Chapter 244: Crazy Plundering

Even after thoroughly cleaning the third floor of the Spirit Repository with the Ash-Incinerating Heaven Flame, which burns everything, Xu Xiaoshou still felt a lingering sensation in the air, persistent and pervasive.

He opened the window to ventilate the room and took a few deep breaths of fresh air, finally feeling a bit better.

Looking back at the two individuals who were slowly recovering, Xu Xiaoshou calmly offered them the honey in his hand and asked with concern, "Did you throw up until you're exhausted?"

"Want some to recover?"

Both of their expressions froze simultaneously, and their faces paled further.

Cursed, passive value: 2.

"Shut up!"

Elder Sang weakly declared, "This topic ends here. No one is allowed to bring it up again!"

Mu Zixi also looked dispirited. At that moment, she deeply regretted provoking Xu Xiaoshou, and hearing Elder Sang's words, she couldn't help but nod vigorously.

Xu Xiaoshou almost burst out laughing. This was a case of self-inflicted misery; they only had themselves to blame!

"Alright, we won't talk about that," he said, taking back the honey. Changing the subject, he asked, "So, old man, you've tasted this Crimson Gold Liquid. How's its efficacy?"

Elder Sang: "..."

His face turned green, and he nearly vomited again.

Damn it, who started this? It was supposed to be a brilliant creative breakthrough!

Elder Sang glared fiercely at Mu Zixi beside him, who innocently blinked her large eyes, having already plugged her ears and feigned deafness.

"The efficacy is excellent; it has completely surpassed the realm of tenth-grade elixirs. It wouldn't even be an exaggeration to call it ninth-grade!"

After calming himself, Elder Sang finally returned to the topic of the Crimson Gold Liquid itself, asking, "Besides this, have you also developed spirit liquids for other elixirs?"

Xu Xiaoshou was immediately overjoyed to hear Elder Sang's words.

He had previously anticipated that his spirit liquids might have the potential to break through their grade, but he hadn't expected it to be true.

"Yes, I have," he affirmed.

He explained, "The 'Soup-Brewing Alchemy' method is a broad technique, and it naturally applies to more than just the Crimson Gold Elixir. I've also successfully experimented with the Spirit Refinement Elixir!"

As Xu Xiaoshou spoke, he found the Spirit Refinement Liquid in his ring and took it out.

The two people opposite him stiffened simultaneously. The next second, they instinctively hunched over, covering their mouths and noses.

"Ugh!"

The Crimson Gold Liquid was one thing; even if it felt like thick snot, at least it was golden-red, making it somewhat tolerable.

But...

What's the meaning of bringing out *this* green liquid?

Elder Sang was so nauseated his legs felt weak.

He immediately felt a wave of nausea, but relying on his powerful control over his physical body, he managed to suppress the urge to vomit at the critical moment.

"Blech!"

Mu Zixi on the other side, however, couldn't hold it in.

The moment that sound escaped, it was as if a hard kick landed on the straw-hatted old man's stomach, and he couldn't stop himself.

"Blech!"

Yellowish-white liquid gushed out again. Xu Xiaoshou stared in disbelief. What the heck was going on?

Was it really necessary to be so dramatic?

Cursed, passive value: 1, 1, 1, 1...

It took a considerable amount of time for both of them to recover.

"Spirit liquid is a good thing, it's just..."

Elder Sang, while taking some unknown elixir to recover, said, "This storage method definitely has problems."

"Hmm," Xu Xiaoshou nodded, glancing at Mu Zixi, who was popping pills and glaring fiercely at him. "So, what's the solution?"

"It's not that easy!"

Elder Sang rolled his eyes and continued, "Only your peculiar 'Soup-Brewing Alchemy' method could produce something like this, but I haven't yet figured out its underlying principles."

"Flame, heat, liquid medicine... various factors are different. It will likely take some time for me to thoroughly research it before I can get a result."

"After all, your odd concoction completely abandons the method of pill condensation..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly felt a headache coming on and sighed, "This is one of the most crucial steps in alchemy."

Xu Xiaoshou seemed to understand, saying, "In short, even you don't have a solution?"

Elder Sang: "..."

Cursed, passive value: 1.

"Pfft!" Mu Zixi directly spat out the elixir in her mouth.

She stared at Xu Xiaoshou in shock. Did this guy really dare to joke with his master?

Admired, passive value: 1.

With a look of disgust, Xu Xiaoshou picked up the saliva-covered elixir from his clothes and shoved it back into the girl's mouth.

Mu Zixi: ???

Resented, passive value: 1.

Elder Sang was already too lazy to bother with the two of them. "Of course, there's a temporary solution. If you simply want to preserve the medicinal properties, you can use 'Purple Storage Jade'."

"Purple Storage Jade?" Xu Xiaoshou asked, wiping his hand on his green garment in confusion.

Elder Sang nodded, "Ordinary elixirs, due to the technique of pill condensation, experience very little loss of medicinal efficacy. Unless you want to store them for many years, they can be preserved in ordinary spirit jade elixir bottles."

"Purple Storage Jade is a noble spirit jade, offering excellent protection for medicinal properties. It is typically used for high-grade and rare elixirs."

Xu Xiaoshou suddenly understood. While holding back the young girl who was lunging at him, he cut straight to the chase and asked, "Is it expensive?"

"Naturally."

"Given its compatibility with high-grade elixirs, even as a spirit jade elixir bottle, it is exceptionally rare."

As he spoke, the next second, a large pile of purple jade elixir bottles clattered from Elder Sang's hand.

A rough glance suggested there were no fewer than several thousand of them.

Xu Xiaoshou: "..."

"Didn't you say it was expensive?"

"Expensive doesn't mean I don't have it."

Xu Xiaoshou was once again stunned by the old man's wealth. He casually picked up an elixir bottle and found that not only was its surface exquisitely carved, but its quality was also exceptionally high.

Moreover, it was full of spiritual energy, with a gentle and mellow warmth, seemingly possessing inherent nurturing power.

Based solely on this, it was the finest container for elixirs.

Elixirs stored within it would likely not lose their medicinal properties even after many years, but instead become even more refined.

"What a treasure!" Xu Xiaoshou exclaimed.

"Take them!" Elder Sang waved his hand. How could he not know Xu Xiaoshou's character?

Just from the small detail that he brought out honey in jars, it was clear that the amount of Purple Storage Jade this kid needed was unusually large.

Xu Xiaoshou unceremoniously took all of them. After a moment of silence, he asked, "Are there any more?"

Elder Sang: "..."

He had anticipated this guy's high demand, but he clearly underestimated his appetite...

"Hehe."

Xu Xiaoshou scratched his head. "It's for experimentation, you know! I need to have all the necessary supplies to continue. Wouldn't it be a shame if the research into the Soup-Brewing Alchemy method was interrupted due to a lack of tools?"

"That's all!" Elder Sang retorted irritably.

The batch in front of them was almost all of his inventory. Did he really think Purple Storage Jade was that common?

Xu Xiaoshou remained unmoved. The fact that Elder Sang could casually produce these proved he definitely had even better ones in his possession.

After all, he was an alchemist himself; it made no sense for him not to have more and better elixir bottles prepared.

If he didn't dig them all out, he wouldn't be Xu Xiaoshou!

"There must be something even better than Purple Storage Jade!" he stated confidently.

Seeing the old man's slight change in expression, Xu Xiaoshou quickly added, "The Spirit Refinement Liquid might not seem like much, but what about the Yuan Court Liquid?"

Now Elder Sang had nothing to say.

The Yuan Court Elixir was seventh-grade. If the Yuan Court Liquid could also be upgraded, it would become sixth-grade...

The value would be entirely different!

"Here!"

Helpless, Elder Sang pulled out a small, black, uncarved piece of spirit jade from his ring and said, "This is 'Whale Candle Jade,' one of the most top-tier spirit jades..."

"Thank you!"

Before the jade even left his hand, Xu Xiaoshou immediately collected it. This item was clearly a supreme-grade treasure!

Elder Sang's face twitched. This kid...

"Oh, right!" After collecting the jade, Xu Xiaoshou subtly stepped back, as if he had just remembered something, and slapped his thigh.

"To develop the Yuan Court Liquid, the Yuan Court Elixir is indispensable. Come to think of it, I don't even have the formula for the Yuan Court Elixir!"