Shun Long knew that he was just a step away from advancing to the middle of the fourth stage of the 'Monarch's Eternal body', and yet, he couldn't directly consume a stalk of 'Dragonblood grass' in order to advance.
Aside from the violent energy inside the 'Dragonblood grass' that was harmful to cultivators if it was consumed directly, Shun Long knew that the only way to do it without leaving any latent dangers to his body, would be if he could refine the grass into rank 5 'Dragonblood tempering pills'.
However, what he had lacked the most during this time, had been the beast cores from rank 5 magic beasts.
Thankfully, now that he had the beast cores of the 2 'snow apes' in his hand, he could finally attempt to refine the 'Dragonblood tempering pills'!
Seeing that Little Black was actually asleep, Shun Long guessed, that the black dragon must have been digesting the stalks of 'Dragonblood grass' that he had consumed during this time.