At first, Tang Li Xue thought her System would not answer her question as usual, but fortunately, it seemed that her System still had some conscience, so it immediately explained it to Tang Li Xue.

[It depends on what Host wants to restore.]

“Eh, what?! What do you mean by that?” Tang Li Xue asked in confusion.

[If Host pours [Restoration Elixir] onto [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda], then [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] might be immediately restored back to its prime, but it will not solve its energy problem.]

“What the heck?! Why?!” Tang Li Xue frowned deeply and inquired in an unconvinced tone.

[Because [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] and its [Immortal Crystal] are two completely different things. Host can only use [Restoration Elixir] to restore one of them.]

“Damn it~! [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] and its [Immortal Crystal] are clearly one! Why can [Restoration Elixir] only restore one of them?! What a scam!” Tang Li Xue complained angrily.

[Host, please be realistic. Take [Sun Dragon King’s Pearl] for example, Host has restored it completely using [Restoration Elixir], but Host still cannot use even one millionth of its power because Host lacks enough strength and energy to use it.]

[It is also the same with [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda]. Host can fully restore it using [Restoration Elixir], but without [Immortal Crystal] working as its power source, Host can only use her own strength and energy to use it.]

Tang Li Xue pondered carefully and thought that what her System had said made sense.

According to her System, [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] and [Immortal Crystal] were two completely different things.

If [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] was something like a portable electronic device, then [Immortal Crystal] was like the battery.

If Tang Li Xue wanted to use the portable electronic device (the pagoda) without the battery (Immortal Crystal), then she had to use her own strength and energy as the power source.

In short, restoring only the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] would be futile for Tang Li Xue because she could not use it yet with her current strength.

Not to mention, the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] still lacked four guardian spirits to control the last four floors: Light Floor, Darkness Floor, Space Floor, and Time Floor, so even if [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] was fully restored, and Tang Li Xue had enough power to use it, the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] still could not exert its full strength.

Her only option right now was to restore [Immortal Crystal] and use it as the pagoda’s power source, so she no longer needed to find nine highest-grade Formation Cores, which were far inferior to the fully restored [Immortal Crystal].

Anyway, Grandmaster Nie Jun had already tried his best to fix the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda], which was full of cracks before, so it should not be easy for it to break.

Even though the current [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] was still far from its prime state, but it was at least more than enough for Tang Li Xue to use at this time.

Tang Li Xue wanted to enlarge [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda], so she could enter and look for the [Immortal Crystal] that should be stored somewhere inside it.

But she was afraid that this room was not big enough for [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda].

Just when Tang Li Xue thought so, the room suddenly expanded very quickly and became many times bigger than before, maybe even bigger than a stadium!

Tang Li Xue’s pink lips twitched slightly as she complained: “Hey, are you kidding me?! Even the bookkeeper’s room can read what I am thinking, huh?! Is there no privacy here?! Sigh, forget it… At least, I can restore [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] to its true size without worry now.”

Tang Li Xue threw the palm-sized [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda], and it grew bigger rapidly, then it returned to its original size in the blink of an eye.

Tang Li Xue summoned out Xi’er, Little Loki, Lucia, and Yaya before she entered the [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] together with them.

The Earth Guardian on the first floor, the little pangolin, was jumping in shock when it saw Tang Li Xue, then it timidly ran away in panic.

Unfortunately, it was completely forgotten that this entire [Nine Elementals Immortal Pagoda] had already belonged to Tang Li Xue, so she controlled everything inside the pagoda with only her thoughts.

With only one thought, the timid, shy, and cute pangolin flew backward and landed on Tang Li Xue’s arms.

“No, no, no, let me go, you bad vixen~!” The cute pangolin cried as it tried to struggle free from Tang Li Xue’s naughty grasp.

“Why do you want to run away from me? Am I really that scary in your eyes?” Tang Li Xue chuckled in amusement while kept teasing the timid pangolin in her arms by pinching its chubby cheeks.

Xi’er and Lucia also joined in to tease the chubby pangolin while Yaya headed straight to the third floor to play with Wind Guardian.

As for Little Loki, it had already sneaked away from Tang Li Xue and the others to secretly steal some snacks from the pagoda’s treasury.

After playing with the cute pangolin for a while, Tang Li Xue and Xi’er climbed to the Water Floor and greeted the Water Guardian.

The elegant goldfish rolled its eyes and said to Tang Li Xue in a ridiculing tone: “Quit beating around the bush, just tell me what you want from me. You cannot possibly come here just because you miss me, aren’t you?”

Tang Li Xue did not feel embarrassed at all by the Water Guardian’s words.

On the contrary, she replied back in a leisurely manner: “Tsk, what do you think I am here for?! Of course, I am here to solve the spiritual energy depletion problem of this worn-out pagoda~!”

Water Guardian widened its eyes in disbelief and questioned in a shocked voice: “What?! Have you really found the new nine highest-grade Formation Cores?!”

“Nope~!” Tang Li Xue briefly replied.

“Then, how do you want to solve the spiritual energy depletion problem? Are you kidding with me?!” The disappointed Water Guardian scolded Tang Li Xue unhappily.

“Hehehe, don’t worry. I have a way to solve the problem without the new nine highest-grade Formation Cores, but I need to find the exhausted Immortal Crystal first. Do you know where Grandmaster Nie Jun stores the exhausted Immortal Crystal before?” Tang Li Xue asked Water Guardian in a mysterious tone, which made Water Guardian really curious about it.

Despite feeling sceptical of Tang Li Xue, Water Guardian still decided to tell Tang Li Xue about the whereabouts of the exhausted Immortal Crystal: “If I remember correctly, Grandmaster Nie Jun should have tried to place the exhausted Immortal Crystal on the fifth floor to see if the lightning on the fifth floor could recharge it.” ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novel⸺fire.net

“Unfortunately, his experiment failed because the energy kept seeping out from the cracks on the crystal, so Grandmaster Nie Jun just abandoned it there in disappointment.” Water Guardian concluded its explanation in a depressed tone.

“I see, so Immortal Crystal should be stored on the Lightning Floor, right? Okay then, I will talk to you again later. I will go to look for Immortal Crystal first.” Tang Li Xue hastily bid farewell to Water Guardian and headed to the fifth floor with Xi’er and Lucia.

On the third floor, Tang Li Xue saw that Yaya was chasing the bright green mountain bluebird around happily.

“Humph~!” The Wind Guardian unhappily looked away from Tang Li Xue after it had glared at her for a while.

It seemed the Wind Guardian was still holding a grudge against Tang Li Xue after it lost in the previous Wind Trial.

Tang Li Xue did not have any intention to bother Yaya or the Wind Guardian, so she ignored them and headed straight to the next floor.

The flame cat… No, I mean the Flame Guardian on the Fire Floor was sleeping comfortably while taking the lava bath.

Even when it sensed Tang Li Xue’s presence, it still did not bother to open its eyes and waved its paw in annoyance as if it wanted to drive away an annoying fly.

Tang Li Xue’s pink lips twitched slightly as she resisted her urge to kick this annoying-looking cat, then she climbed to the fifth floor, Lightning Floor.

At first, Tang Li Xue thought it would take some effort for her to find the exhausted Immortal Crystal. That was the reason why she brought Lucia and Xi’er with her.

But who knew that she accidentally saw a funny scene as soon as she stepped onto the Lightning Floor!

There was a cute white ferret pushing and chasing a crystal toy ball around the Lightning Floor!

Yes, this cute white ferret was the Lightning Guardian.

The Lightning Guardian’s body immediately stiffened as it sensed Tang Li Xue’s stare.

“What are you doing?” Tang Li Xue asked while trying hard to hold back her laughter.

The Lightning Guardian swiftly hid the crystal toy ball behind its back and sat cross-legged like a sage, then greeted Tang Li Xue in a casual tone: “Why do you come here? I am very busy right now, so you can come here again later.”

“Do you mean you are too busy playing with…” Tang Li Xue muttered in a teasing tone, but the Lightning Guardian hastily interrupted her words halfway.

“AAAHHH~! I get it! I am not busy anymore, so please, can you quickly tell me what you want to do by coming here?” The Lightning Guardian uttered in panic and embarrassment.

Tang Li Xue chuckled in amusement before she continued to say: “I want to find the exhausted Immortal Crystal. Water Guardian said that Grandmaster Nie Jun put it here last time.”

“No~! It is not here! There is no such thing here!” The Lightning Guardian hastily shouted in a desperate tone as it grabbed the crystal toy ball and hugged it tightly.

Tang Li Xue: “…..”

“Hey, don’t tell me that crystal ball in your grasp is actually…” Tang Li Xue frowned and asked suspiciously, but the Lightning Guardian yelled again.

“NO~! This is definitely not the Immortal Crystal!” The Lightning Guardian denied it almost immediately.

Tang Li Xue: “…..”