Chapter 272: Do You Understand What it Means to be in Your Prime?
Bai Yu then flicked his hand, tossing the wooden box into Tang Yuehua’s hand. He rolled his eyes at her and said irritably, "What a load of rubbish about poison. With your meager abilities, do you even need poison to control you? Do whatever you want; what tricks can you even pull off?"
"That’s a Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King, a heavenly treasure second only to immortal-grade herbs. As for its effect, it’s simple: it’s used to quickly increase spirit power."
"After absorbing this, not only can it directly boost you by six or seven levels, but its residual medicinal power will also accumulate within your body, making your cultivation speed extremely fast."
Tang Yuehua looked at the wooden box in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed, and her lips parted a few times. She said with some confusion, "Why are you giving me this? Are you trying to make me quickly increase my strength so I can do something for you?"
"However, with your status, you should be able to find anyone you want, right? Why waste this on me?"
Tang Yuehua still believed Bai Yu’s words; the Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King in her hand should indeed be able to quickly increase spirit power.
But she just couldn't understand why Bai Yu would give her such a good thing. Even if he wanted her to improve her strength to do things for him, he wouldn't need to invest such a large sum, would he?
Hearing Tang Yuehua’s words, Bai Yu waved his hand and said indifferently, "You’re overthinking it. Even if I wanted to find someone to do something, I wouldn’t find a Spirit Elder like you."
"Just as you said, I, the dignified Spirit Hall Saint Child, have countless people wanting to do things for me. You? You’re not even on the list."
"As for why I’m giving you this Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King, it’s simply because I want you to level up faster."
"After all, before breaking through to Title Douluo, a Spirit Master’s lifespan doesn’t change. And while your talent is good, innate level 9..."
"...your age is indeed a bit advanced. If you don’t break through to Title Douluo quickly, your beautiful appearance will disappear."
"I don’t want my maid to be full of wrinkles and look old and decrepit in the future. That would be too embarrassing for me."
Tang Yuehua’s expression turned ugly. Her eyes glared fiercely at Bai Yu, wishing she could pounce on him and bite him to death.
To be honest, even when she was threatened last night, she only felt a bit of despair and had never been this angry.
But now she was truly angry. After all, no matter how good a woman’s mentality was, she couldn’t accept someone making fun of her age.
What’s more, Bai Yu wasn’t even joking; he was directly confronting Tang Yuehua, going all out on the spot.
However, Bai Yu didn’t care about Tang Yuehua’s mood. After all, he wasn’t wrong; this woman’s age was indeed not young.
But she was different from Liu Erlong; her spirit power level was too low. Relying on her own cultivation to break through to Title Douluo, even with the notebook’s help, who knew when that would be.
Then Bai Yu waved his hand, and six more lead boxes appeared in front of him. He then chipped off a piece of life gold, fashioned it into a necklace, and tossed it into Tang Yuehua’s hand.
"Inside these six lead boxes is a set of Spirit Bones over seventy thousand years old. Although they don’t quite match your Spirit..."
"...there’s nothing that can be done. Your Spirit ability is too unique; finding matching Spirit Bones is practically impossible."
"After you consume the Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King later, then absorb a Spirit Bone. That should allow you to directly reach around level 50."
"Thereafter, every five levels, you can absorb a Spirit Bone to quickly increase your spirit power."
"As for that necklace, it’s made from life gold. I’ve also engraved a Spirit-gathering array on it. If you wear it, your cultivation speed will increase significantly."
"Later, I’ll teach you my cultivation method. With these things, as long as you cultivate diligently, you should be able to break through to the Title Douluo realm within about five years."
"Although your Title Douluo will be a bit weak, basically the weakest among those of the same rank, no matter how weak, it’s still a Title Douluo."
"Anyway, I don’t expect you to fight. As long as it can increase your lifespan and preserve your beautiful face, that’s enough."
After Bai Yu finished speaking, Tang Yuehua looked at the pile of items in front of her, grinding her teeth, her face alternating between green and red.
Although all these things were treasures that she had previously been unable to obtain, to say she didn't want them would definitely be a lie.
However, wanting them was one thing, but the way she obtained them made her feel utterly ashamed.
It was actually because Bai Yu disliked her age that he gave her these things. How could she bear it? Did she, the dignified Moon Pavilion Mistress, not care about her reputation?
Bai Yu looked at Tang Yuehua, who was still standing stiffly in place, not moving. He frowned and said mockingly, "What? Don’t want them? Then give them back to me. But if you don’t want them, once your beauty fades, I’ll find a village man to marry you off to."
"Anyway, no matter what, I can’t keep an old maid by my side. It would greatly affect my glorious image."
Hearing Bai Yu’s words, Tang Yuehua immediately glared at him fiercely, cursing him as a dog in her heart.
Glorious image? She hadn’t seen anything glorious about Bai Yu. To her, he was completely a treacherous villain!
Immediately, Tang Yuehua took a deep breath and collected all the items in front of her. As she collected them, she muttered to herself, 'Don’t take it for nothing!'
For Tang Yuehua, taking things from Bai Yu’s hands brought her no guilt whatsoever. She even wished she could completely empty him out.
After all, the more her enemy lost, the more she gained. Moreover, the items were now in her hands. Wasn’t this double the happiness?
After Tang Yuehua had collected all the items, she opened the wooden box in her hand and looked at the blood-red ginseng inside, frowning.
"How do I use this? Do I just eat it directly?"
Bai Yu scratched the corner of his mouth and shook his head, saying, "No, you bite open a small opening and suck the juice inside."
"Of course, its outer skin also has the same medicinal effect, but compared to the juice, it doesn’t taste good. Not only is the taste bitter, but it’s also very hard to chew."
"So if you don’t mind, after sucking out the juice, you can eat the outer skin as well, which can also increase the medicinal power a bit more."
After listening to Bai Yu’s description, Tang Yuehua sat back on the bed, took out the Ten-Thousand-Year Blood Ginseng King from the wooden box, bit open an opening with her mouth, and began to suck the juice inside.
After sucking it dry, she put the shriveled outer skin into her mouth and chewed it expressionlessly.
This wasn’t because she liked the bitter taste, but because she had been deeply provoked by Bai Yu’s words.
What did he mean, she was old? This was called being in her prime, did he understand?
However, no matter how much she tried to deny it, Tang Yuehua was still aware of her own situation.
She knew Bai Yu was right. If she couldn’t break through to Title Douluo quickly, even with spirit power support and good maintenance, there would still be a day when she grew old.