Chapter 189: The inner elixir enters the dantian; the golden core beholds the inner elixir

Below the mountain cave.

The Hunyuan Bell vibrated nonstop, each impact making the dragon's roar rise continuously, all suppressed by the Hunyuan Bell.

On the bell's surface a dragon shadow emerged; the more dragon roars it absorbed, the more the blood and qi of the Wild Dragon Snake it had devoured condensed, forming a brand-new Wild Dragon Snake.

Compared to the one inside the cave heaven, it had shrunk many times over, having form but no spirit.

Ultimately, it was just a bit short; each vibration of the dragon's roar shook the Alchemy Furnace once, as if it might collapse at any moment.

I don't know how many times it was called; the surrounding Formation was unaffected, while that inner elixir was gradually shrunk by Chen Chuyang, reduced to a tenth of its original size and still shrinking.

At this rate, it would soon shrink to fist size, at which point it could be stored inside the dantian; countless seals appeared on the Wild Dragon Snake's inner elixir, layer upon layer, helping to compress it.

Those seals were all derived by Chen Chuyang from the Cultivation; they are heavenly seals—suppressing a tiny Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir is merely a trifle, overkill.

"Seal."

He sped up his hands, sealing, sealing, laying down layer after layer of seals.

These seals were all Chen Chuyang's personal insights; he applied every seal he had comprehended, sealing off all aspects of this Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir, cutting it off completely—even if the Wild Dragon Snake had hidden tricks, Chen Chuyang would destroy it.

To eradicate the root—this is a heavenly seal; a mere Wild Dragon Snake cannot break through.

For three days straight, Chen Chuyang didn't know how many hand signs he made or how many times he sealed.

The inner elixir had shrunk to one-tenth its size, and the shrinking speed was great.

Looking at the fist-sized inner elixir before him, Chen Chuyang revealed a faint smile.

The surface of the Wild Dragon Snake's inner elixir was wrapped in a layer of mysterious seals; only Chen Chuyang could undo them.

At the same time, it was also wrapped in a layer of true qi; Hunyuan true qi enveloped it, slowly devouring and digesting this Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir. Chen Chuyang opened his mouth, the inner elixir was swallowed by him, directly entering the dantian, appearing around the golden core and revolving around it.

Upon seeing the Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir, the golden core seemed to see a delicacy, lunging at it and beginning to draw its energy, only drawing, not needing to digest.

Chen Chuyang opened his eyes; the deficiency within his body was quickly replenished. After just a few absorptions, he felt his body saturated, far stronger than the Wild Dragon Snake's blood—he didn't know how many times stronger.

The Wild Dragon Snake's inner elixir, which is what the Wild Dragon Snake gained from a lifetime of cultivation, contains immense energy; even after so many years of dissipation, much energy remains.

This Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir is enough for Chen Chuyang to cultivate for a long time; for a long stretch of the future, he need not worry about resources.

"Hoo hoo hoo."

"This time I struck it rich—I found the Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir; the little carp's contribution was indispensable, it really is very lucky."

This is a brocade carp.

The brocade carp, born with a lucky attribute, Chen Chuyang decided, would accompany him wherever he went.

With the little carp by his side, Chen Chuyang could turn danger into safety and find treasures without lifting a finger.

If Chen Chuyang had to search on his own, he wouldn't find the inner elixir's location within a month.

The Wild Dragon Snake's corpse is too huge, blocking spiritual sense—everything is blocked; one can only search slowly by sight, which is too slow.

Moreover, one cannot linger long inside the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse; the dead Wild Dragon Snake's corpse still possesses mighty Dragon Might, suppressing them so they can hardly breathe, and its blood squeezes anyone who enters.

Besides these, the greatest danger is that the Wild Dragon Snake seems not yet completely dead.

This time, luck was good; they just… managed to get it.

"There's still the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse; for now, better not go there."

"If I go into the Wild Dragon Snake's corpse again, I'll surely be watched."

Fortunately, the Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir gave birth to consciousness; the existence of that consciousness bought them time.

It also prevented that existence from approaching.

This also enabled them to seize this inner elixir.

Every link is indispensable.

Chen Chuyang looked at the golden core in his dantian; it had grown a notch larger.

The Wild Dragon Snake inner elixir's energy was too much; the golden core swelled, indicating his strength had increased.

Accumulation became much easier.

"The fourth layer of the Hunyuan Dao Scripture is not a dream."

"But for now I still need to accumulate; once I've completely digested that Wild Dragon Snake flesh and blood, I estimate I can begin preparing for a breakthrough."

For now, first accumulate; once enough is accumulated, then consider breakthrough.

What realm the fourth layer of the Hunyuan Dao Scripture will reach, and how powerful it will become, Chen Chuyang doesn't know; he only knows that after breaking through, he will no longer need to fear that corpse.

"The Wild Dragon Snake's cave heaven—first hand it over to them; I don't know if they can enter."

"The Wild Dragon Snake's wrath—leave it for you to bear."

The most important inner elixir has been secured; the rest are also important, but Chen Chuyang knows these days are not suitable for entering.

The irascible Wild Dragon Snake is no joke.

As for others, what they encounter after entering is their own affair.

Return journey.

The formations along the road have all suffered some damage.

Chen Chuyang can only repair them one by one; these formations cannot be withdrawn yet. Once the Wild Dragon Snake's cave heaven is confirmed, Chen Chuyang will overhaul the underground and set up a grand formation, after which he won't need to keep repairing formations.

But that's for later.

All the way back, repairing formations as he went, this stretch took three days. Besides formation issues, some underground spots had collapsed, needing to be cleared and opened; the cave mouth also had problems—Chen Chuyang couldn't ignore them. After stabilizing the entrance, he ensured the next visit would pass smoothly.

After finishing everything, seeing the underground river restored to its original state, Chen Chuyang smiled.

"Hope the Wild Dragon Snake's cave heaven doesn't cause any more disturbance."

What he needs is stability, not… anything else.

Longshe Shan also needs a relatively stable environment; he also needs some time to cultivate.

"Alright, it's time to go out; that little girl Hongxue must be worried sick."

Chen Chuyang took another look, confirmed there was no problem, then brought the little carp back.

Outside the Spirit Medicine Peak.

A woman lingered outside for a long time.

She kept staring at Longshe Shan, but never entered.

She hesitated for a long time; Feng Feifei arrived at Longshe Shan two days ago, constantly inspecting. After circling Longshe Shan and checking it all around, she discovered nothing. Longshe Shan was shrouded by a formation, and the situation inside could not be seen.

The mist born of the formation enveloped the entire Longshe Shan; Spiritual Sense could not penetrate it, so the interior situation remained unknown.

"That bitch Zhuge Ruolan wants to use a knife to kill someone, but… Longshe Shan… inside lies what I need, and there are also people from the Chen Clan inside. I cannot enter Longshe Cheng, but perhaps I can try Longshe Shan."

"But… I always feel this mountain is very dangerous."

Her inner intuition told her that the mountain was very dangerous, which is why she had lingered outside without taking a step forward.

That step, she could never take.