Driving back home, Ye Luo returned directly to the villa and headed to his own room, bringing with him the pill furnace, the Emperor green jade, and the fragment.

These three items were Ye Luo’s gains for the day, and they appeared to be quite bountiful.

The first item, the pill furnace, seemed quite ordinary; however, Ye Luo’s Clairvoyant Eye detected a powerful energy emanating from it. This was not just any ordinary pill furnace, which was why Ye Luo had purchased it without hesitation.

Holding the pill furnace, Ye Luo studied it thoroughly but found that he could not open its lid, which perplexed him greatly. No matter how much strength he used, he was unable to open the lid of the pill furnace, which was very strange.

"Could this be a Spiritual Artifact?"

Ye Luo couldn’t help but speculate.

In this world, all things possess spirituality. Some rare herbs, through accumulating a large amount of Spiritual Energy, become precious spiritual medicine; and the same applies to other items. Based on what his master had mentioned, the common tools of this world are known as ’Mortal Tools,’ while those that have gathered nature’s spiritual energy and obtained spirituality are known as ’Spiritual Artifacts.’

Spiritual Artifacts are far superior to Mortal Tools, and their power and uses are much more significant.

For instance, a spirit sword endowed with spirituality could double a martial artist’s strength, effortlessly defeating opponents of the same level. That demonstrates the power of Spiritual Artifacts.

The pill furnace used by Ye Luo’s master, that old fellow, for alchemy was said to be a Spiritual Artifact. The elixirs it produced were not only potent but also had an extremely high success rate.

Now, the pill furnace that Ye Luo held seemed very likely to be a Spiritual Artifact. Considering this possibility, Ye Luo felt a surge of excitement.

In this world, Spiritual Artifacts were exceedingly rare, and even martial artists at the Innate Realm would find it difficult to possess one. If Ye Luo’s pill furnace was indeed a Spiritual Artifact, it would be fantastic.

Immediately, Ye Luo couldn’t wait to verify its nature, forcing out a drop of his blood onto the pill furnace, his eyes filled with anticipation.

To control a Spiritual Artifact, one had to perform a blood oath to make the master’s mind and the artifact become one. Then one could control the Spiritual Artifact and even store it within one’s Dantian. When needed, a mere thought could summon it, which was extremely convenient.

Shortly after, under Ye Luo’s eager gaze, his drop of blood merged into the pill furnace. In an instant, the black furnace emitted a glow, releasing a powerful aura. The lid flew off suddenly, and a rich Spiritual Energy burst forth.

Feeling this incredibly dense Spiritual Energy, Ye Luo’s heart leaped with joy. He quickly activated the Nine Yang Mystic Art, starting to absorb the Spiritual Energy contained within.

Streams of incomparably pure Spiritual Energy flowed into his body, refined by the Nine Yang Mystic Art into Nine Yang True Qi. Then Ye Luo channeled the Nine Yang True Qi towards the first meridian of the Nine Meridians, continuing to assault it.

Previously, he had managed to open half of the first meridian of the Nine Meridians. Now, with the help of the Spiritual Energy from the Spiritual Artifact pill furnace, Ye Luo launched another assault.

Boom, boom, boom!

A successive series of booming impacts resounded as Ye Luo focused intently, gathering all his energy to continuously strike against the first meridian of the Nine Meridians.

After tens of minutes, a thunderous roar came from within Ye Luo’s body. The first meridian of the Nine Meridians finally broke through; his whole body felt as if it had been transcended, filled with a frightening strength.

Ye Luo’s body radiated a dazzling yellow light, and the first meridian of the Nine Meridians shimmered with that light, with a great deal of True Qi flowing into it.

Ye Luo made a surprising discovery; not only had his strength doubled, but the Nine Yang Mystic Veins also had the ability to store True Qi just like the Dantian. As a surge of True Qi poured into the first vein, it filled up instantaneously.

Seeing this, Ye Luo was incredibly excited. The human Dantian is usually fixed, and only expands with an increase in one’s own power level to store more True Qi. The amount of True Qi often determines how long a person can last in combat.

Once True Qi is depleted, it’s difficult to regenerate without elixirs that instantly restore it. Otherwise, recovery, which relies solely on absorbing nature’s spiritual energy, would take a long time. Enemies certainly won’t give you a chance to restore True Qi during a fight.

Therefore, now that Ye Luo’s Nine Yang Mystic Veins can store True Qi, it’s as if he has much more True Qi than other experts of the same realm. The True Qi stored within these Mystic Veins is by no means less than that of the Dantian; it’s like having a second Dantian.

If all nine Mystic Veins are opened, wouldn’t that mean having ten Dantians simultaneously? The sheer amount of True Qi stored is simply unimaginable, not to mention how many times the strength would multiply once all Nine Meridians are open. It’s beyond reasonable guesswork.

With these thoughts, Ye Luo’s eyes glimmered with uncontrollable excitement, and his heart was filled with extreme agitation.

The Nine Yang Mystic Veins were a tremendous boon for Ye Luo, giving him advantages in the Innate Realm that were unreachable for ordinary people.

Taking a deep breath to calm his surging excitement, Ye Luo began examining the Pill Furnace.

As his mind fused with the Pill Furnace, he learned its name.

It was the Sanqing Pill Furnace, a Superior grade Spiritual Artifact, a rare treasure.

Because Spiritual Artifacts possess spirituality, they vary in strength. They are categorized as inferior, medium, superior, and supreme grade. The higher the grade, the stronger the artifact.

And this Superior grade Spiritual Artifact was already an extremely rare treasure, yet Ye Luo had acquired it for mere thirty thousand yuan. If those Innate strength experts knew about it, they would definitely feel an urge to bang their heads against the wall.

Of course, the Sanqing Pill Furnace was suited only for those practicing Alchemy, and others clearly would not be able to use it.

The path of Alchemy is exceptionally arduous, and it would be difficult to find even a few experts skilled in it within Huaxia these days. The requirements for Alchemy are very stringent, and among a hundred martial arts experts, it’s hard to find even one who could practice Alchemy.

"Expand!"

With a focused expression, Ye Luo shouted sharply. In an instant, the Sanqing Pill Furnace expanded several times its size, which seemed quite magical. In the next moment, with a thought from Ye Luo, the Sanqing Pill Furnace turned into a streak of black light and entered Ye Luo’s Dantian.

"Not bad, not bad," Ye Luo nodded. The Sanqing Pill Furnace was very suitable for his current needs, and because of its high-grade and the vast amount of Spiritual Energy it contained, even using ordinary medicinal ingredients for Alchemy could result in extremely powerful elixirs.

After storing away the Sanqing Pill Furnace, Ye Luo’s gaze shifted to the piece of Emperor Green Jade Stone in front of him, which also contained a rich amount of Spiritual Energy, promising to aid in his Cultivation for many days.

When he obtained Luoyun Situ’s jade Guanyin statue, he would be able to absorb even more Spiritual Energy. Although the Sanqing Pill Furnace contained a large amount of Spiritual Energy, Ye Luo decided not to continue absorbing it. The energy inside was meant to enhance the efficacy of the elixirs he would create, and not to be completely consumed.

(Seeing everyone support me with their votes, I will explode with five Chapters tomorrow even if I’m exhausted! Tired but undeterred~)