Qin Yi went to where Minghe and Meng Qingying were cultivating with a look of constipation on his face.
He was no longer as easily hoodwinked by Liusu as he had been back then. Things like Golden Toad Pus had made his skin crawl, yet he had not dared to argue... Now, all he needed was to analyze it himself, and he would understand.
So-called Nether River water did not require the outrageous things Liusu had described. If he truly dared ask Minghe for that stuff, she would kick him to pieces.
If Nether River water did not specifically refer to the physical water of that river in the underworld, but merely required that sort of law attribute, then the Spiritual Energy Minghe scattered and condensed into mist was Nether River water.
Sure enough, Qin Yi merely poked his head in and stated his needs, and a water ball was thrown out from within. Minghe had clearly understood the moment she heard him; of course he was not asking for that stuff.
Likewise, Phoenix Emperor fire did not refer to fire itself. Qin Yi already had fire. It referred to an object carrying the properties of Phoenix Emperor fire, preferably something fine and fragmented that could be kneaded together with Nether River water and Bodhi sap to make cinnabar. Qin Yi had originally thought he would need to use that phoenix feather, but Meng Qingying tossed out a lock of hair instead.
To her, that phoenix feather was no different from a token of love between the two of them. She was unwilling to use it up.
Liusu weighed the hair in her hand and pondered it for quite some time before certifying, "It will do."
Qin Yi held the water ball and hair, scratching his head all the while.