Double Flying Stone?
Li Nianfan turned his attention to the red stone. The appearance of this stone was indeed extraordinary. It was the size of half a palm, red, oval-shaped, smooth, flat, with an occasional flash of brilliance—it was definitely a strange stone.
He could not help but take the stone from Qin Zhongshan’s hand. The stone was as smooth as jade and instead of the usual coolness, there was some warmth emitting from it. It also gave off the illusion of suppleness. Li Nianfan had the sudden urge to rub it between his fingers.
“And who may you be?” asked Li Nianfan.
“Sorry for not making the introductions first. I’m Qin Zhongshan, father of Qin Chuyue and Qin Yun.”
‘So, their father personally came to express his gratitude with gifts. He’s definitely a man of the world,’ thought Li Nianfan. He was a little perturbed by Qin Zhongshan’s extreme politeness.
Li Nianfan asked Fire Phoenix to serve tea only. He did not ask her to serve any fruits because he wanted to make them last as long as possible as their journey was long. Besides, this was already Qin Zhongshan’s second visit.
However, if he were to serve the fruits now, it would be as good as admitting his previous faux pas.
As for Shi Ye and the rest of the group, they looked at the Double Flying Stone with inner turmoil. The stone was very special. If the Suffering Sea was likened to the sea of love then the stone was its faithful company. The stone had been in the sea for eons and there were only four stones in this world.
It did not take much to know just how rare the stone was. It was, after all, the number one priceless treasure of the Empath Sect.
Although, technically speaking, it was not a Spiritual Treasure. Its efficacy was extremely special, thus making it more precious than a Spiritual Treasure.
Up until now, the Sect had never given away the Double Flying Stone to any outsiders.
Qin Zhongshan’s original intention of bringing the stone was for it to be a backup. He would give the stone only if Li Nianfan was truly as powerful as his children described. However, he ran into a roadblock of how to assess Li Nianfan’s power.
It was not until he met Li Nianfan in person that he realized he was overthinking the whole situation. There was no need to assess his true power—the simplest course of action would be to just give him the stone.
“What a special stone,” said Li Nianfan.
“What a pretty stone,” said Daji.
“Mr. Li, this stone can do other things, too. It is, indeed, quite a useful thing to have,” said Qin Zhongshang with a smile.
“Is that so? Do elaborate.” Li Nianfan’s curiosity was piqued.
“As the name implies, the stone can fly. It’s actually a stone of true love!” He paused for effect. “The stone acts as an intermediary between lovers so they can use each other’s spells.”
Li Nianfan’s heart skipped a beat and his eyes glowed with the faint feeling of how this stone could be useful to him.
“How does it work?” he asked.
“It can store the spells of one party and the spells can be unleashed by the other party.”
“It can do that?!” Li Nianfan grasped the stone tightly in his hand. To say he was happy was an understatement. He never expected the Empath Sect would surprise him with such a gift.
Casting spells had always been a sore spot for Li Nianfan. He always felt inferior about his own powers even though he could finally fly, had the protection of the Spirit Guardians, and was skilled in other ways.
However, he could seriously level himself up with this stone. He could ask Daji and Fire Phoenix to store their spells inside and he could unleash them whenever he wanted.
Give and take. Was that not what all relationships were about?
This treasure was definitely tailor-made for him. It perfectly remedied his flaws. His confidence was boosted just knowing the stone was in his possession, ready for him to use whenever, wherever.
In a blink of an eye, he had already decided all the spells he wanted Fire Phoenix and Daji to store inside the stone. The spells had to be powerful and awe-inducing.
“Yes. That’s the special thing about this stone. It fully maximizes the potential between lovers.”
Of course, there was a caveat. The couple had to be truly in love to get the stone’s approval.
However, Qin Zhongshan was not worried about Li Nianfan not getting the stone’s approval after how Qin Chuyue and the group had described him. So, he did not say much else.
“Does it really not need magic powers to unleash the spells?” Li Nianfan wanted to confirm.
“As long as the love is deep, the spells would be unleashed as soon as you think about it,” said Qin Zhongshan.
Li Nianfan could not bear to part with the gift so he thanked Qin Zhongshan profusely.
“Wonderful! Truly wonderful! I must say this would be extremely useful to me. Therefore, I accept this gift with all the gratitude in my heart. Don’t be a stranger. Have some tea.” Then he turned to Daji and said, “Little Daji, go and get some snacks for us.”
There was a slight change of expression on Qin Chinyue’s face.
“Mr. Li, forgive me for asking, but do you still have the Lollipops?”
“Oh, it nearly slipped my mind that you liked the Lollipops. Of course, there are some,” said Li Nianfan.
Everyone let out a big sigh of relief when they saw Li Nianfan’s good mood. They secretly praised their Sect Master in their heart.
They picked up the teacup in front of them and suddenly felt a burst of tea fragrance, which lifted their spirits. Their brain waves—which were originally congested—seemed to be stimulated and they immediately started racing.
Pew! Pew! Pew!
One after another. They reached a hyped-up state with the free flow of brain waves causing them to believe they could do anything.
“Huh?”
“This tea…is brewed from Chaos Spiritual Root?”
Everyone looked at each other, their hearts beating wildly. The hands holding the teacups were trembling faintly.
They did not see any fruits being served. They thought it was because the Chaos Spiritual Root was precious and the expert was not willing to serve it again, but they did not expect the tea to be brewed from Chaos Spiritual Roots, too.
Logically speaking, this kind of enlightenment tea would be much more precious than ordinary Chaos Spiritual Root.
Suddenly, they were moved by mixed feelings.
‘The expert must’ve wanted us to try the Chaos Spiritual Root differently from the last time.’ The thought occurred to them.
They were certain. If it was not for Li Nianfan’s generosity, they would not get the chance to consume Chaos Spiritual Root, in any form, in this lifetime.
First, they had the Chaos Spiritual Fruit, and now, they had a taste of the Chaos Enlightenment Tea. They felt like their lives were complete and they could die happy.
‘The expert’s really good to us,’ they thought. Never in their life would they have expected to meet a person who would treat their guests to Chaos Spiritual Root. Gifting the Double Flying Stone was definitely worth it if it meant making the expert happy.
Qin Zhongshan came out of his state of shock and licked his dry lips. He hurriedly drank all the tea that he thought he never had the chance to drink in this life.
There was an astringent sensation at the first sip of the tea and the fragrance of the tea immediately filled the mouth. As the tea traveled down his throat, it felt like his esophagus was gently massaging his whole body.
The rich tea fragrance formed an airwave, which rushed straight to his forehead, shocking his whole body. At this moment, his brain entered a state of clarity, as if he had reached nirvana. The neural pathways in his brain opened up from a single lane to multiple lanes while bursts of electric current shot around nonstop, numbing his scalp and causing his whole body to convulse involuntarily.
This feeling was really wonderful. It seemed that life had reached the peak, as if he was the master of the universe. It made people forget themselves and it was addicting.
