In the blink of an eye, half a month had passed.
After Shen Luo and the other two finished their preparations, they set off for the Western Regions.
The three traveled west aboard a white flying vessel. Passing through clouds and beneath the moon, they flew for a day and a night before finally reaching the border of the Great Tang.
Shen Luo sat cross-legged atop the flying vessel, silently circulating the Nameless Art. A faint red glow seeped from his entire body.
He had already taken all the life-extending pills refined from Qilin Blood. Qilin truly deserved its reputation as an auspicious beast; the pills made from its essence blood were even more effective at prolonging life than the Dragon Blood he had obtained before, adding roughly fifty years to his Yuan.
Moreover, Qilin was a sacred beast of fire. Just as consuming Dragon Blood had enhanced his ability to control water, his talent for manipulating fire Yuan power had now increased considerably as well.
Not long afterward, he opened his eyes and gently exhaled a breath of stale air.
Although he had not recovered all the Yuan he had lost, he was already quite satisfied. Whether in the mortal world or the cultivation world, such medicine was a heaven-defying treasure. Obtaining it was itself a stroke of fortune, something one could encounter only by chance and never seek deliberately.
"Shen Luo, Shen Luo, no wonder I haven't seen your cultivation soar during this time. You truly are diligent in your training! If I hadn't had my sect's resources to assist me, I'm afraid you would have left me far behind already. I'd be too ashamed to even come see you." Seeing Shen Luo awaken, Bai Xiaotian grinned and teased him.
"Brother Bai, stop mocking me. My aptitude is