There were nine Earth Martial Pills in total. Ning Xiaochuan took one himself, then gave one each to Meng Ying, Murong Hua, and Three-Fingered Lin.
That left five Earth Martial Pills. He planned to reserve them for Yu Ningsheng, Ning Xiner, and the Old Marquis. If possible, he could even give the remaining two to Nie Lanzhi and Qi Ming.
Ning Xiaochuan had also come to terms with it. Since he had already arrived in this world, he should not let the burdens of his previous life bind him. If he believed he could bring them happiness, why should he keep running away?
After what had happened with Ji Hanxing, Ning Xiaochuan had gained a profound understanding. He felt that, in many matters, he needed to face things more bravely—whether it was an overwhelmingly powerful enemy or emotions he had not dared accept.
Since he had chosen to accept them, he needed even greater strength. Without sufficient power, how could he protect them? How could he hold up an unbreakable umbrella of protection over them? After taking the Earth Martial Pill, Ning Xiaochuan immediately circulated the eighth level of Heaven and Earth Profound Qi, absorbing and refining the Pill Qi at one hundred and twenty-eight times the speed.
Other Earth Venerable Realm Martial Practitioners needed seven days to fully refine an Earth Martial Pill, but Ning Xiaochuan used only a single day to completely refine its Pill Qi.
Without any surprise, Ning Xiaochuan immediately broke through to the fourth level of the Earth Venerable Realm.
The nine vortices within his Martial Heart Palace spun madly, absorbing the profound qi between heaven and earth and merging it into his bloodline, forming a grand circulating cycle within his body.
Absorbing the wandering profound qi of heaven and earth was simply not enough