The Treasure Gourd

"Feeling great!"

"This is simply a paradise!"

"I love this place so much!"

Like a fly drawn to rotting flesh, the painting demon hovered around Wei Shao'er.

The fine, delicate lines of blood, like the most exquisite brushstrokes, stretched into threads and continuously converged on the body of the painted demon.

The painting demon let out bursts of cheers, its body drifting like a mad ghost.

Just as the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood was being extracted from Rong Tianding's body in the Eastern Heavenly Gate Secret Realm, the Painting Demon was now extracting the Ancestral Dragon's Essence Blood from Wei Shao'er's body.

Although Jinxia Yuanjun did not use her long needle to extract Essence Blood, the painting demon, unable to bear Wei Shao'er's vomiting blood and vaginal bleeding, still had the ability to extract blood as if tracing back to the source.

The blood, which was so red it looked unnaturally dark, gushed out and was quickly extracted, turning into a dull, dark brown.

"How did you manage to refine such a large pill?"

Wei Shao'er was hanging by a thread, and the blood-draining effect of the painting demon was easing her symptoms; she only needed to wait patiently for childbirth.

Chunyu Tiying originally wanted to ask about the painting demon, but she eventually changed the subject to the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill.

The perfect tonic pill that Zhang Xuezhou refined had exceeded Chunyu Tiying's expectations; she hadn't even imagined that three ingredients could be refined into one pill.

The effects of this elixir are not simply equivalent to the sum of three Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pills; rather, they exceed the range of effects of a normal Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill, which Chunyu Tiying found difficult to understand no matter how hard she tried.

She even suspected that Zhang Xuezhou had changed the base medicine, using herbs that were not 100 years old, but 200, 300, or even 500 years old.

The efficacy of this elixir far surpasses that of a normal tonic pill.

Chunyu Tiying cut off a third of the medicine and swallowed it. She felt that the effects of the medicine were a little too strong.

If she had known earlier that it was this kind of medicinal effect, she would have cut that third into three to five portions.

The immense medicinal power filled her meridians and acupoints in a short time. If it weren't for the limitations of her cultivation level, Chunyu Tiying would have wanted to use this medicinal effect to break through to the eighth stage of the Nine Revolutions Qi Harmony Technique.

The surging Law Power continuously surged, occasionally causing bursts of blue light to flash across Chunyu Tiying's body, while purple steam would rise from above her head from time to time.

She lay in bed for half a month and then in a rattan chair for three hours. After taking the pill, Chunyu Tiying was able to get up normally in just half a quarter of an hour.

She still has some health issues, but the strong medication is continuously repairing them, and the recovery is even approaching perfection.

The potency of this medicine baffled Chunyu Tiying.

"Just rub it like this!"

Zhang Xuezhou gestured as he shook the gourd, his face filled with curiosity once again.

"What's wrong? Is it hard to swallow this medicine once it's been cut off?" Zhang Xuezhou said, "You have to understand that this is three portions of medicinal materials. It's not convenient for me to roll it into three pills by hand when it's being made!"

"What I mean is that this 'Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill' is not only large, but its medicinal effects are also very powerful," Chunyu Tiying said. "It's at least three times more potent than a normal 'Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill'!"

"Are you saying that you took an overdose of this pill?"

"Too much... too much isn't necessarily a bad thing!"

The elixirs of the medical school are not like those of other schools; even if their effects are tripled, they rarely cause serious illness.

Chunyu Tiying's physical cultivation was not only able to withstand the effects of the medicine, but the effects of the medicine, which exceeded those of a normal tonic pill, also promoted the repair of her acupoints in the Sole Self Realm.

This was an extra effect beyond the normal efficacy of the medicine. Chunyu Tiying felt that this effect was too good and had exceeded the scope of the definition of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill.

"If Elder Zheng could exchange it for the remaining pill you have, he might be able to stand up like me after taking it," Chunyu Tiying said. "Does your Yin-Yang School have some special alchemy method? How come the efficacy of this medicine is so much stronger than similar pills from other schools? Even our medical school's unique Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill is like that?"

"You know that we Yin-Yang School are mechanized..."

"I need medicine! I need medicine! I want to stand up!"

Chunyu Tiying wouldn't speak carelessly, and she was the first to experience the effects of the elixir; in fact, her symptoms were similar to Zheng Wukong's.

The elixir that cured Chunyu Tiying also has a high probability of curing Zheng Wukong, even if Zheng Wukong has not cultivated the Nine Revolutions Qi Harmony Technique.

"I'll exchange the treasure gourd of the Suspended Gourd Sect with you. If I acquire other great medicines or possess what you need in the future, I'll exchange it back then," Zheng Wukong said.

"The magic gourd?"

"Our Suspended Gourd Sect's gourd is a magical gourd," Zheng Wukong said. "This gourd can hold water!"

"My darling!"

"It can hold at least a mountain's worth of water!"

Without Zheng Wukong's subsequent comment, Zhang Xuezhou's "good darling" would have sounded somewhat insincere.

Any gourd can hold water, but how much water it can hold is another matter.

"I filled a gourd with water, and it hasn't run out in thirty years," Zheng Wukong said. "Don't underestimate this unassuming gourd; with it, you'll never run out of water."

The gourd of the Suspended Gourd Sect has a wonderful use, but it is not the most wonderful use.

Although the Suspended Gourd Sect regards the gourd as a treasure, whether this treasure is accepted by others is another matter entirely.

For Zheng Wukong, it was a precious treasure gourd; for others, it was merely a tool for fetching water.

Zheng Wukong then had to offer a couple of explanations.

"You've been using a gourd for all your water for the past thirty years?" Zhang Xuezhou exclaimed in surprise. "If it holds this much water, who could lift it once it's full?"

"As for weight, it's really not heavy," Zheng Wukong said. "It can be continuously filled with water, but its weight won't change at all!"

"Strange object!"

Zhang Xuezhou never expected that Yi Shuo had a gourd, and Zheng Wukong also had a gourd.

Yi Shuo's gourd has many uses, but the conditions for using it are too strict.

Zheng Wukong's gourd had no particular use, but it wasn't very useful either; it could only be used to hold and release water.

If you say it won't work, this gourd really won't work; if you say it will, this gourd really will work.

While its practical value as a magical Law Treasure is somewhat lacking, the magic gourd is certainly a remarkable object, as it is indeed a rare and precious treasure.

Zhang Xuezhou pondered for only two seconds before handing over the third portion of the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill that he had hidden.

One reason for this was that Zheng Wukong was a neighbor, and neighbors often help each other out, which involved a lot of personal relationships. Zheng Wukong had also visited Zhang Xuezhou quite often when he was ill.

Secondly, Zhang Xuezhou remembered the admonition of the Holy Mother of Wudang and felt that he should just take some normal tonic pills.

Once Zhang Xuezhou mastered the method of refining the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill, he would have the ability to replicate it; as for refining the main elixir, that was another matter entirely.

"This pill isn't round and plump, it's too hard to swallow. Give me a sip of water... then I can move again!"

As Zheng Wukong forced the pill down his throat, he was surprised to find that his right hand, which was reaching for water, had regained its twitching sensation while he was choking.

The potent medicinal effects directly broke through the Turtle Breathing Technique. While eliminating the life-saving technique, the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill also continuously repaired the injuries in Zheng Wukong's body.

He felt that the places where his internal organs had been pierced were healing extremely quickly, and that Law Power was surging and rising from his acupoints.

More importantly, Zheng Wukong could feel a vibrant life force within his body.

It was this vitality that not only shattered the life-sustaining ability of the Turtle Breathing Technique, but also accelerated the healing of his wounds.

Chunyu Tiying was able to get up in just a short while, and Zheng Wukong felt that he would be able to move around for about the same amount of time.

He pointed to the small green gourd hanging from his waist, which prompted Zhang Xuezhou to take the gourd down.

"Is this your magic gourd?" Zhang Xuezhou asked doubtfully.

"There's so much water in here, we can't possibly drink it all!"

Zheng Wukong removed the stopper from the gourd, swallowed the pill after taking two gulps, and casually handed the small blue gourd over.

"Now it's yours," Zheng Wukong said awkwardly. "Although this gourd is of limited use, it is indeed a rare treasure!"

"What treasure? We're neighbors, no need for such formalities!"

Zhang Xuezhou felt as if he had stumbled upon a dubious sect: Yi Shuo had a medicine gourd, while Zheng Wukong had a water gourd.

He didn't mind and casually accepted the water gourd as collateral for Zheng Wukong.

As Chunyu Tiying and Zheng Wukong moved, Wei Shao'er, who was lying on the bed being drained of blood, also let out a heavy cry and then reached out to hug her stomach tightly.

"It's coming out!"

Wei Shao'er shouted.

Her eyes held both hope and despair.

The hope is that the child she is carrying will be born naturally, and that she will no longer experience bleeding.

The despair was that this childbirth was like someone cutting out her internal organs with a knife; even though she had little feeling in her body, it still caused intense pain.

If it weren't for the constant life force within his body keeping him alive, Wei Shao'er was certain he would be dead right now.

"What's coming out... Ah!"

The demonic painting roared arrogantly, feeling itself absorbing more and more Essence Blood.

He cheered, but before he could finish, the painting demon was sucked into Wei Shao'er's lower body.