Manager Ji's smile grew even broader. He swiftly put away the spirit stones, his face brimming with enthusiasm. "Prefect Zhou, you are truly forthright! Should you have any needs in the future, please be sure to visit our Jin Yuan Pavilion again."
Zhou Xun cupped his hands in thanks, then turned and left with the treasures.
After returning to his cave dwelling, Zhou Xun headed straight for the insect chamber.
With a thought, the Nether Illusion Butterfly fluttered its rainbow-colored wings and slowly landed before Zhou Xun.
Zhou Xun gently stroked the Nether Illusion Butterfly's wings, his eyes filled with affection and anticipation.
Then, he took out the jade bottle containing the "Ice Source Jade Elixir" and carefully dripped a single drop into his palm.
The instant the jade elixir appeared, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees, wisps of icy chill radiating from it.
Had Zhou Xun's physique not been so formidable, this spirit liquid might well have frostbitten him.
As for the Nether Illusion Butterfly, the very instant it saw the spirit liquid, it sent over an intensely yearning thought. Its antennae quivered lightly as it impatiently landed on Zhou Xun's palm.
It extended its proboscis and began to feed.
As the spirit liquid entered its body, a faint layer of frost began appearing over the Nether Illusion Butterfly's surface, only to quickly melt into its body.
"How is it?"
The spirit butterfly then sent back a satisfied thought.
Zhou Xun nodded in relief. This bottle contained fifty drops of spirit liquid. At a rate of one drop per month, it would be enough for four years.
Together with that "Ninth-Grade Spirit Marrow," he would not need to worry about supplying the Nether Illusion Butterfly for at least the next several decades.
The Nether Illusion Butterfly then