"This works too. I'll have to trouble you, then."
At his words, Lu Yunxiao nodded slightly. After his battle with the Yellow Spring Demonic Saint, he had inevitably suffered some depletion.
Yellow Spring Heavenly Wrath was not so easy to withstand.
Though he had not been injured, his soul was still somewhat fatigued.
"It's no trouble. Hehe, Master, this way, please!"
Yao Ming chuckled and led Lu Yunxiao toward the Nine Nether Deep Ground Python Clan's residence.
Within a luxurious palace of the Nine Nether Deep Ground Python Clan.
As an esteemed guest of the Nine Nether Deep Ground Python Clan, Yao Ming had provided Lu Yunxiao and his party with the finest accommodations.
Especially the bedchamber where Lu Yunxiao stayed—every detail had been meticulously arranged, and every furnishing within was priceless.
Even a single rug was made from the fur of a top-tier eighth-rank magical beast, exquisite, noble, and extravagantly luxurious.
Calling it sovereign-level treatment would not have been an exaggeration.
Even with Lu Yunxiao's status, this was the first time he had experienced such treatment in all these years.
Upon the enormous crystal bed, a white-clad figure sat cross-legged.
Lu Yunxiao spread open his right hand. Resting in his palm was a thumb-sized drop of golden blood, radiating astonishing might.
The vast energy diffusing from the blood caused even the energy of heaven and earth to churn faintly.
"Demonic Saint Essence Blood, let me see just how effective you are."
Looking at the golden liquid in his hand, Lu Yunxiao softly murmured. Then Innate Separation Fire enveloped it and began purifying it.
Since it was essence blood, it inevitably contained traces of the Yellow Spring Demonic Saint's imprint. What Lu Yunxiao needed was the purest energy; all other superfluous things had to be discarded.
Under the searing