Essence Blood Secured, a Marvelous Gift! Redeeming War Merits, Xiao Hei's Flood Dragon Transformation

"Old Jiao's secret art is taking effect!"

Lin Changheng could not help smiling in relief. Clearly, his friendship with Old Jiao ran deep, and he was happy for his friend. "And according to Old Jiao, the process won't be short. It will take at least a year, perhaps even three to five, but once vitality begins to grow, half the battle is already won-excellent!"

All that remained now was to wait for him to revive. But if he revived a little too late, he would most likely discover that Lin Changheng had already left the Azure Abyss Sea-

Then Lin Changheng shifted his gaze, looking for Little Qing.

With the healing elixirs Lin Changheng had supplied, the injuries she had suffered in her head-on clash with the [Single-Horned Flood Dragon Cultivator] had already mostly healed. Her recovery was remarkably swift.

He soon found her elsewhere in the [Heaven-in-a-Pot Treasure Land], beside a lakeside mountain where auspicious geomantic energies gathered. She remained in human form, seated in meditation.

The two small, upright ears amid her white hair had drooped down, sealing her ear canals and shutting out disturbances from the outside world.

She was clearly cultivating with tremendous diligence.

Lin Changheng immediately nodded in approval. Only with such dedication could one truly look forward to a promising Dao path.

Resources were important, of course, but one's own effort and struggle could not be neglected either.

What Lin Changheng did not know was how profoundly his overwhelming displays of strength had shaken his spirit beast, driving her to cultivate so desperately.

She did not want the [True Lord Sacred Tiger] to drag down her master's earth-shaking reputation-

Had he known, Lin Changheng would surely have chuckled, touched at heart, then reached out to thoroughly ruffle that adorable,

tigerish little head of hers,