Within the Yao Stronghold.
Su Changsheng stood in the sunlight, yet his body felt no warmth at all. The chill in his heart went without saying.
The Black Tiger Yao's changes left him unable to calm down for a long time. That bizarre condition, that turtlelike crawling posture, all those unnatural traits sent chills through him.
They even made his hair stand on end.
Could those important figures not see what the Black Tiger Yao had become? Why did they turn a blind eye to such obvious mutations?
Or were they also observing in secret, judging something?
Su Changsheng could not figure it out, nor had he any way to find out. All he could do now was cultivate and keep cultivating.
Make himself stronger!
He also had to bring the Turtle Breath Art to Lesser Mastery as soon as possible. The Proficient Level Turtle Breath Art could no longer give him enough sense of security.
He returned home.
Only after repeatedly cleansing the bag of materials bestowed by the Black Tiger Yao with Purification Talisman Runes, then freezing it with his innate ice, did Su Changsheng temporarily toss it into the cave at the rear.
He had no intention of touching its contents anytime soon. After all, the Black Tiger Yao had handled the stuff. Who knew whether some mark had secretly been left on it?
Leaving it alone for now and finding an opportunity to exchange it for fresh Blood Food later was the safest approach.
There was no hurry. The materials and Blood Food delivered by the Big Toad Yao had already greatly eased the strain of his cultivation expenses.
With this steady income, along with secretly making some runes each month to sell at the Yao Market, the Blood Food he earned would be enough for