When Xu Qing opened his eyes the next morning, Ling’er was there taking care of him. She’d been there the entire night. When she noticed that he was awake, she hurried over looking very concerned.3

“Big Bro Xu Qing....”1

“I’m fine.” Smiling, he reached out and tousled her hair, then checked his injuries. Thanks to the violet crystal, he was already halfway to being fully recovered. However, he still felt very weak. It was especially bad thanks to the backlash damage from self-detonating the bluegreen dragon. That said, even though the bluegreen dragon only had its head left, it still had more heavenfate power than before. What was more, it existed on a higher level now. Therefore, Xu Qing’s recovery process was also an upgrade.9

According to what he could sense, once he passed this stage of weakness, his soul would be tougher and stronger.1

It should take about twenty days for me to fully recover. At that point, my battle prowess will be significantly improved. If I have to fight another dao begetting expert at that point, it’ll go much more smoothly.5

Xu Qing took a deep breath and sat up. As he did, the Captain strolled through the door, munching on a peach. Looking at Xu Qing, he smiled.1

“I went out for a walk, and upon returning,...8