Chapter 91: A Huge Harvest
Chapter 91: A Huge Harvest
The Fire Jiao's heart was massive, about a meter in size.
Xiao Tian placed the heart before Mu Feng, who had recovered some energy. Understanding Xiao Tian's intentions, Mu Feng enveloped the heart with energy, lifting it into the air. He took out a jade vial and a blade, then carefully cut open the heart, positioning the vial beneath it.
Slowly, nine drops of fiery red essence blood, each the size of a baby's fist, dripped into the vial. The essence blood emanated faint red flames, brimming with immense energy. This was essence blood from a Yuan Dan Realm Jiao, incredibly rare and valuable. At an auction, it could fetch an astronomical price.
Xiao Tian whined softly, its golden eyes filled with eager anticipation as it gazed at the vial of essence blood in Mu Feng's hand.
With a faint smile, Mu Feng poured out a single drop, wrapped it in energy, and brought it to Xiao Tian's mouth. Xiao Tian swallowed it in one gulp, satisfaction gleaming in its eyes. It then shrank back to its smaller size and curled up in Mu Feng's embrace.
After wiping the blood off Xiao Tian's scales, Mu Feng turned his attention to the massive Jiao corpse. The entire body was a treasure—blood, meat, organs, eyes, and even scales were valuable materials.
However, the Jiao's sheer size made it impossible for Mu Feng to take it all with him. He cut off several chunks of Jiao meat, roasted them over a flame, and ate to restore his strength. The meat was incredibly tender and flavorful, containing spiritual energy that Mu Feng absorbed and refined.
After finishing his meal, Mu Feng sat cross-legged and swallowed a Blood Pill, beginning his cultivation. Moments later, the surrounding spiritual energy surged into his body, and the fourth cyclone in his Purple Mansion formed. His cultivation had broken through to the fourth level of the Purple Mansion Realm.
Opening his eyes, Mu Feng smiled. "I didn't expect to make this breakthrough after eating Jiao meat. This really is a treasure. I almost don't want to drain it dry."
Looking at the Fire Jiao's body, Mu Feng sighed and decided to extract its blood essence. First, he carved out a hundred pounds of Jiao meat to savor later. He then gouged out its eyes.
The Fire Jiao's eyes were as large as two heads, crimson and jewel-like, radiating a fiery brilliance. After securing these valuable items, Mu Feng activated the Shura Divine Jade to absorb the Jiao's blood energy.
The blood energy, rich and vast, transformed into a torrent of scarlet power and surged into the Shura Divine Jade. After about a minute, the corpse was drained of blood, leaving behind a dry husk. The Shura Divine Jade emitted a brilliant crimson glow, enveloping the Jiao's corpse. Under the glow, the massive body shrank to just a few meters in size. A vortex of blood appeared, swallowing the corpse into the jade's internal space.
Mu Feng was stunned by this spectacle. He picked up the Shura Divine Jade and focused his spirit on it. Within the crimson space of the jade, he saw Xiyue sleeping peacefully, alongside the Fire Jiao's shrunken corpse.
A stream of information flowed into Mu Feng's mind, leaving him pleasantly surprised. After absorbing so much blood energy, the Shura Divine Jade had unlocked additional functions, including Xu Mi Storage—a spatial storage ability.
Artifacts often contained internal spatial dimensions, and the Shura Divine Jade was no exception. This new function was highly practical; Mu Feng no longer needed to leave behind valuables due to lack of space.
As for the eight remaining drops of Jiao essence blood—down from nine after Xiao Tian consumed one—Mu Feng decided to put six into the Shura Divine Jade for absorption. The immense energy in these six drops was far greater than the blood essence extracted from the Jiao's body.
The jade refined the six drops into four scarlet pills, each of incredible quality—at least fourth-tier spiritual elixirs, brimming with powerful energy. Mu Feng kept the remaining two drops for emergencies or Xiao Tian's future needs.
Satisfied with his gains, Mu Feng reflected on his fortune. "I should thank that Fire Scale Tiger for chasing me here. What an unexpected windfall."
Returning to the forest, Mu Feng found Liu Yixue still unconscious. Carefully, he carried her to the base of the volcano and placed her in a four-meter-deep stone cave. He then went back to the Fire Jiao's lair, drove away the remaining demon women, and looted the lair's treasures—coins, gems, and other valuables—all stored in the Shura Divine Jade. It was a fortune beyond measure.
By evening, Mu Feng returned to the cave. After gathering some firewood, he lit a bonfire and roasted more Jiao meat.
The next morning, the first rays of dawn illuminated the volcanic valley. Liu Yixue slowly opened her eyes to see a young man meditating nearby. She noticed she was covered with a black martial robe and lying on the cave floor.
Struggling to sit up, Liu Yixue winced at the pain coursing through her body—her injuries were still severe. Grasping her sword, she pointed it at Mu Feng's neck, the sharp energy of the blade waking him instantly.
"You're awake," Mu Feng said with a clean, genuine smile.
"Why am I here?" Liu Yixue asked coldly.
"You fought the Fire Jiao and were gravely injured. I carried you here," Mu Feng explained.
"And the Jiao?" she pressed.
"It was badly wounded too, but it escaped," Mu Feng lied effortlessly.
"You saved me?" A trace of surprise flickered in Liu Yixue's eyes.
"There was no one else around," Mu Feng shrugged.
Liu Yixue slowly lowered her sword, but a fit of violent coughing overtook her, and she spat out blood.
Mu Feng offered her a healing pill, but she shook her head. From a blue ring on her finger, she retrieved a vial containing a green pill radiating potent energy. This spiritual-grade healing pill was leagues ahead of Mu Feng's simple medicine.
After taking the pill, Liu Yixue began to refine its energy to heal her wounds. Seeing this, Mu Feng took out a Crimson Spirit Fruit to aid in his own cultivation of the Nine Flames Fist.