This cultivation world was never serious from the start.

Having finally escaped back to the main peak, Su Zhe could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Danfeng is a place with a lot to say about it!

Who's the kind soul who stuffs arsenic into fasting pills?

They even want to sell it to their enemy's entire family!

In comparison, those lunatics from the Heavenly Demon Sect are so pure and kind it's unbelievable!

"You're back?" Mingxi's voice rang out, pulling Su Zhe back to reality.

Su Zhe nodded.

Mingxi didn't leave, still calmly looking at him. "Your face... after taking arsenic, did you also take the antidote Bai Yi gave you?"

Su Zhe was greatly shocked. As expected of her senior sister, she could even guess this!

Mingxi remained silent, but reached out and picked up the crystal mirror from the table, handing it to Su Zhe.

Su Zhe glanced at it, and immediately the veins on his forehead throbbed!

In the mirror, his entire face was red! And there were three large characters on his forehead: "Crane's Crest Red"!

Su Zhe was so angry that he trembled all over. No wonder Senior Brother Bai Yi had so confidently said that after taking this pill, not only would one be immune to all poisons, but one could even know what kind of poison one had taken!

So it was carved directly onto their forehead!

When he returned, he saw that the senior brothers and sisters of Danfeng were very respectful to him. Su Zhe thought that it was because he had improved the Bigu Pill for the junior sister of Danfeng that had earned their respect!

It turns out it's because they all knew that he had taken Bai Yi's elixir!

"Don't worry, this effect will only last for three days," Senior Sister Mingxi reassured her.

"Sigh..." Su Zhe sighed. Sure enough, he could no longer eat the things Dan Feng gave him!

  

The effects may be fine, but there will always be some inexplicable side effects.

"So what brings you to Danfeng?" Senior Sister Mingxi asked.

"It's about the library. Senior Mountain Spirit took out a rare stone and said that only a genius could comprehend the peerless technique. So I took the Fourth Elder's little disciple there. Then she couldn't comprehend it and cried anxiously. So the Fourth Elder sent me over."

Su Zhe quickly spoke up and explained the whole story.

Senior Sister Mingxi nodded in satisfaction, "I understand. Go back and cultivate, and strive to reach the late stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible."

Su Zhe nodded vigorously, deciding to advance to the late stage of Qi Refining as soon as possible!

It's time to strengthen the rest of your body!

The trip to Danfeng made Su Zhe realize his many shortcomings once again.

While training only the surface of the body can make one more resilient, the internal organs must also be taken seriously!

The next day, Mingxi saw Su Zhe fast asleep under the waterfall.

Although she didn't know why Su Zhe was sleeping here, Mingxi remained respectful and simply increased the waterfall's flow rate silently.

Three days later, Su Zhe finally completed the hammering of all four limbs and the head as he had wished!

Based on his initial guess, he should be at the peak of Qi Refining now!

But unexpectedly, he remained at the sixth level of Qi Refining, and had not even reached the seventh level—the late stage of Qi Refining.

Puzzled, Su Zhe went to find his senior sister.

"Body refinement is body refinement; the body inside is also a body," Mingxi said calmly.

Seeing that Su Zhe was still somewhat puzzled, Mingxi directly raised her hand and took out a large cauldron, letting Su Zhe jump in.

"A medicinal bath, right? I'm familiar with that." Su Zhe jumped in willingly.

After all, when I first started practicing, I would take a medicinal bath every night to help me fall asleep faster.

Usually, people lose consciousness as soon as they jump in, and are only woken up the next day.

"More or less," Mingxi nodded.

After Su Zhe lay down, he found a large pile of spirit stones falling on his head.

Su Zhe was still puzzled, but he didn't ask and continued to wait.

It wasn't until blazing flames rose from beneath the cauldron, causing the temperature inside to rise continuously, that Su Zhe realized something was wrong.

Isn't it a medicinal bath?

Where's the water?

What about the medicinal herbs?

So you're just going to steam it?

The patterns inside the cauldron lit up, clearly indicating that some kind of formation was in effect, and the surrounding spirit stones began to vaporize, turning into thick mist.

With just one breath, Su Zhe could feel the surge of qi and blood within his body.

Every breath is a process of spiritual energy combining with blood energy, transforming his physical body.

"Use your Heavenly Emperor Fist," Senior Sister Mingxi's voice came from outside the cauldron.

Upon hearing this, Su Zhe immediately swung his fist, and a series of soft, gurgling sounds rang out as strands of blood and qi flew everywhere.

Soon, the inside of the cauldron was soaked in red blood energy, and Su Zhe's entire body was also covered in crimson.

It looks like a crime scene, gruesome and terrifying!

The vital energy dissipates and returns to Su Zhe's body with each breath, transforming into pure spiritual energy and useless impurities.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Zhe felt increasingly light inside his body, and his feet felt as if they were standing in mid-air.

He felt he had finally understood!

Impurities in the body are about to be eliminated!

He is about to enter the Foundation Establishment realm!

It seems that a celebration for the successful completion of the foundation building is already underway!

"I... Wait! I've reached the Foundation Establishment stage..."

After saying this, Su Zhe collapsed due to excessive blood loss.

"Did I force it? But this is how my body training is supposed to be."

Noticing the situation inside the cauldron, Mingxi frowned slightly, somewhat puzzled.

Everything was done exactly according to the steps my master taught me...

When Su Zhe opened his eyes again, he was surprised to find that he had indeed made progress!

He has entered the late stage of Qi Refining!

His body was filled with spiritual energy. Although he didn't have a dantian, the spiritual energy filled his internal organs, making him feel warm and comfortable!

Especially the liver!

He wouldn't be afraid if he played Civilization VI for another month!

"The path of cultivation is long and arduous; you must rely on yourself."

Mingxi looked at Su Zhe, who was sitting on the bed grinning foolishly, and said.

"I understand!" Su Zhe nodded emphatically.

Cultivating immortality is never a one-step process!

Of course, those idealistic sword cultivators are an exception; they are a disgrace to cultivators.

With the simple phrase "I've realized it," one becomes invincible, saving countless difficulties in cultivation!

Anyway, Su Zhe verbally looked down on these people!

"Yes, there's been a murder in Tianwen City, suspected to be related to ghost cultivators. Your indestructible golden body can suppress it. If you're free, you can go and take a look," Mingxi said.

Su Zhe's eyes lit up; this was a task assigned to him by his senior sister.

Without hesitation, he patted his chest and agreed immediately.

Before leaving, he took a special look in the crystal mirror to make sure that the three large characters "Crane's Crest Red" on his forehead had disappeared.

This time, Su Zhe did not forget his good brother either.

He first went to Zhang Haizhu, the local tyrant of Tianwen City, but learned what Zhang Haizhu had said from Zhang Haizhu's senior brother.

"Junior Brother Zhang told you to get the hell out of here..."

The senior student in charge of relaying the message spoke with a complicated expression.

Su Zhe felt somewhat disappointed; it seemed that Zhang Haizhu's Dao heart was still not strong enough.

Fortunately, Chen Feng's Dao heart was strong enough, and he took the initiative to follow Su Zhe. None of the five or six senior brothers from Sword Peak could stop him.

"Don't stop me! I'm going to kill him today!"