While in Hollywood, I used Taoist magic to quell American terrorism.

When the car was parked in its usual spot by Crystal Lake, Cao Kun remained in the driver's seat and did not get out immediately.

He rolled down the car window, and the chilly early spring air rushed in, mixed with the unique, slightly fishy smell of the lake.

His gaze fell on the overly calm lake, and the memory of his previous investigation flashed through his mind.

At that time, his cultivation level was low. Although he felt that there might be something strange in the lake, he dived down and searched carefully, but found nothing.

But now, things are different.

He is now a seventh-rank minor celestial master, a far cry from what he was before.

Its magical power is many times greater than it was back then.

"Master," came the succubus's gentle voice from the phone, tinged with curiosity.

"There seems to be something down here... It's... peculiar."

"Hmm?" Cao Kun was somewhat surprised: "You can sense it?"

Succubus: "Very blurry, unclear."

Cao Kun laughed and said, "It seems my feeling last time was right. There really is something here. Maybe we can find a great bargain."

Cao Kun got out of the car and walked to the lakeside.

Cao Kun squatted down, scooped up a handful of cool lake water, and splashed it back.

He put his hand into the water again, and his spiritual sense followed the water flow at his fingertips, like the most sensitive root system, extending to the deepest part of the lake.

Spiritual awareness cannot directly replace the eyes, but it can give Cao Kun a general sense of what's going on.

If there is anything truly different, something containing special power, then it will certainly not escape the detection of spiritual sense.

Cao Kun closed his eyes and carefully sensed the surroundings.

A moment later, Cao Kun suddenly opened his eyes.

"This is……"

Cao Kun sensed a sinister, stubborn obsession, and a powerful, eerie aura.

Yet, within this strangeness lies a vibrant life force.

Cao Kun's eyes suddenly lit up; this thing was most likely what he was looking for.

Cao Kun waved his hand and took out a waterproof flashlight.

The next moment, he moved and was already in the water.

As a seventh-rank minor celestial master, even without breathing, Cao Kun's internal magical power could easily sustain him for one or two days.

There's absolutely no need to worry about not being able to breathe underwater.

It's a pity he didn't practice water-based magic, otherwise he could have lasted longer.

Following the aura he sensed, Cao Kun descended and discovered that it wasn't in the center of the lake, but rather on the lakeshore.

Deep in the lake, there is a cave entrance.

He crawled into the cave entrance, swam a short distance, and discovered that he was in a cavern.

"Splash..."

Cao Kun emerged from the water and entered the cave. When he shone his flashlight on it, he was immediately stunned.

Cao Kun saw a "plant".

Strictly speaking, it looked more like a twisted, dark purple old vine, about the thickness of a baby's arm.

It was firmly embedded in the crevices of the rocks and silt in the cave.

The vine is covered with fine, dense silver patterns, like frozen lightning or some kind of eerie runes.

There were no leaves, no flowers, only a fist-sized, slightly pulsating nodule curled up at the top.

What Cao Kun cares about most is its surrounding environment.

He could "see" extremely faint, hazy specks of light...

It was the residue of tiny creatures that died in the lake, the stench of decaying aquatic plants, and even the lingering yin energy left behind when the moonlight couldn't penetrate the lake water at night...

It condensed into a unique "stream," which was being slowly drawn in by the vines.

All the "death energy," "yin energy," and "defeat energy," after undergoing the strange transformation of that nodule, gradually condensed into a kind of extremely viscous, dark liquid, like molten gold.

This thing is clearly extremely evil, containing an extremely rebellious obsession with "immortality," sinister and stubborn.

Yet it also possesses a powerful life force.

Like a spark of life forcibly glued together with the dirtiest materials.

"The Elixir of Immortality..."

A name naturally came to Cao Kun's mind.

This is the knowledge that appeared in Cao Kun's mind when his "Alchemy Techniques" reached the fourth level.

In the fourth-grade pill formula, only one type of pill uses this ingredient, and only a very small portion of it is needed.

That kind of elixir is called the Youth-Preserving Pill.

Take one pill and your appearance will remain unchanged for life.

Although this item is of the fourth grade, it is not particularly important to those who cultivate the Dao.

But for ordinary people, this is an absolute godsend.

"Seriously, such a thing actually exists!"

Cao Kun was amazed.

He had previously asked Wu Chen to help him find this thing.

As it turned out, Wu Chen had never even heard of the name.

Not only him, but even his grandfather didn't know what it was.

Let alone going looking for such a thing.

This made Cao Kun wonder if this thing no longer existed on Earth.

I never expected to see it here today.

"Hiss..."

Cao Kun took a deep breath and immediately felt a surge of energy.

That powerful vitality permeated the air, making even the air feel different.

An ordinary person, living here for a period of time, could live decades longer even without doing anything.

Feeling that powerful vitality, Cao Kun couldn't help but smile broadly.

This trip was definitely worth it.

"Master! Such...such powerful vitality!"

The succubus's voice came through the phone, sounding extremely excited: "Can...can I come out and take a look?"

"Come out," Cao Kun agreed.

Anyway, the succubus can't do anything even if she comes out.

brush!

The succubus projected its image from the phone, landed on the ground, and transformed into a human form.

The moment she appeared, her gaze was fixed on the filthy elixir.

She took a deep breath, her expression a mixture of enjoyment and greed.

"Master, this...this feeling is so intoxicating! It's simply wonderful!"

The succubus was filled with excitement. She took two quick steps, getting even closer to the Elixir of Life, and greedily inhaled its contents.

However, she didn't try it, which shows she's quite sensible.

"No wonder Jason was able to achieve immortality."

Cao Kun sighed.

"In such an extremely evil place, such a life-giving creature has emerged. It is indeed a case of things turning into their opposites at their extremes, and yin giving rise to yang."

After sighing, Cao Kun looked around and found a large rock.

Cao Kun moved the stone over and began to use his weapon-refining techniques to forge it into a large gourd.

The Filthy Life Essence can only be stored in two kinds of things.

One is stone, and the other is jade.

Cao Kun's system space contains a lot of jade, but why use jade when there are stones available?

Before long, the large stone gourd was completed.

Cao Kun made a hand seal: "Withdraw!"

Instantly, the filthy life essence that had condensed in the stone trough transformed into a stream of water, which was then completely absorbed into the stone gourd.

The succubus watched enviously as Cao Kun took away the Elixir of Filth, her eyes filled with admiration as she swallowed hard.

Cao Kun waved his hand, storing the stone gourd into his system space, a satisfied smile on his face.

His gaze fell on the vine.

This vine is definitely a good thing, but if we want to take it away, we need to find a special place for it that is full of eerie energy.

Only then can it transform those evil auras and energies into the Elixir of Life.

Transplanting it prematurely without proper preparation is not a wise choice.

Cao Kun decided to leave it here for the time being.