Tang San explained to Meng Bei how to use several types of hidden weapons.
After handing the hidden weapons to Meng Bei, Tang San left directly.
On the way back, Tang San's heart burned with excitement.
As expected, his cultivation speed had increased again.
According to his tests during this period, whenever he gave away items he treasured to others, his cultivation speed would increase by varying amounts for a certain period of time, depending on how much he valued the items in his heart.
Taking this instance of giving multiple hidden weapons to Meng Bei as an example, if nothing unexpected happened, his cultivation speed would surge by 30% for a full three days.
Moreover, this enhancement could stack.
If he gave away a second item of equal value, the stacked cultivation speed boost would reach a terrifying 39%!
What an incredible opportunity this was.
The surge in cultivation speed was almost no different from directly increasing soul power.
Therefore, during this period, Tang San had given away the hidden weapons he had accumulated to the Shrek Seven Devils around him, and he had gained an extremely fast cultivation speed as a result.
This extremely fast cultivation speed made Tang San feel obsessed.
Similarly, it also made Tang San somewhat unable to tolerate himself at normal cultivation speed.
However, the things he treasured were limited. How could he continuously obtain this cultivation speed boost?
Tang San fell into deep thought.
On the other side, after Zhu Zhuqing learned that Meng Bei had returned, she rushed over immediately.
She had already made up her mind to exchange with Meng Bei, using the external spirit bone in exchange for that 50,000-year Blue Feather Azure Eagle spirit bone.
Although the external spirit bone was certainly more precious than the Blue Feather Azure Eagle spirit bone, what Zhu Zhuqing faced now was that she needed to rapidly improve her strength in a short time to deal with the upcoming imperial power struggle.
Although the external spirit bone was good, it couldn't bring substantial strength improvement.
But the Blue Feather Azure Eagle left arm bone would bring a real 50,000-year spirit bone skill.
A 50,000-year spirit bone skill's strength could rival seventh or eighth ring skills.
Moreover, there was also the massive enhancement the spirit bone itself brought to the body.
Therefore, after careful consideration,
Zhu Zhuqing ultimately decided to give up the more precious external spirit bone and choose to exchange with Meng Bei for the 50,000-year Blue Feather Azure Eagle left arm bone.
She had been thinking about this decision for some time, but since Meng Bei had been away during this period, Zhu Zhuqing hadn't had the opportunity to discuss this matter with him.
Actually, both spirit bones were with her, and she could absorb the Blue Feather Azure Eagle spirit bone at any time and notify Meng Bei afterward.
But after thinking it over, Zhu Zhuqing still didn't do that.
She had her own principles. She believed this matter must be discussed with Meng Bei face to face.
Because it involved spirit bones, Meng Bei brought Zhu Zhuqing to his bedroom to discuss in detail.
This was perfectly normal—after all, spirit bones were extremely precious and required guarding against eavesdroppers.
Zhu Zhuqing naturally had no objections.
With light cat-like steps, like an innocent little kitten, she followed Meng Bei into his room.
Bang!
The door closed, like a man-eating beast swallowing this little kitten whole.
"Xiao Bei, here, this is the Ghost-Headed Cormorant's external spirit bone. Check it, and if there's no problem, let's exchange!"
As Zhu Zhuqing spoke, she handed over the Ghost-Headed Cormorant's wing external spirit bone.
Meng Bei took it and, without being polite, examined it carefully.
After a simple inspection and confirming there were no problems, Meng Bei said:
"Mm, very good. Sister Zhuqing, I'll accept this spirit bone."
Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
Meng Bei then put away the Ghost-Headed Cormorant spirit bone.
Then Zhu Zhuqing said softly,
"Then, I'll be going now."
Meng Bei reached out to stop her:
"Wait, Sister Zhuqing, are you planning to absorb that spirit bone yourself?"
"Yes, why?"
Zhu Zhuqing's fair chin nodded slightly, then her large eyes looked at Meng Bei with some confusion.
Meng Bei naturally picked up Zhu Zhuqing's wrist and said:
"Sister Zhuqing, spirit bones are so precious. Every extra minute they're exposed adds another minute of danger—there's no guarantee someone won't covet them. Moreover, when absorbing a spirit bone, a spirit master is in a completely passive state. That's when accidents are most likely to happen."
"This..."
After Meng Bei put it this way, Zhu Zhuqing pressed her lips together, and a worried look appeared in her eyes.
Meng Bei pulled Zhu Zhuqing by the wrist, drawing her to his bedside, saying:
"Now that Brother Mu Bai isn't here, how can I feel at ease with you absorbing a spirit bone alone? In my opinion, why not just absorb the spirit bone right here? I'll protect you, to avoid complications!"
Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing was still somewhat conflicted, her eyes fixed on Meng Bei.
"Ah, here? Would that be appropriate..."
However, Meng Bei didn't give Zhu Zhuqing space to refuse.
He directly placed his hand on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder, pressing her to sit on the bed.
"Hurry and absorb it, Sister Zhuqing. I'll protect you!"
Meng Bei said.
Zhu Zhuqing's slender white fingers twisted together at a loss.
After hesitating for a moment, she still took out the Blue Feather Azure Eagle's left arm bone, preparing to absorb the spirit bone.
Zhu Zhuqing took off her leather boots and sat cross-legged at the foot of Meng Bei's bed, slowly placing the spirit bone on her right arm.
Suddenly, Zhu Zhuqing stopped, her face flushed.
"Xiao Bei, don't stare at my feet!"
Zhu Zhuqing said with a red face, somewhat annoyed.
Hearing this, Meng Bei smiled awkwardly and said: "Sister Zhuqing is so beautiful!"
Zhu Zhuqing's face immediately turned even redder.
Meng Bei quickly looked away before Zhu Zhuqing's face turned as red as an apple, which finally allowed Zhu Zhuqing to calm down somewhat.
Then, seeing that Meng Bei had his back to her and was conscientiously performing his duty as a protector, Zhu Zhuqing felt relieved and began absorbing the spirit bone again.
After Meng Bei waited for a while and saw that Zhu Zhuqing had begun absorbing the spirit bone, he immediately turned around.
At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing had her eyes closed, concentrating wholeheartedly on absorbing the spirit bone.
Meng Bei shifted his gaze back to Zhu Zhuqing's tender feet that he had been observing halfway before.
Her toes were pink and tender, white with a rosy tint. The key point was that Zhu Zhuqing was wearing foot-covering stockings connected to her upper body leather outfit, which was exactly to Meng Bei's liking.
He couldn't help thinking about holding this little cat in his arms and playing with her at will.
Zhu Zhuqing was currently having some difficulty absorbing the 50,000-year Blue Feather Azure Eagle spirit bone.
The soul power contained in this spirit bone was still somewhat overwhelming for her.
Generally speaking, aside from a very few spirit bones from fierce beasts, most spirit bones were relatively gentle and wouldn't create situations where spirit masters couldn't absorb them.
However, gentle as it may be, the age was still there. With a 50,000-year spirit bone, Zhu Zhuqing probably wouldn't be able to fully absorb it for quite a while.
The red sun set in the west, and the sky gradually darkened. Zhu Zhuqing was still absorbing the Blue Feather Azure Eagle spirit bone.
At this point, the soul power fluctuation on her body had already increased by a full level, but even so, there was still quite a gap before fully absorbing the spirit bone.
"Sister Zhuqing, let me help you!"
(End of Chapter)