Monarch Of Time

Chapter 50 - 50 Spatial space

All 5 ingredients needed for the ʼinternal destruction pillʼ were all neatly arranged on the ground.

However, Shun Long didnʼt immediately start the refining process but instead aimed to bring his mental state in peak condition first.

This was the first time that he was going to refine a rank 2 pill, and it was the ʼinternal destruction pillʼ at that. After studying Lu Wenʼs alchemy books and the theories that were written inside, as well as all the recipes for the rank 2 pills, Shun Long felt confident that he could refine every pill that was categorized as a bronze grade pill.

However, he only had this one batch of ingredients and in case he failed, he wouldnʼt get another chance, so bringing himself in optimal condition was necessary before starting the refinement.

Shun Long used his spiritual strength to inspect the 5 medicinal herbs that were in front of him when suddenly, the ʼwater element grassʼ disappeared from the ground.

Shun Long was stunned as he abruptly stood up, but the ʼwater element grassʼ had vanished from the room. He sent his spiritual strength around the room but he found nothing, when he suddenly sensed something in his spiritual space.

He sent his spiritual strength inside the triangular-shaped stone, and he was shocked by what he saw inside.

The ʼwater element grassʼ had grown by almost one third of its original size as it was buried in the ground inside the triangular-shaped stoneʼs space. Shun Long could feel his qi depleting but he didnʼt even react as he looked stupefied, staring blankly at the ʼwater element grassʼ in the ground. The black egg was also there but were no visible changes around it.

Different possibilities flashed through Shun Longʼs mind as he thought

ʼCan I store medicinal herbs in this space?

Do they grow faster here? Is that why the flow of time feels to be flowing faster in that patch of soil, that the ʼwater element grassʼ has buried itself at?ʼ

Shun Long ignored his qi that was being rapidly depleted, as he used his spiritual strength on the ʼfire-spirit fruitʼ. Originally there was no reaction, but as Shun Long willed for it to be transferred inside the spiritual space of the little stone, the ʼfire-spirit fruitʼ vanished as it appeared near the ʼwater element grassʼ.

Shun Long removed a seed from the ʼfire-spirit fruitʼ and after burying it near the ʼwater element grassʼ he felt his qi being sapped at an alarming rate.

Half an hour later, Shun Long f.o.r.c.i.b.l.y stopped his qi from being transferred towards the soil as his body was almost emptied out, but the effects of the soil were shocking.

There was a small sapling at the place where he had buried the ʼfire-spirit fruitʼ seed earlier, while the ʼwater element grassʼ had already doubled in size.

Shun Long wanted to try the same with the ʼwhite-root Ganodermaʼ and the ʼblood lotusʼ but his body was already out of qi.

Shun Long was thrilled as this discovery solved his 2 biggest problems at the same time, while also providing an even more extraordinary benefit.

ʼʼAlthough the space inside the little stone isnʼt that big, itʼs more than enough for me to store what I need here. Wait, I guess I should call the little stone Stone of Time from now on. Thatʼs what that voice had called it as well.ʼʼ

Shun Long pondered for a bit more as he said to himself, almost as if he was trying to verify his own finds

ʼʼIt seems like I have to exchange my qi for the ingredients to m.a.t.u.r.e faster inside this space, but this way I can ensure that I wonʼt really lack the ingredients for the ʼinternal destruction pillʼ. In the future, I can also duplicate any rare medicinal herb I find, and then sell them to make a killing.ʼʼ

As Shun Long was having these thoughts, a wide smile was hanging on his face.

Although he couldnʼt really duplicate the rank 3 ʼblack-tongued pythonʼsʼ poison in the soil as it wasnʼt a medicinal herb, he could always buy it again from the ʼTreasure Pavilionʼ if he needed it.

Soon, 15 days passed like that, and from the constant depleting and replenishing of his qi, Shun Long had already managed to reach the early rank 8 in qi condensation.

He already had a little tree of ʼfire-spirit fruitsʼ with 3 fruits ready to be plucked. The ʼwater element grassʼ had reached 3 times its original size, and the same went for the ʼwhite-root Ganodermaʼ and the ʼblood lotusʼ.

Even if he failed the refinement process, Shun Long would only need the ʼblack-tongued pythonʼsʼ poison since he already had everything else inside the spiritual space now.

After sitting on the floor and warming up his cauldron, he started adding in the medicinal herbs.