Inside Jiang Yubai’s body, the damaged meridians and internal organs were slowly recovering. However, some subtle injuries still remained hidden deep within, nearly imperceptible. If these hidden wounds weren’t dealt with in time, they could become future threats and hinder his cultivation path. Yet Jiang Yubai wasn’t anxious. After all, haste leads to failure. Especially with injuries buried so deep, he needed time to sense them clearly.
After forty-nine cycles of circulation, Jiang Yubai keenly sensed a blockage deep within his meridians, very close to his dantian. Whenever he tried to break through, he would feel an unbearable pain, like being pierced by a thousand arrows. Because of this, he had to be extra cautious with every advancement. Thinking back now—it was infuriating.
Jiang Yubai took a deep breath, a trace of determination flashing in his eyes. He knew that to resolve this issue, he would have to resort to extreme measures. So, he decided to directly absorb the blood essence of the dark flood dragon to treat his injuries.
His eyes snapped open, firm and unwavering. With a wave of his hand, the jade bottle tilted. But surprisingly, the blood didn’t spill—it gathered in midair, forming into a blood sphere. Jiang Yubai took a deep breath, then slowly extended his hand and grasped the blood essence.
Feeling the immense energy within, anticipation welled up in his heart. He began to guide the power within the blood essence with his spiritual Qi, allowing it to merge into his meridians. As Jiang Yubai manipulated his Qi, the blood essence flowed along his arm into his body.
Instantly, a sharp pain struck him—it was like countless needles stabbing into his skin. But he clenched his teeth and endured. Directly absorbing the blood essence of a dark flood dragon was no different than having one’s bones scraped clean, yet Jiang Yubai didn’t care.
He was using this blood essence to stimulate his meridians, reviving their vitality. Only by doing so could he completely heal himself. Jiang Yubai shut his eyes tightly, focusing all his energy on circulating his Qi and absorbing the power within the blood essence. Each cycle brought both intense pain and an unprecedented sense of relief.
Still, he never gave up. In fact… he became more determined the harder it got.
After enduring long bouts of torment, Jiang Yubai finally succeeded in absorbing all of the blood essence into his body. Then he took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes. At that moment, his entire body was drenched in sweat, his face pale as paper, yet his eyes shone brightly.
He felt his body become incredibly light. His previously injured meridians and internal organs had been fully restored. Even his cultivation had faintly improved. Jiang Yubai smiled slightly and murmured, “Sure enough, fighting poison with poison was the right move. This risk was worth it.”
After speaking, he stood up and stretched his limbs. As he circulated his inner strength, he found that the previously blocked meridian had completely cleared up. Joy rose in his heart… He finally realized that after leaving behind the mess of the Longevity Sect, his journey had been remarkably smooth—as if fate had finally begun to favor him.
Now, he even started to look forward to the future.
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Just as Jiang Yubai was about to take advantage of this opportunity to retrieve the mysterious stone he had hidden at the bottom of the pond and examine it more closely—something unexpected happened without warning. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
Suddenly, from the entrance of the cave he was in… came a faint but abnormally clear sound.
Jiang Yubai’s brows furrowed. He quickly stowed away the strange black-glowing stone into his storage pouch. Then, with astonishing speed, he activated a technique that completely concealed his aura, blending into the surrounding environment without a trace.
Holding his breath and focusing, Jiang Yubai raised his ears to listen carefully outside.
He heard several low voices filled with confusion drifting in:
“Why did Lord Demon Emperor order us to search for footholds all across East State…?”
Another voice followed closely, “What a fool! Don’t you get it? Jiang Yubai has already escaped from the Devil’s Cave and severed ties with the Longevity Sect. Right now is the perfect chance to launch a surprise attack on East State…”
A third voice raised doubt, “To be honest, I still don’t get it. Why is this the perfect time?”
The last voice, tinged with impatience, said, “Hmph, saying you’re dumb isn’t wrong at all! Jiang Yubai is now severely injured and disheartened—he can’t pose any threat to our grand plan…”
Hearing this, Jiang Yubai raised an eyebrow. Was he, a mere Nascent Soul cultivator, really that important? The thought made him chuckle and shake his head. A grand plan? What plan?
Soon, another voice said, “But I’m still curious… is Jiang Yubai really that important?”
A different voice snapped, “What bothers me is why I keep getting stuck with these idiotic teammates!”
“Hey hey hey, what’s that supposed to mean!?”
“I’m calling you dumb as a donkey! If Jiang Yubai wasn’t important, then why was East State so peaceful during the three years he guarded the Devil’s Cave!?”
The second voice rolled its eyes, “Look at your cultivation level. If you’re not afraid of embarrassment, go right ahead!”
“……”
The group quarreled back and forth.
Listening to this, Jiang Yubai broke into a cold sweat for this generation’s Demon Emperor. Not a single smart one among his subordinates—and they blabbered about their evil plans everywhere…
It seemed even the Demon Emperor might not be very bright.
At this moment, Jiang Yubai suddenly felt fortunate he hadn’t fallen into demonic cultivation. Otherwise, would he be this dumb too, talking like a fool?
After listening for so long and hearing nothing useful, Jiang Yubai directly revealed himself. At the same time, he raised his arm and waved lightly. A formless formation rippled outward like water.
At that moment, the few little devils from the Demon Realm finally snapped out of their daze!!!
!!!!!!
What was going on!?
They had been trapped—like turtles in a jar!?
One of the slightly timid demons stammered, “Uh… may I ask, who are you exactly?”
Hearing this, Jiang Yubai chuckled softly, his eyes flashing with mockery as he replied slowly, “Jiang Yubai.”