Soul Master Manual

Chapter 61 Black Aconitum
"Xiao Huan, is there any danger?"

Seeing Xiao Douding's hesitant appearance, Li Changan asked.

"Meow~"

Wen Yan's Xiao Huan cast "Shadow Evolution", and the phantom in his eyes showed a strange rhythm for a moment.

shook his head.

no danger.

"Let's go then."

Approaching Yangcheng Lake.

As an artificial lake that Yangcheng once placed high hopes on, the surrounding greenery was done quite well.

It's just that the grass and trees by the lake began to grow crazily and wildly because they hadn't been taken care of for a long time.

Now it is even more shaded and overgrown with weeds.

A gust of clear night wind blew by, and goosebumps on Li Changan's body stood up uncontrollably.

Especially after stepping into the luxuriant grove, the sudden drop in temperature coupled with the cool breeze makes people feel like stepping from summer to late autumn.

In particular, the coolness still has a bit of biting charm.

But after getting closer, Xiaodouding has a clearer sense of the surroundings through the "psychic" skill.

The previous hesitation and indecision also completely dissipated.

Standing in Li Changan's coat pocket guides his direction.

Hearing the cicadas singing around him, Li Changan put one hand on his waist and looked around.

"Such a place, it's no wonder that Yangcheng has invested so much resources and can't support it. This doesn't look like a place for a leisurely stroll, but rather like a gloomy cemetery."

If normal people stay here for a long time, they may have nightmares at night.

"However, such an environment is very suitable for some spirit beasts who like cold and humid environments to live in."

Just when Li Changan wanted to activate "Soul Vision" to see if there were any traces of spirit beast activity around him.

"squeak!"

Xiaodouding stood up abruptly, and pointed not far away, at the junction of the shore of Yangcheng Lake and the little tree spirit, in a clump of extremely dense grass.

found it!
Li Changan couldn't help speeding up his pace, and came to the place pointed by Xiao Douding.

The light blue moonlight of the blue moon in the sky, reflected by the sparkling lake, illuminates a cluster of weeds, revealing a dark blue.

I don't know if these weeds belong to this color, or because of the blue moon.

Li Changan didn't search immediately, but carefully looked around again.

This place is formed by the depression on the shore of Yangcheng Lake. It is a small depression similar to a sub-lake. The water in it is different from the ripples of the entire lake, calm as a mirror.

After confirming that there was no abnormality, Li Changan squatted down and pushed aside the sharp grass piles.

In the dense grass, I saw a plant growing on the ground like a creeper. Its rhizomes were messy and winding, some of them were exposed, and some of them spread into the grass.

And what he was looking for was a dark blue to black fruit that was three fingers thick on this stem.

The surface of the fruit is as smooth as a layer of wax, quiet and quiet, and there seems to be a faint crystal flow on it.

Seeing this fruit, Li Changan's eyes lit up.

Just looking at the appearance, one can tell that this thing is not an ordinary wild fruit, but a spiritual material rich in spirituality.

"Ok?"

After staring at it for a while, Li Changan seemed to have thought of something suddenly, and his expression became so unnatural.

"Meow!"

"Squeak!"

Xiao Huan and Xiao Douding also looked excited, urging Li Changan to cheer up.

"Black aconitum."

Li Changan's half-stretched hand stopped on the spot.

"Meow?"

What is black aconitum?

Noticing the puzzled eyes cast by the two little guys, Li Changan smacked his mouth, hesitated a little and said:

"To put it simply, this fruit is not common, but when it is found, most of it appears in cemeteries."

"Meow, meow?" (Tomb, cemetery?!)
Xiao Huan stared with his small eyes.

Then hurried around the lake.

There is only Yangcheng Lake and the grove here, how can there be any cemetery?

Patted the little guy's head that was spinning around, and comforted him:

"It's just that most of them appear in cemeteries. In fact, this kind of spiritual material likes shade and humidity, and it's not just ordinary darkness and humidity that can meet the conditions."

As he spoke, he gently pressed the soil under the messy rhizomes with his fingers.

Just tap it and watch some water seep out from under the soil.

"The environment here is really suitable for its growth."

Hearing this, Xiao Huan and Xiao Douding heaved a sigh of relief.

So what are you hesitating about?
Cast such a line of sight.

Li Changan pursed his lips and said helplessly:

"Because it's poisonous."

If he had reached out rashly to pick it just now, he might be poisoned now.

thought here.

Li Changan secretly rejoiced that he didn't read the book on spiritual materials given by Grandma Gu.

otherwise.

It's fine if he doesn't recognize some spiritual materials.

If these spiritual materials are not safe, or if there are any requirements for picking them without knowing it, that will be the most troublesome.

Under Li Changan's signal, Xiao Huan gently waved his paws, cutting off a large area of ​​weeds.

These blades of grass, which can grow so luxuriantly next to the poisonous spiritual material "black aconitum", are the best picking tools.

After a while.

Li Changan smiled as he looked at the dark blue fruit tightly bound by the blades of grass.

The value of black aconitum is not low, as long as you find a suitable way to use it.

It so happens.

This method of use was recorded by Grandma Gu in the book of spiritual materials that she lent him.

"'Black Aconitum' can be eaten as a tonic for a few spirit beasts that match its characteristics, but its biggest function is actually to concoct a special 'curse'."

curse?

Xiao Huan and Xiao Douding tilted their heads together, like two students humbly asking for advice.

Seeing this, Li Changan couldn't help but chuckled, and explained:
"Didn't you say before that 'black aconitum' mostly grows in cemeteries? It grows by absorbing cold negative energy and dead energy. While it is poisonous, it is also full of strong negative energy. It is most suitable for ancient grandma. It is used by people who are good at playing with 'curse'. With a little processing, it can become a not too strong, but effective 'curse'."

Perhaps it is because the ancient mother-in-law has a lot of research on "curse".

So she wrote down the detailed production process in the spiritual material book.

Fortunately for Li Changan, he followed the method of Grandma Gu.

There is no need to prepare potions, as long as it is supplemented with some auxiliary spiritual materials to amplify the negative energy contained in the "black aconitum fruit", it can be made into a usable "weapon".

"Any more?"

Little Douding raised his head.

After a while.

"Squeak." (No more.)
"Mother-in-law, Lao Cao is still awake?"

Li Changan came back to Grandma Gu's pharmacy for the first time.

After coming here many times, he gradually became a little familiar with the unpleasant smell in the pharmacy.

"Ah."

Gu Granny didn't raise her head, she concentrated on adjusting the potion in her hand, and let out a soft snort from her nose.

Cao Xinsheng's physical condition has basically fully recovered, but there is no sign of waking up at all, and even his spirit beast, the seven-star butterfly, is also in a coma.

Li Changan glanced at the cutting tree man by the window, compared to the first time he saw it, there were much fewer leaves on it.

It is estimated that Grandma Gu took it as a blending material for medicine.

After pondering for a while, Li Changan tentatively asked:

"Grandma, do you have purple aconite and crystal orchid here?"

Ziwutou is a kind of purple flower, and its roots have certain medicinal properties. It can not only be used by spirit beasts, but also used as a kind of traditional Chinese medicine for humans. It is a relatively common medicinal material.

The crystal orchid is a kind of saprophytic plant that looks a lot like Flammulina velutipes. It is more precious than purple aconitum, but it is not uncommon.

"Purple aconitum, crystal orchid?"

Hearing these two names, Granny Gu finally lifted her head from lowering her head.

From her messy and scattered hair, Li Changan saw a pair of tired eyes with bloodshot eyes.

Can't help but say: "Mother-in-law, you should pay attention to rest."

Granny Gu is the oldest member of their branch of the Tranquil Society in Yangcheng, but she is very obsessed with making potions. She often locks herself in this potion room, not knowing when she usually rests.

Hearing this, Grandma Gu was stunned.

Then he pulled the corner of his mouth and showed a somewhat ugly smile, and said in a calm tone:
"You found a 'black aconite'?"

Li Changan smiled and said:
"Sure enough, I can't hide it from you, mother-in-law."

Grandma Gu chuckled lightly.

She took out the book of spiritual materials, and she still couldn't guess what Li Changan wanted these two materials for.

"It's easy to make this stuff, the difficulty lies in finding a 'black aconitum'." said Granny Gu.

Li Changan nodded, so he didn't plan to bother Granny Gu.

Then I will briefly describe the process of finding this "black aconitum" on the shore of Yangcheng Lake.

After listening, Grandma Gu showed a little disdain.

"Before Yangcheng Lake was excavated into an artificial lake, there was a large cemetery there. It's ridiculous that those people thought that changing it into an artificial lake would be sought after by people and drive up housing prices in the surrounding area."

cemetery?

Li Changan was stunned.

If so, it makes sense.

He also came to Yangcheng after studying in university, so he must not be as clear as Granny Gu about the situation in Yangcheng.

For the sake of the artificial lake, it is estimated that the above information has also been deliberately suppressed in this regard.

It's just that the residents of Yangcheng still didn't buy it.

"However, it's a little surprising that 'black aconitum fruit' can still be produced in the past so many years." Gu Granny murmured to herself and thoughtfully.

Looking at Granny Gu standing there, Li Changan shook his hand.

"Mother-in-law?"

Granny Gu came back to her senses, bowed her head and continued to fiddle with the potion in her hand, and at the same time said:
"Ziwutou is the second one in the third row on the shelf on the left. I've run out of crystal orchids. You can go to the spiritual material market to buy them tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you mother-in-law."

Unable to collect all the materials, Li Changan could only suppress the urge to try making it immediately.

Anyway, he was going to the spiritual material market.

I promised the two little guys that the money I earned today would buy them some more delicious spiritual food.

After taking some "Purple Aconitum" powder and borrowing a few beakers, glass rods and other tools, Li Changan talked to Granny Gu and left.

click-

After Li Chang'an left, Granny Gu paused again.

Slowly raising his head, his deep and cloudy eyes flickered.

A long time passed.

She grabbed the coat she was wearing that looked like a wizard's cloak, and walked out of the potion room quickly.

(End of this chapter)