Supreme Sword Exalt

Generated by earth veins, earthly malignant qi contained a trace of the most refined and pure extreme yin power, with endless uses. After their soul power grew to a certain degree, a cultivator could initially withstand the baptism of earthly malignant qi. Extreme yin power could nourish the soul, strengthen soul power, and expand divine sense, laying the foundation for a higher realm.

In fact, both the yang lightning and the earthly malignant qi were exactly the opportunities Gu Han required right now. Just not at the same time. Extreme yang and extreme yin were two completely opposite powers, like water and fire. When they met, each would try to suppress the other.

Now, Gu Han’s body had become the battlefield for the two. Muffled sounds came one after another, and he kept exploding, flesh flying everywhere. It was a terrible sight. If not for his physique, not a trace of him would remain in this world.

I have to leave!

The excruciating pain made him unwilling to stay any longer. While stuffing pills into his mouth, he tried to approach the top of the fire pool. At the same time, he didn’t dare interrupt the technique from reaching the second stage, lest he die even faster.

He secretly rejoiced because the leaked earthly malignant qi was only a trace. A second later, it became clear he had celebrated too soon. The crack at the bottom of the pool had widened considerably again.

***

Outside, the demoness was holding the jade talisman, watching intently. Suddenly, she felt the ground beneath her feet shaking continuously. That was when she noticed the change in the fire pool. Yang lightning ran rampant, and destructive power scattered in all directions. Cracks, centered on the fire pool, kept spreading outward.

Her expression changed. “Damn it!”

Although she didn’t know what caused it, she knew Gu Han couldn’t possibly withstand such a destructive power. She rushed toward the edge of the fire pool. Without hesitation, she covered herself in a layer of dim light and jumped inside.

The dim light began to waver dangerously. Waves of terrifying power surrounded her, forcing her to sink deeper toward the bottom of the pool. Yet as if oblivious to it all, she kept looking for him.

I have to save him! Only this one thought remained in her heart.

***

Surrounded by the suction force, Gu Han was akin to a piece of duckweed in the ocean, sinking uncontrollably. Although he refused to give up, he could only slightly slow the speed of his descent and collapse.

His heart turned ice cold. Fuck this curse!

Just then, he vaguely saw a figure rapidly approaching him. He instantly knew who it was. Before he could speak, the demoness used the churning power to reach his side, embracing him.

Gu Han could only transmit his voice with divine sense. “What are you doing here?!”

The demoness seemed to have reached the end of her strength. “Saving you...”

The dim light around her scattered. She was weak to begin with, and couldn’t withstand the baptism of yang lightning power at all. In less than a second, her dress, her hair, and even her flesh began to burn.

He froze, feeling as though his heart had exploded. Instinctively, he stuffed a handful of pills into her mouth, then draped his treasure robe over her. However, doing this could only slightly resist that destructive power.

The demoness’ voice was somewhat weak. “Don’t resist... Let’s go down...”

Although he was exploding even faster, Gu Han gritted his teeth and diverted part of his cultivation to her, protecting her with great difficulty. “Alright!”

Just moments later, the two were pulled by that suction force to the bottom of the pool. The crack was still expanding. Endless, cold aura leaked out from within, reacting with the yang lightning power. When it exploded, it formed that terrifyingly powerful suction force.

Just then, the demoness weakly opened her eyes. Two gleams of dim light flashed again. The cold, earthly malignant qi changed direction, most flowing into her. Thanks to her constitution, she could easily control part of the earthly malignant qi infused with extreme yin power.

In the next moment, the rampant yang lightning settled down. Even the terrifying suction force became much weaker. Although a small portion still remained, it no longer posed too great a threat to Gu Han. After all, he had never stopped cultivating to the second stage of his physique, nearly approaching perfection. He also recovered quickly thanks to the pills.

Suddenly, the demoness reminded him, “Quickly! Undergo the earthly tribulation!”

Although the earthly malignant qi couldn’t replenish her foundation, her spirit was much better. However, under the relentless clash with the yang lightning, the crack continued to slowly spread. If they didn’t control it, the power would soon go rampant again, leaving them with no way out.

Without hesitation, Gu Han poured several bottles of soul-nourishing pills into his mouth. “Alright!”

He also didn’t forget to stuff quite a few Emerald Condensation Pills into the demoness’ mouth and carefully protected his storage ring. Then, he extended his supreme divine sense to guide the earthly malignant qi over.

Soon, they fully controlled the leaking earthly qi. The surging yang lightning quickly calmed down, while the crack gradually stopped expanding. Even so, he didn’t dare touch it at all. What if he jinxed it?

When the earthly malignant power scoured his soul, the pain was no less than the heavenly tribulation. Even with his constitution, the sudden baptism of earthly malignant qi still made his mind groggy, as if it were about to explode.

As he underwent the tribulation, he also diverted a thread of his mind, continuously cultivating to the second stage of the Indestructible Sword Physique. He never loosened his grip on the demoness, channeling his cultivation to protect her from the yang lightning invasion.

On the contrary, the demoness was relaxed. With the pills, robe, and the spirit power barrier, the yang lightning couldn’t harm her easily.

While waiting, her divine sense remained on Gu Han. She sensed that although he kept furrowing his brows in pain, he still hadn’t forgotten to protect her. At the same time, she could also feel that his body kept repairing and growing stronger, even faintly carrying a trace of yang lightning aura.

Suddenly, she blushed bright red to the tips of her ears. It just dawned on her that he wasn’t wearing any clothes. Despite knowing it could mean her death, she still blushed, her eyelashes fluttering incessantly. Her divine sense never left Gu Han’s body for a moment, as if possessed by a ghost.