Jade Artifact

As night fell.

Shi Yi did not return to Earth to rest. Instead, he rented a room in Anyuan Town and lay on the bed, waiting for time to pass.

When midnight arrived, Shi Yi finally got up.

"If the stalactite is still there and hasn't been taken, I'll place three disguised cameras there next time I go."

Shi Yi had prepared many items beside him, fully equipped.

He had even specially prepared a small oxygen tank to prevent ventilation problems inside the cave.

"Shuttle, activate!"

With a slight thought, Shi Yi's figure disappeared from the room.

He had deliberately chosen this time. It was so late that there would basically be no one on Mount Jiuhua, minimizing the possibility of him being discovered.

The next moment Shi Yi reappeared, his body couldn't help but shiver.

The temperature had instantly dropped, and it was the familiar cold wind.

The temperature difference between the two places was quite significant.

"Good, no one has been here."

Under the illumination of the headlamp on Shi Yi's head, the situation inside the cave was very clear.

The first thing he checked was the simple detection methods he had set up. The items were still there, and their positions had not changed, which proved that no one had been there.

Otherwise, as long as someone passed by, the arrangements he left behind would be destroyed, and their positions would change.

Only then did Shi Yi's gaze turn to the stalactite and the small puddle on the ground.

The stalactite was the same as before, with no changes.

"It's not full, but it's probably about eighty percent full!"

More Hundred-Year Stone Milk had gathered in the small puddle on the ground, but it wasn't completely full.

"At this accumulation rate, it should be full in ten days."

Shi Yi roughly estimated the accumulation progress, which was one of the things he wanted to confirm on this trip.

"At this rate, I can increase my intake of Hundred-Year Stone Milk daily in the future."

Shi Yi was planning his daily dosage of Hundred-Year Stone Milk based on its accumulation progress.

According to the records in the Records of Great Zhou Oddities, consuming Earth Treasures like Hundred-Year Stone Milk continuously would yield better results, constantly nourishing the body and soul, and maximizing the effectiveness of the Earth Treasure.

Martial Path cultivation was not achieved overnight, but through long-term, gradual practice.

The effect of Hundred-Year Stone Milk in nourishing the soul might be helpful for Shi Yi's future Daoist Magic cultivation.

Shi Yi also took out the prepared jade bottle and jade spoon.

"Storing Hundred-Year Stone Milk in a water bag will cause its essence to dissipate into the air. Only jade can better preserve its essence."

The Records of Great Zhou Oddities also recorded the storage method for Hundred-Year Stone Milk.

The first time Shi Yi came, he had no other choice, so he used a water bag. But this time, he was prepared and naturally brought everything he needed.

Shi Yi scooped the Hundred-Year Stone Milk into the jade bottle, spoonful by spoonful. In a short while, all the Hundred-Year Stone Milk in the small puddle was transferred into the jade bottle by Shi Yi.

Then, Shi Yi took out another jade bottle with a golden thread hook and placed it on the ground. He climbed up the cave wall, and since there were no footholds, he used an ice pick to chisel out some.

Before long, Shi Yi reached the stone wall where the stalactite was hanging. After confirming he could reach it, Shi Yi climbed down and brought the jade bottle with the golden thread hook to the stalactite.

He directly placed it to catch the dripping location of the stalactite, but did not seal it completely. Hearing the faint sound of dripping water, he then used the golden thread on top to wrap around the stalactite.

This would prevent the essence of the Hundred-Year Stone Milk from dissipating and leaking during the dripping process!

It would also prevent anyone from finding this location by following the scattered blue aura.

He had put in a lot of effort for this Hundred-Year Stone Milk this time. Fortunately, the price of ordinary jade bottles was not high, but customization required an additional fee.

"Done."

"This place is mine from now on!"

Shi Yi looked at his masterpiece with great satisfaction.

Afterward, Shi Yi made some simple arrangements inside the cave, setting up disguised cameras and cleaning up any traces he had left behind.

Once everything was done, Shi Yi left.

He did not return directly to Earth because he was carrying the Hundred-Year Stone Milk. To prevent the essence of the Hundred-Year Stone Milk from dissipating on Earth, Shi Yi did not return immediately.

The blue aura on the Bodhi seed he had brought back earlier was slowly dissipating, clearly affected by Earth's environment!

Therefore, he naturally would not allow the entire bottle of Hundred-Year Stone Milk he had just obtained to be affected.

Even if he were to test it, he would only use a small portion at most.

Earth.

"As expected, even when placed in a jade bottle, it still gets affected."

Shi Yi watched a faint blue aura dissipate from the Hundred-Year Stone Milk in the small jade bottle and couldn't help but sigh.

In the Central Great World, he placed it within jade artifacts, and it took over half a day for the blue aura to dissipate. But on Earth, after returning for just over ten minutes, the blue aura vanished.

This blue aura was a part of the essence of the Hundred-Year Stone Milk. If it all dispersed, the Hundred-Year Stone Milk would lose all its effect!

"To put it in the terms of a cultivation novel, Earth should be considered a place with extremely scarce spiritual energy!"

Shi Yi shook his head slightly, but he didn't choose to drink the Hundred-Year Stone Milk from the small jade bottle.

Instead, he began to record the dissipation progress.

He had originally intended to study this small bottle, observing the dissipation rate of the blue aura within.

If he could only bring similar treasures back to Earth in the future, he would at least have a rough idea of what to expect.

"It's getting late tonight!"

"I'll go to sleep first. I'll record the remaining data tomorrow."

After recording the situation an hour later, Shi Yi decided to rest.

He had no intention of staying up all night; he just wanted to know the approximate data.

Downstream of the Dan River.

"Sir, we've searched all the nearby areas, but there's no trace of the Vajra Bodhi Bracelet Mother Bead."

Several members of the Divine Constable Bureau approached Ning Xueyan to report their findings.

For some time now, the Divine Constable Bureau had been searching all areas near the Dan River for any sign of the Vajra Bodhi Bracelet Mother Bead, but they had found nothing.

It had been almost a month since the Vajra Bodhi Bracelet went missing!

"Could it really have been transferred away by someone from the Kongkong Sect using some special method?"

Ning Xueyan's brows furrowed tightly.

Initially, finding the individual Bodhi seeds of the Vajra Bodhi Bracelet had gone smoothly. However, when it came to searching for the mother bead, they couldn't find any trace of it.

It was as if it had vanished into thin air.

Because of this, they had conducted a carpet-like search, but still, they couldn't find it, which greatly displeased Ning Xueyan.

Without recovering the mother bead, her mission would not be considered a complete success.

"Have you found Duan Qianze?"

Ning Xueyan continued to ask.

Previously, when she pursued Duan Qianze on the Dan River, she had severely wounded him.

Just as she was about to capture Duan Qianze, thunder suddenly sounded again, making her hesitant to use her Daoist Arts. In that brief moment of hesitation, Duan Qianze found an opportunity and escaped into the Dan River.

"We've searched both upstream and downstream of the Dan River, but there's still no sign of Duan Qianze."

One of the Divine Constable Bureau members quickly stepped forward and replied.