Chapter 59: The Lost Spiritual Origin Liquid

  Tang Yan sat on the bed, operating the Undying Heavenly Sutra to refine a vial of Spiritual Origin Liquid. The skeletal system inside his body, which was full of cracks, had already been nourished and healed by the 'Life Mist', all he needed now was to replenish enough spiritual energy to recover his vitality.

  Recalling the intense battle just now, Dong Lei's display of formidable combat power left Tang Yan in awe. Especially after deploying 'Golden Elephant Shield', his entire body was like a steel casting, each crash and smash felt like it was hitting steel, shaking his hands to the point where his bones were full of cracks. If not for the life-repairing mist activated by the Undying Heavenly Technique, an ordinary person would have likely crippled their hands after throwing seven or eight punches.

  No wonder Dong Lei Meng can stand undefeated among his peers, this Golden Elephant Technique is indeed formidable!

  If it can be obtained and cultivated successfully, one can boldly try to devour the demon beast, thoroughly strengthening this body, adding another guarantee for oneself.

  After running continuously for five large cycles, he completely refined the Lingyuan liquid and absorbed the essence of life and the evil spirit. Tang Yan let out a long breath and opened his eyes.

  Under the dual effect of Lingyuan Liquid and Undying Heavenly Art, his body basically returned to normal, and the efficacy of both was once again directly demonstrated! Dong Leiming needed to lie in bed for two days, while he only needed two hours and fully recovered.

  "Let's go, go home, and I'll get you a little dog house." Tang Yan casually picked up the puppy next to him, but suddenly let out an "ah" of surprise and flung his hand open with a jolt.

  The puppy was thrown into a corner of the wall and lay there motionless.

  Tang Yan stared at his own bloody right hand, still in shock. In the moment he touched the little black dog, it was as if some kind of electric current had swept through him, and before he could blink, his skin split open.

  "......Uh......" The little black dog in the corner suddenly curled up, its small eyes tightly closed, and let out a low moan, as if it was suffering from immense pain.

  If you observe it carefully, you will find that its body is obviously stretching or... getting bigger! Every time it stretches, a faint black electric arc flashes across its body.

  When I first bought the little black dog, it was only about the size of a palm, now it has obviously inflated to the size of a slap.

  Tang Yan was shocked and uncertain, slowly approaching the small black dog. No mistake, it really grew up! The thing that just tore his palm might be these occasionally flashing black electric arcs.

  "What a monster? Is it transforming?" Tang Yan was even more astonished, unable to imagine any suitable reason to explain the scene before his eyes, but... after a moment, as if sensing something, he suddenly turned around and stared at the bed.

  There was an open jade bottle, with its stopper lying nearby, and a thick, misty energy emanating from the mouth of the bottle.

  That's the container Tang Yan uses to hold the Spiritual Origin Liquid!

  A ominous premonition arose in his heart, Tang Yan hastily picked up the jade bottle and poured out the spiritual source liquid inside, but... only one drop? Only one drop was left?!

  When I returned to Giant Elephant City, there were twelve drops of precious liquid. Later, I gave three to Du Yang and had nine left. During the closed-door meditation, in order to make up for the excessive consumption of spiritual power, four drops were consumed. Just now, another drop was absorbed, so there should be four drops left!

  Why is there only one?!

  What about the other three?!

  Tang Yan's face changed with uncertainty, these precious spiritual liquids were all obtained from hunting powerful third-tier demonic beasts together with Ailin, and the spiritual liquid contained within was comparable to that of a second or third-grade martial spirit!

  All are hunted at risk of life! It is used to impact the three-stage Wuling barricade!

  Where did you go?

  Tang Yan looked at the little black dog in the corner, but directly denied it. If it had accidentally swallowed it, it would be equivalent to eating three third-level demon beasts, and it would definitely explode and die instantly.

  Is it Du Yang or Ailin Da? Unlikely! They themselves know their own nature and have not yet fallen to the point of stealing.

  Could it be the store owner? If the store owner stole, they would take everything away and not leave a single bottle behind with one still inside. Moreover, the store owner knows themselves, and presumably wouldn't dare to be so brazen.

  The inn was quite shabby, with no windows and only a wooden door, which was guarded by Du Yang and Ailin outside.

  Who else?

  Could it be... really is...

  Tang Yan's attention returned to the little black dog, which was trembling and curled up, its limbs stiffened and tense, its small paws protruding with force, its tender face twisted in agony, suffering that even Tang Yan could feel.

  Is it really?

  "......Wooo......" The little black dog stretched out at a visible speed in its struggles, its withered and dry fur gradually becoming shiny and black, the black electric sparks growing more intense.

  Finally... Zzt... A dense cluster of electric arcs suddenly enveloped his entire body, and the little black dog let out a faint whimper before completely collapsing, the arcs disappearing along with him.

  Tang Yan tentatively touched it a few times, and there was no longer any electric shock. He carefully picked it up, and it still had a pulse and breathing, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

  Did it really swallow the Spiritual Origin Liquid? Tang Yan couldn't help but ask again.

  If all of this is true, then... after continuously swallowing three bottles of Spiritual Origin Liquid, it actually only grew to the size of a palm. This little thing must have an incredibly terrifying endurance.

  Tang Yan carefully checked for a long time, but there was no harvest. The little black dog slept very soundly.

  At this time, there were bursts of conversation coming from outside, as if someone had arrived. Tang Yan temporarily stopped thinking about the little black dog and put it in his arms, opening the door to walk out of the guest room.

  Outside stood a little boy being interrogated by Du Yang and Ailin Da.

  "Hello big brother." The little boy greeted Tang Yan very politely.

  Tang Yan looked at Du Yang strangely. "What's wrong?"

  Du Yangdao said: "Someone told this kid to bring a message saying we're in danger and it's best to go find him now."

  "Who is it?"

  The little boy said: "It's an uncle."

  "What does it look like? What features?"

  "Wearing all black clothes, can't see clearly."

  "Where are you going?"

  "Continue north on 5th Road, near the East District, he said you all just go ahead, he will come find you."

  Du Yangdao said: "That place is close to a poverty-stricken area and has been idle for a long time."

  "I wonder if it has anything to do with what happened today?"

  Du Yangdao said: "What danger is the other party referring to? Is it the Academy or the Third Prince, or something else?"

  "I was wondering who would inform on us and what their purpose is." Eriol said more cautiously.

  Tang Yan slung an ancient war sword over his back: "Let's go take a look."

  The little boy showed a sweet smile: "Big brother, he said... you will give me money."

  Tang Yan smiled: "Me give money?"

  The little boy shrank his neck and said: "He said that you will definitely go, and you will be very willing to give me money."

  "How much?"

  "Five coppers!" The little boy got excited.

  "Here, you don't need it." Tang Yan handed over a gold coin and left the stunned little boy behind, taking Du Yang and Ailin out of the inn.

  In this remote place, after many twists and turns, he finally arrived at a relatively quiet alley, with dilapidated mansions on both sides, some of which had already been abandoned. Tang Yan didn't expect that the magnificent city still had such desolate places.

  The sky had darkened, but there was no light around, only a pale moonlight illuminating the road.

  "I feel... somewhat cold..." Du Yang vigilantly looked around, standing at the entrance of the alley but not stepping inside, his hands slowly clenched into fists, his skin losing its blood color and turning a pale, rocky white.

  Tang Yan unsheathed his ancient war sword and stuck it into the ground: "Wait right here."

  Quiet!! The night is pale and silent!

  In sharp contrast to the distant hustle and bustle, there is a desolate beauty with a hint of decay in the silence.

  "Is it Second Young Master Tang Yan of the Tang family?" An aged voice echoed through this quiet slum.

  "Who am I? Who are you? What brings you here?"

  "About your life."

  "Who wants my life? Why are you informing on me and what do you want in return? I suggest you come out and say it."

  "Things are probably not as you expected, the ones who want your life... are us! Sending a kid over is just a small trick, this kind of trick... haha... has been proven to be effective time and again! To put it simply, someone is offering a high price for your head!!" The voice suddenly turned icy cold, a strong gust of wind howled in, the entire area was filled with thick dust, quickly filling up the surrounding alleys and courtyards, blocking out the pale moonlight.

  "Huh?" The three of them were shocked and frightened, damn it, they had underestimated!

  "Fall back!!" Eriolanda drew out her Frostbite Sword, vigilantly looking around.

  "Retreat together, rely on each other." Tang Yan silently activated the evil power of the seven major acupoints in his right eye, accumulating the power of the Extinction Eye.

  "Don't be stubborn, retreat together." Du Yang was also mobilizing his spiritual power, preparing to go all out.

  Whoosh!! Figures flashed through the dusty fog, moving erratically and confusingly, but in reality, rapidly closing the distance between each other. The surging spiritual power fluctuations transmitted made the hearts of the three people slowly sink.

  "Go first!!" Eriinda didn't hesitate any longer, let out a loud cry, and charged out first. The surging spiritual power fluctuations spread out, transforming into dense ice butterflies that flew straight towards the area with the thickest dust in the front left.

  "Huh? A surprised voice came from the dusty ground, a wall of earth suddenly appeared, blocking the dense ice butterflies that were flying by. Boom! The ice butterflies exploded simultaneously, triggering a series of intense explosions, and the earth wall collapsed in an instant. The shockwave rushed towards the shadow behind it, followed by a dull hum."

  Ailinda's gaze was as sharp as a knife, locking onto the black shadow that was rapidly approaching.

  "Damn it!! The intelligence was wrong, this girl is actually a second-grade Wu Zong!!" The old man's voice rose again, with a hint of hoarseness and urgency.