Ever since entering Forbidden by the Immortal, Xu Qing had been longing to absorb the mutagen here. Back when he had experimentally absorbed some in the presence of his Master, he had benefited a lot from only a moment before he suppressed his instincts and stopped. It had made him like a hungry person, filling him with longing. Yet he had forced all of those feelings down.5

There hadn’t been any doubt that if he let loose and absorbed the mutagen, it would attract, not only the attention of the mutant beasts, but also the human cultivators nearby. Besides, absorbing a lot of mutagen while the god of Forbidden by the Immortal was still present would have been risky. Then the red moon showed up, and that added additional variables that made the situation too difficult to control.1

He did have the violet crystal to offer some degree of protection, but it couldn’t solve all problems. And it didn’t seem like a good idea to become overreliant on the violet crystal, especially in situations that weren’t really life-threatening. But now, there were no such obstacles.0

During the fighting, Crimson Mother’s true form had...1