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Chapter 57
Chapter 57: Helping Gu Yuena Heal
"What method?" Gu Yuena pressed.
As the leader of the Soul Beasts, this was a matter she needed to be concerned about.
Aotian shook his head. "We can talk about it when the time comes. It's useless to tell you now."
His decision to help the Soul Beasts was partly because he felt pity for them, but more importantly, Aotian felt he needed to cultivate some obedient powerhouses.
He couldn't stay on the Douluo Continent forever. When he one day grew tired of life here, he might go to the God Realm or perhaps explore the vast Starry Sky.
Having a group of powerful subordinates follow him would make things much easier.
He felt that the minds of Soul Beasts were far less complicated than those of humans; it would be better to cultivate Soul Beasts.
Of course, if he came across a human with excellent talent, he wouldn't let them go either, like Hu Liena…
Gu Yuena considered the hundred-year timeframe, falling into deep thought for a moment before nodding.
A hundred years was not a long time for her; she could afford to wait.
"Senior Aotian, I have another presumptuous request," Gu Yuena said.
She felt a little embarrassed, having asked Aotian for so much help.
"What is it now?" Aotian asked.
"Could you help me treat my hidden injury?" Gu Yuena asked with anticipation.
Her hidden injury was extremely severe, a remnant from the great battle between the Dragon God and those five God King-level human experts. If she were to rely on her own recovery, it would take at least another twenty thousand years to heal.
She couldn't wait twenty thousand years. What if Senior Aotian failed to solve the Soul Beasts' problem? If she had to wait another twenty thousand years, the Soul Beasts might truly face extinction.
Aotian said, "Let me take a look at your body."
Only after he spoke did he realize his words could be misconstrued, but he didn't care. He released his divine sense and sent it into Gu Yuena's body.
Having someone's divine sense enter and probe her body gave Gu Yuena a strange feeling.
A moment later, Aotian retracted his divine sense. She hurriedly asked, "How is it? Senior Aotian, is my condition easy to treat?"
Aotian shook his head. "It's not easy. Your very core has been injured, unless… I use my essence blood to help you raise the purity of your bloodline, followed by a period of recuperation."
Essence blood? Gu Yuena's eyes lit up. It seemed even the Dragon God had never received such a treatment.
The Dragon God had merely absorbed the dragon blood that Senior Aotian emanated during his cultivation, thereby gaining the Dragon Race bloodline. Only then did he cultivate step by step, growing stronger and eventually becoming a seven-colored giant dragon.
"If I absorb Senior Aotian's essence blood, will my future achievements surpass the Dragon God's?" Gu Yuena couldn't help but feel a little excited.
At this thought, she looked at Aotian expectantly. "Senior Aotian, could you bestow some essence blood upon me?"
Then, before Aotian could answer, she continued, "I, Gu Yuena, will never forget this immense kindness."
Without another word, Aotian pressed a hand to his chest and extracted a drop of essence blood that emanated a surging pressure.
With a wave of his left hand, he set up a barrier to prevent the commotion from being detected.
He then placed another defensive barrier around Xiao Wu's body. Otherwise, the little girl would likely have been unable to withstand the pressure from this single drop of blood and would have fainted.
So this is Senior Aotian's essence blood? Gu Yuena's eyes shone. This single drop of essence blood made her feel a terrifying pressure as well.
Essence blood was the condensed quintessence of blood. A single drop meant little to Aotian, but to Gu Yuena, it was an immense fortuitous encounter.
This drop of essence blood contained a portion of the Dragon Race's legacy information, which Gu Yuena would naturally obtain after fusing with and absorbing it.
Since Gu Yuena was injured, Aotian had no choice but to seal part of the essence blood's power. He said, "Open your mouth."
Gu Yuena obediently opened her mouth. With a flick of his finger, Aotian sent the essence blood into her mouth.
"You have a hidden injury, so refining the essence blood will take some time. Once the refining is complete, your hidden injury should be mostly healed. If it's still not enough, you can ask me for another drop. By the way, the essence blood also contains a portion of the Dragon Race legacy. You can study it and pass it on to Di Tian and the others."
Gu Yuena was deeply moved. Was Senior Aotian trying to raise the strength of the Soul Beasts?
At this thought, Gu Yuena said with a serious expression, "Senior Aotian, I, Gu Yuena, can never repay your great kindness. If you need anything, I am willing to offer myself..."
Aotian raised a hand to cut her off. "Enough. Just go back to your forest tomorrow. Looking like you do, staying in the human world will cause trouble sooner or later."
Gu Yuena's pretty face flushed slightly red, thinking Aotian was indirectly praising her beauty.
Aotian waved his hand. "You two can go back to your room. I'm going to rest."
Gu Yuena stood up, gave a graceful curtsy, and led Xiao Wu to the adjacent room.
"If Dong'er finds out that a beauty no less stunning than her is constantly trying to offer herself to me, I wonder if she'll come charging over from Wuhun City..."
...
Gu Yuena brought Xiao Wu back to their room and eagerly sat cross-legged on the bed to begin refining and absorbing Aotian's essence blood.
Just as she began absorbing it, she discovered her bloodline was improving. She could vaguely see some extremely profound legacy, and her original hidden injury was healing at a rate several times faster than before.
Seeing Gu Yuena healing so earnestly, Xiao Wu didn't disturb her and went to take a bath herself.
When she came out, she saw Gu Yuena still sitting cross-legged and couldn't help but say, "Sister Na'er, how many days has it been since you've bathed? Aren't you going to wash up?"
Xiao Wu noticed that the pleasant natural scent on Gu Yuena's body had become a bit too strong. If she slept with Gu Yuena, she wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
Only then did Gu Yuena open her eyes and get off the bed, still feeling that it wasn't enough.
However, she also understood that with Senior Aotian's essence blood, her recovery time would be greatly shortened, so there was no need to rush.
After her bath, Gu Yuena emerged with her long, silver hair unbound.
Her hair was much shorter than before, just reaching her slender waist. Her skin was so perfect it made Xiao Wu envious.
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. "Sister Na'er, I want to sleep while hugging you tonight."
Gu Yuena got into bed and gently tapped Xiao Wu on the forehead. "You little minx, so lecherous at such a young age. Didn't you used to hug Senior Aotian to sleep every night?"
"I did not," Xiao Wu said, her face crimson with embarrassment as she dived under the covers.
"That's what you told me personally, you know," Gu Yuena giggled, patting Xiao Wu's small, pert bottom from outside the covers.
Xiao Wu's voice came from under the covers, "Sister Na'er, you're so annoying. If you want to hug him too, then I'll let you have him."
"You're the one who said it, you know."
...
In the morning, before leaving, Xiao Wu took a piece of paper from her soul tool bracelet and handed it to Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena folded it solemnly and tucked it into her robes.
Then, they met up with Aotian and left the hotel together.
Aotian and Xiao Wu mounted the Long Ma. Looking at Gu Yuena, he said, "Didn't you want to follow me? I'll give you this chance. Go back and cultivate properly. Let me see how far you can go."
With that, he rode the Long Ma, his hands resting on Xiao Wu's small waist, and headed towards Nuoding Academy.
Gu Yuena pouted where she stood and muttered to herself, "Only a fool would go back."
(end of chapter)
"What method?" Gu Yuena pressed.
As the leader of the Soul Beasts, this was a matter she needed to be concerned about.
Aotian shook his head. "We can talk about it when the time comes. It's useless to tell you now."
His decision to help the Soul Beasts was partly because he felt pity for them, but more importantly, Aotian felt he needed to cultivate some obedient powerhouses.
He couldn't stay on the Douluo Continent forever. When he one day grew tired of life here, he might go to the God Realm or perhaps explore the vast Starry Sky.
Having a group of powerful subordinates follow him would make things much easier.
He felt that the minds of Soul Beasts were far less complicated than those of humans; it would be better to cultivate Soul Beasts.
Of course, if he came across a human with excellent talent, he wouldn't let them go either, like Hu Liena…
Gu Yuena considered the hundred-year timeframe, falling into deep thought for a moment before nodding.
A hundred years was not a long time for her; she could afford to wait.
"Senior Aotian, I have another presumptuous request," Gu Yuena said.
She felt a little embarrassed, having asked Aotian for so much help.
"What is it now?" Aotian asked.
"Could you help me treat my hidden injury?" Gu Yuena asked with anticipation.
Her hidden injury was extremely severe, a remnant from the great battle between the Dragon God and those five God King-level human experts. If she were to rely on her own recovery, it would take at least another twenty thousand years to heal.
She couldn't wait twenty thousand years. What if Senior Aotian failed to solve the Soul Beasts' problem? If she had to wait another twenty thousand years, the Soul Beasts might truly face extinction.
Aotian said, "Let me take a look at your body."
Only after he spoke did he realize his words could be misconstrued, but he didn't care. He released his divine sense and sent it into Gu Yuena's body.
Having someone's divine sense enter and probe her body gave Gu Yuena a strange feeling.
A moment later, Aotian retracted his divine sense. She hurriedly asked, "How is it? Senior Aotian, is my condition easy to treat?"
Aotian shook his head. "It's not easy. Your very core has been injured, unless… I use my essence blood to help you raise the purity of your bloodline, followed by a period of recuperation."
Essence blood? Gu Yuena's eyes lit up. It seemed even the Dragon God had never received such a treatment.
The Dragon God had merely absorbed the dragon blood that Senior Aotian emanated during his cultivation, thereby gaining the Dragon Race bloodline. Only then did he cultivate step by step, growing stronger and eventually becoming a seven-colored giant dragon.
"If I absorb Senior Aotian's essence blood, will my future achievements surpass the Dragon God's?" Gu Yuena couldn't help but feel a little excited.
At this thought, she looked at Aotian expectantly. "Senior Aotian, could you bestow some essence blood upon me?"
Then, before Aotian could answer, she continued, "I, Gu Yuena, will never forget this immense kindness."
Without another word, Aotian pressed a hand to his chest and extracted a drop of essence blood that emanated a surging pressure.
With a wave of his left hand, he set up a barrier to prevent the commotion from being detected.
He then placed another defensive barrier around Xiao Wu's body. Otherwise, the little girl would likely have been unable to withstand the pressure from this single drop of blood and would have fainted.
So this is Senior Aotian's essence blood? Gu Yuena's eyes shone. This single drop of essence blood made her feel a terrifying pressure as well.
Essence blood was the condensed quintessence of blood. A single drop meant little to Aotian, but to Gu Yuena, it was an immense fortuitous encounter.
This drop of essence blood contained a portion of the Dragon Race's legacy information, which Gu Yuena would naturally obtain after fusing with and absorbing it.
Since Gu Yuena was injured, Aotian had no choice but to seal part of the essence blood's power. He said, "Open your mouth."
Gu Yuena obediently opened her mouth. With a flick of his finger, Aotian sent the essence blood into her mouth.
"You have a hidden injury, so refining the essence blood will take some time. Once the refining is complete, your hidden injury should be mostly healed. If it's still not enough, you can ask me for another drop. By the way, the essence blood also contains a portion of the Dragon Race legacy. You can study it and pass it on to Di Tian and the others."
Gu Yuena was deeply moved. Was Senior Aotian trying to raise the strength of the Soul Beasts?
At this thought, Gu Yuena said with a serious expression, "Senior Aotian, I, Gu Yuena, can never repay your great kindness. If you need anything, I am willing to offer myself..."
Aotian raised a hand to cut her off. "Enough. Just go back to your forest tomorrow. Looking like you do, staying in the human world will cause trouble sooner or later."
Gu Yuena's pretty face flushed slightly red, thinking Aotian was indirectly praising her beauty.
Aotian waved his hand. "You two can go back to your room. I'm going to rest."
Gu Yuena stood up, gave a graceful curtsy, and led Xiao Wu to the adjacent room.
"If Dong'er finds out that a beauty no less stunning than her is constantly trying to offer herself to me, I wonder if she'll come charging over from Wuhun City..."
...
Gu Yuena brought Xiao Wu back to their room and eagerly sat cross-legged on the bed to begin refining and absorbing Aotian's essence blood.
Just as she began absorbing it, she discovered her bloodline was improving. She could vaguely see some extremely profound legacy, and her original hidden injury was healing at a rate several times faster than before.
Seeing Gu Yuena healing so earnestly, Xiao Wu didn't disturb her and went to take a bath herself.
When she came out, she saw Gu Yuena still sitting cross-legged and couldn't help but say, "Sister Na'er, how many days has it been since you've bathed? Aren't you going to wash up?"
Xiao Wu noticed that the pleasant natural scent on Gu Yuena's body had become a bit too strong. If she slept with Gu Yuena, she wouldn't be able to fall asleep.
Only then did Gu Yuena open her eyes and get off the bed, still feeling that it wasn't enough.
However, she also understood that with Senior Aotian's essence blood, her recovery time would be greatly shortened, so there was no need to rush.
After her bath, Gu Yuena emerged with her long, silver hair unbound.
Her hair was much shorter than before, just reaching her slender waist. Her skin was so perfect it made Xiao Wu envious.
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. "Sister Na'er, I want to sleep while hugging you tonight."
Gu Yuena got into bed and gently tapped Xiao Wu on the forehead. "You little minx, so lecherous at such a young age. Didn't you used to hug Senior Aotian to sleep every night?"
"I did not," Xiao Wu said, her face crimson with embarrassment as she dived under the covers.
"That's what you told me personally, you know," Gu Yuena giggled, patting Xiao Wu's small, pert bottom from outside the covers.
Xiao Wu's voice came from under the covers, "Sister Na'er, you're so annoying. If you want to hug him too, then I'll let you have him."
"You're the one who said it, you know."
...
In the morning, before leaving, Xiao Wu took a piece of paper from her soul tool bracelet and handed it to Gu Yuena. Gu Yuena folded it solemnly and tucked it into her robes.
Then, they met up with Aotian and left the hotel together.
Aotian and Xiao Wu mounted the Long Ma. Looking at Gu Yuena, he said, "Didn't you want to follow me? I'll give you this chance. Go back and cultivate properly. Let me see how far you can go."
With that, he rode the Long Ma, his hands resting on Xiao Wu's small waist, and headed towards Nuoding Academy.
Gu Yuena pouted where she stood and muttered to herself, "Only a fool would go back."
(end of chapter)
