Chapter 1064: Chapter 451: Ten-Thousand-Year Spiritual Liquid; Surging Lifespan and Mana_2

As expected, a month after his return to the island, a familiar golden Escape Light arrived at Blood Bone Island.

The light converged, revealing a young man clad in a luxurious golden robe, handsome in appearance, with a pair of crystalline jade horns on his head, none other than Ao Qin, the Hall Master of the True Dragon Hall.

"Fellow Daoist Ao Qin."

Xu Ping appeared to welcome him, his tone calm.

Nonetheless, Ao Qin dared not display the slightest arrogance, facing someone who had once severed a Divinity Transformation Cultivator with a sword, whose strength was already comparable to that of his father.

He offered sufficient respect, even tinged with a junior’s awe for a strong figure, clasping his hands in greeting:

"Fellow Daoist Xu is too kind."

After exchanging pleasantries, they entered Blood Bone Hall.

After sitting down, Ao Qin didn’t engage in further small talk and directly stated his purpose: "Fellow Daoist Xu, during the previous great battle at the Outer Sea, you turned the tide and saved countless living beings from peril. My father and all the Dragon Race are eternally grateful."

"This time I’ve come under my father’s orders to present these gifts as a token of our appreciation."

Saying this, he produced a storage pouch with an enormous internal space and a separate jade bottle exuding hazy cold air.

"Inside this storage pouch are the materials for refining seven complete Fourth-rank Top-grade Puppets, which you mentioned you needed. They have all been assembled to the highest specifications."

Ao Qin explained, then his gaze turned to the jade bottle, his tone carrying a hint of solemnity, "And contained within this jade bottle is a portion of Millennium Spiritual Liquid."

"Millennium Spiritual Liquid?"

Upon hearing these four words, Xu Ping’s heart leapt, instant joy rising, and his gaze immediately fixed on the jade bottle.

Regarding the puppet materials, he had been expecting them; considering the True Dragon Hall’s gesture, such a gift was reasonable.

However, he had never imagined that the True Dragon Hall would be so generous and lavish, actually bringing out the Millennium Spiritual Liquid, which he had yearned for and sought across the Wind Origin Realm for years without even hearing an accurate rumor, as a gift of thanks.

This item holds immense significance for him.

It can not only enhance his cultivation but also significantly increase his lifespan in the Late-stage Nascent Soul.

Seeing Xu Ping’s expression, Ao Qin further explained: "Moreover, Fellow Daoist must know that this is no ordinary Millennium Spiritual Liquid."

"It has been treasured in our True Dragon Hall’s core dragon vein’s spring eye for over a millennium, during which it has absorbed a trace of pure Dragon Essence."

"Therefore, its efficacy far surpasses its peers, making it one of the finest spiritual objects for enhancing cultivation and solidifying foundations, even for Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators."

"Oh?"

"Its efficacy is actually this powerful!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Ping’s joy grew even more.

Millennium Spiritual Liquid imbued with Dragon Essence is of inestimable value.

Enough to make Late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators vie desperately for it.

Xu Ping took the storage pouch and jade bottle, placing them into his storage ring, and earnestly said, "I am immensely grateful for the generous gifts from Dragon King Ao Guang and Hall Master Ao Qin. This grace will be remembered."

Ao Qin waved his hand with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Xu overstates; this is but proper."

"If not for your righteous assistance in turning the tide that day, the Outer Sea would have long fallen under the rule of the Star Palace and the Ancient Demons. How could my Demon Race and the Outer Sea Human Race have a place?"

After a few more casual exchanges, Ao Qin rose to take his leave.

Xu Ping personally saw him off outside the island, watching the golden Escape Light completely vanish at the horizon.

...

Once Ao Qin’s figure disappeared, Xu Ping almost couldn’t wait and, in a flash, returned deep into his underground retreat.

With a wave, he set up layers of restrictions and sat cross-legged on the cold stone bed.

With a flip of his hand, the jade bottle containing Millennium Spiritual Liquid appeared in his palm.

The jade bottle felt cool to the touch, with dragon patterns faintly flowing on its surface, and the spiritual liquid inside exuded a boundless vitality and pure spiritual power that was soul-soothing.

Xu Ping’s eyes flickered with a hint of burning anticipation.

"I wonder, just how much longevity can the Millennium Spiritual Liquid, infused with Dragon Essence, add to me, and to what extent can it propel my cultivation..."

However, he was not overwhelmed by ecstasy.

The more precious the spiritual object, the more caution is needed during refinement.

He first closed his eyes, calming his mind, adjusting his Mana, Divine Sense, and blood to their optimal peak state, his heart and mind clear and untroubled.

Everything was ready.

Xu Ping uncorked the jade bottle, and a more intense and pure Spiritual Qi mixed with a faint dragon’s might spread out.

Without hesitation, he tilted his head back and swallowed the pale golden-green, seemingly lifelike flowing spiritual liquid in one gulp.

As the spiritual liquid entered his mouth, it didn’t immediately transform into a torrent but rather flowed down his throat into his abdomen like it had a spirit of its own.

But in the next instant—

Boom!

A vast and mighty yet strangely gentle life-force-laden spiritual power erupted in Xu Ping’s Dantian.

This spiritual power was pure to the extreme, containing a trace of the dignified Dragon Essence, making its quality far surpass ordinary Spiritual Qi.

Where it passed, Xu Ping’s already well-tempered and robust meridians, like a drought-stricken desert meeting a life-giving rain, absorbed this unprecedented nourishment and energy greedily.

An ultimate sense of comfort and wondrousness from the evolution of life’s essence spread throughout his body, this allure sufficient to make a Mid-stage Nascent Soul Cultivator with a shaky will instantly fall, lost in the illusion of power surge.

However, Xu Ping’s Dao heart had long been tempered, maintaining his Spiritual Altar’s clarity.

His powerful Divinity Transformation Divine Sense, like the most precise controller, directed this turbulent yet precious flood of spiritual power to begin orderly circulation, refinement, and absorption along a specific meridian path.