Early the next morning, Lin Qin dived into the bottom of the pool again.
This time he had a clear goal and searched more carefully. His mental power was like a comb, combing through the mud and stone crevices at the bottom of the pool over and over again. Sure enough, around the depression where he first found the Cold Jade Marrow, he successively found four smaller pieces of the same material. Ore-like. The largest one is about the size of a goose egg, and the smallest one is about the size of a walnut. They are scattered in the mud, as if they were rolled up from deeper layers by some force, or maybe because the large core piece was discovered, a certain balance was broken, and these accompanying ones were also revealed.
He brought all the Cold Jade Marrow he found back to the shore. Putting the five dark blue ores together, the surrounding temperature dropped significantly, and a cool breath filled the air.
"So much!" Aileen looked at these harvests, her eyes shining brightly. This is enough for her to use for a long time, and there is even excess that can be used to make some magic props or be exchanged.
"How do you plan to use them?" Lin Qin asked. He had no direct need for these Water Element materials, and was more concerned about how to turn them into actual assistance.
"The largest piece, I keep by my side to assist in meditation." Aileen picked up the fist-sized piece of Cold Jade Marrow and couldn't put it down. "For the smaller ones... maybe you can try grinding a small amount of powder and adding it to the herbal juice I prepared. Cold Jade Marrow has tranquilizing and nourishing properties, which may improve the effect of the potion, especially in soothing mental fatigue and magic backlash."
She was an action person and started trying immediately. She took some Calm-Spirit Flower and Silver-Leaf Herb that had been picked and processed before, crushed them with a stone mortar, and squeezed out the juice. Then, she carefully used a dagger to scrape off a small amount of almost invisible fine powder from the smallest piece of Cold Jade Marrow, and blended it into the herbal juice.
The originally light green juice, after adding Cold Jade Marrow powder, changed its color slightly to a deeper green color with a hint of blue, and exuded a light refreshing medicinal fragrance.
"It's done!" Aileen dipped a small wooden stick into it, put it on the tip of his nose and sniffed, feeling the energy contained in it. "The medicinal properties are indeed integrated, and it has a more soothing effect. If used to treat trauma, it should also have a certain analgesic effect and prevent the wound from becoming hot and inflamed."
She handed the newly made potion to Lin Qin for inspection. Lin Qin felt it and nodded in approval. "The effect is significantly better than the previous pure herbal juice. It seems that this thing is indeed useful."
In the following days, Cold Jade Marrow was integrated into their daily practice.
Aileen placed the largest piece of Cold Jade Marrow next to her usual meditation position. Whenever she enters deep meditation, the pure cold air emitted by Cold Jade Marrow can help her eliminate distracting thoughts faster, condense her mental power and recover faster. It also accelerated significantly. Her understanding of the flow and changes of the water element seemed to have become clearer and more intuitive. The realm of an eighth-level magician was quickly consolidated in this environment, the magic power accumulation speed increased, and she even began to touch some more subtle Water Element magic application skills.
Although Lin Qin does not directly absorb the energy of Cold Jade Marrow, he found that when he comprehends the rules in a place close to Cold Jade Marrow, it is easier for his mind to enter that state of emptiness and concentration. Especially when trying to understand When dealing with the more obscure characteristics of "Earth Element" or sorting out the complex experiences from previous battles, the tranquility effect brought by Cold Jade Marrow can effectively help him suppress the irritability caused by complicated thoughts and make the understanding process smoother.
He also asked Aileen to try to use Cold Jade Marrow to assist during sparring. Aileen found that within the scope of Cold Jade Marrow's influence, her control over Water Element's magic was somewhat improved. Improvements, especially for ice spells that require fine control, have greatly improved the condensation speed and form stability. This has brought new variables to Lin Qin's actual combat response, forcing him to adapt to this more agile and tougher Water Element defense and attack.
"It's a pity," Aileen looked at the pieces of Cold Jade Marrow one day and said with a little regret, "We don't have professional alchemists or rune masters here. Otherwise, these Cold Jade Marrows can be made into more powerful magic accessories, staff cores, or used to arrange magic arrays that condense water elements. The effect will be much better than just using the aura emitted now."
Lin Qin wiped the broadsword in his hand and replied without raising his head, "The resources in hand are capital. Now they can assist cultivation and improve the efficacy of medicine, and they have already played a role. If there is a need in the future, or if you meet the right person, they will naturally be of greater use."