Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 216: Pill Power
Han Li saw how cautiously the ugly man accompanied him, which made him feel too embarrassed to keep picking on him. He had no choice but to drop the idea of lecturing him! After all, aside from the ugly man being a bit rude to him before, he hadn't made any serious mistakes!
Thinking this, Han Li’s expression softened, and he said faintly, “Since there’s nothing else, I’ll be going now.”
After speaking, Han Li floated away lightly from the place.
The ugly man stared at Han Li’s disappearing figure for a long while, then sighed deeply and mumbled, “This is really unfair! Others can easily succeed in foundation establishment while secluded in the Earth Flame House. How come we had to specifically find a quiet room and a whole bunch of auxiliary pills, yet still failed? No wonder this person was accepted as a disciple by Grandmaster Li. It seems his talent must be extraordinary!”
The ugly man actually considered Han Li a genius with exceptional talent! If Han Li himself had heard this, he would probably have been left with a bitter smile!
At this time, Han Li had already left Yuelu Hall. The two guards at the teleportation formation were replaced by others; otherwise, if they had seen Han Li suddenly jump from the qi refining stage directly into the foundation establishment stage, they would surely have been astonished.
Han Li controlled his flying magical artifact, gliding slowly through the sky, feeling extremely refreshed as he recalled the process of entering the foundation establishment stage!
Five months ago, after finishing the foundation establishment pills and giving it some thought, Han Li felt that establishing foundation in the Earth Flame House was actually a good idea. At least there was no worry about someone breaking in and interrupting his seclusion, causing his effort to fail halfway.
So, after deciding this, Han Li initially took one of the three foundation establishment pills he had and began to circulate his magical power to break down the pill force.
The pill’s power took effect quickly. After several hours, Han Li felt a fierce fire burning intensively in his dantian, while his limbs and other parts were icy cold, creating a very sharp contrast of hot and cold sensations.
But this feeling lasted only a short while before the fiery blaze in his dantian suddenly vanished without a trace, and the temperature of his limbs returned to normal. This left Han Li somewhat stunned.
The look of confusion flickered across Han Li’s face before it suddenly changed drastically. He pressed both hands firmly onto his dantian and refused to let go even an inch.
Because at that spot, a sharp pain erupted as if seven or eight knives were stirring inside simultaneously. The unprepared Han Li instantly turned pale, sweat beads the size of soybeans rolled down his chin continuously. His whole body bent into a bow shape!
Han Li curled up on the ground in agony, cursing repeatedly in his heart, wondering why no one had ever told him that taking the foundation establishment pill would be so painful!
Before he could curse much more, the intense pain in his dantian suddenly exploded.
This eruption transformed into countless streams of heat flowing through his meridians, spreading throughout his body and even penetrating into his bone marrow. Then the heat quickly shifted into unbearable itching, as if countless ants were crawling all over his body. He wished he could bang his head against the corner of the wall just to relieve some of the suffering!
This torment, which nearly drove Han Li mad, lasted for the duration of a meal before gradually subsiding. Only then could Han Li support himself against the wall and barely stand up! At this moment, he was drenched in sweat, his whole body covered in a strange gray substance that was sticky and emitted a peculiar odor.
But Han Li didn’t care about any of this! What mattered to him was that his cultivation technique instantly advanced to the twelfth layer, and he felt warm and comfortable all over without any discomfort.