourishing the Spring Water had diminished. Although the decrease was very small and manageable, it still worried him greatly.
He was afraid that, as his Qi Condensation level increased, one day, the spiritual energy that filled the Spring Water would lose its effect.
Although soaking the mysterious bead in dew was the best, followed by spring water, the dew collection was too slow. There wasn’t enough to use, and there wasn’t any at all in winter. Spring water was the easiest and most convenient to obtain, and he had an unlimited supply. However, if one day, the spring water was no longer effective, Wang Lin needed something to replace it.
He moved his hand slightly and activated the Attraction Technique. The snowflakes formed into a dragon and charged into a large pot in the room.
After a while, Wang Lin had filled half the pot. He stopped the Attraction Technique and approached the pot. He formed a seal with his right hand. After more than ten attempts, he finally formed a fireball the size of a baby. The fireball gave off a tremendous amount of heat and quickly melted the snow.
After all the snow had melted, he wiped the sweat from his forehead. Continuously using two techniques had made him extremely tired.
There wasn’t much snow water in the pot. He threw the mysterious beads into the pot and took them out ten minutes later.
He now had a very good understanding of the mysterious bead. Soaking it in spring water for 10 minutes was his limit. He had tested soaking it for longer periods, but found that as long as the bead was soaked for at least 10 minutes, the effect remained the same.
He took a sip of the water, then closed his eyes and carefully observed the changes in the spiritual energy within his body. A moment later, he opened them and muttered, “The effect is much better than spring water, but it’s still inferior to dew. It’s still usable!”
He immediately took out countless gourds. They were all gourds he had collected in the mountains. After working all night, all the snow in his yard had disappeared. The snow filled a small portion of the gourds with spiritual energy water.