Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue

The moment Bibi Dong spoke, she jumped straight to a thousand years. This was no longer merely breaking convention; it was grinding convention beneath her heel.

"Your Holiness," Lu Mingfei asked tentatively, "if it's a thousand-year soul ring... can my body withstand it?"

The corners of Bibi Dong's lips curved slightly, her smile carrying the calm composure of someone with everything under control:

"If I directly made you absorb a thousand-year soul ring, your body truly would collapse.

"Before that, you must first do something to raise the limit of what your body can endure."

Her slender fingers brushed lightly over the wooden table. Two items suddenly appeared upon its previously empty surface.

Lu Mingfei looked closely. They were two exquisite jade boxes, one tall and one short, their surfaces carved with intricate patterns. At a glance, they were clearly no ordinary items.

Bibi Dong reached out and opened the taller jade box. An intense, peculiar fragrance instantly filled the air.

Lu Mingfei felt that after taking just one breath, every pore on his body opened, and his soul power began flowing faster through his meridians on its own.

Inside the box lay a palm-sized piece of milky-white gelatinous substance, translucent like congealed cream. Its surface held a soft luster, like frozen moonlight.

Though Lu Mingfei had never seen this before, he had read descriptions of whale glue in books...

It was condensed from the essence extracted from ten-thousand-year giant whales of the deep sea. It was exceptionally rare, and every piece was worth a fortune.

On the market, a palm-sized piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue could fetch an astronomical price.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue..."

Bibi Dong's voice was calm, as though Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue was as ordinary to her as bird's nest soup.

"After consuming it, it can greatly improve one's physique, strengthen the bones and meridians, increase soul power capacity, and repair damaged meridians.

"For you right now, its main purpose is to enable your body to withstand the impact of a soul ring of higher age."

She opened the shorter jade box as well. Inside was a thumb-sized pale-blue pill, faint golden patterns gleaming across its surface as it gave off a cool herbal scent.

"This Soul Pill was refined primarily from ten-thousand-year ice marrow and snow lotus root.

"Whale glue is fiercely yang and violently potent. For your current body, consuming whale glue would be like pouring oil over firewood. Within a quarter of an hour, you would be unable to bear the heat and could only find a woman to vent that fire.

"This Soul Pill neutralizes the scorching power of the whale glue, balances yin and yang, and lets the medicinal power seep in gently."

Lu Mingfei stared at the two items, his Adam's apple bobbing.

Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue plus a Soul Pill—he felt a little intimidated just imagining what that combination would turn his body into.

"Take them now."

There was no room for negotiation in Bibi Dong's voice.

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, stepped forward, and picked up the piece of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue.

It felt warm and smooth to the touch, with a slight springiness, like a solidified piece of jelly.

Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and bit off a piece.

The whale glue melted the instant it entered his mouth, turning into a warm liquid like spring water that slid down his throat and into his stomach.

Then, an immense heat exploded from his lower abdomen, as though a tiny sun had detonated inside him.

Lu Mingfei's face instantly flushed crimson. The muscles all over his body bulged, and an unnatural red sheen spread across his skin.

The heat rampaged through his meridians like a wild bull, forcibly widening them wherever it passed. His bones gave off dull cracking sounds.

His muscles hurt as though they were being seared by blazing flames.

He gritted his teeth and refused to cry out.

Lu Mingfei's legs gave way, and he dropped to his knees, bracing both hands against the ground.

Bibi Dong did not move. She simply watched him in silence.

Her gaze was as still as water, without the slightest excess expression on her face, yet a barely perceptible focus lay deep in her eyes...

She was observing the changes in Lu Mingfei's body. At the first sign of anything going out of control, she was ready to intervene.

Lu Mingfei felt as if he were about to burn through.

The heat grew fiercer and fiercer, spreading from his abdomen to his limbs, then flowing back from his limbs into his chest and stomach, like a caged beast madly smashing itself against the bars.

His consciousness began to blur, darkness repeatedly closing in on his vision as his body's instincts urged him to give up resisting.

At that moment, the silvery-white power deep within him stirred.

Like a clear spring, it poured forth from the deepest part of his soul and spread through his meridians. Wherever it passed, the scorching power of the whale glue was swiftly suppressed, neutralized, and transformed into gentle energy that merged into his flesh and bones.

The silvery-white power intertwined with his black soul power, like the yin and yang fish of a taiji diagram, forming a strange balance within Lu Mingfei's body.

The flush on his face quickly faded. His bulging muscles settled, and his ragged breathing gradually steadied.

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted slightly.

She sensed the silvery-white power that had suddenly appeared inside Lu Mingfei, but it was exceptionally well concealed, hidden in the deepest part of his soul. Even her senses could not penetrate that barrier to see its true nature.

She narrowed her eyes slightly, thoughtful.

A moment later, Lu Mingfei slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze was much clearer. All the pain throughout his body had vanished, replaced by an unprecedented feeling of lightness.

He looked down at his hands. His skin had become fairer and more delicate, and a faint luster could vaguely be seen flowing beneath it, as if liquid were slowly coursing under his skin.

An incredibly pungent stench wafted from his body.

It was the result of impurities within his body being forcibly expelled by the whale glue's medicinal power. Black, sticky fluid seeped from his pores, staining his clothes in blotches.

Even Lu Mingfei frowned at the smell.

Without changing expression, Bibi Dong waved her hand. A gentle breeze isolated the stench several feet away from them.

"The body reconstruction is complete."

There was no fluctuation in Bibi Dong's voice.

"Most of the impurities in your body have been expelled. The strength of your bones and meridians has increased by at least several times.

"Your body can now withstand a thousand-year soul ring without issue."

Lu Mingfei lowered his head and felt out his body. He felt an indescribable sense of clarity and openness from head to toe.

He tried circulating his soul power and found that it flowed through his meridians nearly twice as fast as before. The capacity of his meridians had also clearly expanded.

Lu Mingfei clenched his fist. A steady, abundant force surged from his palm, more powerful than ever before.

"Thank you, Your Holiness!"

Lu Mingfei solemnly bowed to Bibi Dong.

He was not someone who failed to recognize kindness. He could roughly estimate the value of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue and a Soul Pill.

Even within Spirit Hall, this was not treatment just anyone could receive.

Bibi Dong had spent such a great price on him. It was certainly not because she had nothing better to do.

Bibi Dong nodded slightly and put away the two jade boxes.