Chen Mo's face immediately darkened when he heard Lan Caijie's words.
What the hell, was she treating Spiritual Liquid like a drink in some prize giveaway?
Another bottle!
Check your face and see if there's a winning message on it. You weren't much to look at, but you sure dreamed beautifully!
Though somewhat depressed, his actions were very honest. He took another bottle of Spiritual Liquid from his storage ring and said, "You can't drink too much at once. If you can't absorb it, it'll dissipate. Especially with your current strength, even two bottles would cause a great deal of spiritual power to disperse."
He was right. Since a Spiritual Body had no flesh-and-blood body, any spiritual power it failed to absorb into its soul—or any excess beyond what it could absorb—would dissipate. A Spiritual Body could certainly wrap up that dispersed spiritual power, but maintaining the Spiritual Body consumed spiritual power continuously. If it could not absorb that spiritual power, the Spiritual Body would keep consuming it, making the whole thing more trouble than it was worth.
Therefore, it was best to consume Spiritual Liquid a little at a time rather than gulping down a large amount.
Because of her injuries, Lan Caijie's Spiritual Body had only just barely recovered. That bottle of Spiritual Liquid had naturally felt like rain after a long drought, leaving her utterly comfortable. But another bottle would be excessive. Her body had just absorbed the Spiritual Liquid and was still full; any more would overflow and go to waste.
Chen Mo had given Lan Caijie another bottle because she was now his Spiritual Body. Later, he could use her to forge a spiritual artifact, turning Lan Caijie into its artifact spirit and raising the artifact's grade. So he still had to give it to