Food System in Cultivation World-Chapter 497 - 456
Chen Xu and Wei Li stepped through the passage, looking ahead.
What met their eyes was a tall, dark brown sealed chamber. ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ธ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ต.๐ฌ๐ค๐ข
The chamber had no windows or doors on any side, except for the passage they had come fromโ
No, as soon as they entered the chamber, just in a moment, the passage that was behind them suddenly vanished!
The dark brown chamber, with no way out visible on all sides, instantly enveloped them with a sense of claustrophobic terror.
Wei Li, however, was completely unbothered by this.
His eyes were fixed solely on the half-person tall pill furnace in the center of the chamber. Below the furnace, dark red flames burned softly, casting a muted dark glow.
Thump, thump, thump, Wei Liโs heartbeat was like a drum, his breaths coming in rapid succession.
Standing beside him, Chen Xu could clearly hear his heartbeat even without consciously enhancing his hearing.
Thump, thump, thump...
No, besides Wei Liโs intense heartbeat, there seemed to be another heartbeat resonating at the same frequency.
Equally intense, equally distinct.
Who is it?
Following the sound, Chen Xu looked and discovered that beside the pill furnace in the middle of the chamber, there was a red-clothed Daoist sitting cross-legged in meditation with eyes closed.
With Chen Xuโs keen perception, he hadnโt noticed him when they first entered the chamber!
Even though he noticed him now, Chen Xu still felt the Daoist had a very weak presence.
He was just sitting there, yet one could easily overlook his existence inadvertently.
This was actually a highly advanced ability, similar to the one the Yanling Ghost King exhibited at the Yellow Springs Ghost Market.
Later, not only did Chen Xu frequently recall the Yanling Ghost Kingโs sword technique, but he also often pondered this mystical power of "being one with the surroundings."
He studied it often, and gradually gained some insights.
Afterward, Chen Xu traveled to the Xuantian Star Realm.
Due to certain special circumstances, he naturally entered a "semi-present" state of void.
Having experienced something similar firsthand, Chen Xu gained further understanding of this ability.
Now Chen Xu also possessed this nearly "merging with surroundings" ability.
The more he possessed this ability, the more he realized its strength and fearsome nature.
"Being one with the surroundings," from another perspective, actually represents deep control over the power of Heaven and Earth.
Which is stronger, the strength of one person or the power of Heaven and Earth?
If a person can control the power of Heaven and Earth to some degree, then naturally they can harness multiple, even tens or hundreds of times more strength than their own.
Achieving all sorts of incredible effects as a result.
Therefore, just at the first glance of the red-clothed Daoist, Chen Xu greatly estimated the opponentโs capacity.
Chen Xu acted nonchalantly, mentally consolidating his divine thought while secretly activating the Netherworldโs Unbreakable Divine Power to sense the Netherworld.
This chamber and passage gave him a sense of mystery and unpredictability, prompting Chen Xu to sense the Netherworld to confirm whether he could smoothly employ his Netherworldโs Unbreakable Divine Power here.
Quickly, Chen Xu noticed that while he was still able to sense the Netherworld, there seemed to be a layer of dark red hazy veil between him and the Netherworld.
A sticky sensation inexplicable, making one want to tear apart everything in front of them.
Chen Xu silently recited the Heart Clarity Spell, suppressing his impulse, continuing to observe the development of events.
Because he noticed Wei Li suddenly rush towards the pill furnace.
Wei Li staggered drunkenly, rushing towards the furnace while exclaiming excitedly, "Celestial, Celestial, please bestow the elixir of immortality, please bestow the elixir of immortality!"
Bang!
Wei Li knelt before the furnace.
He seemed unable to see the red-clothed Daoist beside the furnace, solely bowing before the furnace.
Bang, bang, bang!
Only when his forehead faintly oozed blood did the red-clothed Daoist let out a deep sigh:
"Foolish child, the elixir of immortality costs a thousand pieces of silver for one vial. What use is there in bitterly begging?"
Wei Li stayed kneeling, spiritless, saying sorrowfully:
"But I am plagued by misfortune, having lost all my money, where would I get a thousand pieces of silver?"
"To be so attached to mundane wealth, shows an utter lack of sincerity.
With worldly desires wanting all, yet foolishly seeking immortality, laughable, laughable."
The red-clothed Daoist kept his eyes tightly shut, sneering with his mouth.
Wei Li could not bear this.
He lay on the ground, sobbing: "Celestial, my entire fortune is still owed to Yulu Jinfeng House, three thousand pieces of silver.
I truly cannot produce the money, but my sincerity is genuine, begging the divinity for the medicine.
I dare not hope for immortality, only seeking one or two divine pills to help nurture my spirit beast, and return to the cockfighting arena to reclaim my assets.
Celestial, Celestial, as soon as I reclaim my assets, all money will be dedicated to honoring the Celestial Venerable.
Begging the celestialโs compassion, seeing my sincerity."
Saying this, he knelt on the ground, fervently bowing before the furnace.
As his bowing grew more intense, blood gradually accumulated and streamed from his forehead.
The blood fell on the floor like a miniature stream, carving winding trails heading toward the pill furnace.
Suddenly, Chen Xu discovered the fragrance had grown three times stronger.
And after he once again inhaled a refined breath of the "Nine Nether Divine Breath," his lifespan increased to "two years"!
Thump, thump, thumpโ
He heard the intense heartbeat again.
But this time, the heartbeat seemed neither from Wei Li nor from the red-clothed Daoist beside the furnace.
The source of the sound, instead, seemed more like...
Chen Xuโs gaze fell upon the pill furnace ahead.
This time, Chen Xu confirmed he hadnโt heard wrongly; that drum-like heartbeat was, in fact, coming from the pill furnace in front of him!
