Chapter 54

Nie Tian silently watched the corpse of the earth lizard.

After a while, he withdrew his gaze and pulled out the large branch skewered with earth lizard meat from the sand.

This time, he did not rush to absorb the energy within the meat using the Qi Cultivation Technique. Instead, he continuously ate the earth lizard meat.

After eating dozens of pounds, when he felt his stomach could no longer take it, he closed his eyes again and felt the warm current rising from his abdomen.

Energy several times more intense than before spread from his intestines. When he tried to guide it with the Qi Cultivation Technique, he found that he could not channel all the power into his Spirit Sea.

Soon, his Spirit Sea, which was still lacking two-tenths of its spiritual energy, was filled with power.

When the Spirit Sea was full, the continuing influx of power began to remodel and expand it!

"Second-stage spirit beast, seven times the strength!" His face remained calm, but he was overjoyed inside.

Originally, he planned to use two months to advance from the seventh layer to the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation using the blood and flesh of spirit beasts.

However, the appearance of the second-stage spirit beast, the earth lizard, and the sevenfold increase in energy within its meat, gave him a new direction!

"If I had eaten all of that earth lizard by myself, I could have advanced to the eighth layer of Qi Cultivation in just ten days!"

In his ecstatic state, he soon discovered that when his Spirit Sea was full of spiritual energy, the energy from his abdomen began to spread more into his flesh and bones.

The energy produced from the earth lizard meat he had just eaten was too massive, and his Spirit Sea could not digest it in a short time.

At this moment, he felt his body transform into a giant sponge, greedily absorbing the scattered energy.

For some reason, his body gradually heated up, as if it had become a large furnace.

Before long, he was drenched in sweat, and the temperature around him seemed to rise sharply.

This place was a desert, already extremely hot. Under normal circumstances, the trial participants would sweat all over.

As the heat from his body increased, causing him a splitting headache, his skin gradually turned red.

"This..."

He suddenly remembered the scene after his battle with Nie Hong, when he had a high fever for several days.

"It can't be the same as last time, right?" He was secretly worried.

"Ugh! My stomach feels a bit uncomfortable, I need to go to the bathroom." At this moment, Zheng Rui, who had been talking loudly, ran off with an awkward expression.

Not long after he left, Pan Tao also suddenly clutched his stomach and left with a strange look on his face.

An Ying, looking at the two, was about to mock them when her body suddenly trembled.

"Hey, keep an eye on the Lingyun Sect people, in case the Blood Sect returns." She pretended nothing was wrong and gave an order, then suddenly stood up and walked out. "I'll check around."

In the blink of an eye, An Ying and the others left one after another, all with strange expressions.

After a while, Zheng Rui returned first. He had just sat down and was about to speak when his expression changed again.

"Brother Zheng, what's wrong?" Guo Qi asked with concern.

"Diarrhea." Zheng Rui explained with a bitter face and hurriedly left again.

Not long after he left, Pan Tao returned, but he didn't stay long and quickly walked away with a strange look on his face.

An Ying, on the other hand, never returned, as if she had gone to patrol a distant area.

It was a full half an hour before An Ying and the others returned, all looking exhausted as if they had been drained of energy.

"Did you have diarrhea too?" Pan Tao asked.

"You too?" An Ying responded.

"Ah! You all had diarrhea?" Zheng Rui said with a pale face.

"Sister An Ying, you... all ate the earth lizard meat earlier." Jiang Miao pursed her lips and said with a low laugh, "Everyone said the earth lizard meat was too astringent, and no one wanted to eat it. Only the three of you said the second-stage spirit beast meat was the most delicious and insisted on eating it."

"Was it the earth lizard meat?" Pan Tao was startled.

Seemingly remembering something, he struggled to stand up and looked far away at Nie Tian.

"That guy ate the most!" An Ying also realized.

In an instant, everyone's gaze focused on Nie Tian.

Then, they noticed that Nie Tian's skin was red, and he was drenched in sweat, as if he were being roasted on a stove.

"His symptoms... seem different from yours," Tong Hao said.

"I'll go see what's wrong with him." Jiang Miao stood up, the first to walk towards Nie Tian, her eyes full of worry.

"I'll go too," Pan Tao followed.

As they approached Nie Tian, Nie Tian, who had stopped cultivating, opened his eyes.

He no longer felt any more energy being released from his abdomen, knowing that the earth lizard meat he had eaten had been digested.

However, he was still drenched in sweat, and the high temperature in his body made him dizzy.

But he did not lose consciousness like he did last time.

He noticed that the sweat flowing from his pores was murky, as if it contained a lot of impurities from his body.

As the impurities were expelled with the sweat, the high temperature that had made him uncomfortable gradually decreased.

Not long after, just as Jiang Miao and Pan Tao were about to reach him, his skin, which had been as red as a cooked shrimp, returned to normal.

"Tap tap!"

In his ears, the footsteps of Jiang Miao and Pan Tao seemed much louder than usual.

When he looked at Pan Tao, he could see the fine hairs at the corners of his mouth clearly.

"My hearing and vision have greatly improved!" He was surprised by his own discovery.

When he leaped up, he felt as light as a feather, his body feeling refreshed, as if he had undergone a mysterious transformation.

"Nie Tian, are you okay?" Pan Tao subconsciously rubbed his stomach and laughed dryly. "Do you... feel any discomfort?"

"Just felt hot all over, but it's better now, no problem," Nie Tian said.

"Do you feel any stomach discomfort, like diarrhea?" Pan Tao asked again.

Nie Tian shook his head suspiciously, "Why do you ask?"

Pan Tao smiled bitterly, "I, An Ying, and Zheng Rui. After eating the earth lizard meat, we all had diarrhea, and I'm almost drained. It's a real blow to my energy."

"Pan Tao, shut up!" An Ying's face turned red.

As a girl, she was already embarrassed by what had happened and did not want it to be mentioned.

Pan Tao chuckled and winked at Nie Tian, "You ate more than ten times what the three of us combined. You didn't have any problems?"

"You all had diarrhea?" Nie Tian was secretly delighted but pretended to be concerned. "Are you okay? You and I are different. I'm strong and can completely digest the earth lizard meat. You guys, being pampered, should be more careful and not eat something that could harm your health at a critical moment."

When he discovered that the earth lizard meat contained seven times more energy than a first-stage spirit beast, he had his eyes on the earth lizard.

Just now, he also found that the energy that had not been refined into his Spirit Sea and had spread into his flesh and blood was also very beneficial.

He had already made up his mind that in the next two days, even if he did nothing else, he would try to eat as much earth lizard meat as possible.

He wanted to take advantage of his large appetite to snatch food from the others and use the second-stage spirit beast meat to quickly enhance his strength.

He did not expect that An Ying and the others, after eating the earth lizard meat, would all have diarrhea.

He couldn't help but exclaim, "Heaven is helping me!"

"Ugh, you're fine, that's good." Pan Tao rolled his eyes and cursed inwardly, "This monster..."

The three of them had only eaten a little over a pound of earth lizard meat and could not handle it, suffering from severe diarrhea.

Nie Tian had eaten more than ten times what the three of them combined, and apart from a bit of initial discomfort, he now looked as energetic as ever.

He couldn't help but admire Nie Tian's abnormality.

"Sister An Ying, let's discuss what to do next."

At this moment, Jiang Lingzhu, who had been recovering her strength with spirit stones, finally woke up. She called out to An Ying from where they had gathered, "Nie Tian, come too."

"Let's go together," Pan Tao also invited him.

"No, I'm a bit tired and need to rest a bit more. You can discuss it," Nie Tian shook his head and smiled at Jiang Miao, who looked concerned. "I'm fine, thank you for your concern."

"Ugh, that's good, that's good." Jiang Miao quickly said.

Nie Tian said no more, ignoring Pan Tao's invitation, and closed his eyes again.

No longer drenched in sweat, he felt his energy and vitality were incredibly full, which made him suddenly want to try the range of his mental awareness again.

He calmed his mind and quietly released his mental energy, extending it outward from his center.

After ten breaths, he suddenly opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly.

"Seventy meters coverage!"

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