Though the well contained yin and yang, clarity and turbidity, it knew no division of sun and moon.
Xiang Yuan had no idea how long it took him to recover from his injuries. Xiang Yuan only knew that the lovely jade in his arms had been swapped back and forth until even his Primordial Spirit had been pickled.
Could he endure such humiliation?
Marinated it right back!
The sword sheath had been shattered by the Bull Devil King and fused into his flesh and blood. It had now been fully refined. Besides bolstering the medicinal power within him, it had strengthened his physical defenses as well. It could be considered destruction followed by renewal—finding fortune amid misfortune.
Moreover, the medicinal power of the sword sheath had not been completely digested, only partially absorbed. If he continued cultivating, his physical defenses would grow ever stronger.
"No matter how strong I get, I still can't withstand a single horn..."
Xiang Yuan muttered to himself, silently consoling himself. That had been the Great Sage Who Pacifies Heaven, after all. Even the monkey had needed to call for help to bring him down. There was no shame in losing.
Whether it was shameful was beside the point. The key was that he could not beat him.
If he could not defeat the Bull Devil King, he could not obtain the final Reincarnation Relic. The mission was stuck at 2/3; he could not open Jambu Gate, and thus could not return to the Dry Abyss Realm.
Xiang Yuan glanced at Bai Wuyan in his arms, then looked at Sword Venerable Su Ran beside them, who was hiccuping nonstop. She was clearly already too full to eat another bite, yet was still lining up to force more down. Xiang Yuan could only feel that there was