Ant-Pattern Meridian Devouring

Shen Luo touched the skin on his chest, still faintly pink, and smiled. The Great Dissection Technique's healing power was far better than he had expected. It would serve perfectly well in cultivating the Mysterious Yin Meridian-Opening Art.

After receiving another pill from the Golden Armored Heavenly General, Shen Luo left the Golden Hall as usual and went outside to regulate his breathing and cultivate.

His time practicing the Great Dissection Technique had brought him more than modest progress in the art. His cultivation had also grown considerably without his realizing it. With the pill's help, his realm rose again, bringing him to the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.

He stood up, his eyes gleaming. At a thought, his Magic Power began circulating on its own. Heat surged through his Dantian, and inexhaustible strength seemed to well up throughout his body.

In an instant, currents stirred in the air behind him as though vapor were rising. Dragon cries and elephant calls rang out, and five enormous Golden Dragons and five Golden Elephants appeared, circling him, their bodies shimmering with gold.

The five Golden Dragons bared their claws, whiskers bristling, so lifelike they might have been real. The five Golden Elephants were steadier, heads raised and trunks thrust skyward, poised to roar.

The Golden Dragons and Golden Elephants gathered around Shen Luo. Light blazed from their bodies into the sky, making even the golden barrier surrounding the Golden Pagoda tremble violently.

"Comprehending the last passage of the Huangting Scripture shouldn't be a problem. But to perfect my Dragon-Elephant Power, I'm afraid I'll have to break through the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage and truly enter the True Immortal Stage," Shen Luo murmured, his expression tightening.

With that, golden light flashed around him. The five Golden Dragons and five Golden