[Gui Water Essence] was a natural spiritual treasure formed from gathered spiritual energy, with extraordinary effects!
Its most crucial uses lay in two aspects.
In a sense, they were different paths to the same destination.
First, it could be swallowed and refined directly. Its incomparably pure water-origin power could cleanse the nascent core, slightly increasing the chances of Core Formation.
Although the increase was not enormous, any treasure that could improve the chances of Core Formation was enough to spark a struggle in the cultivation world.
Second, and more importantly, it could serve as one of the auxiliary ingredients for refining a precious elixir required for Core Formation-the [Return-to-Truth Pill]!
If successfully refined, it would provide a much greater increase in the chances of Core Formation, its effects far surpassing those of swallowing the essence directly!
The [Gui Water Essence] Lin Changheng had obtained was sealed inside a small cold jade bottle. Clear and pure, it was a deep azure, with what seemed like boundless waves swirling within.
It was truly beautiful.
Knowing how vital it was to his future Dao Path, Lin Changheng put it away with the utmost care.
At the same time, he quietly pondered its origins.
He remembered obtaining it from the silver-masked cultivator's Storage Bag. Although he had seized many Storage Bags, he would not forget where something like this had come from.
Logically speaking, Xu Maoling, Cheng Suling, and the cultivator surnamed Luo had explored that opportunity together last time. After their success, the cultivator surnamed Luo should have received a portion of [Gui Water Essence]. Yet its appearance in the silver-masked cultivator's Storage Bag inevitably suggested a scene of someone higher up seizing and squeezing it out of him.
Regardless, it had ultimately fallen into Lin Changheng's hands.
That was fate.
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