Once he was sure Jiang Xiaorou had fallen asleep, Yi Yun quietly withdrew his hand. While Jiang Xiaorou slept, Yi Yun had not been idle. He had used the Origin Purple Crystal within his body to absorb the energy from the Crimson Scale Beast's head.
The Crimson Scale Beast was a desolate beast. Earlier, when Yi Yun had just broken through to the Meridian Realm, he had absorbed the power of the Cold Python Savage Bones. Because he had no experience, he had sucked in as much as he could and suffered badly for it, nearly bursting his meridians.
This time, Yi Yun had learned his lesson. He carefully controlled the total amount of energy entering his body. At this rate, one Crimson Scale Beast's head would be enough to last Yi Yun a month.
As long as he passed the Warrior Reserve Camp selection a month later, he would obtain new resources.
The night grew deeper and deeper. After absorbing enough energy, Yi Yun quietly left the treehouse.
He moved through the woods like an agile ape and soon arrived at an open patch of ground.
The bright moon hung in the sky like a silver platter. Beneath an old tree sat a Linen-clothed Youth. He leaned casually against the gnarled trunk, flipping through a blue-covered ancient book page by page in the moonlight, his expression utterly focused.
A yellowing leaf slowly broke free from the old tree and drifted down into the open pages. The youth merely brushed it away and continued reading with complete concentration.
The night was hazy, but after reaching the Mortal Blood Fourth Layer, the Meridian Realm, Yi Yun could see as clearly at night as in the daytime.
"So Dragon Dance Across the Nine Heavens isn't just a single movement. It has three