Within the mountain hollow, the campfire crackled, its flickering glow casting Fang Yuan's face in alternating light and shadow.
"Whether I can break through depends on this one attempt!" Fang Yuan's gaze sharpened, and he hesitated no longer.
He shoved the entire ginseng into his mouth. A scorching, pure medicinal force immediately surged wildly through his limbs and bones!
"Hah!" Fang Yuan gave a low shout, sprang to his feet, and seized the Ghost Head Saber beside him.
He directly assumed the stance of the Five Tiger Severing Gate Saber Technique!
Where the saber flashed, cold light burst forth!
The heavy Ghost Head Saber seemed to come alive in his hands. It was no longer mere chopping, slashing, and thrusting, but carried a strange rhythm and pulling force.
As the saber forms unfolded, the two dormant yet active streams of inner energy within him were completely stirred!
Tiger Lord's Energy was tyrannical beyond compare. Sensing the tiger-like killing intent within the saber technique, it seemed like a ferocious beast awakening.
It let out a soundless roar and brutally crashed into the torrent of blood and qi boiling from the medicinal power, as though it wanted to burst from his body and choose someone to devour!
The Essence of Five Grains, meanwhile, was gentle and enduring. It followed close behind, striving to reconcile and nourish the meridians and internal organs that had been thrown into disorder by Tiger Lord's Energy and the violent blood and qi.
Yet amid this fierce clash, it too seemed unequal to the task.
The two utterly different auras—one hard, one soft—were guided by Fang Yuan.
Using the force-circulation path of the Five Tiger Severing Gate Saber Technique as their battlefield, they began to grind, collide, and merge violently!
The process was painful and dangerous. Fang Yuan's