After hearing Xu Qingtong's explanation, Du Siwen could hardly contain her eagerness to cultivate in the Blood-Transforming Pool, so she told him to leave first.
Xu Qingtong shook his head and said, "I have nothing to do. I'll stay here with you! Once you've successfully cultivated in it once, I'll leave!"
He knew that tempering the divine soul was extremely painful and carried certain risks, so he dared not leave Du Siwen here alone.
After spending a day in the blood pool, Du Siwen could no longer endure the pain of her divine soul being corroded and jumped out.
Seeing how listless his senior sister looked, Xu Qingtong hurriedly had her sit cross-legged and take a Spirit-Nourishing Pill to repair her damaged divine soul.
It was not until evening that Du Siwen emerged from meditation. "Qingtong, I've recovered. You don't need to worry anymore!"
"Senior Sister, how does it feel?"
"Mm, the effect is excellent! My divine sense grew by nearly five percent. But having my divine soul corroded really was unbearable!" Du Siwen said.
Xu Qingtong smiled and said, "Without enduring the bitterest hardships, it's hard to rise above others! Senior Sister, I'll leave the Blood-Transforming Pool here. Whenever you want to cultivate your divine soul, you can go inside. But be careful. Don't take too many risks, and know when to stop!"
"Don't worry. I'll only cultivate my divine soul during the day and practice the Taiyi Heart Method at night. Neither will suffer!"
Xu Qingtong nodded, turned, and descended Cloudsky Peak, returning to his own cave abode.
After resting for two days, Xu Qingtong launched into pill refining. For an entire month, he did not take a single step outside the Alchemy Chamber. He used two of his five pieces of longjie and all the medicinal herbs