3 Spiritual Tea (2/2)

After plucking those jasper-like tea leaves, Fang Yuan immediately put a leaf into his mouth.

”Ooohh….”

At the start, there was just bitterness but after which, a very strong taste of orchid came.

His tongue felt bitter with numbness as if it was electrocuted. A clean stream went straight into his mind, making Fang Yuan's eyes glitter, ”Spiritual leaf! Definitely a spiritual leaf!”

”There is meaning in the bitterness. The original taste alone has such great flavour, I wonder what happens if such tea leaves are brewed into tea?”

Fang Yuan's eyes shone.

Nighttime.

Fixing, kneading, baking….. Fang Yuan was familiar with the procedures. The effect was still the same even though this time, the tea leaves were different.

Under the fire, he looked at the jasper-like tea leave. His face became sluggish, saying ”Beautiful….so beautiful! This newly made spiritual tea is like an art piece!”

Fang Yuan then took out his tea set and went on with the brewing of tea.

At the end, the fragrance of the spiritual tea filled the surroundings, making the place feel as if it was in the Temple of Heaven.

”I can't forget this excellent fragrance and taste. It is definitely a special tea!”

At that moment, Fang Yuan became calm.

The tea ceremony was a process which included the cleaning of tea leaves. The process also removed one's distractions.

Fang Yuan' eyes glittered. His thoughts had become innocent as if they were like a pure child's.

A tea taster firstly smells the fragrance and then the colour of the tea. Just by the fragrance and the colour of the tea, looking a the cup filled with green clear liquid, Fang Yuan was moved as soon as his lip touched the teacup.

Boom!

It was as if a lightning bolt struck in his head.

As if he became a lone tourist walking among the heavy thorns, his tongue and taste being imprisoned by the bitterness of the tea.

While he was suffering, the thorns disappeared. He began to taste fragrance of the tea, as if the fragrance was like a flash flood, breaking the walls of bitterness, allowing the fragrance to take over the bitterness.

Fang Yuan stared into blank space. His eyes glittered.

Normally, after tasting something good, one will be moved with tears flowing down.

Fang Yuan thought this would only happen in his dreams but did not expect a cup of tea could produce such effect as well.

”Good!”

Finishing a cup, he began making another. The fragrance of the tea gradually faded away, but the taste of the tea became even stronger.

After 4 cups, the taste and the fragrance of the tea still lingered.

”Hoooo…..”

After finishing the whole pot of tea, Fang Yuan exhaled with a long breath. The taste of the tea still lingered in his mouth, leaving a lasting aftertaste.

”This tea…. It is definitely special. It seems to be able to question the heart...”

Fang Yuan wiped away his tears, ”Just one such product can make me feel as if my soul has been cleansed….. I wonder if this the effect of the spiritual object? Or is it just a fateful coincidence that a miracle happened with the combination of spiritual tea and meditative tea ceremony?”

He began questioning this miracle and subconsciously, he started calling out for his stats before staring into a blank space.

At that moment, his stats changed:

”Name: Fang Yuan

Essence: 1

Spirit: 1

Magic: 1.2

Age: 18

Cultivation: None

Techniques: None

Skills: [Medicine (Level 1)], [Botany (level 3)]”

”Magic increased by 0.2?”

Fang Yuan looked at his stats and mumbled.

These 3 stats: essence, spirit and magic did not have any changes since they rose to a value of 1 after his 18th birthday,

Now, however, his magic stats actually increased by 0.2!

No wonder Fang Yuan suddenly felt full of energy and was quick-witted, as if he became a lot smarter.

”According to theories, essence, spirit and magic are called the 3 treasures, which are the foundation of man”

”And according to my observations and hypotheses, essence refers to the body, the physical strength, the bones and other tangible parts of the body. Spirit refers to the non-tangible part of the body, like the power of the blood. Finally, magic, which refers to the mind, will, perception etc.”

”Essence, spirit and magic; these 3 stats complement each other and have their own magical effect!”

Fang Yuan looked at the leftover tea leaves with his eyes glittering. ”This tea actually helps to cleanse one's soul and increases the magical effect of it as well. I shall name this tea 'Questioning Heart Tea'.”

[1] Houkui is a type of tea leaf