Chapter 081: Water of Vitality

A small pool built of stalactites, filled with a pool of emerald water, each drop crystal clear, exuding an intense vitality that could drive one mad.

“Awoo…” Xiao Bai was swimming inside, boundless joy surging on his face, his eyes full of happiness.

“This is the vitality spring eye. No wonder Meng Hao was sure there was vitality spring water inside…” Licking his dry lips, extreme fervor welling in his eyes, Yang Tian murmured in disbelief. These things could drive any force mad, even trigger war in the Eastern Continent.

Beneath the emerald water, bubbles constantly surged. How many years had it taken for this vitality spring water to condense into a single drop? It was a supreme treasure of the cultivation world.

“Eh? Not right.” After a moment of silence, Yang Tian suddenly scratched his head. Now his gaze was fixed on the spring eye below, where Xiao Bai’s head was submerged, clearly gnawing on something.

“Vitality spring water is called a supreme treasure, taking countless ages to condense into a single drop—how could there be so much?” Yang Tian scooped up the dripping wet Xiao Bai, took out an oversized bottle, and poured the water inside.

“Awoo.” Xiao Bai let out a pained howl, his eyes full of longing, but the vitality force was too powerful; he dared not absorb it rashly, afraid of falling into slumber.

“Don’t move. This vitality spring water is for saving lives; you can’t sneak a drink.” Holding down Xiao Bai’s body, Yang Tian filled five large jade bottles before the water was all collected.

“This should be the companion substance of vitality spring water, but for low-level cultivators, it’s a supreme treasure! Far better than miraculous pills, a life-saving treasure.” Yang Tian smacked his lips, stored the five oversized jade bottles into the Ancestral Dragon Ring, then turned his gaze to the spring eye.

Nine crystal-clear drops, flawless as the most beautiful jade in the world, with not a trace of vitality leaking out.

“This is the legendary vitality spring water, a full nine drops…” Yang Tian’s throat moved, his fervent gaze scrutinizing them. Such a heaven-and-earth supreme treasure was astonishing.

“Awoo…” Watching Yang Tian put away the treasure, Xiao Bai drooled profusely, his pitiful big eyes glistening with tears.

“Enough, with that mournful face. These are for saving lives; what do you need them for now?” Rolling his eyes, Yang Tian said irritably, then dashed backward.

“Awoo.” Seeing Yang Tian leave, Xiao Bai wagged his tail and howled urgently.

“There’s more?” Halting instantly, Yang Tian turned his head and looked at Xiao Bai, whose longing hadn’t diminished, puzzled.

“Gurgle.” Staring at a stone stool beside the pool, Xiao Bai howled, his teeth gnawing at it, producing a crunching sound, but the stone chips didn’t fall off.

“Is there really a treasure?” Yang Tian turned around, examined it for a moment, then took out the broken sword and sliced open the stone stool. In a moment, a stone cavity appeared before his eyes.

Inside the cavity, a silver token engraved with the words “Star Command,” exuding an extremely noble aura, with divine patterns swirling on it.

“This token is actually a Dao artifact!” Looking at the swirling divine patterns, Yang Tian was utterly shocked. A token being a Dao artifact—this token was clearly no ordinary item, likely related to the main sect.

After a few exclamations, Yang Tian’s gaze moved inside, where there was also a jade slip with starlight flickering, the energy within vast and profound.

“Could this be the Star Sect’s technique?” Yang Tian put away the jade slip and token, not bothering to examine them closely, then dashed toward the entrance.

“Roar!” A furious roar shook heaven and earth. The Fire Qilin Beast rampaged wildly, its immense power surging continuously, sending Meng Hao flying repeatedly, blood staining the ground.

“Beast.” Meng Hao struggled to rise. The golden battle armor enveloping him was dim and lusterless, with visible dents, his face bloodless. If not for this armor protecting him, his fleshly body would have been shattered long ago.

“Bang!…” A terrifying force howled out, accompanied by the crack of bones. Meng Hao’s body was sent flying again, treated like a punching bag.

“Am I going to die?” Meng Hao’s dazed eyes stared blankly at the entrance. The vitality within him was nearly scattered; a few more hits and he would truly perish.

“Roar!” The Fire Qilin Beast dashed to Meng Hao’s side, its powerful foot suddenly smashing toward his face.

“Heh, I really am going to die.” Meng Hao closed his eyes, his hand gripping the Void Ring tightly. Inside was his father’s remains; he wanted to stay here with him.

“Whimper…” Just as the Fire Qilin Beast was about to strike, an aura that terrified it approached, causing its heart to tremble, and it let out a low whine.

Seeing the Fire Qilin Beast’s trembling body, a fierce look crossed Yang Tian’s face, and he shouted, “Wretch, get lost now!”

“Awoo!” Xiao Bai leaped out, his pitch-black eyes fixed on the big fellow before him, baring his teeth and growling, his mane bristling like a little hedgehog, showing no fear.

“Whimper…” The Fire Qilin Beast seemed very afraid of Xiao Bai, shrinking its massive body. Especially the man before it, who inspired fear in its heart; it was terrified.

“Brother Meng Hao.” Yang Tian walked over, felt Meng Hao’s faint pulse, quickly carried him on his back, and ran out. Although the Fire Qilin Beast feared the aura on him, unexpected changes could still occur.

Taking out the talisman whose energy was nearly depleted, Yang Tian and the others vanished from the secret cave.

“You’re really lucky, kid. The companion substance of vitality spring water is enough to revive you.” Yang Tian took out a large jade bottle and carefully dripped a few drops.

On Meng Hao’s body, the vitality that was about to dissipate—when these few drops of companion substance dripped onto him, a surge of extremely potent vitality burst forth, and the injuries within his body began to heal at an astonishing rate.

“From now on, I’ll call you Water of Vitality.” Yang Tian scratched his head, thought for a moment, then took out dozens of small jade bottles and divided the water from the large bottle into dozens of portions.

This treasure was too astonishing. Even if it was only a companion substance, if discovered by others, it would definitely cause a scramble. Although its effect on experts was relatively low, it could still provide some benefit.

Rumble! Just as Yang Tian was pondering, the vitality force emanating from Meng Hao grew stronger, surpassing his original total. His injuries had fully healed.

“The Water of Vitality is truly astonishing. Just a few drops have such miraculous effects—unbelievable.” Yang Tian smacked his lips. By now, Meng Hao was showing signs of waking.

Opening his eyes, when Meng Hao saw Yang Tian, he immediately exhaled a breath of relief, leaped up, and quickly asked, “Brother Yang, did you find it?”

“Here.” Yang Tian nodded, tossed out five drops of vitality spring water, suppressing the reluctance in his eyes. If not for Meng Yunxi’s invitation, how could such a tremendous fortune have fallen upon him?

“It really is vitality spring water, truly…” With a fervent gaze fixed on the five drops, Meng Hao was stunned, then a surge of wild joy flooded his face. Suddenly he stepped back two paces, about to kneel and kowtow.

“Ah… you mustn’t do that.” Slightly startled, Yang Tian was greatly alarmed and quickly helped him up.

“Heh.” Scratching their heads, the two smiled at each other. Yang Tian then handed him two small bottles of Water of Vitality. After some polite refusal, he finally accepted them.

“Brother Yang, the vitality spring water is of great use to my clan. I will surely repay you handsomely another day.” As they hurried out, Meng Hao sighed. Back then, Meng Yunxi had chosen an outsider, and they had even had a big quarrel over it.

“Heh, Brother Meng Hao, no need to be polite. We were originally partners. Now that the Artifact Sect is about to open, we should leave quickly.” Rubbing his nose, Yang Tian smiled.