Chapter 56: The Cang Luan Ring, Three Fingers Can Split the Clouds and Tear the Sea

 "So, from now on, if I drink the wine brewed with the Dragon Gall Stone, I can increase my cultivation speed?"

Xu Taiping's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Exactly."

Ling Yue nodded with a smile, then continued,

"But the Dragon Gall Wine is not an infinite resource. One Dragon Gall Stone can brew a maximum of three thousand gourd wines. Moreover, with your current physical condition, even one cup of wine might be too much for you to handle. You need to prepare yourself mentally."

"Just like the Bone-Washing Elixir?"

Hearing this, Xu Taiping immediately recalled the scene when he had soaked in the Bone-Washing Elixir.

"The discomfort is similar, but the medicinal power of Dragon Gall Wine is much stronger. Once you drink it, the Dragon Essence from the true dragon will constantly surge through your limbs and bones. If you cannot control it, you might explode and die."

Ling Yue shook her head.

"But don't worry too much. As long as you control the dosage, you won't face such a situation."

Seeing Xu Taiping's serious expression, she added.

"Alright, I'll try half a cup first."

Xu Taiping did not retreat because of the side effects mentioned by Ling Yue.

"In addition to improving cultivation speed, using Dragon Gall Wine to nourish spiritual herbs can make them grow rapidly. Ordinary herbs can increase by ten years with just one cup of wine."

Ling Yue glanced at the medicinal garden and smiled.

"Such miraculous effects?"

Xu Taiping was astonished.

"However, unless it's a rare herb, it's best not to use it. One Dragon Gall Stone can only brew three thousand gourd wines, and with each brew, it decreases the quantity."

Ling Yue nodded, then warned Xu Taiping.

"I understand."

Xu Taiping nodded.

"Anyway, obtaining the Dragon Gall Stone was very worthwhile, considering your previous adventure, Taiping."

Ling Yue expressed her relief.

Had it not been for Xu Taiping's insistence on retrieving the Fire Spirit Herb, they would not have been able to extract this ancient Dragon Gall hidden deep underground in this mountain range.

"Clink!"

Just as they were speaking, a third gourd fell from the gourd vine.

"Come, let's see what the third treasure from the Earth Gourd is."

Ling Yue, who had already seen two valuable items come from the gourds, was even more excited about the third one.

As before, the gourd, dark as iron, fell to the ground and then automatically flew into Xu Taiping's arms, as if it knew he was its master.

"Boom!"

Xu Taiping easily opened the gourd.

"Whoosh!"

As soon as the gourd opened, a silver light in the shape of a bird shot out and flew around the courtyard. After circling once, the light shot straight toward Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping instinctively raised his hand to block, but the light suddenly turned into golden threads and wrapped around his index finger.

In the blink of an eye, a silver ring appeared on Xu Taiping's finger, engraved with a vivid flying bird pattern.

While Xu Taiping was puzzled about the nature of this treasure, the name and use of the item suddenly surged into his mind.

"This should be a spiritual treasure created by the Earth Gourd using the Autumn Wind Pearl as a guide and combining the spiritual energy of this mountain range," Ling Yue explained as she saw Xu Taiping standing there in a daze.

"It's called the Cang Luan Ring, a superior spiritual artifact created by the Earth Gourd using the essence of this mountain range as iron and the divine essence of the fierce beast Cang Luan as the ring spirit."

Once Xu Taiping absorbed the information with his spiritual sense, he suddenly opened his eyes, full of excitement, and looked at Ling Yue.

"The fierce beast Cang Luan? Isn't that an extinct ancient beast?"

Ling Yue's eyes sparkled.

"Ancient fierce beast?"

Xu Taiping was a little surprised. Since he had never heard of the Cang Luan bird, he assumed it was just an ordinary fierce beast.

"During the ancient primordial era, fierce beasts roamed the earth, and the Cang Luan was one of the most ferocious. It was said that the dragon clan exterminated them."

Ling Yue nodded.

To gain such a fierce reputation in the terrifying primordial era, even a trace of divine essence from the Cang Luan was enough to make anyone tremble.

"But I feel that the ring spirit doesn't seem so fierce."

Xu Taiping couldn't help but compare the small blue bird in his mind with the notorious Cang Luan bird.

Just as he said this, a bird-shaped light once again flew out of the ring on his finger, happily circling around him before returning to the ring.

"Hmm... It is indeed strange. But your spiritual sense is definitely correct; the ring spirit is undoubtedly Cang Luan. Regardless, a superior spiritual artifact with a spirit is a rare treasure even in the cultivation world I come from."

Ling Yue also found it strange, but she didn't plan to investigate further. After all, things born from the Earth Gourd could never be bad.

"Mm."

Xu Taiping nodded vigorously to show his agreement with Ling Yue's words.

"I can sense that this ring contains a powerful divine force."

He looked down at the ring on his hand.

"What kind of divine force?"

Since this was a newly created spiritual treasure from the Earth Gourd, it was now Ling Yue's turn to ask Xu Taiping.

"The divine force has both offensive and defensive capabilities. When I circle my thumb and index finger together, it becomes defensive."

As Xu Taiping spoke, he raised his right hand, formed a circle with his thumb and index finger, and used his spiritual sense to guide his true energy through the circle.

"Boom!"

With the sound of an explosion, a wall of wind composed of swirling gale surrounded Xu Taiping entirely.

It was very similar to the Autumn Wind Pearl that the Tiger Demon had used before.

"What's different from the Tiger Demon's Autumn Wind Pearl is that this wind wall follows you around as you walk, and it won't stop you from striking with your fists or swords."

Xu Taiping took a few steps and threw a few punches of his Qing Niu Fist, and the wind wall stayed beside him without dispersing.

"Not bad."

Ling Yue nodded.

With her experience, she could tell that the wind wall surrounding Xu Taiping was strong enough to resist the full force of the Fire-Patterned Python's attack.

And Xu Taiping had just reached the initial stage of cultivation.

Moreover, it could always accompany the user, which made it far superior to the Autumn Wind Pearl.

"Let me see the offensive power of the ring."

She then said to Xu Taiping.

Xu Taiping nodded.

"The Cang Luan Ring's offensive power comes in three stages: First, a finger can split the clouds; second, two fingers can shatter mountains; third, three fingers can tear the sea."

Xu Taiping first raised his index finger, then made a snapping gesture with two fingers, and finally brought three fingers together, slashing downward.

Although his movements were somewhat clumsy, Ling Yue immediately understood that this was the way to activate the three powers of the Cang Luan Ring.

"Try it out."

Ling Yue looked at Xu Taiping with some anticipation.