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"You, get lost! This is my material for refining a body. If you dare to even think about touching it, I'll kill you!" Ah Da instantly became vigilant, sending a vicious warning through voice transmission.
"You… already got one." Du Jiao muttered in a muffled tone.
"This one is better." Ah Da snorted lightly.
"Then give me the one you don't want." Du Jiao thought for a moment, then added, "I'll eat it and… break through."
"Oh? You already feel it coming so soon?" Ah Da looked at him with a hint of surprise.
"Mm." Du Jiao nodded.
"Seems like you haven't wasted all you've eaten, after all." Ah Da flipped his hand, took out a long robe, and tossed it at him, saying with disgust, "Hurry up and put this on. Walking around naked like that, showing off your muscles… what do you think you are?"
Du Jiao took the robe and put it on, then stretched out his hand. "Give me the corpse."
"Go ask Master yourself." Ah Da snorted. "If Master agrees, then I'll give it to you."
At this moment.
"Ah Da, since Du Jiao needs it, just give it to him. Breaking through earlier would be good." Xian'er, who had been watching from the side, smiled gently and said.
"Yes, Mistress." Ah Da bowed slightly, then flipped his hand and took out a large jade box. Inside lay the frozen corpse of Qi Zun Zhe.
Opening the jade box, Ah Da clicked his tongue, then glanced at Du Jiao, who was staring at the corpse with glowing eyes, and said unhappily, "What are you dazing off for? Take it."
"Oh." Du Jiao stretched out his big hand, grabbed the corpse in one swoop, and stored it away.
Ah Da, meanwhile, first stripped off the storage ring from Bing He's corpse, then refroze the body, placed it back into the jade box, and put it away.
"Mistress, this is Bing He's ring." Ah Da handed the ring over to Xian'er.
"Master, this is Tian Shuang Zi's ring." Du Jiao also handed another ring to Qing Lin.
The two women extended their hands to take the rings and sent their Spiritual Senses inside.
A moment later, they exchanged glances, their faces full of delight. The wealth of two Dou Zun experts… needless to say, it was unimaginably abundant.
Both were high-grade storage rings, extremely spacious inside, filled with countless cultivation techniques, Dou Techniques, medicinal ingredients, scrolls, and pills—far too many to count.
Especially Bing He's ring—being the Valley Master of Ice River Valley, one of the Three Great Valleys—his wealth was naturally beyond ordinary imagination.
The two women happily began sorting through the spoils.
They even discovered among them the three main ingredients they were missing for refining the Bone Growing Blood Fusing Pill.
Now, only two ingredients remained before they had the full set.
…
After some time.
Sitting cross-legged in the air, Wei Yang slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.
Seeing this, the two women immediately put aside what they were sorting and hurried over, their faces full of joy.
"Brother Yang."
"Young Master, you're awake."
"Mm." Wei Yang smiled and nodded.
Although he had been circulating his Dou Qi to recover earlier, he had also kept part of his attention on what was happening around him. So, he was aware of everything that had transpired.
He stood up, stretched his body a little, and let his gaze sweep over the devastated land below, scarred by the earlier fierce battle.
However, with three Dou Zun experts having fallen here—including an old powerhouse like Bing He—compared to that, this little destruction was hardly worth mentioning.
It could only be regarded as a witness mark left by that earth-shaking battle.
"Brother Yang, are you alright?" Xian'er asked with concern.
Qing Lin, who was holding Wei Yang's arm, also tightened her delicate fingers slightly, her gaze full of worry.
"No problem, just… overconsumed my strength a bit." Raising a hand to rub his slightly dizzy head, he shook his head and said.
This was simply the aftereffect of excessive Dou Qi depletion; he would need a few days of rest to fully recover.
Hearing this, the two women finally felt a little more at ease.
"Let's go. Things here are settled, so let's leave this place first and find somewhere to rest. And with the commotion we caused here earlier, it's not suitable to stay too long." Wei Yang said.
Upon hearing his words, Xian'er and the others nodded slightly.
"Let's go."
Wei Yang was the first to move, his figure flashing toward the distance.
Behind him, Xian'er and the others followed closely.
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Far away, deep within a range of mountains beyond Fallen God Stream.
Night.
A crescent black moon hung high in the pitch-dark sky, its faint, chilly moonlight spilling down from the heavens, draping the endless mountain range below in a thin layer of silver.
Inside a quiet mountain valley.
Within a cave residence carved out along the stone walls.
Wei Yang sat cross-legged on a stone bed, forming cultivation seals with his hands. With each inhale and exhale, faint waves of scorching airflow swirled around his body.
In the previous battle, although he hadn't suffered any serious injuries, his Dou Qi had been nearly completely depleted.
Moreover, having unleashed multiple extremely powerful techniques in succession, the violent energy output had put a heavy strain on his meridians, even causing minor internal damage.
If it weren't for the fact that his body had been tempered by Heavenly Flames and lightning, making it exceptionally tough, some of his meridians would likely have been torn apart by that overwhelming energy.
As his cultivation technique circulated, streams of Heaven and Earth energy slowly poured into Wei Yang's body. After being refined, they transformed into threads of Dou Qi, flowing through his meridians, gradually easing the faint stinging pain within.
He deliberately slowed down the speed of his cultivation, focusing on patiently nourishing his body rather than rushing.
No one knew how long this quiet cultivation lasted, but eventually, Wei Yang slowly opened his tightly shut eyes and exhaled a deep, turbid breath.
The paleness on his face had also regained a hint of healthy color.
The originally depleted Dou Qi within his body had, after this period of rest and recovery, become much fuller, and that lingering sense of weakness was gradually fading away.
"My strength still isn't enough… With my current level, I can barely handle an ordinary One-Star Dou Zun. Any more than that, and it would be pushing my absolute limits."
"And even then, I'd have to unleash high-load, large-scale techniques to barely hold my ground. Otherwise, it'd be difficult to cause any real damage to a Dou Zun."
Feeling the state of his body, Wei Yang quietly let out a breath of relief, then muttered to himself in thought.
This battle… there were simply too many powerhouses involved—three entire Dou Zun experts.
And this also made him truly recognize the limits of his own strength.
On the surface, it might have looked like he played a significant role in this fight, but in reality, that wasn't the case.
If it hadn't been for Xian'er, Ah Da, and Du Jiao taking on the majority of the pressure, Wei Yang wouldn't have achieved such results at all.
In the end, it was Xian'er's timely arrival that truly decided the victory of this battle.
Otherwise, the outcome would've been unpredictable. Just dealing with Bing He alone would have been beyond what they could handle.
If the opponent had simply delayed them until Ah Da became exhausted, they would've been in serious trouble.
Fortunately, they had managed to endure and get through this ordeal safely.
Xian'er successfully broke through to Dou Zun—and not just that, she directly achieved three stars in one go.
Du Jiao also seemed to be on the verge of stepping into Dou Zun. And Ah Da, in the foreseeable future, would also successfully complete his resurrection.
Calculating it this way, their team would soon have three Dou Zun-level powerhouses.
With such strength, even in Central Plains, they would become a force that no one could underestimate.
At the very least, under normal circumstances, they would have no trouble protecting themselves.
Even the Hall of Souls… if they wanted to come after them, they'd have to think twice before making a move. And let's not forget, Ah Da was originally a peak Nine-Star Dou Zun.
Although it would be impossible for him to return to his peak immediately after resurrection, he definitely wouldn't start from One-Star Dou Zun either. At the very least, he'd still be around four or five stars.
With the help of medicinal pills to restore his strength, regaining his peak wouldn't be impossible.
Such an existence… even the Ancient Eight Clans would have to show some respect under normal circumstances.
"But in the end, it still comes down to my own strength… My strength is what truly matters the most!"
Countless thoughts swirled through Wei Yang's mind, and in the end, he let out a soft sigh, slowly clenching his fists as his brows furrowed slightly.
The stronger he became, the higher he stood, and the clearer he realized just how important one's personal strength truly was.
Everything else was fleeting. Only being strong enough yourself was what truly mattered.
Xian'er… had already far surpassed him.
Ah Da, his servant, was about to return to his peak soon.
Du Jiao was also about to step into Dou Zun.
Even Qing Lin, that little girl… she had already caught up—and no, not just caught up, she was about to overtake him.
This realization inevitably gave Wei Yang a sense of pressure deep in his heart. In just the blink of an eye, he was about to become the weakest in the group.
At least, in terms of cultivation realm, that was the reality. And he knew better than anyone else—realm was the very foundation of everything.
Without raising his realm, no matter how strong he was in other aspects, his strength would always be limited.
Just like now, if he unleashed two or three big techniques, he would become so weak that he'd need several days to recover.
Attack power determined his upper limit. Realm determined his bottom line.
Wei Yang's eyes narrowed slightly.
And realm… that was precisely what worried him the most right now.
Because ever since he reached the level of Dou Zong, he could feel more and more clearly where the gap between him and Xian'er, Ah Da, and the others lay.
Setting aside talent in terms of soul power, his physical talent had almost reached its limit.
This wasn't obvious when his realm was lower.
But after stepping into Dou Zong, it had started becoming increasingly apparent… to the point where he was beginning to feel like his potential was running dry.
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