The next day.
Because of his cultivation yesterday, Zhou Ling got up a little later than usual.
The moment he stepped out of the tent, he saw quite a few cultivators gathered around the outskirts of the stronghold.
"Boss, Fellow Daoist Xia is testing the Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stone she refined herself."
At this moment, Qi Jian Zhi walked over from nearby and spoke to Zhou Ling.
"Oh."
Zhou Ling sounded somewhat surprised. After just one night of experimentation, she had managed to refine a Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stone.
Xia Ruo He's talent was indeed astonishing.
"Boss, what kind of cultivation method were you practicing last night? That pressure was way too terrifying. Everyone thought the Golden-Eyed Spirit Race had come to attack."
Qi Jian Zhi continued buttering him up.
"A divine soul cultivation method. I didn't expect its power to be so great."
Zhou Ling replied with a smile.
Then he waved his hand. "Come, let's go see how effective Fellow Daoist Xia's Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stone is."
With that, he headed toward the crowd.
Qi Jian Zhi followed behind him.
They arrived at the edge of the Baleful Mist.
Xia Ruo He was activating a Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stone.
Red light flashed from the stone, gathering into a red vortex several zhang wide.
It was absorbing the Baleful Mist around it.
The effect looked fairly good.
However, compared to the Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stones refined by Zhou Ling, both its absorption speed and range were clearly far inferior.
"Daoist Zhou, what do you think?"
When Xia Ruo He saw Zhou Ling, she blinked her beautiful eyes and asked directly.
"Fellow Daoist Xia refined such a Baleful-Mist Absorbing Stone in a single night. I greatly admire you."
Zhou Ling said with a smile, cupping his hands.
"Don't make fun of me, Daoist Zhou. I