A faint outline could still be seen where it was bound, with blood constantly flowing out. But it was not red—it was golden!

That golden liquid was even more dazzling than its fur.

The liquid followed the branches and vines of the sky-reaching green vine, slowly gathering, slowly converging, and finally, when it had accumulated enough, with a “plop,” a single drop fell.

“That is... that is...”

The drop of golden liquid made David Clark suddenly realize something, and he let out a sharp scream. As the scream rang out, he slowly lost his breath.

William Carter was looking in the direction he was pointing, and when he heard the scream, he thought something had happened, so he turned to look at him.

At that moment, he was pointing toward the sky, his face full of excitement, but unfortunately, he had stopped breathing.

William Carter looked toward the part of the sky he was pointing at, but saw nothing.

Shaking his head, William Carter buried him at the spot he had indicated.

Staring into the pitch-black night, William Carter clenched his fists. His internal organs were filled with spiritual liquid, and the abundant energy was surging through his body.

This was the best opportunity for his cultivation—he had to seize it.

He sat cross-legged and began to circulate the Qi-nourishing technique. Spiritual energy continuously surged from his internal organs, entering his blood vessels, bones, and even every cell.

He could clearly feel that, under the nourishment of spiritual energy, his blood vessels, bones, meridians, and heart were undergoing earth-shaking changes. His meridians were becoming broader and tougher, and the sound of his heartbeat echoed through his chest, beating powerfully like a drum. His surging blood flowed like a stream, making a constant rushing sound.

The spiritual energy in the air spiraled into his body, and the black impurities were washed out with his sweat.

In his dantian, there was a disc about the size of a bowl, and on it, there was a ring formed by condensed spiritual energy.

One spiritual ring meant the first level of the Qi Wheel Realm, two meant the second level, and so on, up to the ninth level.

Once he reached the peak of the ninth level of the Qi Wheel Realm and broke through, he would enter the Qi Spring Realm!

Ever since his martial soul was extracted, the spiritual energy entering the disc could no longer gather on it.

But this time was different—the spiritual energy was gathering on the disc, more and more!

Chapter 3 Foolish Vein-Burning Pill

Night was as silent as water.

Time passed, moment by moment.

“Bang!”

With a crisp sound, the spiritual energy gathered in the first spiritual ring broke through it, forming a second spiritual ring on the disc.

“Second level of the Qi Wheel Realm!”

Vast spiritual energy, like a wild horse off its reins, rushed toward the second spiritual ring.

At a speed visible to the naked eye, it filled the second spiritual ring.

William Carter’s breathing grew heavy with excitement—he had broken through! Ever since that beast Henry Carter extracted his supreme soul, his cultivation had fallen to rock bottom, and he had been unable to make any progress!

At this rate, it wouldn’t be long before a third spiritual ring formed on the disc, and he would reach the third level of the Qi Wheel Realm!

William Carter worked hard to calm his excitement, focusing all his energy on frantically absorbing spiritual energy.

“Bang!”

With another muffled sound, the third spiritual ring appeared on the disc.

“Third level of the Qi Wheel Realm!”

An unprecedented sense of comfort surged in his heart, spreading through every inch of his skin!

William Carter stood up, walked to a small tree as thick as a bowl, lowered his stance, and threw a powerful punch from his waist!

“Crack!” A crisp sound came from inside the tree. As the sound rang out, the tree shook a few times and then toppled to one side.

“Three rings...” William Carter slowly unclenched his fist, a satisfied smile appearing on his face. “The hard days... are finally over! Henry Carter, just you wait! Now that I’ve risen again, even the ancestral land... won’t be able to protect you!”

A gentle breeze blew by, carrying the stench from his body, the result of cultivation, into his nostrils.

“So stinky!” William Carter pinched his nose and looked himself over. A thick layer of grime covered his skin, and his smile grew even wider. “I’ve always heard that the legendary heaven-defying elixirs can cleanse the marrow and purify the veins, removing impurities from the body. I never thought... the effect would be this good. I feel like even my breathing is a hundred times easier. Time for a bath!”

William Carter leapt into the pool. The icy, clear water pricked his pores and muscles like needles.

But it only lasted an instant—the heat radiating from his internal organs quickly dispelled the chill.

Sinking to the bottom, he could clearly feel that his body was much cleaner than before, light as a feather, as if he could leap thousands of meters with a single bound.

The spiritual energy in the water continuously entered his body through his pores, then carried the filthy waste back out into the water.

As a result, the once-clear bottom of the pool became pitch black.

Feeling the changes in his body, and even after staying underwater for a long time without breathing, he still didn’t feel suffocated.

‘The spiritual liquid that only the successor of the Grandmaster of the Everlasting Sect is qualified to absorb is truly extraordinary!’ William Carter burst out of the water, wanting to howl at the sky, only to realize that dawn was already breaking, yet he felt no fatigue at all.

After coming ashore, he found a wide open space and began practicing Thunder Fist there.