Chapter 226: Chapter 50: Sheng Xie’s Progress_2
Sheng Xie was ecstatic after acquiring the inner core of the giant spirit snake, he promptly nodded and took off towards the mountain peak, flapping his dragon wings.
"Ah Dai, let’s go down." Having said that, he was the first to land next to the giant spirit snake. The snake, now devoid of its inner core, had become weak and feeble. A large wound on its tail leaked a massive amount of blood, and it was nearing the brink of death. Ah Dai landed beside the Tian Gang Sword Saint, asking, "Teacher, what should we do with it?"
The Tian Gang Sword Saint said, "This giant spirit snake can’t survive longer. The reason why I didn’t allow you to shoot it earlier was due to the many treasures it carries. Had you shot its head, we would have lost many valuable things." After finishing his sentence, a silver energy spike appeared in his right hand, he looked at the giant spirit snake, saying, "You’ve committed too many sins, it’s time for you to go. I’ll ease your suffering." With these words, the spike plunged directly into the top of the snake’s head. The giant spirit snake shuddered and then stopped moving entirely.
Ah Dai, unable to endure the sight, turned his head and stored the Dark Iron Bow into Divine Dragon’s Heart.
The Tian Gang Sword Saint let out a sigh, "Since you’re not accustomed to such scenes, you should go back first."
Ah Dai complied and transformed into a gray shadow, swiftly scaling towards the peak of Tian Gang Mountain. The Sword Saint’s hands formed two silver short blades. With the assistance of his vast life force, in a short while, he had skinned the giant spirit snake,...
Upon returning to the stone cave, Ah Dai found that Sheng Xie, who had returned earlier, was already fast asleep. Apparently, the massive energy contained within the giant spirit snake’s inner core wasn’t something one can absorb at once.
The previous bloodshed agitated Ah Dai. He sat cross-legged on a rock to cultivate.
After dealing with the corpse of the giant spirit snake, the Tian Gang Sword Saint returned to the top of Tian Gang Mountain, He conveyed a message to Xi Wen in the Sword Sect, asking him to order his disciples to collect the remains of the giant spirit snake from the foot of the mountain. Every part of the ancient snake is considered treasure, its meat is significantly nutrient-rich.
From the giant spirit snake, the Sword Saint obtained a thirty-meters-long snake muscle, the snake’s brain, soft scale armor covered skin, and two round snake eye crystals. The snake muscle was the strongest part of the snake, so strong that even Ah Dai’s arrow could not sever it. The snake’s scale armor was robust and extremely flexible, enough to create dozens of excellent lightweight armors. The two snake eye crystals were even more precious, consuming them could enhance a person’s eyesight and boost one’s cultivation to an extent.
Even with Ah Dai’s cultivation, making lightweight armor using energy blades was difficult, hence the task fell upon the Tian Gang Sword Saint to slice. He divided the snake’s scale armor into dozens of sections, passed all the parts to Xi Wen to handle, aside from the toughest two sections from the snake’s abdominal area.
In the stone cave, after circulating the liquid life essence for eighty-one cycles, Ah Dai slowly woke up and found that the True Qi he had expended during the battle with the giant spirit snake had fully recovered.
"Eat this." A small bowl flew towards Ah Dai’s face. Catching it subconsciously, he saw that the bowl contained a paste substance with a faint fragrant smell. The Tian Gang Sword Saint was sitting on a nearby rock, fiddling with something in his hands and his right hand was radiating a silver light as he continuously waved it.
"Teacher, what is this?"
"It’s a replenishing medicine that I had Xi Wen prepare for you, it’s beneficial for your body. Hurry up and eat, then cultivate for another eighty-one cycles to dissolve the medicine’s power."
"Yes, Teacher." Ah Dai, of course, knew that the Sword Saint would not harm him. He quickly swallowed the paste in the bowl in a few bites. The fragrant taste made him feel relaxed and refreshed, effectively clearing away the nauseating feeling from before. A gentle heat gradually rose, Ah Dai did not hesitate to start cultivating again.
The Tian Gang Sword Saint, who was making lightweight armors, smiled slightly. What he had just given Ah Dai was actually the brain of the giant spirit snake. Although the effects of the brain were significantly weaker than that of the inner core, it was still one of the most quintessential parts of the snake. The reason he told Ah Dai that it was medicine was to prevent Ah Dai from refusing it. For the sake of his disciple, the Sword Saint has indeed gone to great lengths.
The Liquid Life Essence inside Ah Dai’s body was continuously cycling. The silver energy was slowly circulating. Recently, Ah Dai found that although the liquid Life Essence inside his body was thicker, it took more effort to circulate than before. Running for eighty-one cycles took a full day and night. This time, the thick silver liquid started to show a tendency to solidify under the influence of the medicinal power of the snake’s brain, startling Ah Dai. However, he dared not stop, as abruptly stopping the circulation of energy could result in a deviant cultivation path.
As the Liquid Life Essence continued to circulate, it gradually coalesced towards the Dantian at an extremely slow pace. Ah Dai was becoming somewhat out of control, his Dantian had turned entirely silver, with the Life Essence constantly solidifying and compressing. Around Ah Dai’s body, faint silver light began to flicker.
The Tian Gang Sword Saint, who was making the lightweight armor, noticed Ah Dai’s change and was shocked. He knew that this was a precursor of the Life Essence entering the eighth level, he hadn’t expected the snake’s brain to have such a significant effect. He hurriedly put down the lightweight armor in his hand, flew behind Ah Dai, and pressed one palm on his back, helping Ah Dai control his scattered True Qi. His other hand pressed on Ah Dai’s Baihui acupoint on the top of his head, using his power to induce Ah Dai into a trance, blocking his perception of his body’s conditions. The Sword Saint did this to prevent Ah Dai from distracting thoughts due to the peculiar energy transformations. Now, the Life Essence within Ah Dai’s body was entirely controlled by the Sword Saint. In fact, the main reason Ah Dai was able to reach the eighth level so quickly was that the Sword Saint transferred two-thirds of his power to him. Coupled with his hard cultivation in the past six months, it was only a matter of time before his cultivation broke through. This time, under the influence of the snake’s brain power, he naturally successfully entered the eighth level.
