"Mm..."
"I actually didn't die..."
Lu Changsheng had no idea how long he had been unconscious. When he woke, the entire Labor Peak was already shrouded in night.
"Hiss!"
As Lu Changsheng struggled to stand, a fierce pain suddenly erupted from his back. From deep within his spine came the sizzling sound of marrow being corroded, as though every vertebra was being pierced over and over by red-hot steel needles.
The excruciating pain instantly curled him into a ball, leaving him afraid to move even a fraction. Enduring the agony, Lu Changsheng reached back and felt three iron nails driven into his spine.
Those three iron nails were the Bone Corroding Nails Qin Wentian had driven into his back.
The Bone Corroding Nails were an exceptionally vicious concealed weapon. Once embedded in the body, they would cause intense spinal pain at intervals.
Fortunately, the pain was not constant. Only after a long while did it gradually ease.
"My dantian!"
Lu Changsheng slowly climbed to his feet and inspected his dantian. At once, his eyes filled with fury.
Qin Wentian had shattered his dantian with a single palm strike. At this moment, not a trace of spiritual power remained in his body!
This blow made Lu Changsheng taste profound despair.
"Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron!"
But then, Lu Changsheng suddenly remembered the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron. He immediately crawled over to the ruins and dug up that black brick.
Buzz!
A wisp of golden radiance slowly spread out from underground. A crimson-gold treasure cauldron appeared before Lu Changsheng's eyes.
Seeing that the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron had not been taken by Qin Wentian, Lu Changsheng finally let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"But even if Qin Wentian didn't take the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron, what good does that do? My dantian has already ruptured. From now on, I'm afraid I'll never be able to cultivate again, let alone seek revenge on Qin Wentian..."
Lu Changsheng gave a bitter smile.
Yet his heart was filled with immense unwillingness. He refused to accept being bullied so cruelly by Qin Wentian!
Buzz!
Just then, the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron seemed to keenly sense Lu Changsheng's desire for revenge. The golden cauldron suddenly turned into a streak of golden light and drilled into his dantian.
"This..."
Lu Changsheng was stunned.
The Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron slowly rotated within his dantian, releasing strands of golden qi from within. The golden aura spread out and rapidly began repairing the cracks in his dantian!
Overjoyed, Lu Changsheng swiftly sat cross-legged and circulated the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art to absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy, accelerating the healing of his dantian's cracks.
As the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron continuously released golden qi, the originally savage-looking cracks healed at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"This is miraculous!"
Lu Changsheng was both shocked and ecstatic.
He had never imagined that the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron could repair his dantian!
The Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron could release golden qi, and that golden qi could heal everything—even cracks in a dantian could be mended.
Thus, under the gradual healing of the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron, his dantian was completely restored in less than three hours.
"Wonderful! My cultivation hasn't fallen, and I still have a chance for revenge! Qin Wentian, the pain I suffered today—I will make you repay it a thousandfold, a hundredfold someday!"
Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth.
He would never forget the humiliation of having his dantian crippled and three Bone Corroding Nails driven into his spine!
Had he not been so tenacious, he would likely have long since died at Qin Wentian's hands.
But this incident also taught Lu Changsheng one lesson: the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron absolutely could not be exposed, or it would truly bring him a fatal calamity!
Once such a treasure was exposed, countless people would covet it.
For instance, this time, Qin Wentian had nearly seized it.
"That Qin Wentian seems to possess a treasure capable of tracking other treasures. I must find a way to conceal the aura of the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron."
Lu Changsheng muttered to himself.
At that moment, the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron floating inside his dantian seemed to understand his intention as well.
Buzz!
The Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron swiftly concealed its aura. The light on its body gradually dimmed until it became an ordinary cauldron.
"This Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron can actually understand my intentions."
Lu Changsheng was astonished.
This way, the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron would not be exposed. Even if Qin Wentian possessed a Treasure Hunting Compass, he would be unable to detect the whereabouts of the Sky Swallowing Cauldron.
"That Qin Wentian is the genius ranked first on the Outer Disciples Ranking, and he is also a Transcendent Realm expert. The gap between my current strength and his is simply too great."
Lu Changsheng frowned.
And in three months, the Outer Sect Competition would begin. He wanted to defeat Qin Wentian at the Outer Sect Competition and return today's humiliation to him doubled!
However, Lu Changsheng's current strength was only at the eighth level of Core Condensation Realm.
The Core Condensation Realm was separated from the Transcendent Realm by a full two major realms.
In other words, he had to approach the Transcendent Realm within three months!
In the past, Lu Changsheng would certainly have thought it impossible. Raising his strength within three months to approach the Transcendent Realm was practically a fantasy born in the sky. But now, Lu Changsheng did not think so.
He had the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron and the Heaven Swallowing Creation Art. With these two supreme treasures, approaching the Transcendent Realm within three months was not entirely impossible!
"Just wait, Qin Wentian. At the Outer Sect Competition three months from now, I, Lu Changsheng, will make you pay the price you deserve for the pain you brought me!"
Lu Changsheng gritted his teeth.
The three Bone Corroding Nails in his back constantly reminded him that the pain he suffered today had to be repaid!
Even if Qin Wentian was the peerless genius ranked first on the Outer Disciples Ranking!
"However, it would be best if I didn't remain in the sect during this period. I must leave the sect for a while. First, I can temporarily avoid Qin Wentian. Second, I can gain experience outside the sect."
Lu Changsheng said in a low voice.
Qin Wentian had not found the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron on him, so he would definitely not give up. He might even come looking for trouble again, so Lu Changsheng had to leave the sect to avoid the danger.
By taking this chance to leave the sect, he could also train himself and further raise his strength.
"Wuwuwu!"
Just then, a faint cry came from the ruins. Lu Changsheng hurriedly cleared away the rubble and pulled out the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion cub.
"Luckily, Qin Wentian didn't take my Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion. But bringing it along on this trip out of the sect would be somewhat inconvenient..."
Lu Changsheng frowned.
"I've got it!"
But he quickly thought of a solution. He could temporarily place the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion inside the Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron. The Creation Devouring Heaven Cauldron could improve the quality of all things, so perhaps placing the Purple Crystal Thunderwing Lion cub inside it might allow it to evolve...
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