Xiao Ning raised an eyebrow, thought for a moment, and then said.
"Alright, think about what happened before. In any case, give me an answer before sunset!"
Hearing Xiao Ning's words, Xu Xian stopped hesitating and thought carefully before replying, "This disciple has considered it carefully. Please, Abbot, bestow upon me a spiritual pill to aid my breakthrough!"
Is there any need to consider this?
Only what you get is truly yours. Let's break through to the Innate Realm first; relying on myself, who knows when that will be.
Xu Xian wasn't stupid; of course he knew what choice to make.
"No regrets?"
No regrets!
"Alright!"
After asking repeatedly, Xiao Ning no longer hesitated, flicked his finger and released a spiritual fruit into Xu Xian's hand.
"This spiritual fruit contains abundant spiritual energy from heaven and earth, enough to help you break through to the Innate Realm. After you have regulated your breathing, you can take it."
This spiritual fruit was actually obtained by Xiao Ning by using the "Flower Blooms in an Instant" supernatural power to devour the supernatural power of his enemy.
Moreover, he had a huge quantity of such spiritual fruits in his storage ring, too many to count.
"This disciple thanks the Abbot for the gift!"
Xu Xian accepted the spiritual fruit, overjoyed, and quickly expressed his gratitude.
He examined the spiritual fruit closely. It looked somewhat like a green jujube, but it was brimming with spiritual energy and incredibly translucent, clearly not an ordinary object.
"This disciple takes his leave!"
Holding the spiritual fruit, Xu Xian happily took his leave.
That night, when all was quiet, Xu Xian bathed and changed his clothes, sat cross-legged, and ate the spiritual fruit that Xiao Ning had given him.
The spiritual fruit possessed astonishing spiritual power, melting instantly upon entering the mouth. Even though Xu Xian was mentally prepared, when the spiritual power erupted, the pain of feeling as if his entire body was being scorched by raging fire and turned to ashes still made him cry out in pain.
Fortunately, Xu Xian did not lose his mind. He just let out a low growl and then shut his mouth. He was afraid that he would not be able to bear the pain and would shout loudly. If he did, he would disturb the abbot and then he would really be too ashamed to face anyone.
Even so, Xu Xian was still trembling all over, with veins bulging on his forehead. The spiritual power of this spiritual fruit was indeed violent. If an ordinary person went through such an ordeal, they would either be driven mad or have their will tempered, paving the way for their future cultivation.
Fortunately, although Xu Xian's aptitude was not good, he had a firm will. He endured the pain and circulated his internal energy, using the mental technique of the "Qinghui Inner Landscape Manual" to try to refine the surging spiritual power in his body.
Just as Xu Xian consumed the spiritual fruit, Xiao Ning separated a wisp of his divine sense to keep an eye on Xu Xian.
As for whether Xu Xian could withstand it, Xiao Ning really hadn't thought about it. Although the spiritual power of the spiritual fruit was rich, it wasn't enough to burst a person; he would just have to suffer a bit.
He didn't know how much time had passed, but Xu Xian felt as if he had walked through the eighteenth level of hell, and he never wanted to experience that kind of pain again.
However, as the saying goes, after hardship comes happiness. When the extreme pain disappears, it is replaced by a warm feeling.
Feeling completely refreshed, as if soaking in a hot spring, with every pore open, allowing pure and incomparable spiritual energy from heaven and earth to flow into the body continuously.
Tick-tock!
Within the dantian, a drop of innate true energy condensed.
"This... could it be the legendary Innate True Person Realm?"
Consuming the spiritual fruit would allow one to break through to the Innate Realm. Although he already knew this from the Abbot, when he actually achieved the Innate Realm, Xu Xian still felt like he was dreaming.
Looking inward at his dantian, he saw that the originally thin, cloud-like acquired internal energy had disappeared and transformed into rich innate true energy, filling him with boundless joy.
"Hahaha, I've finally broken through!"
Xu Xian let out a long howl, venting all the pain of his cultivation failing to make any progress over the past six months.
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Chapter 15 Annihilation
Seeing that Xu Xian had successfully endured the pain and entered the Innate Realm, Xiao Ning felt relieved. He was not surprised that Xu Xian had withstood the violent effects of the medicine; it would have been strange if he hadn't.
Nothing was said that night. The next day, Xu Xian came to say goodbye to Xiao Ning.
"Alright then, I will bestow upon you a secret treasure. Open it only in times of crisis; it can save your life!"
Xiao Ning pondered for a moment, then turned and took a painting from the study, rolled it up, and handed it over.
Xiao Ning greatly admired Xu Xian's actions in actively going to the western suburbs to annihilate the pirates at Hanshan Temple as soon as he broke through to the next level.
"Thank you, Abbot, for bestowing this treasure!"
Xu Xian was taken aback for a moment, then happily accepted it.
Upon opening the scroll, one discovers it is merely an ordinary painting. On the two-foot-long canvas, a large character for "kill" leaps forth, the strokes flowing like dragons and snakes, powerful and elegant.
To the eye, it is as if one is trapped in a boundless realm of slaughter, with countless killing intents soaring into the sky, which is extremely terrifying.
With Xiao Ning's current level of skill, every piece of calligraphy and painting he writes contains his personal will, which is incomparable to what he could have done when he was a Grandmaster.
With this word, Xu Xian could withstand even Fahai, a Golden Core Realm cultivator, for three breaths.
Xu Xian was startled, his mind completely captivated by the will within the words. Fortunately, Xiao Ning noticed in time, patted his shoulder, and pulled him out of that state of mind. Otherwise, he would have immediately become an idiot.
"You brat, you're so reckless! Put it away now. Only open it when you encounter an enemy you can't defeat, and then face the writing towards them!"