Chapter 256

Chapter 255 Li Lingbi Returns

Xu Changqing felt hot all over, his skin feeling like a boiled crayfish.

It looked both red and hot.

The holes in my body are now emitting heat.

The same applies to the five senses, the seven orifices, the pores on the body, and even… everything.

Even a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator with a fire spirit root can only consume a maximum of three pills per month.

Xu Changqing, although possessing a mutated lightning-fire spiritual root that makes him more resistant, is currently limited to only five.

Any more, and the body absolutely cannot handle it.

In mild cases, it can damage all the meridians.

In severe cases, the entire body may spontaneously combust.

Therefore, he immediately opened the Ice Heart Jade Pot of Wine in his left hand and took a big gulp.

The icy liquor flowed into my mouth, tasting like snow from a mountain peak mixed with plum blossom honey, cool yet subtly sweet.

The next second, an extremely strong and chilling aura erupted.

Xu Changqing subconsciously took a deep breath, which resulted in a slight stinging sensation in his nasal mucosa.

It’s easy to imagine how terrifying this chilling air was.

It felt like I wasn’t drinking alcohol, but rather holding a piece of ancient ice.

It quickly replaced the bitter, burning sensation left by the Chiyang Pill on the tip of the tongue and in the mouth, like a cold ice blade cutting down from top to bottom, along the throat and into the abdomen, striking at the source of the heat.

Suddenly, a dense, pricking sensation began to appear all over my body.

It felt like a thousand needles were pricking my flesh at the same time, which was quite uncomfortable.

“Uh~”

Xu Changqing couldn’t help but open his mouth and exhale a breath of cold air.

At the same time, he flipped his right wrist, and the sixth Crimson Sun Pill appeared in his palm.

He did not hesitate at all.

While the mouth is still cool, immediately stuff it in.

Then, with his teeth numb from the cold, he began to chew, crunching and munching.

Strangely enough, I can no longer feel that burning and bitter taste at all.

Even after eating it, I didn’t feel much of a sensation.

It felt as if my entire body was numb.

The only thing I could feel was the stinging pain in my flesh.

Instead of diminishing over time, they have intensified.

The addition of the sixth Crimson Sun Pill stirred up a renewed sense of excitement.

But it was quickly suppressed by the chilling coldness of the Ice Heart Jade Pot Wine.

Judging from the current situation, the alcoholic beverages need to be more potent or of a higher grade.

This was good news for Xu Changqing, so he took out another Crimson Sun Pill.

With this one, it’s now the seventh.

According to the system description, there is a 20% chance that the Fire Spirit Root will develop the Crimson Sun Mark.

Therefore, without the slightest hesitation, he immediately put it in his mouth.

They didn’t chew, but forced themselves to swallow.

The appearance of the seventh Crimson Sun Pill was like giving the body’s internal heat a second chance.

Originally suppressed by the powerful effects of the Ice Heart Jade Pot Wine, it now erupts once again.

Faced with this situation, Xu Changqing remained calm and quickly activated the Nine Flames Profound Technique.

It’s not about refining and absorbing the medicinal effects within the body, but merely guiding them.

Because he knew that once the fire weakened, the ice would become even more intense.

Only by letting them fight and wear each other down can they avoid any danger.

Time slips away quietly under these circumstances.

At first, Wangwang and the guinea fowl were curious about their owner’s situation.

But as soon as you get close, you immediately feel an astonishing heat wave.

But it didn’t end there; a chilling cold wave followed immediately.

One hot, one cold; one in front, one behind—they unleashed a terrifying aura.

Startled, Wangwang and the guinea fowl turned and ran, keeping at least ten meters away before turning back to observe with lingering fear.

They had no idea what was going on.

With our current level of intelligence, it is still difficult to understand.

All I could sense was that the owner was in pain.

Suddenly, the poplar trees emitted a refreshing coolness.

Xu Changqing, who was leaning against her, immediately relaxed his tense expression.

Ten minutes later, the heatwave and the cold wave dissipated as they fought against each other.

Immediately, the properties panel changed.

Xu Changqing possesses two kinds of spiritual roots.

The first one is the Green Wood Spirit Root, which is a mutated Wood Spirit Root.

The source is the result of cultivating the Azure Lotus Creation Technique.

The second one is the Thunderfire Spiritual Root, which is a mutated fire spiritual root.

The source is the wood and fire spirit crystals that I accidentally came into contact with during my last exploration deep into the Black Dragon Pool.

Prior to this, each of these two mutated spiritual roots possessed one effect.

Green Wood Spirit Root

Effect 1: Natural affinity

Thunderfire Spiritual Root

Effect 1: Thunder and Fire Affinity

But now, after consuming seven Crimson Sun Pills in succession, even with only a 20% probability, Xu Changqing’s Thunderfire Spiritual Root has gained another effect.

Effect 2: Fire affinity +10%

To put it simply, it increases fire resistance while also increasing the power of fire-attribute spells.

A 10% increase may not seem like much.

If combined with a fully upgraded Green Wood Ignition Technique and a Crimson Sun Pill, the power would be quite astonishing.

Xu Changqing nodded slightly: “At least the hardship wasn’t in vain.”

“Woof woof!”

When Wangwang saw that everything was alright, he quickly ran over, a look of concern in his eyes.

Xu Changqing reached out and stroked its head: “Don’t worry, your master is the kind of person who will do anything even if it’s not worth it. I wouldn’t do something so risky if I wasn’t 200% sure.”

Although Wangwang couldn’t understand, it could sense the change in its owner’s emotions and immediately grinned foolishly.

At this moment, a vibration came from the emerald green gourd.

Xu Changqing moved out a communication talisman.

Because acquaintances always put their items in fixed locations, they know who they are.

“Senior Brother Li?”

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“Junior Brother Xu, Lingbi is back!”

“What? Senior Brother Lingbi is back?”

“Get ready, he wants to see us tomorrow.”

“Okay, I understand.”

The two ended their communication shortly afterward.

Xu Changqing carefully put away the communication talisman, looking quite excited: “After two years, Senior Brother Lingbi has finally returned from hunting demons in the Central Region. I wonder if he has been able to break through to the Earth-grade Golden Core?”

I’m sure there are many people who have this idea right now.

Li Lingbi was the face of the Li family, single-handedly leading the entire clan to prosperity.

This earned him the utmost respect and even fear from those outside the Imperial Water Pavilion.

The return of such a genius is bound to cause quite a stir.

Xu Changqing pondered, “When I meet Senior Brother Lingbi tomorrow, I must remind him that a guy named Mocha might cause trouble.”

He then stood up, turned around, and stared at the tall poplar tree in front of him.

Just now, if I’m not mistaken, it seemed to be releasing a cool, woody aura.

That’s why I wasn’t so uncomfortable in the struggle between ice and fire.

Xu Changqing scanned the poplar tree with his spiritual sense and found that the concentration of wood spiritual energy inside the tree had indeed decreased by one-third.

It seems that it was indeed it that intervened just now.

It has to be said that this was truly unexpected.

Xu Changqing chuckled and said, “It’s only polite to reciprocate. I’d like to see just how much you can grow.”

Immediately, he summoned his companion lotus and casually placed it under the poplar tree.

In an instant, the Azure Lotus Domain expanded.

A cooler, more refreshing atmosphere wafted in all directions.

With the powerful effect amplified, the poplar trees began to… grow too fast!

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