The first batch of whale oil came out, and the buyers returned with full loads. Barrels of whale oil were shipped from the Whale Hunting City. However, this was only the first batch, and there were two more batches.
Cheng Yu led the first team to set off, while Cheng Xiao waited here to prevent others from intercepting the second batch.
Although there was a contract, it was hard to guarantee that money would not tempt people.
"Tell me, what exactly is that thing?" Before leaving, Cheng Yu hugged his nephew's neck, took him aside, and asked quietly.
"That thing is called whale glue, which is used by soul masters for cultivation." Cheng Xiao didn't say much, just mentioned it briefly.
"Just that?" Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows.
Cheng Xiao was helpless: "What else can there be?"
It's not that I don't want to tell my uncle, but secrets have always been spread from the first person. As long as the second person knows the secret, it is only a matter of time before it spreads.
The secret of whale glue is subversive to soul masters. If this news leaks out, whale glue will definitely become a hot commodity.
The Spirit Hall, the three upper sects, the four lower sects, the two empires and other forces will definitely monopolize the channels of whale glue. Their family is not yet able to guard this treasure pot.
If the uncle is obsessed, it may even bring disaster to the family.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Cheng Xiao still plans to keep the secret of whale glue secret. Wait until he becomes a Titled Douluo and has the ability to resist.
"Okay..." Cheng Yu was bored.
Cheng Xiao watched his uncle's figure gradually disappear from sight. He touched the two pieces of whale glue in his hand. After that day, Lu Han asked about it and got him two more pieces. One of them was collected from a child in the village. It has lost its golden luster and has a darker color. It has a tendency to turn black. I don't know if it is close to ten thousand years of whale glue.
If you are lucky, you may be able to get a few more pieces in the next two trips to the sea. If you are unlucky... It doesn't matter, three pieces are enough.
Originally, according to his estimation, the range of his first soul ring should exceed more than 100 years. By analogy, his second soul ring should be around 900 years old. Considering that Taiji is still constantly making up for the innate defects of his physique, he took a risk and thought that 1,000 years was the limit.
He was still hesitating whether to absorb the 1,000-year soul ring for the second soul ring. After all, the age of soul beasts cannot be calculated very accurately. If he absorbs the 1,000-year soul ring, it would be too dangerous.
His limit has just reached 1,000 years. It is difficult to find soul beasts that are just over 1,000 years old. If there is a slight discrepancy, it may put his life in danger.
And these three pieces of whale glue came just at the right time.
Whale glue is a special substance produced in the brain of soul beasts such as whales. After taking it, it can enhance the endurance of muscles, bones and meridians, and improve the physique of soul masters. A whole piece of 1,000-year whale glue is enough to increase the upper limit of soul rings that soul masters can bear by 500 years.
"All three pieces are thousand-year-old whale glue. Although they cannot be stacked rigidly, repeated use will definitely cause some loss of efficacy. However, this piece has turned black. Even if it is greatly discounted, it can probably be improved by about 1,500 years. In this way, my range of choices is very large. It can be between 2,000 and 2,500 years. There is no danger." Cheng Xiao recalled the overview of whale glue in the depths of his memory.
Cheng Xiao came to the blacksmith shop and found the blacksmith to make a quenching boiler. This boiler was enough for forging, and it should be enough to soften the whale glue.
A few days later, a boiler was erected in a sloppy stone house next to Moon Bay.
Cheng Xiao looked at the flames burning in the boiler, and a smile appeared on his red cheeks.
He placed three pieces of whale glue on the prepared steel forks, and then put them into the boiler for quenching. He kept an eye on the changes in the whale glue. Every once in a while, he would poke the whale glue with a steel rod to see if it softened.
Time slipped away quietly, and with the scorching of the fire, a strange fragrance emanated from the boiler. The fragrance was condensed and did not dissipate, making Cheng Xiao swallow his saliva.
"It's done!"
The temperature in the boiler was very high. It didn't take long for the whale glue to be softened by the fire. Cheng Xiao immediately took it out.
"Hiss!" He couldn't wait to tear the whale glue, but accidentally got a blister, which made Cheng Xiao gasp in pain.
"Fuck!"
Cheng Xiao cursed inwardly, blowing and fanning, and when the whale glue was cool enough to touch with his hands, he tore off a small piece and put it into his mouth.
The fishy smell of whale glue was very strong, and Cheng Xiao almost vomited as soon as he took a bite.
But thinking of the preciousness of this thing, Cheng Xiao still swallowed it with nausea, and the heat flowed into his abdomen. A warm and comfortable feeling went from his stomach to his heart, and a faint fragrance came out.
Worried that the whale glue would harden, Cheng Xiao tore the remaining whale glue into small pieces like a gust of wind, and quickly put them into his mouth. Soon, all three pieces of whale glue were swallowed.
As the three pieces of whale glue were digested, it seemed as if a boiling hot current flowed from the abdomen to the limbs.
Cheng Xiao began to feel a little hot and dry, his blood surging, his face flushed like a cooked lobster. He scratched his neck and body nervously, and felt that there were countless ants crawling all over his body.
"So this is how you replenish?" Cheng Xiao couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
He knew that whale glue was a very yang and strong tonic, but he didn't expect it to be this way.
Fortunately, he only had three pieces of thousand-year-old whale glue, not the ten-thousand-year-old whale glue that Huo Yuhao had taken, so he was not as confused as Huo Yuhao, who couldn't wait to vent on a woman.
He could still keep a clear mind, but this feeling of heat was really hard to suppress.
The rolling hot current rushed through his body, and Cheng Xiao felt that his body temperature continued to rise. His whole body was wet with sweat, and the whole person was like being fished out of the water.
"This won't work!"
Seeing that there was no sign of relief, Cheng Xiao turned around and rushed out of the house, ran to the beach not far away, and plunged into the sea.
The seawater temporarily relieved the discomfort caused by the high temperature, but it still failed to change the fundamental problem. At this moment, Cheng Xiao's body was like a kettle without a mouth, and the water in the kettle kept boiling with nowhere to vent.
"I must guide the medicinal power in my body. I can't just keep rushing around like this."
Cheng Xiao, who had calmed down a little, immediately thought of a way and started practicing Tai Chi in the shallows.
Along with the Tai Chi moves, the uncontrolled heat flow in the body began to flow along the Tai Chi operation route revised by Cheng Xiao, all the way to the Ren and Du meridians.
"Dong Dong!"
The heat flow was like an unstoppable beast, directly and violently knocking open the difficult Ren and Du meridians, surging along the meridians, and suddenly, an indescribable sense of pleasure spread throughout the body.
"Well..."
Cheng Xiao groaned, and after a crackling sound from the joints all over his body, he once again entered the state of "no self and no form" after two years.
He swung his fists with abandon, and each move was like a natural talent. In this state, the originally imperfect running route was gradually corrected without Cheng Xiao's awareness, and continued to evolve towards the most perfect and most suitable route for Tai Chi.
"Boom!"
In an instant, there was a loud sound like thunder in the body, and the obscure Ren and Du meridians were opened, and Cheng Xiao's soul power also broke through at this moment...