The Empress and Eunuch Lü thought their scheme had succeeded, but little did they know that Zu An had not only cured Chu Chuyan's injuries through the interaction of Yin and Yang, but also needed to use the "Primordial Chaos Scripture" to repair her damaged meridians.
Zuan was unaware of the Empress's purpose, so naturally he couldn't actively use his Primordial Chaos Qi to repair her injuries.
Therefore, the empress only received nourishment from his essence and blood. Fortunately, he himself had a superior bloodline, and essence and blood were a great tonic, which prevented the empress from getting nothing in return. At the same time, it made her think that she had found the right method.
The Empress yawned and waved her hand again: "You may leave. I am truly exhausted."
That guy is a real energetic beast! He's worn her out completely. She just managed to talk to Eunuch Lü, and now she's so sleepy her eyelids are drooping.
Looking at the joyful and content expression on her face as she closed her eyes to sleep, Eunuch Lü sighed inwardly. He quietly stepped forward and covered her with the quilt to hide her exposed rounded shoulders before silently leaving.
Zu'an, who was resting back in the White Sand Courtyard, was also marveling at how mature the Empress was. Despite his brutality and rudeness, she had endured it all and even lasted all night. Any other girl would probably have given up long ago.
It must be said that they met their match and were both highly capable.
Zuan only savored the experience briefly before quickly regaining his senses, pondering the Empress's true purpose.
He absolutely did not believe that the Empress sought him out because she could not bear the loneliness of the deep palace. If that were the case, she would have found someone else long ago and would not have waited for him.
After all, the other person's physical reaction just now couldn't lie. At first, she was as shy as a naive young girl, but later she gradually regained the charm of a mature woman. It was clear that she hadn't had an intimate relationship with anyone for a very long time.
But no matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure out her purpose. Was it to take revenge on the emperor?
I can tell she harbors some resentment towards the emperor, and when she seduced him, she used the pretense of revenge against the emperor to provoke him. Hmm, after thinking about it, this seems to be the most likely explanation.
He stopped thinking about it; these things weren't important. What mattered was how to become stronger and improve himself.
Looking at what I know, the most effective way to improve quickly is to use the "Gluttonous Devouring Heaven Technique" to absorb the power of experts.
However, after much deliberation, he gave up on the idea.
With his current cultivation level, absorbing the essence of ordinary cultivators wouldn't be very meaningful. It would only result in a small improvement and make his vital energy impure. He had a deep impression of the aftereffects of Ren Woxing's Star Absorbing Technique in "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer".
So if you're going to take a hit, you should take one from a master. But now that I'm in the capital, with countless eyes watching me, if I'm not careful and get exposed, I'll become the enemy of the world.
After all, everyone in the cultivation world works hard to cultivate, so why should you be able to easily absorb other people's power? Besides, everyone is afraid of being absorbed by you, so the only option is to get rid of you first.
The previous Mosquito Taoist who sucked people's life essence was hated by everyone. Although she had always been able to get away with it thanks to her powerful cultivation and wilderness survival skills, she lived in the shadows all year round. She was either being hunted down or on the road to being hunted down. That kind of life was not very interesting.
Therefore, Zuan is unwilling to choose this path unless absolutely necessary.
As for the others, Zuan pondered for a long time, and suddenly a scroll escaped from the glass pearl, which read "Juyuan Ancient Scroll".
This is a book on alchemy that I obtained back in Bright Moon City. Unfortunately, I hadn't awakened my fire elemental abilities at the time, so I couldn't refine pills. As a result, the book was left to gather dust in a corner, and I almost forgot about it.
He urgently needs to increase his strength, and since he can now use Daji's fire abilities, he wants to defeat this thing.
It's just unknown how much this Gathering Yuan Pill will improve him, or whether it will be as useless as the Yuan Qi Fruit, since the number of Yuan Qi Fruits he needs to level up is astronomical.
Zuan decided to give it a try. He had memorized the contents of the "Juyuan Ancient Scroll" beforehand and had even prepared the necessary medicinal materials.
Place a medicine furnace in the room, and then summon Daji.
It has to be said that Daji's beauty is truly heaven-defying. Although her eyes have lost some of their sparkle due to her lack of self-awareness, she is still a beautiful painting no matter where she stands.
Moreover, precisely because she lacks independent consciousness, she lacks the legendary allure and instead possesses a more ethereal, fairy-like quality, after all, her beauty is truly stunning.
With her long hair flowing and her skirt fluttering, she truly looked like a celestial being descended to earth.
It's a pity we can only watch it...
Zuan sighed inwardly, quickly composed himself, and controlled Daji to squat down beside the medicine furnace, slowly refining the medicinal herbs in the furnace.
If others knew that he used a stunningly beautiful and enchanting woman as a kitchen maid, they would probably all be shocked.
He couldn't care less about that now. Following the records in the "Juyuan Ancient Scroll," he dared not make a single mistake and carefully repeated each step.
At first, the heat wasn't controlled properly, and a wisp of black smoke rose from the furnace. When they hurriedly opened it, they found that all the medicinal herbs had turned into black residue.
He wasn't too concerned, since it was unlikely to succeed on the first try, so he tried again cautiously.
Failure, failure, and yet another failure...
Each time, something unexpected happens. On the ninth try, a fragrance wafted from the medicine furnace, different from the usual scent. Just a slight sniff made one feel refreshed.
Zuan opened the medicine furnace, and two brown pills, each the size of a pigeon egg, lay there quietly.
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