The still-boiling, milky-white broth rushed into his stomach and immediately turned into rolling heat that spread through his limbs and bones. The essence and blood throughout his body began to boil beyond his control, while countless streams of spiritual power rose from his abdomen and charged straight toward his Mystic Palace.
The next instant, Ye Zhen felt as though countless caterpillars were wriggling from his marrow to his bones, then through his sinews, flesh, and blood. Vast amounts of essence-blood origin power emerged from that wriggling and gathered in his meridians like a flooding torrent, strengthening both Ye Zhen's body and cultivation.
In merely the time of a breath, both Ye Zhen's cultivation and physical strength had risen noticeably.
This utterly shocked Ye Zhen.
Even the Five Elements Spirit Refining Pill refined by Pill King Shuilian did not possess such overwhelming medicinal potency.
"How is it? My Beast Spirit Essence Soup is nourishing enough, isn't it?"
Watching Ye Zhen's expression, Zhu Hong laughed as he gulped down mouthful after mouthful. "This is a secret recipe passed down through my bloodline. Before, I could never gather the essence blood and bones of Dao Realm Demon Race cultivators, so I couldn't make it.
"Now that we have several Dao Realm corpses, we can cook at least dozens, perhaps even a hundred pots for you all!"
As he spoke, Zhu Hong's aura began to surge violently. Nearly tangible spiritual power hissed as it sprayed wildly from the vital acupoints all over his body.
"I can't hold it anymore!"
Zhu Hong abruptly dropped onto the ground, and his aura soared madly. In an instant, his cultivation shot from the early seventh level of the Mystic Palace Realm to the middle seventh level.
By the next breath, Zhu Hong's cultivation had surged to the late