Xuan Qing walked over to one side and sat cross-legged to cultivate. He was just one breakthrough away from level forty, so he might as well use this time to push past the bottleneck.
With Zi JI keeping watch and Zhu Zhuqing absorbing her Soul Ring, it would take a while before she was done. He couldn't just stand around waiting.
He closed his eyes and began circulating the Yin-Yang Chaos Canon. The surrounding energy of heaven and earth quickly gathered and poured into his body. The Soul Power he had expended was rapidly recovering as he repeatedly struck at the bottleneck.
On the first day of absorbing the Soul Ring, Zhu Zhuqing became a bloody mess. Her clothes were soaked through, and thick layers of dried blood crusted over her body. The sight was frightening.
But she kept holding on. The Soul Ring's violent energy gradually settled down. It was still surging through her meridians, but it was no longer as wild as before.
That meant she was slowly adapting and absorbing it bit by bit.
On the second day, Zhu Zhuqing's aura grew weaker and weaker. If not for her still-pulsing vitality, she would have been no different from a corpse.
The sight left everyone on edge, but they didn't dare disturb her. This was a critical moment. If she were interrupted, all her efforts would be wasted, and she would suffer a backlash. It might even cost her life.
On the third day, the Soul Ring's energy finally settled completely. Its deep purple light dimmed and merged into Zhu Zhuqing's body. Her aura began to recover.
Only then did everyone breathe a sigh of relief. They knew this was the final stage, which meant she had essentially succeeded.
Just then, they heard a commotion. A sizable group