Chapter 81: Memory Can Kill

"Give it to me, I want it, I want it," the Crowned Serpent urgently transmitted its message. It felt that consuming the spiritual essence would change its constitution, something even more important than eating the Snake Sun Fruit for advancement.

Faced with two choices, the Crowned Serpent chose to enhance its potential.

Even without eating the spiritual medicine, it could advance its level through cultivation to a certain extent. Besides, there were other places to find the spiritual medicine, but the treasure that could change its constitution would be gone once they left this place.

"What about the Snake Sun Fruit?" Tang Ailian deliberately asked slowly.

"I'll give it to you, just give me the spiritual essence!" The Crowned Serpent impatiently transmitted its message.

A big smile appeared on Tang Ailian's face. She didn't immediately give the spiritual essence to the Crowned Serpent but instead took out a digging tool to unearth the Snake Sun Fruit plant.

As she dug, she kept an eye on the Crowned Serpent. It had its eyes fixed on the spiritual essence, repeatedly rising in an attempt to snatch it.

However, when it realized that Tang Ailian had unearthed the entire Snake Sun Fruit plant, it suddenly became anxious and lunged at Tang Ailian.

The reason the Crowned Serpent wasn't afraid of Tang Ailian picking the Snake Sun Fruit was that it wasn't ripe yet, and picking it prematurely would be useless. Therefore, it assumed Tang Ailian wouldn't pick it. But it hadn't anticipated that she would dig up the entire plant, so it had to stop her.

Tang Ailian naturally wouldn't let it succeed. She quickly placed the spiritual essence sphere in front of herself, and the Crowned Serpent immediately lunged for the spiritual essence. While the Crowned Serpent was drinking the essence, Tang Ailian sent the Snake Sun Fruit into her spatial storage. At the same time, she vanished herself.

The Crowned Serpent, after drinking the essence, seemed a bit intoxicated. Tang Ailian's sudden disappearance left it confused, as if wondering where the human girl had gone.

Tang Ailian had indeed hidden herself inside the medicinal well's space. She patted her chest in relief, "Finally, I got the Snake Sun Fruit."

However, she didn't just want one Snake Sun Fruit; she wanted many. Therefore, after obtaining the Snake Sun Fruit, she immediately entered the medicinal well's space and planted the Snake Sun Fruit in the golden brick hole.

Without any consideration, the moment any medicine entered the space, it would choose the most suitable place for its growth.

Tang Ailian used her psychic power to scoop water from the well and poured it onto the Snake Sun Fruit. Although it seemed ripe, in reality, it was at least ten years away from full maturity, especially considering the lack of spiritual energy in the surrounding area.

Otherwise, it might never ripen.

However, as she continued pouring water from the well, the green part of the Snake Sun Fruit visibly turned red. Yet, there remained a thin green line that refused to change.

If the Snake Sun Fruit wasn't fully ripe, consuming it directly would have significant side effects – its potency would be uncontrollable, and one could easily explode from within.

Even when used for concocting medicine, the resulting pill's potency would be extremely fierce, risking harm to the user.

Therefore, both humans and animals knew that the Snake Sun Fruit should not be used until it was fully ripe.

Seeing that the Snake Sun Fruit wasn't ripe, Tang Ailian decided to take a bold step. She poured water from the well onto the fruit's roots, and her psychic power increased significantly after entering the medicinal well's space. While she could fetch water up to eight meters deep outside, inside the space, she could envelop water up to ten meters deep.

She had never used more than two meters of water to nourish plants, but this time, she used water from a depth of ten meters to drench the medicinal plant.

As the spiritual water poured down, the green part of the Snake Sun Fruit quickly turned red to the naked eye. A rich, pleasant fragrance permeated the medicinal well's space.

In the external world, once the Snake Sun Fruit ripened and emitted its fragrance, it would attract spiritual creatures within a hundred miles, leading to fierce battles where the victor obtained the spiritual medicine and the loser lost their life.

Smelling that fragrance, Tang Ailian was delighted; the Snake Sun Fruit had finally ripened.

She carefully plucked the fruit, and the remaining plant, if outside the space, would wither immediately due to the loss of spiritual energy. However, Tang Ailian had the well's water, so as soon as she removed the fruit, she immediately used the well's water to irrigate the plant.

Surprisingly, the Snake Sun Fruit plant that had its fruit plucked suddenly regained vitality. When Tang Ailian watered it with water from ten meters deep, the plant blossomed and soon bore fruit. Notably, it bore two fruits in a single go and even sprouted two new shoots from its roots.

It was truly remarkable.

Tang Ailian finally focused her attention on the Snake Sun Fruit. She had already gathered thirty-five types of medicinal herbs required to refine the Warrior's Advancement Pill, and all she needed now was the Snake Sun Fruit.

Tang Ailian extracted the essences of these thirty-five medicinal herbs, put them into a sand pot prepared in advance, brought it to a boil, simmered it until it thickened, then removed the seeds from the Snake Sun Fruit. She extracted its essence and poured it into the mixture, stirring until it turned into a paste. Using her psychic power, she divided the concoction into more than a dozen pill-sized portions.

Tang Ailian had never practiced alchemy herself, but she had the memories of an ancient witch doctor who had practiced it extensively in her previous life. Therefore, the process of making pills was relatively simple, and she succeeded without any mishaps.

A pleasant fragrance wafted from the pills. She counted them and obtained a total of thirteen Warrior's Advancement Pills.

It was a pity that these were only preparations, so they couldn't be called pills but rather pellets. If they were truly refined, a single batch like this could produce more than thirty pills, and the potency would increase threefold or more.

Next, she had to concoct the Resurrection Elixir. This elixir required Snake Sun Grass, and Tang Ailian naturally didn't want to use the plant that had already borne two small Snake Sun Fruits.

She retrieved eleven seeds from the Snake Sun Fruit and selected eleven golden bricks. Each brick hole received one seed, and she drenched them with water from the well.

Tang Ailian categorized the well water as follows: water from a depth of over ten meters was called spiritual water, water from a depth of less than ten meters but more than twenty meters was called spiritual liquid, and water from a depth of less than twenty meters was referred to as spiritual essence.

After drenching the Snake Sun Grass seeds with spiritual water, nine small Snake Sun Grass seedlings quickly sprouted. Tang Ailian watered them again, and she watched as they grew into fully grown plants. After plucking three Snake Sun Grass plants, she combined them with over ten types of medicinal herbs to create a large pot of medicinal solution.

She named this solution the Resurrection Elixir. It was

 specifically prepared for workers exploring dangerous areas with excessive Yin energy. If consumed in advance, it could resist the invasion of Yin energy. Even if exposed to Yin energy afterward, just a sip would expel it.

After successfully preparing the Resurrection Elixir, Tang Ailian stored the liquid in three large glass bottles.

She decided to take one Warrior's Advancement Pill first to advance her level. She sat cross-legged, adjusted her breathing, and when she was in a meditative state, she took one Warrior's Advancement Pill and placed it in her mouth.

The pill instantly dissolved, and a massive surge of heat flowed into her dantian, then rushed through her entire body. In an instant, Tang Ailian felt as if her whole body was engulfed in flames.

She quickly used the well water to take a big gulp, but the burning sensation only intensified.

The memories of the ancient witch doctor didn't warn of any danger when consuming Warrior's Advancement Pills, but it seemed that those memories had led her astray.

(End of Chapter 81)