The moment Lin Qiye bit into the peach of immortality, he felt a sweet, fragrant current flow into his mouth, then slowly nourish his body as it traveled down his esophagus.
There was no imagined explosion of energy, nor did he attain enlightenment into the Great Dao the instant he swallowed it. Lin Qiye only felt as though he had eaten a cool furnace, one that burned slowly yet steadily within him.
Streams of pure energy surged from his stomach, raising Lin Qiye's Mental Power while gradually shaking the heavy bottleneck of his realm.
At the same time, Yang Jian's voice sounded beside his ear:
"The peach of immortality is a wondrous treasure born naturally between heaven and earth. It possesses the power to seize the creations of heaven and earth and can increase your strength without causing any side effects. However, you may only eat one every five years.
"Moreover, you are not a god, so you cannot digest the energy of an entire peach of immortality all at once. It will slowly nourish your body from within until it has completely dissolved.
"At your current realm, it will probably take an entire day to digest the whole peach.
"Spend this day here absorbing the peach of immortality in peace. I will stand guard for you."
Yang Jian walked into the room, took out a meditation cushion, and placed it in the courtyard not far from Lin Qiye. He sat cross-legged and slowly closed his eyes.
The two figures sat quietly atop Yaochi Mountain like two stone statues, utterly motionless.
Kunlun Void.
"I understand."
Beneath the Unfettered Veil, a complicated expression surfaced in An Qingyu's eyes after he listened to Si Xiaonan.
"You bear Loki's Soul Contract, while Leng Xuan was forcibly implanted with the body tissue of