"Every cultivator among us walks against the heavens. If you don't even dare to go through Heaven-Piercing Mountain, then what are you cultivating for? If I take you through Heaven-Piercing Mountain, do you dare go?" I raised my head, my gaze carrying a hint of provocation.
"If someone with consummate mastery in the alchemical path like you dares to go, how could I not?" Yingyi blurted out.
I smiled and said, "Yet you don't even dare to swallow a single pill. You don't even dare to stay alive. So how could you dare to make a trip through Heaven-Piercing Mountain? What is it? Now you want to give it a try?"
"I'll try it, then! I was only hesitating before, but I won't anymore. Either way, it's death. What's the difference between dying here and dying in Heaven-Piercing Mountain?" Yingyi said decisively.
I nodded with a smile and said, "Then are you willing to come back with me to Falling Wood Valley? The rear mountain of our Falling Wood Valley leads straight to Heaven-Piercing Mountain. You could call it a shortcut to your death."
"Don't try to scare me. I crossed mountains and ridges to get here from Heaven-Piercing Mountain, so I know how terrifying it is. Of course, I don't believe that with my current cultivation, I truly have not even the slightest hope left!" Yingyi said through clenched teeth.
I placed the Yang Spirit Pill into her mouth. Though touching her lips was not enough to make anyone entertain improper thoughts, this woman was indeed an elegant and refined beauty, and I couldn't help feeling as if I had taken advantage of her.
Yingyi herself did not seem to feel anything. After swallowing the Yang Spirit Pill, she immediately began refining it. Before long, she was able to