In the canyon, Liou Yuan had previously created several places for himself to stay to facilitate his cultivation at any time.

Returning to the canyon, he chose a nearby crevice and bent down to crawl inside.

Initially, he hadn’t felt how severe his burn injuries were, but now, as he bent over to enter the crevice, the movement pulled on his burnt areas, causing Liou Yuan to grimace in pain.

"This Purifying Dark Demon’s fire contains fire poison."

"The elixir Tuoba Xin gave me can suppress the fire poison, but it can’t be removed immediately."

"It seems I’ll need to rest for a while."

This battle left Liou Yuan severely injured.

All his hair had been scorched off, which was a minor issue; the serious problem was the fire poison from the Purifying Dark Demon.

Now, with the tension gone, he only felt unbearable pain in the burnt areas.

Fortunately, the elixir given by Tuoba Xin was no ordinary item; the medicinal power gradually began dissolving, starting to eradicate the residual fire poison inside Liou Yuan.

But it would take time for the elixir to fully take effect.

Liou Yuan had no choice but to sit cross-legged on the ground, mobilizing the spiritual power within him to assist the elixir in removing the fire poison.

He sat there for two whole days.

After two days, Liou Yuan suddenly opened his eyes inside the crevice and spat out a large mouthful of black congested blood.

Pfft! The congested blood splattered onto a rock not far from Liou Yuan.

The half-person-high rock was immediately corroded beyond recognition by the fire poison in the congested blood, accompanied by a pungent, stinging smell.

"Such domineering fire poison," Liou Yuan’s pupils slightly contracted as he smelled the foul odor and witnessed the destruction caused by the fire poison.

If Tuoba Xin hadn’t given him the elixir, he felt that just the onset of this fire poison could have taken half his life.

Fortunately, with the combination of Tuoba Xin’s elixir, he finally managed to remove the fire poison.

After spitting out the congested blood, Liou Yuan felt an indescribable comfort throughout his body.

The wounds that couldn’t heal because of the fire poison could now slowly recover.

"Sure enough, those capable of reaching Foundation Establishment are not easy targets; I must be extra careful in the future and avoid any conflicts with Foundation Establishment cultivators until I reach Foundation Establishment myself."

Liou Yuan silently warned himself.

Previously, he had been smug because his Refined Gold Shattering Mountain could trap the Half-Step Foundation Establishment Purifying Dark Demon.

He even thought that once his cultivation was higher, he might use an array to trap a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Now, thinking about it, he found it laughable, as a single strike from a Foundation Establishment cultivator could annihilate him.

With the fire poison removed and two days passed,

Liou Yuan was no longer worried about Tuoba Xin coming back, excitedly wiping his blackened hand on his clothes twice, then with a thought,

retrieved the rewards for defeating the Purifying Dark Demon from the Fixed Star Compass.

The Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir was jade-green throughout, like a beautiful jade carving, crystal clear in appearance.

Liou Yuan held it up to examine the elixir closely and could see faint, hairline-like patterns inside, flashing bright white light like blood vessels within the elixir.

The moment the elixir was exposed to the air, a fragrant aroma immediately filled the nostrils.

The surrounding air, made pungent by the fire poison, became fresh and pleasant due to the elixir’s scent.

As the aroma entered, the two Star Acupoints in Liou Yuan’s body also reacted, each flickering with golden and deep blue radiance.

Like urging their owner to quickly consume this elixir.

"I can’t take it now; refining the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir’s effects is an unknown duration."

"I can’t delay obtaining the Profound Yin Cold Marrow Stone."

Liou Yuan swallowed hard, resisting the impulse to consume it, and took out a jade bottle of the best quality from Liou Tao’s storage bag to store the Vascular Formation and Meridian Opening Elixir.

With the elixir bottled, the pervasive aroma naturally subsided.

Liou Yuan placed the jade bottle into his storage bag and pulled out a deep blue, crystalline jade bead.

"Purifying Nether Stone Bead!" Liou Yuan murmured its name softly.

He roughly understood the bead’s wonders, but all his knowledge came from others’ reports.

Having the Fixed Star Compass, Liou Yuan naturally needed to personally appraise it to be assured.

The Fixed Star Compass glowed, illuminating the Purifying Nether Stone Bead, revealing the results of the Foundation Establishment Stone Bead’s appraisal vividly.

[Name]Purifying Nether Stone Marrow

[Category]Foundation Establishment Spiritual Object

[Quality]Second-Grade Lower Quality

[Utility]Refined essence of the Purifying Dark Demon, widely applicable. Can be used in medicinal concoctions, aiding in healing cultivation ailments; applicable in artifact refining, enhancing magical artifacts’ power; and as an array eye, strengthening array power. For Foundation Establishment cultivators practicing the Yin Fire Dao Skill, it is a precious supplement that aids in cultivation improvement and progress. However, Qi Cultivation Realm practitioners must not consume it. Its contained power is too fierce for a Qi Cultivator’s physique and spiritual power to withstand, with unintended ingestion resulting in incineration calamity.

"A spiritual object meant for cultivators of the Fire Acupoint," Liou Yuan pouted.

He possessed the Water Acupoint and Gold Acupoint, capable of practicing almost all Great Five Elements skills except the Fire Dao.

This Purifying Nether Stone Marrow was not fated for him.

Its only use for him might be in array placement as an array eye.

Though using a Foundation Establishment spiritual object for Qi Cultivation level arrays is wasteful, so Liou Yuan thought if there were enough stone beads, and if any Purifying Nether Stone Marrow could be reserved, selling it would be best.

"This is a spiritual object capable of enhancing cultivation for a Foundation Establishment cultivator, surely it can fetch a good price."

Liou Yuan joyfully stored it away.

After appraising the Purifying Nether Stone Marrow, Liou Yuan stood up from his spot where he had been sitting for several days and looked out beyond the crevice.