Chapter 157: Trying the Tripod

  "Why did the master want to set up these two formations?" Although she felt puzzled, You Ruo still took over the array flags, law disks and other array instruments, and quickly set them up.

  "I naturally have my uses." Zhao Di's mouth corners slightly curved upwards again, revealing a mysterious smile.

  "Master, don't always be so suspicious! As ghost slaves, my sister and I will never betray you, what's there to worry about?" You Ruo complained with a pout while busily setting up the spell array.

  Yu Lan softly persuaded, "Master doesn't say, naturally he has his reasons, it's just that the time hasn't come yet. When the time is ripe, Master will naturally inform us, little sister be patient."

  "Not bad!" Zhao chuckled, "Now is the perfect opportunity. You two sisters have asked me many times why I have so many high-grade spirit stones and why I use them extravagantly. It's all because of this treasure! Heh heh, the origin of this treasure, I'm afraid you two won't be able to see through it either!"

  After seeing the girl set up and activate the formation, Zhao took out a two-eared, three-legged, several-inch-sized covered round cauldron from his storage bag with a hint of pride.

  "What is this pattern on the body of the tripod, it looks like a natural ancient meaning, not an ordinary product, but it doesn't have any spiritual energy at all. What exactly is it?" The two girls surrounded the small tripod and admired it for a long time, still unable to figure out what it was, Youlan asked first with doubt.

  "Yes, what does this small cauldron have to do with the High-Grade Spirit Stone? Why is it all because of this small cauldron?" You Ruo also asked in a similar manner.

  "You'll know once you open the small cauldron!" Zhao Di said with a smile.

  "Really?" she said, seemingly puzzled, then stepped forward and gently lifted it up. The lid of the small cauldron was easily opened, and inside the belly of the cauldron, a blue, high-grade spirit stone lay quietly.

  "High-order spirit stone!" The girl exclaimed, blinking her eyes, her face full of surprise and doubt.

  Yu Lan was also in a state of shock and uncertainty, she just didn't cry out loud.

  The two women just now couldn't feel any spiritual energy fluctuations, but when they opened the cauldron cover, they unexpectedly found a high-grade spirit stone hidden inside! With the powerful spiritual energy fluctuations of the high-grade spirit stone, not even a hint of spiritual power was leaked out. Just this point alone is enough to infer that this small cauldron is by no means an ordinary object!

  "Could it be that this small cauldron can continuously produce high-grade spirit stones? This, this is also too unbelievable!" You Ruo's mind was racing, thinking of an extremely absurd explanation, and she didn't even dare to believe it herself. To verify this idea, she took out the high-grade water spirit stone again, covered the cauldron lid once more, and then opened the cauldron lid again after a short while.

  "Nothing at all! Is it that there's not enough time or is this high-grade Water Spirit Stone something you yourself put in?" You Ruo asked doubtfully.

  "It can be said that I put it in, but it can also be said that I didn't!" Zhao chuckled and stopped being mysterious. He frankly said: "I only need to put a low-grade water spirit stone inside, and seven days later, it will become exactly the same as this high-grade spirit stone!"

  "Impossible!" The two women exclaimed in unison. Although the immortal world's treasures were diverse and extraordinary, with various powerful divine abilities, being able to upgrade the spiritual energy of a spirit stone was still too heaven-defying, and they found it hard to accept.

  Zhao Di didn't say much either, but instead took out a low-grade fire spirit stone and put it into the small cauldron, then instructed the girl to cover it with a lid.

  Then Zhao Di sat down beside Xiao Ding with his legs crossed and eyes closed.

  Two girls then squatted in front of the small tripod with a suspicious and curious attitude, staring at the small tripod without blinking.

  But this small tripod didn't change at all! The two women looked up and exchanged a glance, both seeing a puzzled expression in each other's eyes.

  After a stick of incense, You Ruo still couldn't see any changes and was getting a bit impatient, wanting to lift the lid of the small cauldron, but was stopped by You Lan.

  An hour later, the impatient You Ruo softly asked Zhao Di: "Master, do we have to wait for seven days and seven nights? Can't we open the small cauldron now?"

  Zhao opened his eyes to see the girl's eager and pitiful expression, and smiled: "Alright, take a look, although it's not yet a high-grade spirit stone, there's been an obvious change!"

  As soon as the words fell, You Ruo hastily opened the lid of the cauldron, and in the small cauldron was indeed that fire spirit stone, only this time its spiritual power had increased several times over, far surpassing that of an ordinary low-grade fire spirit stone!

  "This, this small tripod can really enhance the spiritual power of the spirit stone!" You Lan's eyes widened in shock as she stared at the fire spirit stone in You Ruo's hand. You Ruo was also like that, and the two women involuntarily looked towards Zhao Di.

  "That's right! Not just the Ling Stone, but any object that can hold spiritual energy can be filled with spiritual energy by this small cauldron! As for ordinary objects that cannot contain even a bit of spiritual energy, it has no effect. As for those already saturated spiritual objects, there is also no effect. For example, refined talismans, magical instruments, and magical treasures. As for elixirs, because they generally lose a lot of spiritual energy during the refining process, after being nurtured by this small cauldron, they can also gain more or less improvement!" Zhao nodded in confirmation, and after finishing this sentence, he turned his gaze towards the still floating solitary thousand-year-old Brimstone Stone the size of a fist.

  "The master means to say," Yulan followed Zhao Di's gaze to the bluestone and said in disbelief, "This bluestone can also be filled with spiritual energy by this mysterious small tripod, reaching a higher level?"

  Zhao's right hand lightly tapped, and the pestle flew into the small cauldron, indicating to You Ruo to cover it with a lid.

  He continued, "Based on my years of experience using this small cauldron, it should be possible. After all, treasures like the Brimstone Stone and the Fire Coral are born with the ability to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth, increasing their age over time. I'm about 70-80% sure that the small cauldron can enhance them, but as for how many years it can increase their age, it's still hard to say. On the other hand, heavenly treasures like the Xuanfeng Gold, which don't change after they're born, are completely unaffected by the small cauldron. I've already experimented with this on various mineral materials! Another thing is that living creatures cannot be placed in the cauldron. I once tried putting several types of spiritual herbs and medicines inside, and as soon as I covered it with the lid, even if it was just for a moment, those herbs and medicines would immediately lose their vitality and wither away completely! The same goes for spirit insects and small beasts."

  "If that's the case, then Master has an endless supply of high-grade spirit stones! With such a heaven-defying treasure in hand, what can a Yuan Ying stage cultivator even do?! I think Master's future prospects are simply immeasurable!" You Ruo exclaimed excitedly.

  Youlan was also extremely shocked and delighted, the future of her two sisters had already merged with Zhao Di, and with this heaven-defying small cauldron, the opportunity to advance to the Yuan Ying period naturally increased greatly. Then, the chance for her two sisters to be reborn again in the cycle of reincarnation also greatly increased!

  "With the Heaven-Defying Treasure in hand, what other treasures do we need to seek? Just throw out a large number of high-grade spirit stones and we'll definitely be able to exchange them for countless powerful magical artifacts and all sorts of spiritual elixirs!" Yu Rou exclaimed excitedly.

  Zhao shook his head, smiling faintly: "The current cultivation world may not be the same as it was back then. If I were to reveal my wealth and status, I would immediately attract a group of greedy individuals. And if one or two high-ranking cultivators were to take notice of me, that would be disastrous!"

  "Will they be killed and robbed of their treasures? Will those great sects and families just stand by and do nothing?" she asked, her voice full of doubt.

  "Hey! I'm afraid those big sects and schools are the ones that don't lack high-ranking cultivators who kill people and steal their treasures!" Zhao Di said with a bitter smile, then curiously asked: "Was your cultivation world at that time very peaceful, with hardly any cases of murder and robbery happening?"

  "Hehe, I suppose it won't be too peaceful from now on!" Youlan smiled and said: "It's just that I vaguely remember, my sisters and I have almost always been cultivating in the family, rarely coming into contact with the true world of cultivation!"

  Zhao Di smiled and joked, "Don't worry, follow me for a while and you'll soon experience the cruel reality of this cultivation world! As long as I slightly reveal my intentions, I can attract a bunch of greedy people. Most of the cultivators who died at my hands were after my treasures, but in the end, they lost their lives! Having heaven-defying treasures is not the most important thing, what's important is having heaven-defying strength!"

  (Second update!)