154: Return! The terrified dragon-shaped elixir!
Xu Qing sensed that his direct Bloodline was about to be born.
The ones who could make him sense this were most likely Bai Ling or Jingyue River God.
The Bloodline of the two of them was extraordinary, and their own Cultivation Level was strong enough, so the Aptitude of the children they bore would certainly not be poor.
Therefore, Xu Qing could no longer suppress the thought of leaving the Hundred Beasts Tomb.
He exerted all his strength to execute the Art of Array Arrangement, continuously carving array patterns onto the ground, linking up the power within the Hundred Beasts Tomb, attempting to open the passage to leave this place... the Crimson Blood Cave.
Amidst the thick fog, several figures stood by the Stone Bed, waiting anxiously.
At the same time.
Jingyue River God, lying on the Stone Bed, frowned deeply, continuously stuffing a Spirit Pill or a spirit fruit into her mouth to suppress the depletion of her Magical Power.
Time passed bit by bit.
Suddenly, the dense Water Essence within the Cave surged, and countless pure Spiritual Qi rushed forth, heading toward Jingyue River God on the Stone Bed.
The change happened too quickly; the Water Essence Spiritual Qi seemed to gain consciousness, rushing into the River God's belly at an extremely fast speed.
"Able to absorb Spiritual Qi before even being born?"
Bai Ling was secretly startled. Similar phenomena occur when newborns' Aptitude reaches a certain level: they are born as demons/monsters, naturally able to transform, and begin slowly absorbing Spiritual Qi to improve themselves while still in the womb.
It could be said that they began to Cultivate while still in the womb.
This type of creature often has very high Aptitude, and their birth causes a great stir.
However, the fetus in the little River God's belly is premature, and unexpected situations are likely to occur.
Just as this thought arose, Bai Ling and the others noticed something unusual.
The Spiritual Qi rushing into Jingyue River God's body gradually decreased, and the vigorous life fluctuation within her body momentarily stalled.
Immediately afterward, like a deflating balloon, that life fluctuation rapidly weakened.
Ultimately, due to the premature birth, the fetus suffered from an Innate deficiency. The previous commotion had already expended much of its strength, and now it was gradually weakening.
Although the child had not yet been born, Bai Ling and the others present still sensed a feeling of unwillingness.
The most basic act of being born was not an issue; the regrettable thing was that his natural Aptitude would inevitably suffer a great deficiency.
Bai Ling, Liu Mei, and The Two Tushan Sisters all realized this, and their expressions inevitably grew solemn.
Jingyue River God was usually a carefree foodie, but perceiving her child's unwillingness now, tears streamed down her eyes.
Gritting her teeth, she began to devour the various Spirit Pills and Spirit Medicine beside her, mumbling indistinctly as she ate:
"Don't worry, child, Mother will lend you a hand!"
In almost the blink of an eye, Jingyue River God consumed five bottles of Spirit Pills, ten spirit fruit, and five stalks of Spirit Ginseng.
These items contained a large amount of Spiritual Power, which was swallowed by the River God and then rapidly devoured by the fetus in her belly.
With the help of numerous miraculous Spirit Pills and medicine, the life fluctuation in the River God's belly recovered a bit of strength.
But these were ultimately external objects, treating the symptoms but not the root cause, so their actual effect was not significant.
After only a moment, the fluctuation that had just gained momentum leveled off again.
"Don't eat any more, or your body won't be able to handle it!"
Seeing that Jingyue River God wanted to continue, Bai Ling quickly intervened to stop her.
The newborn could no longer absorb more Spiritual Power. If she consumed more Spirit Medicine, the medicinal power would have to be refined by Jingyue River God herself.
Given her current condition, it was truly unsuitable for her to be distracted by refining medicinal power.
Just at this moment.
A sharp pain struck, and Jingyue River God let out a muffled groan, cold sweat instantly seeping out.
A new life was about to descend upon the world.
Bai Ling and the others were extremely nervous, so much so that they failed to notice the faint lights slowly illuminating at the bottom of the Blood Pool.
After a long while.
"Wah!"
A loud cry suddenly echoed in the underground Cave.
Bai Ling and the others stared with wide eyes, looking nervously yet curiously at the newly born small life.
"What a pity." Tushan Nanyu sighed inwardly, looking at the newborn.
Just as expected, the newborn suffered from Innate deficiency. Although his Vital Qi seemed vigorous, he was fundamentally lacking and lacked stamina. When he began to Cultivate, he might not be affected initially, but once he reached a profound Realm, he would be impacted.
Jingyue River God lowered her head and saw the true situation instantly. Her mouth immediately crumpled, and a tear glistened in the corner of her eye.
Suddenly.
A hand reached out, gently wiping away the tear from the corner of Jingyue River God's eye, and a gentle voice immediately sounded:
"It's alright, your husband is here."
The familiar voice suddenly appeared, causing Bai Ling and the others to freeze, and then a look of profound surprise and joy appeared on their faces.
"Husband!"
"You're back! Where did you go? You almost worried us to death."
Bai Ling suddenly turned her head to look. When they saw Xu Qing, they were all stunned, and astonishment and excitement appeared in their eyes simultaneously.
"Husband, you..."
It was the first time they had seen Xu Qing after his transformation, so they couldn't help but be momentarily stunned.
"We'll talk later."
Xu Qing raised his hand, and with a thought, a dragon-shaped spiritual medicine suddenly appeared in his palm.
As soon as the dragon-shaped spiritual medicine appeared, a thick medicinal fragrance and Vital Essence immediately dispersed.
The tempting aroma immediately drew everyone's gaze. Bai Ling and the others stared at the dragon-shaped spiritual medicine in Xu Qing's hand, extremely curious.
Jingyue River God completely forgot the pain, forcefully twisting her head to look over, her eyes shining and her body stirring restlessly.
"W-w-what... what is this... place?"
After being taken out by Xu Qing, the dragon-shaped spiritual medicine was still in a state of confusion, unaware of what had happened.
But at this moment, it sensed an extremely terrifying gaze. When it noticed Jingyue River God, its body instinctively trembled, and immense fear spread through its heart.
This fellow is not right!
I sensed... the Aura of Death from her!
If eating Spirit Medicine and spirit fruit counted as creating murderous karma, Jingyue River God would have been entangled in sin long ago.
For the dragon-shaped spiritual medicine, an existence like Jingyue River God was similar to a natural predator, instinctively inspiring fear.
"W-who is she!!"
A terrified scream rang out. The dragon-shaped spiritual medicine noticed that the distance between itself and Jingyue River God was getting closer and closer. It was utterly panicked, and its body trembled uncontrollably.
"Stop talking nonsense, squeeze out two drops of essence," Xu Qing said.
Hearing that its life was not demanded, the dragon-shaped spiritual medicine dared not hesitate, desperately squeezing out two more drops of Life Essence.
Xu Qing flicked his finger. One drop entered Jingyue River God's mouth, and the other drop fell directly into the mouth of the newly born small life.
The medicinal power suddenly erupted. The Life Essence squeezed out by a Spirit Medicine that had survived for countless years was of a value that could not be measured by ordinary things.
At this moment, Xu Qing dared not be careless. He came beside the newborn, extended a palm, and began to help him digest the medicinal power.
And at the same time.
The System's notification sound also rang out in his mind.