From a slave to the Great Qian Martial Saint

"good!"

While Chen Shi was still hesitating, Gu Hanying grabbed the bead and stuffed it directly into her mouth.

Then, she straightened her delicate neck and swallowed it down.

Chen Shi's eyes widened. Although the Chilong had no reason to harm them and no need to go through all this trouble, how could it just swallow something of unknown origin like that? He really didn't know whether to say Gu Hanying was naive or carefree.

But since he had already swallowed it, Chen Shi didn't need to say anything more and quietly waited for Gu Hanying's reaction.

"It doesn't hurt anymore."

A moment later, Gu Hanying suddenly spoke, looking surprised.

"No, it's completely healed."

Immediately afterwards, Gu Hanying stretched out her hand and moved it back and forth.

His hands, which had been broken by Jia Shun, had been completely healed!

Chen Shi was also surprised; the bead was indeed very effective.

The Marquis of Jing'an's residence also has many excellent medicines for injuries, but for injuries like this that involve bones and tendons, it will take several days to heal.

Gu Hanying swallowed the bead, and it was only a few breaths later.

"Wait! It doesn't seem cold anymore."

Just as she was getting excited, Gu Hanying suddenly froze again.

Looking at the hand reaching out from Chen Shi's arms, she quickly came to her senses and her face was filled with surprise.

Although there wasn't a strong wind inside the cave, it was still quite cold, and the temperature was actually much lower.

Just moments ago, Gu Hanying had to curl up in Chen Shi's arms, but now she no longer felt cold at all.

That bead seems to be more than just a healing device!

"After consuming my Dragon Pearl, you will have acquired the Frost God Body and will naturally be unafraid of the severe cold here."

Chilong spoke, offering a brief explanation.

Divine body?

Upon hearing these two words, both Gu Hanying and Chen Shi were utterly shocked.

Martial arts lead to divine attainment; only by reaching the sixth rank of cultivation can one forge a divine body.

Gu Hanying is only at the eighth rank, yet she already possesses a divine body!

That bead was such a treasure.

"Doesn't that mean...?"

After a slight pause, Gu Hanying's face lit up with joy; she could finally get out of Chen Shi's arms!

Although Chen Shi's embrace was warm and even somewhat comfortable, it was inappropriate for a young, unmarried woman to be so naked and intimate with him.

"Get my clothes out."

"oh."

Chen Shi also came to his senses, responded, and took out the clothes he had taken off Gu Hanying earlier.

"Close your eyes."

Gu Hanying was about to get out of Chen Shi's arms when she stopped, pouted and said something, then looked at the Chilong.

"And you! Turn your head too!"

"What's so interesting about a little human girl who hasn't even grown up yet? I'm much bigger than you in human form."

Chilong gave a soft snort, but still turned its head away.

Chen Shi had already closed his eyes tightly. Gu Hanying held onto Chen Shi's shoulders and crawled out of his arms.

The slippery mass was pulled away, and Chen Shi felt a sudden emptiness in his arms, making him feel a little reluctant to let go.

Immediately afterwards, there was a rustling sound; it was Gu Hanying getting dressed.

"Alright."

After a moment, Gu Hanying said something.

Chen Shi opened his eyes and saw that Gu Hanying was already dressed. Because she was not afraid of the cold, she did not wear those heavy outer garments.

Looking at Gu Hanying, who was dressed neatly, Chen Shi couldn't help but feel a little regretful. He was afraid that he would never have the chance to see Gu Hanying naked again.

"My turn!"

Gu Hanying had already proven that the Chilong had not deceived them, so Chen Shi stopped thinking about anything else, put on a serious face, and reached out to the ball of essence blood.

He smeared his body with beast blood, just like before, applying it little by little all over his body.

After all the blood was applied, Chen Shi felt as if his entire body was being burned by raging fire, more than ten times more intense than the previous strange beasts! No wonder it was the essence blood of the Chilong.

"Stimulate!"

Chen Shi let out a long roar and, taking advantage of his heightened state of mind, immediately began cultivating.

He frantically swung his one-foot-long knife for a full hour before the blood essence on his body finally turned into scabs and fell off.

Swish!

With a single swing, the invisible blade formed from blood energy instantly grew five feet in length!

"...That's amazing."

Sheathing his sword and standing still, Chen Shi looked utterly astonished.

He unleashed five feet of energy, reaching the limit he could achieve at the eighth rank!

You should know that before, he could only unleash two feet of energy.

It was just a clump of essence blood that allowed him to directly reach the peak of the eighth rank, which is truly impressive.

However, compared to Gu Hanying's divine body, this seems to be nothing.

"Thank you so much, senior!"

Calming himself, Chen Shi solemnly thanked the dragon.

Gu Hanying possesses a divine body, and he has reached the pinnacle of the eighth rank, making him fully capable of competing with Jia Shun!

"I'm helping you, but I'm actually helping myself, so there's no need for thanks."

Chilong remained calm, then spoke in a deep voice.

"This is merely a small gift to express my sincerity. Once you retrieve the array diagram for me, I will reward you tenfold!"

"Tenfold reward?"

Both Chen Shi, who came from humble beginnings, and Gu Hanying, the young lady from a noble family, looked surprised.

This improvement was already astonishing, but what level would it be if it were ten times higher? Would it be a tenfold increase in their cultivation, a top-tier cultivation technique at the Xuan or even Di level, or some powerful magic weapon?

Thinking of this, their gazes became intense.

"You may leave now."

Taking in the reactions of the two, Chilong smiled slightly and said calmly.

Then, with a sway of its body and the clanging of chains, it disappeared once again into the pervasive chill.

Chen Shi and Gu Hanying exchanged a glance, then turned and walked back.

After exiting through the previous entrance, they looked back and their expressions turned serious.

The reason why Yongqiu Mountain is home to so many rare and precious natural treasures is because of a mysterious northerly wind. If I'm not mistaken, this is the source of that northerly wind.

Every December, the mechanism here is activated, and cold air rushes out, forming a northerly wind that nurtures a large number of rare and precious natural treasures.

And that chilling aura must have come from the dragon.

Doesn't this mean that the dragon gave birth to all the rare and precious materials of Yongqiu Mountain?

Thinking about this, the two of them gained a new understanding of the power of that dragon.

However, that's not relevant to them for now; their priority is to get out alive.

Without the slightest hesitation, they walked straight out along the valley.

A moment later, we arrived at the entrance to the valley.

Sure enough, Jia Shun was still standing where they had fallen.

"Um?"

Hearing the noise, Jia Shun stood up and saw the two people coming out. He was first taken aback, then a sinister smile appeared on his face.

He never expected that after so much time, Chen Shi and Gu Hanying would not have frozen to death inside.

However, this is just right, as he can kill Chen Shi with his own hands and avenge Lu'er!

"Jia Shun, considering that you have served in the Marquis's mansion for many years, as long as you leave on your own, I can pretend that what happened before never happened."

As they emerged from the valley, Gu Hanying spoke in a deep voice.

Although Jia Shun had previously defied her, she was still willing to give him a chance.

"You filthy bitch surnamed Gu! I've had enough of you! Today I'll kill that little bastard Chen Shi first, then I'll rape and kill you!"

With a ferocious expression, Jia Shun transformed his hands into beast claws and pounced forward with a wild laugh.

"Those who do evil will not live long."

Gu Hanying's face instantly turned frosty, and she let out a heavy, cold snort.

Chen Shi, guided by the energy threads, charged forward without uttering a single word, and brought his foot-long blade down on Jia Shun's head.