When Ye Chen woke up, he found his body soaking in a wooden barrel filled with a strange liquid.

These liquids were a mix of multiple colors, emitting a pungent odor.

Ye Chen only remembered that Brother Fatty needed poisonous blood for further research on toxicity, and he was preparing to return to the Spirit Martial division to obtain some for Brother Fatty. As soon as he stepped out of Brother Fatty's room, everything went dark, and he remembered nothing else!

"Creak."

The sound of a door opening echoed.

It was Elder Bai Mei who walked in.

"Elder Bai Mei... How is the poison affecting my senior brother and sister?"

Although Ye Chen was curious about why Elder Bai Mei was here, he was more concerned about the safety of his senior brother Yuan Polu and senior sister Liu Meng'Er.

"Aren't you going to ask about your own condition?" Elder Bai Mei walked up to the barrel, poured some powder into it, and spoke.

Ye Chen responded, "I'm just a bit exhausted, it's nothing. Elder Bai Mei, please tell me, how are my senior brother and sister now..."

"Don't worry, it took five days, but their lives have been saved. Liu Meng'Er just needs some time to recover, and she'll be back to normal."

"It's already been five days..." Ye Chen thought to himself. He caught the issue in Elder Bai Mei's earlier statement and quickly asked, "And my senior brother?!"

Elder Bai Mei hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, you'll find out sooner or later. Your senior brother transferred too much of the poison into his own body, saving his life, but he might not be able to keep his martial arts cultivation."

"Boom!"

Ye Chen's mind felt as though it had been struck by a massive stone.

His cultivation lost!

For many, such sorrow is even worse than losing their life.

"Ah!"

In a burst of emotion, Ye Chen's internal energy raged, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Elder Bai Mei frowned, pointed a finger, and a gentle force entered Ye Chen's body to stabilize his energy.

"Take care of yourself first. If I hadn't found you in time, you'd already be dead."

Initially, Elder Bai Mei thought Ye Chen's physique was unique and wouldn't have any major issues.

After all, he had heard of Ye Chen recovering quickly from multiple serious injuries.

But upon examining Ye Chen, he found that Ye Chen's physique didn't have anything unusual at all...

Ye Chen remained silent.

The mysterious warm current within his body still showed no signs of reviving.

"Ah!"

At this moment, a scream echoed.

Ye Chen judged the sound came from next door, and it was Brother Fatty's scream!

"Elder Bai Mei, Yu Hui he..."

"The matter of detoxifying your senior brother and sister was accomplished by him, testing poison with his own body and nearly killing himself," Elder Bai Mei said. "But don't worry about him; that little Fatty recovers faster than any of you. His body, nourished by countless spirit medicines from a young age, is naturally resistant to many poisons.

Moreover, he's not practicing the Spirit-Martial-Unity, so the severe poisons don't affect him as much as they affect people from the Spirit-Martial division."

Ye Chen felt moved after hearing this.

Fatty actually tested poison on himself to help.

"I'll check on that little Fatty first. You continue soaking in this medicinal liquid. Get up after half an hour, and don't rush back to the Spirit Martial division, just rest here."

Elder Bai Mei left, closing the room door behind, then pushed open the door to the adjacent room.

"Elder Bai Mei, you're finally here. I feel like I'm dying... Before I die, I have a last wish..." Fatty said miserably, also soaking in a wooden barrel.

Elder Bai Mei glanced at Fatty.

Earlier, he was moved by Fatty's act of testing poison on himself, finding this chubby fox quite admirable.

But after developing the antidote.

This little Fatty pesters him every day, pleading and trying different ways to learn alchemy from him.

He's almost recovered, yet still fakes being near-death and starts with his antics again.

Elder Bai Mei said with a hint of exasperation, "Fine, once you're fully recovered, I'll teach you alchemy."

After all,

Fatty has a good disposition.

And he has a highly promising talent for pharmaceuticals.

Elder Bai Mei considered him quite suitable to become his successor.

"Splash, splash!"

Water splashed as Fatty excitedly stood up and jumped out of the barrel.

"..." Elder Bai Mei's forehead veins bulged. He looked away, furiously yelling, "Get back into the barrel!"

Completely unclothed.

Entire body of fat.

Who's he showing that to?

Fatty finally realized the problem, quickly jumped back into the barrel, and chuckled, "Elder Bai Mei, don't worry, I won't make you responsible for this."

In frustration, Elder Bai Mei turned around and left!

......

After another half an hour of soaking in the medicinal liquid in the barrel, Ye Chen rested his hands on the rim and slowly stood up, then retrieved a set of clothes from his Storage Ring, put them on, and left the room.

"Brother Fatty."

Ye Chen called out.

"Hey."

Ye Chen pushed the door open and entered.

Fatty was still squatting in the wooden tub. Seeing Ye Chen come in, he laughed, "Brother Ye, my medicinal bath is still warm, want to come in and soak for a bit?"

Even though Ye Chen had somewhat gotten used to Fatty's occasional mischievousness, he still couldn't help but get goosebumps all over.

"Brother Fatty..."

Fatty quickly interrupted, "No need to thank me, we're friends, helping each other is just natural."

"Mm."

Ye Chen nodded, keeping the words in his heart unsaid.

"Brother Ye, your injuries won't heal that fast, right? Hurry back and rest. Don't wander around until you're fully healed. This opportunity is hard to come by. Elder Bai Mei, you know him, right? That old guy has a lot of treasures. Take this chance to get some good stuff from him."

Ye Chen: "..."

"You might not know Elder Bai Mei's background, right? Let me tell you, Elder Bai Mei used to be the royal alchemist of Jiulong City. He's also Headmaster Ouyang Shang's teacher, very esteemed. His most powerful pill is the Divine Acupoint Pill, which can enhance the essence of the soul. I'm planning to trick him into giving me a Divine Acupoint Pill in a few days.

Brother Ye, you can also pretend your Sea of Consciousness is damaged. I see that Elder Bai Mei seems to value you, too. Say a few good things, and maybe you'll get the Divine Acupoint Pill too!"

Ye Chen looked at Fatty, wondering how at this time, Fatty could still think about that.

As for the Divine Acupoint Pill... Ye Chen guessed it. It seemed the pill he took last time was exactly what Fatty was talking about.

"Brother Fatty, seeing you're alright, I'm relieved. You soak well here; I'm heading back to the Spiritual Martial Department," Ye Chen said.

Though Elder Bai Mei had told him to stay here.

He still wanted to go back to the Spiritual Martial Department to see his senior brother and senior sister.

After bidding farewell to Fatty.

Ye Chen walked on the road back to the Spiritual Martial Department.

Suddenly, Luo Qingyi's voice rang in his mind.

"I've discussed your situation with some of the old ones in the Sword Tomb. Right now, the only way is to take more essence-nurturing spirit pills and medicines, using their energy to nourish the essence of your body, thereby stimulating its revival."

"Alright, I'll go collect them!"

Finally, some good news.

Though not certain.

But at least it's a method.

Even without a special constitution, Ye Chen believed he could become strong.

But with a special constitution, the chance to become strong was greater, and the heights one could reach would be higher!

......

Back at the Spiritual Martial Department, Ye Chen didn't find Senior Brother Yuan Polu or Senior Sister Liu Meng'Er, only Yang Tianji.

"Teacher... it's my fault for involving Senior Brother and Sister." Ye Chen said with his head lowered, his tone full of deep guilt.

Yang Tianji shook his head, "It's not your fault. Even without your involvement, this matter was bound to erupt eventually. Your Senior Brother and Sister's poisoning comes from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, so this time, it's escalated to another level.

Ye Chen, what you need to do now is quickly improve your Spirit Master cultivation, and then integrate it with your martial skills to make yourself even stronger. Only by becoming strong can you deal with the upcoming troubles!

Of course, you still have a choice now.

The poison developed by the Ten Thousand Poison Sect is specifically targeted at cultivators on the path of integrating spirit and martial. If you no longer wish to follow this path, I won't force you."

Ye Chen looked determined and said, "Teacher, the path of integrating spirit and martial, I must walk it. I won't change my original choice because of this small thing!"

Integrating spirit and martial is very strong.

Before, Ye Chen didn't have much concept of it.

But the other day, relying on that mysterious warm current in his body, he briefly entered a state of integrating spirit and martial, truly feeling the terrifying power.

The poison from the Ten Thousand Poison Sect targets those integrating spirit and martial, so what?

It's not possible to abandon this powerful path out of fear!

The path of cultivation is full of challenges and hurdles, yet there are so many people who desire to become martial artists, yearning to become Spirit Masters, and to grow ever stronger!

As long as one is strong enough, there's no need to fear any conspiracy or plot!

Moreover, there's another very important reason.

Ye Chen has already developed a true sense of belonging to the Spiritual Martial Department!

"Teacher, there's something I must clarify." Ye Chen thought for a moment, then spoke with utmost seriousness.

Yang Tianji said, "Go ahead."

"Teacher, my Sea of Consciousness is vast beyond measure. When my consciousness enters it, there's no end in sight."

No longer wanting to hide it.

Teacher Yang Tianji could storm the Celestial Sword Sect alone for his sake; Ye Chen had completely placed his trust in his teacher.

Yang Tianji frowned.

Ye Chen continued, "Teacher, I've already sketched a total of seventy strands of blade spirit patterns, comprising seven groups, and all seven groups have been elevated to the second tier!"

Yang Tianji was completely shocked!

Having said it all, Ye Chen directly opened his Sea of Consciousness and said, "Teacher, I don't even know what my situation is exactly. You can control your Spiritual Power to enter my Sea of Consciousness and have a look!"

Yang Tianji nodded.

The next moment, a gentle Spiritual Power surged into Ye Chen's Sea of Consciousness World.

This gentle Spiritual Power flashed and was gone.

Yang Tianji was dumbfounded!

Stunned!

Incredibly shocked!

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