Ximen Feng frowned. She pulled out the stopper, and a rich, fragrant scent burst forth, even forming a patch of seven-colored, reishi-shaped mist around the mouth of the vial. Ximen Feng shot Lin Qi a startled look, then hurriedly poured that drop of Tranquil Jade Toad blood into her mouth.
A sharp hissing erupted. Ximen Feng's skin began to wriggle faintly as the meridians within her body, ravaged by scorching currents and icy qi and nearly shattered, rapidly healed. They became tougher, more resilient, and stronger than before. Fine, straight streams of gray qi sprayed from her pores, carrying a faint fishy stench—it was clearly the impurities in her body being forcibly expelled.
Then the magical elements around her began to churn. A massive current of energy condensed into a vortex over a hundred meters wide above Ximen Feng's head. Droplets of azure liquid, formed purely from wind-element energy, continuously fell, merging bit by bit into Ximen Feng's body.
"She cultivates wind-attributed battle qi? No wonder her sword is so fast!" Lin Qi nodded, carrying Xiahou Chu toward an altar nearby. "Once she finishes cultivating, he'll be next. You can ask her about the effects of my secret medicine after she takes it. Perhaps her answer will help you make the wisest choice."
The Ancient Clan members around them watched Lin Qi with complicated expressions. They were all experts in cultivation; one glance at Ximen Feng's condition was enough for them to know that the single drop of medicine Lin Qi had given her was an extraordinary spiritual treasure of heaven-and-earth rarity. Ximen Feng had clearly gained enormous benefits from it. Perhaps her strength might even rise another step.
At the high demigod and peak demigod levels, increasing one's strength by even the slightest bit was exceedingly difficult. If some