In the afternoon, everyone found a concealed place to recover from their injuries.
Although Merlin had cast the ultimate spell at the time, most of its power was blocked by the snow wolf. However, many people still sustained minor injuries. The inner world of Sun and Moon Lake was extremely dangerous. Therefore, it was necessary for everyone to find a place to recover from their injuries so that they could cope with various situations that might arise in the future.
Chen Yun had an indestructible physique and was not injured at all at the time, so he naturally took on the responsibility of protecting everyone.
The Ice and Fire Path, a small forest amidst the cold and snowy terrain.
Chen Yun leaned against a tree trunk, constantly sensing the surroundings for any signs of enemies or spirit beasts attempting to invade, while his palm held the magic wand for study.
"What is the actual function of this magic wand?"
He tried to infuse true qi, but there was no reaction.
Chen Yun reached out with his divine consciousness.
Shortly, he saw what appeared to be a space within the wand that was quite similar to the Red Golden Cutting Demon Sword.
In the space lit by fire, there was a faint human silhouette.
Chen Yun hesitated, "Could it be that this shadow is the spirit of the magic staff, just like the sword spirit of the Red Golden Demon-Cutting Sword?"
He continued to observe.
He wasn't sure if it was an illusion, but Chen Yun discovered that the "spirit" of the magic staff seemed incredibly frightened when it saw Chen Yun's divine consciousness invade.
He hadn't paid much attention to that aspect, after all, the sword spirit of the Red Golden Demon-Cutting Sword couldn't break free from the divine sword, so Chen Yun had never thought that the "spirit" of the magic staff would cause him any trouble. Naturally, he wouldn't pay too much attention to it.
Indeed, that "shadow" didn't cause any trouble to Chen Yun's divine consciousness, on the contrary, it was very "kind-hearted" and guided him in a direction.
Chen Yun thought the "spirit" had accepted him, so he followed the direction indicated by the "spirit", and saw that it was filled with countless items. There were many kinds of celestial and earthly roots, various jars and bottles, a series of magic guides, as well as numerous books.
"This magic staff actually has a storage function. I was wondering why Merlin, a magic tutor comparable to a high-level wizard, had such an unstable storage ring. It turns out he didn't have a space ring at all; he kept his things hidden in the staff."
Chen Yun muttered to himself, "But how can we take out these things inside?"
He tried to use his divine consciousness to manipulate those items, but there was no reaction.
Feeling truly helpless, Chen Yun had no choice but to once again use his divine consciousness to touch the "shadow."
The "shadow" seemed frightened and quickly transmitted a thought, as if asking Chen Yun what he wanted to do.
"Wow, you actually have consciousness?" Chen Yun couldn't help but wonder and directly transmitted his thoughts using divine consciousness, "How can I take out the things inside the magic staff?"
The "shadow" looked extremely reluctant yet still responded, "Just recite the incantation."
After saying that, the "shadow" told Chen Yun the incantation for taking out items.
After receiving the incantation, Chen Yun didn't rush to take out the items. Instead, he transmitted his thoughts to the "spirit" with great interest, "Are you the 'spirit' of this magic staff?"
Merlin's true soul never expected that Chen Yun would ask this question. He was almost scared to death, fearing he might be recognized by Chen Yun and then destroyed. After all, the soul of a lich hidden in a magical container is incredibly weak. He hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, I am the spirit of this magic staff."
Chen Yun blinked and asked, "What is the function of this magic staff?"
Merlin said in nine true and one false, "The magic staff can increase spiritual power and make it easier for people to sense fire elements in the heavens and earth, thus enabling the casting of more powerful fire element magic."
These words were without a trace of deceit. Merlin was afraid that Chen Yun might try it later, so he naturally wouldn't lie about this. He was just hiding a bit of information, that is, this magic staff could harbor the soul of a lich.
This point even Merlin wouldn't dare to mention, because once he did, Chen Yun would certainly kill him.
"Increase spiritual power? Easier to sense fire elements in the heavens and earth?" Chen Yun nodded slightly, "It's interesting."
While he said that, in reality, he didn't value Western magic at all.
Chen Yun had previously fought against Merlin. Although the other party released such shocking magic, the actual power was just like that. To be honest, if a high-level wizard from the True Sect performed such a magic show, he might as well be turned into dust without any problem.
Therefore, he could feel that although magic seemed very grand, its actual power was not very impressive.
If that's the case, how could he possibly value Western magic?
Chen Yun didn't pay attention to the "spirit," and tried to recite the incantation to take out everything inside the magic staff, just to see what kind of good things were there.
The items were quite numerous.
There were quite a few items. A golden apple-like fruit, some unknown celestial and earthly roots, and some rare herbs that Chen Yun knew were precious. The only thing that puzzled Chen Yun was that he didn't see the Juhu fruit that Merlin had previously taken away.
Here are some celestial and earthly roots.
As for magic guides, there were even more things. For example, a device similar to a cannon, a typical Western great sword, and a small bow similar to the one used by Western elves.
As for the dozens of books made of vellum, the text written on them was indecipherable to Chen Yun.
In fact, it was the numerous bottles and jars that brought Chen Yun great surprise.
For instance, there was a jar made of diamonds containing over ten Juhu fruits.
Another box crafted from pure gold held a collection of golden cherries.
What really shocked Chen Yun was that there was a round container made of pure crystal, inside which was a stone-like object that looked somewhat like pomegranate.
This object, if he hasn't mistaken, is one of the legendary pieces of the "Da Luo Lingshu Tang," known as the "Wang You Guo."
Chen Yun urgently asked the "spirit," "Where did Merlin get the 'Wang You Guo'?"
Merlin's inner thoughts were in agony as he was asked the question. This was his most valuable "magical fruit," but now he had to tell the truth and said, "I once went to a place called the Island of the 'Worryless Fruits.' There, many 'Worryless Fruits' grew. However, later, a powerful king named Odysseus passed by and almost ate them all up. Even Zeus, the god, couldn't get any. Fortunately for me, I found this one 'Worryless Fruit' deep inside the ground of the Island of the 'Worryless Fruits.'"
He indeed had great luck.
Hearing this, Chen Yun secretly rejoiced and mused, "I have even better luck; I obtained the Worryless Fruit effortlessly."
Worryless fruit alone has a rather weak effect, merely putting people into a dream state and causing them to forget everything.
It is in the "Da Luo Ling Soup," but Chen Yun doesn't know why.
However, since he unexpectedly obtained a legendary fragment, he still felt very happy in his heart.
Thinking about it, Chen Yun's gaze fell back on the golden apple, "Is this a golden apple?"
Merlin was greatly surprised, "You know about the golden apple?"
Chen Yun blinked and said, "You are surprised?"
Merlin hurriedly disguised himself again, "The golden apple is a treasure held by the Nordic gods. As an Eastern cultivator, you are able to know about it, which indeed surprises me."
Chen Yun frowns and says, "You're not quite acting like a spirit."
Merlin was about to be scared half to death, and hurriedly explained, "I used to be a powerful magic user. Later, I was ruthlessly killed by Merlin and my soul was extracted and sealed inside the magic wand as its spirit, so I know a bit more things."
Because the "shadow" looked nothing like Merlin, Chen Yun didn't have any suspicions and just hummed, "What is the function of the golden apple?"
"You know about the golden apple but don't know its specific function?" Merlin felt a bit surprised, but still gave a straightforward answer: "The golden apple is the source of power for the Nordic gods, and it is also their greatest secret for immortality. It is said that after eating the golden apple, one does not consume their divine power and can maintain youthfulness. If the consumption is not too great, eating one golden apple can add two thousand years to your life. More importantly, any living being's physical body can only survive for ten thousand eight hundred years, but as long as one keeps taking the golden apple, they can ignore this limit!"
Wow!
The golden apple can break through the life limit of the physical body?
Chen Yun was really surprised by the power of this thing. He knew even Zhang Tianshi, such a powerful immortal, couldn't prevent his physical body from decaying.
If what the "spirit" said was true, if I ate one golden apple after my physical body was about to perish, then it could allow me to live for an additional two thousand years?
And what did the "spirit" just say?
After eating the golden apple, a powerful force would take the place of one's own magical energy consumption?
It can make one youthful and everlasting, ignore the limit of one's physical lifespan and extend it by two thousand years, and even replace one's own energy consumption.
If that's the case, then even Xing Bian Song's Jun must be considered weak compared to the golden apple.
Only then did Chen Yun realize the immense value of this golden apple.
Chen Yun asked in amazement, "How did Merlin get this golden apple? You said that the golden apple is a treasure of the Nordic gods?"
Merlin said half seriously, "I sacrificed a part of my soul to the Nordic god Surtur, so Surtur gave this golden apple to me."
What he said was indeed true, but he had concealed the timeline.
Before becoming a lich, Merlin sacrificed a part of his soul to the fire giant Surtur and obtained this golden apple. However, he hadn't had the chance to consume it before being badly beaten and forced to reincarnate as a lich.
Lichs possess almost the same lifespan as gods, so they naturally don't need to consume golden apples.
Chen Yun didn't know these details, but he knew that the value of the golden apple was incredibly high.
He was hesitating, whether to eat the golden apple now to extend his lifespan by two thousand years, or to save it for later when his physical body was about to decay and rely on it to extend the time it could survive.
Just as he was thinking, Kang Yuan walked over from the west.
Chen Yun quickly collected these things into the Tugao Space within his alchemy technique.
Kang Yuan seemed to notice it, but he was very considerate and did not inquire. Instead, he smilingly handed over a jade casket and said, "Mr. Chen, I was able to obtain the treasure with your help this time. As promised earlier, I have placed the elixir inside the jade casket. Here it is."
Finally, I've obtained the immortal ginseng!
As Chen Yun reached out to take it, he asked, "What about the others?"
Kang Yuan said, "Once they recover from their injuries, I will compensate them with items of equal value one by one. Mr. Chen doesn't need to worry."
Chen Yun nodded and opened the jade casket to take a look. Inside, he saw a thick ginseng lying quietly, as thick as an adult's thumb.
This ginseng is completely different from ordinary ginseng. It is all crimson in color, as if it is made up of blood. One can clearly see that there are flowing red qi marks on it, which immediately tells one that it is a treasure.
Kang Yuan hurriedly said, "Mr. Chen, if you're not going to consume it, it's best not to open the jade casket. Otherwise, the qi will dissipate and the effect won't be as good."
Hearing this, Chen Yun quickly closed the jade casket and said, "Thank you, Master Kang."
Kang Yuan smiled, "You should thank me. Otherwise, we might have all been killed by that old scoundrel Merlin today. Now that we are still alive and I have acquired such a powerful treasure, to be honest, my gratitude towards you is too great to describe with the water of the Yellow River."
Chen Yun waved his hand and threw the jade casket into the Tugao Space. He also made a few polite words, but in his heart, he was extremely excited.
Today's harvest is truly enormous.
Not only did he successfully obtain the extremely precious immortal medicine of the ginseng, but he also gained the legendary fragment, the Worryless Fruit, and the golden apple that could extend his lifespan by two thousand years.
Compared to these three things, the Jugou fruit he had always been concerned about is nothing.
"After everyone rests, I'll ask the spirit thoroughly to find out what other valuable items Merlin has in his collection."
Chen Yun had not yet understood everything, but he knew that as a magic tutor comparable to a high-level wizard, Merlin's collection would not be inferior. This was evident from the Worryless Fruit and the golden apple they had just obtained.
Chen Yun secretly looked forward to learning more valuable things in the future.
It would be best if it's helpful for cultivation and compatible with the "Ling Soup for Refining Essence," so that one doesn't have to intentionally refine it and can quickly help one break through to the level of a high-level wizard.
Um, refining is too time-consuming. Otherwise, he could have easily served his cultivation with the essence blood of the water python to enhance his cultivation, why would he need all this trouble?
Just now, the essence blood of the water python cannot be taken because Chen Yun doesn't know how much time it will take to refine it. Everyone has to travel a long way every day. If he refines the water python's essence blood himself, it might delay the journey.
Chen Yun decided that as soon as they exit the Sun and Moon Cave, he would refine the essence blood. At that time, his cultivation would surely soar.
Of course, if there aren't any highly demanding treasures, he wouldn't be too disappointed. If there are things that can greatly enhance his combat power, to help him deal with the various risks he might encounter in the Sun and Moon Lake Realm, that would also be a good gain.
Chen Yun believes there might be, and he will carefully inspect it later.
(Chapter complete)
