Huff! Huff! Huff!...
He panted violently, sweat covering his forehead and dripping down in beads.
"Finally got it done. That was fucking dangerous!"
It took Lin Taichu a long while to recover. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he could not help but curse under his breath. An experience at the brink of life and death was simply too dangerous. Had he made the slightest mistake, he would have died here.
However, danger also brought opportunity. He had never expected his luck to be this good, stumbling into this Phantom Demon Egg by sheer chance!
The Phantom Demon Egg contained enormous energy. By his estimate, it was roughly equivalent to five hundred Low-grade Spirit Stones. If he consumed and refined it, it could definitely raise his cultivation to the early Foundation Establishment stage!
This was an immense temptation for Lin Taichu. Without hesitation, he swallowed the Phantom Demon Egg.
As the Phantom Demon Egg entered his stomach, a scorching blaze rose from within the shell and instantly swept through his entire body, causing him unbearable pain. Yet he gritted his teeth and endured it. He knew this was the crucial moment for his breakthrough. If he could not withstand it, he would be buried here today.
Rumble!
A muffled thunderclap sounded from within Lin Taichu's body. Immediately afterward, a thick earthen-yellow radiance erupted from him, instantly covering an area of twenty zhang around him and blocking the Monster Beasts outside. Only then did Lin Taichu's expression ease slightly.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the earthen-yellow radiance slowly faded. A golden pattern appeared across Lin Taichu's skin. At the same time, his realm rose from the Qi Condensation Mid Stage to its peak, only a step away from entering the Qi Condensation Late Stage.
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