The energy of the Divine Demon Herb continued to spread and strengthen his body.
The strange energy circulated endlessly and each time it circulated, his organs would be strengthened. It was as though it was endless, giving him the illusion that his body would become infinitely stronger. He was intoxicated by it.
However, Chu Li knew that it was just an illusion. He had to take advantage of the strengthening to fully absorb the energy. More importantly, a person could only absorb half of the Divine Demon Herb's energy.
If he consumed the entire Divine Demon Herb, it would be dangerous for his body to be bloated.
However, he swallowed the Divine Demon Herb in one gulp after careful calculations. In the end, he decided to consume it completely.
The toughness of his body far exceeded that of a normal human's. Furthermore, he cultivated the Flying Star Art, which had even higher requirements on his body. The spirit tiger had once warned him not to cultivate the Flying Star Art too much, afraid that his body would not be able to withstand the stellar forces and collapse.
He had been extremely cautious and did not dare to cultivate the Flying Star Technique too hard in case his body collapsed.
Now that he had the Divine Demon Herb, he no longer had such concerns. He could cultivate with all his might and increase the capacity of his nine energy seas. He could accumulate more inner energy for the nine swords and thus increase the power of the nine swords.
He cultivated the Flying Star Technique at the peak of the mountain, absorbing the star power to strengthen his body and expand his nine energy seas.
The star power and the Divine Demon Herb's energy combined and the speed of cultivation was far faster than the star power. He could feel his body growing stronger by leaps and bounds, reaching an unimaginable realm in the past.
With the strengthening of his body, his meridians widened and his inner energy cultivation increased as well. He could accommodate more inner energy and circulate more inner energy at the same time. Naturally, his power was much stronger than before.
Chu Li felt that his cultivation level had at least doubled.
Furthermore, this was because the Divine Demon Herb was being strengthened step by step and had not been fully released. If the Divine Demon Herb's power was released at once, almost no one would be able to withstand it. However, it was released bit by bit.
Chu Li ignored the chaos outside and sat at the peak of the mountain to cultivate the Flying Star Technique. From morning to night, he did not eat or sleep. He was like an old monk in meditation.
—
The bright sunlight shone on the main hall of the Great Dream Sect, making it bright and pleasant.
Yi Qingsong stood in front of Cheng Yuan with a solemn and dejected expression.
Cheng Yuan sat behind the table and sized him up.
"Sect Master, I'm useless." Yi Qingsong lowered his head and sighed.
Cheng Yuan said, "It's just a Divine Demon Herb. It's not like I've lost my life. It's my fortune to have it, but it's my fate to lose it."
"I'm not as open-minded as the Sect Master." Yi Qingsong shook his head and said, "I was too careless. I should have been more careful. I should have even stealthily hidden a little further away and only come out when I saw the strange phenomenon."
He thought about it many times afterward. If he could do it all over again, he definitely wouldn't appear rashly. He would definitely find a place to hide and not be discovered. He would only appear at the last moment to snatch the Godfiend Herb.
Unfortunately, there was no medicine for regret in this world. No matter how frustrated he was, he couldn't do it all over again. In the end, the Divine and Demon Herb was still taken by someone else. He missed the opportunity to rapidly improve his martial arts and advance by leaps and bounds.
Cheng Yuan said, "Remember this lesson. It's good if you can avoid it next time."
"But there is only one Divine Demon Herb!" Yi Qingsong said.
Cheng Yuan smiled. "Although Divine Demon Herbs are rare and precious, there are many precious items in the world. As long as you have enough wisdom, you won't make such a mistake again."
Yi Qingsong said, "Sect Master, is there anything more precious than the Divine Demon Herb?"
"There might be, there might not be, but there will always be treasures that will allow you to advance by leaps and bounds." Cheng Yuan smiled. "Losing a Divine Demon Herb isn't a big deal. It means that you really don't deserve it."
"I want to know who did it!" Yi Qingsong said in a low voice.
He felt extremely aggrieved. He couldn't see his opponent at all and lost miserably. He wanted to know who did it.
"I don't know." Cheng Yuan shook his head. "I couldn't divine it."
"Sect Master can't divine it either?" Yi Qingsong was surprised.
Cheng Yuan sighed. "After he consumed the Divine Demon Herb, he couldn't divine it anymore. … There are only a few people in the world who are proficient in divination. I can't figure out who it was either."
"Could it be Brother Wu Yuansi?" Yi Qingsong asked.
Chu Li's disguise as Wu Yuansi had always been a taboo to him, and he had always wanted to catch up to him. This was an excellent opportunity, but he had missed it. This was also the source of his frustration.
"It might be him." Cheng Yuan said, "But it might not be. Logically speaking, he can't find you, but Wu Yuansi's methods can't be underestimated. He might have some treasure or secret technique to find you!"
"I think it's him!" Yi Qingsong said slowly.
"It doesn't matter anymore." Cheng Yuan smiled. "Even if it's him, he will stop for a while. The Divine Demon Herb isn't that easy to refine. Moreover, he doesn't know how to harvest it and can only consume half of it."
Yi Qingsong said, "If it's really Brother Wu, I have to find him and save him."
"You …" Cheng Yuan smiled and shook his head. "He has his own fate. He stole your Divine Demon Herb and you still want to save him?"
"After all, he saved my life." Yi Qingsong said.
"Now, no one can save him." Cheng Yuan said, "We can't divine his location, and we can't determine whether he's good or bad. It depends on his fate. … Qingsong, you have to hide well. You can't isolate yourself in your courtyard. Come to my courtyard."
"Sect Leader …" Yi Qingsong hesitated.
Cheng Yuan said, "Although Asura can't take care of you now, I think the Asura Deity King will be born soon. When that time comes, he will definitely try to assassinate you. You can't be careless."
"… Yes." Yi Qingsong replied in a low voice.
— —
Chu Li slowly opened his eyes and looked up at the sky. He had no idea how long he had been cultivating.
Inside his body, his nine Qi Seas were firm and wide. The sword energy they could contain at one time was enough to perform the Nine Swords as One twenty times. It was twice as much as before, and it was still getting stronger. However, it wouldn't be as fast anymore.
After consuming the Divine Demon Herb, he felt closer to heaven and earth. The earth blended with him as if he was always in the earth's embrace. His legs could borrow limitless power from the earth.
The spiritual energy on the upper heaven was getting purer as if he had come into contact with spiritual energy from a higher level.
He guessed that the upper heaven was probably similar to this one. It was also divided into several levels. The higher one went, the purer the spiritual energy. The upper heaven he came into contact with before was only the lowest level. Now, it was a level higher.
The purer spiritual energy made his inner energy purer, and his cultivation level increased greatly.
He estimated his current cultivation level and finally felt that he could fight against Du Kelan.
If he was given another month or two, the medicinal effects of the Divine Demon Herb would completely merge with his body. His cultivation level would increase even more, and he would be able to surpass Du Kelan. Killing him would be a cinch. Now, he didn't have full confidence in dealing with Du Kelan, but he wouldn't lose for sure.
He suddenly thought of the Blood Jade Divine Claw.
As his physical strength grew, the Blood Jade Divine Claw's power would increase. The Blood Jade Divine Claw would also become his trump card.
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