Was My Jade Slip Really the Same as Yours?

Was my Jade Slip really the same as yours?

Seeing this, Shi Yue slapped his Storage Bag at his waist. A Red Short Sword flew out and met the green Jade Slip.

With a poof, the green Jade Slip was cleaved to pieces.

"Shi, what do you mean by this?" Xiaoyaozi's voice held a note of displeasure.

"Hmph, what do I mean? I don't trust you. Who knows whether you'll attach your Primordial Spirit to it and try to seize my body while I'm reading its contents?" Shi Yue gave a cold snort and replied in a low voice.

Facing an old monster like Xiaoyaozi, who knew how many years he had lived, Shi Yue had to stay on his guard at all times. Otherwise, one careless moment could land him in the other man's trap.

"Hmph, if you don't trust me, why ask me for help?" Xiaoyaozi sounded displeased.

"This junior is only a minor cultivator at Qi Refining Level Four. When it comes to scheming, ten of me couldn't outplay you, Senior. How about this? You can tell me the recipe for Urine-Inducing Powder, and I'll make it myself. What do you say?" Shi Yue pondered briefly, then suggested.

"That's fine, but you destroyed my Jade Slip. How are we settling that debt?" Xiaoyaozi asked angrily.

"It's just a Jade Slip. I'll compensate you for it." Shi Yue said indifferently.

"Hmph, do you really think my Jade Slip is the same as yours? You think it's easy for me to condense a Jade Slip? It cost me a great deal of spiritual sense. How about this? Give me thirty Spirit Stones as compensation!"

At this, Shi Yue furrowed his brow. He had only twenty-seven Spirit Stones on him, not enough to pay thirty. Besides, even if he could afford it, he wouldn't give Xiaoyaozi thirty Spirit Stones.

"Three. Take it or leave it." Shi Yue shook his head.

"What? Three? You're cutting the price way too much! No, ten at the very least," Xiaoyaozi haggled.

"Five, maximum." Shi Yue shook his head, unmoved.

"Fine! Five it is. Just put the five Spirit Stones in the stone room." Xiaoyaozi considered it briefly before agreeing.

"Tell me the recipe for Urine-Inducing Powder first. If it really works, I'll give you the Spirit Stones."

"Listen carefully. The recipe for Urine-Inducing Powder calls for Spirit Grain leaves, Blood Qi Fruit leaves, and Spirit Devouring Bee honey. Chop up the Spirit Grain and Blood Qi Fruit leaves, then pour in the Spirit Devouring Bee honey, and you'll have Urine-Inducing Powder. But since your alchemy skills are poor, you can also put all three ingredients in hot water and drink it. That'll make you urinate, too, though it won't be as effective as properly made Urine-Inducing Powder," Xiaoyaozi explained, word by word.

Hearing this, Shi Yue nodded. He stepped into the Spirit Field, snipped a leaf from a stalk of Spirit Grain with a pair of scissors, then picked several Blood Qi Fruit leaves. He chopped them up and tossed them into a porcelain jar.

At the Spirit Devouring Bees' nest, Shi Yue carefully broke off a small piece of honeycomb and dropped it into the jar.

He poured in some clean water, covered the jar, and held it in one hand as he murmured an incantation.

A moment later, red flames sprang from Shi Yue's hand. They grew stronger and stronger until they engulfed the entire jar.

Before long, the lid began to rattle, and a faint, sweet fragrance wafted from inside.

Shi Yue stopped forming the Hand Seal, and the flames dissipated.

He set the jar on the ground and lifted the lid. A strong, sweet fragrance poured out.

"Shi, you'd better drink plenty of water before you start. That way, you'll have more to piss out," Xiaoyaozi advised.

Shi Yue thought that made sense. He took out his gourd artifact and drank plenty of water, then used a spoon to scoop up a spoonful of slightly yellowish liquid from the jar and put it in his mouth.

Since it contained honey, it tasted sweet and went down quite nicely.

Shi Yue drank more than ten spoonfuls in one go. When he finished the fifteenth, he was about to take another when his expression suddenly changed. He hurriedly took out the gourd artifact he used to collect urine, pulled out his little worm, aimed it at the mouth of the gourd, and started peeing.

The Urine-Inducing Powder was astonishingly potent. As soon as Shi Yue finished one piss, his mouth and throat felt parched. After he drank a few mouthfuls of water, he immediately needed to pee again.

And so Shi Yue drank water and peed, over and over, until he was completely drained. He had no choice but to rest for a while before continuing.

Shi Yue spent twenty days in Palm Heaven Space, collecting more than two hundred pounds of urine. After diluting it with clean water, he had over eight hundred pounds.

Once he had collected enough, Shi Yue took out five Spirit Stones and tossed them into the stone room from a distance, then left Palm Heaven Space.

He hurried out of the cellar and went to the three mu of Water Moon Flowers.

All the petals on the Water Moon Flowers had turned black, and some of their main stems had blackened as well.

Seeing this, Shi Yue's heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly took out his gourd artifact, tossed it into the air, and struck it with a Hand Seal.

The gourd's stopper flew off, and a stream of pale yellow liquid poured down over the Water Moon Flowers. Black fumes rose from the flowers as the liquid touched them, and their petals and stems gradually returned to white.

A quarter of an hour later, Shi Yue beckoned with one hand. The stopper quickly sealed the gourd, which flew into his sleeve and disappeared.

All three mu of Water Moon Flowers had returned to a snowy white, though the air was filled with a foul stench.

Satisfied, Shi Yue nodded, turned, and walked out of the courtyard. He flew toward Murong Xiaoxiao's residence on his artifact.

When Shi Yue arrived above Murong Xiaoxiao's residence, he happened to run into her as she was about to leave.

"Junior Nephew Shi, a whole day has passed. Have you finished?" Murong Xiaoxiao asked, her face flushed.

"Mm, I'm done." Shi Yue nodded.

"Wonderful! Then let's hurry to the Spirit Field!" Murong Xiaoxiao said eagerly, urging him on.

Once they arrived at the Spirit Field, Shi Yue flicked his sleeve, and the gourd artifact flashed into view and flew above the field.

Shi Yue struck the gourd artifact with a Hand Seal. The stopper popped open, and a stream of pale yellow liquid poured down. Black fumes quickly rose from every Spirit Herb the liquid touched, and the Spirit Herbs returned to their original state.

Less than half an hour later, nearly ten mu of Spirit Field had returned to normal. The dead Spirit Herbs could not be revived, but some had survived, minimizing the losses.

"Junior Nephew Shi, here's your payment: thirty Spirit Stones." Seeing the Spirit Herbs and Spirit Field restored, Murong Xiaoxiao nodded in satisfaction. She took out a leather pouch and tossed it to Shi Yue.

Shi Yue caught the pouch and hurriedly opened it. When he saw the thirty Spirit Stones inside, his grin stretched from ear to ear.

"By the way, Junior Nephew Shi, do I need to water them with urine every day... I mean, with this liquid?" Murong Xiaoxiao seemed to remember something and asked.

"No need. Just make sure to cast rain on them regularly. If anything else comes up, come find me again, Aunt-Master." Shi Yue smiled brightly, revealing a row of pearly white teeth.

Murong Xiaoxiao nodded. After asking him a few more questions, she let Shi Yue leave.