This really was beyond his expectations!
Looking at the state of his qi sea, though this was his first time seeing it, that did not mean he failed to recognize it.
This was undoubtedly the foundational manifestation of the Mystic Gate cultivation method.
Originally, because he cultivated earthly baleful qi, and because the two stages of true qi and true essence had been merged into one, he had thought he had already diverged from the course the cultivation method was supposed to take.
Yet unexpectedly, when it came to foundation establishment, he had returned to square one.
In other words, Li Su had indeed mastered the Sky Firmament Art, cultivated Sky Firmament Qi, and used it to create Sky Firmament Divine Qi. It was simply that the entire process had been reversed, while the core that should have been Sky Firmament Divine Qi had been replaced by earthly baleful qi.
To be honest, the amount of his mana had been giving him quite a headache.
Earthly baleful qi was simply too astonishing. His body could not bear much of it at all.
Forget a whole strand—even the single drop he currently possessed was, in truth, not much.
He had used it when facing the Dragonblood Pangolin, and the result had been clear enough. It was indeed powerful. Even the Dragonblood Pangolin, which could withstand Golden Core attacks, had its defenses pierced and suffered excruciating pain.
But after that one strike, his mana had run dry.
Though it could not exactly be called depleted. That strand of earthly baleful qi was still within his middle dantian; only the Baleful Intent formed from that earthly baleful qi had been consumed.
Thus, he only needed to wait for a while to recover.
Still, that was far too little.
At that time, he had