Having made up his mind to raise the strength of the five little devils as well as teaching them how to survive on their own, Ling Chen immediately summoned them out of his sea of consciousness which consisted of in endless white space with a huge dark tree which represented his nascent soul.
It's already a full day since Ling Chen fed them the medicinal pills and the Spiritual fruits, by this time, they've already refined the energy contained within them and awaken from their sleep.
As for Hu'er, she was still sleeping on Fang Lan's shoulder.
While they needed time to refine the energy they've absorbed from spiritual fruits and medicines, it wasn't the case when they absorbed the blood and life essence from a living being.
Their bodies instantly refined the blood and life essence once it was absorbed. Unlike Ling Chen, they could only also absorb the blood and life essence through their weapons.
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!