"Oh my, darling, you're awake?"
"How are you feeling? Are you better now?"
Seeing Wang Qiang open his eyes, the monstrous woman was so excited she nearly dropped the Moonlight Spirit Flower she was holding.
Chu Feng, who knew full well that Wang Qiang had been faking his unconsciousness the entire time, went straight to the point: "What's going on?"
"Chu Feng, the r-root of this M-Moonlight Spirit Flower is useless for me, but it's u-useful for you. It might be able to boost your cultivation. You should refine it," Wang Qiang said.
"Huh? I don't think that's a good idea," the monstrous woman blurted out in alarm, clearly ready to refuse.
"W-w-why not? Wasn't this Moonlight Spirit Flower picked for me? Don't I even get a say?" Wang Qiang stood up in obvious displeasure, radiating the air of a domineering husband scolding his little wife.
And strangely enough, the monstrous woman — always so fierce and ruthless — became as meek as a little lamb in front of Wang Qiang.
Especially after seeing him get angry, her voice turned soft and gentle as she said, "The root of the Moonlight Spirit Flower does contain heaven and earth energy, but that energy is far too violent. Even though Chu Feng has a Heavenly bloodline, he'd have a hard time enduring it. If he tried to force the refinement, even if it didn't kill him, it would cripple his cultivation."
So it wasn't that the monstrous woman didn't want Chu Feng to refine it — she was afraid the root would hurt him.
"That's not your d-decision to make, because you don't know how tough my brother really is." Having said that, Wang Qiang turned to Chu Feng. "Brother, just tell me straight — can you refine this root or not? R-remember, don't lie to me."
"I actually can." In truth, Chu Feng was quite moved. Wang Qiang was already poisoned, his life on the line, yet he was still looking out for Chu Feng. That kind of loyalty truly warmed his heart.
"My poison can wait. It's your cultivation that should be raised first. If you can increase your cultivation, then when the time comes to activate the barrier's power, it w-w-will help, at least a little. So you should refine it first," Wang Qiang said.
"Chu Feng, is your actual cultivation really at the Fourth Grade Half Ancestor, or the Fifth Grade Martial Ancestor?" the monstrous woman asked curiously.
"My true cultivation is at the Fourth Grade Half Ancestor. The Fifth Grade Martial Ancestor state from before was temporarily achieved through special means," Chu Feng said honestly.
"If that's the case, then you should go ahead and refine the root of this Moonlight Spirit Flower." The monstrous woman handed the flower over to Chu Feng.
As he took it, the monstrous woman added a reminder: "Chu Feng, I'm not deceiving you. The root of the Moonlight Spirit Flower contains dense heaven and earth energy, but that energy is genuinely very violent. Even an ordinary Heavenly bloodline holder would struggle to refine it."
"Although you're probably not an ordinary Heavenly bloodline holder, I still advise you to be careful and not force it."
"Understood." Chu Feng smiled and nodded. He knew the monstrous woman meant well.
And he also knew she wasn't trying to scare him — regardless of her true nature, she was genuinely knowledgeable and experienced. Plus, the root of the Moonlight Spirit Flower really was extremely violent.
But Chu Feng wasn't bluffing either. He truly had the confidence to refine the root of the Moonlight Spirit Flower.
After receiving the flower, Chu Feng didn't rush to refine it. Instead, he first set up a concealment formation.
This concealment formation was quite special, and he was setting it up in preparation to suppress the force of the Divine Punishment.
Although Chu Feng couldn't be certain whether refining the root of the Moonlight Spirit Flower would allow him to break through to the Fifth Grade Martial Ancestor, it was always better to be prepared.
"You could've just refined it, so what's with setting up a concealment barrier?" the monstrous woman asked, baffled.
"You'll understand someday," Chu Feng said with a smile.
"Tch~~" The monstrous woman curled her lip and dropped the subject. Instead, she spun around and rushed back to Wang Qiang's side, cooing in an exaggeratedly sweet voice: "Daaarling~!"
The moment those words left her mouth, Chu Feng noticed Wang Qiang's face change dramatically. He was holding it back — if he hadn't been, he probably would have thrown up on the spot.