Kong Jiao already had Earth-grade Frostsnow Essence. He had no interest whatsoever in this Human-grade Human-Spirit Essence.
What was more, once one used Human-Spirit Essence to nurture a wheel, it meant all future cultivation would be inseparable from slaughter.
Cultivators who absorbed this kind of Human-Spirit Essence were nearly the sort everyone in this world wanted to beat to death.
Like the Blood-Robed Alliance.
"But it would be a pity to just throw it away. It's Human-Spirit Essence, after all."
After a brief moment of thought, Kong Jiao rummaged through his storage pouch and found a crudely made jade bottle among the jars and bottles left behind by the Blood-Robed Alliance disciples he had killed earlier.
After pouring out the disgusting blood inside, he carefully brought the bottle's mouth toward the Human-Spirit Essence.
He intended to store this Human-Spirit Essence away. Perhaps he might find a buyer and sell it for a good price.
However, the instant the hand holding the jade bottle touched the Human-Spirit Essence—
Something unexpected happened.
A strange suction force suddenly erupted from within his body.
The Moon Wheel Seal, which had vanished from Kong Jiao's forehead due to excessive spiritual power consumption, appeared once more.
"The Moon Wheel Seal!" Kong Jiao cried out.
It seemed that some power within the Moon Wheel Seal was tugging at the Human-Spirit Essence.
Then, beneath Kong Jiao's uncertain gaze—
Whoosh! A streak of cool moonlight burst from the Moon Wheel Seal and directly engulfed the Human-Spirit Essence.
The Human-Spirit Essence, which moments ago had glowed crimson and given off waves of enticing fragrance, was immediately blasted apart beneath the moonlight. Only a thumb-sized mass of essence, like transparent liquid, remained.
Although the Human-Spirit Essence had shrunk in volume, it instead felt even purer to Kong Jiao.
"Perhaps this is