Due to the Soul Severing Saber's effect of forming restrictions, Lu Ye had low requirements for the re-casting of the Boulder Mountain Saber. He only needed to reinforce its material and weight, a task any moderately skilled Artifact Refiner could accomplish with minimal difficulty. Lu Ye even considered re-casting it himself. He had some skill in the Path of Artifact Refining, having once rigorously trained under Master Khong in the secret realm of the Sword Weapon Sect for several months, thus he was not entirely unfamiliar with the field. However, there was no urgency in this matter, as there was still some time before his advancement to the Constellation stage. Among the other gains, the largest treasure was the treasure gourd, the sibling of the sword gourd! Placing the two treasure gourds side by side, they appeared similar on the surface, with the main difference being the color of their skins. The sword gourd was predominantly blue, making it a blue gourd, while the second treasure gourd had a slightly red sheen on its skin. The Taichu Realm of the Reincarnation Tree opens once every century, allowing Divine Sea Realm prodigies from various domains to compete within. However, the Creation Vine does not manifest each time. It only appears when the treasure gourds mature, revealing themselves from another spatial realm. Throughout history, the Divine Sea struggles in the Taichu Realm have occurred countless times, yet the Creation Vine has only appeared a few times. Over ten thousand years ago, someone from the Nine Provinces' Sword Weapon Sect obtained the sword gourd. Even further back, someone seized a wind gourd reportedly capable of unleashing Hellfire Astral Wind. Touching it meant death for the cultivator, and it now serves as a world-stabilizing treasure for a top-tier domain! There might also be other treasure gourds with varying effects that have been concealed by their owners, making them unknown to the world due to the long passage of time and their hidden nature. Lu Ye was quite curious about the wondrous effects of the treasure gourd he obtained. Yet, due to the unsuited environment of the Taichu Realm, he had yet to explore its properties. Now, he finally had the opportunity! Holding the treasure gourd in his hand, he silently channeled spirit force to perceive it, clearly sensing the myriad intricate and complex patterns contained within. Even with Lu Ye's current skills in the Path of Spirit Runes, he struggled to fathom the exact effects of these patterns. He attempted to infuse spirit force into it, hoping to activate the treasure gourd's powers, but the spirit force vanished without a trace, without any feedback. At first, Lu Ye thought he hadn't exerted enough strength, considering that the treasure gourd, as an affiliated treasure of the Innate Supreme Treasures, wouldn't be so easily activated. Only after spending nearly half a day and depleting a large portion of his spirit force did Lu Ye realize that this likely wasn't the activation method. Otherwise, even given his insufficient cultivation, there should have been some response. Looking at the sword gourd provided insight; he could wield its power even when he was only at the True Lake Realm, so there was no reason the new treasure gourd couldn't be activated. If this method wasn't right, then how should it be activated? Lu Ye recalled the sword gourd's traits, suspecting this treasure might require swallowing something first, similar to the sword gourd, which consumed treasures to generate Sword Qi and kill enemies. With this in mind, Lu Ye brought a discarded Magic Artifact to the opening of the treasure gourd. As expected, there was no reaction. Though his knowledge of Innate Supreme Treasures like the Creation Vine was limited, he knew one thing: these treasure gourds, all from the Creation Vine, should possess different effects, with no two being identical. It was a hunch, but Lu Ye trusted this feeling was correct. Thus, having the sword gourd, other treasure gourds likely couldn't consume treasures. Undeterred, he picked up a Spirit Stone to try, yet found no effect. He switched to spirit jade, likewise to no avail. Lu Ye felt a bit at a loss. Had he been mistaken, and the treasure gourd didn't require consuming something for activation? If so, how should he test its effects? The situation was quite tricky. Without precedent to follow, he had to rely solely on personal experimentation. It couldn't be so worthless that after all his efforts to secure the treasure gourd under the noses of hundreds of cultivators, it served as mere ornamentation, could it? With spirit force infusion yielding no results, Magic Artifacts ineffective, and Spirit Stones and spirit jade failing as well, Lu Ye casually picked up a bottle of healing pills, pouring out a single elixir pill to bring it near the treasure gourd's opening. Lu Ye initially tried it offhandedly without much expectation, but a miraculous scene unfolded as the healing pill neared the opening, inciting a slight reaction from the treasure gourd. A faint flash of light flickered at the opening, and the elixir pill was sucked inside and disappeared. Lu Ye was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed. Any reaction was better than none! Picking up the treasure gourd, he squinted at the opening, but failed to locate the healed pill within. Shaking it vigorously yielded no sound, as if within the treasure gourd lay a void where the elixir vanished. Lu Ye was again puzzled. It appeared this treasure gourd's effect related to elixir pills—it could at least consume them—yet following this consumption, nothing seemed unusual. This realization was quite perplexing. The initial event was too sudden for Lu Ye to respond, so he retrieved another healing pill. This time, he moved slowly, closely observing the treasure gourd's changes as the pill neared the opening. As before, a faint glimmer flashed across the opening, and the healing pill was absorbed inside. Lu Ye skeptically turned the treasure gourd upside down and shook it vigorously, yet nothing fell out. After the healing pill was swallowed, it was as if it had sunk into the sea without making a single splash. Lu Ye frowned, pondering the possibilities. Immediately, he tried taking out other elixir pills, discovering without exception, no matter what kind of elixir pill it was, the treasure gourd would swallow it without hesitation, and then the entire gourd was like the mythical beast Pixiu, only taking in and not giving out. What is this thing! Lu Ye was a bit angry. Number Nine saw him busy and hopped over, wide-eyed, staring at the gourd in his hand: "Lu Ye, Lu Ye, what's this gourd for? It seems quite powerful." Lu Ye replied irritably: "I don't know if it's powerful or not, but it's certainly annoying." He turned to look at Number Nine, wondering if the treasure gourd could swallow Number Nine, but that was something he could not try. If it indeed swallowed her, it would be a big problem. From the experience gained so far, it seemed the treasure gourd only swallowed elixir pills and did not react to other things. Seeing through his thoughts, Number Nine quickly stepped back a few paces, her figure flickered, and she vanished into glimmers of light. Lu Ye continued to try patiently. The treasure gourd could swallow elixir pills, but what about herbs? It seemed worth a try? This time, Lu Ye had collected many rare herbs in the Taichu Realm, all of which were hard to come by in the outside world. They were initially intended to be given to Second Senior Sister and Hua Ci for alchemy. For a healing cultivator, these were extremely precious items, all now laid out in front of him in a variety of colors and shapes. He knew nothing about pharmacology and had no idea about the properties of these herbs or their uses. He grabbed a herb still clinging to soil and slowly brought it to the mouth of the treasure gourd. The result was exactly as he thought, with a flash of light at the gourd's mouth, the herb was swallowed without a trace. He grabbed another herb to try, and the result was the same. Lu Ye pondered, the treasure gourd could swallow all kinds of elixir pills and herbs, confirming the gourd's effect must be related to medicine. However, to confirm its exact effect, more experiments were needed. Since the treasure gourd was not responding, perhaps it hadn't swallowed enough? ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩~𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢~𝔫𝔢𝔱 Anyways, with plenty of herbs and elixir pills in hand, more attempts wouldn't hurt. Deciding firmly, Lu Ye continued to produce elixir pills for the treasure gourd to swallow and then herbs. Only when the treasure gourd had devoured over a dozen different herbs did something unusual happen! Lu Ye suddenly noticed that the treasure gourd in his hand was gently vibrating. He quickly held it tighter, focusing his mental consciousness to sense carefully. He could vaguely feel that something extremely mysterious was happening inside the treasure gourd, yet he couldn't discern exactly what changes. He only knew within the gourd, various mysterious spirit runes were swiftly disappearing and reappearing faster than he could inspect and discern. This situation continued for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, then the vibrating treasure gourd suddenly calmed down. Lu Ye concentrated on observing and saw a weak light flash at the gourd's mouth, followed by a misty light shooting out. With quick reflexes, Lu Ye grabbed the misty light in his hand. Before he could examine it, a second weak light flashed at the gourd's mouth, and a second misty burst emerged. Then came the third, and the fourth… Lu Ye was caught in a frenzy. After nine bursts of light emerged, the treasure gourd returned to normal. Now, Lu Ye understood what the misty bursts from the gourd were. It was elixir pills, yet unlike any he had seen before. Each pill's surface was covered with intricate patterns, looking extremely sophisticated and seemingly naturally formed, yet containing hidden profound truths. Due to these patterns, each elixir pill emitted a faint, radiant glow, appearing exceptionally splendid. This was a type of elixir pill that Lu Ye had never seen. If the elixir pills he had encountered before were mud balls, then these nine were treasure beads! Not only were they visually appealing, but they also exuded a faint fragrance, refreshing the mind and dispelling the previous frustration and annoyance. Even without knowing these elixir pills' effects, Lu Ye could clearly determine that these nine pills were undoubtedly treasure pills of the highest quality. As for their specific effects, that remained unknown and required personal experimentation.