It was precisely because of this that Lion's Power might not be able to unleash the power Xiaoyao possessed, because Lion's Power also relied somewhat on internal energy. Now Xiaoyao needed to perfect this method to unleash this power as his secret killing move.

Previously, Lion's Power was also his secret killing move, though he had never used it because he hadn't had the opportunity. Using Lion's Power would greatly enhance his strength. However, because he didn't have lion bloodline, he could use this Lion's Power but couldn't use it too many times.

Now it seemed somewhat different. This blood qi had become part of his body, so he could keep using it until he ran out of strength.

What Xiaoyao needed to do now was perfect the method of utilizing this blood qi power. He already had some clues and could start from external martial arts, that is, body cultivation techniques.

Body cultivation was also a very powerful cultivation method, mainly improving strength by tempering the body and using the body as a weapon. However, it was too arduous and had gradually declined. Currently, most people primarily cultivated internal energy with external techniques as supplementary, internal and external dual cultivation was also a good approach, neutralizing body cultivation's hardships while retaining its power, though not as extreme.

Though complete body cultivation techniques might not be found, those with some body cultivation elements could be easily found. He could learn from these, which was sufficient for Xiaoyao. His cultivation wasn't aimed at being the strongest, but at learning things and continuing to move forward, regardless of whether each step was long or short.

Among the techniques Xiaoyao understood, there were quite a few body cultivation methods. These had already been integrated by him. His previous enlightenment state had also conveniently integrated what he knew.

After meditating until dawn, Xiaoyao returned to Moon-Gazing Peak. It wasn't that he thought others would worry about him, but he needed to show his face and incidentally check out Shadow Moon Valley's collection of books. Perhaps the Demon Sect had good things, he was very much looking forward to this.

When he arrived at Moon-Gazing Peak, he heard a conversation between the Qi Bupo family.

...

"Still no news. Where did Xiaoyao go? Did he return to the Luo family? Even if he went back, there should be news," Qi Bupo said.

"He definitely hasn't left yet. He should be like me, breaking through. Just don't know where he's breaking through," Qi Yanran said.

"Even if breaking through, could he be slower than you? You've even passed the God Level threshold. What can't he pass? Why hasn't he appeared until now?" Qi Bupo frowned.

At this time, Qi Yanran had actually reached God Level. Xiaoyao's Dragon Blood Pill played a crucial role, though this couldn't all be credited to the Dragon Blood Pill. Most importantly, Qi Yanran had already reached the edge of breakthrough, the Dragon Blood Pill just gave her a push.

"Maybe he's playing somewhere. He looks quite mischievous," Qi Yanran said nonchalantly. She felt Xiaoyao wasn't the type who needed people to worry about him.

"Cough cough..." Xiaoyao coughed a few times at this moment, indicating his presence. He had just arrived and hadn't stopped, with no intention of deliberately eavesdropping.

"Ah, Xiaoyao, you're back! I was worried sick about you," Qi Yanran immediately came before Xiaoyao, looking worried.

"Sister, I just heard what you said. I can't see any sign you were worried about me," Xiaoyao said somewhat speechlessly.

"Worry is in the heart. Of course you can't hear it," Qi Yanran said.

"Too lazy to deal with you. Congratulations on your breakthrough," Xiaoyao said.

"Hehe, of course! From now on, if you have any trouble, just call sister. Sister will handle everything for you," Qi Yanran laughed loudly. She now had this confidence, one God Level was equivalent to a major power.

"Then I'll thank you in advance," Xiaoyao immediately said.

"No need to be polite. We're siblings, who's being formal with whom?" Qi Yanran patted Xiaoyao's shoulder, looking like good siblings.

"You should thank Xiaoyao. He gave you a Dragon Blood Pill, which allowed you to break through," Qi Bupo said irritably. This daughter was becoming more and more improper, but now he couldn't control her anymore, her wings had hardened.

"Dad, you can't say that. This is the result of my hard work. Xiaoyao's Dragon Blood Pill was just auxiliary. As my little brother, he naturally should contribute something to me as his sister," Qi Yanran didn't feel this needed any repayment at all. She felt this was natural.

"You... Since your little brother gave you something, shouldn't you as the older sister show some gesture?" Xiao Yizhu pinched Qi Yanran's little face while smiling.

"Whatever he wants, I'll give him. I'm very generous," Qi Yanran said magnanimously.

"I still want another Dragon Blood Stone Essence. Help me get one," Xiaoyao said quite unceremoniously.

"No problem, leave it to me. As long as I find one, I'll give it to you immediately. Others can't use this thing anyway," Qi Yanran immediately agreed. She felt this was difficult but not impossible. If there was an opportunity in the future, she'd get one for Xiaoyao. But she didn't realize some things were rare opportunities that might only come once in a lifetime.

"Then I'll thank you in advance," Xiaoyao said with a smile. This was also an opportunity. Having her pay attention was better than not paying attention at all.

"You two stop the act. Xiaoyao, let me ask you, where have you been recently?" Qi Bupo asked.

"I went into seclusion. By the way, how long has it been since that day? I've lost track of time," Xiaoyao answered the question, then asked.

"Two months have passed..."

"What?!" Xiaoyao exclaimed in surprise. "Two months have passed? You're not joking, are you? I felt like it was at most ten-plus days."

"No joke. Yanran also just came out of seclusion not long ago. She was in seclusion for fifty days before breaking through," Qi Bupo shook his head. He understood Xiaoyao was unaware of time's passage.

"This..." Xiaoyao fell silent. Right, Qi Yanran had broken through to God Level and come out of seclusion. Fifty days was considered short, some people could be in seclusion for a year. As long as they could break through to God Level, even several years of seclusion wouldn't be a problem.

He hadn't expected so much time to pass, but thinking about it, he had consumed over twenty Dragon Blood Pills. The initial refinement was faster, but the pace slowed toward the end. Calculating it, that much time might indeed be needed, this wasn't too surprising.

"That's fine. Another two months have passed. Adding my previous three months, I only need seven more months before I can notify them," Xiaoyao quickly adjusted and said with a smile.

"Time isn't calculated that way. It's one year from when we discussed this, still ten months left," Qi Bupo immediately said. He wanted this to last as long as possible, and his original meaning was one year from that time.

"You said to make him endure one year, so it should be calculated from the day at the palace," Xiaoyao corrected. Though he knew what Qi Bupo meant, his words meant exactly this.

"It's not calculated that way," Qi Bupo said.

"I don't care. After seven months, I'll notify them. Don't worry about these three months, you're an important figure. Is it meaningful to quibble over this?" Xiaoyao said somewhat disdainfully.

"...Fine, let's go with your calculation..." Qi Bupo was quite choked up, but if he continued arguing, wouldn't that show he was too petty? Forget it, let it be like this. The most painful part should be the earlier period anyway, the later part didn't matter.

"What are you talking about?" Qi Yanran was somewhat confused. She hadn't heard about this at that time.

"Nothing, just wanting Xiaoyao to stay here longer. How long do you think he should stay here?" Qi Bupo threw the topic to Qi Yanran, knowing she would say something that satisfied him.

"Of course, the longer the better. It's rare for me to have such a little brother. I'll let him go after I've had enough fun," Qi Yanran said.

"..."

Hey hey, what kind of little brother am I to you? "After you've had enough fun", am I a toy?

"Exactly. He wanted to leave before, so I told him to stay here for at least a year. He was a bit unhappy, so I lectured him," Qi Bupo said.

"One year is too long..." Qi Yanran shook her head.

"??" Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Qi Yanran to say this. He was so moved, but soon he felt he should throw his moved heart to the dogs.

"In a few months, I want him to accompany me to that place," Qi Yanran said.

"Then I'd rather stay here. I want to go into seclusion," Xiaoyao immediately said. He didn't want to accompany Qi Yanran. Whatever Qi Yanran did, he felt it wouldn't be a good thing.

"Wise choice!" Qi Bupo praised.

"You... You won't go yourself, so what's wrong with having Xiaoyao accompany Yanran? This matter is also very interesting. Xiaoyao, you should go and broaden your horizons," Xiao Yizhu said.

"Exactly! It's very fun. Many little demonesses will come then. Whichever one you fancy, sister will help you get her," Qi Yanran said with a smile, patting her chest, wanting to help Xiaoyao get some little demonesses, regardless of Xiaoyao's wishes.

"Little demonesses?" Xiaoyao was somewhat confused. He would go to fun things, but what did little demonesses mean?

"This is a Demon Sect grand ceremony. Many people will come, including quite a few little demonesses. Some of those little demonesses are quite good, suitable for wives," Qi Bupo nodded. He rather agreed with this point, because he seemed to have met Xiao Yizhu under similar circumstances.

"Hmph, you're corrupting the young one," Xiao Yizhu said irritably. "How I ever fell for you, I'll never understand for the rest of my life."

"I can't understand either. With so many little demonesses back then, how did I pick you?" Qi Bupo retorted not to be outdone.

"Taking a bath..." Xiaoyao directly chose to leave, letting the two of them be lovey-dovey.

Though Qi Bupo and others still had questions for Xiaoyao, he had returned. There would be plenty of opportunities later, no need to rush.

(End of Chapter)