Gu Yuexi, for her part, reined in her complicated thoughts.
She calmed her mind and slowly began to refine the cub's Essence Blood she had absorbed throughout the night.
As the last trace of Qi Blood merged into her limbs and bones, the Qi Blood Power within her surged, steadily pushing her strength to the Late Stage of a First-Grade Martial Artist!
However, before she could feel the joy of her breakthrough, a wave of irritation washed over her. A faint, stinging pain began to spread through the meridians in her limbs.
The side effects were starting to manifest.
Gu Yuexi frowned slightly. She knew this was the strain placed on her meridians from absorbing and refining High-Level Essence Blood.
'Without the aid of elixirs, continuing like this will inevitably leave behind hidden dangers that are difficult to root out.'
'A Vein-Protecting Pill... I absolutely have to get one!'
