Extracting all things: My attributes grow infinitely.

boom!!!

A dark red light suddenly burst forth deep within the dense forest.

Like an ominous, blood-red sun, it rose from the ground.

The illusions of the mortal world swept in like a tsunami, engulfing all directions.

Wherever it passed, lush green leaves withered and turned yellow in an instant, hard rocks were corroded with pits and dents, and pungent white smoke rose from the damp soil.

The dark red mist seemed to possess a life of its own, surging wildly toward any direction where there was any spiritual energy fluctuation.

The figure of the flower snake retreated violently from the dark red blood mist, holding the dark green snake sword in front of her. The eerie green light flowing on the sword had been corroded and was now pitted and dimmed.

Her face was ashen as she desperately circulated her primordial energy, forcing out the layers of worldly illusions that were trying to penetrate her body.

But it was still too late.

The eerie dark red light, like a leech, clung to her body the moment of the explosion, eroding inward along her meridians and directly attacking the primordial energy deep within her dantian.

The snake groaned, and a trickle of dark red blood spilled from the corner of its mouth.

She was at the critical juncture of breaking through to the third stage of Qi Refining, and the primordial Qi in her dantian was in its most sensitive state.

Now, shrouded in the illusions and filth of the mortal world, the primordial energy showed signs of becoming somewhat disordered. The bottleneck of the third stage of Qi Refining, which was originally within reach, now seemed impossibly distant.

She will need to remain in seclusion for at least several years to completely expel this corrupting force!

Several years!

For a Qi Refining cultivator who is at a critical stage of breakthrough, wasting several years means that she will be one step further away from the already elusive and unattainable Great Dao!

"That madman! That damned madman!!!"

The snake-like creature began to curse loudly.

His voice was filled with an unprecedented rage and frustration.

She had been working in the outer sect for so many years, and she was always the one scheming against others. When had she ever been bitten in the face of death like this?

Unfortunately, that bastard didn't even leave her a complete corpse; she didn't even have the chance to whip his body to vent her anger!

On the other side...

Cui Chenghua's situation was even more tragic.

His cultivation level was already a whole major realm lower than that of the Flower Snake, and the Mortal World's illusion was an evil and wondrous phenomenon specifically designed to suppress a cultivator's Dharma body.

When Ma Yuankui detonated, he tried desperately to retreat, but he was still hit head-on by the core aftershocks of the explosion.

His entire right arm, from the shoulder blade down, was eroded by the dark red mist, leaving only a section of charred and decayed bone.

skin,

flesh,

Meridians

They were all completely corroded.

The remaining poison continued to spread stubbornly at the wound, like countless tiny venomous snakes, inching closer and closer to his torso along his meridians.

"Aaaaaah!!"

Cui Chenghua screamed in agony, his left hand quickly grabbing a handful of pills from his storage bag and stuffing them haphazardly into his mouth. At the same time, he desperately channeled his true energy to seal the wounds. He managed to suppress the injuries somewhat, but his own physical foundation had already been eroded and riddled with holes.

He roughly estimated that he would need to repair all these hidden injuries and remove all the residual poison from the mortal world from his body.

He would need to seclude himself for at least ten years to recuperate.

ten years!

He had been stuck at the Qi Condensation Perfection stage for several years, just one step away from Qi Refining. But now, let alone breaking through to Qi Refining, he would be lucky to avoid falling in realm!

"Ma Yuankui...!!"

Cui Chenghua trembled with pain, his jaw clenched, his eyes filled with resentment and disbelief.

He couldn't understand why his junior brother Ma, who was usually so respectful and obsequious to him, would suddenly go berserk and self-destruct!

however,

He's probably destined to never understand this question in his lifetime.

Flower Snake's eyes surged with murderous intent, yet she had nowhere to vent it. She took countless deep breaths before barely managing to suppress her rage, and gritted her teeth as she said, "Heal your wounds first. As for that brat surnamed Jiang... let him go for a few days."

Cui Chenghua clutched his right arm, now nothing but a skeleton, his face contorted in agony, but in the end, he managed to utter only one word:

"……yes."

The two staggered into the depths of the dense forest, their figures utterly disheveled, a far cry from their previous arrogance and composure.

……

at the same time.

The outer gate of the Immortal Alliance.

Jiang Chuan sat cross-legged on the stone bed, his eyes slightly closed.

A faint, dark red light slowly emerged from his body, enveloping his skin like a thin veil.

Since Ma Yuankui broke through to the Qi Condensation Realm, his cultivation level has been fed back to Jiang Chuan.

Even if he dies.

This level of cultivation will not be taken back out of thin air.

Now, nominally speaking, he has officially entered the Qi Consolidation Realm.

However, the difference between the Qi Condensation Realm and the Body Tempering Realm does not lie in the strength of magical power, but in the fundamental difference of the original Qi.

The extraordinary power nurtured by a cultivator in the Qi Absorption Realm using their primordial Qi, even if it is only the ninth-grade Mortal Qi, is something that a cultivator at the peak of Body Tempering cannot contend with.

Jiang Chuan raised his palm, and a dark red mist slowly condensed in his palm, turning into a fist-sized ball of dark red mist that silently surged between his five fingers.

Wherever the fog passed, the air was quickly stained a murky gray-black, and even the skin on his palms felt a faint stinging sensation.

The rudiments of worldly illusions.

But to be precise, this is just a [pseudo-myth].

Ma Yuankui has just broken through to the Qi-gathering stage, so he can only be considered to have initially touched the threshold of this wondrous realm.

If he can fully comprehend and completely master this divine power, he will be able to officially enter the Qi Refining Realm.

but.

This pseudo-divine power is not to be underestimated.

For a Qi Refining Realm expert, this technique might not be a fatal threat, but for any Qi Consuming Realm cultivator, the Mortal World's Enchanting Barrier is a top-notch, insidious move!

of course.

He can't use it too much either.

Otherwise, he too would suffer the same fate as Ma Yuankui, whose Dharma body would be corrupted by the illusions of the mortal world.

"Flower snake..."

A cold smile appeared on Jiang Chuan's lips.

Ma Yuankui's usefulness ended the moment it was determined that he had no hope of breaking through to the Qi Refining stage.

It's useless to keep it.

Let him make the most of his remaining energy.

In retrospect, this deal was worthwhile.

Ma Yuankui's self-disclosure has directly resolved his two biggest problems at the moment: Hua She and Cui Chenghua. It seems that they won't be able to cause him any trouble for the time being.

Even if you find it...

At worst, he could use this "worldly illusion" to disgust them one more time.

He slightly clenched his fingers, and the dark red mist in his palm silently dissipated.

Jiang Chuan looked down at his hands.

Thoughtful.

"Pseudo-divine abilities... While not as powerful as true divine abilities, they are sufficient for the current stage."

He was not yet convinced, but he was already able to use this pseudo-divine ability to make most Qi Convincing Realm cultivators wary.

Even those Qi Refining cultivators who have just broken through to the Qi Refining stage and haven't had time to properly solidify their foundation are mostly unwilling to risk having their foundation eroded by the illusions of the mortal world and to take matters into their own hands.

This gave him a slight boost of confidence when he later clashed with enemies in the Qi Refining Realm.

Although not many.

But at least they are no longer completely defenseless.

"but……"

Jiang Chuan regained his composure, his eyes flickering slightly.

"This is ultimately just a temporary measure. No matter how strong the pseudo-divine ability is, it is only a borrowed means. The right path is to cultivate one's own divine ability."

Thinking about this...

Jiang Chuan looked up at the alluring figure kneeling before him.

"You're saying you have a way to get close to Cui Chenghua?"

The alluring woman with a bewitching appearance respectfully replied, "Master, I am somewhat versed in the art of dual cultivation and have already been intimate with Cui Chenghua. However... he despises my lowly birth and has never been willing to become my Daoist partner."

At this point, Chai Mengying's eyes showed some resentment.

Jiang Chuan nodded: "Perfect timing. He's seriously injured right now. Go find him and approach him under the pretext of practicing dual cultivation to heal his wounds. He probably won't refuse you."

"Yes."

Chai Mengying agreed.

Jiang Chuan, his gaze deep, instructed, "As soon as you have the chance, take care of him. As for how to do it, I don't need to teach you."