Great Luo Sacred Sect, Zixiao Peak, Ziji Hall.

A young man sat cross-legged inside a large three-legged cauldron, his upper body bare. The cauldron was filled with dark red Flood Dragon blood, its domineering power washing over his body, causing him unimaginable pain.

"Endure it. The power of the Flood Dragon is entering your body, slowly repairing your shattered meridians. This process will be painful, but if you can endure it, your meridians will be restored."

Beside the cauldron stood a stunning woman, her hair cascading like a waterfall, eyebrows like new moons, eyes like autumn water. Her flawless beauty was like a perfect sculpture crafted by the heavens, without a single blemish.

Dressed in a snow-white long dress, her exquisite figure was accentuated, her jade-like skin glowing as if she were a snow lotus on a mountain, beautiful and pure.

This stunning woman was Luo Yusu, the master of Zixiao Peak and one of the seven Supreme Elders of the Great Luo Sacred Sect, her cultivation having long reached the Saint Realm.

The man bathing in dragon blood within the cauldron was her disciple, Lin Xiao, who had recently been attacked by a demonic expert, leaving his meridians shattered and him a cripple.

To repair her disciple's meridians, Luo Yusu traveled tens of thousands of miles to the Endless Sea to slay a Black Flood Dragon King. The dragon blood in the cauldron was from that very dragon.

At this moment, the shrunken body of the Black Flood Dragon King lay lifeless beside them.

"Ah!"

Lin Xiao's expression was one of pain as he gritted his teeth, enduring the repeated washing of the dragon blood.

With each wash, his shattered meridians were slowly being repaired, and the repaired meridians were several times thicker than before.

This meant that he would be able to hold much more power in the future, his strength surpassing that of his peers by several times. This was the effect of Dragon Blood Tempering.

"Master, I will always remember your kindness and will repay you well in the future."

Lin Xiao looked at his ethereal master, feeling immense gratitude. Without her, he would be a cripple now.

His master must have been injured while slaying the Black Flood Dragon King, but how serious were her injuries?

"Don't get distracted now, focus on repairing your meridians," Luo Yusu said calmly.

"I can only repay my master's kindness by working tirelessly for the rest of my life."

All Lin Xiao could do now was not to let his master's efforts go to waste, focusing on absorbing the power of the dragon blood.

An hour later, Lin Xiao stood up from the cauldron, clenching his fists and feeling the power within him.

"Master, my meridians are fully repaired and have expanded several times compared to before."

Lin Xiao was pleasantly surprised to find that Dragon Blood Tempering not only repaired his meridians but also tempered his body. After absorbing the dragon blood's power, he had reached the Great Perfection of the Body Tempering Realm!

In the path of cultivation, there are ten realms: Body Tempering Realm, Condensing Yuan Realm, Sea Transformation Realm, Dao Platform Realm, Heavenly Human Realm, Refining Ruins Realm, Unity Realm, Saint Realm, Heaven's Mandate Realm, and Great Emperor Realm!

Lin Xiao was previously at the Late Sea Transformation Realm, and now with his meridians repaired by dragon blood, his cultivation speed would be several times faster than before. It wouldn't take long for him to reach his previous realm again.

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"This Black Flood Dragon King is a treasure trove; you can also absorb the dragon marrow."

Seeing Lin Xiao's rejuvenated expression, Luo Yusu smiled.

Her smile left Lin Xiao stunned.

A beauty's smile could topple nations.

His master was the most beautiful woman on the Cangli Continent, always cold as ice in front of others. Besides him, perhaps only the Senior Sister who was often away could see her smile.

"What are you standing there for? Go help your master extract the dragon tendons." Luo Yusu turned, giving Lin Xiao a breathtaking profile.

Lin Xiao quickly gathered his thoughts and walked to the Black Flood Dragon King's body.

"Master, are your injuries serious? This Black Flood Dragon King was at the Saint Realm, just like you." Lin Xiao knew the terror of beasts; slaying one of the same level required a price.

"It's nothing, just a few days of seclusion will do." Luo Yusu always maintained a calm demeanor in front of Lin Xiao, never letting him know even if she was injured.

Seeing that Luo Yusu didn't want to say more, Lin Xiao guessed she was injured. This was what the Senior Sister had told him: if the master said it was nothing, then she wasn't injured; if she said it was nothing to worry about, then she was injured.

"Luckily, she didn't say it was just a minor injury. According to the Senior Sister, when the master says it's just a minor injury, it's very serious."

Lin Xiao climbed onto the Black Flood Dragon King's body. The dragon was now only a dozen or so meters long, its body covered in sword marks, most of its scales damaged, indicating the terrifying sword attacks it had suffered in life.

The Black Flood Dragon King was a treasure trove; its dragon tendons, blood, bones, and marrow were rare treasures. Disassembling the dragon's body was Lin Xiao's task, with Luo Yusu guiding him.

Lin Xiao exerted all his strength to extract the dragon tendons. Fortunately, his master had completely killed the Black Flood Dragon King, even erasing the residual evil aura from its body; otherwise, Lin Xiao wouldn't even be able to get close, let alone disassemble it.

"The dragon marrow needs to be collected in a jade bottle; that's the Flood Dragon's spine, which can be used for crafting. Don't touch the Flood Dragon Inner Core; it still contains residual Flood Dragon Dao Rhythms."

Luo Yusu directed Lin Xiao to disassemble the Black Flood Dragon King's body into eight pieces. The dragon's skin was too tough for Lin Xiao to break, so she raised her jade-like hand, and a long sword emitting a chilling aura sliced through it, instantly breaking the dragon's body open.

"Master, how long was this Black Flood Dragon King in life?" Lin Xiao knew the dragon he saw now was shrunken many times over.

"Over three thousand meters long. When it transforms into a True Dragon, it can evolve into a ten-thousand-meter-long dragon body," Luo Yusu said nonchalantly.

"Such a terrifying Flood Dragon could kill me with a sneeze, but what does it matter? It was still slain by my master. My master is the best in the world!"

In his heart, Lin Xiao silently ranked her beauty and strength as tied for first.

Luo Yusu's lips curved slightly, but she maintained a lecturing tone: "Don't be arrogant. My strength is far from enough; among the Saint Realm, I'm only average."

"I don't care; my master is the best in the world!"

When Lin Xiao acted shamelessly, Luo Yusu had no way to deal with him and chose to ignore it.

Lin Xiao continued disassembling the dragon's body. He pulled out a dragon bone and found a red dragon pill-shaped object.

This dragon pill had no spiritual power fluctuations, unlike the terrifying Flood Dragon Inner Core he had seen earlier. Being able to hold it meant it wasn't a Flood Dragon Inner Core.

"Master, didn't you already take the Black Flood Dragon King's Inner Core? Why is there another one? Does it have two Inner Cores?" Before Luo Yusu could answer, Lin Xiao picked up the red dragon pill, knowing it wasn't a Flood Dragon Inner Core since he could hold it.

Luo Yusu hadn't been paying attention to Lin Xiao's side. When she heard him, she looked over and saw him holding the red dragon pill, her calm demeanor breaking as she urgently said, "Don't touch that! It's the Black Flood Dragon King's..."

Before Luo Yusu's words reached him, Lin Xiao's fingers had already lightly touched the red dragon pill.

Bang!

To Lin Xiao's surprise, the red dragon pill shattered upon contact, instantly turning into a pink mist that enveloped both him and Luo Yusu...

"Master, what is this?" Lin Xiao didn't have time to react, having already inhaled a large amount of the pink mist.

Luo Yusu's face darkened, ignoring Lin Xiao.

"The Black Flood Dragon King's Poison Pill... If I weren't injured, I should be able to resist it..." The pink mist enveloped Luo Yusu, stirring a feeling she had never experienced before.

On the other side, Lin Xiao already knew the answer from his body's reaction. His face and eyes turned red, a strong desire rising within him.

"Master..." In his mind, the scene of his first meeting with Luo Yusu appeared. Back then, he participated in the aptitude test of the Great Luo Sacred Sect and was amazed at first sight of Luo Yusu.

"That's a fairy, right? I want to take her as my master so I can stay by her side forever..."

Driven by desire, Lin Xiao's deepest thoughts surfaced, and he slowly approached Luo Yusu, seeing her breathtaking beauty up close for the first time.

At such close proximity, he could see Luo Yusu's flawless features, her enticing red lips, her elegant nose, her long eyelashes, drawing him into an abyss...

"If you dare touch your master... I'll expel you from the sect..." Luo Yusu felt Lin Xiao's heavy breathing; this was also her first time being so close to a man, and this man happened to be her disciple.

"Master..."

"This is treason..."

"Master, kill me... I can't control myself anymore..." At the last moment, consumed by desire, Lin Xiao spoke and lunged at Luo Yusu.

Luo Yusu held a sword in her hand, retaining a sliver of reason, ready to strike him down as he approached. But she recalled the memories of these years, how she had brought Lin Xiao into the sect, watched him grow from a child.

In the end, that sword never struck...

"Rebellious disciple..."