In an empty palace in Blackwater City.
Lu Ren entered the Reincarnation Ancient Pagoda, took the Storage Ring from Gui Lou's corpse, then tossed the body to Xiao Man.
Lu Ren searched Gui Lou's Storage Ring and found little of value inside. Apart from a few One-Pattern Saint Pills and several hundred thousand spirit stones, there were only a few Saint Grade Martial Skills.
But Lu Ren did not care. The most valuable thing Gui Lou had was naturally the Nine-Pattern Saint Pill refined from his Saint Body. That pill alone might be enough to help Lu Ren break through to Ninth Stage Martial Emperor.
Next, Lu Ren continued practicing Eternal Dryness.
His earlier battle with Hai Tianlin had finally given him a foothold in Eternal Dryness. He had grasped the key to this sword technique.
Now he threw himself back into practice, intending to press on in one breath until he mastered the strike completely.
With every attempt, Lu Ren grew more proficient, and his sword momentum rose rapidly.
After only a thousand years of grueling practice, Lu Ren mastered Eternal Dryness completely. Its power surged, and his sword momentum easily broke through to the peak of the eighth level of Nine Heavens.
Having raised his sword momentum, Lu Ren took a Saint Pill from Xiao Man.
Nine patterns marked its surface. It was a Nine-Pattern Saint Pill, the highest grade of Saint Pill.
A Nine-Pattern Saint Pill was worth a fortune. It could be exchanged for a wealth of resources, even five drops of divine blood.
Without hesitation, Lu Ren swallowed the pill.
It dissolved the moment it entered his mouth, releasing a vast tide of energy that spread through his body.
Lu Ren activated the Star Scripture and absorbed the pill's energy. His Heaven and Earth Momentum