Seeing Fairy Lingyue again, Xu Taiping could clearly sense that the human aura about her had grown much stronger. She no longer had the ghostlike chill she had possessed when they first met.
"Sister Lingyue, your divine soul seems to have recovered quite a bit."
Xu Taiping was truly happy for Fairy Lingyue.
"Although this land still lacks sufficient spiritual power, thanks to the power already contained within the Earth Treasury Fruit, my divine soul recovered considerably this time. At least it can now count as half a remnant soul."
Fairy Lingyue smiled and nodded, clearly quite satisfied with what she had gained this time.
"By the way, Little Taiping, besides providing me with a place to stay, this gourd contains a world within. You can store the magic artifacts and such that you carry with you inside it."
She pointed at the Azure Gourd in Xu Taiping's hand as she continued.
"How much can it hold?"
Xu Taiping asked, delighted.
"Hold the gourd in your hand, then try sending a breath of true qi into it."
Rather than answering Xu Taiping directly, Fairy Lingyue had him try it himself.
"All right."
Xu Taiping nodded and, following her instructions, sent a breath of true qi into the gourd. Immediately afterward, a space filled with drifting clouds and mist appeared in his mind. It measured about ten feet on each side, roughly the size of his kitchen.
"It's this big?"
Xu Taiping withdrew his awareness and looked at Fairy Lingyue before him in surprise.
For this was clearly the space Fairy Lingyue had meant when she said it contained a world within.
"This isn't big."
Fairy Lingyue smiled and shook her head.
"This gourd is the first spirit treasure nurtured by the Earth Treasury Fruit. Unlike ordinary spirit treasures, its power