Chapter 148: Peak Martial Artist

  This was a fiery red forest, unusually tranquil, which seemed eerie compared to the dense roars of beasts nearby. The red leaves often emitted a strange energy fluctuation.

  Amidst this brief tranquility, a low humming sound suddenly arose. Deep within the forest, a naked body was soaking in a medicinal pool.

  Three days had passed since Yang Tian had fallen into a deep sleep, and he was still in a semi-conscious state, soaking in a pool of pale red medicinal water.

  The entire medicinal pool emitted a rich vitality. A spectral figure sat cross-legged beside him, watching Yang Tian absorb the medicinal power and nodded in satisfaction.

  Nearby, Xiao Bai took on patrol duty, occasionally emitting a "ding ding" sound. A trace of demonic energy emanated from his body, drawing nearby spiritual beasts closer.

  Half a day passed, and Yang Tian's blurred eyes slowly opened. As his eyes moved, he saw Yang Xiao and slowly exhaled.

  Yang Tian's body trembled slightly, and a heart-wrenching pain reached his soul, causing him to twitch the corners of his mouth, his face filled with pain.

  "Uncle Xiao, where are we?" Yang Tian asked softly after glancing around and licking his extremely dry lips.

  "We are inside the Ten Thousand Mountains," Yang Xiao replied with a smile.

  "Inside!" Yang Tian shook his body and sat cross-legged with difficulty, looking at the pool of medicinal liquid and smacked his lips.

  He seemed to remember something and looked around.

  "The two girls have been taken away, don't worry, they will be fine," Yang Xiao said, shaking his head and chuckling at Yang Tian's nervous expression.

  Yang Tian was silent for a while before remembering the previous scene. Meng Yunxi had visited him before he fell unconscious, and Hong Ying and the others must have been taken away by Meng Yunxi.

  "You should focus on cultivating now. This is a healing potion I prepared. You can't always rely on the vitality water for healing. Otherwise, your body will develop resistance. Your flesh contains too much vitality water and needs to be guided out in time."

  "Resistance?" Hearing this, Yang Tian's mind tightened, and a sense of unease arose. If what Yang Xiao said was true, accumulating too much vitality water in his body would not benefit his cultivation.

  When the accumulated medicinal power reached its peak, it would explode directly, and these accumulated medicinal powers would blast Yang Tian apart.

  "The trees around here are Flame Trees, which contain a precious medicinal liquid. I didn't expect such a large grove to be here. You really are blessed with good fortune."

  After speaking, Yang Xiao took out a red jade bottle, opened the lid, and a surge of hot energy emerged. The medicinal liquid inside the small bottle was like molten lava.

  "It will hurt a bit, bear with it," Yang Xiao said, shaking the small bottle in front of Yang Tian's eyes, a smile appearing on his face.

  "Oh..." Looking at the jade bottle in Yang Xiao's hand and then at the smile on his face, Yang Tian's eyes flickered with unease.

  "Hisss..." A drop of fiery red medicinal liquid dripped into the medicinal pool, and the entire pool began to churn violently. Moments later, it was like boiling water, hissing.

  "Is this medicinal water or poison..." Yang Tian couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle at the sight of the churning medicinal liquid. Just one drop had caused such an effect.

  "Don't dawdle, start cultivating. I spent a lot of effort to refine this medicinal liquid successfully," Yang Xiao said with a smirk, scolding playfully as he watched Yang Tian's reaction.

  "Okay..." Yang Tian nodded, took a deep breath, cast aside the distractions in his mind, and began to circulate the Battle Heaven Technique.

  As soon as the Battle Heaven Technique started, the medicinal liquid in the pool began to churn violently, and threads of scorching energy drilled into Yang Tian's flesh.

  His entire skin felt as if it was being cut open, both painful and itchy, like countless ants crawling inside his body. Every corner of Yang Tian's body seemed to be enduring torment.

  The wounds on Yang Tian's skin, as the threads of scorching energy grew stronger, turned into balls of flames, and his skin made a "zss zss" sound.

  Yang Tian couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth, his body both painful and itchy. Sometimes it felt like a chicken scratching him, sometimes like falling into molten lava, unbearably painful.

  As time passed, the pain continued for the duration of a tea break. The scorching energy had already writhed through his entire muscles, and his muscles were being corroded. It was like a flood surging within him, and the surging energy burst forth.

  Threads of medicinal power were driven out, transforming into clusters of refined medicinal qi, glowing with a lustrous color, washing over Yang Tian's entire body. With each rotation, Yang Tian felt the internal energy growing.

  "Looking better," Yang Xiao noticed Yang Tian's aura recovering and nodded. He took out the red jade bottle again and dripped two drops into the medicinal pool.

  "Hisss..." The entire medicinal pool shook violently as if encountering a natural enemy, and violent energy surged into Yang Tian's body.

  Waves of itching and pain directly assaulted him, several times more intense than before. Yang Tian twitched the corners of his mouth, suppressing the urge to leap out, enduring the torment.

  The scorching energy intensified, writhing within Yang Tian's body, the energy emitted gradually strengthening, and his entire body began to glow with a lustrous color.

  "Why is there so much medicinal power!" Seeing this, Yang Tian smashed his lips. The medicinal power here was not just vitality water; the majority was Xuan Yuan Nourishing Fetal Pills, followed by ancient elixirs.

  "It seems that the ancient elixirs they refined also have drawbacks. Relying on this for cultivation every day is simply not feasible," Yang Tian licked his lips. The medicinal power accumulated in his body was too strong.

  Boom boom boom! Yang Tian's blood river was rapidly recovering. The medicinal power that had been dormant in his body for a long time was very profound. Each time it washed through the blood river, the energy solidified slightly.

  "Awoo..." Sensing this familiar energy fluctuation, Xiao Bai excitedly leaped over, his large eyes staring at the large pool of medicinal water, shining with hope.

  Xiao Bai glanced covertly at Yang Xiao. Seeing him with closed eyes, he poked his head out and stuck out his pink tongue, licking it directly.

  After drinking the medicinal water, Xiao Bai smashed his mouth. In this instant, every hair on his body stood up, like a little porcupine, teeth bared and grinning, as if he had worms in his stomach.

  "Haha—" Seeing Xiao Bai's appearance, Yang Xiao couldn't help but laugh heartily.

  "Awoo..." Xiao Bai howled, feeling extremely uncomfortable, and started running.

  "This little guy..." Yang Xiao couldn't help but laugh. The medicinal power here, if swallowed directly by someone else, would either kill them or cause severe injuries.

  A full day passed, and the red medicinal liquid in Yang Xiao's hands had been reduced by almost half. At this moment, Yang Tian's aura was immense and extremely unstable.

  "It seems like a breakthrough is imminent," Yang Xiao stopped pouring the medicinal liquid. Most of the dormant medicinal power in Yang Tian's body had been exhausted, and the remaining bit wouldn't cause much trouble.

  Inside Yang Tian's body, his skin was like jade, his bones translucent, his blood brilliant, and his entire body glowed with a treasure light. His flesh had risen a notch, and the energy in his dantian could no longer be suppressed.

  The blood essence figure appeared on the ground of the acupoints, looking at the remaining twelve acupoints, Yang Tian smacked his lips. Others broke through one by one, but he wanted to break through twelve at once.

  "Boom..." Yang Tian was silent for a while, and the blood essence figure suddenly punched out. The blood essence was full of charm, with starlight bursting forth, and a terrifying aura erupted.

  All one hundred and eight acupoints were shaking, and the inside of his body was booming like a large drum. These sound waves spread out, causing all one hundred and sixty-eight acupoints to tremble.

  Thunder Drum Celestial Sound, this phenomenon grew stronger as it developed, capable of shaking people to death. Those who could comprehend this phenomenon all had profound foundations and astonishing vitality. Their cultivation had to reach the Profound Transmission level, manifesting the Thunder Drum, to activate the Thunder Drum Celestial Sound.

  Acupoint after acupoint was broken open, and energy surged out like a tide. Yang Tian's aura climbed higher and higher, and the storm in his blood river grew larger.

  The howling wind grew louder, stirring up waves after wave, and the frequent sound of tearing explosions echoed. The surrounding starlight also surged, and with the blessing of each starlight, the weight of each drop of blood seemed to multiply several times.

  "With a hiss!" As the last acupoint was broken open, Yang Tian's entire body suddenly trembled. All one hundred and eight acupoints operated at full capacity, and threads of dazzling red light seemed to twist the heavens and earth.

  Boom boom boom! One hundred and sixty-eight acupoints shook the heavens and earth, connecting with each other, emitting an incredibly brilliant red light, directly projecting into Yang Tian's blood river.

  The momentum climbed, and the entire blood river expanded wildly. The surrounding rich heaven and earth essence rushed over, forming a massive vortex above Yang Tian's head.

  Yang Tian's absorption speed was terrifying, like a bottomless black hole. The entire blood river was expanding, and the surging blood was like a faucet turned on.

  Boom boom boom! The radiant blood spread out, threads of red floating in the void. His entire aura surged several times stronger, and the energy emitted from within grew more powerful.

  Just as Yang Tian's absorption speed stagnated, he could faintly sense the blood river trembling. He hurriedly stopped. If he broke through to the Profound Transmission realm now, he would definitely trigger a heavenly tribulation.

  "I didn't expect the accumulated energy to be so vast, actually touching the threshold of Profound Transmission," Yang Xiao said after sensing this fluctuation. According to his calculations, Yang Tian would need some time to break through to Profound Transmission. He didn't expect that by driving out the dormant energy within Yang Tian's body, it would happen so smoothly.

  Yang Tian opened his eyes, and a shocking red light flashed through the depths of his eyes. Sensing the vast amount of blood within him, he couldn't help but smash his lips. If he encountered Ancient Qi again, he was confident he could blow him up. But that was only if his cultivation didn't break through...

  Yang Tian patted his stiff arm, then glanced at the medicinal pool. His eyes suddenly flickered with surprise. At this moment, the medicinal liquid in the pool had turned into clear water, and the medicinal power had been completely absorbed by Yang Tian.

  "Don't dawdle. Your internal energy has increased significantly. Try refining a second-tier pill now," Yang Xiao said with a smile, looking at Yang Tian's astonished expression.