After half an hour, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to be in much better shape.
Seeing this, Luo Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
He had been afraid Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't be able to endure it. After all, his Jiaolong Essence Blood was no ordinary demon beast blood essence.
Luo Yan had originally planned to let Zhu Zhuqing absorb some of Da Ming or Er Ming's blood essence, but then he remembered that they had only just fully transformed into demon beasts.
They might not have produced much blood essence yet.
Xiao Wu was also at a critical point in her cultivation. She shouldn't expend any blood essence.
That left him with no choice but to use his own.
Xiao Wu noticed that Zhu Zhuqing was looking better, too. Turning to Luo Yan, she asked, "Brother Luo Yan, can I become like Zhu Zhuqing, too?"
Luo Yan shook his head.
His blood essence could help Xiao Wu as well, but with her current strength, it wouldn't make much difference.
She'd be better off waiting until she had cultivated back to the early stage of Tier 6 Demon Emperor. Then he could spend Resentment Points to evolve her bloodline.
After a bloodline evolution, the cultivation boost would be better than simply absorbing Luo Yan's blood essence.
It would also increase her cultivation speed.
Using Luo Yan's blood essence alone wouldn't do much, and it could easily affect him, too.
"Xiao Wu, once you've recovered to the cultivation level you had before your rebirth, I'll help you evolve your bloodline!"
Thinking of how many more Resentment Points he might need in the future, Luo Yan felt that the steady increase he'd seen lately wasn't all that impressive after all.
After all, helping Xiao Wu evolve her bloodline would cost ten times the Resentment Points.
Luo Yan didn't know how many Resentment Points it would cost to begin with, but the further she progressed, the more they would surely need.
"Thank you, Brother Luo Yan!"
Xiao Wu was delighted. She kissed Luo Yan twice.
"Hmph, getting fresh with me again, are you?"
Luo Yan looked at Xiao Wu's red lips. Combined with how worked up he'd been earlier, he wanted nothing more than to have his way with her right then.
But Zhu Zhuqing hadn't finished yet, so he didn't dare get distracted.
Besides, he knew Xiao Wu wouldn't agree with Zhu Zhuqing there.
Just then, the door opened. Da Ming and Er Ming noticed what was happening in the room and quietly came over to Luo Yan.
"Big Brother! Sister Xiao Wu!"
Both Da Ming and Er Ming were still grinning.
They'd obviously had a great time out.
There were so many fun things in the human world that they'd never seen before, and they were fascinated by all of them.
They'd spent two whole hours at the restaurant just eating lunch.
They'd wolfed down all kinds of food.
When he saw them come in, Luo Yan gave a slight nod.
Another half hour passed, and Zhu Zhuqing's body had almost fully returned to normal.
Seeing that she was nearing the end of refining the blood essence, Luo Yan instructed Da Ming and Er Ming:
"Da Ming, Er Ming, first thing tomorrow morning, take Zhuqing back to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a suitable Soul Ring."
"Fly back and forth. The whole trip should take about a day and a half. Xiao Wu and I will wait for you here!"
"Make sure you get this done. You can have fun after you get back!"
Da Ming and Er Ming had completely transformed their cultivation into that of Demon Emperors. They were fast flyers, so the round trip wouldn't take too long.
When they had first come to Suotuo City, they'd taken a carriage only to give Zhu Zhuqing a quiet place to recover.
Da Ming and Er Ming didn't object.
It wouldn't take long, and as the overlords of the Star Dou Great Forest, they could easily hunt a few low-tier Soul Beasts.
Luo Yan had barely finished giving them instructions when Zhu Zhuqing completed refining the Jiaolong Essence Blood.
It had taken nearly two hours.
Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her eyes. Her aura had grown several times stronger.
"Luo Yan, I did it!"
Feeling the change in her strength, Zhu Zhuqing was overjoyed.
But when she remembered the stabbing pain she'd felt while refining the Jiaolong Essence Blood, she still shuddered.
Fortunately, her determination to become stronger was powerful enough. Otherwise, she might not have made it through.
"Zhuqing, don't celebrate just yet. Go take a bath first, and then we can talk about how you're doing." Luo Yan pointed to the grime on her body and smiled.
The Jiaolong Essence Blood hadn't just increased Zhu Zhuqing's cultivation and cultivation speed; it had also cleared some impurities from her meridians.
That was why she was covered in grime.
Since she was dressed in black, she hadn't noticed it right away.
Zhu Zhuqing looked down at herself and understood what Luo Yan meant. Her cheeks flushed, and she turned and went to the bathroom.
After a while, Zhu Zhuqing came out of the bathroom.
After washing up, her long black hair still hung damp down her back.
"Zhuqing, how much stronger are you after refining the Jiaolong Essence Blood?"
Luo Yan spoke first, seeing that Zhu Zhuqing's face was still flushed.
This was the blood essence of a peak Fifth-Rank Demon King Jiaolong. For Zhu Zhuqing, whose Soul Power was only level 27, the boost had to be substantial.
Luo Yan felt it had to be even more effective than the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.
"I just checked. I've broken through level 30, but I'm not sure exactly how many levels I gained!"
Zhu Zhuqing sounded excited.
After all, now that she'd broken through to Soul Elder, absorbing her third Soul Ring would improve her chances of defeating Dai Mubai.
"Here, try this Soul Power Crystal!"
At that, Luo Yan took the Soul Power Crystal he'd bought in Nuoding City from his Space Soul Tool.
The crystal could measure Soul Power below Soul Ancestor. It should still work.
Zhu Zhuqing took it without hesitation and channeled her Soul Power into it.
The Soul Power Crystal shone brightly. When the light faded, two digits appeared on its surface.
38.
"Luo Yan, I've reached level 38! Thank you!"
Seeing the number, Zhu Zhuqing joyfully threw herself into Luo Yan's arms.
She was incredibly grateful to him. It was all thanks to Luo Yan that she'd made such a huge breakthrough.
"Tsk!"
Xiao Wu stood beside Luo Yan. When she saw Zhu Zhuqing snuggle into his arms, she pursed her lips.
"Alright, don't get too excited. You worked hard for this, too!"
Luo Yan rested his right hand on her head and dried the water in her hair.
Zhu Zhuqing held Luo Yan tightly and closed her eyes, savoring the warmth of his hand.
Although she'd successfully refined the Jiaolong Essence Blood, the process had drained much of her spiritual energy. All she wanted now was to rest in Luo Yan's arms.
By the time Luo Yan finished drying Zhu Zhuqing's hair, he realized she'd fallen asleep.
Seeing this, he could only carry her to the bed without waking her.
Feeling that Zhu Zhuqing's arm still held him tightly, he had no choice but to let her keep holding him as she slept.
Just then, Xiao Wu moved her own bed over. She lay down on Luo Yan's other side and hugged him, clearly unwilling to let Zhu Zhuqing have him all to herself.
And so the three of them fell asleep, holding one another.
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