After hearing Xue Qingcheng's words, a trace of meaningful coldness surfaced in Lin Mo's eyes.
Recalling how Gongsun Fu had asked him for the Nirvana Chain earlier, he grew a little more wary.
"Miss Qingcheng, I'll keep that in mind."
Using the Communication Leaf, Lin Mo contacted Qin Baochuan, Luo Lan, and the others, who were posing as laborers at the construction site.
An incense stick's worth of time later, everyone arrived at the rear hall and entered the Gourd Space.
Lin Mo smiled faintly. "Seniors, I have some good news for you."
"Fellow Daoist Lin, I have some good news too."
Qin Baochuan looked exceedingly excited and spoke first. "The evening before yesterday, while mining spiritual ore at the quarry, we stumbled upon a treasure!"
"Oh?"
Seeing how excited Qin Baochuan and the others were, Lin Mo could not help looking curious. "What treasure?"
Unhurriedly, Qin Baochuan took an ink-black jade bottle from inside his robes.
The jade bottle radiated a dense evil aura, yet it was crystalline and transparent.
Through its transparent walls, they could see a pale green liquid inside.
Lin Mo asked in confusion, "Sect Master Qin, what is this?"
Luo Lan explained, "This is called Soul-Calming Dew. It's one of the Netherworld Evil Treasures the Saint King obtained from Xuantian Nether Venerable."
"Any living being below the Nascent Soul Realm will fall asleep for three days and nights upon touching even a single drop of Soul-Calming Dew. Not even blades or fire can wake them!"
"I see..."
Lin Mo nodded thoughtfully and murmured, "In a fight, putting your opponent to sleep is practically the same as taking their life outright."
"As expected of Xuantian Nether Venerable's treasure. It truly is formidable..."
Luo Lan asked curiously, "Fellow Daoist Lin, what is your good news?"
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