Chapter 92: Spirit-Nourishing Milk

Looking at this dimensional space, Lu Ming felt tortured with longing.

If he redeemed this thing, it would be as if he carried an invisible warehouse with him. How convenient that would be.

And he himself kept many secrets. With such a thing, he could hide himself even more deeply.

Still, Lu Ming forced back the desire in his heart and continued browsing, keeping his sole goal in mind: to restore Qin Lan’s body.

Enduring one temptation after another, at last Lu Ming found what he wanted.

"Nine Revolutions Bone-Joining Ointment: apply it to the wound and all injuries will be healed at once, while also enhancing the constitution."

Staring at the ointment, Lu Ming said fiercely, "Damn it, I knew something like this had to exist. Old bastard, you thought if you hid it at the very end, I’d be unable to resist the temptation and choose something else, then rush about nonstop finding more things to sacrifice before finally redeeming what I truly needed, repeating the cycle forever?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Ming tapped it. In an instant, the divine grace was exhausted, and a large box of Nine Revolutions Bone-Joining Ointment floated before him.

Putting the ointment away, Lu Ming let out a long sigh.

That old dragon was truly too cunning.

In truth, it had everything he needed, but it hid it all amid countless temptations. If one could not withstand them, one would never obtain what one truly required.

Shaking his head, Lu Ming withdrew from the Dragon God Altar.

Meanwhile, the people in the valley had not yet recovered from their shock when Lu Ming suddenly appeared before them once more, as though he had never left at all. Only that giant serpent was gone.

Seeing Lu Ming vanish so miraculously and then reappear, everyone was utterly convinced by his means. They all bowed deeply once again in reverence.

At that moment, Lu Ming looked at Wang Shixin and the Wang family disciples, his face slightly green, and pointed toward the blue plants more than a foot long near the cave entrance.

"Those are Blue Silver Grass. They’re specifically used to detoxify serpent venom. Crush them and swallow them directly, and the poison will be lifted at once."

Hearing this, Wang Shixin was overjoyed and thanked Lu Ming repeatedly, then led the disciples to gather the Blue Silver Grass.

By then, they trusted Lu Ming’s words completely. How could such a powerful existence possibly deceive them?

Lu Ming had learned of the Blue Silver Grass from memory as well. The wonders of heaven and earth were like this: wherever poisonous things existed, an antidote could often be found. Most people simply did not know it.

Wang Shixin and the others gathered enough Blue Silver Grass, crushed it quickly, and swallowed it down.

They had been poisoned quite badly. While suppressing the toxin, they still had to use their true energy to make the journey back. The situation was far from hopeful. Along the way, who knew how many more might fall? The Wang family could no longer afford such losses.

After a short while, once the Wang family members had taken the Blue Silver Grass, the green pallor on their faces gradually faded. At that, their reverence and admiration for Lu Ming deepened even further.

Then Lu Ming said to Futu and Yezhi Meiyu, "Come with me. We’re going to take a look at the thief’s lair."

With that, he led the way into the cave.

Futu and Yezhi Meiyu naturally followed without the slightest hesitation.

As for Lin Xiao and Wang Shixin, they watched Lu Ming head into the cave with baffled expressions. Could there really be something else inside?

Curiosity made them want to follow, but since Lu Ming had given no order, they did not dare. They could only stand at the entrance and peer in.

Lu Ming, Futu, and Yezhi Meiyu entered the cave. It was pitch black inside, with nothing visible at all.

Then Lu Ming gave a soft cry, and above his head rose a golden flame of power the size of a washbasin. Like a miniature sun, it hovered overhead and lit the surroundings brilliantly.

Lu Ming smiled in satisfaction and continued inward.

The cave was quite spacious. Even with three people walking side by side, it felt far from cramped.

The surrounding rock walls had long been worn smooth by the serpent’s constant comings and goings over the years.

As they followed the winding passage, they occasionally came upon the skeletons of animals. Yet these bones were incomplete and broken, clearly those of creatures that had strayed into the cave and been swallowed by the serpent before being spat back out.

The cave’s atmosphere was eerie and ghastly, but all three were bold and skilled, and with Lu Ming in command, none of them felt fear. They simply pressed onward.

Before long, they reached the depths of the cave. There were more and more animal skeletons now, and the creatures had grown larger and larger in size.

No one knew how long that giant serpent had lurked here, or how many fierce beasts had lost their lives in this place.

As they went deeper, the space suddenly opened up into a naturally formed circular stone chamber.

Inside the chamber was a small milky-white lake. In the center of the lake lay a slab of blue stone about five zhang across, polished smooth as a mirror. It seemed the giant serpent usually rested there.

Seeing this, Lu Ming laughed loudly. "I knew it. Why else would this giant serpent have chosen this place for no reason? So the secret was here all along."

The moment he saw this, Lu Ming activated the Eye of Insight and discovered that the milky-white lake was actually spirit-nourishing milk.

And that enormous slab of blue stone contained a piece of jade that was over a thousand years old, within which jade marrow had already grown.

The spirit-nourishing milk had formed together with the jade marrow. After who knew how many years of accumulation, it had become a small lake.

Looking at the lake, Lu Ming said to Futu and Yezhi Meiyu, "You two go in and soak in the water. It will greatly benefit your bodies."

At this, Futu and Yezhi Meiyu both showed delight and, without the slightest hesitation, jumped into the lake to soak.

There was naturally no falsehood in Lu Ming’s words, and for a martial artist, every step forward was tremendously difficult. To have such an opportunity was something they absolutely could not miss.

Watching the two of them immerse themselves in the water and quietly cultivate, Lu Ming studied the blue stone.

The jade marrow within this stone was also excellent material for sacrifice. He would certainly need to take it away later. But after Qin Lan’s matter, Lu Ming had become more cautious.

He did not intend to carry out the sacrifice immediately. Instead, he planned to leave the jade marrow here for now. He needed to keep one or two spare items on hand for future sacrifices. If another emergency arose, where would he suddenly find something usable for sacrifice?

After deciding this, Lu Ming turned his attention to Futu and Yezhi Meiyu again.

Both had their eyes closed, fully immersed in the lake water, their expressions relaxed and pleased.

The spirit-nourishing milk contained rich natural spiritual energy and was immensely beneficial to a martial artist’s body. If one could soak in it often, the advantages would be many.

Unfortunately, the place was too remote and inconvenient to visit, and besides, he himself needed that jade marrow. Once it was removed, the spirit-nourishing milk would gradually dry up. It was a pity.

Among the two, the one who needed the spirit-nourishing milk most was Futu.

Futu had consumed Lu Ming’s dragon blood, and his constitution had already changed. While making him stronger, it had also planted a hidden danger.

If the dragon blood triggered a bodily mutation, then without having cultivated the Dragon Soaring Art, Futu could lose his life at any moment.

The spirit-nourishing milk could greatly neutralize the ferocity of the dragon blood and reduce the possibility of a mutation.

After watching for a while and seeing nothing unusual, Lu Ming simply closed his eyes and rested nearby.

By noon, Lu Ming slowly opened his eyes.

By then, a faint milky-white sheen had spread over Futu’s originally dark skin.

Lu Ming knew this meant the spirit-nourishing milk had already entered his body and begun to take effect. Once fully absorbed, it would neutralize the dragon blood and enhance his constitution.

Then Lu Ming shifted his gaze to Yezhi Meiyu.

A milky-white luster had also appeared on Yezhi Meiyu’s skin. Already fair, she now looked even more immaculate, like a saintly maiden.

However, Lu Ming suddenly noticed a painful expression on her face, her brows tightly knitted.

He immediately activated the Eye of Insight.

After a moment, Lu Ming said loudly, "Futu, go keep watch outside. Do not let anyone come in."

Futu opened his eyes, climbed ashore at once, and walked out without the slightest hesitation.

Lu Ming’s orders were something he would obey unconditionally. Even if that lake water was precious to him, he would abandon it immediately.

After Futu left, Lu Ming fixed his gaze on Yezhi Meiyu. Her body was twisting restlessly in the water, and she murmured under her breath, "It’s so hot."

As she spoke, she began to remove her clothes.

In moments, Yezhi Meiyu’s snow-white body blended seamlessly with the color of the lake water.

At that point, Lu Ming also began to remove his own clothes and stepped into the lake.