Sun Li was currently overseeing the Alchemy Furnace at the burial site, so there was no need to worry in the short term. But Su Shenyun was hidden somewhere, sensing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth as she attempted to break through to the Gathering Spirit Realm. It was uncertain when she might suddenly return.

Considering this, Luo Xiu deliberately sped up and soon finished detoxifying Xia Chan.

However, the intentionally increased speed reached nearly four strikes a second!

How could Xia Chan withstand such a high detoxification frequency?

In just half an hour, Xia Chan had fainted three times before finally passing out completely.

...

After finishing the detoxification, Luo Xiu walked out of the yacht feeling refreshed and clear-headed.

Having absorbed the Yin Essence Power refined from the Supreme Yin Spirit Poison, he felt completely at ease, as if he had been cured of an illness. As Chi Sha had said, the Yin Essence Power obtained from refining the Supreme Yin Spirit Poison was in no way weaker than the Sky Yin Pill.

However, unlike the Sky Yin Pill, the Yin Essence Power would be quickly assimilated by his strong Yang Energy and couldn't be maintained for long. The Sky Yin Pill, painstakingly developed by Lu Nianjiao, would keep its medicinal power inside his body, providing a continuous, slow-burning supply.

But the Sky Yin Pill had its drawbacks as well. Its medicinal power affected Luo Xiu to the point that he would almost lose control upon contact with a woman.

This was a source of frustration for Luo Xiu.

The original Luo Xiu could at most be considered flirtatious, but now, because of the Sky Yin Pill's effects, he was a complete lecher!

Sigh. Oh well. A man lives his whole life, and isn't it all for his third leg in the end? Besides, I might not even get a whole lifetime. Perhaps... I'll die right after I successfully refine the Holy Origin Golden Pill. So before that, I should enjoy what I can.

Thinking this way, Luo Xiu felt much better.

「Before long.」

Luo Xiu returned to the burial site.

Sun Li was still sitting before the Alchemy Furnace, humming a tune. She stared unblinkingly at the burning charcoal beneath it, completely focused.

"Xiao Li."

"Don't disturb me, I'm cultivating." Sun Li turned her head and gave Luo Xiu a serious look.

Luo Xiu: "..."

"How long does this elixir take to refine?" Sun Li asked.

"All told, it takes eighty-one days," Luo Xiu said. "A month has already passed, so there are fifty-one days left."

Hearing this, Sun Li's eyes brightened. "Does it really take that long?"

Luo Xiu nodded.

"Then for the remaining fifty-one days, can you let me watch over it every day?" Sun Li said eagerly. "Xiu, let me tell you, just in this short while, I feel like my constitution has gotten stronger. This Pill Fire is incredible; it can really help me with my Cultivation."

Looking at Sun Li's earnest expression, Luo Xiu suddenly found her rather adorable and couldn't help but reach out and pinch her cheek.

This silly girl. All it took was a little lie and she completely believed it.

"What are you doing?" Sun Li pouted, slapping his hand away.

"Then you have to work hard to reach the Meridian Connecting Realm as soon as possible," Luo Xiu said.

"Okay!"

"I'm going to check on your aunt now," Luo Xiu said.

"Then hurry up and go. I need to cultivate, so don't disturb me here." Sun Li looked at him with disdain, clearly wanting him to leave quickly.

...

The deserted island, which Sun Li had dubbed "Bujii Island," wasn't very large, so Luo Xiu found Su Shenyun quite quickly.

At that moment, Su Shenyun was sitting cross-legged on a huge rock by the sea. If not for her hair fluttering in the wind, one might mistake her for a stone statue from a distance.

Luo Xiu walked up behind her. "How's it going?"

Su Shenyun slowly opened her eyes and sighed helplessly.

"It's truly difficult to sense the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth, let alone absorb it into the body and merge it with internal force to form what's called Spiritual Power," she said dejectedly. "No wonder so few Martial Artists can reach this Legendary Realm these days. I guess there's no hope for me."

Luo Xiu smiled. "How difficult is it?"

Su Shenyun thought for a moment. "Harder than the road to Shu in Li Bai's poem."

Luo Xiu slowly extended his right hand, grabbing at the air as if he had caught something. "I, on the other hand, feel that Spiritual Energy is everywhere. It's just very weak in some places."

Su Shenyun rolled her eyes in annoyance. "Stop flaunting. Who can compare with a freak like you?" Standing up, she turned to face him. "But Little Mule, your timing is perfect."

"What's up?"

With a mysterious smile, Su Shenyun said, "I want to try sensing the Spiritual Energy of heaven and earth by enhancing my Mesmerizing Flame Technique. Maybe that will work."

Luo Xiu instantly understood her meaning. He touched his nose, looked away, and asked, "Right here?"

"Stop wasting time and hurry up!" Su Shenyun said in a delicate voice.

Luo Xiu's gaze drifted downward to Su Shenyun's long legs, tightly encased in yoga pants, and he couldn't help but swallow. The medicinal power of the Sky Yin Pill began to wreak havoc at that very moment.

Suddenly, Luo Xiu reached out and undid Su Shenyun's ponytail, letting her long hair cascade down. Then, he pulled her into his arms.

"Su Fox, I still prefer seeing you with your hair down."

Su Shenyun wrapped her arms around Luo Xiu's waist, pressing her soft body tightly against his, her breath fragrant. "So, do you prefer a little kitten or a wildcat?"

Luo Xiu pinched her chin with his fingers, staring at her luscious red lips. "If I could, I'd prefer to love just one person."

"Pfft. I think you just like the fox," she retorted.

...

Time flowed like water. Day after day, Luo Xiu led a shameless life with Su Shenyun under the guise of helping her with her Cultivation. In truth, he really was helping her cultivate. Just like that, fifty-one days quickly passed.

「That evening.」

Luo Xiu sat cross-legged before the Alchemy Furnace, his expression solemn and serious.

Su Shenyun, Sun Li, and Xia Chan stood at a distance. They all knew this was the final, critical moment, so no one dared to disturb him.

HUFF—!

Luo Xiu suddenly exhaled deeply, then brought two fingers together and swiftly swiped them across his left wrist. The Qi Force at his fingertips was like a razor's edge, instantly slicing open his skin and leaving a long, thin wound.

The blood that flowed out seemed redder than normal and even had a faint glow. Before it could even drip, it transformed into strands of blood-red energy within the cyan Spiritual Energy and surged into the Pill Furnace.

Watching from afar, Su Shenyun suddenly frowned. "Has he gone mad?"

"What is it?" Sun Li asked hurriedly.

"That's his Essence Blood!" Su Shenyun said. "Martial Artists at the Gathering Spirit Realm can refine their blood into essence, which is called Essence Blood. But you can't refine much Essence Blood from your entire body—fifty milligrams at most. And if you lose too much Essence Blood, it will cause irreversible damage, or even death!"

"What?" Sun Li's eyes widened in alarm. "Then we have to stop Xiu!"

"Don't come over!"

Luo Xiu suddenly spoke, abruptly turning to face the three women, his gaze as firm as stone. Clearly, he had heard Su Shenyun's words.

He just didn't expect Su Shenyun to know so much.

Su Shenyun's expression was grim as she cried out urgently, "Little Mule, are you insane? Stop it! Don't do something so foolish!"

If she had known that refining the Holy Origin Golden Pill would consume his Essence Blood, she never would have let him do it. But it was too late now! No wonder he had been acting like a madman lately, indulging himself every day and sometimes spouting nonsense. So this was his plan all along.

Luo Xiu smiled faintly, his voice weak. "This is something I decided on long ago."

Tears welled in Su Shenyun's eyes as she bit her lip. She knew he was doing this for Lin Xiyue. For Lin Xiyue, that man was truly willing to give up his own life!

Luo Xiu looked at the Pill Furnace before him and said with a smile, "We're already at the final step, Su Fox. Don't let me fail at the brink of success."

At this point, he could distinctly sense the situation inside the furnace. The Holy Origin Golden Pill was about to be complete! Using all my Essence Blood, plus all the medicinal power stored in the Qihuang Technique... I'm sure this Holy Origin Golden Pill will be able to completely cure Lin Xiyue's illness. Lin Xiyue, you have to live on and take good care of our child...

...

As time went on, the Essence Blood that Luo Xiu was refining by channeling his Qi gradually ran dry.

BANG!

A loud explosion suddenly rang out. The lid of the Pill Furnace was sent flying by a powerful force, and an intense golden light erupted from within, sending a pillar of light straight into the heavens.

The sky above Bujii Island was instantly covered with golden clouds, filled with an auspicious aura, as if a miracle was taking place.

At this moment, however, Luo Xiu could no longer appreciate the celestial phenomenon that accompanied the emergence of the Heavenly Grade Elixir.

He had already collapsed.

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