390: Chapter 389 A Blessing in Disguise—The Mission to Find Dragon's Saliva is Completed!

Time rewinds to the moment the Giant Black Python left the stalactite cavern.

Since the Giant Black Python left, the cavern returned to silence. Only the 'drip-drop' sound of water droplets hitting the stalactites, intertwined with the sound of Si Yao's slightly nervous breathing, echoed throughout.

Si Yao looked around vigilantly. After confirming there was no more danger, she carefully walked towards the shallow pool.

In her experience, water in mountain caverns was usually ice-cold and bone-chilling. However, when her toes lightly touched the water's surface, the expected sensation did not arrive. Instead, an indescribable feeling of warmth and smoothness spread slowly from her toes to her calves, and then throughout her entire body.

This feeling was like stroking mutton-fat jade—delicate and soft. Even her nerves, tightened from tension, seemed to have been soaked in warm water, slowly relaxing.

"This water... such a strange feeling..." Si Yao couldn't help but murmur, a trace of surprise flashing in her eyes.

Immediately after, an even more shocking scene occurred—she had only stood in the shallow pool for two breaths when a slight throbbing suddenly came from deep within her Dantian.

The True Qi in her body seemed to be pulled by some mysterious force, uncontrollably surging out from her Dantian and beginning to circulate rapidly along her Meridians. The trajectory of that movement, the sensation of that True Qi flowing, was exactly the same as when she Cultivated the 'Blazing Sun True Art' daily, perhaps even a bit smoother than when she intentionally guided it herself!

Could it be that staying in this pool water could automatically improve her Cultivation?

Si Yao's eyes lit up instantly. Suppressing the surprise and joy in her heart, she walked quickly to Qin Yi's side. Right now, the most important thing was to first confirm Qin Yi's condition before doing anything else.

At this moment, Qin Yi had his eyes tightly closed, leaning back against that Dragon Head Stalactite. Although his face was still pale, his breathing had steadied significantly, and his chest rose and fell rhythmically, causing half of the worry in Si Yao's heart to dissipate.

Lowering her gaze, Si Yao noticed that the cloth strip previously used to bandage Qin Yi's arm wound must have loosened and fallen off when he was being dragged by the Giant Black Python.

She hurriedly crouched down, wanting to re-bandage his wound.

However, when her gaze fell upon Qin Yi's wound, she froze instantly, as if struck by a paralysis spell.

That hideous wound originally left by the ice cone had actually started to grow pale pink granulation tissue.

Si Yao thought she was seeing things and hurriedly rubbed her eyes hard. But when she looked closely again, the granulation tissue was still growing slowly, and the depth of the wound was clearly shallower than it had been just a moment ago.

"How could this be?" Her gaze subconsciously shifted to the Dragon Head Stalactite that Qin Yi was leaning against. Thinking of how the Giant Black Python had dragged Qin Yi here, her brows furrowed, and she muttered to herself, "Could it be that this stalactite has the effect of healing injuries?"

Once this thought emerged, she herself found it somewhat unbelievable. But thinking about it again, since the pool water under her feet could automatically guide the circulation of True Qi, it didn't seem impossible for the stalactite to have healing properties.

To verify this conjecture, Si Yao raised her right hand and, without hesitation, bit her index finger with her teeth.

Bright red blood beads immediately seeped from her fingertip, dripping into the shallow pool at her feet, and were instantly diluted.

She took a deep breath, looked at the Dragon Head Stalactite again, and gently pressed her right hand against its surface.

Instantly, a warm and jade-like texture came from the stalactite, quickly spreading from her palm throughout her body, intertwining with the warmth brought by the pool water to form a wondrous sensation of comfort.

Si Yao closed her eyes and focused her mind to perceive carefully. Soon, she discovered the clue—it turned out that this Dragon Head Stalactite had the same effect as the pool water under her feet. The moment her palm touched it, an invisible energy slowly surged out from the stalactite, guiding the True Qi in her body to gather towards her palm.

Immediately following, a miraculous scene occurred—the wound on her index fingertip was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye. The edges of the originally bleeding wound quickly scabbed over. In just a moment, the scab fell off, revealing the intact skin underneath. Only a faint blood mark remained on her fingertip, proving that the wound had truly existed just moments ago.

"How amazing!" Si Yao looked at her intact index finger, her eyes full of pleasant surprise, her voice even carrying a hint of tremor. "If only Grandfather were here. Perhaps this stalactite, combined with the pool water under our feet, could heal the hidden injuries in Grandfather's body."

Suppressing the joy in her heart, Si Yao checked Qin Yi's breathing again. After confirming he was truly fine, she finally had the mind to examine the entire cavern.

The cavern was larger than she had imagined. The surrounding stalactites were of various shapes; some looked like sharp swords hanging upside down, others like beasts coiled up, appearing particularly mysterious under the reflection of various fluorescent lights.

Si Yao thought to herself that it would be great if she could find some other rare treasures. However, even if she couldn't find any rare treasures, she could at least start looking for a way out; they couldn't just stay trapped in this cavern forever.

While thinking this, she began to explore along the edge of the cavern.

At this moment, Qin Yi's body was still in a semi-comatose state, but a System notification sound suddenly rang in his mind, forcibly pulling Qin Yi's consciousness into the Sea of Consciousness.

[Ding! Energy fluctuation of dragon saliva liquid detected. Does the host wish to collect it immediately?]

Qin Yi's consciousness had just awakened, and he hadn't reacted yet. The notification sound buzzed in his ears. He shook his head and it took a while before he realized he was currently in his Sea of Consciousness.

"System, I didn't faint again, did I?" Qin Yi scratched his head and asked helplessly.

[Ding! Replying to the host, yes. The host first battled Bai Ruoxue, and then treated Si Yao. In a short period, the consumption of Mental Energy and physical strength was too great, and without timely replenishment, it ultimately led to exhaustion, collapse, and unconsciousness.]

"Sigh," Qin Yi sighed. The number of times he had fainted recently was a bit too high. This wouldn't do. The opponents he encountered were becoming more and more formidable; he had to hurry up and improve his strength!

If he had made a one-time push to Breakthrough to Dark Jin in the morning, he probably wouldn't have been left in such a sorry state by Bai Ruoxue. Once he got out of this cavern, he would definitely have to get his revenge on that woman!

Thinking this, Qin Yi suddenly remembered that he seemed to have completed several System missions today and should have accumulated quite a few lottery opportunities. Anyway, since his body was still in a comatose state, he might as well take this time to draw the rewards. Perhaps he could draw something good to improve his strength.

Therefore, Qin Yi directly ignored the System's previous question about whether to collect the dragon saliva liquid and asked the System on his own: "System, how many lottery opportunities do I have now? Since I have nothing to do right now, let's just draw them all at once!"

[Ding! Replying to the host, three System missions have been completed today!]

[1. Persuade Si Yao to give up Cultivating the Blazing Sun True Art and switch to an Yin-attribute Internal Skill. Mission complete: Reward host with Charm +3, Stamina +2, Special Lottery Opportunity +1!]

[2. Within 48 hours, raise Si Zhengxiong's favorability to 90! Mission complete: Reward host with Mental Energy +2, Intelligence +3, Special Lottery Opportunity +1!]

[3. Escape from the hands of Bai Ruoxue! Mission success: Reward host with all six-dimensional attributes +2, Special Lottery Opportunity +1;]

[Current accumulated lottery opportunities remaining: 3!]

"Yes! I've hit the jackpot this time!"

Although the System had said long ago that System lotteries wouldn't necessarily yield good items just because of consecutive draws, drawing a few more times in one day would certainly increase the probability of getting something good! If the probability is lacking, just make up for it with frequency!

"System, what are we waiting for?! If not now, when?! Immediately, right now, draw for me!"

However, the System did not immediately respond to his lottery request but rang with a notification sound again.

[Ding! System detected energy fluctuation of dragon saliva liquid. Does the host wish to collect it immediately? After collection, the mission to find dragon saliva liquid can be completed! Upon mission completion, the host will receive one designated-type lottery opportunity!]

Only then did Qin Yi belatedly realize something was wrong. He lowered his head to look at this 'body' of his, recalled the scene before he fainted, and suddenly realized.

"Eh? How did I end up lying here?" Qin Yi's eyes were filled with confusion. "Where is that Giant Black Python?"

[Ding! Replying to the host, it was that Giant Black Python that dragged and placed the host on this Dragon Head Stalactite.]

"Dragged and placed?" Qin Yi raised an eyebrow, feeling even more puzzled. "Why do I feel like that giant python is actually quite friendly towards me? Could it be that you did something to it behind my back? For example, using System energy to influence its consciousness or something?"

[Ding! Replying to the host, this System has not taken any intervention measures against the Giant Black Python. Perhaps the giant python sensed that the host had no intention of harming it; or perhaps the Law of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' also applies to this giant python.]

"Eh, now that you put it that way, it actually makes a lot of sense!" That Bai Ruoxue must have harmed it, otherwise the black python wouldn't have kept causing trouble for Bai Ruoxue. Come to think of it, he still had to thank that black python. If it hadn't launched a surprise attack, he and Si Yao would probably have had a hard time escaping from Bai Ruoxue.

However, he soon thought of another problem, and his brows furrowed again: "System, that giant python was coiled on this stalactite the moment it entered the cavern. Clearly, this dragon saliva liquid must be very important to it as well. If I collect all the dragon saliva liquid, will it hold a grudge against me and come back to seek revenge?"

After waiting for a moment, the System did not respond; only silence remained in the Sea of Consciousness. It seemed the System was prepared to leave the decision-making to Qin Yi himself.

Qin Yi sat cross-legged in the Sea of Consciousness, furrowing his brows in thought for a moment. He slapped his thigh and made up his mind: "Do it! Since I'm already here, if I don't take this dragon saliva liquid, wouldn't it be a wasted trip! Let's complete the System mission first! System, collect the dragon saliva liquid immediately!"

As Qin Yi's words fell, a small pool of crystal-clear dragon saliva liquid in the dragon's mouth of the stalactite was completely collected by the System into the System Space.

Qin Yi looked at the 'dragon saliva liquid' floating in the System Space. It was a transparent amber color, its surface glistening with a delicate luster, looking just like high-quality jade marrow.

He subconsciously reached out to touch it, and an indescribably slippery sensation came through. That feeling was truly wondrous.

Just at this moment, the System notification sound rang again.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, the mission to collect dragon saliva liquid is complete! Mission complete: Reward host with one designated-type lottery opportunity +1, System Points 500! Current accumulated System Points: 850!]

[Ding! Congratulations to the host, current accumulated lottery opportunities remaining: 4! (Including: 1 designated-type lottery opportunity.)]