In the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, Chen Xu flipped open the Food Cauldron Celestial Book.

[You guided the Mouse Demon, allowing it to find enlightenment in ignorance, akin to crafting a gourmet dish, triggering the spiritual mechanism.

Obtained the spiritual material One-Heart Lotus Pod.]

[New spiritual material unlocked, Fireworks Value +300.]

[One-Heart Lotus Pod: Many lotus pods in the world have multiple hearts, but only this lotus has one heart.

Take this One-Heart Lotus Seed, add Heavenly River Water, Ghost King Tears, and Three Watches Rain, and cook together with Spirit Rice to make One-Heart Lotus Seed Porridge.

Consuming it can greatly enhance concentration within twelve hours, entering a flow state, triggering all potential, expanding perception, and boosting computational power.]

This [One-Heart Lotus Seed] is truly magical; Chen Xu has witnessed yet another fresh and intriguing spiritual material.

But that's not all, for the [One-Heart Lotus Pod] doesn't just have lotus seeds.

After peeling off the seeds, the lotus pod also comes with its own entry.

[One-Heart Lotus Pod: After removing the seeds, this lotus pod undergoes ten days of roasting with the Spirit Roasting Eight Techniques, forming a sturdy protective armor; after consumption, this armor can penetrate the spiritual body, protecting both the flesh and the heart soul.

Protective capacity comparison, can defend against a full strike from a normal Core Formation Realm.]

This this this...

Chen Xu was amazed in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen, the spiritual materials he's currently obtained are indeed not few, among which some can be said to be extremely high in value.

For instance, the Karma Fire Ash, said to possess the power of [Binding Dragon Returning Wave] after refining!

But the auxiliary materials required for Karma Fire Ash are extremely high, it's hard to say when they can truly be gathered.

Yet the One-Heart Lotus Pod before him is indeed genuine, needing only ten days to refine into One-Heart Armor.

Its protective capacity is extraordinary.

The so-called "full strike from a normal Core Formation Realm," Chen Xu doesn't really know how powerful that is.

But the Core Formation Realm is definitely not something you see commonly, like cabbages; the value of One-Heart Armor is self-evident.

Right, doesn't Immortal Witch happen to be in the Core Formation Realm?

Chen Xu secretly pondered, with a hint of regret, that One-Heart Armor might not be that strong?

However, this thing is derived from Little Mouse's "enlightenment," Chen Xu decided to refine it well and give it to the little mouse for protection.

For the currently fragile body of Little Mouse, One-Heart Armor is a potent protection.

As for Chen Xu himself, he has the Stove Fire Body Protection Technique to refine the Fire Armor Body, so he doesn't need this.

After making the decision, Chen Xu felt comfortable in body and mind.

He did not waste time, then took out the Different Bone Demon Ash and Blood Residue Charcoal, unlocked the recipe, and began making it.

Chen Xu cooked spiritual medicine in the Fire and Smoke Kitchen; the time in his heart soul was twelve hours, but only a quarter of an hour had passed in reality.

A quarter of an hour later, the sky's twilight faded entirely at some unknown time.

Sometimes, it's said that night falls in the blink of an eye.

Just like now, as the twilight fades, distant horizons gradually seemed to have starlight rising.

But that starlight is hazy, unable to clearly see particular stars, only to see the night descending, causing the sky to have a unique clarity.

Wonderful silver light spilled over the earth, seemingly like the moonlight of the fifteenth.

Yet the moon disk was nowhere to be seen; it might be hiding behind the clouds, uncertain when it would truly emerge.

Little Mouse Ah Shi stood proudly on Chen Xu's shoulder, surveying the surroundings with single-minded dedication as a guardian for Chen Xu and Wei Yuan.

A little hedgehog still slept on a nearby stone, with a mat placed under it; moonlight fell upon it, causing the mountain's insect chirps to sound serene, yet somehow evoke inexplicable anxiety.

Ah Shi was a bit timid, but in its hands were several golden pellets Chen Xu recently gave it.

Thus, it felt more confident.

On this night, the mountain forest was so vast, yet seemed so mysterious.

The Daoist Soldiers had in fact returned to Chen Xu's side, and the small Daoist Soldier was lurking at the edge of the eastern dense forest.

Although Chen Xu didn't control it subjectively at the moment, the Daoist Soldier itself possessed certain autonomous movement capabilities.

In truth, the Daoist Soldier is the true guardian set by Chen Xu.

In such serene nighttime, a small figure moved steadily through the forest.

Its steps were gentle, and though it traveled through the mountain, it seemed as silent as the current moonlight.

Only as it passed by the Daoist Soldier's hiding spot did its breath become slightly pronounced.

This made it seem less illusory.

It walked past the Daoist Soldier, out of the dense forest, arriving at the clearing atop the mountain, then suddenly halted.

Just at that moment, the moonlight leapt out from behind the clouds on its own.

Silver radiance like a light gauze spilled down, illuminating the short figure covered in white fur, penetrating through its body, falling onto a patch of lush green grass.

Aha, this figure, when illuminated by the moonlight, had no shadow!

Standing on Chen Xu's shoulder, Little Mouse Ah Shi's eyes involuntarily swiveled, finally noticing the presence of this figure and simultaneously discovering it had no shadow—

"Squeak! Squeak squeak!" Ah Shi couldn't help but jump, crying out.

It was so startled that it nearly threw the golden pellets in its hand.

Suddenly, a warm palm extended before it, gently enclosing it.

Ah Shi was only three inches tall, tiny, instantly enveloped within that palm, forming a small house in which it was protected.

Then, a familiar voice, tinged with slight laughter, echoed.

Ah Shi heard the scholar say, "Isn't it delightful to have friends come from afar.

The Monkey King's presence is indeed even greater in person than its reputation.

Luckily, there's still moonlight to accompany tonight, please, Monkey King, have a seat."

Oh, that shadowless one was actually the Monkey King?

But why does the Monkey King have no shadow?

Ah Shi didn't understand, but clinging to Chen Xu's fingers, peeped out through the gaps between his fingers.

He saw the scholar lightly wave his hand, producing a small low table before him.

The scholar sat cross-legged, and the old white-haired monkey that walked out of the forest also sat cross-legged in front of the table.

On the table were a wine pot and wine cups, under the moonlight, the white porcelain wine cup seemed to glow with jade-like luster.

The old white-haired monkey sighed: "Where is there any refinement? I'm merely a dying demon, unable to move my body, only a wisp of soul emergence to meet the friend."

Only then did Ah Shi realize that the old white-haired monkey wasn't a living creature but a wisp of its soul!

No wonder it had no shadow.

Ah Shi was both enlightened and amazed.

Master Jiu had said that if one managed to cultivate to soul emergence, they were at least a Great Demon.

Great Demons all possess demon cores.

Yes, soul emergence is at least Demon Pill Realm; this Chen Xu also knew.

But it was Feng Yuanbai who told him.

Now Chen Xu was no longer the small scholar who initially entered cultivation, oblivious to cultivation knowledge.

Most common knowledge, he had learned from Feng Yuanbai.

Feng Yuanbai is erudite, truly worthy of being an Advanced Scholar.

There are many books in his courtyard; Chen Xu, with photographic memory, had almost read through all the collections.

Most common knowledge, he had learned from Feng Yuanbai.

Feng Yuanbai is erudite, truly worthy of being an Advanced Scholar.

There are many books in his courtyard; Chen Xu, with photographic memory, had almost read through all the collections.

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