With a single Immortal Elixir from Ao Tu, the Apricot Immortal returned from death.
The Apricot Immortal opened her eyes, looking somewhat bewildered. She studied the scene before her and thought for a moment, then realized she had been saved. Without another word, she tried to kill herself again.
Seeing this, Ao Tu pointed a finger, and the Apricot Immortal could no longer resist.
Ao Tu smiled. "You apricot spirit, I haven't even said how I'll punish you. Why are you trying to kill yourself?"
Unable to take her own life, the Apricot Immortal said despairingly, "You immortals dwell high in the Heavenly Realm. You ought to uphold virtue and observe propriety. Yet now you bully a demon from the world below and defile my chastity. What is there left to ask? Bereft of virtue and propriety, you are no different from beasts!"
Hearing this, Ao Tu lowered his head and looked her over for a moment, then shook his head with a smile.
"I wondered what it was. So that's the reason. But you haven't exposed very much. You're still wearing a chest wrap, and there's no one else here. How does that warrant killing yourself? Take a look at who I am."
With that, Ao Tu resumed his true form.
At the sight, the Apricot Immortal instantly flew into a rage and cursed, "You wicked Daoist, still clinging to your lust! How dare you take my Great King's appearance to deceive me!"
Ao Tu offered no explanation. He simply condensed a drop of blood essence at his fingertip and placed it in her mouth.
The Apricot Immortal froze. The power within her that came from Ao Tu resonated with it, instantly surging.
Back at Thorn Ridge, she had received Ao Tu's Dragon Qi and benefited greatly, and had