"Li-Kan Water Essence?"
Lu Xuan was slightly surprised.
Li was fire; Kan was water.
The essence of fire and water?
"I have heard of this thing. It is a rare marvel capable of reconciling water and fire, yin and yang, all methods and all artifacts."
Zhan Qingyang spoke upon hearing this.
"Reconciling all methods and artifacts?"
Lu Xuan's heart stirred, and he pressed for details.
"Yes. There are countless methods in this world, and some are ultimately difficult to reconcile, clashing with one another. Artifact refinement and pill refinement are much the same."
"But with this [Li-Kan Water Essence], methods and artifacts can be harmonized and will not conflict."
Zhan Qingyang explained with a smile.
Lu Xuan nodded faintly, but Jiang Zhou spoke again just then. "Senior Brother Lu, ordinary [Li-Kan Water Essence] can indeed return opposing things to their proper places, letting them coexist and nurture one another without harm. But this drop of [Li-Kan Water Essence] was likely condensed by that Crab Elder, spurred on by the Spiritual Impetus of the East Sea. It formed too quickly, like a premature child, and lacks a measure of its power."
"It can only barely neutralize water and fire, preventing them from clashing. If you wish to reconcile all methods and artifacts, I fear you must seek another means."
"Still, [Li-Kan Water Essence] is a rare treasure. Even with part of its power lost, it remains immensely valuable. Senior Brother, you have still made a profit."
By the end, Jiang Zhou smiled and offered his congratulations.
"Can this Crab Elder's corpse condense more Water Essence?"
Lu Xuan pointed at Crab Elder's corpse as he asked.
The few of them had already spent several months in the Sea-Calming Bureau. Having experienced a Monster Tide, they naturally knew that the Sea-Calming Bureau's greatest