The West Desolate City Lord's manor, a secluded chamber.
After dealing with the Wind-Chasing Thieves and the others, Xia Ping accepted an invitation from City Lord Guo Donghai to cultivate in seclusion in this chamber, which would serve as a temporary place for his training.
As soon as he entered the chamber, he swallowed all thirteen Snow Lotus Pills in one go.
Rumble—
Xia Ping circulated the Pure Yang Indestructible Art, quickly refining the pills. The energy of the thousand-year-old snow lotuses within them immediately began to spread, flowing deep into his dantian.
"What rich energy." A glint appeared in Xia Ping's eyes. The flames within him quickly refined the Snow Lotus Pills and turned them into vast amounts of true essence, which flowed through his meridians like molten lava.
When this energy reached its peak, the shadow of a Hell Golden Crow appeared behind him. The entire chamber trembled as feathers of flame fell, melting the floor with a sizzling sound.
His battles against the Wind-Chasing Thieves and the many powerful members of the Lawless Gang, and even his standoff against a Grandmaster Realm expert, had allowed Xia Ping to absorb a wealth of martial experience and temper his body.
He felt that he had grown considerably on the path of martial arts, and that the potential within him had been further unlocked.
Bang! Bang! Bang!!!
At that moment, the third and fourth Hell Golden Crow Cells in his body seemed to awaken as well, rapidly transforming into vast amounts of life-origin energy.
The true essence within him seemed to grow darker in color. Each wisp of its flame seemed even more terrifying than before, faintly carrying the divine aura of a Hell Golden Crow.
"Break through!" Xia Ping sat cross-legged on the floor and circulated the Pure Yang