Published: March 8, 2025
VOLUME SIX CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO Rui Butong's Breakthrough!
Rui Butong's spirit was clearly agitated and somewhat frenzied.
He howled loudly, and Chu Yang surprisingly couldn't stop him.
There was no way; this guy had faced too much stimulation today...
Two figures rushed over in panic—it turned out to be two imperial level experts, the infamous thief and ghost thief.
"What's wrong, Butong?"
"Who bullied my disciple?"
The two old men landed with a whoosh, their eyes glaring fiercely at Chu Yang and Tan Tan.
"Master! I want to increase my strength! I can't take it anymore!" Rui Butong cried, tears streaming down his face.
"Who are these two? This unhuman and unghostly guy?" the ghost thief looked suspiciously at Tan Tan and Chu Yang. This question instantly filled Tan Tan with resentment, as he angrily retorted, "Old man, do you have any manners?"
"This is my big brother… and his junior brother," Rui Butong hurriedly introduced, fearing any misunderstanding between his master and the boss.
"Well, what kind of stimulation did you receive?" the thief asked.
"We brothers have all reached the throne of the fourth and fifth rank…" Rui Butong lamented, "I am the weakest… Master, if I can't reach the fourth or fifth rank this time, I won't come out..."
The faces of the thief and ghost thief changed drastically.
After understanding the situation, Chu Yang's hair stood on end, and he gasped.
Within this natural grand formation, there existed a peculiar space. The thief and ghost thief had originally been warriors pursued by enemies who accidentally stumbled in, only to find an extraordinary world inside.
This was an ancient relic, containing the corpses of three people; one of them had a scroll that explained it clearly.
Not only were there martial arts mental techniques and secret manuals, but there was also a strange formation that could gather heaven and earth spiritual energy, pouring it into a person's body every ten years. The thief and ghost thief had used this method to elevate their cultivation level to the throne in a very short time.
However, both of them had already formed their root bones and were older. Once their cultivation reached the imperial throne of the third rank, they had never advanced again.
Moreover, that strange formation seemed to be gradually losing its effectiveness due to their prolonged usage. It finally issued a warning: only one person could be accommodated, and it was the last chance for advancement!
Of course, the two wanted to give this last opportunity to their most favored disciple!
After Rui Butong returned three days later, both masters were overjoyed because Rui Butong's cultivation had rapidly advanced and had fully met the required standards here.
Thus, the two excitedly brought their disciple along.
Listening to this, Chu Yang felt a chill in his heart: once that strange formation activated, how much it could help someone advance was an unknown.
In short, as long as you were inside, the spiritual energy would continue to pour in!
The thief and ghost thief had never managed to stay until the end of the spiritual energy infusion… not once!
And this was the last chance, and Rui Butong had been severely stimulated again…
Chu Yang felt that things had escalated.
"Uh, cough, Old Six… if you can't hold on, you must get out in time!" Chu Yang pinched his nose, swallowing back his earlier words: "Life is paramount."
"No way!" Rui Butong huffed, a stubborn look on his face.
Chu Yang, feeling utterly helpless, had no choice but to first take out the incomplete version of the ninefold pill to bring Rui Butong's physical condition to its peak. As for the rest, he could only leave it to fate, feeling an indescribable regret in his heart.
It should be noted that ever since Tan Tan's constitution changed, all herbs and other things became completely ineffective for him; even the ninefold pill had no effect whatsoever on him...
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Finally, amidst the anxious waiting of the thief, ghost thief, and Chu Yang, the time had come.