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Five days later.

In Lin Yuan's courtyard.

"Is three drops enough? How about I give you three more! Just help me make that medicinal dish," Zi Yan said eagerly, looking at Lin Yuan with anticipation.

Seeing the hungry girl in front of him, Lin Yuan found it hard to connect her with the frail girl from yesterday who had lost three drops of blood.

Yesterday, Lin Yuan had openly requested Zi Yan's help, and she had generously provided him with three drops of her blood. Looking at the three drops of blood and the pale, weak-looking Zi Yan, Lin Yuan felt a pang of sympathy.

Subsequently, Lin Yuan used a considerable amount of high-grade spiritual medicine, combined with his top-notch cooking skills as an alchemist, to painstakingly prepare a large table of medicinal dishes that were both flavorful and energizing, directly replenishing Zi Yan's loss, to the point of making her feel a bit full.

And that led to the current situation.

"That's enough. If I need more, I'll let you know!" Lin Yuan said, patting Zi Yan's head.

"Alright," Zi Yan sighed upon hearing this, her tone revealing a hint of regret.

"You little girl," Lin Yuan said, unable to help but chuckle as he gave her a light tap on the head. This girl was always thinking about food.

"If you want to eat, just tell me directly. I've already prepared some for you! Here." Looking at Zi Yan's pitiful expression, Lin Yuan took out several food boxes and a few bottles of pills from his storage ring and placed them on the table.

Upon seeing this, Zi Yan's face instantly lit up with joy. She sat down and opened the food boxes, ready to dig in!

"You eat, I'll go to the Sky Burning Refining Qi Tower and be back in a few days!" Lin Yuan instructed Zi Yan.

"Got it, brother, you go ahead!" Zi Yan casually replied, then continued to focus on the large spread of food in front of her.

In a cultivation room on the lower level of the Sky Burning Refining Qi Tower, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged. In front of him was a jade bottle containing several crimson pills, the Blood Spirit Pills, a fifth-grade pill that could quickly replenish a person's blood essence and enhance their vitality for a period of time. These were the pills he had prepared over the past few days.

Then, Lin Yuan took out three exquisite jade bottles from his storage ring. Opening the bottles, three drops of gem-like blood floated out and hovered in front of him, with a lively purple aura swirling around them. The blood pressure that should have been present in the blood had been eliminated with Zi Yan's help. Fortunately, with Zi Yan's assistance, otherwise, just the awakening stage of the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique would have been a huge obstacle.

The stronger the bloodline of a magical beast, the harder it was to eliminate the pressure from its blood, making it more difficult to utilize. This was the inherent power of the bloodline. Therefore, even with top-tier magical beast blood, it was generally challenging to use it for awakening. Zi Yan herself had the most elite magical beast bloodline, that of the Ancient Dragon King, and with her active help, the blood pressure contained in the blood was completely eliminated without any loss. This allowed Lin Yuan to achieve the best initial conditions for cultivating the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique, maximizing the potential of this body-refining combat skill.

Lin Yuan's expression became solemn as he formed several complex hand seals, forcing out a drop of his own purest battle qi-infused blood. With a change in the seal, his blood enveloped the three drops of purple-tinged blood in front of him. Soon, the three drops of blood began to slowly merge with Lin Yuan's own life blood.

Before long, Lin Yuan's and Zi Yan's blood completely fused together. A flash of joy appeared in Lin Yuan's eyes as he swallowed the life blood that now contained three drops of Zi Yan's blood, then activated the awakening chapter of the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique. The vitality within him surged toward the mixed blood, beginning to forge and nurture the blood furnace.

Five days later.

Lin Yuan, sitting cross-legged, had his eyes lightly closed, exuding a powerful aura. Inside him, a small purple-red blood furnace had already taken shape, seemingly resonating with Lin Yuan's heartbeat. Suddenly, Lin Yuan opened his eyes, a flash of purple light darting through them, and a strong aura erupted from him, with a more profound change in his presence compared to a few days ago.

"Finally done! The awakening stage is complete. My thoughts were indeed correct; using Blood Spirit Pills to enhance my vitality can help nurture the blood furnace."

"And I've also broken through to the Four-Star Battle King! That's a pleasant surprise."

"It's time to start the spirit refining stage. I have quite a few fifth-grade magical beasts' blood that I killed while gathering herbs with Zi Yan, and I also traded for some with the elders. This much blood is enough to complete the initial spirit refining and ascending stages. Let's start with the blood of the Snow Demon Sky Ape!"

Lin Yuan took out a bottle of blood, which was extracted from the Snow Demon Sky Ape, and then swallowed it in one gulp.

As the blood entered his abdomen, Lin Yuan activated the spirit refining chapter of the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique, and the blood furnace began to rapidly refine the Snow Demon Sky Ape's blood.

The ancient dragon aura contained within the blood furnace meant that during this process, the residual pressure from the blood had no resistance, and a large amount of blood essence was continuously extracted and refined, flowing through Lin Yuan's body, cyclically destroying and repairing it. Each completed cycle made Lin Yuan's physical body stronger.

Five days later.

While cultivating, Lin Yuan's hand seals moved quickly, and the blood furnace within him spun rapidly. The immense vitality surged into the blood furnace, while Lin Yuan swallowed a Blood Spirit Pill, which quickly replenished and enhanced his vitality.

After more than ten minutes.

"Life Blood Pill, complete!" With Lin Yuan's light shout, the round blood pill in the blood furnace finally solidified and took shape, becoming the embryonic form of the Life Blood Pill.

After another ten minutes, Lin Yuan retracted his hand seals. Inside him, at the center of the blood furnace, a crystal-clear light red blood pill with a hint of purple floated, radiating immense energy; it was the embryonic form of the Life Blood Pill.

"After refining ten types of magical beast blood, the spirit refining stage has indeed made small progress, and I've completed the first step of the ascending stage, the birth of the blood pill embryo. Next, I need to continuously refine and ascend this blood pill until the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique reaches great success."

Lin Yuan sensed his current strength and nodded in satisfaction.

"Although cultivating this Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique consumes a lot of resources, it is indeed powerful. This way, I can be more at ease when devouring异火 in the future."

"Currently, my physical strength alone is enough to rival an ordinary low-level Battle King, and my battle qi has also made significant breakthroughs by digesting some of the power within the blood. After refining in the Sky Burning Refining Qi Tower, I've stabilized at the mid-level of the Four-Star Battle King. I should be able to fight against high-level Battle Kings head-on. I can't continue to shut myself away for hard training; it's time to go out."

After thinking for a moment, Lin Yuan made his decision, then stood up, put away his Fire Crystal Card, and left the Sky Burning Refining Qi Tower.

As soon as he returned to his small courtyard, Zi Yan rushed over and grabbed Lin Yuan's arm.

"Brother Lin Yuan, you're finally back! I missed you so much! Look, I missed you so much that I made myself look thin." Zi Yan expressed her "longing" for Lin Yuan eagerly, her eyes sparkling as she looked at him, her words hinting at something.

"Did you miss me or did you miss the food I make for you?" Lin Yuan said with a hint of annoyance.

"Hehe, I missed both!" Zi Yan shook Lin Yuan's left arm, acting cute.

"I really can't do anything with you." Lin Yuan playfully tapped Zi Yan's little head with his finger. "Since I'm in a good mood today, I'll make you a big meal!"

"Yay!" Zi Yan exclaimed in delight.

"But, Brother Lin Yuan, did something happen? Why do you have an aura that makes me feel so close to you?" Zi Yan asked, a bit puzzled.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuan pondered for a moment and realized that it was likely due to his cultivation of the Hundred Beasts Spirit Refining Technique using Zi Yan's blood, which had allowed him to absorb some of her ancient dragon aura. This shared aura made Zi Yan feel a sense of closeness.

"Isn't that a good thing?" Lin Yuan asked lightly, not explaining too much.

"Very good! It feels more comfortable when we're together." Zi Yan replied without hesitation.

"That's good. Let's go; I'll prepare and make you a big meal!"

"Yay!"

The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward the kitchen.

**(End of Chapter)**