Chapter 80: A Small Soul Mutation

Unconsciously, more than a week flew by.

After writing to Mentor Olov to inform him that he needed to cultivate at home during this period, Gune stayed in Deep爵 Castle and no longer planned to go out.

Subsequently, Mentor Olov replied to Gune.

He told Gune that it was indeed dangerous during this time and that he should just cultivate at home.

In the following week or so, Gune peacefully brewed potions and nurtured his soul in Deep爵 Castle.

Focusing on potion brewing, he produced about a hundred bottles of various high-grade premium potions each day.

And those low- and mid-rank potionists who studied under Gune made great progress with his guidance.

After starting to brew high-grade premium potions, Gune's income skyrocketed.

He earned about a hundred gold pounds every day.

At the same time, Gune also began researching secret-pattern potions.

After the first batch of research materials for secret-pattern potions was approved,

Gune added "Life Spring Water" to his second batch of material applications.

Although Gune had obtained quite a bit of "Essence Source Spring Water,"

the gap between "Essence Source Spring Water" and "Life Spring Water" was still considerable.

The reason Gune requested "Life Spring Water" was not that he lacked it; on the contrary, he now had a substantial amount.

Because as the "Elf Life Tree" in the planting slot grew during this period, it had reached a height of thirty to forty meters.

At the root of the Elf Life Tree, a spring of life had emerged.

Although the life tree was still relatively small and its yield was low,

one must not forget that the time flow in the planting slot was a thousand times that of the real world.

As a result, Gune could not use up all the water from this life spring by himself.

The life spring pool, about the size of a large bowl, had already accumulated a full bowl of life spring water.

Even after Gune collected it all, the next day it would be full again.

Now, Gune drank "Life Spring Water" as if it were ordinary water every day.

The benefits of life spring water were numerous.

Foremost, long-term consumption of life spring water would gradually extend one's lifespan.

Transcendents already had long lifespans, but no one would complain about living longer.

Secondly, life spring water kept Gune's physical and soul vitality at a high level, which significantly improved his idle cultivation.

Then, the most important point was:

Most of the transcendent characteristics of Gune's Blood Curse Master profession were concentrated in his "blood."

And life spring water could enhance the vitality of blood.

Moreover, blood could absorb and digest the abundant vitality of life spring water, then use it to enhance and enrich the vitality of blood. Simply put, the healing ability of Gune's blood was continuously rising with his constant consumption of life spring water.

This synergy between life spring water and his own "transcendent blood" was something Gune had not anticipated.

With an unlimited supply of life spring water, Gune was very eager to see how his transcendent blood would transform.

Although he had plenty of life spring water and could drink it without restraint,

he dared not use it openly.

Because potions brewed with "Life Spring Water" were clearly different from those brewed with "Essence Source Spring Water."

If he produced life spring water out of nowhere, people might become suspicious.

Therefore, Gune added life spring water, a rare resource, to his second batch of material applications.

Once he obtained some life spring water, he could use his own supply for various experiments.

After all, no one knew the exact consumption of this life spring water.

While making continuous progress in potion-making,

Gune's personal strength also advanced by leaps and bounds during this period.

Now, Gune had reached the peak of the first rank of Blood Curse Master, and his perception had greatly improved.

These were inevitable over time.

What surprised Gune was that his soul seemed to have undergone a small mutation.

After the pain from the soul shattering had fully recovered, there were no major changes in other aspects, but his soul's thinking speed had increased significantly.

Before the soul shattered, Gune could achieve a single-second overlap of 15 chants.

After recovery, he found that his single-second overlap had reached 18 chants, which delighted him.

Apparently, his soul had undergone a slight mutation after the shattering.

As his soul continued to strengthen, Gune began to consider other issues.

Namely, the number of "Secret Crossing Runes" and the source pool's capacity.

Thunder Arc and Rocket Arrow were already at level four.

Their power was comparable to ordinary low-rank chants at level two.

If Gune continued to learn regular low-rank chants for idle cultivation, it would waste time and slots, which was not worthwhile.

Therefore, Gune planned to directly learn mid-rank chants focused on rapid strikes, or enhanced versions of mid-rank chants.

Whether regular mid-rank chants or enhanced mid-rank chants,

their syllable range was from 6 to 10 syllables.

Gune estimated that condensing the seventh Secret Crossing Rune was no longer a problem; for the eighth, after about a month of idle cultivation, there was still hope, but by then he might directly advance to the second rank.

Mid-rank chants consumed 2 units of source power.

For regular chant masters, when casting slowly, they could drink source power potions to replenish the consumption in time.

But for someone like Gune, who unleashed mid-rank chants rapidly,

with over ten chants per second, in ten seconds, the source power in his body and source pool would be completely drained.

Thus, the source pool's capacity was also an issue.

Gune's idle cultivation of the mid-rank source tome "Sebona Source Pool" expanded his source pool by more than three units each day.

For others, this was an astonishing expansion rate.

But for Gune, it was not enough to satisfy his rapidly growing path as a chant master.

Therefore, expanding the source pool was another issue Gune considered during this period.

For other chant masters, a source pool that was too large would put pressure on the body.

But for Gune, this was not a problem at all.

...

One day, in the afternoon.

In the underground alchemy laboratory.

Gune had finished brewing today's high-grade premium potions.

After instructing and correcting the young potionists on the material processing of high-grade potions,

Gune opened the laboratory door and went to the rest hall.

A maid waiting by the side immediately brewed a cup of hot, strong coffee for Gune.

Having a cup of coffee to relieve fatigue and refresh himself after potion brewing had gradually become Gune's habit.

With his eyes closed, Gune pondered his future plans.

"The black market exchange, early next month, just a few days from now, is about to begin."

"When I go there, I can buy and sell some things."

Just as Gune was reading the newspaper, footsteps came from the corridor, growing closer.

From the footsteps, Gune could tell it was the butler "Fresher."

"Generally, Fresher wouldn't disturb me during my rest. Could it be... the experimental resources have arrived?"

Gune's heart stirred.