Liquid Profound Truth, Zhao Yao Heavenly Wolf (Part 2)

Yu Ci was not entirely sure what method Zhan Shuicheng had used, but that cultivation art was absolutely not something available at the Returned Core stage. Every aspect of it focused on drawing in Liquid Profound Truth and transforming it into vitality. On further thought, it might well have been altered from the Void Stepping Art.

He still did not know how much his lifespan would increase after absorbing the "Liquid Profound Truth" Zhan Shuicheng had given him, but one thing was certain:

This... was a tremendous favor!

After sitting dazed for a while, Yu Ci steadied his mind and returned to comprehending the cultivation art. He spent roughly a day confirming that it could be practiced without issue and used at any time before finally stopping. The confidence he had already built up became even more solid.

And now, he had to get to the main matter.

Once he had made his preparations, Yu Ci cast aside every unnecessary emotion in an instant and entered the state he knew best from when he had struggled against the Dead Demon Tribulation.

A river flowed, yet the stone did not turn—nothing could have described him more fittingly. He was like a reef in the middle of a great river. Let the wind howl and the waves rage, let the demonic tribulation surge without end; I alone stand unmoving. He had already pushed this state to the utmost limit of his current level.

But the Dead Demon Tribulation was no ordinary thing. No matter how firmly a reef held the river's center, it would not do if it lacked sufficient weight; nor would it help if its material was brittle. In practical terms, Innate Vital Energy was that "weight," while one's cultivation realm was the "material." If neither could be achieved, the