Their enemies were blood beasts at the peak of the Spirit Transformation stage.

Even though these beasts had no intelligence and could not use cultivator techniques or bloodline abilities like demon beasts, relying only on brute strength, they were still at the Spirit Transformation level.

And the members of the Fox Clan were all extraordinary as well.

There was no way Fu Young could have been scheming against them.

With that, Xiao Shou dismissed his suspicion.

Thinking of the special wooden bottles Tushan Chenye had given him from the Void-Time Calyx space, which were specifically used to store the Hell Flame Beast’s essence blood, and how Fu Young had been using them to collect it, Xiao Shou asked, "You have been collecting the Hell Flame Beast essence blood in those wooden bottles. Are you planning to use it after we leave?"

"Yes. This place is not safe after all. Besides, we will be teleported out in about nine more hours. If I happen to be in the middle of awakening at that time, it would not be good."

Fu Young recalled what had happened when he awakened his Eye of Ishvara and his mood turned uneasy.

If something went wrong again while awakening a bloodline ability or a soul ability, and his master saw it and became afraid of him.

He would never allow that to happen.

It would be better to use the blood essence after they left, somewhere out of his master’s sight.

Whether the awakening turned out well or badly, it was best if his master did not see it.

From now on, he should also avoid using his Eye of Ishvara in front of his master as much as possible.

With those thoughts in mind, he changed the subject.

"Master, there is already quite a lot of blood essence gathered inside the restriction. You should absorb it. I will deal with the blood beasts that come out."

"Be careful."

Hearing this, Xiao Shou looked at the accumulated Hell Flame Beast blood essence inside the restriction and saw that it was indeed a substantial amount.

He immediately stopped the minor spiritual purification art.

At once, the gathered blood essence surged through the restriction toward him and was completely absorbed into his body without a single drop wasted.

At the same time, the restriction opened and countless blood beasts inside rushed toward the gap.

Fu Young allowed three blood beasts to charge out.

Once they emerged together with the purified blood essence released by Xiao Shou, he immediately used purification energy more than ten times stronger than Xiao Shou’s to block the gap.

At the same time, he spread another portion of purification energy over the three blood beasts that had come out.

Ever since they had sent Xiao Ran, Yu Lin, and Chi Jia away, the two of them, along with the ten members of the Fox Clan, had been using this exact method to farm the peak Spirit Transformation blood beasts.

Unfortunately, the ten Fox Clan members had not been very "lucky."

Each of them had managed to collect two or three bottles of blood essence, enough to awaken their bloodlines with some to spare, before their defenses were broken and they were teleported out.

Fu Young paid no attention to the blood beasts inside the restriction that kept crashing into the layer of purification energy and turning into large amounts of blood essence.

Instead, he focused entirely on Xiao Shou as he absorbed the blood essence.

His hair and eyes grew darker, while his skin became even paler... so pale that it lacked any trace of color.

It looked a bit too pale.

Is he alright?

Worry flashed through Fu Young’s mind.

So the moment Xiao Shou finished absorbing the blood essence, he immediately asked, "Master, how do you feel?"

"My cultivation has reached the peak of the ninth cycle. It feels like I am just a step away from breaking through. As for my blood... it is boiling. I do not quite know how to describe it. It just feels like when my cultivation advances, my bloodline ability will awaken at the same time."

After Xiao Shou described his condition, Fu Young’s eyes lit up.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let’s gather more blood essence right away. I really want to see what kind of bloodline ability Master will awaken."

"No need to rush. I feel that after absorbing one more round, I will be able to break through and awaken. But we have no experience with what will happen during that process. If I cannot pay attention to the surroundings, you will have to guard me. That means the gap in the restriction might be neglected. Even if you can handle it, it will definitely slow down your collection of blood essence."

After suffering a major loss in the ancient cultivator’s cave before, Xiao Shou had finally learned to think things through.

He spoke in an orderly manner.

"So we should first collect as much Hell Flame Beast blood essence as possible. Fill all the wooden bottles we have. After that, we can absorb it directly with our bodies. Take in as much as we can."

"Mm. I will listen to you, Master." Fu Young replied obediently, his tone full of eagerness to please.

It was only natural for a disciple to listen to his master.

Seeing that Fu Young’s cultivation had already surpassed his own yet he still showed such respect and admiration, Xiao Shou felt quite pleased.

Sure enough, his judgment had been excellent.

Once he was in a good mood, all sorts of ideas began to surface.

"Still, just guarding the restriction like this is too inefficient. Since our minor spiritual purification art is very effective against the blood beasts, and the Void-Time Calyx can block their perception, how about..."

"Open the restriction and let a large number of blood beasts come out. Then you and I use full power purification together before retreating into your spirit treasure. Once the blood beasts calm down and return to the restriction, we come out and collect the purified blood essence. Repeat this cycle. Is that what you are thinking, Master?"