Wang Lin and Bi Ji both walked out of the cave and walked toward the core lake. It was awkward between them. Bi Ji was still thinking about the incident that happened in the cave, while Wang Lin was distracted by the information appearing in his mind.
With each passing second, experiences, knowledge, and memories of both the Blood Enriching Breathing Technique and the Poison Absorption Method appeared in his mind.
He felt like he had practiced these techniques for a couple of years, turning from a complete newbie to a beginner. Just as these memories belonging to the techniques emerged in his mind, his blood essence surged in quantity, though it was minuscule and went unnoticed by Wang Lin. He was brought out of his musings by Bi Ji.
"Wang Lin, please be respectful in front of Lord Gu Yuena," said Bi Ji.
"I will keep it in mind," said Wang Lin half-heartedly.
They reached the lake, where a silver-haired lady stood with her back toward them.
"Here is the Poison Dragon, my Lord. I will take my leave," said Bi Ji as she turned back and left the two alone.
"Wang Lin, is it? You can understand me speak, right?" said Gu Yuena as she turned back. Wang Lin glanced at her fixatedly for a couple of seconds before composing himself.
"You are?" asked Wang Lin in doubt.
"I didn't take you for one to forget something so quickly. Don't you remember me teaching you Spirit Text a couple of hours ago?" said Gu Yuena.
"You are that silver dragon who asked me to put on a lightning show. Now that I think about it, the voice does sound the same," said Wang Lin.
"You are a weird dragon, Wang Lin. Any beast, whether a dragon or not, standing before me would be crumbling to their knees, but here you are completely fine," said Gu Yuena.
"Why would that be the case? Because you're a god?" asked Wang Lin.
"So you know that I'm a god. Well, for whatever reason, my elemental dragon bloodline doesn't seem to affect you that much."
"But I didn't call you here to talk about this. Can you still release the lightning? If you can, I want you to stay by my side until I've absorbed enough," said Gu Yuena.
"Even if I could release it, what would I get by helping you?" said Wang Lin, which seemed to upset Gu Yuena as she released her bloodline pressure at full force. Wang Lin still stood tall.
"What do you want? You can ask for any natural treasures, or you can have a drop of my blood essence, which would be very helpful for you," said Gu Yuena.
"Well, there's a little problem with natural treasures—I don't know what I want. As for the blood essence, I'll skip that," said Wang Lin.
"If you don't know what you need, talk with Bi Ji. She's knowledgeable about most herbs. For now, I'll give you this piece of Life Gold upfront. You can have a natural treasure after I'm healed," said Gu Yuena as she held her hand toward the lake, causing a green object to emerge from the water and float in front of her.
"What is this?" asked Wang Lin as he felt the surging force within the object that rejuvenated his body just from being in its proximity.
"It's Life Gold. A piece of this size would take thousands of years to condense. The life energy released from it can heal wounds and stimulate your bloodline. What do you think?" asked Gu Yuena.
"If what you said holds any truth, I'm willing to help you," replied Wang Lin.
"There's something I want to ask. How did you teach me Spirit Text in an instant?" asked Wang Lin.
"When your spiritual power breaks through the Divine Origin Realm, it will turn into Divine Sense. You can use Divine Sense to transfer information," said Gu Yuena.
"Then is my spiritual power enough to turn into Divine Sense?" asked Wang Lin.
"Can you sense the different elements of soul power in the air?" asked Gu Yuena.
"Then you are nowhere near the Divine Origin Realm. Usually, Divine Sense is born when a human crosses Level 100, and for spirit beasts, after it turns into a divine beast."
"You're very ignorant for a 200,000-year-old spirit beast. I wonder how you've survived until now," said Gu Yuena.
"You can leave now. I will summon you when needed," said Gu Yuena as she turned back into her dragon form and disappeared into thin air.
"Damn, she can also teleport," Wang Lin thought to himself.
Wang Lin observed the Life Gold, the size of a fingernail, and breathed in the rich life energy emanating from it. He wanted to find out if the system could help increase its size. From Gu Yuena's words, it takes thousands of years to condense a small piece of Life Gold.
So he stored the Life Gold in one of the empty slots in the system, turned back, and marched to his cave. The inflow of memories belonging to the techniques didn't stop even while he was talking to Gu Yuena. Even now, as he walked, it was difficult to keep his focus on the conversation when pieces of information kept appearing in his mind. But he somehow managed to finish the conversation before Gu Yuena started suspecting him.
While distracted by the information appearing in his mind, he met an acquaintance—the Titan Giant Ape patrolling the forest around the core lake.
"Ape, I want to ask you something. Do you remember attacking a group of spirit masters a couple of months ago outside Star Dou? What did you do? Did you eat them?" said Wang Lin.
Wang Lin calling him "Ape" irritated Er Ming, but he still replied, curious about the reason behind Wang Lin's question about Xiao Wu's companions.
"My name is Er Ming. About the spirit masters, why do you ask? Were you watching them from the skies as your prey?" said Er Ming.
"Not really. I just have some accounts to settle with them. Don't tell me they're already dead," asked Wang Lin.
"Do you want to kill them?" asked Er Ming.
"Something along those lines. Tell me, are they alive?" replied Wang Lin.
"You can do whatever you want with the spirit masters, but you cannot harm Xiao Wu," said Er Ming.