The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#622 - Great discovery!

"Indeed."

Qi Wenren nodded.

"But aside from humans, aren't there no other living beings in this world that can use mystical power?"

Although Lu Jing was the worst student in the academy, skipping classes and running around every day, he still knew this basic common knowledge.

"From my observations during this period, it can't use it either, it can only absorb mystical power from the outside world and store it."

Qi Wenren paused, and continued, "You should have heard what we just said. When this carp first came to the General's mansion, it only had one golden scale on its body, but now it has four."

"I personally guess that these scales will increase as the mystical power stored in its body increases."

Lu Jing's heart and mind were greatly shaken upon hearing this, and he could no longer hold the carp in his hand, letting it break free from his palm and slip back into the water.

"Indeed, it seems you also understand the value of this kind of carp."

Qi Wenren said, "Now that those mystical realms have problems, the mystical power in the world is becoming increasingly thin. No one knows when it will return to normal. For cultivators like you and me, absorbing and cultivating mystical power, or casting spells, is becoming increasingly difficult.

"Of course, there are some elixirs that can increase the speed of cultivation, but those elixirs essentially accelerate the speed at which you absorb mystical power from the world. If the mystical power in the world becomes thin, the effect of the elixirs will also be reduced.

"Moreover, the medicinal materials needed to refine similar elixirs are often very expensive. It's fine to use them in emergencies, but no one can afford to take them daily, even if they were as rich as a country. But this kind of fish is different."

Qi Wenren became more and more excited as he spoke, "I've tried it. Cultivators can absorb the mystical power stored in its body. Whether it's used for cultivation or casting spells, there's no problem.

"Think about it, as long as you let it absorb its fill of mystical power first, and then carry it with you, you don't have to worry about the problem of thin mystical power.

"Of course, this is just the ideal situation. There are still many things to be solved here, such as the fact that its natural absorption of mystical power is a bit too slow.

"It took almost a year to go from one golden scale to four golden scales. We have to find a way to see if we can speed up this process.

"Well, maybe we can try putting it in a place with a higher concentration of mystical power, such as the academy, to see what the effect is. In addition, the most important thing, and also the most urgent task at hand, is to confirm whether its current state is an accident, or a brand new species that I have just discovered."

"If it's the latter, I need to find other members of its kind, the more the better, and then I have to find a way to breed them."

Since it can absorb mystical power from the outside world for cultivators to use, wouldn't the reverse also be true?!

In the future, as long as Lu Jing gets more of this kind of fish, he can let them absorb all the excess mystical power in his upper dantian, so he won't have to worry about the trouble of mystical power exploding his body.

Moreover, this thing can also be given to others to use, which means… the fish that have absorbed mystical power can also be sold for money!

Just like Qi Wenren said, no one knows when the decline of mystical power will end. In the foreseeable future, before the mystical power in the world returns to normal, the mystical power in everyone's hands will only become more and more precious.

Maybe later on, this kind of fish that has absorbed mystical power will directly become the new currency of the cultivation world, used to exchange for flying swords and other precious things.

Just like cigarettes and bottle caps in the apocalypse.

Then what is Lu Jing? Isn't he a walking printing press?!

Thinking of this, Lu Jing was as excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and asked Qi Wenren, "When are we leaving?"

"We? What do you mean… are you going too?" Qi Wenren asked, stunned.

"Of course, this matter is so important, it may be related to the survival of the entire cultivation world in the future. How can I rest assured if you go alone?" Lu Jing said with a serious expression.

"Ah, this trip of mine shouldn't be too dangerous, right?" Qi Wenren said, "After all, the other party is just a local chieftain."

"More than that," Lu Jing shook his head, "Not long ago, I ran into Mr. Ji's people."

"Who is Mr. Ji?"

It was either because Qi Wenren's rank in the Department of Celestial Observation was not high enough to access information related to Mr. Ji, or he had access to it, but didn't pay much attention to it.

In short, he seemed at a loss when he heard this name.

Lu Jing said, "A lunatic who likes to turn living people into curiosities. He has many experts under his command, and has been fighting against the Department of Celestial Observation. Before, he even set a trap to kill me."

"Have I been targeted by him too?" Qi Wenren was shocked, "But I'm just a researcher."

"It's hard to say," Lu Jing said, "Mr. Ji doesn't care about that much, so I should go with you too, and I can protect your safety. Not only am I a perfect foundation builder, but I also made it onto the Tianji Ranking before I was twenty years old. In terms of fighting alone, there are not many people in this world who are my opponents."

"But what about Huang Jianyuan's side…"

"Don't worry, you can let him wait a little longer. Anyway, the mystical realm in the academy won't disappear for a while."

"… … … …"

"Then I'll say goodbye to General Le tomorrow and then we'll set off together."

Although he was a little frightened by Lu Jing's sudden burst of terrifying enthusiasm, Qi Wenren himself was not opposed to having more people as companions. As Lu Jing said, it was safer to have companions after all.

However, after he finished speaking, Lu Jing had a different opinion, "There's no need to resign. Let's go tonight."

"That's not very good…" Qi Wenren said, "As you can see, I'm currently the teacher of General Le's youngest son. It's only because of this identity that I can enter the General's mansion to see the fish. Even if I want to leave, I should say hello to them and their son first, out of reason and courtesy."

"But the problem is, if you say hello, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave," Lu Jing sighed, "That person just now was General Le's youngest son, right?

"He told you about his father raising a golden-scaled carp that can transform into a dragon without reservation. Do you really think they will easily let you leave?"

Qi Wenren was just a little slow to react to this kind of thing, but he wasn't stupid. After being reminded by Lu Jing, he also reacted and finally stopped hesitating, "Okay, let's go tonight, oh right, and take the fish with us."