But the twisting pain in his belly was unbearable. He hurried to the privy and emptied his bowels in a noisy rush, passing a mass of pitch-black, greasy filth.
Afterward, his body felt lighter still. When he practiced the Nine Luminaries Heavenly Heart Method again and opened the Northern Pole Secret Aperture at the Heavenly Pass, it came several degrees more easily, and much of the foul energy clogging it had cleared.
The Heavenly Heart Light at his Spirit Terrace and Heavenly Heart shone brighter for it.
Tang Changsheng could not help marveling. If he had possessed Jade Purity Pills back then, subduing Fu Shi would never have taken so long.
That was one benefit. When he looked inward again, he could see residue lodged in his blood vessels and organs.
This must be the lingering poison from the Jade Purity Pill! Tang Changsheng murmured inwardly.
At the thought, he circulated Fu Shi's Non-Toxin power, slowly expelling the traces of medicinal dregs and lingering poison through his sweat.
Black beads of sweat, each the size of a soybean, rolled down Tang Changsheng's skin. They gave off a pungent stench and hissed as they struck the ground beside him. Even the woven-grass cushion beneath him was eaten through in several places.
Such potent poison. If I don't purge it completely, it'll build up inside me over the years. Sooner or later, it'll turn on me.
No wonder that Sword Cultivator master and disciple were so different. The disciple's blade was all but unstoppable, yet once the master passed fifty, his strength began to wane and his body fell apart. He didn't even have a third of his former strength...
Even with Fu Shi's Non-Toxin power to rely on, I can't take Jade Purity Pills often!
With that settled, he went to