Several days passed. After refining a few more drops of Emperor's Flowing Nectar, Xiao Yu vaguely sensed that he could not refine any more. He immediately ended his cultivation session and emerged from seclusion, taking the remaining nectar in the pot to the Insect Room to feed the Gold-Eating Insects.
At the rich fragrance, the Gold-Eating Insects that had clustered into enormous balls hanging from the spirit trees scattered with a sudden rush, then shot toward him, scrambling to be first.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu circulated his magic power and tapped the bottom of the pot. The milky liquid immediately flew from its mouth, turning into a cloud of fine droplets that drifted throughout the Insect Room.
A deafening buzz of vibrating wings rang out as countless Gold-Eating Insects opened their mandibles and began devouring the droplets.
In the blink of an eye, they had swallowed every last drop.
The beetles flew around the room for a while. Once they found no more of the delicacy, they flew back to the spirit trees.
Before long, golden balls formed once more.
With that done, Xiao Yu returned to the Cultivation Room, sat quietly on the floor, and slowly considered what he needed to do next.
The Thundercloud Vulture had successfully advanced to level eight. On their return journey, the vulture had given Xiao Yu several of its life-bound feathers, which had fallen out naturally after being tempered by the lightning tribulation.
With that, he had gathered all the materials needed to refine the Illusory Thunder Wings. He could begin refining this treasure whenever he wished.
He had also obtained the spirit infants, so he needed to begin the preparations for cultivating a second nascent soul. These five elements spirit infants could not be used directly; an essential task had to be