My husband Can Cultivate

Chapter 693: Chapter 693 Immortal Gourd

"Those demonic cultivators from the Black Evil Sect want these men, most likely for their cultivation practices. The rumored White Bone Divine Skill is terrifying indeed. Once they go, there’s no coming back alive. For some time now, they haven’t been able to eat or sleep well, finding no joy in anything. But now, someone could finally take their place and go to their deaths. They couldn’t be happier."

"I object!" a sudden voice rang out.

The one who stood up was Wu Rouyun, Wu Rouman’s younger sister. "That child was entrusted to my sister’s care by two powerful experts. We can’t just send him off as a sacrifice like this! If those experts return, we’ll be as good as dead," she said loudly.

She and her sister, Wu Rouman, were very close. Although Yang Qi was only Wu Rouman’s adopted son and had only been with her for three years, the two sisters had raised him together. They had formed a deep emotional bond with him. Wu Rouyun hadn’t sought out Yang Qi over the years precisely because she didn’t want to cause him trouble. They had already been targeted. The Di Family and Heavenly God Sect must not know that Wu Rouman had an adopted son, or he would surely be in grave danger. Now that he had been exposed, she had no choice but to speak up. No matter what, she could not let Yang Qi be sent to the Black Evil Sect to die.

"Hmph, what a load of nonsense about powerful experts. He’s just some wild boy Wu Rouman picked up from the wilderness. Stop with the alarmist talk. Or do you want to send a direct descendant of our Wu Family to the Black Evil Sect instead?" Wu Heng snorted coldly.

"What’s so great about the Black Evil Sect? Our Wu Family shouldn’t be afraid. How can you all be so spineless!" Wu Rouyun retorted angrily.

"What do you know? Our Wu Family has always followed the principle of caution! We never contend with organizations whose strength is unknown! Aren’t the recent examples of the Tang Family from Sea City and the Tianhai Association enough?" Old Master Wu said coldly. "Alright, sit down. The majority has agreed, so the minority must obey!"

"Grandfather, I’ll go to Thunder City right away and bring that boy back!" Wu Jun volunteered. He wasn’t considered outstanding among his generation in the Wu Family, so the likelihood of him being sent to the Black Evil Sect was quite high. Therefore, he had to put in some effort on this matter.

"Fine," Old Master Wu nodded. "Make sure your attitude is good. After all, we’re asking him to die for our Wu Family. If he makes any demands, do your best to accommodate them if you can." Since Wu Chuan had failed to bring him back, surely Wu Jun could succeed, right? After all, Wu Jun was a Young Master of the Wu Family, completely different from Wu Chuan, who was merely from a collateral branch.

「White Mountain Estate」

Yang Qi was fiddling with the pendant in his hands. He could feel an extremely powerful energy from this little gourd pendant, an energy far beyond what he could harness at his current stage. It’s terrifying! He discreetly infused a sliver of his Divine Thought into the gourd. The next moment, a strange sight emerged. The phantom of Yang Qingshan appeared once again.

"My boy, I didn’t expect you to choose this path. It is a path as harsh as it is grand! Since you’ve embarked upon it, you must persist! This gourd is a Treasure your mother and I have left for you. It can save you when you’re in grave danger! The specific method of use is as follows—"

Instantly, a new set of memories flooded Yang Qi’s mind, detailing the usage of the precious gourd. The Treasure was named the "Immortal Gourd." This name was actually given to it by his parents, who had stumbled upon it by chance and, not knowing its real name, decided to call it that. Moreover, according to these memories, his parents had only managed to utilize about ten percent of the Immortal Gourd’s power. Yet even that small fraction had brought them endless benefits.

The Immortal Gourd had three functions.

First was Spiritual Liquid. The liquid produced inside the Immortal Gourd could be dripped onto medicinal herbs to enhance their spirituality. The higher the user’s realm, the greater the increase, but it would always enhance it by a minimum of one hundred years. This meant a one-year-old herb could instantly become a hundred-and-one-year-old herb, and a hundred-year-old herb could become two hundred years old!

This is an absolute windfall. The thought alone is exhilarating!

For his cultivation, Yang Qi needed aged medicinal herbs—the older, the better. Here, "age" referred to their spirituality; a thousand-year-old herb without spirituality was worthless. A sudden increase of a hundred, or even several hundred years... how could he not be excited? An ordinary herb could instantly become a hundred-year-old one. Forgetting about using them, just selling them would make money pour in.

The second function was Absorption. The Immortal Gourd could absorb various kinds of energy—including treasures from heaven and earth, True Qi, and Spiritual Power—and condense them into Spiritual Liquid. As long as it was natural energy, it could be devoured and stored as Spiritual Liquid.

The third function was Burst. The energy of the Spiritual Liquid within the Immortal Gourd could be instantly unleashed, causing a Cultivator’s Combat Power to skyrocket. The extent of this increase depended on the physical toughness of the Cultivator’s body. If their body couldn’t withstand the surge, it would result in self-detonation.

All three abilities were tremendously shocking. According to the information his father left, with his current cultivation at the Third Layer of the Body Tempering Stage, Yang Qi could use the Immortal Gourd to instantly unleash Combat Power comparable to the Ninth Layer of the Body Tempering Stage. However, this boost could only be maintained for three minutes. After those three minutes, he would completely lose his combat ability, leaving him at the mercy of his enemies. Therefore, this power should only be used either with backup or in a desperate, life-or-death struggle. It certainly could not be used frequently.

Regardless, it was another trump card. If he ever faced a powerful opponent, he wouldn’t be completely helpless.

All things considered, the most practical functions are still Absorption and the Spiritual Liquid. First absorb, then transform it into Spiritual Liquid to enhance the spirituality of medicinal herbs. I have to test this out.

Thinking of this, Yang Qi took out a Spirit Stone from the Mountain and River Map to experiment. A single Spirit Stone was instantly absorbed, filling the Immortal Gourd with Spiritual Liquid. Immediately, he dripped some of this liquid onto a hundred-year-old herb he had obtained earlier.

The next moment, a miracle occurred. The herb, which had a hundred years of spirituality, instantly transformed into one possessing two hundred and thirty years of spirituality. In other words, with his current cultivation, a single drop of Spiritual Liquid could enhance an herb’s spirituality by up to one hundred and thirty years.

Excellent!

At his current realm, hundred-year herbs were almost useless. Two-hundred-year herbs were just right, and three-hundred-year herbs would naturally be even better. He tried dripping more Spiritual Liquid onto the already enhanced herb, but it had no effect. It seemed a medicinal herb could only be enhanced with Spiritual Liquid once; any more was ineffective.

At this moment, Yang Qi’s mind was entirely focused on the Immortal Gourd, and he had completely forgotten about the Wu Family’s affairs.

However, a call soon came from the orphanage. They confirmed that a woman named Wu Rouman had indeed brought Yang Qi to them. At the time, the woman appeared to be injured and was covered in blood. She had also instructed the staff not to tell the child anything, asking them to let him live a quiet and peaceful life.