Yet a sight that stunned the Ghost King Devil Lord unfolded: Li Xiaoya slapped his Heaven-and-Earth Bag and took out a Small Bottle.
Hmph! The brat can't hold on anymore! the Ghost King Devil Lord sneered inwardly at the sight. Although the climb had been grueling for everyone, none of them had depleted their magic power enough to need pills. Yet Li Xiaoya had already started taking pills to replenish his magic power. Clearly, he had consumed quite a lot.
Li Xiaoya opened the Small Bottle with difficulty and poured its contents straight into his mouth. Seven or eight pills tumbled in. Then, with a flick of his finger, he returned the empty bottle to his Heaven-and-Earth Bag. Golden light blazed around him, and his magic power seemed to recover considerably. He continued climbing the steps one after another, seemingly even a little faster than before.
"Hm?" Seeing how Li Xiaoya seemed to recover so much magic power without even circulating his energy, the others were somewhat surprised. Apparently, the pills he had taken were no ordinary medicine.
"Hmm!" The Ghost Sword Deity suddenly stopped as well. He slapped his Storage Pouch and took out a Small Bottle, actually beginning to replenish himself with pills too. He appeared to take several. When he resumed climbing, he had fallen several steps behind the Poison King Immortal Venerable, but he did not seem concerned. He continued advancing methodically, one step at a time.
No way! Even that old ghost can't hold on? The Ghost King Devil Lord's heart gave a jolt at the sight. Then another thought struck him. Could the gravity farther ahead consume even more magic power? Just as he was thinking this, the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning also took out a bottle of pills and began taking them.