At a critical juncture, under immense mental pressure, Yang Che finally succeeded in the Fusion of his magical power and Ancient God Power.
The moment the Fusion succeeded, Yang Che immediately felt a significant increase in the strength of his Physical Body.
A sudden, cutting pain spread throughout his body, followed by a stinging sensation as if countless sharp thorns were embedded all over him.
The blade of light formed by the cold glow spun rapidly, seemingly intent on completely shredding Yang Che.
“I held on.”
Yang Che’s heart filled with joy.
He could hardly believe that he had managed to block the attack of a Foundation Establishment Cultivator without relying on any external force.
After a brief thought, he simply gathered all his Flying Fire Needles and directly formed a ‘Tai Xuan Hidden Light Formation’ with two hundred and eighty-eight Flying Fire Needles, quickly surrounding Liu Hanyan.
Liu Hanyan’s shock gradually turned into anger and alarm.
She grew increasingly confused: was this ordinary-looking young man truly only at the eleventh level of Qi Refining?
Liu Hanyan’s killing intent intensified, as she vaguely felt an inexplicable unease from this young man.
A chilling coldness flashed in her eyes. With a wave of her hand, she recalled her mother-child blade Magical Artifact, leaving the Poison Flood Dragon outside to continue attacking Yang Che.
Then, with a movement of her palm, a special Talisman Treasure appeared in her hand.
The moment Yang Che saw this special Talisman Treasure, his heart sank: “A Talisman Treasure.”
Yang Che now knew that Talisman Treasures were also called ‘pseudo-Magic Treasures’ and could only be created by Cultivators at the Golden Core Stage and above.
They possessed the dual characteristics of Talismans and Magic Treasures, hence they were called ‘pseudo-Magic Treasures’.
And the power that this Talisman Treasure could exert in the hands of a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator versus a Foundation Establishment Stage Cultivator was like heaven and earth.
Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators could not perform the art of condensation, so they could only unleash one or two tenths of the Talisman Treasure’s power, making it only slightly more powerful than a top-tier Magical Artifact.
However, Cultivators after Foundation Establishment could use the method of mind-condensation to fully unleash the power of a ‘Talisman Treasure’ without any reservation.
While that power could not cause mountains to collapse and seas to roar, or shake the heavens and earth like true Magic Treasures, it was still enough to disdain other Magical Artifacts.
Therefore, the moment Yang Che saw Liu Hanyan actually take out a ‘Talisman Treasure’, his mind stirred, and he immediately fled.
It did not take long for a Foundation Establishment Cultivator to activate a Talisman Treasure using the mind-condensation method; a highly skilled Foundation Establishment Cultivator could even activate a Talisman Treasure in an instant.
Seeing Yang Che’s astonishing speed in fleeing, Liu Hanyan stopped her intention to continue activating the Talisman Treasure and immediately pursued Yang Che.
Being chased by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator was not a pleasant experience. Yang Che said with a bitter face to the Purple-haired girl: “Is there any way to shake her off?”
The Purple-haired girl, however, said with some disdain: “Why shake her off?”
“Huh?” Yang Che didn’t react for a moment.
“Didn’t this King just say that as long as you can absorb her poisonous Cultivation and continue to solidify your foundation, Foundation Establishment will be within reach?”
Yang Che was stunned: “You did say that. But she has a Talisman Treasure! Let alone absorbing her Cultivation, it’s a question of whether I can escape with my life right now.”
“With this King here, what is there to fear?”
The Purple-haired girl let out another soft snort, then immediately said: “This King has already crushed the inner core of the level five Shrimp Demon that was killed earlier and made it into a medicinal liquid. Your Divine Sense can enter the ‘Void Illusion Magic Stone Space’ to retrieve it and consume it in five separate doses.”
“Level five Yao Beast inner core?”
Yang Che’s face showed a look of horror: “Even if I take it in five doses, I’ll still be in danger of my body exploding, right?”
“You do have some self-awareness. Don’t worry, this King added other Spirit Medicines to neutralize it. Although it will be a bit painful to take, it won’t cause your body to explode.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Che finally felt a little relieved. His Divine Sense immediately entered the Void Illusion Magic Stone Space and retrieved a small bottle containing the medicinal liquid.
With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he knew exactly how much constituted one-fifth.
Without any hesitation, he immediately took a large gulp, which was exactly one-fifth.
“Ugh…”
With the medicinal liquid in his stomach, Yang Che, still in mid-air, suddenly let out a muffled grunt and nearly fell into the sea.
His body felt like it was on fire, and his internal organs were being violently impacted by a huge amount of Spiritual Qi, as if they were about to shatter.
The piercing pain slowed Yang Che’s fleeing speed considerably.
“This… this is what you call ‘a bit painful’?”
Yang Che was extremely frustrated.
Did this Purple-haired girl misunderstand what ‘a bit painful’ meant?
At this moment, the ‘Poison Flood Dragon’ released by Liu Hanyan had already caught up and lunged to swallow Yang Che.
The ‘Poison Flood Dragon’, repeatedly failing to swallow Yang Che, was already furious. It not only let out a muffled roar but also frantically twisted its body, seemingly wanting to coil around Yang Che and crush him.
Yang Che frantically circulated the Heaven and Earth Chaos Art to absorb the medicinal liquid while continuing to flee.
Whenever the Poison Flood Dragon approached, he would use ‘Wind Severing Shadow’.
Under such a stalemate, Yang Che finally began to see ‘archipelagos’ appearing ahead.
“Yang Che, don’t use that Ancient God Art anymore. Use your normal Cultivation Technique to absorb these medicinal powers into your Middle Dantian.”
The Purple-haired girl’s voice suddenly rang out.
Yang Che asked curiously: “Middle Dantian? What do you mean?”
“You don’t know?” The Purple-haired girl was a little surprised.
“I only know there’s one Dantian, located below the navel. What exactly is this Middle Dantian you’re talking about?”
As Yang Che spoke, he suddenly increased his magical power output and plummeted straight down towards the archipelagos ahead.
The Purple-haired girl said: “The Human Race actually has three Dantians. The brain is the Sea of Marrow, which is the Upper Dantian, located between the eyebrows; the heart is the Crimson Fire, which is the Middle Dantian, located below the heart; and three inches below the navel, where essence is stored and Qi is absorbed, is the Lower Dantian.”
“Cultivators generally Cultivate the Lower Dantian. Generally speaking, once the Dantian Sea of the Lower Dantian is opened, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is absorbed for Cultivation and transformed into magical power and true essence, which is stored in the Dantian Sea. This true essence is initially gaseous; when enough true essence condenses into a liquid state, that is what we commonly refer to as Foundation Establishment.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Che was initially surprised and doubtful.
However, thinking of how powerful the Purple-haired girl was, and that she would surely not condescend to hide things from him, he immediately felt as if he had been enlightened and gained much knowledge.
The Poison Flood Dragon behind him caught up again. Helpless, Yang Che immediately used ‘Wind Severing Shadow’ once more.
Liu Hanyan’s face was ashen. She, a dignified Foundation Establishment Cultivator, couldn’t even catch up to a Qi Refinement Stage Cultivator. Who would believe that if she told them?
Taking out a ‘Wind Chasing Talisman’ and slapping it hard onto herself, Liu Hanyan’s sickly face immediately flushed crimson. Then, with a fierce glint in her eyes, she shot towards Yang Che.
No sooner had Yang Che plunged into a Sea Island than he suddenly felt a chill behind him. Without thinking, he plunged into the dense forest and moved stealthily through the undergrowth.
Liu Hanyan’s Divine Sense was powerful and had been firmly locked onto Yang Che, which was the most frustrating and headache-inducing aspect for Yang Che.
“Can you help me cut off Liu Hanyan’s Divine Sense? She’s been locked onto me, and I have no chance to absorb the medicinal power.” Yang Che said, distressed.
He had expected the Purple-haired girl to coldly refuse, but to his surprise, the Purple-haired girl readily agreed: “Alright, prepare to find a cave to hide in. This King will transmit to you a ‘Stealth Technique’ that can even deceive Divine Sense.”
As the Purple-haired girl’s voice fell, the method for Cultivating this ‘Stealth Technique’ immediately appeared in Yang Che’s mind.