Chapter 342: Digestion, Ten Thousand Thunders, Faceless

The Long Hu Longhu Dadan has no scent when smelled externally, but once it enters the abdomen, the situation is entirely different.

Li Yuan felt a heaviness in his stomach, followed by a "Thump!"—that great pill seemed to beat violently like a heart.

With just that single beat, Li Yuan felt heat surge through his entire body; his whole being seemed soaked in warm water, and his mouth and nose were filled with a fresh fragrance.

"What pure medicinal power!"

With his eyes closed, Li Yuan's eyelids twitched.

The medicinal power of this great pill was not the ferocity he had expected, but rather mellow and rich, like a cup of hundred-herb brew: gentle upon the tongue, and not at all harsh.

It spread warmly and moistly, from within outward, wrapping his entire body; the rich medicinal power was like countless tiny hands gently stroking, seemingly repairing the slight hidden injuries within his body that he himself had not even noticed.

"Truly a holy pill for healing wounds!"

Li Yuan felt so comfortable he wanted to hum; he had truly never experienced such a pill-taking sensation before, and moreover, the medicinal power of this great pill would last at least half a year.

Just thinking about it made his mood improve greatly.

"Thump!"

"Thump!"

Li Yuan kept his eyes closed; the great pill and his heart beat with vigorous strength, as if two hearts were beating.

With each beat, the rich medicinal power grew denser; the scent of grass and trees in Li Yuan's mouth and nose became heavier, and the warmth and comfort increased even more.

"For these half a year, I need not take any other pills!"

Li Yuan's thoughts shifted, and the true qi circulating within his body began to rotate along his dantian and the acupoints of his two feet; he had not abandoned the Yang Jian Tian Yi Nine Refinements, this true qi tempering technique.

Simultaneously, his mind drifted, and within the Realm of Spiritual Light, he cultivated various visualization methods.

Hum~

Within the Realm of Spiritual Light, the light dimmed and brightened faintly; this was the foundation of the Divine Realm.

Li Yuan concentrated and felt; the Spiritual Self, identical in appearance to him, turned its foot and assumed the Dragon Zen Stance. After several repetitions, his form trembled and scattered like fireworks.

Points of light descended, reweaving themselves to form first a Bai Yuan, then a fierce tiger, a green snake, an old tortoise, a white crane...

In an instant, the Spiritual Self transformed a hundred ways; all forms of visualization existed within one mind, changing at will.

Wooo!

Moments later, the spiritual light intertwined to form a Thunder Dragon possessing the strengths of a hundred beasts and a hundred forms.

"The Thunder Dragon is fierce and violent; to use it as the skin framework for a Profound Whale, I need another form of heaven and earth to balance it... the Cloud Form should work, right?"

As Li Yuan turned this thought over in his mind, he suddenly sensed something was wrong.

"Roar!"

Within the Realm of Spiritual Light, the Thunder Dragon let out a joyful long cry, then dove toward a corner.

"What is that?"

Seeing the Wan Wan Leishi, interwoven with lightning, held in the Thunder Dragon's jaws, Li Yuan's heart jumped: "Wan Wan Leishi?"

Li Yuan had not yet figured out how to use this piece of Wan Wan Leishi, yet he did not expect the stone to appear directly within the Realm of Spiritual Light.

"That makes sense; Old Dragon Head said this Wan Wan Leishi has the effect of nourishing the Spiritual Aspect; it would be strange if it couldn't appear in the Realm of Spiritual Light!"

Wooo~

Amidst a gloom, the Thunder Dragon rose and fell, ceaselessly chasing that Wan Wan Leishi; sometimes it swallowed it into its mouth, sometimes spat it out, like a legendary demon dragon that had attained sentience, swallowing and spitting its own dragon pearl.

Zzzzt~

Li Yuan seemed able to hear the sound of electric arcs flashing.

As the Thunder Dragon chased, a layer of electric arcs gradually appeared on its body.

"The Electric Form..."

Li Yuan was stunned; Old Dragon Head had previously only spoken of the Thunder Form.

"Ah, I suppose they assumed thunder and lightning were one and the same?"

As this thought flashed through Li Yuan's mind, he felt a sudden surge of delight and immediately calmed himself, focusing on feeling the electric light on the Thunder Dragon's body.

If the Cloud Form can balance the Thunder Form, the Electric Form should work as well, right?

'Why does it smell so fragrant?'

The little tiger cub, looking annoyed, quietly returned to the courtyard; before even entering the door, she smelled a faint fragrance of grass and trees.

This fragrance was very faint, yet very strong; merely sniffing it made her spirits lift, and it seemed her injuries had improved considerably.

"Long Hu Longhu Dadan!"

The little tiger cub's expression changed, and she nearly bristled with fur.

She darted into the room, saw Li Yuan wrapped in the fragrant scent, and immediately felt a surge of anxiety in her heart.

Even if the Long Hu Longhu Dadan is a holy pill for healing wounds, its nourishing effect on martial artists is far beyond comparison with other spiritual pills; given this young man's talent and foundation, he might refine it into filth in just a few days!

'Perhaps not just that; one Long Hu Longhu Dadan might refine his marrow to the Great Perfection!'

The little tiger cub's heart instantly panicked.

Even if this young man possesses supreme talent, after refining his marrow to Great Perfection, he would need at least several years of settling before he could possibly kill Wan Wan Zhuliu of the same rank, or even achieve that at all.

Wan Wan Zhuliu, with his marrow refined to Great Perfection, would be more than just the First Blade of Demon Subjugation.

'This young man is holding me hostage!'

The little tiger cub felt both shock and anger in her heart, along with a sense of suffocation.

She realized she truly had no means; with such severe injuries, attempting to snatch someone under the noses of two Zunda Sect Grand Masters was practically suicide.

What to do?

Inside the room, the little tiger cub stomped her feet repeatedly; she had gone out of her way to steal... prepare spiritual pills for him, yet this young man didn't have her on his mind at all!

"Wooo~"

Li Yuan's perception was keen; even while using his mind for two tasks, he sensed a trace of chill. He opened his eyes and saw the little tiger cub blinking at him.

"Yo, you actually know how to come back?"

Li Yuan glanced at the little fellow, casually pressing the hand on the Dragon-Belt at his waist.

"……"

Hearing that tone as if coaxing a pet, the little tiger cub's fists clenched hard, but this heaven-blessed girl seemed to understand the principle that when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

Scratching hard at the floor, she let out a 'wuu' sound.

"Tamed already?"

Seeing the little fellow this close to him for the first time, Li Yuan was surprised. He tentatively beckoned: "Come."

Kid, don't push it!

The little tiger cub really couldn't hold back — how could she tolerate being petted? She wasn't a cat!

With a 'whoosh', the little tiger cub vanished without a trace.

"Still a bit short of the mark, but having the inclination is good. Raise it slowly, and it'll be tamed eventually."

Li Yuan squinted his eyes.

He greatly enjoyed this sense of cultivation-by-raising. Raising a pet, after all, requires patience.

Regarding this winged little tiger, he carried expectations in his heart — once it grew up, it would surely be a top-tier mount.

"The King of Spirit Pills truly is extraordinary. In at most three to five days, Yang Jian Tian Yi will reach the 'First Refinement,' and true Qi will more than double!"

Yang Jian Tian Yi — Li Yuan naturally wouldn't give it up.

The amount of true Qi matters greatly. It affects not only fighting others, but also refining organs, refining marrow, exchanging blood, and even relates to the Ru Dao Shen Jing, and even True Gang Spirit Manifestations.

"In at most ten days, I can refine my organs… If that Bronze Tower Master is secretly watching, then he should be getting anxious?"

Li Yuan's thoughts drifted.

Regarding that Bronze Tower Master, he was somewhat wary. To be able to lurk within the Dragon Tiger Inner Gate without being discovered by the Dragon Dao Master — that's not something an ordinary person could manage.

With such a dangerous figure at his side, he was naturally extremely cautious in his heart.

Not knowing her identity, Li Yuan was unwilling to draw his blade for her. It wasn't entirely a matter of whether the benefits were enough, but rather that this person was hiding things — what if she turned out to be an enemy of Dragon Tiger Temple?

As the Dao Child of the Great Dragon Gate, the quasi-true transmission of Dragon Tiger Temple, Daoist Li had no desire to save a sect enemy.

"If I can't gain her trust, at worst I'll inform the Dao Master — the Old Dragon Head. Two Land Immortals taking action — how could they fail to drag out a heavily injured Grandmaster?"

Li Yuan closed his eyes.

After the Old Dragon Head broke through the Heavenly Gang, Daoist Li's courage had grown considerably.

With rich medicinal power coursing through his body, Li Yuan even felt eating was a waste of time. He casually stuffed a couple bites, then closed his eyes again, circulating true Qi, maintaining visualization.

Wuu～

That very night, while Li Yuan sat in meditation visualizing, he sensed a familiar fluctuation. He didn't refuse, and following the guidance, entered the Bronze Tower Mi Jing.

Li Yuan opened his eyes and saw a figure standing before the Bronze Tower.

"Senior has finally shown yourself."

Li Yuan cupped his hands in greeting. As for etiquette, he always believed the more the better — after all, it was just a matter of lifting a hand.

He glanced sideways.

It was an old man with grizzled hair and beard, wearing a plain bronze mask with no pattern on his face.

"A Star-Plucking Tower assassin?!"

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"As a fellow Star-Plucking Tower assassin, I naturally recognize him. However, over forty years ago he was gravely wounded due to a major incident and gradually faded out of Star-Plucking Tower."

The white-robed woman held back, worried that this kid had a grudge against Wang Lao.

"Then, Senior, do you know where he hid after being gravely wounded?"

"……"

The white-robed woman's heart sank — could this kid really have a grudge against that old man Wang?

But as the Star-Plucking Tower Master, how could she reveal the hiding place of her subordinate…

"Senior?"

Li Yuan pressed on.

"This…"

Sensing Li Yuan's suspicion, the white-robed woman struggled internally for a moment:

"Huizhou, Zhe Long Fu."

"You really know?"

Li Yuan was half-convinced in his heart, and pressed further:

"Zhe Long Fu has countless households and over a hundred counties and districts. Do you know exactly where he is?"

This kid is pushing his luck!

The white-robed woman gritted her teeth inwardly, deciding to notify Wang Wang Wenyuan to relocate immediately afterwards:

"Yunjing Commandery, Gao Liu County!"

"Truly a Heaven-rank assassin of Plucking Star Tower!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan was seventy percent convinced. Wang Wang Wenyuan was seriously injured, and his hiding place was something an ordinary person could never possibly know.

"This old man has suffered misfortune today. I ask my young friend to lend a hand and pull this blade out for me."

Seeing he still wanted to ask questions, the white-robed woman had no choice but to change the subject:

"Pull out this blade, and this old man can grant you one Divine Art, one supreme-grade Divine Weapon, and additionally, ten Long Long Modadan pills! The medicinal power of this pill is in no way inferior to Long Hu Longhu Dadan."

What a huge pie in the sky.

Li Li Daoye was a little tempted.