Yan Chihuo smiled faintly. "I know the other side has two Origin Core Stage demons. I wouldn't dare claim I can defeat them, but holding them off for a while on your behalf won't be difficult. I should also be able to block most of the attacks from the Dao Foundation Stage centipedes. Still, I can't guarantee none will slip through. Perhaps one or two Dao Foundation Stage Silver Frost Blood Centipedes may circle around to attack you. Do you think you can withstand them now?"
Joy shone in Lu Tianhua's eyes. He sat up and took a purple pill from his storage ring, swallowing it. A moment later, he was brimming with vigor. Yan Chihuo thought to himself, Water Cloud Sect truly is extraordinary. They even have such a secret medicine.
Lu Tianhua said, "No problem. Brother Yan, when do you plan to head out?" Though his cultivation was now far below Yan Chihuo's, he had once been a heaven-blessed prodigy and Water Cloud Sect's most favored disciple. Pride was in his bones, and he simply could not bring himself to utter the word "Senior."
Yan Chihuo did not mind. On the contrary, he rather appreciated this sort of temperament. He said, "If you're ready now, we'll go out immediately."
Lu Tianhua said, "Alright."
Yan Chihuo said, "I'll go out first and draw out the two Origin Core Stage demons. Then you can come out. Don't worry about the Silver Frost Blood Centipedes—I should be able to hold them back."
Lu Tianhua nodded. Yan Chihuo then withdrew his spell. Seeing that Lu Tianhua had shed his previous sickly appearance, everyone thought, Origin Core Stage cultivators truly possess unfathomable abilities, as mysterious as gods and ghosts.
They did not know it was the effect of Lu Tianhua's pill. Yan Chihuo