Chapter 184

"This, this is too much!"

While saying this in refusal, Ren Yidao's feet moved forward without the slightest hesitation.

It was just like receiving a red envelope from a distant relative during the New Year.

If you are willing to give it, how could I be too embarrassed to accept it?

Although I am a person who never accepts handouts, possessing an unyielding backbone, born unable to bow my head.

But since you are so enthusiastic, how could I bear to make you feel awkward!

Then I won't be polite!

Moving unimpeded through this Purple Crystal Mine, he strode toward the deepest part.

As he went deeper, the quality of the Purple Crystal here rose in a straight line.

From merely being comparable to ordinary Low-grade Spirit Stone, it soared all the way to top-tier Purple Crystal at the level of High-grade Spirit Stone.

Even, at some points where the Array intersected, there were Purple Crystals comparable to Top-grade Spirit Stone.

Moreover, Ren Yidao also saw that this entire Purple Crystal Mine was actually a Gathering Spirit Array magnified countless times.

Through these Purple Crystals, it absorbed the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spirit Qi, which could both maintain the operation of the Array and gather and store the remaining portion.

This also explained why the Spirit Qi in this place was so scarce, yet it could still raise a bunch of Demon Race that had undergone Opening the Spirit.

Upholding the great philosophy of "since I'm already here," Ren Yidao knocked off every Top-grade Purple Crystal he discovered along the way and stuffed them all into his own pocket.

He was confident that if it was just like this, the other party wouldn't be so stingy.

Ren Yidao did not destroy the overall foundation of the Gathering Spirit Array; as long as this Array remained open, in a few hundred years, these Purple Crystals would condense again.

This was authentic sustainable development!

After sweeping away all the Purple Crystals that caught his eye, Ren Yidao, who had dawdled for a long time, finally reached the end.

"How regrettable... this path, sigh!"

Why is it so short?

Couldn't it be a little longer?

Being this short, it simply cannot satisfy anyone!

Look, I only packed one, two, three... four hundred, uh, no!

Putting more than half of the Purple Crystals into another bag, Ren Yidao looked at the small remaining portion, feeling very indignant inside.

I only picked up ninety-something Top-grade Purple Crystals!

What is this enough for!

Are you trying to brush off a beggar?

The more Ren Yidao thought about it, the angrier he became, even planning to go back and walk the path again.

Seeing that the youth seemed to still intend to grope around and investigate, Xue Sui sighed helplessly, then pointed a finger in the Purple Crystal cave with his avatar.

Boom!

"Ying!"

The sudden roaring sound startled Huji, and the fur on its tail stood on end.

What sound is that!

Right at the end of the tunnel, the ground suddenly cracked open, and a pedestal cast entirely from Top-grade Purple Crystal slowly rose.

What is this?

And just as Huji was confused and on guard, it suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.

From that pedestal, a mellow, fragrant aura drifted out.

This time, Huji realized what this was.

This is the smell of wine!

However, Huji, who was still hungover just a moment ago, felt miserable the moment it smelled the wine.

"Ugh..."

Blocking its nose with its tail and then pressing its tail down with its claws, it wished not to let a single bit of the scent enter its nose.

Ren Yidao did not pay attention to Huji's reaction, because his attention was already drawn away by the item on the pedestal.

"Is it really so?"

Since this is a Gathering Spirit Array, where did the finally gathered energy go?

Before his eyes was the answer.

On that Purple Crystal pedestal sat a cup of liquid brimming with purple intent.

Even if Ren Yidao did not know the specific name of this liquid, he could understand the energy contained within it.

The cup was not large, only the size of an ordinary small wine cup, and the liquid inside was likely only one mouthful.

One mouthful of this, not to mention extending one's life, the Spirit Qi contained within it alone would be enough to blow up a cultivator below the Earth Realm!

Good stuff.

Compared to the Top-grade Purple Crystals Ren Yidao had chipped off earlier, this was the true top-tier good stuff.

This was the sincerity of Xue Sui spending wealth to avoid disaster.

As for those Purple Crystals, as long as Ren Yidao didn't move the entire mine away, he wouldn't care.

Take them, anyway, as long as there is enough time, they will always grow back.

And for the current Xue Sui, what he lacked most was not time.

But even for Xue Sui, this Spirit Liquid was not an ordinary thing.

It took nearly a thousand years to condense such a small amount.

Purple Crystal Creation Liquid.

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It can bring the dead back to life and regrow flesh on bones.

As long as they haven't breathed their last on the spot, there is basically nothing that cannot be saved.

Xue Sui believes that, relying on this youth's background, he must be able to understand the value of this, and also clearly see his own sincerity.

This is Causality.

Since you have taken my item, you should leave quickly.

Ren Yidao: "..."

He squinted at the cup, pondered silently for a while, and shook his head.

This is serving tea to see the guest out.

Although he still felt nostalgic for the wall of Purple Crystal here, Ren Yidao still understood the principle of knowing when to stop while ahead.

There is no other way.

I will talk about it later.

Having made up his mind, Ren Yidao nonchalantly picked up the cup and toasted the void.

And then...

He tilted his head back and downed it in one gulp.

Gulp.

Xue Sui:?

"Ah?"

No!!!

What are you doing!!?

This thing isn't used like that; it's for saving your life at a critical moment!

Whose unlucky child is this?

Who drinks this when they have nothing better to do?

To Xue Sui, Ren Yidao's behavior was just like popping a fast-acting heart pill when one had nothing to do.

And his heart didn't even have any problems to begin with...

Is this kind of thing meant to be eaten like candy beans?

Every medicine has its toxicity, and such a Heaven-sent treasure is no exception.

In a state where the body is completely intact, the Spirit Qi and vitality contained in the Purple Crystal Creation Liquid—that energy with nowhere to be consumed—will turn from a life-saving elixir into the most lethal poison!

Not only will it fail to repair the body, it will completely shatter it.

"It's over, this guy is going to die!"

Although he couldn't understand it in the slightest, Xue Sui could not just watch Ren Yidao die here.

If he wants to court death, it doesn't matter if he dies or not, but he absolutely cannot attract others here.

But just as Xue Sui prepared to act, his movements paused.

Because, after drinking the Spirit Liquid, Ren Yidao performed an action that was completely beyond his expectations.

Crack.

That reckless youth was unhurriedly snapping his own bones!

"... What a ruthless heart."

Xue Sui squinted as he watched the youth start from his finger bones and proceed to crush the bones of his arm section by section.

In this way, that energy with nowhere to vent found its destination, surging directly into them and rapidly repairing his bones.

Then, they were crushed again, and repaired again.

Repeating this over and over, until a faint purple light flashed across his arm, the youth nodded in satisfaction.

Crack.

Then he switched to the other hand.

"..."

Xue Sui understood that the youth was not self-harming, but tempering his body.

Using the most cruel method to give his bones a grinding.

This method has extreme requirements for the practitioner's spirit; one careless slip and they would completely collapse.

To prevent this situation, it is mostly done by letting the practitioner fall into a coma, and then having an outsider perform it.

Only the most cruel and heartless Demon path would strike to break all of a disciple's bones, letting them struggle to survive.

But this youth was acting on himself without the slightest hesitation.

And judging from his appearance, one couldn't see a shred of pain; he was even chatting and laughing with his Spirit Pet.

"This child is extraordinary."

Although he still didn't know the other party's true foundation and background, just looking at what Ren Yidao displayed, Xue Sui felt more and more that his previous thought was correct.

Such a person is truly a figure qualified to stir up the winds and clouds of Heaven and Earth; it is best not to get involved with him.

"What I seek is merely to guard the General until the very last moment; other matters have long since had nothing to do with me."

Xue Sui made up his mind and watched the youth's every move in silence.

And when Ren Yidao had finished tempering the bones of his entire body, that cup of Spirit Liquid was finally exhausted.

When the last bit of energy was consumed, Ren Yidao opened his eyes, a purple glint flashing within them.

"Purple Extreme Demon Eye!"

"Cough... actually no, but it wasn't a loss."

Ren Yidao stood up, feeling that his body was much stronger than before.

Swinging his fists in place, Ren Yidao roughly estimated that his physical strength had increased by a full fifty percent and more!

Fifty percent!

Moreover, this was not the physical body of an ordinary Human Race member, but the power of a Transformation Realm Great Demon's demon body!

Hidden beneath the youth's clothes was a ferociously powerful physique that could be called violent.

If Ren Yidao's physical strength was already nearly invincible among those of the same realm in the past, then now, he could probably remove that "nearly."

Among those of the same rank, his physical body was invincible.

Any "smart aleck" who thought his physical body would be his weakness would experience the cruelest lashing this world had to offer.

"Look, that's a cultivator from the Divine Path Sect! His body must be his weakness! Attack him in close quarters!"

"No! Why did he rip his clothes off!!?"

"Ah!"

If Ren Yidao were to tattoo a fox on his back right now, he could probably go and become the contemporary head disciple of Tuling Peak...

Feeling the violent power within his body, Ren Yidao smiled with satisfaction.

He rose to his full height and cupped his hands toward the Purple Crystal platform.

"Many thanks."

Having said that, he did not linger, taking Huji, who still hadn't figured out the situation, and walking straight out.

His steps were steady, his gaze fixed forward; he did not look at the surrounding Purple Crystal again.

For him, there was nothing left in this place worth lingering over.

It was time to leave.

"Finally gone."

Watching Ren Yidao walk out of Zizhushan, the heart that Xue Sui had been holding finally settled.

Although the process was somewhat unexpected, the result was good in the end.

The other party also had a plan in mind and understood the help and tacit approval he had provided in secret.

"Truly a talent gifted by Heaven..."

Having seen many "second-generation immortals," Xue Sui understood that this status could bring them many things, but it could not ensure they would be smooth-sailing for a lifetime.

The path, in the end, still had to be walked by oneself.

Even if parents could provide them with the best of everything, those who could reach the same realm as their parents, or even half of it, were the few among the few.

The path of cultivation was too difficult.

But Ren Yidao's performance just now allowed Xue Sui to see a possibility.

He possessed an inner heart many times stronger than his appearance suggested.

A heart of the strong.

Cultivating the Dao mostly required cultivating the heart.

If the Dao Heart is stable, even if one's strength is insufficient at the moment, future achievements will mostly not be poor.

But if the Dao Heart is unstable, even if one's strength is high, there will come a day when one falls from the clouds.

From this youth, Xue Sui saw a kind of momentum.

It was not yet a momentum of true invincibility, but the signs had already appeared.

"Perhaps, there is a third possibility."

"His own will is strong enough to not be disturbed by the outside world, maintaining his original heart like a bright Mirror, unstained by dust..."

Sighing, Xue Sui shook his head and laughed at himself.

What would all this have to do with him?

After lamenting for a long time, Xue Sui prepared to Seal himself up again.

"Presumably, his future will surely be... you brat!!!"

Xue Sui, who had been praising Ren Yidao just a moment ago, was suddenly furious.

Because he saw it.

From another perspective, he saw a figure flying over.

"Why are you back again!!?"

Yes, Ren Yidao, who had left Zizhushan, did not honestly go home.

Instead, he detoured directly to the Wolf King Cave in the east...

"Since there's something here, there's no reason there wouldn't be in other places, right?"

Ren Yidao's thinking was very meticulous.

"There are four Demon Kings here, which means there is a high probability that there are four similar places."

"That means there must be four portions of rewards for clearing the level!"

Since he had already tasted the sweetness, there was certainly no reason to give up on the other three locations!

"Don't you agree?"

Completely lacking the self-awareness of being unwelcome, Ren Yidao landed calmly into the Wolf Cave.

In order to race against time, Ren Yidao avoided the gazes of the wolf cubs remaining here and walked straight into the underground cave.

Unlike the secrecy of Zizhushan, this One-Eyed Wolf King, whether intentionally or unintentionally, had left the cave here completely exposed.

With an unimpeded journey, Ren Yidao walked to the deepest part of the Purple Crystal cave.

He looked at the ground that hadn't split open, pondered for a moment, and then spoke aloud:

"If you're going to be like this, I'm not leaving!"

"I'm not greedy; I'll leave as soon as I take it, and I definitely won't come back."

After saying this, he even revealed a strange smile.

He said:

"This lord, you wouldn't want others to know about this place, would you?"

If you keep acting like this, I'm going to call for backup!

Do you prefer the Beigan army? Or do you prefer the arrival of a Dao God from the Divine Path Sect?

"..."

If he didn't lack teeth right now, Xue Sui would have been able to bite his own steel teeth to pieces.

This brat is going too far!

After a moment of silence, Xue Sui finally sighed helplessly.

"You rascal..."

Ren Yidao was right; what he feared most was others finding out about this place and drawing more prying eyes.

Boom!

Watching the ground crack open before him and the platform rise, Ren Yidao revealed a satisfied smile.

What a good person.

At the same time, Ren Yidao also heard a roar:

【"Take it and get out of here immediately!"】

Stop dangling in front of me!

Listening to this Broken Defense roar, Ren Yidao nodded understandingly.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'll leave right after."

I understand; you shouldn't keep shearing the same sheep.

I will definitely leave here and go shear the other two places...

And while Ren Yidao was shearing the sheep at Xue Sui's place, everything in the outside world was still proceeding steadily.

Three days later.

The center of Heavenly Street in Wentian City.

A tea house that appeared out of nowhere quietly opened for business.

8,000 words updated today, extra update from last month (1/2)

Sleep, it's a little better, I'll take another nap in the afternoon.