"Knock, knock, knock"
The repeated sounds of knocking on the door aroused Lu Zheng from his sleep.
"Who's that?" Lu Zheng's tone was still lazy from just waking up.
"Brother, it's been thirty days. For how long do you plan to stay in that room?" Hong Haoyu's voice could be heard.
"Thirty days?!" Lu Zheng jolted awake from the reality of time.
He had actually spent a full month inside the room, sleeping.
Lu Zheng opened the door and saw Hong Haoyu standing outside.
"What is the matter?" Lu Zheng asked.
"That Olina from Blazing Flame Palace seeks your presence" Hong Haoyu replied unhurriedly.
"Olina?" Lu Zheng was confused. "What happened?"
"I don't know but I think it has something to do with your bloodline. I suggest you meet them quickly" Hong Haoyu replied before turning to leave.
Mid-way, Hong Haoyu turned back and said: "Just so you know, Themur has broken through to rank five"
Lu Zheng was surprised but after a quick deliberation, he knew it was only natural. The meat of high rank beasts was great tonic for a beast like Themur.
"Hmm" Lu Zheng nodded and closed the door. First, he had to freshen up.
Just as Lu Zheng walked out of his bathroom, he saw a stranger lying on his bed.
The stranger was an amorous female with a slender physique. She wore thin strings of clothing that barely covered her body.
It was obvious she was seducing Lu Zheng.
"Who are you?" Lu Zheng asked.
"Miss Olina sent me to you. I'm Palila" Palila's tone was meek.
"Olina?" Lu Zheng's mind raced as he thought about how everything connected. Even so, he wasn't able to make any headway in his deductions.
"How may I help you?" Lu Zheng was still standing.
"Well…" Palila's face reddened up. "Miss Olina sent me here to… mate with you"
"Mate?" Lu Zheng was surprised. "It's about my bloodline, isn't it?"
Palila didn't reply and only nodded in the affirmative.
Lu Zheng's guess was right.
"I'm sorry but I don't plan to bear any child yet" Lu Zheng turned down the offer and walked to pick his clothes.
"Wait…" Palila called out. "Miss Olina also told me to tell you this. You don't have to have any connections with the child after birth.
Moreover, she would pay you many vital stones for this transaction"
"Transaction?" The disgust in Lu Zheng's heart increased. "You're sick"
Palila's face became downcast and she opened her mouth to say something else before Lu Zheng interrupted her.
"I know a technique that can transfer bloodlines though" Lu Zheng said.
Palila's face lit up when Lu Zheng spoke.
~The technique is a lifeblood essence assimilation technique I came up with as Xue Ritian but since the drops of Vermillion Blood are similar to lifeblood essence, it should also work~
"What do I have to do?" Palila asked. She had made up her mind to do whatever to complete her task.
Lu Zheng willed out a small dagger from his spatial ring and tossed it to Palila: "Cut yourself"
Palila picked the dagger and gazed at it. It had a white hilt that was comfortable to the touch and the curved blade of the dagger shined eerily in the light.
It was obviously a high grade artifact.
Palila sunk the dagger into her palm and it easily tore through her skin even though she was at the Sky realm.
Lu Zheng, already dressed up, approached her as three vermillion coloured drops of blood rotated around him.
Merely by looking at it, Palila could tell that those drops of blood contained strong fire Qi.
The three drops of blood flew into the cut on Palila's palm under Lu Zheng's control and integrated with her normal blood.
Lu Zheng withdrew his control over the drops of Vermillion Blood and their fiery energy exploded forth.
"Hmm" Palila groaned as her palm turned an unsightly red.
"Use your willpower to control the drops of blood and assimilate it into your heart" Lu Zheng said. "You can inherit a small part of the Vermillion Bird Race's bloodline like that"
"Vermillion Bird Race…" Palila heard the name of the race the bloodline belonged to and was surprised.
Vermillion birds were meant to be legendary creatures.
However, when she wanted to question Lu Zheng more, he was already long gone.