Soul-Nourishing Wood
After Yuan Qing and Xu Juan led the disciples from the Heavenly Profound Sect and Earth Profound Gate who had been trapped here in previous years out, Lin Xiao closed the exit, then turned around and walked to the almost transparent Venerable Pantu, who seemed about to disappear at any moment.
Lin Xiao looked at him with a calm expression.
The Venerable Pantu lay half-reclined on the ground, motionless, his eyes closed as if waiting for the moment when he would completely vanish.
Lin Xiao sighed softly and said to him:
"You won the bet. I'll unblock you right now. What I promised you before still stands."
Upon hearing this, Venerable Pantu, with his eyes still closed, subtly relaxed the expression on his half-white, half-black face.
Lin Xiao used the Heart of the Secret Realm to directly erase the seal that bound him.
The reason he changed his mind and decided to unseal Venerable Pantu was because of this person's act of saving people by almost sacrificing his own soul.
Even though Lin Xiao knew that the Nascent Soul Cultivator, Venerable Pantu, might have felt some guilt in doing this, it was hard to say how much he was actually hoping to win back his heart and have the seal removed.
But this action by Venerable Pantu at least shows that when he needs something from Lin Xiao, he knows where Lin Xiao's bottom line is and will take the initiative to avoid him.
The two sect disciples who were killed had nothing to do with Lin Xiao, and Venerable Pantu had shown his willingness to compromise. Lingxian Sect also needed such a knowledgeable local cultivator, so Lin Xiao was willing to accept Venerable Pantu and fulfill the conditions he had previously agreed to.
Moreover, there is another reason why Lin Xiao is like this.
That's because on the way back with Yuan Qing and the other person, Lin Xiao had some free time, so he checked the rewards for this secret realm exploration mission in his private treasury to accommodate their travel speed.
This mission rewarded three items: 100 Spirit Stone, 1 Soul-Nourishing Wood, and 1 Myriad Realms Iron Bucket.
The purpose of that Myriad Realms Iron Bucket is still unknown.
But he knew about the Soul-Nourishing Wood!
Although Lin Xiao had never seen this thing before, he found the three characters very familiar.
This is combined with the only soul he has encountered so far.
The reason why the system, which has always been very considerate, gave away this item is self-evident.
He even used the identification function to check it out.
[Superior Soul-Nourishing Wood is an excellent material for nourishing the soul. Each piece can be used for a very long time. When not in use, it can be placed in a place with abundant Yin Qi for maintenance. Once a soul has been nourished by the Soul-Nourishing Wood, it cannot separate from the Soul-Nourishing Wood if it does not have a physical body.]
Seeing the extremely weak Venerable Pantu on the ground, Lin Xiao didn't waste any words and directly took out the Soul-Nourishing Wood from his private treasury and placed it next to Venerable Pantu.
This Soul-Nourishing Wood is a very Dayi, about half a meter long and as thick as two adult arms. Its surface looks as if it has been polished for many years, and its entire body is dark and has a moist luster.
As soon as it was placed next to Venerable Pantu, Venerable Pantu seemed to be sucked into it, and in no time, he was completely connected with the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
In that instant, Venerable Pantu's soul solidified somewhat, no longer resembling its previous state of near dissipation.
Having been rescued, Venerable Pantu breathed a sigh of relief, examined the Soul-Nourishing Wood connected to his lower body, and said:
"Little one, I never imagined you had such Dayi Soul-Nourishing Wood."
When he saved the child, he overestimated the strength of his soul and almost caused his soul to scatter. He thought that part of his soul was going to perish in this broken secret realm, but he did not expect that the young child would have such a good Soul-Nourishing Wood!
For a moment, Venerable Pantu felt that his life was not meant to end, and perhaps Lin Xiao was a minor benefactor in his tribulation.
He suddenly felt a little more confidence in Lin Xiao's promise to help him find his remaining soul and body.
Sun Yigao squatted down in surprise and began to examine the strange piece of wood on the ground.
The wood, known as the Soul-Nourishing Wood, resembled a piece of dark jade. He couldn't resist reaching out to touch it, and found it to be warm and smooth to the touch.
Lin Xiao, on the other hand, took a look at the current appearance of the Venerable Pantu.
Now, Venerable Pantu's soul can be completely curled up inside the Soul-Nourishing Wood, and if he wants, he can also extend various parts of his body from the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
However, he had to leave at least one-third of it inside, making it impossible to completely separate it from the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
For example, if he were to release his upper body, his legs would basically have to be kept inside the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
If he wanted to walk with his legs out, he would have to tuck his upper body into the Soul-Nourishing Wood.
Lin Xiao imagined the scene.
Tsk.
After taking Venerable Pantu out, we must not let him go down the mountain casually, lest we frighten the villagers.
And that's exactly what Venerable Pantu is doing now.
He stretched his legs out from the side of the Soul-Nourishing Wood, then his head out from the other side, and then stood up.
What Sun Yigao and Lin Xiao saw was that a piece of wood lying on the ground suddenly stretched out two legs and a head, and then stood up.
It looks like a large 'six', except all the strokes are connected together.
Sun Yigao couldn't help but exclaim, "As expected of the world of cultivation, it has truly broadened my horizons!"
Lin Xiao suppressed a laugh and began preparing for his return.
First, this medicinal field in Spirit Heart Valley, which Venerable Pantu has carefully tended for decades, must be taken away.
After all, he had previously said that if Sun Yigao became his disciple, he would give him this medicinal herb field.
Although it's impossible for him to become an apprentice now, Lin Xiao has promised to find him a soul and a body!
So it's not unreasonable for him to take over this medicinal herb field, is it?
Lin Xiao assigned the task of harvesting this medicinal herb field to Sun Yigao and Venerable Pantu, and also gave them two shovels, instructing them to dig up the soil from the field as well, as he wanted to pack it up and take it with him.
After all, although he now had the Heart of the Secret Realm, the Secret Realm was only open for two months each year. If he left the herb field here, it would be inconvenient to harvest herbs and take care of it. Therefore, Lin Xiao decided to pack everything up and take it with him.
Upon hearing his words, Venerable Pantu was somewhat surprised; this was a vast expanse of farmland!
"Could it be that you possess a high-level storage Law Treasure?"
Ordinary Storage Bag or similar containers can't hold such Dayi field!
Venerable Pantu recalled that many years ago, from the Qi Refining Stage all the way to the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had only used low-level Storage Bag with very small capacities.
It's surprising that this young man has already reached the Qi Refining Eighth Layer at such a young age, and he also has quite a few good things in his possession.
He couldn't help but sigh, "This kid's sect really spoils him..."
Lin Xiao had no idea about his thoughts. He was just stunned when he heard him mention 'high-level storage Law Treasure '. Then he thought about it and realized that his massive private treasury should also be considered a high-level storage Law Treasure, right? So he nodded perfunctorily.