Once inside the house, the shyness on Bai Xiaodu's face completely vanished.
He quickly changed into fresh clothes, wagging his fox tail as he headed into the kitchen, humming a little tune while he worked.
This minor setback didn't affect his mood in the slightest.
In fact, he even found it a bit amusing.
If it weren't for the need to maintain a facade of modesty, Bai Xiaodu wouldn't have even bothered putting on an act.
If Director-General Shen wanted to look, he would gladly let her look.
He wouldn't even mind if she wanted to get hands-on.
To raise her Affection, Bai Xiaodu felt that sacrificing himself a little was perfectly acceptable.
It definitely had nothing to do with her stunning face, her top-tier figure, her massive breasts, or her cold, wicked personality that perfectly hit his soft spot, making him eager to witness a “fallen beauty” contrast.
Absolutely not.
Don't misunderstand; it was all just a task from the great Galgame Love System!
Tossing the wok high, Bai Xiaodu flipped the food with a practiced flick of his wrist.
The steaming hot dish landed perfectly in the plate.
Brandishing his spatula with a flourish, he gave instructions to the already dazed faceless chef.
“Serve it up!”
...
The dishes were specially prepared according to Director-General Shen's preferences.
Of course, Bai Xiaodu had also secretly prepared a few meat dishes according to his own taste.
A chef who didn't nibble was no chef at all.
Besides, Director-General Shen was so rich she was practically a villain exploiting the lower-class citizens of the Federation.
Eating her food was practically delivering a blow of justice on behalf of the working class.
Thus, Bai Xiaodu felt perfectly justified and ate with great gusto!
Director-General Shen placed a piece of braised pork into his bowl with her chopsticks. Since Bai Xiaodu's mouth was still full, he could only nod and mumble in response.
“Body tempering consumes a massive amount of blood qi. You need to eat more.”
“Okay! As long as it's been touched by your chopsticks, Director-General Shen, I'll eat every single bite without hesitation!”
Bai Xiaodu responded, full of energy.
But what even Bai Xiaodu didn't expect was that the intense training session in the afternoon really did burn through every single calorie he had consumed, leaving him completely empty again!
He had to eat it all!
...
Body tempering was difficult, and the process made him ravenous.
Bai Xiaodu would cultivate for a bit, run off to eat, and then go back to cultivating, repeating this cycle over and over again.
Only when he finally felt a trace of blood qi inside him, knowing he had successfully taken his first step, did he finally stop.
He rummaged through his belongings and pulled out the body-tempering technique he had brought back from the Secret Realm.
“Dragon-Burning Refining Art: using a human body to refine dragon blood, nurturing a trace of pure crimson sun yang qi within. The practitioner will grow red scales and crimson horns, with bulging meridians circulating throughout the body, and bones tempered a hundred times, unyielding and unbreakable.”
“Kiru, you motherfucker are actually a genius!”
Reading through this self-created body-tempering technique in detail, Bai Xiaodu couldn't help but marvel in admiration.
No wonder the guy was confident that it would fetch an astronomical price if sold.
It could be used by both humans and dragons alike; a versatile technique like this would be highly sought after anywhere.
Activating the True Dragon Blood Orb slightly, Kiru silently materialized beside him in his remnant spirit form.
There was no joy of seeing the light of day again, only the dead-eyed, exhausted aura of an overworked corporate slave being dragged back to work.
Bai Xiaodu was eager.
“Dragon-kin, help me with my cultivation!”
Kiru floated over to the wooden table.
Since Bai Xiaodu had promised to help him reconstruct his body and participate in raising the silver dragon loli, Kiru didn't mind acting as a mentor to guide him.
After all, helping Bai Xiaodu was helping himself.
This room was one Director-General Shen had specifically brought Bai Xiaodu to, and the table was currently piled high with various dragon beast flesh and blood materials.
Looking them over, Kiru couldn't help but click his tongue in wonder.
“So many good things. I didn't realize you were this rich.”
“The complete reverse scale and flesh of a Flame Wyvern hatchling, looks fresh. The complete kidneys, liver, and gallbladder of a Three-Legged Red-Patterned Bull Dragon, bursting with yang qi...”
“They're perfect for your current rank, allowing for optimal absorption and conversion.”
“Damn, if you were this rich, you should've said so earlier instead of claiming you only had one Wonder on you. Were you planning to use this dragon orb to suck me in as crafting material before?”
Bai Xiaodu's expression remained calm.
“Do you really think I'm such a wicked little fox?”
“Besides, this didn't cost me a dime. A senior prepared all of this for me.”
Kiru clicked his tongue.
“I don't believe in that 'senior guiding junior' nonsense. In our dragon clan, the first thing you do after advancing is kick out all the others of your kind and hog all the resources for yourself.”
“Looking at you, only this face of yours is good-looking. Be honest, did you sell yourself to him, her, or it?”
Bai Xiaodu nodded indifferently.
Kiru's expression instantly froze.
“Wait, I was just joking.”
“I wasn't.”
Kiru couldn't help but give him a thumbs-up.
“Ruthless enough, patient enough. Impressive. With an attitude like yours, you'll succeed in whatever you do.”
“Thanks for the compliment. Now, guide my cultivation.”
Bai Xiaodu sat cross-legged on the floor and closed his eyes.
This time, relaxing his mind and body wasn't to enter his sea of consciousness, but rather to feel the meridians throughout his body under Kiru's guidance.
As far as he knew, a Warrior Apprentice's meridians were equivalent to a Mage Apprentice's sea of consciousness.
Since he was already a Rank 0.6 Mage Apprentice, his mental power had long been significantly enhanced, making the perception process incredibly easy for him.
His lower abdomen was the sea of qi, the starting point of the microcosmic orbit. Reciting the mnemonic Kiru had taught him, Bai Xiaodu began his first circulation attempt.
“From the dantian and huiyin to the weilv, up the spine through the mingmen of the lower back. Through the yuzhen and baihui, down to the brow, nose, and tongue, before sinking through the shanzhong back to the sea of qi.”
Having completed just one circulation of the microcosmic orbit, Bai Xiaodu heard a soft notification.
The system notified him that his Constitution had increased by 0.001.
It actually worked.
Immersing his consciousness in the process, Bai Xiaodu became increasingly proficient, gradually speeding up the circulation.
A faint warmth quietly emerged, constantly condensing and growing in his lower abdomen.
Seeing this, Bai Xiaodu began to consume the dragon beast flesh and blood materials on the table.
Nourished by the materials, the warmth gradually solidified, soon transforming into a small, pill-like core that radiated scorching heat.
Once it had fully grown into a clearly perceivable entity, it began to actively assist him as he circulated his energy.
The microcosmic orbit circulated endlessly, and his entire body's blood qi churned with scorching heat.
After meditating for a long time, he finally exhaled a long breath of turbid air.
Bai Xiaodu checked the system notifications. In just an hour or two, his Constitution had already increased by 0.1.
He hadn't circulated the microcosmic orbit nearly enough times to warrant such a jump, so most of the credit likely belonged to the scorching fire core in his sea of qi.
The materials on the wooden table were completely gone. Director-General Shen had likely calculated the exact amount he would need.
He did feel exhausted; today's training had probably pushed him to his current limit.
The body-tempering technique was incredibly effective. His entire body felt burning hot right now; he would have to take a cold shower in a bit.
Snapping out of his meditative state, Bai Xiaodu stood up.
Clang!
The wooden table was instantly flipped over, rolling several times across the floor before coming to a halt.
“?”
Bai Xiaodu looked down at the state of “Little Xiaodu,” then turned his gaze to Kiru.
Kiru shrugged.
“I told you beforehand. It swells.”
It seemed to have swollen a bit too much!
Bai Xiaodu quickly touched his lower abdomen, which felt as if a fire were raging inside, burning with an unbearable heat.
Even his breath was boiling hot, venting out like white steam.
Seeing him in this state, Kiru quickly said, “Don't look at me like that. Five-colored true dragons are just like this—lust is in their very nature.”
“You'd better find a way to take care of it quickly. I recall your Human Federation has those special back alleys, right? Just pay a bit extra and call a few girls over.”
Bai Xiaodu was left completely speechless.
“I can't go out.”
Hearing this, Kiru's expression shifted to one of sheer panic.
“Then deal with it yourself, quickly!”
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