Star-Moon Lingzhi.
This was a Treasure Elixir beyond Spirit Elixirs, an exceedingly rare one capable of improving comprehension. It looked like a blooming lingzhi, silver-white throughout, its surface covered in fine star-like patterns. Under the light, those spots flickered with a faint silver glow, like stars in the night sky.
The aura emitted by the Star-Moon Lingzhi differed from that of the Wisdom-Concentrating Pill. The latter carried a faint medicinal fragrance, while the former possessed a uniquely crisp chill, like a late-autumn night breeze brushing across one's face, instantly refreshing the spirit.
Its effect was to raise one's comprehension from superior to supreme.
Supreme comprehension was already the pinnacle of the mundane world.
Beyond that came exceptional, lucid, Purity Level, and natural—another tier entirely, the domain of prodigies.
Chen Xuan took the Star-Moon Lingzhi from its jade box and held it in his palm.
The lingzhi was not large, roughly the size of an infant's fist. It felt warm and smooth in his hand, like the finest mutton-fat jade. The instant its starry markings touched his skin, they suddenly lit up, like tiny stars glimmering in his palm.
Without hesitation, he put the Star-Moon Lingzhi into his mouth.
Its texture was completely different from the Wisdom-Concentrating Pill. It did not dissolve or disperse; it had to be chewed.
Chen Xuan bit down lightly. The lingzhi shattered between his teeth, its juices seeping out with a crisp, sweet flavor, as though he had drunk the purest spring water from a mountain stream.
The juice flowed down his throat, leaving coolness everywhere it passed.
Yet this coolness differed from that of the Wisdom-Concentrating Pill. The pill's coolness was gentle and mild, like spring rain, while the Star-Moon Lingzhi's coolness was sharp and keen, like icy blades. Every inch of meridian washed over