Chapter 250: Second region completed!

As the Overflow Resurgence Spirit Pill settled inside Duan Li's stomach, the pill immediately began to show its effect.

Wuuu..

Surges of spiritual Qi from his three Dantian started to be absorbed by it. Normally, the process where the pill would be filled with spiritual Qi to the brim would take approximately 2 hours the least.

However, with Duan Li's three Dantian, coupled with his Sky grade potential, this was reduced to a mere 15 minutes interval instead!

After cultivating for a brief 15 minutes, the Pill shuddered a little before releasing a wave of spiritual Qi like a pulse, cycling clockwise throughout Duan Li's ruptured meridians and Qi pathways.

Wengg!!

As if coming into contact with a powerful tonic, his meridians and Qi pathways showed signs of being invigorated and hummed lightly!

It works!

Duan Li nodded in satisfaction.

In fact, the result was even better. Due to him consuming the Grade 8 elixir before, the medicinal effect of the Overflow Resurgence Spirit Pill seemed to multiply by at least 80 percent!

It's a pity that only a quarter of it was available, if it was full...

I reckoned that my internal injuries would be significantly alleviated!

Hais!

"M-Master.. is it.. working?" Di Rou whom was standing beside him asked worriedly when she saw that forlorn expression of her master.

Standing up from his seated position, Duan Li nodded and replied, "Yes, it is working as intended!"

Hearing this, Di Rou could finally sighed out in relief.

She was tasked by the Emperor to look after their Imperial Overseer, and if she returned while bringing such a bad news that this very important person of their's was now a crippled person, there'd sure be a hellish uproar!

"However, based on the rate of recovery, it would roughly take three months before all my ruptured meridians and Qi pathways to heal completely.. my pill forging knowledge is still quite lacking hmm.." Duan Li added with a hint of frustration in his voice.

"T-Three months? That's... already quite fast.." Di Rou almost tripped on herself.

An injury so severe that one might be better off forgetting to cultivate for the rest of their lives and toil the farmlands instead, would only take 3 months of recovery in front of her master?

Dear me! My horizons sure has widened today!

However, there were still some lingering concerns in her mind as to what might be the side effect of this, so she quickly asked.

"Are there any side effects from your current injury master? Or perhaps from the recovery pill itself?"

When Duan Li heard this question, he thought contemplatively for a while as he played with his chin before his countenance suddenly turned grim.

He nodded, "Only one!"

The serious tone and expression he used in this reply of his has made Di Rou apprehensive and she could not help but to swallow another mouthful of saliva.

Gulp!

"W-What is that side effect master? Ah! But only if you are comfortable of telling me about it! Otherwise, its fine.." Di Rou quickly corrected her words, afraid that she might be stepping off her boundaries.

Side effects also translated to weakness, and for any cultivator, no one was comfortable of telling others what that weakness was.

If by chance, this weakness was exposed to others who bore malicious intentions, then they would be thoroughly troubled by it!

However, what happened next was contrary to her expectations.

With a profound look on his face, Duan Li answered as he looked down on the ground with a serious gaze.

"I could only tap at most 10 percent of my full power with this injury, and while this pill could help me recover my powers, the nature of my severe injury would inevitably make me.." he stopped for a while as he shook his head.

After a long sigh, seeming to come into terms with it, he finally continued and looked towards the sky, ".. unable to control that 10 percent of strength!"

Hais! I fear to those who might offend me in the future..

"If I, one day, accidentally hurt my enemy for too much, I hope that you will be there to stop me!"

Duan Li said all these with a sorrowful expression.

"..." Di Rou.

Why did I even bother to ask?

"Yes, Master.."

...

After cultivating for another hour, Duan Li now has enough spiritual Qi distributed inside his body.

This should be enough for him to defend himself for a while.

"Come, let us take a look at the stone pedestal!" he waved his hand as Di Rou nodded and followed quietly behind.

Stepping onto the gazebo, they could see that now, all four symbols were lit with 4 corresponding colours; bronze, copper, silver and gold!

Brrrrr..!!

A small slab of stone suddenly rose from the center as if it has detected their presence. Within it, a spherical object that was azure in color was slotted!

"T-this!" Duan Li's eyes widened in surprise. But after analyzing it for a bit, he quickly shook his head.

No, this isn't one of the mysterious pearls!

Tetra Soul Sense!

[Stone of absolute might.]

[Could be slotted into practically any weapon to drastically improve their strength.]

[Extremely rare. Does not exist in the mortal realm.]

"Oh? This is an extremely good stuff!" Duan Li's eyes sparkled as he threw a question to Little Sword.

"Little Sword, can you use this as well?"

The Little Sword then promptly replied, "En! I definitely can young master. However, considering that my full power is currently sealed, it would not prove that much of a boost for me being an Eternal weapon. Normal weapons though, could greatly benefit from it!"

Hearing this, Duan Li cupped his chin, "Is that so.." and pondered for a moment, before storing it inside his spatial ring.

"Well, that's for another time then! Now, where is the exit portal?"

As if his words were being listened to, a temporal vortex suddenly appeared not far away from them.

"Finally.. let us return to the Jiu Empire!" Duan Li said as he put his hands behind his back and entered the vortex.

Weengg!!

...

High up above the mouth of the huge volcano, two silhouettes were observing Duan Li's activity from the beginning to the end.

"To think that he could even beat that overpowered talisman! Never before in my life had I even thought of that as something that could be done!" Dugu Liubai stared at the holographic screen with widened eyes.

He knew full well that the final trial was rigged from the start. Therefore, to even overcome a rigged trial that none should have been able to beat..

What a monster!

The Will of the Grand Immortal seemed to inconspicuously chuckled.

"It's only expected of him to do so." he said with a hint of pride in it.

Without turning his back, the Will then said to Dugu Liubai, "My role here is done. I have to request of you to not said a word about my appearance here."

"Lord's words is my command!" Dugu Liubai replied fervently.

"En! Take this as my gift." a sliver ray of light seemed to be shot out from his forehead, before entering Dugu Liubai's head.

Wongg!!

T-This!

He immediately sat down cross-legged and cultivated this mysterious energy.

Crack!

A chime reminiscent of a chain being cut in half could be heard.

Second Shackle released!

Entering Omnipresence realm state!

BOOMMM!!

Opening his eyes wide in disbelief, he soon broke out into a celebration and jumped around.

"Hahahaha! I have finally ascended to the second realm!"

Then, quickly stepping out from his elation as fast as it came, he prostrated to the ground as if worshipping, his voice shaking with veneration, he said, "Thank you Lord! This lowly one is honored to receive such a gift!"

The Will of the Grand Immortal waved his hand dismissively. "It's nothing."

Hmm?

Crackle!

The sky above them started to darken, and as if just realizing, Dugu Liubai's forehead began to sweat.

"Oh no! I forgot to do my preparation for the Heavenly tribulation!" he said with a horrified voice.

As he still has a long way to release the second shackle before, he never did any sorts of preparation beforehand at all. After all, who could expect that the gift from the Grand Immortal would be so formidable?

"Heaven's Will? To appear before me.. Impudence! Now scram!"

This word 'scram' of his seemed to carry an archaic authority that resonated with the whole realm!

Huuu!!

The dark clouds then quickly scattered into the 8 cardinal direction as fast as they could before they even coalesced together, as if they just met with their grandfather who came after them with a beating stick!

"..." Dugu Liubai.

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