Pain, extremely severe pain, Li Yan's body was torn apart. The last blow of the heavenly tribulation caused abnormal changes in his Dantian Lake.
Whether due to too great an impact or other reasons, the five spiritual power cauldrons have all shattered.
The five-colored spiritual python that was rapidly circling above also lost its luster and shrank into a gray dot, floating everywhere on the Dantian Lake.
Li Yan's consciousness has become blurred, and his current state is just instinctively maintaining the circulation of spiritual energy in his body.
This period of time was the most dangerous time for Li Yan. Although he had the previous replenishment of "Rongsun" and still maintained about 60% of his spiritual power in his body, he had become uncontrollable.
His spiritual consciousness and physical state have decayed to the extreme, and he can even only feel a slight connection with his life-saving magic weapon, the Ruo You Kunai.
After he was knocked into the mud, the red and blue lightning that was scattered down suddenly disappeared due to the sky's unique purpose, and suddenly turned into a golden color, covering the bottom of the pit.
The golden electric arcs were like spirit snakes. Once they fell into the bottom of the deep pit, they immediately gathered towards a place under the soil, which was the position of Li Yan who was in a state of blurred consciousness.
As soon as these golden electric arcs touched Li Yan's body, they penetrated directly into his body without any hindrance, and continued to gather in his Dantian and purple organs along his tendons.
But at this time, Li Yan was completely unaware of it and allowed these golden electric arcs to enter his body and converge into his dantian.
Golden light gathered from all over his limbs and bones like rivers flowing into the sea, and the gray dot the size of a bean did not move, but floated above the Dantian Lake.
The moment the golden light entered the dantian, the gray dot slowly began to rotate again.
Those golden lights were actually coming towards it, and they immediately disappeared as soon as they touched the gray dot. Then more golden arcs rushed into the gray dot.
The gray dot with golden light was spinning faster and faster. As the gray dot spun again, it drove the already chaotic spiritual power in the dantian and the five large tripod fragments.
Soon a tornado column formed below the gray dot.
What was even more unexpected was that wherever the golden light passed, Li Yan's injuries were healing at an incredible speed.
Outside the deep pit, the dark clouds in the sky are rapidly retreating, revealing the blue sky and white clouds.
All that was left on the land below were hundreds of miles of criss-crossing gullies and a courtyard that, because of the protection of the formation, still existed like an isolated island in the sea.
The beautiful scenery of mountains, rivers, and lush vegetation within hundreds of miles had long disappeared. The courtyards now appeared like elderly people who had lost their teeth, lifeless.
On some of the remaining rocks and trees, there were densely packed tiny holes, which were left by the stones and plants that were directly pierced by the strong air waves.
This wave of air lasted for nearly thirty breaths before slowly dissipating.
Under the blue sky, Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming quickly turned into two phantoms and flew towards the center where Zhang Ming was just now.
Only a group of disciples who were still in a daze were left at the back, and they had not yet recovered from the final explosion.
In less than a breath, Tian Xingzi and the other man had already flown above the pit. They quickly looked down and saw that the bottom of the pit, which was originally covered with golden arcs, was now reduced to just a few scattered dots.
"Hmm? Where are the others?"
In the consciousness of the two of them, there was no trace of Zhang Ming's breath. Xing Ming had a puzzled look on his face and kept scanning the surroundings with his consciousness.
"It should be that his soul was shattered by the heavenly calamity!"
Tian Xingzi also frowned. The two of them rushed over as soon as the remaining power of the heavenly calamity dissipated.
Just looking at the tiny bit of "calamity essence" formed at the end of the pit-earth calamity, it is basically a sign that the elixir has not been formed. It is just the remnant of Zhang Ming's final fight against the calamity.
Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming looked at each other. Although there was a look of pity in their eyes, they still stretched out their hands at the same time and grabbed the last golden arcs at the bottom of the pit.
This is a good thing. Although the quantity is pitifully small, every strand is of great benefit to Jindan cultivators.
Especially since Zhang Ming is very likely to have the "Hidden Dragon Blood" bloodline, these golden arcs are even more precious.
Just as the two of them reached out to the bottom of the pit with their giant hands that appeared out of thin air, a faint voice suddenly rang in their ears.
"My two Taoist friends, do you want to rob me of my 'Energy of Robbery'?"
The voice came very suddenly, which surprised Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming, who had thought there was no one else around.
Instinctively, his figure flashed and he quickly rushed backwards.
At the same time, the last dozen golden arcs at the bottom of the pit were all sucked into the ground and disappeared.
Then a shadow flashed from the bottom of the pit and appeared in the air. In the eyes of the two people who were retreating rapidly, it quickly solidified into a young man in black robe.
"It's you!!"
"Zhang Ming!"
Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming were concentrating on being alert. When they saw the man's appearance clearly, they cried out in surprise and quickly retreated, and their figures stopped in the distance.
Then the two of them carefully scanned Zhang Ming with their spiritual sense again, while the black-robed young man opposite stood still and allowed the two of them to scan him with their spiritual sense, just looking at them calmly.
"It's only been more than 20 breaths, how is it possible that the energy of calamity...?"
"Has this person's body already entered the Golden Core stage, and his magic power is still at the Foundation Establishment stage?? But why haven't I heard of the existence of such a strange realm? Otherwise, how could he have achieved this in such a short time..."
Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming were filled with shock and fear. According to their divine sense, the Zhang Ming that appeared before them was not a soul at all. However, the more this was the case, the more they could not believe it.
The look of doubt and surprise on his face changed more and more.
Li Yan looked at the two of them calmly. He certainly knew the purpose of Tian Xingzi and the other two coming here so quickly.
The first was to confirm whether he was dead or not; the second was of course for the "energy of calamity". The "energy of calamity" was the greatest opportunity that descended upon the cultivators after the heavenly calamity.
Not only can it greatly increase the cultivator's cultivation, but even if one is seriously injured in a heavenly calamity, it can also help to quickly repair the body. The most important thing is that it is the key to forming an elixir and congealing an infant.
After a cultivator has passed the heavenly tribulation, he must use this item to form a pill or condense an infant, and at the same time repair his injuries.
If a cultivator dies in a heavenly calamity, the "calamity essence" that is formed at the end will be very little and can only be considered a remnant. However, for high-level cultivators, these things are no less than natural treasures.
Think about it, this is an opportunity that a cultivator has exchanged for his life to help him form an elixir and condense an infant, so you can imagine how precious it is.
Therefore, some cultivators seek protection when they are forming the elixir and condensing the infant. One reason is to use defensive magic weapons to help them at the critical moment, and the other is to prevent others from robbing them of their "essence" and causing them to fail at the last moment.
However, what Tian Xingzi and the others couldn't believe was that once someone successfully passed the tribulation, it would take at least three or four hours, or even longer, to absorb the "energy of the tribulation".
This period is when the monks are at their weakest and most likely to be killed.
They calculated that it would only take more than thirty breaths for the heavenly calamity to completely dissipate, and at most forty breaths.
How could Zhang Ming absorb it so miraculously and completely absorb the power contained in the "Energy of Tribulation" within just a few dozen breaths
His physical body should have been as strong as that of a Jindan stage cultivator, and at least that of a middle Jindan stage cultivator.
"Isn't his physical body only able to compete with an ordinary early Jindan? If his physical body is strong enough to reach the middle or late Jindan stage, why is his realm still maintained at the foundation-building stage..."
This series of incredible thoughts made Tian Xingzi and others unable to understand.
They have seen many talented people who can fight across levels, or strong physical cultivators. But they can only jump one small realm at most.
Zhang Ming's fake Dan body can be comparable to the early stage of Jindan, and there are even fewer of them, and they have only heard of it. Therefore, Zhang Ming's previous performance was more attributed to the fact that Yu Rong had been severely injured by the explosion of several magic weapons.
Until later, when Xingming tried it out, he felt roughly the same way.
However, the aura of Zhang Ming in front of him was undoubtedly that of a golden elixir, and the aura of calamity at the bottom of the pit was completely gone.
"Oh, oh... I want to congratulate Zhang... Daoist Fellow Zhang first. Daoist Fellow has achieved the Golden Elixir, which is truly cause for celebration.
You are a cultivator from my 'Falling Star Valley', so how could the two of us have any bad intentions? I think you have sensed it. From the beginning to the end, we were just watching from a distance and protecting you.
Now of course I am here just to check out the situation. Daoist fellow’s skills are exquisite and unparalleled. We actually failed to notice Daoist fellow’s existence. It is a shame to say that!”
When Xing Ming saw his uncle speak, he chose to keep silent. Now that Xing Ming hadn't sent him any message to take action, he was just waiting and watching.
The Zhang Ming in front of him was too weird. His whole body exuded a kind of weirdness that he couldn't figure out. He couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
When Tian Xingzi first called out the three words "Fellow Daoist Zhang", he felt a little unfamiliar. The boy who had been building his foundation back then had now become of the same level, but he became more and more fluent afterwards.
At the same time, his spiritual sense scanned Li Yan's body several times without any hesitation, as if he was just trying to confirm whether the other party had really succeeded in forming the elixir.
But at the same time, he was more and more surprised. "This kid not only has a golden elixir, but also has no injuries on his body. What kind of body-building technique is he practicing... And, what level of elixir is he?"
Thinking of this, Tian Xingzi felt a surge of regret in his heart. If he had known that this kid's body-building technique was so powerful, he would have gotten it no matter what.
But as soon as this thought flashed through his mind, he forced it out of his mind.
After Li Yan asked a question, he listened to the other party quietly. When the other party finished speaking, he suddenly smiled and then clasped his fists.
"Thank you two fellow Taoists!"
At the same time, a strong aura emanated from his body. Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming's expressions remained unchanged, but this time they also clasped their fists and bowed together.
However, they said their own names as if it was redundant.
"Tian Xingzi!!"
"Star moth!"
Li Yan nodded slightly.
"Zhang Ming!"
They seemed to understand each other tacitly, and it was as if they were meeting each other for the first time.
After Li Yan released his aura, Tian Xingzi and Xing Ming understood that although this person's realm was not consolidated, he was definitely not someone to be trifled with. Moreover, his strange way of absorbing the energy of calamity made them even more fearful.
They could sense that, judging from the aura of this man, Xingming might not be able to capture him alone.
Moreover, Tian Xingzi still had most of his old injuries. Even if they joined forces and used the sect protection formation to kill Zhang Ming, the two of them might not end up well.
All this had become subtle at this time. Zhang Ming did not take any action that was detrimental to the "Falling Star Valley", so they quickly gave up some ideas in their minds.
Both sides are smart people. When Li Yan saw that the other party's aura was no longer locked on him, he finally let go of his worried heart.
He had seen the protective formation of "Falling Star Valley" before, so it was better not to provoke it.
As for the thoughts of the two people opposite him, Li Yan was of course very clear about it.
Although his realm is not stable now, after successfully forming the pill, he can already see the strength of the aura fluctuations of the other two people. He is no longer filled with fog when he scans them like before.
Tian Xingzi's aura is even weaker than that of Xing Ming. He is 70% sure that the other party is not in disguise.
"Tian Xingzi really was seriously injured in the sect war as the rumors said!"