602: Gene stability enhancement agent

"Yes! Absolutely!"

Jiang Lu snapped her head up, her voice carrying an uncontrollable tremor, her eyes shining with an astonishing brilliance.

"This feeling... it's like the effects of a top-tier Marrow Cleansing Pill and a Longevity Pill have been merged together! I can clearly feel the stubborn Impurities in my body—those even a Marrow Cleansing Pill couldn't clear—are dissipating bit by bit. And... and my Spiritual Root actually feels like it has slightly improved!"

As she spoke, Jiang Lu's breathing suddenly became rapid, and her fingertips began to tremble slightly.

Stripping away Impurities and extending her Lifespan by ten years were certainly massive Opportunities for her, but they weren't enough to make her lose her composure to this extent.

What truly shook her to the core was the improvement of her Spiritual Root.

One must understand that she was an Inner Sect Disciple handpicked by the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, born with the extremely rare Heavenly Spiritual Root Aptitude.

Looking across the entire cultivation world, any Heaven And Earth Treasure capable of further improving a Heavenly Spiritual Root was considered a legendary existence. Ordinary Marrow Cleansing Pills or Body Tempering Liquids used on her were like scratching an itch through a boot—they wouldn't even cause a ripple.

Yet, who could have imagined that the liquid in this plain-looking little tube, which possessed no fluctuations of spiritual power, could achieve such a Heaven-Defying feat!

Jiang Lu stared fixedly into He Dong's eyes, her face filled with an almost pleading expectation, her voice carrying a hint of a sob.

"Uncle He, this stuff... is there more? I'm willing to trade all the Magic Treasures and Spirit Stones I have, even the Cultivation Technique Jade Slips bestowed by the Sect!"

Faced with such a massive Opportunity, Jiang Lu didn't care about the Sect's prohibitions. The techniques belonged to the Sect, but the Spiritual Root was her own.

"Haha, of course there is."

He Dong laughed heartily. With a light brush of his finger across the table, a row of potion tubes appeared neatly before them.

"Drink as much as you like. Let's see how many tubes it takes before the effect completely disappears."

Jiang Lu followed his gaze, and her breath suddenly hitched.

There were at least twenty or thirty potion tubes in that row, shimmering with a lustrous glow under the cold light of the optical screen. Every single one was identical to the one she had just consumed.

This was a Heaven-Defying treasure that could improve a Heavenly Spiritual Root while simultaneously cleansing marrow and extending life!

In the Lingxiao Immortal Sect, let alone twenty or thirty tubes, even one would be enough to cause a mad scramble among the Elders and could even make several Old Ancestors cast aside all decorum to fight for it.

Yet the man before her brought out so many as if he were at a street stall, casually telling her to "drink as much as she liked."

Jiang Lu was completely dazed. she stood rooted to the spot, eyes wide and unblinking as she stared at the row of potion tubes, as if unable to believe her own eyes.

She even instinctively pinched her arm. The sharp pain that followed confirmed that this was not a dream.

"Is... is this the foundation of a hidden power within the Forbidden Ground?"

She swallowed hard, her heart pounding wildly, the shock almost bursting from her chest.

"Such precious treasures, given away just like that, and even letting me drink my fill..."

After the shock passed, an irrepressible surge of wild joy flooded her heart.

Only a fool of the highest order would pass up such a bargain!

Jiang Lu could no longer maintain her poise. She rushed forward in a few quick steps, grabbed a potion tube, unscrewed the cap, and tilted her head back to drain the clear liquid in one gulp.

The cool liquid slid down her throat, and that familiar gentle power spread through her body once more. The numbing sensation coming from her Spiritual Root was so comfortable she almost sighed aloud.

As if addicted, she picked them up one by one—unscrewing, drinking, and repeating—her movements so fast there was almost no pause.

The silver-white potion tubes were swapped out continuously in her hands, and a small pile of empty tubes soon accumulated at the corner of the table.

Beside her, He Dong maintained a meaningful smile, watching her with composed interest.

The more exaggerated Jiang Lu's reaction, the more confident he became.

These Gene Stability Enhancement Potions were merely mass-produced civilian supplies in the Empire. In the army's mobile production department, as long as there was enough energy, raw Materials could be converted through a matter transformation device to manufacture them continuously. The cost was essentially just a bit of energy.

Yet in this xuanhuan world, they had become supreme treasures that could drive Cultivators mad.

Seeing Jiang Lu's ravenous gulping, the curve of He Dong's lips deepened. He had played this move correctly.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, half of the dozens of potions that had filled the table were gone.

The crisp clinking of bottles was continuous. Jiang Lu's actions were so fluid there was almost no pause. By a rough count, at least twenty bottles of potion had vanished into her stomach.

As the cool liquid slid down her throat, it carried a hint of bitterness, but upon entering her stomach, it transformed into streams of warm air that slowly traveled through her Meridians.

Initially, with every bottle she drank, Jiang Lu could clearly feel the sluggishness in her body diminish. The Impurities hidden within her bones and flesh were being stripped away and dissolved bit by bit by this gentle power.

But when she habitually picked up the twenty-third bottle and drained it, that familiar warm current failed to appear. Her Meridians remained as calm as a windless lake.

Jiang Lu frowned, wiped the remaining potion from the corner of her lips, and slowly stopped her movements.

She focused her mind inward, carefully inspecting the changes in her body. A moment later, her eyes, which had been slightly tense with concentration, suddenly lit up.

"What's wrong? Have you reached the limit? No more effect?"

He Dong had been watching with a racing heart. Seeing Jiang Lu finally stop, he hurried forward, his gaze falling on the pile of empty bottles. His tone carried concern mixed with a hint of amazement.

The medicinal properties of this potion were gentle yet domineering. It was the limit for an ordinary Imperial Citizen to drink three bottles at once. Jiang Lu's whale-like consumption of twenty-three bottles in one go truly exceeded his understanding.

He could only say that as expected of someone from a xuanhuan civilization, their physical constitution was simply different.

"Yes, Uncle He."

Jiang Lu turned around, her fatigue replaced by an unmaskable joy. She clenched her fists, feeling the surging power within her body.

"Drinking more of this potion is indeed useless now. However..."

She paused, her tone full of excitement.

"My Spiritual Root has improved by more than just a level!"

What surprised her even more was that as those stubborn Impurities were completely cleared, the Spiritual Root at her Dantian became increasingly clear, emitting a faint, lustrous glow. Along with it, her Lifespan had increased by several decades out of thin air, and her entire body felt an unprecedented lightness.

Jiang Lu's heart was burning with heat; she wished she could immediately test exactly how much her Spiritual Root had improved.

But on second thought, she suppressed that impulse.

Based on her time spent here, she knew this mysterious power surprisingly lacked basic Artifact Refining tools like Spirit Testing Stones. Even if she wanted to test it, she could only let the matter rest for now.