Lishui Palace.
Jiang Ning's gaze fell on the last two natural treasures.
An icy jade box and a piece of amber.
His gaze first settled on the icy jade box.
Though the jade box was tightly sealed, he could sense the scorching aura contained within.
It stood in stark contrast to the chill emanating from the box itself.
Then he raised his hand and lifted the lid.
Boom-
Flames seemed to rise in the air, and a scorching wave washed over his face.
He looked closely. A fiery lingzhi, scarlet from root to cap, lay quietly inside the box.
Its roots curled like dragon whiskers, while faint scarlet flame patterns flowed across its cap, radiating waves of heat.
"Good stuff!" Satisfaction crossed his face as he looked at the scarlet lingzhi.
With a single glance, he could sense the vast, volatile energy within it.
Then he reached out, picked it up, and put it straight into his mouth.
He opened the jade box and put the scarlet lingzhi inside into his mouth.
The lingzhi melted on his tongue, turning into a scorching current that slid down his throat into his stomach.
In an instant, that current erupted within him like a bursting volcano.
Scorching, volatile energy surged through his body. His blood boiled, and his flesh grew searing hot, glowing red.
He immediately steadied his mind and focused, circulating his vital blood to refine that vast, volatile energy.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea.
[Source Points +20.2]
"Not bad!"
Looking at the Source Points notification before him, he nodded in satisfaction again.
The increase had crossed the twenty-point threshold, deepening his reserves of Source Points.
His gaze then fell on the final treasure.
A piece of amber.
The amber was translucent, with a