Chen Qing did not immediately take the Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pill.
He sat down cross-legged and carefully reviewed the detailed information regarding the pill.
Just as he had expected, the records clearly stated that the Xuan Yang Spirit Merging Pill was chiefly used at critical stages of True Essence Tempering, especially when one was nearing a bottleneck, when its effects were at their most pronounced.
He had only just completed his third tempering, and his realm still needed stabilizing. Taking it now would indeed improve his True Essence, but it would inevitably waste some of the pill's efficacy.
I'll keep it for now and take it once I'm past the halfway point.
Having made up his mind, Chen Qing solemnly stored the jade vial containing the pill inside the Myriad Phenomena Diagram of the Heavenly Cycle for safekeeping.
"First, I'll see how the Golden Thunder Bamboo is doing."
After obtaining the Golden Thunder Bamboo in the Ten Thousand Poisons Swamp, Chen Qing had transplanted it into the backyard and entrusted Bai Zhi with its careful cultivation.
By the time he rose and arrived at the backyard, the moonlight was bright.
Bai Zhi was bending over a spiritual herb, carefully watering it with spiritual liquid from a small jade pot.
Today, she wore a light jade-green ruqun dress, covered by a moon-white short jacket. Fine interwoven floral patterns were embroidered along the hem of her skirt, making her appear even more delicate and graceful beneath the moonlight.
Hearing his footsteps, she raised her head. Upon seeing Chen Qing, a gentle smile immediately blossomed across her face. She gave a graceful curtsy. "Senior Brother."
Chen Qing gave a slight nod, his gaze falling upon a separately cultivated patch in the corner of the courtyard.
There, the Golden Thunder Bamboo swayed gently