Chapter 813: Strength Enhancement

Time flew by, and half a month had passed within the Ancestral Dragon Ring. Since Yang Tian was severely injured and took the Blood-Dissolving Divine Pill, he had been in seclusion.

Inside, it was very lively. The multicolored bird danced in the air, the purple squirrel leaped about, and the golden fish tumbled in the lake water.

The four little ones had already begun their cultivation. With the abundant celestial essence in this place, their progress was extremely rapid, far beyond what outside cultivators could match.

Little White swaggered around as a teacher, hands behind his back, and anyone who didn't cultivate seriously would get a good beating.

Worth mentioning, in half a month, Little White had consumed the Chaos Origin and refined it for a full fifteen days. His strength actually broke through to the Emperor level, nearly making Yang Xiao's jaw drop.

It was known that breaking through from Great Emperor to Emperor realm was extremely difficult. Little White not only broke through thanks to the Chaos Origin but also reached the peak of the Emperor level. This rocket-like speed of improvement left Yang Xiao speechless.

But this was also reasonable. Although the Great Divine Son was severely injured back then, the Chaos Origin remained powerful. After all, he was a Wheel Sea cultivator who had long begun cultivating origin divine power. Unexpectedly, it benefited Little White.

Yuan Xia and Xin Yu, the two women, murmured about something unknown, but from Yuan Xia's occasional shy expression, it was clear they were discussing women's topics.

This space shocked Yuan Xia. She hadn't expected Yang Tian's small world to be so formidable. This world was too vast, and the time ratio was five times that of the outside world—unbelievable.

She couldn't help pouting. No wonder Yang Tian's strength improved so rapidly; it was because of the wonders of this small world.

This small world was filled with abundant essence and possessed three supreme treasures: the Enlightenment Divine Flower, the Life Divine Tree, and the Soul-Nurturing Divine Wood. Although they were still in their infancy, their future potential was imaginable, enough to support a formidable major power.

This made her unable to help but look forward to the future. Once Yang Tian rose to prominence, which of the clan's elders would dare to gossip?

Although Yuan Xia didn't care, she was still a member of the Yuan clan. Gaining recognition from their clan was no simple matter.

The only regret was that Yun'er had not yet awakened. Xin Yu was also very distressed. When she learned of their story, she couldn't help but shed tears. After all, she was her daughter-in-law, yet she had been asleep for so many years.

This place could well be called a paradise.

Beneath the Dao-Enlightening Divine Tree and its sacred blossoms, Yang Tian's entire body shone brilliantly. The golden cloud sea seethed, and every inch of his flesh and blood contained immensely powerful blood energy that rose in wisps—truly formidable.

Though severely wounded, half a month had passed, and Yang Tian's injuries were mostly healed, while his strength advanced by leaps and bounds.

The Blood-Dissolving Divine Pill was extremely fearsome, containing boundless blood energy. This was an eighth-grade mid-tier divine pill, and it caused Yang Tian's power to surge to a terrifying level.

His internal organs rumbled without cease, the sounds of the great Dao vibrating unceasingly, each Dao tone gripping the soul.

His eleventh organ trembled repeatedly, shrouded in thick mist within. At that moment, sounds emerged from inside—a deity was splitting heaven and earth within, nearly ready to emerge.

Yang Tian felt that opening the eleventh organ would be extremely difficult. The Blood-Dissolving Divine Pill was only an eighth-grade mid-tier pill, yet even its medicinal power felt barely sufficient for the task.

Once the Dao Scripture successfully opened a deity, it could evolve into an avatar, making his combat power terrifying—this was the most fearsome aspect of the Dao Scripture.

Yang Tian's flesh and blood were sublimating, the blood energy within his bones and blood growing even more intense. This was a top-tier pill of the world; even a Cave Heaven realm cultivator would gain unimaginable benefits from taking it.

He had already refined it for half a month, yet the pill still retained much energy. Within the golden sea of qi, it was as if a divine ocean was sealed, not yet uncovered by Yang Tian.

This was to store energy for breaking through the gate of the Emperor Lord in one go. Yang Tian had advanced too quickly during this period, and his foundation was quite unstable; when he later stepped into the Cave Heaven realm, the difficulty would increase manyfold.

He had obtained a great many pills from the demoness. Every day, Yang Tian swallowed pills to temper his body, spending the remaining time comprehending the Nine Revolutions Divine Demon Steps.

A month later, Yang Tian's injuries had fully recovered, and he had improved greatly. The depleted essence blood was also fully replenished, but the cost of recovery was enormous.

This pill was originally intended for breaking through the Cave Heaven gate; now it was used for healing. In the future, he would need to find powerful pills again.

That day, Yang Tian's expression was very grim. He cast a cold glare at Xin Yu, who was drenched in sweat, and nearly went back to kill again.

Xinyu felt as if she were drained of all strength, her large eyes vacant, her face pale, and strands of black mist weaving around her body.

“What’s wrong with Auntie?” Yuanxia’s mind wandered through Xinyu’s body but found nothing abnormal, yet she seemed to be in great pain.

She was deeply worried, having been with Xinyu all this time. She had been fine a few days ago, but then she started acting strangely, until now she was like this.

“I don’t know. It feels like there’s a fire inside me…” Xinyu was in agony, and the black mist around her was increasing, the situation dire.

Yang Xiao appeared, and when he saw this, his expression darkened. He hadn’t expected the demon race to use such a thing on her.

“Uncle Xiao, what’s wrong with my mother?” Yang Tian asked urgently. Just after rescuing her, this happened, and he was in a terrible mood.

Hearing this, Yang Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said, “Has someone given you a red pill recently?”

Xinyu’s eyes showed a moment of thought, then she nodded. “It was a female demon, but it was a pellet, not a pill.”

“A pellet, that’s good, that’s good.” Yang Xiao wiped cold sweat from his brow. If it had been a pill, there would be no saving her; she would only die in agony.

“Her again!” Yang Tian’s hands trembled. He somewhat regretted that suppressing her in the latrine had been too light; he should have been harsher.

“Uncle Xiao, what is this pellet?” Yang Tian asked hastily, sensing that this thing was not simple.

“This thing is not a pill, but a gu technique…” Yang Xiao explained slowly.

Gu techniques had long ceased to exist, but the demon race possessed them because they could control people.

Powerful gu techniques could manipulate a person’s mind. There were many types, and the one Xinyu had fallen victim to was one Yang Xiao had seen before.

Once a person was afflicted with this gu, if they stayed away from the caster for too long, the natal gu would devour their flesh and blood until they died.

Yang Xiao had once seen a Cave Heaven realm expert imprisoned by the demon race rescued, only to have his body rot and his internal organs eaten within days, with no way to resist.

Yang Tian’s eyes instantly turned red, his heart filled with overwhelming murderous intent, barely able to hold back from charging into the demon lair.

“Why is this happening…” Yuanxia shook her head, stepping back. This was too great a blow for Yang Tian. After all the trouble to rescue her, was Xinyu going to die?

“How do we save her?” Yang Tian’s hoarse voice came. No matter what, he would not let his mother die, especially by such cruel means.

“Only by killing the caster.” Yang Xiao sighed. It was no easy task to kill the demoness now; they didn’t even know where to find her.

Even if they found her, with Yang Tian’s cultivation, he couldn’t suppress the demoness. She was a Wheel Sea realm expert, incredibly powerful.

Yang Tian’s body trembled, then he asked, “How long can my mother hold on?”

“This…” Yang Xiao was at a loss. Normally, Xinyu would only live for three months before slowly dying, but with a sea of heavenly treasures, she could last longer, but he couldn’t say for sure.

“Xiao Tian…” Xinyu pursed her dry lips. She took Yang Tian’s hand and then Yuanxia’s, holding them together. She said contentedly, “I’ve lived long enough. Everyone dies eventually; it’s nothing. Don’t be sad.”

“No, Mother, you’ll be fine. You will.” Yang Tian shook his head, his voice a choked roar.

“Silly child.” Xinyu smiled. She placed their hands together and said with a smile, “I have two sons, but I haven’t seen either of you married. How about you two…”

Hearing this, Yuanxia’s delicate body trembled, her cheeks instantly flushed, and her heart pounded like a deer in her chest, extremely nervous.

“This…” Yang Tian also faltered, then scratched his head. He hadn’t thought about that.

“What? Can’t you even grant me this small wish?” Xinyu’s face turned stern.

“Oh, this is no time for such talk,” Yang Tian said irritably.

“You could try using merit. Though this gu technique is sophisticated, the divine power of merit should be able to suppress it.” At that moment, Yan Long’s voice came.