Encounter II

Picking up the fist-sized Medicine Pellet, Zhang Rongfang had no idea what its specific effects were.

But after this breakthrough with the medicine, one can reach the final stage, which is Sky Devouring.

The final stage of the Golden Toad Skill was originally a figment of the imagination of the Second Generation Moon King.

In his current view, the entire piece is filled with unquantifiable fantasies and conjectures.

The entire text is filled with general terms such as "possible," "probably," and "perhaps."

But despite all that, Zhang Rongfang was still unwilling to give up without actually trying.

It was all because the Golden Toad Skill was of great help to him.

He picked up the Medicine Pellet, then casually grabbed the iron lid and covered the fire pit under the Pill Furnace to extinguish it.

He then quickly left the alchemy Backyard and went to the meditation Quiet Room.

In a corner of the Quiet Room, the Wish Bell and the Blood God Statue still face each other, motionless.

Zhang Rongfang ignored them and sat down cross-legged on the Prayer Mat.

Picking up the Medicine Pellet, he took a deep breath and began to adjust his body and mind. Following the Sun Chasing practice steps of the Golden Toad Skill, he moved his muscles, changed his breathing, and patted and pressed his body with both hands to guide the changes in his body's Qi and blood.

After about ten minutes, wait until your body has adjusted to its limit.

Zhang Rongfang first picked up a potion, opened the cap, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.

The Golden Toad Skill isn't something that works just by eating one Medicine Pellet.

Instead, it requires a complete process of taking the medication, guiding and adjusting gradually so that the body can cooperate with the effects of the medication to make changes.

As time went on.

The effects of the first medication began to take hold.

Zhang Rongfang sat cross-legged on the ground, motionless, but sweat began to slowly seep from his skin.

This kind of internal-to-external drug effect is much stronger than the external erosion and toxins that accumulate in the Five Cauldrons Sect.

No matter who it is, the strength inside the body is absolutely far less than the strength outside.

This is also why Zhang Rongfang had to hold his breath and make his move when he first entered the Five Cauldrons Sect.

Then, the second medicine.

The same logic applies to the third type of medicine.

More than an hour later, it was finally the twelfth medicine's turn.

That is, the special Main Herb that he just refined.

Open the Wax Pill, open your mouth and bite down.

The fist-sized Medicine Pellet, resembling a chocolate egg, was bitten off by Zhang Rongfang's sharp teeth in the blink of an eye. The moment it entered his mouth, it emitted a faint hissing sound of corrosion.

Pain! Waves of intense, sharp pain spread from my mouth throughout my body.

Zhang Rongfang never expected that taking this Main Herb would be so painful.

He felt as if all the flesh and blood in his mouth were melting and disintegrating.

My teeth were also throbbing with pain.

After the Main Herb dissolves, it mixes with saliva and flows into the throat and trachea, which feels extremely uncomfortable.

This medicine is like a ball of fire; its toxicity and corrosiveness are completely reshaping his mouth and esophagus.

This transformation is so drastic that it has no foundation left. For ordinary people, taking even a small amount of this medicine would be equivalent to ingesting highly toxic acids, alkalis, or strong acids.

Mouth, teeth, esophagus, down to the stomach, intestines.

The entire digestive system felt like a tree branch that had been set ablaze, the stinging pain transforming into a tearing agony.

Huff. Tiny drops of bright red blood kept oozing from the corner of Zhang Rongfang's mouth.

Even with his current self-healing ability, he simply couldn't keep up with the corrosive speed of the medicine.

Time passed little by little.

Zhang Rongfang didn't know how much time had passed; his consciousness was slowly fading amidst the excruciating pain.

Finally, the pain gradually faded away and weakened.

He slumped on the Prayer Mat, then suddenly opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.

The bloody sputum was dark red and almost black in color. When it fell to the ground, it even corroded the ground, causing black smoke to rise from it and leaving dents.

Wait for the pain to completely disappear.

Zhang Rongfang hurriedly opened the Attribute Panel and looked at the Golden Toad Skill item.

'Golden Toad Skill - Sun Chasing (Third Level Complete)'

The period failed.

After Sun Chasing stage, he had already used Attribute Points upgrade it to perfection. But now, it remains unchanged.

This means that his breakthrough attempt just now failed.

Bang! Zhang Rongfang slammed his palm hard into the ground.

Although I had expected it, I was still incredibly disappointed when I actually faced it.

This means that his idea of increasing the speed at which he accumulates Attribute Points has been shattered.

"All that searching for this Treasure Medicine was for nothing!"

He sighed.

In fact, if it weren't for the search for medicine, he would have turned back home in Wushan Prefecture and not stayed any longer.

But now, standing up, Zhang Rongfang glanced at the Wish Bell and the Blood God Statue in the corner.

'It seems I should just stay put and wait patiently until I've accumulated more Attribute Points before making any further plans.'

After Zuo Han led the experts from the Thousand Stone Sect away, the plans in Qingchuan Prefecture also came to a standstill.

Relying solely on the skilled members of the Rebel Sect is far from sufficient to create the absolutely secure headquarters that Zhang Rongfang envisioned.

"The Moon King summoned all the disciples of the Sensing Gate. The Thousand Stone Sect was able to support me because of my claim to be the Moon King's Heir, but they will surely turn away because of the Moon King's true appearance."

It seems nothing compares to power that is entirely one's own.

He sighed inwardly.

Thinking about the abilities he had just discovered, similar to those of Zombie Vampire descendants.

Perhaps once the thought arose in his mind, Zhang Rongfang but start to think about it more deeply.

This blood-infecting ability is actually superior to Worship God; it not only restricts the improvement of strength but also enhances overall physical fitness.

Apart from that, no other drawbacks have been found so far.

He packed up the medicine bottles, stood up, and prepared to leave the Quiet Room.

Suddenly, Zhang Rongfang tracks.

Suddenly, something came to mind.

'By the way, my attempt to break through to the final level of Sky Devouring failed. Could it be related to my currently overly powerful physique?'

There is probably no one else in this world who possesses the same self-healing ability as him.

Of course, Worship God doesn't count.

'That's very likely. After all, the Second Generation Moon King would never have imagined that someone's physical healing ability and physique strength could reach my level.'

Therefore, the route he designed should be based on the example of a normal martial artist!

Thinking about this, Zhang Rongfang's many doubts suddenly cleared up.

If that's the case...

He suddenly looked at the various medicine bottles in his hand.

Then he quickly sat down and readjusted himself.

Soon, the whole process was repeated again, and he picked up the new induction potion once more and drank five times the amount in one go.

Then, for each of the following medications, the dosage was increased to five times the original amount.

As time went on.

Finally, they arrived at the last one, which was the Main Herb Medicine Pellet he had found on this trip.

Without hesitation.

Zhang Rongfang stuffed the remaining Medicine Pellet into his mouth in one gulp.

Hiss. Black smoke billowed from his mouth and nose, filling the entire Quiet Room.

This time, an even more terrifying pain swept over his entire body.

My mouth is rotten, my esophagus is rotten, and my stomach seems to have a hole in it, completely leaking out.

The large amount of digestive fluid was neutralized by the medicine, and surprisingly, it lost most of its corrosiveness.

This can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

At this point, only the intestines were still barely functioning, but they were riddled with holes.

The terrifying power of the drug instantly overwhelmed Zhang Rongfang's entire digestive system.

If it were anyone else, they would probably have been corroded into a pool of bodily fluids by now.

But only his digestive system was forcibly dissolved.

'Oh no, the dosage seems too high!'

The thought flashed through Zhang Rongfang's mind.

But soon.

Countless pieces of flesh and blood within his body spontaneously began to wriggle and converge.

It grows and spreads extensively from the wound, like a tender sprout pushing through the bricks and stones in ruins.

This regeneration process, subtly influenced by the special liquid soaking after the reaction of the medicinal and digestive solutions, resulted in different changes.

Time passed second by second.

Soon, a completely new digestive system was rebuilt in Zhang Rongfang's body, and miraculously, it absorbed all the accumulated surrounding fluids and turned them into nutrients.

At this point, the Attribute Panel for the Golden Toad Skill will change.

'Golden Toad Skill - Sky Devouring (First Layer Introductory)'

"So that's how it is! So that's how it is!!" Zhang Rongfang finally understood.

It turns out that the process of "Sky Devouring" is to completely destroy the digestive system, and then the medicinal power and gastric juices mix to form a new reconstructed environment.

'Perhaps this is the legendary story of destruction followed by construction!'

Upon arriving here, I quickly added up the remaining points, and then the memories of my cultivation after breaking through to mastery flooded into my mind once again.

He closed his eyes and felt the flood of images, but all he felt was a sense of relief.

This breakthrough that Sky Devouring is extremely dangerous.

Only he dared to rely on his superhuman healing ability to go all out like this.

If you put someone else in the same position, it's absolutely hopeless.

This is practically gambling with your life.

The slightest carelessness could result in death and the annihilation of one's spiritual essence.

"Well, at least we passed smoothly."

*** Great Capital, Heavenly Sincerity Palace.

Yue Dewen sat down comfortably on the Grand Master's throne.

"It's finally done!"

"Is it really done?" A graceful figure suddenly appeared in the empty hall.

It was none other than Jin Yuyan a golden crown.

She emerged from the shadows, carrying a wooden box in her hand.

"Have you truly become the Moon King of the Sensing Gate?"

"Is this even real?" Yue Dewen grinned.

"Then how did you finally pass the divine test?" Jin Yuyan in surprise.

"I have my own way, but I can't tell you that. By the way, Uncle-Master." Yue Dewen stood up and walked over with a smile.

"Now that our Great Dao Sect has regained its glory, shouldn't we also discard the expedient measures of the past?"

"A stopgap measure? Unlock? What do you mean?" Jin Yuyan threw the box in her hand to the ground.

The lid of the box fell open, and a tanned human head rolled out.

If any members of the Heaven Lock Sect were here, they would recognize that this is the head of their second-ranking Great Grandmaster Guanglian Sanidia.

This Great Grandmaster did not Worship God, but was always pursuing the ultimate improvement. Unfortunately, Yue Dewen glanced at the head and narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Divine Descent?"

"Hmm, just a Divine Descent, useless to me," Jin Yuyan. "You haven't replied to me yet. What did you mean by what you just said?"

Her beautiful eyes darted around, as if flashing with Silver Light, as she stared at the other person.

"Yes, that's right. Now that our Great Dao Sect has returned to its original position, it's time for us to unite once again," Yue Dewen said with a smile. "The Jade Void Palace and the Heavenly Treasure Palace were just expedient measures back then. Now, there's really no need for such detailed divisions. Uncle-Master, don't you agree?"

"Oh?" Jin Yuyan narrowed her eyes.

"I agree to the reunification. But who will Grand Master?"

"Uncle-Master, you flatter me. You are getting on in years, so it's better for me, Little Yue, to handle such matters," Yue Dewen said with a smile.

"You?" Jin Yuyan couldn't help but let out a silvery laugh.

"Actually, I don't care who the Grand Master. I only have one question for you." Her laughter stopped.

"You previously said that we should cooperate with the Snow Rainbow Pavilion to suppress the world and quell rebellious forces in various places, so that we can win more. I agreed to your request."

"Now, you're just handing over the territory we conquered to the people sent by the Ling Ting Imperial Clan. What do you mean by that?"

"What? Are the deaths and injuries of my Jade Void Palace not deaths and injuries? Are the lives of his Imperial Clan's experts and the Spirit Person of the Noble more precious?"