Turning Stone into Food

The Alchemist's Pill Room had a secret: a hidden magical array, supposedly called the 'Illusory Array.'

This array can convert Spirit Jade into active spiritual energy, which can be used for alchemy and cultivation.

Spirit Jade is a mystical gem, born from places overflowing with spiritual energy and condensed over billions of years.

It's very beneficial to people; wearing it helps with cultivation.

It's also indispensable for crafting spiritual tools and talismans.

However, it can't be used directly for cultivation.

Only the active spiritual energy freely floating in the air can be used for cultivation...

But according to this, if you activate the Illusory Array's first layer, you can zap Spirit Jade straight into spiritual energy!

This is undoubtedly a magical way to turn stones into food.

Grace was itching to fire up this 'Illusory Array' and see what would happen.

But there was still one thing missing: Celestial Spirit Jade.

Spirit Jade comes in four grades: Celestial, Earth, Mystic, and Yellow. Each grade is split into superior, medium, and inferior quality.

The best Spirit Jade Grace had ever seen was an Earth Spirit Jade, which showed up at an auction back in the Suzaku Kingdom.

It gave off a soft, tri-colored glow—so dazzling it could make anyone swoon.

But in her family—and probably all of Blue Moon Kingdom—the only Spirit Jade ever found was the Yellow grade.

Yellow Spirit Jade looks a bit like regular jade, green in color with a faint single-colored glow. The fewer the impurities, the brighter the glow; the more impurities, the dimmer it gets.

...

But to activate this Illusory Array, you actually need Celestial Spirit Jade.

Plus, there are four holes around the Alchemist's Pill Room, and each one needs over a pound of Celestial Spirit Jade!

It's almost unthinkable...

"If only I could activate this Illusory Array, then as long as I had Spirit Jade, I'd have an endless supply of spiritual energy!" Grace fantasized.

"And as an alchemist, if I want to level up, I have to activate it! Otherwise, I might be stuck at level eight forever..."

Just as she was mumbling, a cute fuzzy snake head suddenly popped up in front of her.

"Cutie Pie!" Grace's eyes lit up and she exclaimed happily, "Why did you come out?"

He nodded.

He just came to check on her.

Earlier today, when Leon Zane mentioned 'Pharma God Lu Qi,' Grace's emotions were all over the place.

And she even randomly asked about the 'Alchemist's Tower.'

Evan Xiao couldn't see what was inside the inheritance jade slip, but the mysterious tower and Grace's weird medicines made him curious, so he came over.

As soon as he arrived, he saw her squatting by a round pit in the corner, muttering to herself about needing Celestial Spirit Jade to activate the array.

Celestial Spirit Jade had been right under her nose the whole time, and she never recognized it...

Evan Xiao turned and brought in a chunk of stone he'd picked up from the Infernal Drake's hatchery, rolling it to Grace's feet.

"What's up?" Grace asked, puzzled. "Why are you bringing me a rock?"

Evan Xiao bit into it, and the stone Grace could never crack finally broke, revealing what was inside.

Beneath the tough blue skin, a mesmerizing five-colored glow shimmered.

Grace froze for a moment, then reached out to pick it up.

"What is this? Could it... really be... Celestial Spirit Jade?"

Grace had only ever heard that Celestial Spirit Jade gave off a five-colored glow—she'd never actually seen it before.

The Antler Serpent nodded.

Those stones were actually raw Spirit Jade ore.

"Celestial Spirit Jade? There's Celestial Spirit Jade inside these stones?" Grace could hardly believe her eyes.