Listening to Liu Ruyan’s gentle words, Liu Zixuan smiled, gently caressing her back and said with a laugh, "Don’t worry, I won’t let you live in fear anymore!"

Just a bit more time spent cultivating would bridge the gap to the Half-Step Emperor Realm. Once he achieves this, with Liu Zixuan’s many trump cards, even if he encounters those Acquired Realm Emperor Realm Martial Artists, he could retreat unscathed.

In future battles, as long as he doesn’t meet an exceptionally strong Innate Emperor Realm, Liu Zixuan has nothing to fear!

Besides, he’s still young with plenty of room to grow. With his comprehension and the assistance of so many trump cards, reaching the Innate Emperor Realm is only a matter of time!

On the path of the Martial Artist, the Innate Emperor Realm is already a formidable existence. Although there are realms higher than the Innate Emperor Realm, they are extremely rare. As long as one doesn’t act too ostentatiously, such terrifying existences won’t provoke them.

Liu Ruyan nodded slightly, wiping the tears from the corner of her eyes, "Go change your clothes, everybody is waiting for you!"

"Alright!" Liu Zixuan went upstairs to change his clothes, then accompanied Liu Ruyan to the dining hall of Xiumei Underwear Factory.

Though declared a dining hall, in the eyes of everyone in Lingxiu Village, it was undoubtedly a luxurious restaurant.

With the high market value of the Xiumei Group, it’s no surprise that their dining hall is impressive.

The dining hall was crowded, mostly with villagers from Lingxiu Village, along with some people from Zhu Yi’s estate and Huang Youcai’s men.

With nearly a hundred and fifty-sixty people gathered together, the atmosphere was extremely lively.

Ordinary tables were pieced together to form a super large round table. In the middle of these tables was a vacant area. As everyone enjoyed desserts and fruits, Hu Lijing and other beautiful female villagers of Lingxiu Village stepped to the center to perform dances for everyone.

The graceful figures accompanied by such captivating music filled the dining hall with a joyful ambiance.

Of course, amidst the celebration, these beauties were not going to spare Liu Zixuan. Before he had a chance to enjoy a drink, they pulled him onto the vacant area.

Liu Zixuan didn’t hesitate either, with so many beautiful women dancing with him, he naturally wanted to sing a song.

Speaking of singing, Liu Zixuan suddenly wanted to call Dream Rain over, she’s a big star after all. If she were here, the atmosphere would surely reach another level, but unfortunately, she returned to her hometown to spend the festival with her parents.

Amidst laughter and joyous talk, everyone gathered together, enjoying the delicious dishes personally made by the villagers, chatting about everything, reminiscing about the past, discussing the future, everyone was very happy.

In comparison, the villagers of Lingxiu Village were all beautiful women. These kind and pretty ladies sitting together, even without saying anything or doing anything, was a beautiful scene.

The entire banquet continued until four o’clock in the afternoon, and after being well-fed and satisfied, everyone leisurely enjoyed the afternoon.

Liu Zixuan, after playing around with them for a while, quietly sneaked out.

Holding a cigarette between his lips, his hands in his pockets, he leisurely walked back to Zhu Yi’s estate.

Seeing no one around, Liu Zixuan immediately entered the underground space.

This underground space was built based on the first Seven-Star Tomb. Only a few insiders could access it, so not many people knew about it, making it Liu Zixuan’s secret base.

Seeing the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s corpse and Little Blue in front of the Celestial Dew Pools, Liu Zixuan grinned and said, "Half-Step Emperor Realm, it starts now!"

Saying this, Liu Zixuan stripped off his clothes and directly stood in the Celestial Dew Pool.

He called out, "Little Blue, bring the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon to me!"

Little Blue got up from the ground, grabbed the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s corpse in its mouth, and moved it to the poolside. It didn’t leave but kept staring at the corpse.

Liu Zixuan sneered, "You little guy, you weren’t responsive before when I called you, but now that I offer you its meat, you’re all for it."

"Roar!" Little Blue shouted at Liu Zixuan, expressing its dissatisfaction.

Liu Zixuan waved his hand dismissively, "Alright, alright, you can eat it, it’s no big deal. After all, its meat is of no use to me!"

Liu Zixuan had mentioned before that the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon was full of treasures, and while its meat has its wonders, it is of little use to him. Little Blue, being a peculiar type among leopards, eating it would be putting it to good use.

He carefully took the Nameless Sword out from his pocket and cautiously peeled off the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s skin. Little Blue brought over two wooden barrels from the side, and Liu Zixuan collected the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s blood into them.

This blood can suppress and bind the Power of the Dragon Veins, a true treasure for Liu Zixuan!

The two to three meters long Blood Luminous Flood Dragon was quickly dismembered by Liu Zixuan. Two large barrels of blood were collected, the skin was set aside to make armor after he finishes his breakthrough.

As for the bones, Liu Zixuan hadn’t yet decided on their use, and placed them at the side; he threw all the remaining meat to Little Blue.

Little Blue didn’t show any formality with Liu Zixuan, quickly grabbing the meat and running to a corner to devour it, as if afraid Liu Zixuan would fight it for it.

Watching Little Blue scarf down the meat eagerly, Liu Zixuan laughed, pulling one barrel of Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s blood over, pouring some into the Celestial Dew Pool.

Soon, he sat cross-legged, allowing the Qi to sink into the Dantian.

In no time, the illusory dragon shadow appeared in his Sea of Consciousness.

At this moment, the dragon shadow was still struggling to break free from the binding of the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s blood.

Seeing its futile struggle, Liu Zixuan suddenly felt that the Power of the Dragon Veins was like a three-year-old toddler who had been restrained for so long. Would struggling really help? How childish!

While using his consciousness to observe the illusory dragon shadow, he manipulated his inner strength to move the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s blood from the Celestial Dew Pool closer to his body.

Gradually, the Blood Luminous Flood Dragon’s blood in the Sea of Consciousness became more abundant, and without Liu Zixuan’s manipulation, it rushed toward the illusory dragon shadow.

"Roar!" The illusory dragon shadow sensed the emergence of that mighty force, and it instantly became alarmed and uneasy.

At that moment, Liu Zixuan shouted loudly, "If you want to feel better, give me your power, otherwise I’ll merge you with this blood!"

A surging rage, intense resentment, after a few roars, the illusory dragon shadow finally compromised.

From the dragon shadow, a faint aura of power began to sweep toward Liu Zixuan.

Liu Zixuan was ecstatic, quickly adjusting his breathing, expanding his meridians to accept this Power of the Dragon Veins!

Soon, as the Power of the Dragon Veins entered his meridians, Liu Zixuan discovered something extremely terrifying, making a cold sweat break out on his back...