Chapter 960: Secrets (II)
He let out a hearty laugh and entered the hall alongside them. Once seated, his expression turned solemn and he said, "We’re both of Wei's Li Family, so let’s get straight to the matter."
True to his bold and generous style, he waved his sleeve, and a subordinate hurriedly brought a large box, cradling it from beneath with both hands. Once it was infused with mana, the jade box opened on its own.
Whoosh!
A wave of pill fragrance surged forth as five Essence Gathering Pills, nestled in the grooves, came into view. The pills had a gray hue with swirling patterns, and were emitting glimmers of light. Behind them, An Siwei quickly lowered his head and did not dare to look further.
There were also two smaller jade boxes and a longer rectangular one inside. Li Quantao opened them one by one and explained gently, "No need to say much about the Essence Gathering Pills; all five are potent and highly beneficial for the Foundation Establishment Realm. As for the other two boxes, one contains a rare thunder-attributed treasured panacea, Thunderheart Core, and the other holds a Nine-Stamen Spirit Daylily."
He picked up and opened one of the boxes. Inside lay a pale, faintly pulsating, purple organ, shaped like a heart and lung fused together and crisscrossed with black veins. It was nested between layered petals.
Li Quantao chuckled and said, "This item is easy to preserve, but it must never be opened during a thunderstorm. If it leaves the box and encounters lightning and rain, it will turn into lightning and flee. Its essence will scatter, and not even a Purple Mansion Realm cultivator can retrieve it. It’s highly beneficial for thunder cultivators; it's meant as a gift for Senior Qinghong."
He closed the box with a flick of his hand and stored it away. The second jade box he didn’t open, but introduced it through the lid, "This is the Nine-Stamen Spirit Daylily. It can treat fractured foundations, congenital deficiencies, unstable cultivation, and an unsteady Immortal Foundation. But it cannot be exposed to light, since it will wither upon contact."
Chi Fubo was being rather generous; both of these treasured panaceas were rare and valuable. Li Quantao placed them back into the larger box, then reached for the longer jade box, flipped it open, and said, "This is a Shadow Bloom Branch of the Bone Tree, a rare Veiled Yin dharma artifact..."
He lifted his brows and glanced at Li Zhouwei, letting out a deep sigh before saying softly, "The sect master originally approved a Bright Yang dharma artifact, but Lord Ning blocked it with repeated petitions. The matter was delayed again and again, until that artifact couldn’t be retrieved. So it was replaced with this one."