"Huff..."
The moment he was sealed within the cocoon, Chu Liang didn't panic at all; instead, he took a long breath.
Ever since he detected poison in the air, he had abstained from breathing, holding his breath to perform his energy-gathering techniques and accumulate cultivation.
The reason why he was in a better situation than others, apart from his Seventh Realm cultivation, was because he possessed Dual Circulation, Golden Core, Five Elements, Dharma Body… His rate of generating True Qi was far quicker compared to cultivators of the same realm.
This might not be evident in terms of combat prowess, but at a moment when resources were exhausted, the advantage of a faster Qi recovery became immediately apparent.