“Ugh…”
A listless voice sounded.
The beautiful woman’s brows furrowed slightly, her long lashes fluttering as she slowly opened her eyes.
Although her body felt weak, she sensed her internal condition and found her True Qi abundant. Even her previous injuries had fully healed. Not only that, but her meridians had changed as well—threads of golden energy flowed through them.
Sensing these changes within her body, her clear eyes revealed a hint of confusion.
Chu Jiujiu propped herself up on her elbow, moved to the boy lying on the ground, and placed her slender fingers on Qin Mu’s wrist to examine him. It turned out he had fainted due to insufficient Blood Qi.
But how had Young Master Qin’s aura changed to… the Qi Refining Stage? She clearly remembered that Young Master Qin was at the Foundation Establishment Stage. In the blink of an eye, he had dropped to the Qi Refining Stage. Moreover, within her bloodline, she felt an inexplicable sense of closeness to Young Master Qin.
Thinking of this, Chu Jiujiu’s cheeks flushed red. She was no longer young—how could she feel this way toward such a young boy?! Her age was more than enough to be Young Master Qin’s great-grandmother.
Now that Chu Jiujiu’s True Qi was abundant, she took a blanket from her Storage Pouch and spread it on the ground. She gently placed Qin Mu’s body on it, then took out a pill and put it into her mouth. After finishing this, Chu Jiujiu sat cross-legged nearby and began to regulate the sudden golden energy within her body. If she could fully refine it, she was confident she could step into the Great Ascension Realm within ten years!
Now, she seemed only a step away from the Great Ascension Realm, but that small step—she feared she had no confidence to attempt it within a hundred years. Even if she tried after a hundred years, she didn’t know if she would succeed. Chu Jiujiu guessed that this energy in her body was probably related to Young Master Qin. If so, she owed Young Master Qin a favor.
Within Qin Mu’s body, deep in his Sea of Consciousness, a golden-haired girl stared at seven golden drops of blood before her. She looked them over, occasionally pointing at each drop with her finger.
“Strange, this shouldn’t be. I clearly remember there were eight drops of Essence Blood. How is one missing?”
From its birth to its eventual fall, the Divine Dragon had gathered eight drops of Essence Blood over a long time. These Essence Blood were far more overbearing than Divine Dragon True Blood. With just one drop, a mortal could not only be completely reborn but even break through to the Golden Core Realm in one go. Moreover, they would surely reach the Tribulation Stage, with a seventy percent chance of becoming a Great Ascension realm cultivator. Yet, despite being such supremely invincible Essence Blood, one drop was missing.
The Divine Dragon was puzzled. She had clearly guarded them very carefully.
Wait!
Could it be… the one she just made the little girl, the Great Priest of the Gu Tribe, take?! This is troublesome. Of course, it’s not something bad—rather, it’s an ill-fated entanglement. If the girl from the Gu Tribe took it, it means she has become entangled with this boy Qin Mu through causality—and a very deep causal relationship at that. The higher one’s cultivation level, the more pronounced the effects of causality. This is why great powers prefer to live in seclusion deep in the mountains, avoiding the world—their purpose is to minimize entanglement with causality.
The golden-haired girl sighed softly.
“Sigh, kid Qin Mu, this old man has done you harm this time by dragging you into this causal link. But it’s not all bad—someone who will surely reach the Great Ascension Realm in the future is a pretty good blessing.”
And so, Young Master Qin, while unconscious, became entangled in another causal link.
When Qin Mu woke up, his whole body ached and felt weak. He checked his internal condition and found that his injuries had fully healed! Even his True Qi was completely full.
“Young Master Qin, you’re awake.”
A gentle, beautiful voice came.
Qin Mu looked up and saw Chu Jiujiu. Unlike her previous pale complexion, she now had a rosy glow, radiant and peerless.
“Senior Chu…”
Qin Mu sat up. Sure enough, he had dropped to the Qi Refining Stage, but fortunately not to the third or fourth layer. He was now at the eighth layer of Qi Refining. At least it wasn’t too severe a drop.
Chu Jiujiu leaned in a little and asked, “How does your body feel, Young Master Qin?”
Although Chu Jiujiu’s proportions were balanced, compared to a young girl, she was naturally far superior. Her entire body was fully ripe, exuding an alluring fragrance. Fortunately, Qin Mu had not lacked willpower training. With Aunt Lu and Aunt Yan’er, plus his elder sisters, he was extremely stable now! Of course, he still allowed himself a few extra glances with his eyes. If he couldn’t touch, couldn’t he at least look a few more times?
“Thank you for your concern, Senior Chu. I feel much better now.”
After all, Qin Mu’s injuries had fully healed, and his True Qi had recovered. His condition was at max.
Chu Jiujiu naturally noticed Qin Mu’s gaze, but she simply dismissed it as a normal reaction for a young boy. She had seen such looks many times before—men, after all.
“As long as you’re fine.”
Chu Jiujiu once again placed her slender fingers on Qin Mu’s wrist to sense his condition and confirm that nothing was seriously wrong. Speaking of which, her meeting Young Master Qin was also a coincidence. After waking up, since Chu Jiujiu was at the Tribulation Stage, she could still use some True Qi and took some pills to heal her injuries. Then she began to explore this world. There was no spiritual energy, and space was extremely unstable. Relying on her vast perception, she sensed a trace of True Qi fluctuation, so she set off to check the situation and happened to meet Young Master Qin.
Meanwhile.
“Cough, damn it, I was this close to succeeding!”
Long Shengtian’s face was pale.
Beside him, the three Demon Clan members did not look flustered at all; instead, they were calm and composed.
“Don’t rush. We have already notified our clan. This plan must succeed. The Honored One has decided to send a great power. This time, we will be absolutely sure of success.”
This world, after all, was once a place where the Demon Clan lived. When it came to familiarity with this place, the Demon Clan was second to none.
Sure enough, before long, a crack suddenly split open in space. A purple figure stepped out. He was tall and sturdy, with a long scar on his cheek.
“Long Shengtian, I hope your plan this time can succeed. Otherwise, our clan’s great efforts will be wasted.”
The purple figure looked at the pale-faced Long Shengtian and spoke.
Upon seeing the purple figure, the three Demon Clan members quickly cupped their hands and said, “Greetings, Cabinet Elder.”
Hearing the words “Cabinet Elder,” even Long Shengtian’s expression changed dramatically. In his previous life, he had at least quite a high cultivation level and naturally had some understanding of the Demon Clan. Currently, on the surface, the strongest in the Demon Clan was the so-called “Honored One”—how strong exactly, no one knew. Next were the Cabinet Elders, whose cultivation levels rivaled the Tribulation Stage. They held esteemed positions within the Demon Clan. He never expected that a Demon Clan Cabinet Elder would come here.
The purple figure was known as Wan Gu. He had lived from the end of antiquity until the present, having participated in great wars against the many races of the Heavenly Profound Continent. His reputation was fearsome. Wan Gu’s special technique was to absorb Blood Qi to increase his lifespan and cultivation. Because he had killed too many people, he would refine the bones of those who died by his hands into chains. Hence, the name Wan Gu (Ten Thousand Bones) came from this.