"You only have one month. If you break the agreement again, I won't show any consideration for our past friendship!" Ao Hong said coldly, glancing at Yuan Qiu.
"Understood, understood." Yuan Qiu shrank his neck and walked back behind Shen Luo.
"You can actually refine Jadeblood Gu?" Shen Luo's gaze flickered as he communicated with Yuan Qiu through voice transmission.
"Because my Divine Soul is incomplete, my cultivation has advanced painfully slowly over the years. So I simply spent most of my time refining gu. Strangely enough, ever since I awakened, every attempt at gu refinement has gone smoothly. My success rate is far higher than before. Forget seventh-grade Gu Insects—even eighth-grade Gu Insects can now be refined by me," Yuan Qiu replied proudly.
Shen Luo's heart stirred at those words. Eighth-grade Gu Insects could be useful even to Taiyi cultivators. He could ask about it in detail when he had the chance.
"I have had some business dealings with Fellow Daoist Yuan Qiu. Please excuse the spectacle, you two," Ao Hong said, turning toward Shen Luo and Nie Caizhu.
"Not at all." Shen Luo shook his head slightly, his expression calm.
Nie Caizhu was not particularly familiar with either Ao Hong or Yuan Qiu. She stood beside Shen Luo without speaking.
"Brother Ao, I came this time to return the Blood-Seeking Nine-Chi Pearl I borrowed before. Please inspect it." Shen Luo put aside his thoughts, took out a white jade box, and handed it over.
Ao Hong already knew why Shen Luo had come. He reached out and accepted the jade box, opening its lid. A surging wave of dragon aura immediately spilled forth.
The Blood-Seeking Nine-Chi Pearl lay quietly in the center of the jade box. The dragon aura it emitted caused the nearby water vapor to churn