Inside the room.
He Shujun stared at Lu Yan's corpse, his eyes filled with immense excitement and exhilaration. With a slightly trembling hand, he took out a Small Jade Box and placed it over the body's heart.
But he didn't rush to open the lid. Instead, he continued to wait.
He was waiting for the Sub-Insect to finish absorbing and refining the last of the Qi and Blood essence. It would then condense into a single drop of Blood Spirit inside its body. Then, the Mother Insect would devour it. After that, he would combine it with other medicines and consume the concoction himself!
Perhaps it was the joy of recovering something he thought lost that made his heart pound so hard at this impending breakthrough, as if it would burst from his chest.
He took a deep breath, trying to steady his emotions, but the air felt thin, as if it weren't enough to breathe.
