In the future, if there's an opportunity, Su Ziyu can come back to see her again.

Their relationship from knowing each other till now is actually quite complex. With Qing Ji calling him husband so many times, Su Ziyu sometimes feels as though he truly has such a wife.

Is Qing Ji beautiful?

Absolutely beautiful!

Do you like Qing Ji?

Don't know.

Are you afraid of Qing Ji?

Afraid!

That's approximately how Su Ziyu feels, it's quite complex. He himself doesn't know what his exact feelings towards Qing Ji are. On one hand, he's worried that something might happen to Qing Ji after he leaves; on the other hand, he doesn't want to and dares not take her with him. Qing Ji's gentle and virtuous demeanor often moves him deeply, but sometimes when he thinks of the events in the True Dream Realm, he feels a bit creeped out.

"Husband."

"Have some food." Qing Ji's footsteps sounded in the distance.

Su Ziyu quickly waved his hand to sweep the wood shavings into the corner, then stood up and walked out saying, "Let's eat in the hall."

Hmm?

Isn't that the Demon Gourd held by Jiutun Tongzi?

As soon as Su Ziyu walked into the courtyard, he saw a blood-red gourd bound with chains. Next to it was Wu Ji looking sleepy, seemingly guarding the Demon Gourd.

"It's something Aoandon sent over." Qing Ji seemed to recall and apologized, "I just forgot to mention it."

Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "No problem."

Then, he stood up and walked toward the Demon Gourd. The blood-red gourd was bound tightly with chain after chain, as if it were trussed up tightly. When Su Ziyu approached, he could smell a faint scent of alcohol, and simultaneously, the blood-red gourd suddenly vibrated and let out a piercing shriek that sounded like countless voices mixed together, stabbing deep into his brain and causing a splitting headache.

Crackle!

Instinctively, Su Ziyu unleashed a Spiritual Lightning.

The blood-red gourd then quieted down, remaining motionless as if it were a dead object, and the surging demonic aura gradually disappeared.

The gathered power on it was directly scattered by Su Ziyu using lightning.

As Su Ziyu walked a little closer, a mass of data streams appeared before his eyes, followed by some prompts flashing in front of him.

—"Demon Gourd [Sealed] [Polluted Body] [Pan-consciousness] [Epic Wondrous Object]!"

What on earth is this thing considered to be?

Demon?

Or a Wondrous Object?

It seems to have no self-consciousness. When Su Ziyu used his Spirituality to make contact, he felt an incredibly complex collection of pan-consciousness, seemingly formed by countless remnants of souls mingled together. Jiutun Tongzi seemed to have used it to refine many ghosts and living people, and these remnants might just be the spirit bodies it bound. It didn't possess any self-consciousness in itself.

With the flow of data streams, some data prompts suddenly appeared on the Demon Gourd in front of him.

—"Can be refined!"

Su Ziyu showed a delighted expression, immediately connecting his consciousness to the stream of data. To deal with Jiutun Tongzi, one of his Legendary Artifacts was damaged, and he doesn't know if it can be repaired. If he can refine this Demon Gourd, it would be another ace up his sleeve.

"Refining this Wondrous Object requires consuming 50 Source Power Value, 100 grains of Hourglass of Time!..."

What the heck.

Is the cost to refine this thing so terrifying?

Su Ziyu's expression slightly changed, bowing his head to closely examine the Demon Gourd in front of him. Its surface was blood-red, neither metallic nor wooden, and even the Meteor Longsword and Qing Ji's Flame couldn't damage it in the slightest. When Jiutun Tongzi had it, it didn't seem to display any extraordinary abilities, just that blood-red mist was a little peculiar. Mostly it seemed to be used for drinking; the Blood Wine it refined seemed to restore Life Force.

Should he refine it?

Will it be a loss?

100 grains of Hourglass of Time is not a small investment; in comparison, 50 Source Power Value is nothing.

Su Ziyu's expression was indecisive, but in the end, he gritted his teeth and decided to take a gamble.

The cost to refine this Demon Gourd is astonishing!

It must have some incredible abilities.

—"Confirm!"

As Su Ziyu made his final decision, everything around seemed to freeze for a moment. Then, grains of pale-gold sand appeared around his body. Behind him, Qing Ji's expression was full of surprise, though she didn't know what this pale-gold sand was, she faintly felt it might be some extraordinary treasure.

Strands of electric light appeared in Su Ziyu's palm.

As the Source Power Value was consumed rapidly, a large amount of current converged on the Demon Gourd in front of him. Then strands of dark red mist emerged, consumed quickly in the crackling lightning, while one by one, illusory spirit bodies surged out from within.

The blood color on the Demon Gourd slowly faded, replaced by a bright red fiery color.

Thousands of spirit bodies surged out.

They circled around Su Ziyu once, then began to dissolve in the air little by little, leaving behind a few white specks of Spiritual Light that fell onto Su Ziyu's body and then disappeared.

Space-Time Monitor System temporarily took over Su Ziyu's body control. He felt like an onlooker, watching how to mobilize the power of the Hourglass of Time and use his own Spiritual Lightning to purify the polluted blood aura on the Demon Gourd. As the process of refining the Demon Gourd gradually advanced, a large amount of data streams also appeared in his mind, much of which were previously unactivated pieces of information.

A sharp shriek rang out.

When the last spirit body dissipated, the Demon Gourd suddenly erupted in a mist of blood, gradually forming a monstrous face with seven or eight parts resembling Jiutun Tongzi.

—"Thunder Strike!"

A bolt of lightning descended from the sky.

As Su Ziyu summoned the Thunder Strike, one hundred grains of Hourglass of Time floated up, transforming into a golden thread that flowed into the Demon Gourd. As the Thunder Strike descended, the Hourglass of Time transformed into a pale-gold liquid seeped into the interior of the Demon Gourd.

The originally blood-red Demon Gourd gradually revealed pale-gold light, eventually completely transforming into a crimson-gold Wine Gourd.

It finally ended.

Su Ziyu took a deep breath, feeling that the Spiritual Energy within him was almost exhausted.

This Demon Gourd was washed inside and out with Spiritual Lightning. When Su Ziyu reached out to touch it, he could still draw out strands of pale-blue electric arcs.

"Wondrous Object: Demon Gourd."

"Tier: High Tier Legendary (Epic Level)."

"Effect: Crafted from unknown materials, it once turned into a demon due to being laden with too much polluted blood aura. Additional Attributes—Refinement, Soul Devourer, Wine Spirit, Immortal Brew, Jade Dew."

"Attribute 1—[Refinement]: The Demon Gourd can refine some spiritual things, converting them into pure attributeless energy stored within. Maximum energy storage limit is 10,000 points."

"Attribute 2—[Soul Devourer]: The Demon Gourd can devour and refine spirit bodies and ghost souls. Refined remnants might turn into bound spirits attached to the Demon Gourd." [Note: This process may cause Pollution Value to rise]

"Attribute 3—[Wine Spirit]: The Demon Gourd can open a Wine Spirit Domain, causing enemies within the range to enter a drunken state."

"Attribute 4—[Immortal Brew]: Consumes 100 Energy Value to convert into an Immortal Brew that can restore Life Force."

"Attribute 5—[Jade Dew]: Consumes 1000 Energy Value to convert into Jade Dew. Restores a certain amount of energy." [Note: The energy is limited to 10,000 units.]

"Ultimate Power: Unity of Heaven and Man [Requires Body of Purity to unlock]."

"Warning! Insufficient data available to view [Body of Purity] attributes!"

Wait a minute!

Su Ziyu seemed to think of something, recalling that the Blood Wine refined by the Demon Gourd was said to restore Life Force. So, he gestured for the newly emerged spirit bodies to follow him back inside to test his idea.

"Item: Demon Gourd."

"Tier: High Tier." (Epic Level)

"Effect: Refines Spirituality into Attributeless Energy. Can store a maximum of 10,000 units of energy and possesses unique attributes: Refinement, Soul Devourer, Wine Spirit, Immortal Brew "

"Attribute: Refinement." Uses 50 units of Source Power to consume spirits and convert them into attributeless energy stored within. Total storage capacity of 5000 units.

"Attribute: Soul Devourer." Can devour spirits; each soul restores Life Force in accordance with its strength.

"Attribute: Wine Spirit." With the consumption of 10 Source Power, summons a Wine Spirit lasting up to 5 minutes to enhance battle abilities. (Wine Spirit can possess the user for additional attributes boosts)

"Attribute: Immortal Brew." Consumes 100 Source Power Value to produce an extraordinary elixir, Jade Dew.

"Attribute: Jade Dew." Consumes 1000 Energy Value to transform the elixir into a pure Body of Purity, conferring {Unity of Heaven and Man} trait upon reaching the limit.

——"Body of Purity [Epic Level] ": The body is immune to all Pollutions.

——"Innate Qi[Unity of Heaven and Man]"

Su Ziyu recalled something.

He seemed to realize something about this thing.

It may not be a complete Demon's Principle.

Was the real Demon Gourd destroyed?

Looking at the high-tier power in front of him, Su Ziyu fell into deep thought, unsure of how to proceed.

But the system's reminder kept refreshing the data stream in front of him.

——"It can be refined!"

He finally decided to accept the system's suggestion.

If he could refine the Demon Gourd, he would have another bargaining chip in his hand.

The moment he made up his mind, strands of Spiritual Light gathered around his hands. It turned into a strange current and started to flow into the Demon Gourd.

The dark red fog was rapidly consumed by the crackling lightning, and a large number of spirit bodies began to emerge, spinning around Su Ziyu before slowly dissipating into the air, leaving behind a smattering of white Spiritual Light that disappeared upon landing on Su Ziyu.

The Space-Time Monitor System temporarily took control of Su Ziyu's body, and at that moment, it was like observing how to harness the power of the Hourglass of Time.

Soon, Su Ziyu retrieved the refined Demon Gourd, which was now exuding a faint golden glow.

——"Transformed to Epic Level: Demon Gourd."

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