Definition
The concentrated growth-and-time medium produced by the Heaven Vial; accelerates spiritual herb maturation and, in this chapter, is shown to restore vitality to a sentient spirit ginseng when carefully diluted.
Green Liquid
The concentrated growth-and-time medium produced by the Heaven Vial; accelerates spiritual herb maturation and, in this chapter, is shown to restore vitality to a sentient spirit ginseng when carefully diluted.
Story context
This chapter is where Han Li makes the jump from passive holder of a mysterious artifact to active investigator. After a near-fatal encounter with a Heart Demon—the cultivation world’s version of a psychic ambush—he rediscovers the long-forgotten bottle and decides, with chilling pragmatism, to test its contents on living animals. The result is grotesque, unsettling, and perfectly in step with the Mortal Stream’s core aesthetic: no wonder, no reverence, just raw observation and cold method. Han Li doesn’t worship the bottle. He experiments on it.
Why it matters
This chapter introduces the novel’s central dynamic: Han Li treating his treasure as an object of study, not worship. The bottle is not a sentient benefactor—it is a tool he must crack through trial and error. Readers are primed for a long learning curve.
Quick facts
Source novel
A Record Of A Mortal S Journey To Immortality
First appearance
An Unsettling Experiment
Chapter references
6
Type hints
Han Li, mysterious bottle, green liquid
Guide tags
Mortal Stream, experiment, horror
Appears in chapters
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Chapter 23
An Unsettling Experiment
After surviving an encounter with a Heart Demon, Han Li rediscovers the mysterious bottle and begins a chilling experiment on rabbits. The result shakes his understanding of the treasure.
Chapter 24
The Rabbit Explosion
Han Li’s experiment with the Green Liquid takes a terrifying turn as rabbits explode from overdose, confirming his new discovery is a deadly poison, not a cure.
Chapter 25
The Accidental Harvest
Han Li discovers the green liquid ripens herbs overnight, but his joy turns to frustration when rain blocks his experiment. A chapter of cautious testing and cultivation patience.
Chapter 26
The Experimentation
Han Li systematically reverse-engineers the Heaven Vial's green liquid, discovering its potent growth-acceleration properties and its fatal limitation.
Chapter 531
The Offshore Hunt Begins: Soul Extraction and Core Harvesting
Han Li takes his solo hunting to the open sea, setting up a Rainbow Garment Grass lure to systematically harvest grade-six demon beast inner cores.
Chapter 646
The Pill is Formed
Han Li successfully refines the rare Nine-Bend Spirit Ginseng pill, reviews his life in a month-long retreat, and seals himself in his meditation chamber for his Nascent Soul breakthrough—while outside, clan politics weigh down a Foundation Establishment woman.
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