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With her profound cultivation, she could already control her own meridians and the conception of offspring, so she had no need to worry about the potential dangers of dual cultivation and could accept Su Mu's source power without any concerns. Ordinary dual cultivation is about the strong nourishing the weak, and she could steadily absorb Su Mu's abundant life energy to temper herself.

Moreover, the two were not practicing the evil art of absorbing the essence of others for personal gain, but rather the orthodox dual cultivation of the Great Dao. Su Mu could also draw upon the divine soul and vital energy from the dual cultivation, but the difference in strength between the two was so great that this benefit was negligible for Su Mu.

Su Mu grasped her wrist and continued to patiently explain, "After I refine the Fire Phoenix's essence blood, my physical body and divine physique will improve again. The stronger my physique, the more nourishment you will receive during dual cultivation, and the faster your physique will improve. Soon you will be able to protect yourself with the help of the Dragon Essence Pill and successfully take the Ninth Grade Nirvana Pill."

"Then wouldn't I be constantly being tormented by you..." Xiao Yunshang lowered her eyes, her voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, full of shyness.

"You're supposed to be a top-tier innate Xuan Lei physique, and you can't even handle this much nourishment?" Su Mu feigned grievance and pouted. "Besides, I've always been extremely gentle with you. When have I ever mistreated you?"

"I'm not talking to you anymore!" Xiao Yunshang was so embarrassed that she turned around, wrapped herself tightly in the quilt, and turned her back to Su Mu, no longer saying a word.

Su Mu chuckled softly, ceasing his teasing. He rose from the bed, sat cross-legged on a wooden chair, and calmed his mind to regulate his breathing and calm his aura. Once he was in peak condition, he uncorked the jade bottle in his hand, tilted his head back, and drank the entire bottle of pure Fire Phoenix blood in one gulp.

One bottle of essence blood was just right for his divine body's capacity; consuming more would only lead to energy excess and a waste of his essence. Now that his physical body had become a divine body, the enhancement that the eighth-grade Dragon Essence Pill could provide to his physical body was negligible. Therefore, he did not take any pills to assist him in refining the essence blood this time.

The next moment, the incomparably violent power of the divine bird's origin swept over his entire body, accompanied by the domineering and scorching aura of the phoenix divine fire, frantically impacting Su Mu's meridians and flesh.

Even with his divine body, Su Mu's entire body remained tense, and his flesh was wracked with excruciating pain. Fortunately, his divine body had a strong foundation, and despite the intense pain, he steadily maintained his physical defenses without showing any signs of crumbling.

Xiao Yunshang, who had her back to him, couldn't help but turn around when she noticed the sudden surge of terrifying heat in the room.

In her vision, Su Mu's body was surrounded by a purplish-gold imperial flame and a crimson phoenix divine flame, the two extreme lights clashing back and forth. The crimson flame grew increasingly intense and domineering, while the purplish-gold flame appeared and disappeared intermittently. Su Mu's brows were furrowed, his expression one of suppressed pain, clearly indicating that he was enduring extreme agony.

Xiao Yunshang's heart clenched instantly. She quickly got up, dressed in her precious clothes, and sat upright on the edge of the bed, her gaze fixed on Su Mu, filled with worry. She trusted Su Mu's abilities and knew that he would never do anything without a certainty, but seeing her beloved enduring excruciating pain still made her uneasy.

As dawn broke, the crimson divine fire around Su Mu slowly receded, the restless energy on his body completely subsided, and the pain on his face vanished.

The impact of the essence and blood on the physical body has ended. All that is needed now is time to slowly and completely assimilate the phoenix essence that has been integrated into the depths of the flesh and blood.

The reason his refining speed was limited was due to the insufficient grade of his own Profound Fire. If he had already condensed his Origin Divine Fire, he could have quickly assimilated the Fire Phoenix's essence blood with just the divine fire, without needing to spend the entire night.

Su Mu slowly opened his eyes, a glint of light flashing in them, and looked at Xiao Yunshang, who had been watching him intently. He spoke softly, "Why have you been staring at me all night?"

Xiao Yunshang looked up, her pretty face still flushed, and asked frankly, "What's wrong with looking at you a few more times?"

"I understand." Su Mu deliberately raised an eyebrow and teased, "You're afraid something might happen to me during my cultivation, leaving you a widow at such a young age, right?"

Xiao Yunshang rolled her eyes at him, annoyed, and retorted casually, "If something really happens, I'd be more at ease being alone."

As soon as she finished speaking, she got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom. She knew that Su Mu still needed to calmly refine his essence blood and did not want to stay here and disturb his cultivation. At the same time, she also needed to go to the courtyard to feed the Golden-Winged Roc.

The door closed, and the room returned to silence. Su Mu closed his eyes and focused his mind, immersing himself in cultivation, gradually assimilating the phoenix essence hidden within his flesh and blood. At the same time, a continuous stream of imperial energy flowed into his body through his pores, being absorbed entirely by his imperial spiritual essence. Since obtaining the Imperial Crown, his efficiency in absorbing imperial energy had always far surpassed that of ordinary people, steadily improving his foundation at all times.

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At the same time, in the desolate mountains and wilderness of Longbei County in the northern part of the Great Qian Empire.

A colossal warship shrouded in thick black mist plummeted from the sky, crashing heavily between the mountains, causing the earth to crack and split. Several figures, wreathed in blazing flames, burst forth from the sky, fleeing in panic, pursued relentlessly by a large group of ferocious-looking demon race warriors.

However, the creatures of the Ghost Clan could not live without the nourishment of the black mist. After pursuing them for a while, they could only stop at the edge of the black mist and turn back unwillingly.

With the danger over, the leading old man, dressed in a long red robe and exuding a sharp aura, looked at the old man beside him with cold eyes and said in a cold voice, "Songhe, you'd better not have been deceiving me, otherwise, I will make you wish you were dead."

After completely escaping the pursuit of the Ghost Clan, the group settled on the summit of the main peak of the Longji Mountains. They all extinguished the flames around them, took out pills and swallowed them to quickly repair the injuries they had sustained while traversing the black mist.

Elder Songhe of the Tianwu Sect bowed deeply, his face full of obsequious respect, repeatedly cupping his hands in a gesture of supplication: "Senior, please be wise! I would never dare to deceive you! I had already sworn a blood oath to my soul; if I uttered even the slightest falsehood, may my soul be instantly annihilated. How could I dare to joke with my own life?"

Lai Chunshan, dressed in a red robe, waved his hand casually, his fierce killing intent dissipating slightly: "It's alright, I was just testing you out of the blue."

As a Martial Emperor realm expert who crossed planes, he had just encountered numerous life-threatening dangers while forcing his way into the black mist of the Ghost Clan, and was almost buried in the black mist, which caused him to lose his temper. Now that he is out of danger, his mind has calmed down.

"Rest here for three days to recover to peak combat strength, then head to the Great Qian Imperial City to kill that human eunuch powerhouse and seize the opportunity on him." As soon as Lai Chunshan finished speaking, he sat down cross-legged, recuperating from his injuries while resisting the dimensional suppression brought by the rules of the Tianyuan Continent.

All powerful beings from both alien and human races who come from the Wulong Continent will be rejected by the heavens and earth of the Tianyuan Continent. The higher their cultivation level, the stronger the suppression.

Songhe had previously told him that a crucial, specially crafted talisman was most likely in the hands of a local level nine demon beast. Lai Chunshan had no intention of fighting a local level nine divine bird to the death, but if the other party took the initiative to attack, he would be forced to fight back.

He had already planned the whole thing out in his mind: first, kill the powerful eunuch in the palace and seize his opportunity. If the opportunity was enough to greatly increase his combat power, he would have no fear of the local level nine demon beasts; if the harvest was mediocre, he would take the initiative to visit and negotiate, and join forces with that level nine demon beast to explore the ancient Martial God's slumbering place.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

Lai Chunshan had fully recovered from his injuries, but the oppressive force of the dimensional barrier still lingered. The group didn't linger any longer and set off at full speed towards the Great Qian Imperial City.