Refining essence blood

When Shen Wen saw Cao Ying's transparent attempt to cover up,

he found it slightly amusing. Sitting next to Cao Ying, he said softly, “Didn't you hear? Dan Chen came looking for you!”

“She just found you weren't here, had a question, and asked me on the side!”

Shen Wen held up the jade box and laughed, “Did you get this specifically for me? The tai xu ancient dragon essence blood is likely the only example of its kind in the Cao Clan!”

“Thank you.”

The Void Ancient Dragon is the head of the three great Magical Beast races on the Fighting Qi Continent.

In ancient times, they were rivals with the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix Clan, both being overlords among Magical Beasts.

After the disappearance of rival groups like the Ancient Heavenly Phoenix and Ancient Heavenly Serpent, the Void Ancient Dragon became the undisputed strongest race in the Magical Beast World.

They are also considered the strongest surviving dragon race in this world. Even though the Heavenly Dragon Qi inside Shen Wen hasn't been used up, or perhaps only a little has been consumed,

the tai xu ancient dragon essence blood can still help him advance the 'Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art,' and he is pondering something.

The Void Ancient Dragon naturally possesses the Power of Space, and the biggest difference between a Dou Emperor and a Dou Sovereign is the Power of Space.

He is trying to see if he can refine the tai xu ancient dragon essence blood using the 'Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art' and thereby gain insight into the Power of Space.

But this race is inherently rare, and rumor has it they have split.

Their members are few, and the Magical Beast clans themselves are hostile toward the Human Race, making it quite difficult to obtain the tai xu ancient dragon essence blood.

Unless he were to go to Jia Nan Academy and capture the little Zi Yan.

That wouldn't be necessary.

He didn't expect that even before Old Monster Lin could think of a solution, Cao Ying had found it for him. Even with Cao Ying's status in the Cao Clan,

resources couldn't just be taken freely; she must have paid something for it.

This is the foundation for a family's continued prosperity.

“Thank for what...”

“What do you mean specifically for you! It's just that this thing was an eyesore sitting in the Cao Clan's treasury!”

“Don't overthink it!”

Cao Ying was incoherent. She hadn't specifically looked for it for Shen Wen; it was just taking up space in the Cao Clan's treasury.

Mm.

That's exactly what she thought.

Shen Wen stopped teasing Cao Ying.

The awkward atmosphere between the two seemed to dissipate considerably after this bout of teasing.

He thought of the main business. Although the dignified Blazing Emperor should still be in Wutan City right now, to avoid any special occurrences,

it would be best for the Green Lotus Core Flame to fall into Cao Ying's hands as soon as possible.

“Have you mastered the basics of the Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi? If you have, we should go look for the Green Lotus Core Flame.”

Hearing Shen Wen's question, Cao Ying was stunned.

Shen Wen saw Cao Ying's expression and his face turned strange. “I didn't ask you to fully master it. We can slowly become familiar with it on the road after you've grasped the basics.”

“Uh...”

An awkward look appeared on Cao Ying's enchanting face. For the past three days, she had been wondering why Shen Wen hadn't come to see her. How could she master the basics?

She hadn't been in the mood to cultivate.

She hadn't even refined any pills.

Shen Wen said helplessly, “Fine, let's stay for two more days while I finish refining this tai xu ancient dragon essence blood and concocting some pills. Then we'll leave directly.

You can still ponder this technique on the road.”

“You need to focus. I've only given this cultivation technique to you. As long as you can achieve great success with this technique and you master the Heavenly Flame,”

“even another master of a Heavenly Flame won't be your opponent!”

“I understand.”

Cao Ying nodded obediently. There was nothing she could do.

Who told her not to focus on it? But hearing that Shen Wen had only given the cultivation technique to her,

a trace of joy inexplicably rose in her heart.

But soon, she grumbled internally, ‘It was meant to be my betrothal gift anyway, so of course, it can only be for me!’

“Alright, you go refine it! I'm going to find Dan Chen.” The anger and grievance Cao Ying had felt earlier had already dissipated.

Dan Chen was also like a sister to her; she really shouldn't have behaved that way.

She was momentarily overwhelmed by anger just now, and it was all Shen Wen, this blockhead's, fault.

If he had come to find her earlier... “Okay!”

Shen Wen nodded, only to hear Cao Ying say before she left, “I'm not angry...”

Shen Wen turned around and looked at Cao Ying's graceful retreating figure. “Not angry?”

“What wasn't she angry about? That I kissed her, or that I talked to Dan Chen?”

Shen Wen shook his head and glanced at the System. [Current Affection Level: 18%].

The affection level even increased? Women are indeed sometimes hard to understand.

Never mind.

Let's cultivate first... Inside the Training Room.

Shen Wen opened the jade box Cao Ying had given him. Inside the box was a bottle of scarlet blood, from which a faint dragon roar seemed to sound.

Because of the 'Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art,' Shen Wen was extremely sensitive to items of this nature.

“In that case, would the dragon phoenix origin fruit be effective?”

A thought suddenly flashed through Shen Wen's mind: the Void Ancient Dragon possessed a treasure called the dragon phoenix origin fruit.

Zi Yan relied on it to become a Dragon Phoenix, a Magical Beast Sovereign.

But Shen Wen quickly suppressed this thought. The Void Ancient Dragon was not something he could afford to provoke right now.

Dispelling the distracting thoughts, he opened the bottle and swallowed the tai xu ancient dragon essence blood. If an ordinary person did this, they would be courting death!

This is because many Magical Beast materials contain extremely violent power that clashes with a Dou Practitioner's Dou Qi.

Therefore, the existence of Alchemists is to use their techniques and flames to refine these materials—which Dou Practitioners cannot use—into pills that Dou Practitioners can consume.

But with the 'Azure Heaven Dragon Transformation Art' and the devouring ancestral talisman, let alone just essence blood, even a Magical Core, as long as it's draconic,

Shen Wen would dare to put it in his mouth.

A hot current instantly spread from Shen Wen's stomach outwards, but the intense heat inside was continuously absorbed before it could even erupt.

This power activated the Heavenly Dragon Qi remaining in Shen Wen's body. Dragon Patterns appeared on Shen Wen's skin, outlining a texture similar to armor plating.

The Dragon Patterns flickered, and a moment later,

Shen Wen opened his eyes, a trace of joy flashing within them. “As expected, the Void Ancient Dragon is most suitable for me to comprehend the Power of Space. If I had a few more bottles,”

“breaking through to Dou Sovereign would be easy.”

This bottle of essence blood increased his physical body strength by half a percent, but that was secondary; the main thing was the Power of Space within the Void Ancient Dragon's blood.

If he had a bit more, he would be able to directly control space and break through to Dou Sovereign—an eighteen-year-old Dou Sovereign.

Across the entire continent, even counting the Eight Ancient Clans, he would be famous and considered a true genius.

“What a pity...”

Shen Wen shook his head internally. The tai xu ancient dragon essence blood wasn't easy to obtain. If he wanted more, it was simply impossible at this stage.

It was still more likely to cultivate his relationship with Cao Ying and receive rewards, or perhaps marry another woman.

“I still need to cultivate the relationship first, otherwise I'll gain one thing and lose another.”

But he wasn't disappointed. This bottle of essence blood saved him at least a year of hard work.

Shen Wen used his Dou Qi to incinerate the sweat he had just produced, then took out medicinal ingredients from his storage ring. He needed to refine pills.

After all, Cao Ying was going to refine the Green Lotus Core Flame, and even a Dou Emperor would be tormented by this flame.

Even if Cao Ying mastered the Crimson Emperor Fire Sovereign Qi on the road, it was still best to have some safeguards, like the Blood Lotus Pill.

Moreover, he planned to enhance the medicinal efficacy, since Cao Ying didn't have the Burning Technique or Yao Lao as a backup.