Starting as a stray dog, I embarked on a journey of cultivation.

"What? It's gone?"

The Golden Core Elder frowned immediately.

"Yes! I just saw Elder Su get whipped away by the tiger whip!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? It's a tiger's tail!"

"Yes, yes, that demonic tiger's tail was like a whip, and it sent Elder Su flying in one swift motion."

The Golden Core elder scanned the surroundings and ordered, "Search! It must be nearby!"

Meanwhile, in a hidden cave in the mountains.

Elder Su Yun, dressed in white, was tied to a stone pillar by Gou An with a black rope.

Actually, Gou An picked up this black rope from Master Fuhai, but he had never used it.

After returning to the Monster Mountain Range a few days ago, I took a closer look at this thing and found that it was actually a magic weapon.

Although it's not a combat-type item, it's perfect for binding people and restricting the flow of spiritual energy.

Su Yun shook her dizzy head and gradually regained some clarity.

She tried to raise her hand, but found that her whole body was bound tightly and she could not move at all.

When he opened his eyes, he found himself tied up in a cave, his spiritual energy severely blocked, and he couldn't use any strength at all.

"Who! Who dares to kidnap me!" Su Yun shouted at those around him, "I am Su Yun, an outer sect elder of the Heavenly Star Sect!"

Su Yun thought he had been kidnapped by some rogue cultivator from somewhere.

But the next second, she saw a yellow stray dog ​​that was dozing off to the side suddenly stand up and slowly transform into human form.

He yawned, stretched, and walked over.

"What are you yelling for?" Gou An rolled his eyes at Su Yun and said bluntly, "If you weren't an elder, I wouldn't have tied you up!"

Su Yun stared at the dog-headed monster before him, his pupils shrinking sharply: "Was it you, monster, who tied me up?"

"Yeah, right!" Gou An nodded and chuckled, "Don't be afraid! I'm very gentle!"

Su Yun's face flushed red with anger, and she immediately demanded, "What did you do to me?"

"Don't worry!" Gou An replied calmly, "Although you are quite pretty, have a good figure, and fair, firm, and elastic skin..."

At this point, Gou An suddenly revealed a wicked smile: "But I assure you, I didn't do anything to you, I just tied you up and locked you in this cave."

However, this explanation seemed completely unbelievable to Su Yun.

"You damned beast!" Su Yun cursed angrily, "I order you to release me immediately, or you'll offend the Heavenly Star Sect, and even ten lives wouldn't be enough to pay for it!"

Seeing how rude the woman was, Gou An stepped forward and pinched her cheek.

He threatened, "Don't you dare yell at me. Are you trying to scare me with that?"

"You're nothing but a prisoner now. If you have the guts, come and cut me with your sword! Do you think I'm afraid of your Heavenly Star Sect?"

Faced with Gou An's arrogant attitude, Su Yun was momentarily at a loss.

"Who assigned you this mission?" Su Yun's mind raced. "Was it the Han Hai Sect or the Xuan Xian Sect?"

Gou An merely raised an eyebrow, not directly answering the question: "You don't need to know that!"

"What exactly do you want to do?" Su Yun questioned again.

"Don't worry about what I want to do. Just cooperate, and I'll let you go!"

At this point, Gou An suddenly brought the dog's head close to Su Yun's ear and whispered, "But if you don't cooperate, I can't guarantee what I might do!"

After Gou An finished speaking, he deliberately glanced at Su Yun's chest with his eyes!

Sensing the unfriendly gaze, Su Yun's face flushed even more.

"Just tell me!" Su Yun said, barely suppressing her anger. "How am I supposed to know what you're up to if you don't tell me?"

Gou An merely smiled slightly, then swallowed hard and spat out a red bead.

It is the Blood Essence Pearl!

Upon seeing this, Su Yun's eyes widened in surprise.

"The Blood Essence Pearl? How did it end up with you?"

Gou An simply held up one finger and waved it from side to side: "Remember, from now on, only I will ask you questions; don't ask me!"

As he spoke, Gou An placed the Blood Essence Pearl in front of Su Yun to make sure she could see it clearly.

"Come! Tell me, what is the name of this bead, what are its effects, and how should I use it?"

Su Yun took a few deep breaths. Although he was unwilling to answer, the thought of the dog demon's gaze just now made him feel nauseous and scared.

These half-transformed monsters, lacking complete intelligence, often commit many crazy acts due to their primal bestial instincts.

She dared not gamble, so she could only answer.

"This thing is called the Blood Essence Pearl!"

"After refining it, it can increase cultivation level and extend lifespan!"

Hearing this, Gou An nodded slightly.

This information was consistent with what he had previously inquired about, indicating that Su Yun was not lying.

"Go on!" Gou An pressed.

Su Yun sighed and continued, "To refine the Blood Essence Pearl, you need to use your own blood as a catalyst!"

"Oh?" Gou An immediately became interested upon hearing this.

I've tried biting it with my teeth, burning it, making it blistered, and even swallowing it, but none of them worked.

I almost forgot to try it with blood!

So he immediately bit his finger and dripped two drops of blood onto it.

However, the Blood Essence Pearl only absorbed the blood on the surface and still did not react.

Gou An couldn't help but turn around and ask, "What's going on? Why isn't there any response?"

Su Yun replied, "It's not about dripping blood. You have to cut a small opening in your palm, then tightly grasp the Blood Essence Bead, and then mobilize your body's spiritual power to draw it in so that the energy in the bead can be absorbed through the wound."

Gou An sucked on his bleeding finger and complained, "Why didn't you say so sooner!"

Su Yun was somewhat speechless: "You only listened to half of what I said, how can you blame me for that?"

Gou An rolled his eyes at Su Yun, thinking that this woman was doing it on purpose.

However, whether her method will actually work or not, you'll have to try it yourself to find out.

So he said to Su Yun, "Woman! I hate being lied to the most. If I try something and find it doesn't work, I have a lot of ways to torture people, especially women!"

Su Yun lowered her head and replied, "Absolutely no lie! I hope you will keep your promise and let me go!"

Gou An did not answer that question, but instead stepped aside and used his claws to cut a wound in his palm.

Then, just as Su Yun had instructed, he immediately gripped the Blood Essence Pearl tightly.

He then mobilized his demonic power, allowing the blood in his palm to coat the bead, and began to try to draw out the energy within the Blood Essence Bead.

Although it was very weak at first, Gou An could indeed feel the pure blood essence power in the bead being slowly absorbed.

And it begins to enter the body through the opening in the palm, then flows through the meridians of the whole body.

Aside from the pain from the wound on my palm, I felt very comfortable all over during the whole process.

It felt like another pair of invisible hands were massaging me.

The entire refining process lasted for most of the day.

This also allowed Gou An's demonic power to be fully replenished once again!