214: Mysterious Creation Dew and Qilin Egg

Qin Feng sat cross-legged on his couch, but he did not enter a meditative state. The waves caused by the visit of the two Valley Masters during the day, along with the heavy Guest Elder medallion and the promise of two "requests," still lingered in his mind. Just as the zi hour passed, the System intel refreshed as scheduled, but the cold words stirred an even more violent storm in his heart:

【Yellow Intel】: Valley Master Li Changqing and Vice Valley Master Sikong Ye are indeed people who cherish talent, especially emphasizing character. Your choice to prioritize gratitude and keep your word today has instead made them hold you in higher regard. Granting the position of Guest Elder and the promise of two requests is both compensation and a long-term investment and recruitment, as they believe your potential is limitless and it is worth Medicine King Valley forming this good karma.

【White Intel】: Your master, Chu Tianhe, is extremely satisfied and deeply gratified by your current cultivation, Heart-Nature, and sense of responsibility. He knows well that you are no ordinary person and are destined to become a dragon soaring through the Nine Heavens in the future. He is privately pondering what reason to use to bring you and Xiao Chun together so that you may marry as soon as possible, fulfilling a wish of his while also finding the most reliable home and support for his daughter.

【Red Intel】: Within Valley Master Li Changqing's secret collection, there is a drop of "xuantian creation dew" obtained from an ancient ruin. It contains a trace of the creation life force from the dawn of heaven and earth, possessing the miraculous effect of bringing the dead back to life and enlightening all things, especially for spiritual objects whose life force is severed but whose Origin has not dissipated. If this dew is combined with the Origin essence blood of Xiao Chun's Myriad Medicine Body for continuous nourishment, there is a seventy percent chance of reviving the 'Lion King's Remnant Egg' you brought back, with the possibility of stimulating its deep-seated Bloodline to transform it into a Fire Qilin egg.

"xuantian creation dew... bringing the dead back to life... spiritual objects..." Qin Feng repeated in a low voice, his eyes flashing with sharp light! It turned out that the egg they thought was a dead Lava Lion King egg could actually be saved! Moreover, it required the Valley Master's treasure and the cooperation of the Myriad Medicine Body!

But immediately following that, the final description in the intel made him startle, a look of unbelievable bitter laughter appearing on his face.

"Hiss... a Fire Qilin? Not a lion?" He almost thought he had misread it. "Could it be that the egg... wasn't a Lava Lion at all? Or is it that after being revived, the Bloodline will undergo an ancestral mutation and evolve into... a Fire Qilin?"

This speculation made his heart skip a beat. A Qilin was a legendary Divine Beast, an auspicious sign! It was countless times more noble, powerful, and rare than a Lava Lion King! If he could truly revive and hatch a Fire Qilin... its significance and value would be simply immeasurable!

"I must obtain it!" Qin Feng instantly made up his mind. This was the use for the two requests the Valley Master had given! One would be used to exchange for the "xuantian creation dew," and the other... He immediately stood up, went to Xiao Chun's room next door, and knocked gently.

Xiao Chun opened the door quickly, her eyes still carrying lingering surprise and a bit of unease regarding the day's events. "Brother Feng?"

Qin Feng entered the room, set up a barrier of soundproofing True Qi, and said in a solemn, low voice, "Xiao Chun, regarding those two requests the Valley Master gave us, I have an idea and need your cooperation."

Xiao Chun nodded hastily. "Tell me, Brother Feng."

"My request will be used to ask the Valley Master for a treasure that can revive that egg." Qin Feng pointed to the massive, lifeless dark-gold egg by Xiao Chun's bed. "And your request..." He gazed into Xiao Chun's eyes. "Do not choose any physical item or Medicinal Pill. I suggest you ask the Valley Master for one of the core legacies of Medicine King Valley—the 'Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art'."

"The Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art?" Xiao Chun blinked. She had heard of this technique; it was said to be one of the top auxiliary and cultivation Mind-Cultivation Techniques in Medicine King Valley, not to be lightly passed on to anyone but core direct disciples. Its effect lay in guiding, purifying, and strengthening the practitioner's own Origin, having an excellent organizing and promoting effect especially on special Physiques, while also being able to stabilize the mind and enhance control over one's own healing power.

"Exactly," Qin Feng affirmed. "Your Myriad Medicine Body is growing and has infinite potential, but how to better guide, utilize, and protect this power to avoid being coveted by others is key. The Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art might be the most suitable technique for you right now. It can help you better control your Physique, conceal your aura, and make your healing power more pure and efficient. This is more important than any external object."

Xiao Chun had always trusted Qin Feng's words implicitly. Upon careful thought, she also felt it made a lot of sense. While the Myriad Medicine Body was miraculous, it was also like carrying a treasure that invited trouble; having a profound technique to help control and hide it was indeed crucial. "Alright, I'll listen to Brother Feng."

The next morning.

Qin Feng went alone to the "Evergreen Hall," where Valley Master Li Changqing usually cultivated, to request an audience.

After being announced, he was led into an elegant Quiet Room within the hall. Li Changqing was sitting behind an ancient vine tea table, leisurely brewing tea. Seeing him enter, he smiled slightly. "Young Friend Qin has come? Have you thought of your first request?"

"Junior ventures to disturb you." After saluting, Qin Feng got straight to the point. "Junior has indeed decided. I have heard that within the Valley Master's collection, there is a drop of 'xuantian creation dew.' Junior wishes to use this as the first request and asks the Valley Master to part with it."

*Clack.*

The jade pot in Li Changqing's hand, which was about to pour tea, paused slightly, and the spout made a very faint clinking sound against the rim of the cup.

He looked up, the gentle smile still on his face, but in those deep eyes, a sharp light suddenly flashed like a physical substance, as if trying to pierce through Qin Feng's body to see all the secrets in his heart. The air in the Quiet Room seemed to freeze for a moment along with the change in his gaze.

"xuantian creation dew..." Li Changqing slowly set down the jade pot, his voice steady but carrying a trace of inexpressible inquiry. "This item exists within my secret collection; even several core Elders in the valley might not know its name. Young Friend Qin... where did you learn of it?"

Pressure—an invisible pressure quietly spread. This was not the coercion of a Martial Emperor's aura, but a superior's instinctive scrutiny and curiosity regarding something beyond their control.

Qin Feng felt a chill in his heart, knowing the most critical moment had arrived. His expression remained unchanged as he bowed, having already prepared his explanation. "I dare not deceive the Valley Master. Junior once had some fortuitous encounters and my perception of the aura of heaven and earth spiritual objects is different from ordinary people. Yesterday, when the Valley Master visited the Bamboo Rhyme Residence, Junior vaguely perceived that the Valley Master carried an extremely obscure aura that contained supreme creation life force, which bore some resemblance to the description of the 'xuantian creation dew' I saw in a certain ancient Incomplete Manual. Furthermore, Junior has indeed encountered a troublesome matter recently that requires such a divine object of creation life force to attempt a solution, hence my bold guess and presumptuous request. If I have been abrupt or mistaken, I ask for the Valley Master's forgiveness."

He attributed the reason to a "perceptive encounter" and an "ancient Incomplete Manual," which both explained the unconventional source of information and blurred the specific details, while also pointing out his urgent need, making it reasonable and logical.

Li Changqing watched him quietly, the sharpness in his gaze slowly receding and turning back into a bottomless calm. He did not press for the specifics of that "encounter" or "manual," as if accepting the explanation, or perhaps feeling that questioning further was meaningless.

After a long time, he finally let out a soft sigh, his tone complex. "To have such keen perception and such bold associations... Young Friend Qin, it seems your opportunities and knowledge are far from as simple as they appear on the surface."

These words were full of deep meaning.

He did not admit or deny Qin Feng's guess, but the implication in his words was already a tacit admission.

"The xuantian creation dew was indeed something I obtained by chance in my early years. I have only this one drop, and I treasure it more than my life," Li Changqing said slowly. "This dew contains a trace of Innate Creation Qi, and theoretically, it does have the effect of bringing the dead back to life and reversing the Innate state, but I have never tried how to specifically use it. Since you have spoken, and it is your first request... so be it."

With a flick of his wrist, a miniature jade bottle only the size of a thumb, carved entirely from ten-thousand-year-old warm jade, appeared in his palm. The surface of the jade bottle was covered with naturally occurring profound patterns, and the mouth of the bottle was sealed with some kind of silver metal, with a faint seven-colored glow swirling around it. Even through the jade bottle and the Seal, Qin Feng could feel that weak yet incredibly pure singular life force within, as if it could nurture all things.

"This item is now yours." Li Changqing gently pushed the jade bottle to the other side of the tea table. "I hope you use it well and do not waste this Opportunity created by heaven and earth."

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Qin Feng stepped forward and solemnly took the small jade bottle with both hands. It felt warm to the touch, yet seemed to weigh a thousand jin. "Many thanks for the Valley Master's generous gift! Junior will certainly not fail this treasure, nor will I fail the Valley Master's trust!"

"Mm." Li Changqing nodded and said no more, picking up the jade pot again to pour himself a cup of tea. The curling aroma of tea rose, as if the conversation involving the rare treasure had never happened. "As for the request of the girl Xiao Chun, has she decided?"

"Xiao Chun... she hopes to have the honor of comprehending the valley's Legacy, the Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art," Qin Feng answered on her behalf.

Li Changqing's movement of sipping tea paused again, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes, which then turned into deeper realization and praise. "The Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art... Heh, it seems you both see your paths very clearly. Very well, this art will indeed be beneficial to her. I grant this; I will have someone deliver a transcript of the Cultivation Technique to the Bamboo Rhyme Residence later."

"Thank you, Valley Master!" Qin Feng saluted again, the heavy stone in his heart finally falling. Two requests had gained him the greatest hope of reviving the "Fire Qilin egg" and the key technique to solidify Xiao Chun's Foundation. This trip was worth it!

He put away the xuantian creation dew and took his leave from the Evergreen Hall.

In the Quiet Room, Li Changqing sipped his tea alone, his gaze looking at the drifting clouds outside the window as his finger unconsciously tapped the table, murmuring to himself:

"xuantian creation dew... using it to save something that is surely dead, an eighteen-year-old Sword Heart Martial King... Qin Feng."

"Su Yuchun... Returning Origin Guiding Heart Art... that special Physique, could it be the Body of a Hundred Medicines?... Heh, interesting. I'll see how far you two can go."

"Chu Tianhe, oh Chu Tianhe, this disciple and daughter of yours are likely to... stir up the winds and clouds even more than you did back then."