Chapter 316: Boosting Strength (2/2)
He felt as if his flesh was reborn; he knew that in the future, his cultivation speed would advance by leaps and bounds. Especially since the meridians had increased in width. At the same time, his physical strength had risen to an entirely new level.
Although his body was being nurtured and enhanced when he was cultivating Qi, it was possible to improve the body further. Currently, by relying on his body alone, Xue Wei's body was equal to someone at the first layer of the Heavenly Knight rank.
This did not mean that he would be capable of defeating Heavenly Knight experts while relying on his body alone. It just meant that he would be much more capable than those of the same levels or slightly above him.
Xue Wei had hoped that the pill had increased either his Qi levels or his Spiritual Energy levels. He wanted to reach the Heavenly Warrior rank soon. But it turned out that he was growing and purifying his body instead.
”It is not so bad after all,” Xue Wei muttered to himself after checking the changes done to his body. ”Although my rank has not been raised, my strength is far superior to how it was before. Not to mention, I should not only go for immediate benefit. Having my meridians widened like this is a great benefit during fights and when I cultivate.”
The entire process was a lot less painful than what Xue Wei had expected. Although there was pain and he was gritting his teeth most of the time, it was not at a point where he wished to lose consciousness and pass out to avoid it.
The time ticked by slowly and disgusting black goo started seeping out from his pores as impurities in his body were being extracted from his body.
The smell of the entire room turned foul, most of the impurities that had been left behind by most of the common pills had vanished alongside impurities from the body itself. The not fully refined essence of the heavens and the earth was also pushed out.
It took him a full day before the excretion of black goo stopped. Xue Wei had previously thought that his body was of good quality from being of Azure Dragon heritage; however, now he understood that even good could become better.
He was unaware of what effects this pill would have on his dragon shape, but the human form had gone up to a whole new level.
Xue Wei quickly summoned a servant and went for a bath. The clothes were left for the servant to clean. Xue Wei promptly changed to a new set of clothes as soon as he had managed to get rid of the putrid smell and the black goo that had oozed out of his pores earlier.
When he finished, he went to the living room, where he found that Luoluo was already sitting. She looked much older now than she had done before, she seemed to be a full eight years old now, and her eyes were sparkling with childish purity, but also wisdom.
”Big Brother!” she called out the moment Xue Wei entered the room. Her face, which had been shrouded in deep thought, was suddenly lit up with a brilliant smile.
”You seem to have grown well,” Xue Wei said with a smile as he went closer and affectionately rustled her hair.
Luoluo's face was brimming with happiness, her eyes were glistening like stars in the night sky, and her cheeks turned slightly red from excitement.
”I am different from other creatures,” Luoluo said while nodding her head. ”As soon as the pill entered my mouth, it was an instant boost to my strength. It was bizarre feeling my body creak from suddenly growing in minutes. I felt a bit like a beansprout.” She pouted slightly when she made the comparison, and her expression was simply adorable.
”You are our very own little beansprout then,” Xue Wei laughed as he sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.
”I unlocked a bit of my hereditary knowledge,” Luoluo finally said after calming down, her expression still slightly naive but there was a grave atmosphere around her.
”I will unlock more and more of my knowledge the older I get,” Luoluo continued seriously. ”and I have learned how to store Spiritual Energy in my body so I can attack without having to sacrifice my age and knowledge all the time.”
Xue Wei raised an eyebrow in surprise. He was not used to seeing Luoluo so mature, but he quickly understood that it was a transformation that would happen sooner rather than later.
Luoluo was growing at a different speed than other creatures. Although he had always considered her his little sister and a child, she was, in fact, not a child.
”Are there any drawbacks from storing this energy?” Xue Wei was most worried about this. He would not allow his adorable little sister to be harmed at all.
”There are no drawbacks, it is a technique that most spirits can use,” Luoluo said, her heart felt warm when she could feel Xue Wei's worry about her, and she once again thanked fate for having led Xue Wei to the forbidden area and having saved her from slowly being drained of all life.
The two talked about everything and nothing before Luoluo finally told Xue Wei about the situation that had occurred when she and Lin Xiao was at the teahouse.
”He did the right thing,” Xue Wei said with a nod of his head. ”No one can buy our little Luoluo, and to even think about it is just incredibly stupid.”
Luoluo nodded her head; her cheeks were puffed up in anger when she was reminded of the young boy and his behavior earlier.
”If we meet him again, we will deal with him the same way,” Xue Wei said smilingly. ”Although Treasure City is big, I do think we might meet him at the auction,” he continued, and Luoluo looked at him confused. ”Why do you say that?” she asked curiously.
”You said he was arrogant and used to getting things his way. He was clearly a young master of an influential family within Treasure City. The auction this time is bigger than normal, and thus it makes perfect sense for him to show up,” Xue Wei explained patiently, and Luoluo nodded her head. She had not thought that far before.