Chapter 154: Chapter 145: The Second Nirvana Begins
The Sword Array left behind by the Sword Burial King wasn’t just a one-way trap. It would attack any Demon Beast that entered a certain radius, regardless of direction—up, down, left, or right!
Therefore, as long as he sat in the middle of the Sword Array, the two Ultimate Venerable Demon Beasts could fume themselves to death outside, but they still wouldn’t dare charge in!
Now, Nie Yun had nowhere to run and nowhere to hide. Since he was completely trapped, he decided to clear his mind. ’First, I’ll consume the Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid and attempt my second Nirvana!’
If he succeeded in his second Nirvana, he would break through to the Early-Stage Ultimate Venerable Realm. Paired with his ultimate move, the Momentum of Mountains and Rivers, killing these two Demon Beasts would not be difficult.
This was his only path to survival. He had to succeed—failure was not an option!
Having made his decision, Nie Yun opened the bottle cap.
WHOOSH!
The exhilarating fragrance from the bottle wafted out again, causing Nie Yun’s muscles and True Qi to tremble uncontrollably.
Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid was formed entirely from condensed Spiritual Qi and contained immense energy. It was an incredible tonic for both humans and Demon Beasts alike!
’Down the hatch!’
Ignoring the continuous rumbling around him, Nie Yun tilted his head back and swallowed the drop of Spiritual Liquid from the bottle.
GURGLE!
The moment the Spiritual Liquid entered his stomach, it let out a sound like a croaking frog. Nie Yun felt as if his entire body was soaking in a hot spring. A warm current surged through him, an indescribably pleasant sensation.
However, the warm current had only just begun to surge when his entire Qi Sea swelled as if it were about to explode, and a wave of excruciating pain washed over him!
’Damn it! There’s too much Spiritual Qi! It’s already exceeded my Qi Sea’s capacity...’
Sensing the strange transformation occurring within his body, Nie Yun’s expression changed instantly. ’Seven Great Dantians, activate! Convert the Spiritual Qi!’
He roared inwardly, and his Seven Great Dantians began to spin like mad. Each one formed a violent Spiritual Energy Vortex within his Qi Sea, converting the Spiritual Qi at an astonishing speed.
It was a good thing these were Dantians derived from the Nameless Technique. Had they been ordinary Dantians, they would have likely collapsed just from spinning so violently!
Even so, his body still seemed unable to bear the strain!
In his past life, Nie Yun had heard of Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid but had never consumed it himself. He had no idea that a single, tiny drop could contain such immense power!
’If I had known this earlier, there’s no way I would have swallowed the entire drop!’
’Compress! Compress! Compress, damn it!’
Nie Yun knew that if his Qi Sea couldn’t withstand the pressure and collapsed, he would truly be left with nothing. Ignoring the excruciating pain, he used his powerful Spirit to desperately compress the concentration of True Qi within his body.
CRACK! CRACK!
The Spiritual Qi within the Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid was simply overwhelming. Even as Nie Yun frantically compressed it, his Late-Stage Armor Realm Cultivation still broke through to the Peak!
’The second Nirvana begins!’
Sensing his power reach the Peak of the Armor Realm, Nie Yun’s heart grew heavy. He immediately activated the Technique for the second Nirvana of the Spirit Rhinoceros Body Refining Technique.
RUMBLE!
The moment the Technique activated, Nie Yun went rigid, as if struck by lightning. He remained perfectly still, entering the deepest state of Cultivation!
The second Nirvana had begun. Now, all he had to do was wait to emerge from his chrysalis.
He was poised to soar into the heavens!
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"Damn it! That kid has been in there for over half a month. Why isn’t he out yet? He’s only in the Armor Realm, not the Ultimate Venerable Level, so there’s no way he’s capable of Fasting. I refuse to believe he won’t starve to death!"
Outside the cave in the Sword Burial Tomb, a Black Bear hovered in the air, roaring with rage. More than half a month had passed since Nie Yun began his second Nirvana. During that time, the two Ultimate Venerable Demon Beasts had taken turns guarding the cave entrance, ready to deliver a fatal blow the moment the boy appeared.
But... it was as if the fellow had vanished. There wasn’t the slightest stir from inside. No matter how they cursed or insulted him, he wouldn’t come out. He didn’t even make a sound in response. If they weren’t certain he was still in there, they would have assumed he had left long ago!
"If this Sword Array weren’t too powerful for my current abilities to destroy, you would have perished along with this cave long ago!"
The Black Bear roared again, full of hatred.
The wound where Hei Yan’s chest had been pierced was now fully healed. No longer injured, it couldn’t help but grow furious just thinking about the Sword Array’s power.
The Sword Array left by the Sword Burial King was simply terrifying. Its own Black Rock Armor was so strong, yet it had been pierced in a single blow. If it hadn’t escaped so quickly, it would have already been turned into a pile of meat paste!
"Hei Yan, has the kid shown his face yet?"
Just as the Black Bear was roaring, the Purple-Eyed Iron Armor Dragon flew over in a gust of wind.
"No!" Hei Yan gritted its teeth.
"An Armor Realm Cultivator’s body can’t commune with Primordial Qi. Without food or water, they can last for half a month at most. Today is likely his last day, so we must be careful..."
"You said the same thing on the tenth day! And I didn’t see him come out then, either!"
Before the Purple-Eyed Iron Armor Dragon could finish speaking, Hei Yan interrupted its assessment.
On the tenth day, the Iron Armor Dragon had predicted the boy couldn’t hold out much longer. But... it was now fifteen days, and there was still no sign of him. It was as if the kid had already died in there!
But the two Demon Beasts knew that the kid was definitely not dead!
How could a human who had managed to outsmart two Ultimate Venerable Demon Beasts die so easily?
"It’s been twenty days! How is there still no movement?"
In the blink of an eye, another five days passed. For these five days, the two Demon Beasts had guarded the entrance together, terrified the boy would take the opportunity to escape. To their exasperation, he still hadn’t come out!
There was still not a single stir!
Everything was the same as it had been for the past twenty days. No change whatsoever!
"He can last twenty days without eating or drinking, and he hasn’t even reached the Ultimate Venerable Level. Is that kid even human? Don’t tell me he’s a turtle!"
The Black Bear and the Purple-Eyed Iron Armor Beast had waited so many days that their explosive tempers had long been worn down. They could even tell jokes while they waited.
They had now dug their own cave across from the one in the Sword Burial Tomb. The two Ultimate Venerable Demon Beasts were lounging on a carved stone bed, chatting and eating fruit.
Since they had no idea when the kid would come out, they decided not to waste any more time hovering in the air. It was better to lie here, eat, and wait!
They refused to believe that the kid could last a month without food or water!
But... soon enough, a month had passed!
The two Demon Beasts had grown rather impatient by this point, leaving just eight Peak of Qi Sect Demon Beasts to stand guard in eight directions.
"The kid is probably dead by now!"
WHOOSH! WHOOSH!
In two gusts of wind, the two great Demon Beasts, Hei Yan and Zi Tong, arrived before the cave again. Staring at the entrance, which was still utterly silent, they both felt a sense of resignation.
If someone could really survive for a month without food or water, they would just have to accept it.
"Dead or alive, let’s wait three more days. If no one comes out by then, I’ll accept that we’re not getting the Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid!"
Zi Tong shook its head.
They didn’t think the boy had actually consumed the Spiritual Liquid. They knew its immense power all too well. If someone who hadn’t reached the Ultimate Venerable Level were to consume it rashly, their body would simply explode!
Since no sound of an explosion had come from the cave, it meant the kid definitely hadn’t consumed it!
But how he had survived for a month *without* consuming the Primordial Essence Spirit Liquid was something they simply couldn’t comprehend.
Just as the two Demon Beasts, Hei Yan and Zi Tong, were agonizing over their predicament, Nie Yun—who had been as still as a rock in Nirvana for a full month—slowly opened his eyes from his seat inside the cave.
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