Yu Lie's eyes were unfocused, as if in a dream.
After a moment of daze, he took a deep breath and once again plunged his head into the paper donkey's belly to search for the wolf demon's viscera that had disappeared.
Unfortunately, what he saw was not an illusion. The donkey's belly was empty, with only a pool of blood left.
Furrowing his brows, Yu Lie immediately thought of the two Dao disciples, Gao and Dan: "Could it be that they stole it?"
However, upon his return, Yu Lie had deliberately hidden the items in the donkey's belly. Even if Gao and Dan could see through the donkey's belly, it was impossible for them to take the items without Yu Lie noticing.
Gao and Dan did not have the capability.
Yu Lie's heart sank, his thoughts drifting to the people in the alchemy room.
Ding dong!
Suddenly, a crisp sound echoed in the quiet room, interrupting Yu Lie's thoughts. He looked down in confusion and saw a bronze wine cup rolling out from the donkey's belly.
The donkey's belly was not completely empty after all. He had absentmindedly brought back the bronze wine cup, which he had overlooked in his haste.
The cup was green with patches of rust. Yu Lie felt his face turning green just by looking at it.
However, in a flash, Yu Lie's eyes widened as he stared at the cup, feeling waves of excitement and thunder in his heart!
He immediately reached out and grasped the cup in his hand, then peered into the cup.
A green liquid appeared in his eyes, gently rippling. What was even more miraculous was that no matter how he tilted or turned the cup, the liquid did not spill out.
Strange and wonderful!
Yu Lie's heart raced with excitement and anticipation.
He understood immediately that he had stumbled upon a treasure! It was highly likely that the wolf demon's heart and liver were not stolen by someone else, but devoured by the bronze wine cup in his hand!
The fact that the bronze wine cup could behave in such a manner indicated that it might not be a mere treasure, but possibly a magical tool, or even a spiritual artifact!
In an instant, Yu Lie's mood shifted from confusion to excitement.
He looked into the cup and noticed besides the liquid, there seemed to be something else inside.
To ensure he wasn't mistaken, Yu Lie glanced behind him, but there was nothing on the wall that could cast a shadow into the cup.
There was indeed something small inside the cup!
The more Yu Lie stared, the more he felt that the suspended objects inside were like organs - heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.
He decided to lift the bronze wine cup, pinched it with two fingers, and tried to retrieve the objects inside.
Although the cup was the size of a baby's fist, Yu Lie's fingers couldn't touch the bottom, nor could his nails reach the edges.
This discovery filled Yu Lie with even more amazement and joy!
"Never thought that such a small item could be so mysterious."
Yu Lie's thoughts drifted back to the wolf demon he had slain earlier. He realized why such a powerful creature existed within a hundred miles of Heishui Town, capable of illusions and speech.
Such a wolf demon was not a simple beast but approached the level of a seventh-grade monster, or even a monster!
In the world, there were ninth-grade Dao disciples, eighth-grade Daoists, and seventh-grade Dao officials, just as there were ninth-grade fierce beasts, eighth-grade bloodthirsty beasts, and seventh-grade monsters.
Monsters below the seventh grade were merely creatures with a hint of demonic energy, lacking true intelligence.
Encountering the wolf demon, which was powerful and knowledgeable in illusions and speech, made Yu Lie suspect that it was indeed a true monster. However, due to his limited knowledge, he dared not confirm it.
Even a Dao disciple of the seventh grade would find it difficult to defeat a monster of such level.
Fortunately, Yu Lie had prepared various talismans for over a year to ensure his safety. With a Dao official's drawn paper talisman, he managed to kill the wolf demon.
In this world, with the power of Dao, one could easily kill monsters of the seventh or eighth grade!
Yu Lie pondered, "The wolf demon probably obtained the bronze wine cup, which allowed it to become fierce and aggressive in a short period. Unfortunately, it chose the wrong place and had bad luck, encountering me just as it was gaining intelligence."
The misfortune of the wolf demon turned out to be Yu Lie's great fortune!
After sorting out these thoughts, Yu Lie's heart beat faster as he wondered about the miraculous effects of the bronze wine cup.
He extended his fingers into the cup and touched something, then pinched it and pulled it out.
Splash!
Yu Lie seemed to hear the sound of water rippling. He withdrew his fingers and found a purple wolf gall bladder between them, the size of a grape, which should be the wolf demon's gall bladder that had shrunk considerably.
This sight surprised Yu Lie, not because he could retrieve something from the cup, but because of the reduced size of the gall bladder.
When he first stored it in the paper donkey's belly, the gall bladder was at least the size of a peach, but now it had shrunk significantly.
Yu Lie carefully examined the grape-sized gall bladder and was amazed to find that it no longer emitted a foul odor but a pleasant fragrance. It was as clear and shiny as a gemstone.
Yu Lie looked at it, his mouth watering, almost tempted to swallow the gall bladder in one gulp.
However, he resisted the urge and proceeded to retrieve the wolf's heart, liver, lungs, and other organs from the cup.
Each organ appeared crystal-clear and transparent, emitting a pure spiritual aura instead of a foul smell. They had also shrunk to the size of ordinary fruits, no longer grotesque and intimidating.
Yu Lie held these organs in his hands, filled with immense joy:
"Could this wine cup be capable of transforming poison into spirit, refining monsters into essence? Or perhaps purifying toxins and removing impurities..." Various speculations crossed his mind.
Regardless of the cup's miraculous effects, Yu Lie knew he was about to make a huge fortune!
With this cup in hand, although he was just an ordinary mortal, in this era of immortality, he might truly possess the potential to ascend to immortality, or even transcend and soar into the heavens!
"Haha!" Yu Lie sat on the stone altar in the quiet room, ecstatic. His previously calm mind was now in turmoil, with desires swirling in his head.
Yu Lie allowed his thoughts to wander freely and silently mused, "In this world, with my limited wisdom and lack of spiritual companions, and without a prestigious background, I have finally encountered this opportunity. Heaven is truly blessing me!"
In reality, Yu Lie was not originally from the mountain and sea realm but had reincarnated from an ordinary mortal. It had been only a few years since he awakened his innate wisdom.
For a moment, various emotions surged in his heart, making it difficult for him to express to others.
However, after a few moments, Yu Lie managed to suppress the chaotic thoughts in his mind.
He gazed at the bronze wine cup and the organs in his hands, pondering, "Should I refine these organs and consume them to enhance my cultivation?"